Tyan Computer S5375 manual

1 T emp est i5 10 0X /// S537 5 Ve rs ion 1 .1 Copy ri ght Copyrigh t © TY AN C omputer Corpo ration, 2007 . All r i ghts r e served. No pa rt of th i s manual may be reproduced o r translated w ithout p rior written consent f ro m TYAN Com put er C or p . T rademark All registe r e d and un registered tr ade m a r ks and co m pa ny na m es contai[...]

2 Table of Cont ent s Ch ec k t he b o x c ont en t s! 3 Chapter 1 : I ntroduction 1. 1 C ong r at ul at i o ns 5 1.2 Ha rdware Specifications 5 Ch a pt e r 2: B oar d In st a ll at i on 2.1 Board Image 8 2.2 Block Diagram 10 2.3 Board P arts, Ju mpers and Conne ctors 12 2.4 Tips on I n st a ll ing M otherboard in Chass i s 20 2.5 Installing the Pr[...]

3 Check t he box conten ts! 1x S 53 75 m other b oard 3 x S er ial A T A p ow er c abl e 6 x S er ial A T A C ab le 2 x U SB 2. 0 c abl e 1x Se ria l Por t Ca ble 1 x S53 75 us er’s man ual 1 x S 53 75 Q uic k R e f e r enc e gui d e 1 x T Y AN dr i ver CD 1 x I/O s hield 2 x CPU B ack P lan e If any o f these it e m s are mi ss i ng, pl e ase co[...]

4 NOTE[...]

5 Ch apte r 1: Int rod uction 1.1 - Congr atula tions You have purchase d one of the m ost powerful server so l u ti on s. The Te m pe st i5100X (S5 375) is a flex i ble Intel ® platform for mul t iple appl i cations , base d on Intel ® 5100 MCH and ICH9R ch ipsets. De si gne d to support two Intel ® 5100 /5200/5400 Se ri e s proce ssors and 32 [...]

6 Expansion S lot s *S5375A G 2NR • One (1 ) PC I-E x 16 s lo t w/ x 16 signal • One (1 ) PC I-E x 8 s lot w / x 8 sig nal • Two (2) PCI-X 1 . 0 64/133 slots • Two (2) 32/33 PC I 2 . 2 slots (PC I device compo nent heigh t limit = 9.2mm) • To t al si x sl ot s *S5375G2NR-1U • One (1 ) PC I-E x 16 s lo t w/ x 16 signal • O n e ( 1) 32 [...]

7 Cha pter 2: B oar d In stalla ti on You a r e now re ady to insta l l you r motherboa r d . The mount i ng ho le patte r n o f the Tempest i 5100X S5375 matche s the SS I CEB spe cification. Be f ore continu i ng with installation, co nfirm that your chassis sup ports an SSI CEB motherboar d. How to i nsta l l our p roducts right… the first t i[...]

8 2.1- Boar d Im ag e Tempest i5100X S5375A G2NR This p i c t u r e is re pr e sentative o f t he latest board revision ava il ab l e at the ti m e of publishing. The board you rece ive m ay o r m ay not look ex actly like t he above picture.[...]

9 Tempest i5100X S5375 G2NR-1U This p i c t u r e is re pr e sentative o f t he latest board revision ava il ab l e at the ti m e of publishing. The board you rece ive m ay o r m ay not look ex actly like t he above picture.[...]

10 2.2 - Bl ock Diagr am Tempest i 5100X S5375AG 2NR Block Diagram[...]

11 Tempest i 5100X S5375 G 2NR-1U Block D i agra m[...]

12 2.3 - Bo ard Parts, Ju mpers an d Con nector s T his di agr am is r e pre sen tat iv e of th e lat est bo ar d rev i sio n av ail a ble at t he ti me o f publish ing . The bo ard y ou r eceiv e may not loo k ex actly like t he above diagr am. Jumper Leg end  OPEN - Ju mper OFF, without ju mper co ver  CLOSED – J um p er O N, w it h[...]

