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    http://www.tyan.com 1 S8238 Version 1.1 Copyright Copyright © 2011 MiTAC Internatio nal Corpor ation. All right s reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduce d or translated without prior written consent from MiTAC International Corporati on. Trademark All registered and unregist ered trademarks and company n ames contained in this manual ar[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 3 Contents Before you begin… .................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1: In struction ................................................................................ 5 1.1 Congrat ulations ................................................................................. 5 [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 4 Before you begin… Check the box conten ts! The retail motherboard package sho uld contain the follo wing: 1x S8238 Motherboard 1 x S8238 User’s manu al 1 x S8238 Quick reference guide 1 x TYAN ® Driver CD[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 5 Chapter 1: Instruction 1.1 Congratulations You have purch ased the pow erful TYAN ® S8238 motherboard, based on the AMD ® SR5650 (S8238GM2NR-LE) / SR5670 (S8238 GM2NRI) & SP5100 chipsets. The S8238 is designed to support dual AMD ® 32nm 16-Core/12- Core/8-Core/4-Core Opteron 620 0 Series Processors and up to 192GB of 80[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 6 PCI-E (1) PCI-E Gen.2 x16 slot Expansion Slots Recommended TYAN Riser Card M7018-R16-1L, 1U PCI-E x16 riser card (right) Recommended Barebones / Chassis 1U Bar ebones YR190-B8238-X2 Port Q'ty (2) LA N Controller Intel 82574L Connector (1) Mini-SAS Controller AMD SP5100 Speed 3.0 Gb/s Storage SA TA RA ID RAID 0/1/10/5 (Pro[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 7 Form Factor Proprietary Physical Dimension Board Dimension 6.3"x18" (160.02x457.2mm) Operating S ystem OS supported list Please visit our Web site for the latest update. FCC (DoC) Class A 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)[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 8 Port Q'ty (2) LA N Controller Intel 82574L Connector (1) Mini-SAS Controller AMD SP5100 Speed 3.0 Gb/s Storage SA TA RA ID RAID 0/1/10/5 (Promise Integrated Soft ware RAID) Connec tor type D-Sub 15-pin Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz Graphic Chipset Aspeed AST2050 Port Q'ty / Speed (1) QSFP port / 40Gb/s Chipset Mellanox C[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 9 FCC (DoC) Class A 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 Motherboard (1) S8238 Motherboard Manual (1) User's manual / (1) Qui[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 10 NOTE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 11 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 d o is reading this user’s manu al. It contains important information that will make configuration a nd setup much easier. Here are some precautions you should take whe[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 12 2.1 Board Image S8238GM2NR-LE S8238GM2NRI This picture is representativ e of the latest boar d revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not lo ok exactly like the above pictu re.[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 13 2.2 Block Diagram S8238GM2NR-LE Block Diagram[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 14 S8238GM2NRI Block Diagram[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 15 2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the late st board revision availabl e at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not lo ok exactly like the above diagr am. But for the DIMM number please refer to the abo ve placement for memor y installation. For the latest board revision, p[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 16 Jumpers & Connectors Jumper/Connector Function J4 Infiniband SMB Header J9 Front Panel Header J10 Reset Button J11 Power Button J14 BMC SMB Header J17 COM Port Header (share with COM1) FAN1/FAN2/FAN3 8-pin 4056 Fan Header (for Bareb one) PSMI1 PSMI Connector USB2 USB Front Panel Header JP3 Clear CMOS Jumper LED1 ID LED LE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 17 J17 FAN1 FAN2 J9 USB2 FAN3 PSMI1[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 18 J17: COM Port Header (share w ith COM1) Signal Pin Pin Signal DCD1 1 2 DSR1 RXD1 3 4 RTS1 TXD1 5 6 CTS1 DTR1 7 8 RI1 10 2 9 1 GND 9 10 KEY PIN FAN1/FAN2/FAN3: 8-pin 4056 Fan Header (Barebones use only) Signal Pin Pin Signal PWM1 1 2 +12V TACH1 3 4 GND GND 5 6 TACH2 +12V 7 8 PWM2 NOTE: Do not mix 8-pin Fan headers with 4-pin F[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 19 JP3: Clear CMOS Jumper 3 1 Normal ( Default ) 1 3 Clear CMOS You can reset CMOS by using this jumper if you have forgotten your system/setup pas sword or need to clear BIOS setting. 1. Power off system and disconnect both power connectors from the motherboard. 2. Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for seconds to Clear CM[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 20 LED1: ID LED Pin Signal + P3V3_AUX - ID_SW_L State Color Description On Blue System identified Off Off System not identified NOTE: IPMI can activate ID LED from remote site. Please visit the TYAN Web Site at http://www .tyan.com to download the latest AST2050 Software Configuration Guide for I PMI settings. LED2:Infiniband LE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 21 2.4 Installing the Pr ocessor and Heat sink The S8238 supported AMD ® processors are listed in section Hardware Specifications on page 4. Check our website at http://www.tyan.com for latest processor support. NOTE: MiTAC is not liable for damage as a result of operati ng an unsupported configuration. Processor Installation ([...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 22 3. Lift the socket cover to a fully open position. 4. Take off the CPU protection cap. 5. Place the CPU in the CPU socket and make sure that the gold arrow is located in the right direction with two notches properly aligned.[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 23 6. Close the socket cover and press the CPU socket lever down to lock the CPU in place. 7. Repeat the same procedures to install the secon d CPU. Heat sink Installation After installing the processor, yo u should pr oceed to install the he at sink. The CPU heat sink will ensure that the process or do not overheat an d continu[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 24 2.5 Thermal Interface Material There are two types 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 the [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 25 2.6 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing your motherboar d, make sure your chassis has the necessar y motherboard support studs in stalle d. These studs are usually metal and a re gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placement, si[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 26 Some chassis include plastic studs instead o f metal. Although the plastic studs are usable, MiTAC recommends using metal stu ds with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in plac e. Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and how they should be installed.[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 27 2.7 Installing the Memory Before installing memory, ensure that the memor y you have is compatible wit h the motherboard and processor. Check the T YAN Web site at http:// www.t ya n.com for details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard. The following diagram sho ws common types of DDR3 memory modules.  Su[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 28 Recommended Memory Population Ta ble Single CPU Installed (CPU0 only) Dual CPU installed (CPU0 and CPU1) Quantity of memory in stalled 1 2 3 4 6 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 CPU0_DIMM(1)D0 √ √ CPU0_DIMM(2)D1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM(3)C0 √ √ CPU0_DIMM(4)C1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM(5)B0 ?[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 29 U-DIMM Module Support DDR3 Speed/Voltage DDR3 Rank Configuration 1.25v 1.35v 1.5v CPU0_DIMM0 (A0, B0, C0, D0) CPU1_DIMM1 (A1, B1, C1, D1) CPU1_DIMM0 (A0, B0, C0, D0) 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz SR and DR SR and DR n/a 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz SR and DR SR and DR SR and DR 1066MHz 1066MHz 1066MHz SR and DR SR and DR n/a 1066MHz 1066MHz 1[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 30 R-DIMM Module Support DDR3 Speed/Voltage DDR3 Rank Configuration 1.25v 1.35v 1.5v DIMM0 (A0, B0, C0, D0) DIMM1 (A1, B1, C1, D1) DIMM0 (A0, B0, C0, D0) 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz SR, DR and QR SR, DR and QR n/a 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz SR, DR and QR SR, DR and QR SR, DR and QR 1066MHz 1066MHz n/a SR, DR and QR SR, DR and QR n/a 1066MHz [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 32 Memory Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install memory modu les into the S8238. 1. Press the locking levers in the directio n 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 soc[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 33 2.8 Attaching Drive Cables Attaching Serial ATA Cables S8238 is equipped with four Serial ATA (SATA) channel. Conn ections 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 please contact your place of purchase. The following p[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 34 2.9 Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in car ds, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, we ’ve provided the diagrams belo w, showing the slots that may appear on your motherboa rd. PCI-E Gen. 2 x16 slot Simply find the appropriate slot for your a dd-in card a [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 35 2.10 Connecting External Devices Connecting external devices to the mot herbo ard is an easy task. The motherboard supports a number of different interfac es through connecti ng peripherals. See the following diagrams for the details. NOTE: Peripheral devices can be plugged s traight into any of these ports but software may b[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 36 2.11 Installing the Power Supply The S8238 motherboard requi res a proprietary po wer supply. This product does not follow a standard ATX, ATX12v or EPS1 2v po wer connector specification. Only the PW1 20-pin connector is required t o properly power the S8238. PW1: J16 20-Pin Power Connector (Pr oprietary Design) Signal Pin P[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 37 PWR 2: J34 4-Pin Molex Pow er Connector (Barebones use onl y ) Signal Pin Pin Signal +12V 1 2 GND GND 3 4 +5V The 4-pin Mo lex Power Co nnector is pro vided for ex clusive u se with the TYAN YR190- B8238-X2 barebones so lution to provide power for the HDD backplane. 