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Tyan Computer S2912 manuel d'utilisation

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    http://www.tyan.com 1 Thunder n3600R /// S2912 Version 1.0 Copyright Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. All rights reserve d. No pa rt of this manual may be reproduce d or translate d without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp. Trademark All registered and unregist ered trademarks and company names conta ined in this manual ar[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Congratulations Page 5 1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.1 Board Image Page 8 2.2 Block Diagram Page 9 2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 11 2.4 Tips on Installing Motherbo ard in Chassis Page 21 2.5 Installing the Processor(s) Page 22 2.6[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 3 Check the box contents! The retail motherboard package sho uld contain the follo wing: 1x Thunder n3600 R motherb oard 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cab le 6 x SATA cable 3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable 2 x SAS cable (for S2912WG2NR only) 1 x Thunder n3600 R User’s Manual 1 x Thunder n3600 R Quick Re fer[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 4 NOTE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 5 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 - Congratulations You have purchased one of the most po werf ul server solutions availabl e. The Thunder n3600R (S2912) is a hig h-end server motherboard, based o n the NVIDIA NPF3600 chipset. It also includes the Winbond W8362 7HF Sup er IO and Analog Devices ADT7476 Hardware Monitoring chipsets . [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 6 • Supporting RAID 0 (Integrated Stripping), RAID 1E (Integrated Enchanced Mirroring) and RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring) System Management • CPU thermal & voltage monitor support • Six 4-pin fan header (PWM and tachometer support) • One 2-pin chassis intrusion header • Watchdog timer support Expansion Slots • Two[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 7 Chapter 2: Board Installation Precautions : The Thunder n 360 0R supports SSI, EPS12V type power supplies (24pin + 8pin +4pin) and will not operate wi th any other types. F or proper p o wer supply installation proced ures see page 32. DO NOT USE ATX 2.x or AT XGES power supplie s as they will damage the board and void your wa[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 8 2.1- Board Image This picture is representati ve of the latest board re vision available at the time of publishing. The board you recei ve may or may not look exactly like the above pictur e. The following page includes d etails o n the vit al components of this motherboard.[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 9 2.2 - Block Diagram Thunder n3600R (S2912W G2NR) Blo ck Diagram[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 10 Thunder n3600R (S2912G2NR) Blo ck Diagram[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 11 2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not lo ok exactly like the abo ve diagram. Jumper Legend  OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper covered  CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper covered[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 12 Jumper/Connector Function CPU_FAN1/CPU_FAN2 CPU FAN Connector SYSFAN1/2/3/4/5/6/7 FAN Connector IPMB (J14) IPMB Connector COM2 (J95) COM2 Header FRNTUSB0_1 (J2) FRNTUSB2_3 (J3) FRNTUSB4_5 (J4) USB Pin Header J26 (TYFP) Front Panel Header J113 LCD Model Pin Header JP1* SAS Disable Jumper (for S2912WG2NR only) JP2 OPMA Card Sel[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 13 SYSFAN3 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN6 SYSFAN5 SYSFAN7 CPU_FAN1 SYSFAN4 CPU_FAN2 SYSFAN1[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 14 CPU_FAN1/2 and SYSFAN1/2/3/4: 4-pin Fan Connector with Speed Control +1 2 V PWM GN D T a c h om et e r 1 Use these headers to connect the cooling fa ns to the motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable. This connector supports the tachometer mo nitori ng and auto fan speed control. Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 GND +12V Tac[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 15 FRNTUSB4_5 (J4) FRNTUSB2_3 (J3) IPMB ( J14 ) J26 (TYFP) FRNTUSB0_1 (J2)[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 16 IPMB (J14): IPMB Connector 1 Pin 1 IPMB DATA Pin 2 GND Pin 3 IPMB CLK Pin 4 NC J2/J3/J4: USB Front Panel Header J2/J4 1 9 2 1 0 J3 10 2 9 1 Use this header to connect to front panel USB connector. Signal Pin Pin Signal VCC 1 2 VCC DATA- 3 4 DATA- DATA+ 5 6 DATA+ GND 7 8 GND KEY 9 10 NA J26 (TYFP): Front Panel Header The mothe[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 17 J113 J15 COM2 (J95)[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 18 COM2 (J95): COM2 Header 19 21 0 Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2. *TYAN does not provide cable for th is header. It is design ed for OEM use only . Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RT S 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 NA J113: LCD Model Pin Header 1 5 2 6 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 2 SIN 3 Key 4 G[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 19 JP3 JP1 JP2 J111[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 20 J111: Fan Connector for Ba rebone (reserved) 1 13 2 1 4 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CPUFAN0_TACH 2 CPUFAN2_T ACH 3 CPUFAN1_TACH 4 CPUFAN3_T ACH 5 SYSFAN0_TACH 6 CPU_FAN_TACH2 7 SYSFAN1_TACH 8 SYSFAN5_TACH 9 NC 10 NC 11 GND 12 KEY 13 GND 14 CPUFAN0_P WM JP1: SAS Disable Jumper (for S2912WG2 NR only) 1 Open: Enable SAS Controller ([...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 21 2.4 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing your mother b oard, make sure your chassis has the necessary motherboard support studs install ed. These studs are usually metal and are gold in color. Usually, the cha ssis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placement, s[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 22 2.5 - Installing the Processor(s) Your S2912 supports the latest processor techno logies from AMD. Check the TYAN website for latest processor support: http://www.tyan.com Figure 1. Detailed View of the Thermal So lu tion AMD PIB Platforms based on the AMD Socket F Processor[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 23 Back plate Assembly S2912 follows AMD 1U/2S CPU keep out zoon sp ec, please use 1U RevF back plate on S2912, the distance of t wo mo unting hole use to lock the CPU heatsink is 4.1 inch. The back plate is mounted on the backsi de of the motherboard and enhances local stiffness to support sho ck and vibrati on lo ads acting on[...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 24 4. Locate four screw holes on socket and screw the socket to the PCB board. NOTE: Do not assemble CPU befo re securing socket w ith screws. 5. Inspect Socket F assembly to PC B. The Socket F must be tightly attached onto the PCB. There must NOT be an y gap between stand off the PCB.[...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 25 2.6 - Installing the Memory Before installing memor y, ensure that the memory you have is compati ble with the motherboard and processor. Only DDR2-40 0/533/667 DIMM modules are required. Check the TYAN Web site at: www.t yan.c om for details of the type of memory recommended for yo ur motherboard. The following diagram sho [...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 26 Memory Installation Procedu re Follow these instructions to install memory modu les int o the S2912. 1. Press the locking levers in the directio n sho wn in the follo wing illustration. 2. Align the memory module with the socket. The memory module is keyed to fit only one way in the socket. 3. Seat the module firmly into the[...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 27 Key points to note be fore installing memory into Thunder n3 600R: For optimal dual-channel DDR2 op eration, always install memory in pair s beginning with outer most dimm sl ots CPU1 DIMMA2 and CPU1_ DIMMB2. Memory modules of the same type and d ensi ty are required for dual-cha nnel DDR2 operation. Mismatched memor y may c[...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 28 2.7 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching IDE Dri ve Cable Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. The cable is “ke yed” to only allow it to be connected in the correct manner. Attaching IDE cable to the IDE connector is illustrat ed be low: Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cabl e into the motherboard IDE connector, [...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 29 The following pictures illustrate ho w to connect an SATA drive 1.SATA drive cable connection 2. SATA drive power connection 3. SATA cable motherboard connector 4. SATA drive power adapter Attaching Fl oppy Drive Cables Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar man ner to hard drives. See the picture belo w for [...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 30 2.8 - Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in car ds, it’s helpfu l to kno w if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provi ded the diagrams below, showing the most common slots that ma y appear on your motherb oard. Not all of the slots shown will necessa rily app ear on your m[...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 31 2.9 - Connecting External Devices Your motherboard supports a numb er of different interfaces for connecting peripherals. Some I/O ports may not be av ailable with the board due to the different configurations. Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into an y of thes e ports but software may be requ ired to comp lete the[...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 32 2.10- Installing the Power Supply There are three power connectors on your Thunder n3600R. The Thunder n 3600R r equ ire s an EPS 12V ( 24 p in + 8 pi n +4 pin) po wer supp l y. All the three power connectors must be in stalled in or der to boot up the system. Please be aware that ATX 2. x and ATXGES power suppli es are not [...]