13 Ju m per/Connector Function J2 CD_IN Conne ctor J4 Front Pane l Audio C onnector J5 AU X_IN Co nn ec tor J6 IPMB Conne ctor J7 SO- D I MM Socke t J10 Chassis In t rusion Connect or J11 Fan Boa r d Heade r for Ba rebone J12 TYFP2 Conne ctor fo r Ba r e bone J14 / J15 USB Fron t Panel Con nector J16 Front Pane l Heade r USB1 USB R ear Conne ct o r[...]

14 J10 J 5 J 4 J6 J 2 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5[...]

15 J2: CD_IN Co nnector ( S53 75AG2NR on l y ) 4 1 Pi n Si g n al Pi n S ig n a l 1 R 2 GND 3 GND 4 L J4: Fron t Pan el Audio Conne ct o r ( S5375A G2NR only) 1 9 2 1 0 Pin Sign al P i n Signal 1 MIC1_LN 2 GND 3 MIC1_RN 4 reser v ed 5 FRO N T _R N 6 MI C _JD 7 SENS E 8 Key 9 FRO N T _LN 10 LINE_JD J10: Chass is Intrusion Connector 1 Use this heade [...]

16 COM2 J12 J 11 J14 J15[...]

17 COM2 : C OM 2 Head er 1 9 2 1 0 Use t he se pin defin i tions to conne ct a por t to COM2. *T YAN does not pro v i de c able for this header . It i s des igned for barebone us e onl y. Pi n S ig n a l Pi n S ig n al 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RX 4 RT S 5 T X 6 CT S 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND 10 NC J11: Fan Bo ard Connec tor for B ar ebon e 1 14 13 2 It is desi gned fo[...]

18 JP5: PC I-X Speed Select Ju mper (S5375A G 2NR on ly) 1 3 Pin 1-2 Closed: 1 33MHz ( Def a u lt ) 1 3 Pin 2-3 Closed: 1 00MHz m ax. JP1 J16 CPUFAN1 FAN1 JP5 JP3 FAN3 CPUFAN2 FAN2[...]

19 J16: Front Panel He ader The Front P anel He ader is use d to connect so m e control or signal wires fro m motherboard to chassis , such as HDD LED , powe r LED , pow er button, and re se t but ton . FAN1/FAN2/FAN3/CPUFAN1 /CPUFAN2: 4-pin Fan Conne ct or +1 2V PW M GN D Ta c h o m e t e r 1 +1 2 V PW M GND T ac hom e t er 1 Use t his he ader t o[...]

20 2.4 - Tips on I nstalling M o ther board in Ch assis Be f ore ins t a l ling your mo t he rboard, m ake sure your chass is h as the ne cessary mothe r board su pport st uds insta ll e d. The se studs are usu ally m etal and a r e gol d in color . Us ually, the chass i s m anufa ct u r e r w ill pre-ins t a l l the support st uds. If you are unsu[...]

21 2.5 - I nstalling th e Process or(s) Your Te mpest i5100X S5375 s upports the latest p r oce ssor te chnologi e s fro m Inte l. Che ck the TYAN w ebsite for late st proce ssor suppo rt: ht tp :/ /www. ty an .com Processor I ns tall ation ( L G A7 71 Socket ) The proce ssor sho ul d be i nstalle d carefully. Ma ke sure you a re wearing an an tist[...]

22 3. Li ft the me t a l cove r to ex pose the socke t inte r ior and place the socket in as shown. 4. Close the cove r and r e t urn the locking leve r t o its locke d posit i on . 5. Re p eat this procedure for the second pr o cessor socke t. 6. Turn the board upside dow n and insert the he at sink spr i ng m echan ism as shown. 7. Turn the boa r[...]

