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    T yan S1598 T rinity A TX Motherboard User ’ s Manual Revision 1.00 Copyright © T yan Computer Corporation, 1999. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from T yan Computer Corp. All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are propery of [...]

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    T able of Contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................................... 4 Overview ..................................................................................................... 4 Icons..............................................................................................[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The S1598 T rinity A TX is a quality , high performance mainboard designed for Socket 7 microprocessors. This mainboard utilizes the VIA MVP3 100MHz AGPset and host bus speeds of 66MHz to 100MHz. For CPU speed support, please refer to the CPU Compatibility Chart in T yan’ s website ( http://ww[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 5 http://www .tyan.com. There you can find information on all of TY AN’ s products along with F AQs, distributors list, drivers, and BIOS setting explana- tions. Icons In order to help you navigate this manual and set up your system, we have added several icons to our format. This icon alerts you to particularly important detai[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 6 Chapter 1 Introduction On Board Cache •On board Pipeline Burst SRAM 1MB •512K or 2MB (manufacturing option) Chipset Information •VIA MVP3 100MHz memory & AGP controller(VT82C598A T) •VIA VT82C686 Super I/O controller BIOS Information •A ward BIOS on 2MB flash RAM •Plug and Play •APM 1.2 / ACPI 1.0 / PC98 comp[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 7 INTRO On Board Audio (Manufacturing Option) •VIA VT82C686 digital link audio •AC-97 Codec on board •One MIDI / Game port •Line-in MIC-in and Line-out ports •4-pin CD-ROM audio (A T API) header •4-pin V ideo-in (A T API) header Other Features •3-pin W ake on LAN header* •3-pin W ake on Ring •T wo 3-pin Fan spee[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Help resources: 1. See F AQ and beep codes sections of this manual. 2. See T yan web site for F AQ, bulletins, driver updates, etc. http://www .tyan.com 3. Contact your dealer or distributor for help BEFORE calling T yan. 4. Email T yan tech support: techsupport@tyan.com 5. Call T yan tech support: 510-4[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 9 chapter 2 Board Installation Unpacking The mainboard package should contain the following: ( 1 ) S1598 mainboard ( 1 ) 40-pin IDE and 34-pin floppy cable pack ( 1 ) S1598 User ’ s Manual ( 1) Driver CD Precautions What’s the first thing I should do? The first thing you should do is read this user ’ s manual. It contains i[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 10 procedure 1. 2. 3. Chapter 2 Board Installation ! ! ! ! ! important! and then touch any metal part on the computer case. (Or wear a grounded wrist strap.) (2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board. (3) A void touching motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, and leads. (4) A void touc[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 11 INST ALL 6. Connect Power Supply 7. Install Add-on Cards 8. Connect PS/2, USB, Serial and Parallel Devices What is a Jumper? In this manual, the terms “closed” and “on” are used when referring to jumpers (or jumper pins) that are active; “open” and “off” are used when referring to jumpers (or jumper pins) that [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 12 Chapter 2 Board Installation The tiny number “1”s next to jumpers of 3 pins or more indicate the position of pin 1 for that jumper . Map of Motherboard Jumpers PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 AGP port PCI slot 4 PCI slot 1 3 volt lithium battery VIA MVP3 chipset VIA MVP3 chipset ISA slot 2 ISA slot 1 PCI slot 5 Secondary IDE connec[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 13 INST ALL Picture of Motherboard Features 3 DIMM slots A ward BIOS AGP port 2 ISA slots 5 PCI slots VIA MVP3 ZIF Socket 7 PS/2 mouse A TX power connector PS/2 Keyboard CPU temperature sensor 1MB L2 cache USB header[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 14 ** Default Setting (2.2V) The CPU speed is controlled by setting the bus speed and the multiplier with the jumpers described above that are appropriate for your CPU and memory . Y ou must have a 100MHz processor AND PC/100 memory to run at a bus speed of 100MHz. T yan does not recommend operating CPUs, memory or PCI bus at hi[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 15 INST ALL 1-F . Memory Clock The memory clock can be set to run at the CPU clock speed or to the AGP bus speed (normally 66MHz). The benefit of this setting is that you can run the CPU bus at 100MHz with only 66MHz memory by setting the memory clock jumper to AGP . Hardware CMOS & Password Reset If you have been locked out [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 16 Chapter 2 Board Installation ACPI Bi-Color LED Connector (J5) This connector provides a bi-color (green / yellow) LED for your computer chassis. When the computer system is On, the Green LED will light up. If the system is on stand-by mode, the Y ellow LED will light up. Whenever there is an incoming message, the LED will fla[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 17 INST ALL bottom of the plastic standoff so that the flat portion rests on the metal. The adapter cards and the screws holding them down will keep your board flat. The fastening screw should not short any of the traces on the motherboard. Make certain that you do not overtighten the screw , as it will damage the mother- board a[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 18 Chapter 2 Board Installation T o install your DIMMs, line your module up so that the pins fit into the slot. There is only one way that your DIMM can fit properly . Make sure that the short row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM slot. Figure 2-3 above shows how to sit the DIMM into its slot. T o insert the DIM[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 19 INST ALL *The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard. Some details of memory installation: • The mainboard supports 32MB, 64MB, 128MB SDRAM modules. • PC-100 DIMMs are required if CPU bus speed is at 100MHz • SDRAM, Parity , and ECC (using Parity memory) mem[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 20 Chapter 2 Board Installation 4. Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan Socket 7 processors (see Specifications on page 5) can be used on the Trinity A TX. Please refer to page 14 for the cor- rect CPU jumper settings for your CPU. Remember: • The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can easily be damaged by static ele[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 21 INST ALL Locate the cooling fan connector (e.g. CPU Fan, Fan1) on the motherboard. Plug the CPU’ s cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the board. There will be a plastic clip assembly similar to that of the A TX power connector that will force you to connect the fan cable correctly (see Figure 2-8 above). Fig[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 22 5. Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives The colored stripe on a ribbon cable should face toward the keyboard connector . In Figure 2-9 on the previous page, you can see how the IDE cables should look when they are connected to your hard drive. Notice how Pin 1 (denoted by a red stripe) is connected so that it is next to the power[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 23 Connecting Floppy Drives Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down one side of the cable (see Figure 2-11 on the following page). Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be posi- tioned so that it is right next to the power connector . In most cases, th[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 24 Figure 2-13. Make absolutely certain that you do not miss any pins, because if you do you will void your warranty and cause damage to yourself or your motherboard when you turn the system on. After connecting the power, make sure the connector is seated firmly into its socket so it will not become loose or fall off when the c[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 25 you do this. • When plugging the card in, especially when installing long cards, try to push the entire card in at one time. Don’t force one end of the card into the socket first and then the other . This will create a rocking motion between the card and the slot and it will damage the pins within the socket. • Make sure[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 26 joystick port. It is fast enough to support video transfer , and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices. Connecting Com and Printer Ports W arning: When plugging in your keyboard and mouse, or when plugging anything into a serial or Com port, make sure that the power is off. Connecting these devic[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 27 with the mere 132MB/s (at 33MHz bus speed) that you get with the PCI bus. Q: Does my operating system support AGP? A: Currently , only W indows 98 and W indows NT 5.0 will have built-in support for AGP . Some AGP cards require W indows 95 OSR2.1 or a special driver from Intel. Please check with your graphics vendor for more de[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 28 The "viareg" folder is for "VIA Power Management Controller" and "VIA PCI to USB Universal Host Controller". NOTE: this driver is for W in95 users. There are no drivers for W inNT 4.0. No need to install for W in98 users. The "virq13 or virq11" folder will install "VIA PCI IRQ Rout[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Introduction to Setup This manual describes the A ward EliteBIOS Setup program. The Setup program lets you modify basic system configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery-backed memory , called CMOS RAM, that retains the information when[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 31 BIOS the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power- on self test (POST). When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS launches the operating system and hands control of system operations to i[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Y ou can invoke this override by immediately pressing <Insert> when you restart your computer . Y ou can restart by either using the ON/OFF switch, the RESET button or by pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> at the same time. The best advice is to alter only settings that yo[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 33 BIOS Setup V ariations Not all systems have the same Setup. While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems, the appearance of your Setup screens may differ from the screens shown here. Each system design and chipset combination require custom configurations. In addition, the final appea[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Standard CMOS Setup Options in the original PC A T -compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup A ward Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Setup Options specific to your system chipset. Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management (APM) options. PnP/PCI Configuration Plug and Play standa[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 35 S tandard CMOS Setup In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar , record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST . Date The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for information only . Press t[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration hard drive types, such as SCSI drives. Note: W e recommend that you select type auto for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type auto for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 37 Drive A, Drive B Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer . Floppy 3 Mode Support When Enabled, the BIOS supports a type of 3.5-in diskette drive that can read 720-KB, 1.2-MB, and 1.44-MB diskettes. Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer . The BIOS usually[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 38 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Memory Y ou cannot change any values in the Memory fields; they are only for your information. The fields show the total installed random access memory (RAM) and amounts allocated to base memory , extended memory , and other (high) memory . RAM is counted in kilobytes (KB: approximately one thousa[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 39 BIOS Feature Setup - Default Settings Chart ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET59) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000-D3FFF S[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 40 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Settings Chart (Continued) V irus W arning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically , a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. Y ou should then run an anti-virus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects only [...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 41 Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Beca[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 42 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Y our BIOS Setup many not contain this field. If the field is present, leave at Disabled. OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Select OS2 onl[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 43 Chipset Features Setup This section describes features of the Intel 440EX chipset. Advanced Options The parameters in this screen are for system designers, service personnel, and technically competent users only . Do not reset these values unless you understand the consequences of your changes. Note: This chapter describes all[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 44 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Chipset Features Setup - Default Settings Chart Bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5 DRAM Timing The system board designer must select the proper value for these fields, according to the specifications of the installed DRAM chips. Turbo mode reduces CAS access time by 1 clock tick. SDRAM Cycle Length This field set[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 45 Cache Timing For a secondary cache of one bank, select Faster . For a secondary cache of two banks, select Fastest. Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However , if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error m[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 46 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Power Management Setup Note: This chapter describes all fields of fered by A ward Software in this screen. Y our system board designer may omit or modify some fields. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET5A) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI Function : Disabled Primary INTR : ON Power Management[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 47 Settings Chart (Continued) ACPI Function Enable or disable Advanced Configuration Power Interface. Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby , and Suspend modes. See the section PM T imers for a brief descrip- tion of each mode. This table describes each power mana[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 48 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Video Off Option Selects the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank. Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The Blank Screen option will let the system BIOS blank the screen when disabling video. V/H sync+Blank will allow the system BIOS to turn off[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 49 Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), all devices except the CPU shut off. ** PM Events ** A power management (PM) ev[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 50 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration IRQ n The following is a list of IRQs (Interrupt Request Lines) assigned to common system peripherals. IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ4 (COM1) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ5 (LPT2) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ7 (LPT1) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ8 (R TC Alarm) IRQ15 (Reserved) IR[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 51 PnP/PCI Configuration Note: This chapter describes all fields of fered by A ward Software in this screen. Y our system board designer may omit or modify some fields. PnP / PCI Configuration - Default Settings Chart ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET5A) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. PNP OS Installed : N o Resources Controlle[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 52 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Settings Chart (continued) PNP OS Installed Select Y es if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., W indows 95). Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play EliteBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the int[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 53 IRQ- n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually , assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA: Devices compliant with the original PC A T bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP: Dev[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 54 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration AGP Master 1 WS Write Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations. AGP Master 1 WS Read Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. Assign IRQ for USB Assign an IRQ number to the onboard USB port. Assign IRQ for VGA Assign an IRQ number to your VGA adapter . Slot [...