Tyan S7002 manual

S7002 Version 1.00 Copyright Copyright © MiTAC Computer Corpor ation, 2009. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduce d or translated without prior written consent from MiTAC Computer Corp. Trademark All registered and unregist ered trademarks and company n ames contained in this manual are property of their respective owners in[...]

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http://www.TYAN.com 3 Contents Before you begin… ........................................................................... 5 Chapter 1: In structio n ....................................................................... 7 1.1 - Congrat ulati ons .......................................................................................... 7 1.2 -[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 4 Appendix: How to Make a Driver Diskette ..................................... 91 Glossar y ........................................................................................... 93 Technical Support ........................................................................... 99[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 5 Before you begin… Check the box contents! The retail motherboard package sho uld contain the follo wing: 1x S7002 Motherboard 6 x SATA Cable 1 x S7002 User’s manual 1 x S7002 Quick referen ce guide 1 x TYAN ® Driver CD 1 x I/O shield[...]

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http://www.TYAN.com 7 Chapter 1: Instruction 1.1 - Congratulations You have purchased one of the most po werful server solutions b ased on the Intel ® Tylersburg chipset. T he TYAN ® S7002 series motherboar d is designed to support up to two Intel ® Nehalem-EP 2S processors and up to 64GB DDR3- 800/1066/1333 memory. Leveraging the ad v anced tec[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 8 Connec tor type D-Sub 15pin(Embedded VGA) Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz Graphic Chipset Aspeed AST2050 USB (8) USB2.0 ports (4 at rear, 4 via cable) COM (2) ports (1 at rear, 1 via cable) SA S (8) SAS connect ors VGA (1) D-Sub 15pin VGA port RJ-45 (2) GbE ports Power SSI 24-pin + 8-pin + 8-pin power connectors / EPS- 12V Front Pan[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 9 I/O Shield (1) I/O Shield Cable (6) SATA signal cables Riser Card M2083-RS, PCI-E 1U riser card (left) Optional accessories for future upgrade Cable (1) CCBL-0615, COM port cable / (1) CCBL-0311, SATA 1-to-2 power cable / (1) CCBL-035J, USB bracket cable TYAN S7002 (S7002WGM2NR) Supported CPU Series Intel Xeon 5500 series QC/D[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 10 Connector typ e D-Sub 15pin(Embedded VGA) Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz Graphic Chipset Aspeed AST2050 USB (8) USB2.0 ports (4 at rear, 4 via cable) COM (2) ports (1 at rear, 1 via cable) PS/2 (1) PS/2 connector SA S (8) SAS connect ors VGA (1) D-Sub 15pin VGA port RJ-45 (2) GbE ports Power SSI 24-pin + 8-pin + 8-pin power connec[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 11 Form Factor SSI CEB Form Factor Board Dimension 12"x10.5" (305x267mm) Operation S ystem OS supported list Please refer to our OS supported list. FCC (Doc) Class B Regulation CE (Doc) Yes Operating Temp 10° C ~ 35° C (50° F~ 95° F) Non-operating Temp - 40° C ~ 70° C (-40° F ~ 158° F) Operating Environment In/[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 12 DIMM Type / Speed DDR3 800/1066/1333 RDIMM, UDIMM Capacity Up to 64GB Memory channel 6 channels (3-channel per CPU) Memory Memo ry v oltage 1.5V PCI-E (1) PCI-E x16 slot (Gen 2) / (2) PCI-E x8 slots (w/ x4 link) Expansion Slots Recommended TY AN Riser Card M2083-RS, PCI-E x16 1U riser card (left) Port QTY (2) LA N Controller [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 13 Temperature Monitors temperature for CPU & system environment LED Fan fail LED indicator / Over temperature warning indicator Syst em Monitoring Others Chassis intrusion detection / Watch Dog timer support Onboard Chips et Onboard Aspeed AST2050 AST2050 IPMI Feature IPMI 2.0 compliant baseboard management controller (BMC)[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 14 Riser Card M2083-RS, PCI-E 1U riser card (left) Optional accessories for future upgrade Cable (1) CCBL-0615, COM port cable / (1) SAS cable fo r S7002 / (1) CCBL-0311, SATA 1- to-2 power cable / (1) CCBL-035J, USB bracket cable TYAN S700 2-LE (S70 02GM2NR-LE) Supported CPU Series Intel Xeon 5500 series QC/DC pro cessors Socke[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 15 Connector typ e D-Sub 15pin Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz Graphic Chipset Aspeed AST2050 USB (8) USB2.0 ports (4 at rear, 4 via cable) COM (2) ports (1 at rear, 1 via cable) VGA (1) D-Sub 15pin VGA port RJ-45 (2) GbE ports Power SSI 24-pin + 8-pin + 8-pin power connectors / EPS 12V Front Panel (1) 2x12 pin SSI Front Panel header [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 16 Operation S ystem OS supported list Please refer to our OS supported list. FCC (Doc) Class B Regulation CE (Doc) Yes Operating Temp 10° C ~ 35° C (50° F~ 95° F) Non-operating Temp - 40° C ~ 70° C (-40° F ~ 158° F) Operating Environment In/Non-operating Humidity 90%, non-condensing at 35° C RoHS RoHS 6/6 Complaint Yes[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 17 Chapter 2: Board Installation You are now ready to install your mother board. How to install our products right… the first time The first thing you should do is readi ng this user’s manual. It contains importan t information that will make configur ation and setup muc h easier. Here are some precautions you should take wh[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 18 2.1 - Board Image This diagram is repres entative of the latest mo therboard (S7002W AP2NR) revision availa ble at the time of publish ing. The board y ou receive may not look exactly like the above di agram.