23 8. Re p eat this procedure f o r t he second pr o cessor. Co oling Fan Ins ta llat ion After you have i nstalled t he processo r, the heatsink s hould be installe d t o ensure that the processor runs effic i ent l y and doe s not ove rheat. Use the he at sink supplied for be st results . Follow these instructions to insta ll the heatsink show n.[...]

24 2.6 - I nstalling th e Memor y Be fore ins tall ing me mory , e nsu re th at the me mor y y ou h ave is co mpa tib le w ith the motherboard and proce ssor. Only DDR2-667 / 533 DIMM modules are required. Ch ec k t h e T YA N W eb si t e at: www.tyan .com for de tails of th e ty pe of m e mory reco mm ende d for you r m o t he r boa rd. The fo llo[...]

25 Memory In st allat i on P r ocedu re Follow these instructions to i n st a ll m e m ory modu l e s into the Te m pest i 51 00X S53 75. 1. Press the locking leve rs i n the dire ct ion shown i n the fol l owing i llustr a tion. 2. Ali g n the m e m ory module with the soc ket. The me m ory module is ke yed to fit only one way in the soc ket. 3. S[...]

26 2.7 - A ttaching Dr ive Cables Attaching S erial ATA Cables The Te m pest i5100X S5375 is a l so e quipped w i th 6 Serial ATA (SATA ) channels. Conne ct ions for the se dri ves are a l so ve r y simp l e. Th er e i s n o need t o s et Ma st er / Sl a ve j um p er s o n SA T A dri ves . Tyan has supp l ied t wo SATA c abl es and one SATA powe r [...]

27 2.8 - In stalling A d d-In Cards Be f ore insta l ling add -in cards , it’s he lpf u l to know if t he y are f ul ly compatible with your mot herboa rd. For th i s r e ason, we’ ve provided t he diagra m s be low, show i ng the slots that appe ar on you r mothe r boa r d. PCI-E x 16 slot (w/ x16 bus ) PCI 32/33MH z slot PC I-E x8 slot (w / x[...]

28 2.9 - I nstalling Option al SO-DIM M m od ules Your S5375 motherboa r d i s e quipped w ith an op tional propr i e t ary S O- D I MM connector . The 200- pi n ve rtical S O- D IMM conne ctor can be u sed for TYAN M 3 295- 2/M3296 ex pansion car d t o provide such fe at ures as addi ti on al TYAN SMD C module suppo rt. For de tails o f available [...]

29 2.10 - C onnectin g External D evices The follow i ng diagr a m s will de t ail the r e ar port s tack for th i s S 5375 mothe r board: NOT E : Pe ri p heral de vi ce s can be plugged straight i nto an y of t he se ports but sof twa re may be re qui re d to co mple te th e i nst al latio n. Onboard LAN LED Color De fi ni t ion The thre e onboard[...]

30 2.11 - I nstalling th e Power Supply There are two pow er connectors on you r Tempest i 5100X S5375. The Te m pest i5100X S5375 re qui res 2 power i npu t s . - 2 4 -pin (P W 1 ) - 8 - pi n ( PW 2) NOT E : P lease be aware t ha t ATX 2.x , ATX1 2V an d ATXGES powe r su ppli e s may not be co m patible with the boa rd and can da m age t he mothe [...]

31 Chapter 3: BIOS S et up About the BIO S Th e B IOS is the ba sic in pu t/o utpu t s ys te m, th e fir mwa re on the mothe rboa rd tha t enable s your hardware to in t erface with your software . T he BIOS dete rm ine s what a co m puter can do w i thou t acce ssi ng progra ms from a disk. Th e BIOS con t ains all the code r e qui red to con t ro[...]

32 Setup Basics The tab l e below show s how to nav i gate in the se tup p r ogram usi ng the ke yboard. Ke y Func ti on <F 1> Ge neral help windo w <ESC > Exit cur ren t m enu Å Æ a rrow key s Se le c t a diffe ren t m enu ↑ or ↓ ar r ow k ey s Move c urs or u p/down <T ab> or <S hif t-T a b > C ycl e curs o r u p/dow[...]

