Tyan Computer S2877 manual

http://www.tyan.com 1 T iger K8WE /// S2877 Version 1.01 Copyright Copyright © T YAN Comput er Corporation, 2005- 2 00 6. All rights reser v e d. No part of this manual may be re pr od uced or t ranslat ed without pr ior written consen t from TYA N Computer Co rp. Trademark All registered and unr egister e d trademarks and comp any names containe [...]

http://www.tyan.com 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Page 4 1.1 Congrat ulat ions Page 4 1.2 Hardware Specific ations Page 4 1.3 Software S pecificatio ns Page 6 Chapter 2: Bo ard Instal lation Page 8 2.1 Board Image Page 9 2.2 Block Diagram Page 10 2.3 Board Pa rts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 11 2.3.1 Front Panel H eader: J139 Page 13[...]

http://www.tyan.com 3 3.4 Getting Help Page 40 3.5 BIOS Main Menu Page 41 3.6 BIOS Advance d Menu Page 42 3.6.1 Hammer Conf iguration S ub-Menu Page 43 3.6.2 Integrated D evices Sub-M e nu Page 44 3.6.3 P CI Configurat ion Sub-M enu Page 46 3.6.4 I DE Configurat ion Sub-M enu Page 51 3.6.5 Floppy Config urat ion S u b-Menu Page 53 3.6.6 I/O Device [...]

http://www.tyan.com 4 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 - Congratulations You have purc hase d one of the m o st powe r ful entry-lev el workstat ion sol utions in the Tyan Ti g er K8WE (S2 877) which is ba sed on the NV IDIA nForce(t m) Professional M edia and Communications Pr ocessor (MCP). Design ed to supp ort up to two AMD Opte ron(tm) 200 series p[...]

http://www.tyan.com 5 Expansio n Slots • Two x16 PCI Express expansion slots • - Slot 3 PCI-E x1 6 from nForce PRO 2200 with x 4 signals • - Slot 5 PCI-E x1 6 from nForce PRO 2200 with x16 signa ls • Four 32-bit 33Mhz PCI v2 .3 (Slot 0, Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 4) • Total o f si x usabl e slo ts Integ rated I/O P orts • One floppy conn e[...]

http://www.tyan.com 6 1.3 - Software Specifications OS (Operating System) Supp ort Microsoft Windows XP (32bit/64bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32bit/64bit) SuSE Pr ofessi ona l 9. 2 (32bi t) SuSE Pr ofessi ona l 9. 3 (32bi t) SLES 9.0 + SP2 (64-bit) RHEL 3 Update 4 (64bit) RHEL 4 Update 1 (64-bit) TYAN reserves the right to add support or dis[...]

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http://www.tyan.com 8 Chapter 2: Board Installation Precauti ons : The Tiger K8 WE supports SS I, EPS12V type power supplies (24pin + 8pin) and w ill not oper at e wi th a ny ot her types. Fo r proper power supply installation pr ocedures see page 36. DO NOT USE ATX 2. x or ATXGES power suppli es as they will d amage the board and void your warrant[...]

http://www.tyan.com 9 2.1- Board Image This picture is r epresentat ive of the late st boar d revisi on availabl e at the time of publishi ng. Th e board you r eceive m ay or may not look exactly l ike the abov e pictur e. The following page inc ludes de tails on the vital componen ts of this motherboard.[...]

http://www.tyan.com 10 2.2 - Block Diagram Tiger K8WE (S2877) Block Di agram[...]

http://www.tyan.com 11 2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the lat est board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not look e xactly like the above d iagram. NOTE: * i s only availabl e on S2877ANRF v ersion. ** is only availabl e on S2877G2NR version.[...]

http://www.tyan.com 12 Jumper Legend  OPEN - Jumper OFF, wi thout jumper cover  CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover Jumper/Connector Function Settings J139 Front Panel Header See Section 2.3.1 J112 Clear CMOS J umper See Section 2.3.2 J77 Chassis Intrusion Header See Section 2.3.3 *J147 FireWire (IEEE139 4A) Disable Jum p e r See Se[...]