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 55 Integrated Peripherals - Default Settings Chart On-Chip PCI IDE First/Second Channel This chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary onboard IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 56 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes A T A commands and the A T A bus to allow [...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 57 User Password When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: ENTER P ASSWORD: T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter . T yping a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory . Now the message changes: CONFIRM P ASSWORD: Again, type the password and press E[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 58 The FMW records (or programs) a new BIOS onto the flash memory chip. Y ou cannot upgrade an A ward BIOS to an AMI BIOS or vice-versa. Note: Y ou should always clear your CMOS after flashing a BIOS. This will clear out any stray settings from your old BIOS which may have been carried over from the flashing process. Most proble[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 59 For VX/HX-2A59CT51 Date:4/13/98 File Name to Program: Error Message: FLASH MEMORY WRITER V3.0 Copyright(C) 1993, AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. T ype in the whole file name, e.g. A61A W10.BIN, and confirm that you want to program the BIOS. The utility will then “Blank,” “Erase,” and “Program” the flash memory on the mainboar[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 60 Chapter 4 System Resources chapter 4 System Resources POST Messages During the power-on self test (POST), the BIOS either sounds a beep code or displays a message when it detects a correctable error . Following is a list of POST messages for the ISA BIOS kernel. Specific chipset ports and BIOS extensions may include additiona[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 61 SYSTEM CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded Checksum of CMOS is incorrect, so the system loads the default equipment configuration. A checksum error may indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery . Check the battery and replace if necessary . CPU at nnnn Displays the running speed[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 62 Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key This message usually indicates that one or more keys have been pressed during the keyboard tests. Be sure no objects are resting on the keyboard. Memory T est : This message displays during a full memory test, counting down the memory areas being tested. Memory test fail If POST detects[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 63 SYSTEM This page has been intentionally left blank.[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 64 ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration and P ower I nterface) is a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer ’ s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP ( A ccelerated G raphics P ort) is a PCI-based [...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 65 Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity . The greater the bandwidth, the more data the bus, phone line, or other electrical path, can carry . Greater bandwidth, then, also results in greater speed. A BBS ( B ulletin B oard S ystem) is a computer system with a number of modems hooked up to it which acts as a center for users to p[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 66 Closed and open jumpers Jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are On or Closed, and inactive when they are Off or Open. CMOS C omplementary M etal- O xide S emiconductors are chips that hold the basic start-up information for the BIOS. The COM port is another name for the serial port, which is so-called because it tran[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 67 tion about Plug and Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots. Firmware is low level software that controls the system hardware. Form factor is an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector type of the PCB (personal computer board)[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 68 Latency is the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and is waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components). NVRAM ROM and EEPROM are both [...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 69 PnP is an acronym for Plug and Play , a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry . Plug and Play devices require little set-up to use. Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug and Play-aware operating system (such as W indows 95), and go to work. Devices and operating sys[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 70 operate normally . UltraDMA/33 is a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called UltraA T A. W ithout UltraDMA your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission rates of the new UltraA T A hard drives. Universal Serial Bus or USB, is a versatile port. This one port type can function as a serial[...]

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    S1598 Trinity A TX 71 Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This Device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received including i[...]

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    S1590 T rinity 100A T Jumper Settings Quick Reference See pages 14-16 for details on Jumpers. CPU Clock Multiplier r e i l p i t l u M1 P J2 P J3 P J x 5 . 2 N ON OF F O x 3 F F ON OF F O x 5 . 3 F F OF F OF F O x 4 N OF F ON O x 5 . 4 N ON ON O x 5 F F ON ON O x 5 . 5 F F OF F ON O : s a e m a S7 P J k c o l C U P C 2 - 1 k c o l C P G A 3 - 2 Mem[...]