33 3.1 BIOS Main Menu Th e M ain BI OS M e nu is the fi rst s cre en tha t y ou can na vig ate . The Ma in B IOS s et up m en u sc r een h a s t wo mai n fr am es . Th e lef t fr am e di s pla y s al l th e o pt i on s t h at can be co nfigure d. "Graye d-out " options canno t be co nfigured, o ptions i n blue can be change d. Th e r i g [...]

34 3.2 A dvanced M en u Yo u can se le ct a ny of the ite m s in the le ft fra m e of the sc re e n , s uch as Sup er I/O Configurat i on, t o go to the sub m enu for that it e m . You c an di spl ay an Adva nced BIOS Se tup option by h i ghlight i ng it using t he <Arrow> keys. All Advance d BIOS Set u p op ti ons ar e d esc ri bed i n th is[...]

35 3.2. 1 CPU Configu ration Yo u ca n u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew C PU Co nf i g ur at io n Me nu. Use the up an d down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se lect an ite m . Use the P l us and Min us (+ / -) keys to c hange the va lue of the selecte d option . The settings are de scribed o n t he fo l lowing pages. BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance [...]

36 En abled C1 E Suppo rt Disa bl ed En able or d is abl e t h e C 1 Enh anc ed m ode Enable d H ard w ar e P r ef et c h er Dis abl ed W hen enab l ed, th e pr o c e s s or's h ar d w ar e p r ef et c h er wi l l b e enab l ed and allow ed to aut omat ic all y pref etc h dat a and cod e f or th e pr o c e s s or. W hen dis abled , t he pr oc [...]

37 Enable d PECI Dis abl ed En able/ dis abl e t h e Pl atf or m Env iro nmen t Cont r o l Inte rface (PE CI). E n abled: C PU s upp orts PECI Enable d C ore Mult i-Pr oc ess ing Dis abl ed W hen dis abled , i t dis ables on e exec ut ion c o r e. Enable d Int el® S p eedS t ep™ T e c h Dis abl ed Enh anc ed Int el S peed St ep te chno logy allo[...]

38 3.2. 2 IDE Config uration Sub-M enu You can use t h i s scr e en to se lect opt i ons for the I DE C onfigu ration Set ti ngs. Us e t h e up an d dow n < Ar r o w> k ey s t o s el ect a n it em . Us e t he < Pl u s > an d < Mi n us > ke ys t o change t he value o f the sele ct e d option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance d [...]

39 3.2.2.1 SATA0 ~ SATA5 Sub -Menu BIOS S etup U til it y Ma i n Ad vanc ed PCI /PnP Boot Sec urit y C hips et E xit SA TA0 De v ice : Not De te cte d Ty pe LB A /La rge Mode B l oc k ( M u l t i- S ec t o r T r ans f er ) PIO Mod e DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T . 32 Bit D ata Tr ans f er [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [Aut o] [E nable d] ← → S e[...]

40 3.2 .3 S uper IO C onfi gura tio n Sub- Men u You can use t h i s scr e en to se lect opt i ons for the Super I/ O settings. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se lect an ite m . Use the P lus a nd Minus (+/-) ke ys t o change t he value o f the se lected op t ion BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance d PCI /PnP Boot Sec urit y C hi p[...]

41 3.2 .4 US B C onfig ura tion Sub- Me nu Yo u ca n u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew t h e U SB Co nfi g ur a ti o n Me nu. Use the up and down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to select an ite m . Use the Plus and Minus (+/- ) keys to change t he value o f the se lected op ti on . The se tti ngs are de scribed on the f oll ow ing page s. BIOS S etup U ti[...]

42 3.2.4.1 USB Mass S tor ag e Device Conf i gu rati on Sub-Menu BIOS S etup U til it y Ma i n Ad vanc ed PCI /PnP Boot Sec urit y C hips et E xit USB M ass S tor age Devi ce C onf ig ur atio n USB M ass St or age R es et D el ay D evic e # 1 Em ulati on T ype [20 S ec] USB Fl a s h Disk [Aut o] ← → S elec t Sc r een ↑↓ S elect It em +/- C [...]