http://www.tyan.com 13 2.3.1 Fr ont Panel Header: J139 Functi on PIN # PIN # Function HDD LED+ 1 2 PWR LED+ HDD LED- 3 4 PWR LED- Reset Button - 5 6 PWR Button+ Reset Button + 7 8 PWR Button- VCC 9 10 NC IRRX 11 12 VCC GND 13 14 KEY IRTX 15 16 GND NC 17 18 SPKR 2.3.2 Cl ear CMO S Header: J112 Pin_3 Pin_1 Defaul t Pin_3 Pin_1 Clear You can reset the[...]

http://www.tyan.com 14 2.3.3 Chassi s Intrusio n He ader: J7 7 PIN2 PIN1 Pin-2 GND Pin-1 INTRUDUER _L The Chassis Intrusion Header provides chassis intrusion- monitoring function. Note: For us e with chas sis t hat support this fea ture 2.3.4 *FireWire (IEEE1 394A) En able/D isable Jumper: *J 147 1 Use this jumper to enable/disable IEEE1394. Open :[...]

http://www.tyan.com 15 2.3.5 * FireWire ( IEEE1394A) Pin Header : *J148/*J14 9 Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description TPA+ 1 2 TPA- GND 3 4 GND TPB+ 5 6 TPB- +12V 7 8 +12V GND 9 10 GND Warning: Both 1394 hea der and 13 94 cable connector are colored bla c k in order to distinguish from USB header which is c olored blue. P lease be aware [...]

http://www.tyan.com 16 2.3.7 CO M2 Connect or: J42 Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description Data-Carrier Detect 1 2 Data-Set- Ready Rece ive-Da ta 3 4 Request-to- Send Transfer-Data 5 6 Clear-to-Send Data- Terminal- Ready 7 8 Ring-Indicator Ground 9 10 Key Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2. 2.3.8 USB 2.0 Front Panel Heade[...]

http://www.tyan.com 17 2.3.9 Keyboard Lock Con nector: J13 Open Closed Use this Jumper to enable/disable PS/2 keyboard. Open : Enable ( Default ) Closed : Disable 2.3.10 Gigabit LAN1/ **LAN2 Fro nt Panel Head er: J2/ ** J3 PIN1 Pin # S ignal De scription 1 1000Mb+/ 100 Mb-_Li nk 2 1000Mb-/1 00Mb+ _Link 3 Active- 4 Active+ Use this 4-Pin Hea der to [...]

http://www.tyan.com 18 2.3.11 **VGA (ATI Rage XL) Enab le/ Disa ble Jump er: **J8 5 Open Closed Use this Jumper to enable/disable onboard ATI Rage XL graphic. Open : Enable ( Default ) Closed : Disable Note: J85 is only available on S2877G2NR v er si on. 2.3.12 ** BCM570 5 Gigabit LA N Enable/ Disabl e Jum p er: ** J152 Open Closed Use this Jumper [...]

http://www.tyan.com 19 2.3.13 *Fr ont Panel Audio Header: * P53 Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description AUD_M IC_L 1 2 GND AUD_MIC_R 3 4 AVD D AUD_FP_R 5 6 AUD_ RET_ R F_AUD_DET 7 8 KE Y AUD_FP_L 9 10 AUD_RED_L Note: If you use onboard Audio por t, you must clos e Pi n5- Pin6 and Pin9-Pin10. P53 is only availabl e on S2877AN RF ver sion. [...]

http://www.tyan.com 20 2.3.15 Chassi s 4-pin F AN Connector: J47 PIN1 Use this connector to connect chassis cooling fan to your motherboard. This 4-pin fan conn ector supp or ts a new standard fan with int egrated fan speed contr ol on the fan itself for better fa n li fe. 2.3.16 Chassi s 3-pin F AN Connectors: J36/J10 PI N1 Use these connecto rs t[...]

http://www.tyan.com 21 2.3.17 3-pin or 4-pin fa n support selection jumper: J5 Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description GND 6 5 SYS_FAN_PWM GND 4 3 CPU2_FAN_PWM GND 2 1 CPU1_FAN _PWM Pin # Corresp onding FAN FAN Connector 1 & 2 CPU1 FAN J9 3 & 4 CPU2 FAN J37 5 & 6 Ch assis FAN J47 Open: To support 3-pin auto fan Closed (Defa ul[...]