[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 19 2.2 - Block Diagram S7002 Block Diagram (Represents all SKUs)[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 20 2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is represent ative of the latest board revisi on (S7002WAP2NR) available at the time of pub lishing. T he board you receiv e may not look exactl y like the above diagram.[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 21 Jumpers & Connectors Jumper/Connector Function J36/J37/J40/J41/J42/ J47/J48/ J49/J50/J56 Fan connectors J16 COM2 Header J19/J20 Front USB Header J25 Front Panel Audio J35 Front Panel Header J43 Clear CMOS J44 PSMI Connector J46 IPMB Pin Header J21/J51 SAS SGPIO Header J52 BMC RST Button JP1 Clear CMOS JP7 On Board SAS LSI[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 22 Jumper Placement J36/J37/J40/J 41/J42: 4-Pin FAN Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 Pin_1 Signal GND +12V FAN_TACH FAN_PWM J36 J40 J42 J41 J37[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 23 J47/J48/J49/ J50/J56: 8-Pin FAN Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal PWM VDD_12_RUN TACHIN GND Pin 5 6 7 8 Pin_1 Signal GND TACHIN VDD_12_RUN PWM J50 J47 J49 J56 J48[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 24 J16: Com2 Header Signal Pin Pin Signal DCD 1 2 DSR RXD 3 4 RTS TXD 5 6 CTS DTR 7 8 RI GND 9 10 Key J20 J16 J19 J25 J35[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 25 J19/J20: Front USB Header Signal Pin Pin Signal +5V 1 2 +5V USB DATA1- 3 4 USB DATA2- USBDATA1+ 5 6 USBDATA2+ GND 7 8 GND Key 9 10 GND J25: Front Panel Audio Signal Pin Pin Signal MIC2-L 1 2 GND MIC2-R 3 4 FP_Present LINE2-R 5 6 MIC2-JD FP IO Sense 7 8 Key LINE2-R 9 10 LINE2-JD J35: Front Panel Header Signal Pin Pin Signal PW[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 26 J21/J51 SAS SGPIO Header Signal Pin Pin Signal SCL 1 2 SDATA IN SDA 3 4 SDATA OUT- GND 5 6 SLOAD KEY 7 8 SCLOCK NC 9 10 HD_ERROR_LED J44 J43 J46 J21 J52 J51[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 27 J43: Fan Connector for Barebones Systems Signal Pin Pin Signal TACH1 1 2 TACH6 TACH2 3 4 TACH7 TACH3 5 6 TACH8 TACH4 7 8 TACH9 TACH5 9 10 TACH10 GND 11 12 KEY PIN PWM2 13 14 PWM1 TACH11 15 16 TACH13 TACH12 17 18 TACH14 Pin_1 2 19 20 NC 19 20 PWM3 J44: PSMI Connector Pin Signal 1 SMB_CLK 2 SMB_DAT 3 PSU_SMBALERT_N 4 GND Pin_1 [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 28 JP1: Clear CMOS Pin_3 Pin_1 Normal (Default) Pin_3 Pin_1 Clear CMOS You can reset the CMOS settings by using this jumper if you have forgotten your system/setup pass word or need to clear system BIOS setting. - Power off system and disconnect both power connectors from the motherboard - Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2 [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 29 JP7 On Board SAS LSI1068E Enabled /Disabled Pin_3 Pin_1 Pin 1 2 3 Pin_3 Pin_1 Signal PLTRST# SAS_RST# GND Note : Pin1-2: Enable onboard SAS chip; Pin2-3: Disable onboard SAS chip JP8/JP9: COM2 Select Pin_3 Pin_1 Pin 1 2 3 Pin_3 Pin_1 Signal SIO RX COM2_R X BMC RX Note : Pin1-2: <Default> SIO to COM2; Pin2-3: BMC UART2 t[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 30 2.4 - Installing the Processor Your brand new S7002 supports the latest T ylersburg platform from Intel ® . Only Intel ® “Nehalem-EP 2S” processors ar e certified and supp orted with this motherboard. Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.TYAN.com TYAN ® is not liable for damage as a result of ope [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 31 B Step3 : Close the socket cover and press the CPU le ver down to secure the CPU.[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 32 2.5 - Heat sink Installation After installing the processor, you shou ld proceed to install the heat sink. The CPU heat sink will ensure that the processor do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long as yo u own them. T he overheated processor is dang erous to the m otherboard. For the safest me[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 33 2.6 - Thermal Interface Material There are two t ypes of thermal interface materials designed for use with the processors. The most common material comes as a small pad attached to the heat sink at the time of purchase. There should be a protective cover over the material. Take care not to touch this material. Simply remove t[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 34 2.7 - Finishing Installing the Heat sink After you have finished inst alling the heat sink onto the process or and socket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should alr eady be attached to the heat sink) to the motherboard. T he following diagram ill ustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard. Once you have finished[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 35 2.8 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing yo ur motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary motherboard s upport studs instal led. These studs are usu ally metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufact urer will pre- install the support studs. If you are unsure o f stud placement[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 36 Some chassis’ include plasti c studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usable, TYAN ® recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in plac e. Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look l ike and how they should be install ed.[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 37 2.9 - Installing the Memory Before installing memory, ensure that t he memor y you have is compatible with the motherboard and process or. Check the TYAN ® Web site at: www.T YAN.com for details of the type of memory recommended for yo ur motherboard. The following diagram sho ws common types of DDR3 memory modules. • TYAN[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 38 2. Single CPU installed (CPU1 Only) Quantit y of memory DIMM Slot 1 2 3 4 CPU0 DIMM CHA1 CPU0 DIMM CHA0 CPU0 DIMM CHB0 CPU0 DIMM CHC0 CPU1 DIMM CHD1 √ CPU1 DIMM CHD0 √ √ √ √ CPU1 DIMM CHE0 √ √ √ CPU1 DIMM CHF0 √ √ 3. Dual CPU installed (CPU0 & CPU1 ) Quantity of memory DIMM Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU0 DI[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 39 Memory Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install memory modu les into the S7002. 1. Press the locking levers in the direction sho wn in the following 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 sock[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 40 2.10 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching Serial ATA Cables S7002 is equipped with 6 Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Co nnections for the drives are very simple. There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SAT A drives. If you are in need of SATA/SAS cables or power adapters pleas e contact your place of purchase. The following[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 41 2.11 - Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to kno w if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reas on, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the slots that may a ppear on your motherboard. PCI-E x 16 slot PCI-E x 8 slot Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 42 2.12 - Installing I/O Shield Before you connect extern al devices, check your mother board package a nd take out the I/O shield. Follow the instructions below to install the I/O shield to your rear panel. Preparation Flat-head screw driver x 1 Long nose plie rs x 1 Protective gloves x 1 I/O shield x 1 Caution To avoid the ris[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 43 2.13 - Connecting External Devices Your motherboard supports a numb er of different interfaces through connecting peripherals. See the follo wing diagrams for the details. Note: Peripheral dev ices can be plugged st raight into any of these ports but softw are may be required to complete the installation. Onboard LAN LED Colo[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 44 2.14 - Installing the Power Supply There are three power connectors on your S7002.The S7002 sup ports EPS- 12V/SSI power supplies. PWR2/3: 8-Pin EPS 12V PWR Connector Signal Pin Pin Signal GND 1 5 +12V2 GND 2 6 +12V2 GND 3 7 +12V3b GND 4 8 +12V3b PW1 PW3 PW2[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 45 PW1: 24-Pin EPS 12V PWR main Connector Signal Pin Pin Signal +3.3V 1 13 +3.3V +3.3V 2 14 -12V GND 3 15 GND +5V 4 16 PS_ON GND 5 17 GND +5V 6 18 GND GND 7 19 GND PWRGD 8 20 Reset 5VSB 9 21 +5V +12V 10 22 +5V +12V 11 23 +5V +3.3V 12 24 GND We suggest using a 1000W or higher p ower supply. A 1000W is sufficient for most common s[...]

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http://www.TYAN.com 47 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.1 - About the BIOS The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enabl es your hard war e to interface with your soft ware. The BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. The BIOS contains a ll the code required to control the keyboa[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 48 3.3 - Setup Basics The table below sho ws how to navigat e in the setup program using the keyboard. Key Function <F1> General help window <ESC> Exit current m enu Å Æ arrow keys Select a different menu ↑ or ↓ arrow keys Move cursor up/down <Tab> / <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up/down <Home> / &[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 49 3.6 - BIOS Main Menu The Main BIOS Menu is the first scr een that you can navigate. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame dis plays all the options that can be configur ed. "Grayed-out" options can not be configured, options in blue can be chang ed. The right frame displays the ke y leg[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 50 3.7 - BIOS Advanced Menu You can select any of the items in t he left frame of the screen, such as Super I/O Configuration, to go to the sub menu for th at item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup opt ion by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanc ed BIOS Setup options ar e described in this section. The [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 51 Feature Option Description Advanced Settings Remote Access Configuration Menu Item Configure Remote Access Trusted Computing Configuration Menu Item Configure settings related to Trusted Computing Information On board Devices Configuration Menu Item Onboard Devices and PCI Add-On cards Enable/Disable 3.7.1 - CPU Configuration[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 52 Feature Option Description CPU Configuration Manufacturer Frequency BCLK Speed Cache L1 Cache L2 Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value Read only Displays information about CPU Enabled C1E Support Disabled This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State” Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Disabled For UP p[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 53 3.7.2 - IDE Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Config uration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> Keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> Keys to chan ge the value of the selection options. Feature Option Descrip tion Aut o C1 C3 C6 C State package limit[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 54 3.7.3 - Super I/O Configuration Sub- Menu You can use this screen to select options for the Super I/O settings. Use the up and down arrow ( 　 / 　 ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the valu e of the selected option. Feature Option Descrip tion IDE Configuration Disabled Compatible SATA C[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 55 Feature Option Description Configure Win627 Super I/ O Chipset 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port1 Address Disabled Allow BIOS to select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address Disabled Allow BIOS to select Serial Port2 Base Addresses. Disabled Chassis Intrusion Detect Enabled[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 56 3.7.4 - USB Configuration Sub- Menu You can use this screen to view the USB Configuration Menu. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings ar e described on the following pa ges. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 57 3.7.4.1 – USB Mass Storage De vice Configuration Sub- Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Mass Storage Device Con figuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Device #1 Emulation Type [20 Sec] USB Flash Disk [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start u[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 58 3.7.5 - ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu Use this screen to select options for ACPI. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and M inus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. A descrip tion of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. The settings are described o[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 59 Feature Option Description Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI v1.0 ACPI v2.0 ACPI Version Features ACP I v3 .0 Choose ACPI version Disabled ACPI APIC Support Enabled Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. Disabled AMI OEMB table Enabled Include OEMB table pointer to R(X) SDT pointer lists. Disabled Headless mode [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 60 Feature Option Description FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h HPET Memory Address FED03000h Choose HPET Memory Address 3.7.6 - AHCI Configuration Sub- Menu You can use this screen to vi ew the AHCI Configuration Menu. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Min us (+/-) keys to change the va[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 61 3.7.6.1 - AHCI Port Sub- Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit AHCI PORT X Device : Not Detected SATA Port X S.M.A.R.T. [AUTO] [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit F[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 62 3.7.7 - Hardware Health Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to vie w the Hardware Health Config uration Settings. Use the up and do wn arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to chang e the value of the selected opti on. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Set[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 63 3.7.7.1 Sensor Data Register Monitoring Sub-Me nu Read only. It can not be modified in user mode. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit CPU0 Below Tmax CPU1 Below Tmax IOH Temp ICH Temp CPU0 VCORE CPU1 VCORE 3.3V +12V VBAT CPU FAN0 CPU FAN1 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 FAN7 FAN8 FAN9 FAN10 : xx[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 64 3.7.8 IPMI 2.0 Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to vie w the IPMI 2.0 Configuration Settings. Us e the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the va lue of the selected opti on. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 65 3.7.8.1 Vie w BMC System Event Log Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Total Number of Entries: 260 SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Event Timestamp Generator ID Event Message Format Ver Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data [1] xxxx xxxx (Syste[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 66 3.7.8.3 LAN Configurat ion Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit LAN Co nfigura tion Channel Number Channel Number Status IP Address Configuration IPMI DHCP Current IP Address in BMC Current MAC Address in BMC Subnet Mask Configuration Subnet Mask Current Subnet Mask in BMC [1] Channel [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 67 3.7.9 Intel VT-d Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Intel VT -d Configuration Settings. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Us e the Plus and Minus (+ /-) keys to change the value of the selected option. T he settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility M[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 68 3.7.10 - PCI Express Configuration Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit PCI Express Configuratio n Active State Power-Management [Disabled] Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power status. ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and E[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 69 Feature Option Description Configure Remote Access type and parame ters Enabled Remote Access Disabled Enables remote access to system through serial port. NOTE: The items listed below will appear when Remot e Access is set to [Enabled]. COM1 Serial Port Number COM2 Select Serial Port for console redirection. Make sure the se[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 70 3.7.12 - On board Devic es Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Trusted Computing Confi guration Menu. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pa ges. BIOS Setup[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 71 3.7.13 - On board Devic es Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to vie w the Onboard Devices Co nfiguration Menu. Use the up and do wn arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an i tem. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pa ges. BIOS Setu[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 72 Feature Option Description Onboard Device and PCI Sl ots Configuration Aut o Boots Graphic Adapter Priority Onboard VGA Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Enabled Marvell Chip Disabled Enable/Disable onboard VGA chip. Note: Do not disable if you have not other VGA card attachment. Aut o Enable[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 73 3.8 - PCI PnP Menu You can use this screen to vie w PnP (Plug & Play) BIOS Configuration Menu. This menu allo ws the user to configure how the BIOS assigns resources & resolves conflict s. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the valu e of the select[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 74 Feature Option Description Yes Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA No Yes: assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ. Disabled Palette Snooping Enabled This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled. Enabled: informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphic[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 75 3.9 - Boot Menu You can display Boot Setup optio n by highlighting it using the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are descri bed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Setti ngs  Boot Settings Configuration  Boot Device Priority  Hard Dis[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 76 Feature Option Description Boot Settings Confi guration Enabled Quick Boot Disabled This option allows user bypass BIOS self test during POST. Disabled Quiet Boot Enabled Disabled: displays normal POST messages. Enabled: displays OEM log instead of POST messages. Force BIOS Add On ROM Display Mode Keep Current Allows user to [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 77 3.9.2 - Boot Device Priority Use this screen to select options for the B oot Device Priorit y. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Boot Device Priority 1s[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 78 3.9.3 - Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to select options for the Hard Disk Driv es. Use the up and do wn a rr o w ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to change the value of the sel ected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 79 3.10 - Security Menu The system can be configured so t hat all users must enter a pass word every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Supervisor password or User password. The Supervis or and User passwords activate two different levels of pass word security. If you select password support, y[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 80 3.11 - Chipset Menu This menu allows the user to custom ize functions of the Intel Chi psets. Select a menu by highlighti ng it using the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are descr ibed on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Chipset Settings [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 81 3.11.1 - CPU Bridge Configuration Sub- Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit CPU Bridge Chipset Con figuration CPU Revision :B0 Current QPI Frequenc y :x.xxxGT Current Memory Frequency : xxxxMHz QPI Frequency [Auto] Memory Frequency Memory Mode Demand Scrubbing Patrol Scrubbing Throttling-Cl[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 82 Feature Option Description CPU Bridge Chipset Config uration Aut o 4.800GT 5.866GT QPI Frequency 6.400GT Transition the links to the specified speed when transitioning the links to full- speed.