43 3.2 .5 A CPI C onfi gura tio n Sub- Men u Us e th is s cre en to s ele ct op tio ns for AC PI . Use the up and do wn a rrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys t o select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to c hange the value of the se l ecte d option. A description o f the selecte d ite m appe ars on t he right s ide of t he scree n. The se t tings a r[...]

44 3.2.5.1 Advanc ed ACPI Con figurati o n Sub-Menu BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad v a nc ed PC I/P nP B oot S ecur ity C hips et E xit Advanc ed ACPI C onf igur ation ACPI V ersi on F eatur e s ACPI A PIC su pport AM I OEMB tabl e H eadl e s s m od e [ACPI v3.0 ] [E nable d] [E nable d] [Dis a b led] ← → S elec t Sc r een ↑↓ S elect It em [...]

45 3.2.5.2 Ch ipset ACPI Co nfiguration Su b-Menu BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad v a nc ed PC I/P nP B oot S ecur ity C hips et E xit South Bridge AC PI C onf igur ation Energ y Lake F eatur e ACPI A PIC SC I IRQ [Dis a b led] [Dis a b led] ← → S elec t Sc r een ↑↓ S elect It em +/- C h ange O pti on F1 G en er al Hel p F10 S ave an d E xit[...]

46 3.2. 6 A HCI Confi guratio n S u b- Menu Yo u ca n u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew t h e A HC I Co nf i gu r at i on Me nu. Use the up and down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to select an ite m . Use the Plus and Minus (+/- ) keys to change t he value o f the se lected op ti on . The se tti ngs are de scribed on the f oll ow ing page s. BIOS S etup U[...]

47 3. 2.6.1 AHCI Port0/Port1 /Port2/Port 3/Port4/Port 5 Sub- M enu BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad v a nc ed PC I/P nP B oot S ecur ity C hips et E xit AH C I Port0 De v ice : No t De te cte d SATA P ort0 S.M.A.R.T . [Aut o] [E nable d] ← → Select Sc reen ↑↓ Sel ect Item +/- Chang e Opti on F1 Gener al Hel p F10 Sa ve and Exit ESC Exit Featu[...]

48 3.2. 7 A P M Config uration BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad v a nc ed PC I/P nP B oot S ecur ity C hips et E xit APM C onf igur at ion Powe r Mana geme nt / APM Video Power Down Mode H a rd Disk Power Down Mode Sus pen d T ime O ut T hr o t tle S l ow Cl o c k R ati o K eyboar d & PS/ 2 M ous e P ower B utt on Mod e Ad vanc ed R e s u me E ve[...]

49 87. 5% 75. 0% 62. 5% 50 % 37. 5% 25% T hr o t tle S l ow Cl o c k R ati o 12. 5% Se le c t th e duty c y cle in th r o tt le mo de MO N I TO R K eyboar d & PS/ 2 M ous e Ignor e Monit or KBC P orts 60/6 4 On/Off P ower B utt on Mod e Sus pen d Go in to On /Off, o r Su spe nd w hen P ower B utt on is pr es s ed. Disa bl ed Re sum e On Ri ng E[...]

50 3.2. 8 Event Log Conf iguration Su b -Menu You can use t h i s scre en to view the Event Log C ontrol Me nu. This log s syste m e ve nts (s uch as CM OS c le ar) a nd wr ite s the lo g in to N VR AM . U se the up and dow n arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se lect an ite m . Use the P l us and Min us (+ / -) keys to c hange the va lue of the selecte d o[...]

51 3.2. 9 Hardw are Health Configu ration Sub -Menu Yo u ca n u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew t he H ar d war e H eal t h Co nf ig ur a ti o n Set t i n gs. Us e the up a nd down a rrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se lect an it e m. Use the P l u s and M inus (+/ - ) k eys t o c h ang e t h e v al ue of t h e s el ec t ed o p ti o n. T h e set t i n gs ar[...]