http://www.tyan.com 22 2.4 - Installing the Pr ocessor(s) Your brand new Tiger K8WE supports the latest 64 -bit processor technology from AMD. Only AMD Opteron ™ processor 200 series are certified and supported with t his motherboa rd. Check ou r website for late st processor supp or t . http:/ /www.t yan.com NOTE If using a single processor, it [...]

http://www.tyan.com 23 2.5 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation After you are done installi ng the processor(s), you sh ould proceed to installing the retention frame and heatsink. The CP U heatsink will en sure that the processors do not over heat a nd continue to oper ate at ma xim um perform a nce for as long as you own them . O verheated pr [...]

http://www.tyan.com 24 2.6 - Thermal Interface Material There are two t ypes of thermal interface materia ls designed for u se with the AMD Opteron process or. The most co mmon material comes as a small pad attached to the heatsink at the time of purchase. T here should be a protective cover over the material. Tak e care not to to uch this material[...]

http://www.tyan.com 25 2.7 - Heatsink Installation Procedures Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION 1. After placing backplate and interface mater ial under mot herbo ar d place heat sink rete ntion f r ame on top of motherboard. Alig n plastic retention bracket screw hole s with CP U back- plate standoff s. Tighten screws t o secure plastic retent[...]

http://www.tyan.com 26 Type B: SCREW RETENTIO N TYPE HEATSINK 1. After placing CPU back-p l at e and adhesive interfac e material under motherboard, place heatsink retention frame on top of motherboard. A lign heatsi nk retentio n frame s crew hole with backp late assembly standof fs. Place heatsink inside plastic ret ent ion brac ket. Place metal [...]

http://www.tyan.com 27 2.8 - Finishing Installing the H eatsink After you have finish ed inst alling the h eatsi nk ont o the pr ocess or and s ocket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should alre ady be att ached to the heatsink) to the mother board. The following diagr am illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard. Once you have fin[...]

http://www.tyan.com 28 2.9 - Tips on Installing Motherboard i n Chassi s Before install ing your mo therboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary mother b oard supp or t studs installed. Th ese studs are usua lly metal and are gol d in col o r. Usually, the cha ssis ma nuf acturer will pr e-inst all the support studs. If yo u are unsure of st[...]

http://www.tyan.com 29 2.10 - Installing the Memory Before attempt ing to install any memo ry, make sure that th e memory you have is compatible w ith the mother b oard as well as the pr o cessor. The followin g diagram shows commo n types of DDR SDRAM modules: Here are a few k ey points to note bef ore installing m emory into y our Tiger K8WE: •[...]

http://www.tyan.com 30 This follo wing chart outlines th e rules for populati ng memory (Note: X indica tes a popul ated DI MM Slot) Memory Configuratio n Chart CPU1 DIMM-A1 CPU1 DIMM-A2 CPU1 DIMM-B1 CPU1 DIMM-B2 CPU2 DIMM-A1 CPU2 DIMM-A2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 128 bit memory support X X X X X X X X X X X 64 bit memory su p[...]

http://www.tyan.com 31 Memory Installation Proc edure When you instal l the me mory modules, make su re the module aligns properly wit h the memory slot. The module s are keyed to ensure that it is inserted only one way. The method of installing memo ry modules are detailed by t he follow ing diagr ams. Once the memory modules ar e firmly seated i [...]

http: //www.tya n.com 32 2.11 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching I DE Drive Cable Attaching the I DE drive cabl e is simple. The cable is “keyed” to only allow it to be connected in the correct manner. Attach ing IDE cable to the ID E co nnector is illustrated belo w: S i m p l y p l u g i n t h e B L U E E N D o f t h e IDE cable into th e mot[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 33 The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive 1.SA TA dr i v e cabl e connectio n 2. SATA drive power connection 3. SATA cable motherboard connect or 4. SATA drive power adapt er Attaching Floppy Drive Cables Attaching floppy diskette drive s are done in a similar m anner to hard dr ives . See the pict ur e[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 34 2.12 - Installing Add-In Cards Before insta llin g add-in car d s, it ’s helpf ul to know if t hey ar e f ully com p atibl e with your motherbo ard. For t his reason , we’v e provided th e diagrams belo w, showing the most common slots that may appear on your motherboar d. Not all of the slots show n will necessar i ly [...]

