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    Revision 1.0 TYAN S1572 ATX Pentium Class 75 thru 200MHz 430TX PCI-ISA System Board User's Manual[...]

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    2 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement ( Declaration of Comformity 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 receiv[...]

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    3 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Table Of Contents 1. Introduction....................................................................... 3 1.1 Overview................................................................3 1.2 Hardware Specifications.......................................... 4 1.3 Software Specifications...............................[...]

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    4 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview The S1572 is a quality, high performance mainboard designed for Intel Pentium microprocessors. This mainboard utilizes the Intel 430TX chipset and can support CPU speeds of 75MHz through 200MHz. The S1572 will also support the CyrixM1/6x86 CPU's and the Intel multimedia Pentium wi[...]

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    5 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1.2 Hardware Specifications/Features w CPU Intel Pentium 75 MHz thru 200 MHz (Socket 7) Intel Pentium P55C/P54CTB Overdrive (MMX) Cyrix/IBM/SGS M1/6x86 P120+, P150+, P166+, and AMD K5 PR90 through PR166. w Speed 50/60/66 MHz system bus 25/30/33 MHz PCI bus w DRAM 3 banks of 72 pin SIMM and 2 DIMM sockets Supports [...]

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    6 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1.3 Software Specifications w BIOS Award or AMI BIOS AT CMOS setup, BIOS/CHIPSET setup, and hard disk utility included. Support for easy BIOS upgrades with flash EPROM chip. w O.S. Operates with MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows for Work Group 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT OS/2, Novell Netware,and SCO Unix. Tyan is also [...]

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    7 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 2. Board Installation 2.1 Unpacking The mainboard package should contain the following: w S1572 Mainboard w One IDE 40 pin cable w One 34 pin floppy cable w User's Manual The mainboard contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the mainboard should be left in [...]

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    8 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Parallel Port PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 ISA Slot 3 3. On Board Resource Setting Figure 3.1 S1572 ATX Board Layout PS/2 Mouse PS/2 KB Socket 7 CPU 0 SRAM SRAM ATX PWR CON DRAM Bank 2 SDRAM Bank 0 DRAM Bank 2 DRAM Bank 1 DRAM Bank 1 DRAM Bank 0 DRAM Bank 0 SDRAM Ban[...]

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    9 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.2 Jumper Settings CPU Speed Settings for Pentium P54C and P55C: JP4 JP5 JP23 CPU Speed off off 1-2,3-4 75MHz off off 3-4 90MHz off off 1-2 100MHz on off 3-4 120MHz on off 1-2 133MHz on on 3-4 150MHz on on 1-2 166MHz off on 3-4 180MHz off on 1-2 200MHz CPU Speed Settings for Cyrix/SGS/IBM 6x86/M1/AMD: JP4 JP5 JP6[...]

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    10 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com BIOS Voltage Select: JP2 (Default is 5V) BIOS 5V BIOS 12V JP2 1-2 2-3 J8 Jumper Block: Desc. PIN# Soft Power 1-2 Ext SMI 3-4 IR1 8-11 Pri HDD LED 13-14 Sec HDD LED 15-16 PWR LED 18-20 Reset SW 22-23 Speaker 24-27 CPU Select: Default P54C, P55C(MMX), & Cyrix These jumpers need not be changed. The system will a[...]

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    11 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Reset Connector: J8 pin 22-23 Pinout Assignment 22 Power Good 23 Ground Flash EPROM: JP2 This jumper should be left at the factory default. JP2 1-2 Keylock Connector: J25 Pinout Assignments 1 Led 2 No Connect 3 Ground 4 Keylock 5 Ground[...]

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    12 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Infra Red Interface: J8 pins 8-11 and J2 Pinout Assignments 1(8) Signal In 2(9) Gnd 3(10) Signal Out 4(11) VCC I/O Port Setting: J15 and J16 J15 J16 For Serial Port 1-2 1-2 For IR Port 2-3 2-3 Speaker Connector: J8 pins 24-27 Pinout Assignments 1 Speaker out 2 Ground 3 NC 4 + 5V HDD LED: J8 pins 13-14 and pins 15[...]