52 3.2.9.1 M ainboard Vo lt ag es Report Sub -Menu Re ad only. It can no t be m od ifi ed in use r m ode . BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad v a nc ed PC I/P nP B oot S ecur ity C hips et E xit Boar d V olt ag es E vent M onitor in g CPU0 Vcore CPU1 Vcore 12V 3.3 Vsb -12V VBat Vdimm 1.5 V 5V : x.x xx V : x.x xx V : x.x xx V : x.x xx V : x.x xx V : x.x[...]

53 3.2.10 Remo te Access Configuration Sub- Me nu Yo u ca n u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew t h e R e m ot e Acc ess C onf i gura t i on Me nu. This f ea t ur e al l ows acc es s t o t he S er v er r em o t el y vi a s er i al po rt . Use t he u p an d dow n arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se lect an ite m . Use the P l us and Min us (+ / -) keys to c ha[...]

54 No ne Ha rdw a re Fl ow C ontr ol So ftw are S e l ec t Fl ow C ontr ol f o r c ons o l e re dire ctio n. Dis abl ed B oot L oader R edir ecti on Af t er B IOS POST Al w ay s D i s ab l e: T u r ns of f t h e r ed i r ec t i o n a f ter POST B oot L oader : R edir ect ion is ac ti ve dur ing PO ST and d uri n g B oot Load er . Always: R edir ect[...]

55 3. 3 PCI PnP Me nu Yo u ca n u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew P n P (P l u g & Pl ay ) B IO S C onf i gur at i on Me nu. This m enu allows t he user to configure how the B I OS as si g ns resour ces & resolves conflicts. Use the up and dow n a rr ow ( Ç / È ) keys t o select an ite m . Use the P l us and Minus (+/-) keys to c hange t he[...]

56 Y es Allocat e IRQ to PCI VG A No Ye s: ass ign s IRQ to PC I VGA ca rd if ca r d r e que sts IRQ. Disa bl ed P a l ett e S n oopin g En abled T his is t he d e f ault s ettin g and sho uld no t be change d un le ss the VGA c ard manuf acturer r equir es P a l ett e S n oopin g t o b e En ab led. En abled : i nf o r ms t he P CI d evic e s th at[...]

57 3. 4 B oot Menu Yo u ca n di s pl a y Bo ot S et up o pt i on by hi g hli g ht i ng it usi ng th e A rr o w ( Ç / È ) ke ys and pre ssing En t e r . The set t ings are de scribed on t he followi ng pages. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PC I/PnP Bo o t S e c urit y Ch ips et E x i t Boot S etti ngs  B oot Set tings C onf ig urat ion [...]

58 Featur e Option Descr iption Boot S etti ngs Co nfig urat ion En abled Quic k B oot Disa bl ed T his opti on al lows us er byp a s s B IO S self t est dur ing P OST . Disa bl ed Qui et Boot En abled Dis ab led: dis pl ays nor m al PO ST me ss a ges. En abled : d ispl a ys O EM log ins tead of POST mess age s . Forc e B I OS Add On RO M D ispla y[...]

59 3.4. 2 Boot Devi ce P rio r i ty Us e th is s cre en to se lec t op tion s f or the Bo ot De vice Pr ior ity. U se the up a nd down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to select an ite m . Use the Plus and Minus (+/- ) keys to change t he value o f the se lected op t ion. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/P nP Bo o t S e c urit y Ch ips et E xit [...]

60 3.4. 3 Removable Dri ves Us e t h is sc r een t o sel ec t o pti o n s fo r t h e Rem o v abl e Dri v es . Us e t h e up an d do wn arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se lect an ite m . Use the P l us and Min us (+ / -) keys to c hange t h e val u e o f t h e s el ec t ed opt i on. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/P nP Bo o t S e c urit y Ch ip[...]