http: //www.tya n.com 35 2.13 - Connecting External Devices Your mother board sup ports a number of diffe r ent interf ac es for connecti ng peripherals. So me I/O port s may not be availa ble with the b oar d due to the different confi gurations. ** VGA Po rt This pict ur e is represent ativ e of the late st bo ard revi sion avai lable at t he tim[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 36 2.14 - Tips on modifying I/O shielding for ANRF and G2NR version We have enclos ed be low I/O shiel ding, wh ic h is com patible wi th board of both S2877ANR F and S2877G2 N R version. The VGA port, GbE LAN2(B C M5705) por t an d Audi o port s are c over e d with soft metal which can be disasse mbled easily by hand. a. If y[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 37 4 1 8 5 EPS 12V 8-pin (CPU Po wer) 4 GND 8 +12V3 3 GND 7 +12V3 2 GND 6 +12V3 1 GND 5 +12V3 Appl yi ng pow er t o t he boar d 1. Connect the EPS 12V 8-pi n power connect or. 2. Con nect the E PS 12V 24-pin pow er connect o r. 3. Con nect po wer cable to power supply and po wer out l et NOTE YOU MUST unplug the power supply f[...]

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http: //www.tya n.com 39 Chapter 3: B IOS Setup 3.1 - BIOS Setup Util ity With the BIOS setup utility, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your computer. The setup ut ility uses a num ber of menus for making change s and turning the special features on or off. NOTE All menus are base d on a typical system. The actual me[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 40 3.2 - BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar at the t op of the windows lists these selections: Main To configure basic system setups Advanced To conf igure the advance d chipset features Memory To configure syst em memory features Boot To configure syst em boot order Exit T o exit setu p utility NOTE Options written in bold typ e repr[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 41 3.5 - BIOS Main Menu The Main BIOS Menu i s the first scr een that you can navigate. The Ma in BIOS setup menu scr ee n has two main fr ames. The left fr ame displays all the options that ca n be configure d. "Gra yed-out" optio ns ca nnot be configured, options in blue can be changed. The right frame displays the[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 42 3.6 - BIOS Advanced Menu You can select any of the ite m s in the left fr ame of the screen, such as Hammer Confi gurati on, to go to t he sub menu for that item. You can displa y an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlig hting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanced BIOS S etup opt io ns are described in this section.[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 43 Integrated Devices Menu Ite m S et integrat ed devic es. PCI Configuration Menu Item Configure PCI devic es. IDE Configurati on Menu Item Config ure IDE i nter face. Floppy Configuration Menu Item Configure floppy interface. I/O Device Configurati on Menu Item Peripheral configur ation Hardware Monitor Menu Item Enable/disa[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 44 Feature Optio n Description Auto Mem Clock Mode Limit Select Memory Clock frequency. Disabled Node Memory In terleave Enabled Interleave memory blocks across Processor Nodes. BIOS will auto detect capability of memory system. Disabled Dram Block Interleave Enabled Interleave memory blocks across dram chip selects. BIOS will[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 45 F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ← → : Selec t Sc reen E nter: Selec t  Sub-Menu F10: P revious V alues Feature Optio n Description Disabled USBA+USBB USB Control USBA+ USBB+USB2 Set USB controllers. Disabled USB BIOS Legac y Support Enabled Set support for USB Keyb oard/M[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 46 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Sla ve IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary S lave Internal SA TA Primary Internal SA TA Secondary External SATA Primary External SATA Secondary [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defa[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 47  PCI Device, Slot # 1  PCI Device, Slot # 2  PCI Device, Slot # 3  PCI Device, Slot # 4  Onboard Device Contr ol Option ROM Pl acement [Disabled]  PCI/PNP ISA UHB Region Exclusion  PCI/PNP IS A IRQ Resource Exclusion F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ← → :[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 48 Item Specific Help Option ROM Scan : Enable Master: Latency Time r [Enabled] [Disabled] [Default] F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ← → : Selec t Sc reen E nter: Selec t  Sub-Menu F10: P revious V alues Feature Optio n Description Enabled Option ROM Scan Dis abled Initializ[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 49 F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ← → : Selec t Sc reen E nter: Selec t  Sub-Menu F10: P revious V alues PCI/PNP ISA UHB Region Exclusion You can use this scr een to select op tions for the PCI/PNP ISA UH B Region Exclusion set tings. Use the u p and down <Arrow> keys[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 50 PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Re source Exclusion You can use this scr een to select op tions for the PCI/PNP IRQ Resou rce Exclusion set tings. Use the u p and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plu s> and <Mi nus> ke ys to change the value of the se lected option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Adva nced Item Sp[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 51 3.6.4 - IDE Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this scr een to select opti ons for the IDE Conf iguration settings. Use the up and down < Arrow> keys t o se lect an item. Use the < Plus> and <Minus> keys t o chan ge the valu e of the sele cted option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Adva nced Item S pecific Help[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 52 Primar y M ast er /Slave, Seco ndary Mast er /Slave The following screen sh ows the information o f IDE device. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Adva nced Item S pecific Help Type: CHS Format Cylinders: Cylinders: Heads: Heads: Sector s: Sector s: Maximum Capacity: Maximum Capacity: LBA Format’ Total S ectors: Maximum Capacity: [...]