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    http:// www.tyan.com 33 2.11 – Finishing Up Congratulations! You’re finis hed setting up the hardware aspect of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cables and wires are connected properly, especi all y IDE cables and jumpers. You ma y have difficulty po wering on your system if the motherboar d jumpers are not set [...]

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    34 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 3: BIOS 3.1 About the BIOS The BIOS is the basic input/output system , the firmware on the motherboard that enables your hard ware to interface with your software. This chapter describes different settings for the BIOS that can be used to configure your system. The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change with[...]

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    35 http://www.tyan.com Getting Help Pressing [ F1 ] displays a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selection s for the hi ghlighted item. To exit the Help Windo w, press [ ESC ] or the [ F1 ] key again. In Case of Problems If you discover that you have trouble boot ing the computer after making and saving t[...]

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    36 http://www.tyan.com 3.2 Main BIOS Setup When you enter Phoeni xBIOS CMOS Setup Utilit y, the following screen will appear as below: The main menu contains the follo wing menu items: Main Use this menu for basic system configuration. Advanced Use this menu to set the Advanced Features avail able on your system. Security Use this menu to configure[...]

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    37 http://www.tyan.com 3.3 Main In this section, you can alter general feat ur es such as the date and time, as well as access to the IDE configuration options. No te that the options listed be low are for options that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen. Users use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then us e the <PgUp>[...]

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    38 http://www.tyan.com Extended Memory This displays the amount of exte nded memor y present on t he system. Cache Ram This displays the amount of cache memory present on the s ystem. System Time / System Date System Time: Adjusts the system clock. HHHours (24hr. format): MMMinutes : SSSeconds System Date: Adjusts the system date. MMMonths : DDDays[...]

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    39 http://www.tyan.com 3.4 Advanced This section facilitates configuring adv a nce d BIOS options for your system. Installed O/S This allows you to select the operating sy stem instal led on your system which you will use most commonly. NOTE: An incorrect setting can caus e the operating system to be have unpredictably. Options: Other / Win95 / Win[...]

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    40 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.1 Hammer Configu ration This section allows you to fi ne tune the ham mer configuration. HT-LDT Frequency The port’s transmission frequency. Options: 1000MHz / 800MHz / 600MHz / 400MHz / 200MH z Node Interleav e Interleave memory blocks across nodes. Au to will set this enabled when possible. Options: Disabled / Auto DR[...]

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    41 http://www.tyan.com Auto DQS Training [Disabled]: Do DQS training on every col d boot. [Enabled]: Train DQS only when the installed DIMMs are changed. Options: Enabled / Disabled Multiprocessor Specificatio n It allows you to configur e the MP specif ic ation revision level. Some operating systems will require 1.1 for compatibilit y reasons. Opt[...]

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    42 http://www.tyan.com Options: Disabled / Enabled L2 ECC Scrub Control Sets the rate of background scrubbing for the L2 cache. Options: Disabled / Enabled ECC Error Log Enable the MCA to log or report ECC errors on the DRAM bus. NOTE: The MCA must still be programmed accord ing to th e desired MCE outcome. Options: Disabled / Enabled DRAM ECC Scru[...]

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    43 http://www.tyan.com 1. If enabled, Bank and Node Interleaving, Dram ECC Scrubbing are dis abled. 2. Actual Hole size may be larg er than selected, depending o n Dram bank population. IOMMU IOMMU is supported on Linux based s ystem s to convert 32bit PCI IO addresses to 64bits. Options: Disabled / Enabled IOMMU Size It allows you to select the IO[...]

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    44 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.2 Integrated Devices This section allows you to con figure Integrated Devices. USB Control Enable/disable USB controll er s. Options: Enabled / Disabled USB BIOS Legacy Support Enables or disables support for USB keyboa rds or mice. (Enable for use with a non-USB aware Operating S ystem such as DOS or UNIX) Options: Disab[...]

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    45 http://www.tyan.com MAC2 LA N Bridge Enable MAC2 LAN Bridge. Options: Enabled / Disabled MAC A ddress Read only. Azalia Codec Enable/disable Azalia a udi o interface. Options: Enabled / Disabled SATA0 / SATA1 / SA T A2 Controller Enable/disable First Serial ATA Device. NOTE: Mobile platform, enable SAT A, SAV E and EXIT BIOS SETUP. Then must do [...]

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    46 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.2.1 NV RAID Configuration Sub-Me nu NV RAID Configuration Enable/disable NVIDIA RAID control. SATA controller m ust be enabled for RAID feature to function. Enabling Mast er SAT A0 Secondary requires enablin g Secondary SAT A Channel. Both options are listed in Integrated Devices. Options: Disabled / Enabled Master SATA 0[...]

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    47 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.3 FirstWare Configu ratio n This section allows you to fine tune the FirstWare Configuration. FirstWare Language Sets the current FirstWare language to the s elected language. Options: English / Spanish / French / German / Italian / Japanese / Chinese (S) / Korean / Chinese (T) FirstWare authentication Level Selects First[...]