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    13 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.3 CMOS RTC CMOS RTC includes an internal battery and Real Time Clock circuit. It provides the date and the time for the system. Normally the life span of a RTC internal battery is 10 years. This function is built onto the Intel TX chipset and cannot be field upgraded. 3.4 Speaker Connector Installation S1572 pr[...]

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    14 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Refer to chapter 5 for Flash EPROM upgrade procedures. 3.9 Hardware CMOS & Password Reset If you have been locked out of your system because you forgot your pass- word or set the CMOS incorrectly, follow the instructions below. a. Power off the system b. Jumper JP1 to pins 2 and 3. d. W ait for 2 seconds then[...]

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    15 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.10 DRAM Installation The S1572 uses a 64-bit data path from memory to CPU and can accommodate up to 256MB of RAM. The mainboard supports Fast Page Mode, and EDO (Extended Data Out) 72 pin SIMMs. SDRAM(Synchronous) are also supported in the DIMM slots. DIMM's must be of the unbuffered variety. All installed[...]

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    16 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1. Make sure the ZIF socket lever is up. To raise the lever, pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go. The top plate will slide back. 2. Align the CPU and socket Pin 1 corners. The pins on the bottom should align with the rows of holes in the socket. 3. Insert the CPU in the socket. It s[...]

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    17 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.12 Upgrading Cache Memory The S1572's 512kb of on-board pipelined burst SRAM and cannot be field upgraded. The TX chipset can cache a maximium of 64MB of RAM. 3.13 Peripheral Device Installation After all the jumpers on the mainboard have been set, then it can be mounted into the case. Proceed to install t[...]

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    18 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4. BIOS Configuration Award's BIOS has a built in setup program that allows the user to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in the battery-backed CMOS NVRAM. Entering incorrect information or for- getting your password can lock you out of your system.(refer to 3.9 for re[...]

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    19 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.2. Control Keys PgUp key Increases the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decreases the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 key Change color from a total of 16 colors F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu F4 key Reserved[...]

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    20 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.3. Getting Help 4.3.1. Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 4.3.2. Setup Page menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted ite[...]

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    21 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Standard CMOS setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS. w BIOS features setup This setup page includes all of the enhanced features of Award's BIOS. w Chipset features setup This setup page includes all the items of the 430TX chipset features. w Power Management setup Chan[...]

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    22 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Date The date format is <month>, <day>, <year>. Press <F3> to show the calendar. Base Memory: 640 K Extended Memory: 7168 K Expanded Memory: 0 K Other Memory: 384 K Total Memory: 8192 K ESC: Quit : Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify F1: Help (Shift)F2: Change Color F3: Toggle Calendar w Time [...]

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    23 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com N o n e N o f l op p y d r i v e i n s t a l l e d 3 60 K , 5 . 2 5 i n . 5 - 1 / 4 i n c h P C - t y p e s t a n d a r d d r i v e ; 36 0 k i l ob y t e c a pa c i t y 1 . 2 M , 5 . 2 5 i n . 5 - 1 / 4 i n c h A T - t y p e h i g h - d e n s i t y d r i v e ; 1 . 2 m e g ab y t e c a pa c i t y 7 20 K , 3 . 5 i [...]

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    24 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Video This category detects the type of graphics adapter used for the primary display system. It must match your video display card and monitor. Al- though secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select that type in setup. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For VGA,SVGA, or PGA[...]

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    25 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Expanded Memory Expanded Memory (EMS) defines a 64K page frame in the area between 640K and 1Mb containing four 16K pages that are windows into the EMS memory. Programs issue requests to the EMS manager to switch the page to any part of EMS memory. Extended memory can be converted to emulate EMS by using a memory[...]

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    26 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Virus warning This category flashes on screen. During and after the system boot up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear. In the meantime, you can run an anti-virus program to locate the problem. De[...]

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    27 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, the BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Default value is Enabled Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cann[...]