http: //www.tya n.com 53 Disabled Ultra DMA Mode Enabled Select the Ultra DMA mode used for moving data to/from the drive. 3.6.5 - Fl oppy Confi guratio n Sub-Menu You can use this scr een to select op tions for the Floppy Configurati on settings. Use the up and dow n <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Min us > ke[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 54 3.6.6 - I/O Device Configura tion Su b-Menu You can use this scr een to select opti ons for the I/O Device Confi g ur ation settings. Use the up and dow n <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Min us > keys to chan ge t he valu e of the selected option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Adva nced Ite[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 55 IRQ3 Interrupt IRQ4 Set the inter rupt for seri al port B Disabled Parallel port Enab led Configure par a llel port using opti ons. 378 Base I/O Addres s 278 Set t he base I/O address for parallel port. IRQ5 Interrupt IRQ7 Set the inter rupt for pa rallel port. Outpu t only Mode Bi-directional Set t he mode for para lle l p[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 56 3.6.8 – Co nsole Redi r ection Sub-Menu You can use this scr een to select options for the Co nsole Redirection settings. Use the up and dow n <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Min us > keys to chan ge t he valu e of the selected option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Adva nced Item Specific[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 57 Direct Console co nn e ction Via mo dem Indicate whether the console is connected directly to th e system or a modem is used to connect. Off Continue C. R. aft er POST On Enable Conso le Redirection after OS has loaded. 3.6.9– Watchdog Timer Option Sub-Menu You can use this screen to select options for the Watchdog settin[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 58 3.7 - BIOS Memory Menu This menu has options f or memory spee d & latency. Use the up an d down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> an d <Minu s> keys to change the value of the select ed option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Memory Item Specific Help Cache Ram System Memory: Extended Memor y: M[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 59 Feature Option Description Disabled Memory Cache Enab led Set the state of memory cache. Disabled USHC Write Through Write Protect Cache A000-A FFF Cache B000-B FFF Write Back Control cachi ng of the memory blocks. Disabled Write Through Write Protect Cache C800-CBFF ~ Cache EC00-EFF F Write Back Control cachi ng of the mem[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 60 Feature Optio n Description Disabled Password on boot Enabled Enable p asswor d ent ry on boot. Normal Fixed disk boot sector Write Pr ot ect Write protects boot sector on hard disk to prot ect against viruses. User Diskette access Supervisor Control access to diskette drives. Disabled Virus check rem i nd er Daily Display [...]