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    48 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.4 PCI Configuration Available OPROM Space This shows the available OPROM space Press [Enter] to enter each sub-menu for configuration. 3.4.4.1 Integrated SAS Controller Sub-Menu Integrated SAS Enable the integr ated SAS controller. Options: Disabled / Enabled[...]

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    49 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.4.2 PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Sub-Menu C800-CBFF / CC00-CFFF / D000-D3FF/ D400-D7FF / D800-DBFF / DC00-DFFF Reserves the specified block of upper memor y for use by legacy ISA devices. Options: Reserved / Available 3.4.4.3 PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Sub-Menu IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/15 Reserves the specified IRQ[...]

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    50 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.5 IDE Configuration This section allows you to fine tune the IDE config uratio n. Large Disk Access Mod e UNIX, Novell Net ware or other operating systems, sele ct [Other]. If you are installing new software and t he drive fails, change this selection and tr y again. Different operating systems require different repres en[...]

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    51 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.5.1 Primary Master/Slave Sub-Menu The system displays adva nced details li ke the number of heads/cyl inders/sectors on the detected disk and the maxi mum stor age ca pacity of the disk. This option lets you set the follo wing hard disk parameters: Type Selects the type of device connected to the system. Options: Auto / C[...]

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    52 http://www.tyan.com may be done using a different algor ithm call ed LBA-assist translation. The translated geometry is still what is presented to the operati n g system for use in Int 13h calls. The difference bet ween LBA and ECHS is that when using ECHS the BIOS translates the parameters used by thes e calls from the translated g eometry to t[...]

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    53 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.6 Floppy Configuration This section allows you to se lect the Flopp y Configuration. Legacy Diske tte A Selects floppy type. Options: NONE / 360 KB, 5.25 in / 1.2 MB, 5.25 in / 720 KB, 3.5 in / 1.44/1.25 MB, 3.5 in / 2.88 MB, 3.5 in[...]

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    54 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.7 I/O Device Configuration This setting allows you to select the I/O Device Configur ation. Serial Port A Configure Serial Port A using optio ns: [Disabled]: no configuration [Enabled]: user configuration [Auto]: BIOS or OS chooses configuration [OS Controlled]: displayed when controlled by OS Options: Enabled / Disabled [...]

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    55 http://www.tyan.com Base I/O Address Set the base I/O address for serial port B. Options: 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 / 2E8 Interrupt Set the interrupt for serial port B. Options: IRQ4 / IRQ3 Parallel Port Configure parallel port using options: [Disabled]: No configuration [Enabled]: User configuration Options: Disabled / Enabled Base I/O Address Set the ba[...]

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    56 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.8 Console Redirection This setting allows you to con figure Console Redir ectio n. COM Port Address If enabled, it will use a port on the motherboard. Options: Enabled / Disabled Baud Rate Enables the specified baud rate. Options: 300 / 1200 / 2400 / 9600 / 19.2K / 38.4K / 57.6K / 115.2K Console Type Enables the specified[...]

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    57 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.9 DMI Event Logging This setting allows you to con f igure DMI Event Logging. Event Log Ca pacity It reports the space available in the DMI event log. If set to [F ull], the event log has no more available space to store DMI events . (read only) Event Log Val idity It reports the validity of the DMI event log. (read only)[...]

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    58 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.10 Hardware Monito ring This setting allows you to view the onb oar d hardware monitor device. AutoFan Mode [Quiet Fans] are working with the lowest possible s peed [Auto Mode] Optimum temperature Co ntrol at Maximum CP U performance [Full Speed] All Fans are working Options: Quiet / Au t o / Full Speed[...]

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    59 http://www.tyan.com 3.5 Security These settings allow you to configur e the security options for your system. Supervisor Password Is / User Password Is The system displays the current supervis or a nd user passwords. Set Supervisor / User Passw ord This option allo ws the supervisor / user to set their password to restrict access to the BIOS set[...]

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    60 http://www.tyan.com 3.6 Boot Use this screen to configur e the boot priorit y order. Boot Priority Order It shows the boot priority for installed devices. Excluded from boot orde r It lists devices to be excluded from boot order.[...]

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    61 http://www.tyan.com 3.7 Power These settings allow you to control the Po wer Configuration. Enable ACPI This allows you to ena ble or disable AC PI BIOS (Advance Configuration a nd Po wer Interface). Options: No / Yes ACPI S3 It allows you to disable the save-to-ram po wer mode. Options: Enabled / Disabled Power Button Off [Enabled] will let pow[...]