61 3.5 Secu rity Me n u The syst e m can be con figur e d so t ha t a ll use r s m us t ente r a password e v e ry tim e the sys te m bo ots or w he n B IOS S e tup is e nte re d, u sin g e ithe r the Sup erv iso r password o r Use r password . The Supe r visor and Use r p asswords activate t wo differe nt l eve ls of passw ord se curity. If yo u s[...]

62 3.6 Chipset M enu This m enu all ows the user to customize f unc ti ons of the AMD Chipse ts. North Bridge c onfi gu r a t ion co ntains op tions for Memory & CPU se ttings. Se lect a m enu by highlighting it using the A r row ( Ç / È ) k ey s an d p r es si ng E n t er. Th e set t i n gs ar e de scr ibed on the f o l lowing pages. BIOS S [...]

63 3.6 .1 Nor th B ri dge C onfi gura tio n Sub- Men u This m enu gives opt i on s for c ust o m iz i ng North B ridge Ch ipset set t ings . Se lect a m enu by h ighli g hting it us i ng t he Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and press ing Ent e r. The se t ti n gs are describe d on the following page s. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PC I/PnP Boot S [...]

64 Featur e Opt ion Descr iption North Bridg e Ch ip set Conf igur atio n Enable d Ch ann el D epen d ent Sparing Dis abl ed Ch ann el d ep end ent r an k/D IM M s p a r in g enab l ed/d is abl ed Enable d Ch ann el 0 Dis abl ed Ch ann el 0 enab l ed/ dis abl ed Disa bl ed Ch annel S pec if ic Sparing En abled En ables r an k/DI M M sp ari ng f eat[...]

65 3.6 .2 S outh B ri dge C onfi gura tio n Sub- Men u This m enu gives opt i on s for c ust o m iz i ng South B ridge Chip set set t ings . Select a m enu by h ighli g hting it us i ng t he Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and press ing Ent e r. The se t ti n gs are describe d on the following page s. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PC I/PnP Boot S e[...]

66 3.7 Exit M enu You can display an Exit BI O S Setup option by h ighlighting i t Arrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys and p r e ssi ng E nter. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/PnP B oot S ecur ity Ch ips et Exit Exit Options S ave C hang es an d E xit Dis car d C hang es an d E xit Di sca r d Cha r ge s Load O ptim al D e f a u lts Load F ails a f e[...]

67 Cha pter 4: D ia gno stics NOT E : if you e xpe ri e nce proble m s with setting up your s yst e m , a lways che ck the fol low ing thin gs in the fol low ing or de r: Me mory , Vide o, C PU By c h ecki n g th es e it em s , y o u wi ll m os t li kel y f in d out wh a t th e p r obl e m mi ght h a v e been w hen se tt ing u p your sy ste m . Fo [...]

68 4.3 A MIBIOS Post Code Th e P O ST co de c h ec kp oi nt s ar e t h e lar g es t s et of ch eck p o i nts d ur i ng t he B IO S p r e- boot pro cess. The follow i ng ta bl e describe s the ty pe of che ckpoin t s tha t may o ccur du ring the P OST p orti on o f the BIOS : Checkp oint Des cript ion 03 Dis abl e N MI, P ar it y, video f or EG A, a[...]

69 Checkp oint Des cript ion 38 In itia lize s di ffe r e nt dev ices t hro ugh DIM. See DI M Co de Che ck poi n ts sect i on of doc u ment f or m or e inf o r mat i on. 39 Init ializ e s DMAC -1 & D MAC- 2. 3A Init i aliz e RTC dat e/tim e. 3 B Te st fo r to tal memo ry i nsta lle d in the s y s te m. A lso, Che ck fo r DEL o r ES C key s to l[...]