http: //www.tya n.com 61 Feature Optio n Description Disabled QuickBoot Mode Enabled Allow the syst em to skip certain tests while booti ng. Disabled Boot-time Di agnostic Screen Enabled Display the diagnostic screen during boot . Disabled Summary screen Enabled Display system configuration on boot . Boot Device Priority Menu Item Select the search[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 62 3.10 - Power Menu This menu ha s options for the Pow er management . Use the up an d down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> an d <Minu s> keys to change the value of the select ed option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Boot Item Specific Help Resume On Tim e Resume Time : Resume Date : Resume On Mo[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 63 Enable Spectrum. Stay Off Power L os s Co ntrol Power On Control powe r l oss.[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 64 3.11 - BIOS Exit Menu Thi s menu ha s optio ns for th e Exit Pr iority. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus > keys to cha nge the value of the selected option. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Charges Exit Discarding Chang es Load Setup[...]

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http: //www.tya n.com 66 Chapter 4: Diagnostics Note: if you experience pr ob lems with setting up your system, always check the follow in g thin g s in the following order: Memory, V ideo, CPU By checking these items, you will most lik ely fi nd out what the prob lem might have been when se tting up your system. Fo r more information on troublesho[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 67 4.3 BIOS Post Code Code Beeps / Descriptio n Code Beeps / Description 02h Verify Rea l Mode 32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency 03h Disabl e N on-M askable Interrup t (NMI) 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Mana ger 04h Get CPU type 36h Warm start shut down 06h Initialize system hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 08h Initialize[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 68 2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failur e on data bits of low byte of memory bus 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 68h E nable external and CPU caches 30h 1-4-1- 1. RA M failure on data bits of high byte of memory bus 69h Setup Syst em Managem e nt Mode (SMM) area Code Beeps / Description Code B[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 69 92h Jump to Us er P atch2 C7h I nitialize noteb ook docking late 93h Build MPTABLE for multi- processor boar ds C8h Force che ck (o ption al) 95h Install CD ROM for bo ot C9h Extended checksum (optional ) 96h Clear huge ES segme nt register D2h BIOS Boot Block 97h Fixu p Multi Pro cessor ta bl e E0h BIOS Boot Block 98h 1-2.[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 70 Glossary ACPI (Advanced Confi gurat i on an d Pow er Inter f ace): a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer ’s devices. Devices not in us e can be turned off , reducing u nn ecessary power expendit ur e. AGP (Acceler ated Gr ap hics Port):[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 71 losing your data should the system crash. Information in a buffer is temp orarily stored, not perma ne ntly saved. Bus: a data pathway. The t erm is used es pecially to refer to the connection between the processor a nd system me m or y , and b etween the pr oc essor and PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering: allows periphe[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 72 DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely ava ilable, v ery af fordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not re charg ed regular ly (every few milliseconds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to te n times slower than non-recharged RAM such as SRAM. ECC (Error Cor r ecti on Code or Error Checking a nd Corr ecting) : allows d[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 73 I/O (Input/Out put): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware ( m ouse, keyboard, etc.) IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a har dware device to the CPU. The interrupt contro ller assigns pr iorities to incomi ng requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is importan t tha[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 74 PXE (Preboot Executi o n En vironment): one of four com ponents that together make up the Wired for Management 2.0 bas eline specificat ion. PXE was designed to define a st andard set of preboo t protocol services within a client with the goal of allowin g networked- b ased bootin g to boot usin g ind ustry standard protoco[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 75 SDRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of R AM does no t need to be refreshed in or der to preve nt data loss. Thus, it is faster and more e xpensive. Standby mode: in this mo de, the video and hard driv es shut down; all other devices continue to oper at e normally. UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast versio n of the old DM A c[...]

http: //www.tya n.com 76 Technical Suppor t If a problem arises wi th your s ystem, you should turn to your dealer for help first. Your system has most likely been configur ed by them, and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system co ntains. Furt hermore, if you purchased your system fr om a dealer near you, yo u can [...]

http: //www.tya n.com 77 Notice f or the USA Compliance Information S tatement (Decl aration of Conformity Pro cedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This de vice complies with part 15 of t he FCC Rules Operation is subject t o the f ollowing conditio ns: This device ma y not cause harmf ul interferen ce, and This device must accept any interferenc e rece ived i[...]