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    62 http://www.tyan.com SATA Spread Spectrum Disable or Enable LDT Spread Spectrum Options: Disabled / Enabled After Power Failure Sets the mode of operation if an AC/Po w er Loss occurs. The two modes are: [Enabled]: restores the previous power state before loss occ urred. [Disabled]: keeps the power off unt il the po wer button is pre ssed. Option[...]

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    63 http://www.tyan.com 3.8 Exit These settings set the exit options on your s ystem. Exit Saving Change s This exits BIOS setup afte r saving the changes made. Exit Discarding Changes This exits BIOS setup after discarding the chang es mad e. Load Setup Defaults This loads the factory default values. Discard Changes This discards all changes made w[...]

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    64 http://www.tyan.com NOTE[...]

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    65 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 4: Diagnostics Note: if you experience probl ems with setting up your system, always check the following things in the following order: Memory, Video, CPU By checking these items, you will most likel y find out what the problem might have been when setting up your s ystem. For more information on troubleshooting, chec[...]

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    66 http://www.tyan.com 4.2 Phoenix BIOS Post Code Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description 02h Verif y Real Mode 32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency 03h Disab le Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatc h Manager 04h Get CPU type 36h Warm start shut down 06h Initializ e system hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 08h Initial[...]

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    67 http://www.tyan.com data bits of low byte of memory bus APIC 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 68h Enab le external and CPU caches 30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on data bits of high byte of memory bus 69h Setup S ystem Management Mode (SMM) area Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description 6Ah Display external L2 cac he size A2h Check k[...]

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    68 http://www.tyan.com late 93h Build MPTABLE for multi- processor boards C8h Force check (option al) 95h Install CD ROM for boot C9h Extended checksum (optional) 96h Clear huge ES segment register D2h BIOS Boot Block 97h F ixu p Multi Processor table E0h BIOS Boot Block 98h 1-2. Search for option ROMs. E1h BIOS Boot Block 99h Check for SMART Drive[...]

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    69 http://www.tyan.com Appendix I: How to Make a Driver Diskette Follow the steps below to make a driver diskette from the TYAN driver CD provided. 1. Start the system and insert the T YAN CD into the CD-ROM drive to boot from CD. You will see the following menu. Then press [1] and [Enter] to boot the system to TYAN diskette maker. (If you would li[...]

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    70 http://www.tyan.com 3. The following picture pops up after selectin g the chi pset model. T YAN Driver Diskette Maker ** nVidia** ====Choose Chipset Model==== 01 nVidia NVRAID EXIT 4. After selecting the chipset model, sele ct the OS to start the diskette making. T YAN Driver Diskette Maker ====nVidia NVRAID SATA and RAID Driver==== Diskette =01[...]

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    71 http://www.tyan.com Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration an d Pow er Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating s ystem to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devic es not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary po wer expenditure. AGP (Accelera ted Graphics Port): a PCI-based [...]

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    72 http://www.tyan.com losing your data should the s ystem cras h. Information in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved. Bus: a data pathway. The term is used esp e cially to refer to the connection between the processor and s ystem memory, and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering: allo ws peripheral devic[...]

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    73 http://www.tyan.com DRAM (Dynamic RA M): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not recharged reg ula rly (ever y few milliseconds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slo wer than non-recharged RAM such as SRAM. ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checkin g and Correcting): allows data to be[...]

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    74 http://www.tyan.com I/O (Input/Output): the connection b et ween your computer and an other piece of hardware (mouse, keyboar d, etc.) IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU. The interrupt controll er as signs priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that th[...]

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    75 http://www.tyan.com PXE (Preboot Execution Environment): one of four com ponents that together make up the Wired for Management 2. 0 bas eline specification. PXE was designed to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client with the goal of allo wing net worked-based booting to boot usin g industry standard protocols. RAID ([...]

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    76 http://www.tyan.com SDRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM doe s not need to be refreshed in order to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensiv e. Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue to operate normall y. UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. Ul[...]

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    77 http://www.tyan.com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you s ho uld turn to your dealer for hel p first. Your system has most likely been confi gured by them, and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your s ystem contains. Furthermore, if you purchased your system from a deale r near you, you can brin[...]

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    78 http://www.tyan.com NOTE: A receipt or cop y of your invoice mar ked with the date of pu rchase is required before any w arranty service can be re ndered. You may obtain service by calling th e man ufacturer for a Return Merchan d ise Authorization (RMA ) number. The RM A nu mber should be promine ntly displayed on the outside of the sh ipping c[...]