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71 Appendix: SM DC Information Overview Tyan Se r ve r Man age m ent Daug hter Card (SMDC) is a p owerful yet cost-efficient solution f o r h i gh-e nd server manage m ent hardwa re package s. Tyan’s g oal i s to pro vid e re m o te s yste m mo ni tor ing and con trol e ve n wh en the ope rating sy ste m is abse nce or simp l y f a i ls. Th is e [...]

72 Features o f Ty an Server M anage ment Monitor various syste m co m pone nts re m ote l y - such as fans, pr o cessor te m perature, and m ore Re m ote powe r on and power o f f Console re di rect -the ab ility to v i e w s ys te m re m o te ly Alert and error ac ti ons -such as audible be ep, e -m ail, pow er down and reboo t SMD C runs on s ta[...]

73 Gloss ar y ACPI ( Advanced Configurat i on and Power I n t erface ) : a pow er manage m ent s pec i f i c at io n t h at all o ws t he o p er ati n g s y st em to c o nt r ol t he am o unt o f p ow er distribute d t o the co mputer’s de vices. D evices no t in use can be turned o f f, re ducing unnece ssary power e xpe ndi ture. AGP (Accelerat[...]

74 Bus: a data pat hway. The term is u sed e specially to re f e r t o the conne cti on betwee n the processo r and syste m m e mory, and betwe en the pr oce ssor and PC I or ISA l ocal buses. Bus mastering: al l ows per i phe r al de vices a nd IDEs t o acce ss the sys te m me m ory without go i ng t h r ough the C PU (similar to DMA channels). Ca[...]

75 Doze mode: in this mod e , on ly the CPU ’s spe e d is s lowe d. DR AM ( Dy n am ic RA M) : wi d el y av a il abl e, ver y af f or d ab l e fo rm of RA M w hi ch h a s the unfor tunate te ndency to lose da t a if it is no t r e charged reg ularly (eve ry few milliseconds) . This re f resh re qui re m ent make s DRAM thr e e to ten tim e s slow[...]

76 Init ial Prog r a m Load (I PL ) : a f eat ur e b u il t i nt o B BS- c om pli an t d evi c es, d es cr i bi n g those de vi ce s as capable of loading and exe cuti ng an OS, as we l l as being able to pro vid e c on tro l ba ck to the BIOS if the lo ad ing at te mpt fa ils. IPL : se e Initial Pr ogr a m Load. IRQ (Interrupt R equest): an e lect[...]

77 PnP (Plug-n-Play): a de sign st a ndar d that ha s beco m e ascendant i n the in dustry. Plug-n-Play devices require l it t le se t-up to use. Novi ce e nd use rs can si m ply p lug the m into a compute r t ha t is running on a P l ug - n-Play aware ope rat ing s ystem (such as Windows 98), and go to work. D evices and opera t ing sys t e m s th[...]

78 Seri a l port: ca l led a s such because it trans m its t he e i ght bi t s of a by t e of data along one w i re, and rece iv e s dat a on ano t he r si ngle wire ( t hat i s , th e data is transmitted in se rial fo rm, one b it a fte r a no the r). SI MM (S ing le In- line Memo ry Modu le): fo rma lly the m o st c om mon fo rm of R AM for mothe[...]

79 Te chnic al S upp ort If a prob l e m arises w i th yo ur syste m , you should t urn to you r dealer for he l p f irst. Your sys te m has most like l y bee n configured by the m , and the y shoul d have t he best ide a of wha t hardwa r e and softwa re your sy ste m con t a i n s. Fu rthermo r e , i f you pu r c h ased y our sy s t em f r om a d[...]

80 No tice for the USA Com pl i an c e I nf orm ati o n St at e m ent ( Dec l a ra ti o n o f Conformity P rocedure) DoC FC C P art 1 5: Th is d e vice co mp lies w ith p art 1 5 o f th e F CC Rul es Ope ratio n is sub jec t to the follo w ing con d itio ns: This de vi ce may no t cause harmful i nte rf ere nce, and Th i s d ev i c e m u st ac cep [...]