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    28 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com ROM ISA BIOS CHIPSET SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Configuration :Enabled DRAM Timing :70ns DRAM Leadoff Timing :10/6/3 DRAM Readburst (EDO/FP) :x222/x333 DRAM Write Burst Timing :x333 Fast EDO Path Select :Disabled Refresh RAS# Assertion :5/Clks Fast RAS to CAS delay :2 DRAM Page Idle Timer :8Clks DRAM[...]

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    29 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Power Management Options are disabled, user defined, Min saving, and Max saving. w PM Control by APM Options are " Y es" and "No". When set for "No", system BIOS will ignore APM when power managing the system. If set on " Y es" the system BIOS will wait for APM's pro[...]

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    30 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Doze Mode Defines the continous idle time before the system enters Doze mode. w Standby Mode Defines the continous idle time before the system enters Standby mode. w Reload Global Timer Events Defines the the activities that can cause the PM timers to reload. (Break- ing out of PM Mode)[...]

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    31 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.8 PCI Slot Configuration ROM ISA BIOS PCI SLOT CONFIGUR ATION AW ARD SOFT WARE, INC. Resource Controlled by :Manual Reset Configuration :Disabled IRQ3 assigned to :legacy ISA IRQ4 assigned to :legacy ISA IRQ5 assigned to :PCI/PnP IRQ7 assigned to :legacy ISA IRQ9 assigned to :PCI/PnP IRQ10 assigned to :PCI/PnP [...]

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    32 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. w IRQ n assigned to When resources are controlled manuall[...]

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    33 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.9 Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals Award Software, Inc. IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO :Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO :Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA :Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA :Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA :Auto IDE Se[...]

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    34 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FE ATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP DAVE & EXIT SETUP PCI SLOT configuration EXIT WITH OUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAU LTS 4.10. LOAD SETUP DEFAU LTS ROM ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AW ARD SOFT W ARE INC. ESC : Save & Exit Setup F10 : Quit ([...]

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    35 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com ROM ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AW ARD SOFT WARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FE ATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FE ATURES SETUP DAVE & EXIT SETUP PCI SLOT CONFIGUR ATION EXIT WITH OUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAU LTS ESC : Save & Exit Setup F10 : Quit (Shift)F2 :Change Color :Se[...]

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    36 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.12. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ROM ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AW ARD SOFT WARE, INC. CYLS. HEAD PRECOMP LANZONE SECTORS Drive C: (202 Mb) 989 12 65535 989 35 Do you want to accept this as drive C (Y/N)? Esc:Skip Type "Y" to accept the H.D.D parameter reported by BIOS. Type "N" to keep the old H[...]

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    37 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 5.0 Flash Writer Utility Y ou can upgrade the BIOS of your mainboard by using a "Flash Memory Writer"(FMW) utilit y . This utility can be downloaded from the factory's BBS(Consult your system vendor for the phone #). The system BIOS is stored on a 'flash' EPROM ROM chip on the mainboard w[...]

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    38 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com T o reprogram the System BIOS, you must first do the following: 1. Check jumper JP2.(Default pins 1-2) The S1572 uses a 5V Flash EPROM so jumper JP2 should be left in the default postion on pins 1 and 2. This jumper should never be moved. 2. Make sure the CPU is running in ‘ real mode ’ . FMW will not run if [...]

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    39 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Once you have satisfied the two requirements mentioned above, you can run FM W . You can copy the contents of the “ Flash ” directory to your hard drive, or you can run the utility from a backup of the support floppy disk. Make sure the new BIOS file is in the same directory as the FMW utilit y . To run FM W [...]

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    40 S1572-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 6.0 System Resource 6.1. TIMER & DMA CHANNEL MAP TIMER MAP: TIMER Channel-0 system timer interrupt TIMER Channel-1 DRAM REFRESH request TIMER Channel-2 SPEAKER tone generator DMA CHANNELS: DMA Channel-0 Available DMA Channel-1 Available DMA Channel-2 FLOPPY DISK adapter DMA Channel-3 Available DMA Channel-4 C[...]