(if supported by all components) Aut o Force DDR-800 Force DDR-1066 Memory Frequency Force DDR-1333 Forces a DDR3 frequency slower tha[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 83 Feature Option Description Sea Level or Below 1~300 301~600 601~900 901~1200 1201~1500 1501~1800 1801~2100 2101~2400 2401~2700 Altitude 2701~3000 The system altitude above sea level(in meters) DIMM Pitch The pitch between DIMMs.(in units of 1/1000 inch) Enabled Throttling-Open Loop Disabled BIOS to program Open Loop throttlin[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 84 3.11.2 - Northbridge Configuration Sub-Menu This menu gives options for northbridg e devices settings. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the follo wing pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit NorthBridge Chips[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 85 3.11.3 - Southbridge Configuration Sub-Menu This menu gives options for sout hbrid ge devices settings. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit South Bridge Chip[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 86 3.12 - Exit Menu You can display an Exit BIOS Setup option by hig hlighting it Arro w ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Charges Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Exit system set[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 87 Chapter 4: Diagnostics If you experience problems with setting up your s ystem, 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, check the [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 88 4.3 - AMIBIOS Post Code The POST code checkpoint s are the la rgest set of checkpoi nts during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following ta ble describes the t ype of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint Description 03 Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIO[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 89 Checkpoint Description 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. 39 Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. 3A Initialize RTC date/time. 3B Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test. Display total memory i[...]

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http://www.TYAN.com 91 Appendix: 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 TYAN ® 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 wo[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 92 3. The following picture pops up after selectin g the chipset model. TYAN 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. TYAN Driver Diskette Maker ====Example Chipset Driver==== Diskette =01= Microsoft Wi[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 93 Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating s ystem to cont rol the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turne d off, reducing unnecessary po wer expenditure. AGP (Accelera ted Graphics Port): a PCI-based i[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 94 losing your dat a should the system crash. Information in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved. Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especiall y to refer to the connection between the processor a nd system memory, and bet ween the processor and PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering: allo ws peripheral device[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 95 DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely avail able, very affordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not recharged re gularly (every few millis econds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than non-recharged RAM such as SRAM. ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checkin g and Correcting) : allows data to be [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 96 I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another pi ece of hardware (mouse, keyboar d, etc.) IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hard ware device to the CPU. The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incomin g requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that ther[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 97 designed to define a standard set of preb oot protocol services within a client with the goal of allo wing networked- bas ed booting to boot using industr y standard protocols. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this m ethod, the [...]

http://www.TYAN.com 98 advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus arch itecture, and features hardware and software innovations w ith in NVIDIA GPU s (graphics processing units) and NVIDIA MCPs (media and comm unications processors). Depending on the applicati on , NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as two times the performance of a si[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 99 Technical Support If a problem arises with yo ur system, you should first tu rn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likel y been configured or desi gned by them and they should have the best idea o f what hardware and soft ware your system contains. Hence, they should be of the most assistance for you. Fur[...]

http://www.TYAN.com 100 Note: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is requ ired before any warrant y service can be rendered. You may obtain ser vice by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandis e Authorization (RMA) number.The RMA number Should be prominentl y displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and[...]