2.12 Finishing Up Congratula tions on making i t this far! Y[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 38 NOTE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 39 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 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. The BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing progra ms from a disk. The BIOS contains all the code required to control the ke yboard,[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 40 3.1.2 Getting Help Pressing [ F1 ] will display a small help window that describes the appropri ate keys to use and the possible selections fo r the highl ighted item. To exit the Help Window, press [ ESC ] or the [ F1 ] key again. 3.1.3 In Case of Problems If you have trouble booting your computer af ter making and savin g t[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 41 3.2 Main Menu In this section, you can alter general featur es such as the date and time. Note that the options listed below are for opt i ons that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview AMIBIOS Version : vx.xx Build Date : DD/M[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 42 3.3 Advanced Menu This section facilitates configuring adv a nced BIOS options for your system. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot Securi ty Chipset Exit Advanced Settings WARING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.  CPU Configuration  IDE Configuration  ACPI Confi[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 43 3.3.1 Advance d CPU Configuration This section allows you to fine -tune the processor options. BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot Securi ty Chipset Exit CPU Configuration Module Version: x.xxxx.x Socket Count: xxxx Node Count: xxxx Core Count: xxxx CPU Information AMD Opteron (tm) Processor xxxx Revision: D1 C[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 44 PowerCap The option can decide the hi ghes t performance P-state in OS. P-state 0 / P-state 1 / P-state 2 / P-state 3 / P-state 4 CPB Mode Specify the method of core performance b oost enablement. Disabled / Au t o ACPI SRAT Table Enable or disable the buildi ng of ACPI SRAT Table. Disabled / Enabled C1E Support Enable or dis[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 45 3.3.2 Advanced IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller Disabled: disables the integrated IDE Contr oller Primary: enables only the Prim ary IDE Controller Secondary: enables onl y the Secondary IDE Controller Both: enables both IDE Controller Disabled / Primary / Secondary / Both Hard Disk Write Protect Disable/Enable de[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 46 3.3.2.1 SATA0 Sub-Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit SA TA 0 Device: Not Detected LBA /Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Trans fer) PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. 32 Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Selects the type of device connected to the system. ← Select Sc[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 47 32-Bit Data Transfer Enable 32-bit to maximize t he IDE hard disk data transfer rate. Enabled / Disabled[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 48 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit ACPI Settings  Advanced ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration settings ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 3.3.3.1 Advanced ACPI Configuration BIOS Setup [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 49 AMI OEMB Table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT ) table. Enabled / Disabled NOTE: OEMB table is used to pass POST data to the AMI code during ACPI O/S operations. Headless Mode Enable or disable Headless o peration mode through ACPI. Disabled / [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 50 3.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Hardware Health Confi guration Auto FAN Control [Disabled]  Sensor Data Register Monitoring Auto Fan Control Switch Disabled: fan full speed Enabled: fan speed according max t empera ture ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 51 3.4.1 Sensor Data Register Monitoring  SDR Monitoring Next Pag e Read only. It can not be modified in user mo de. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit ID# NAM E R E ADI NG ST ATU S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 CPU Temp 0 CPU Temp 1 SR5670 Case SB Area Temp IB Area Temp [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 52 3.3.5 IPMI 2.0 Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit IPMI 2.0 Configuration Status of BMC  View BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Event Log  Set LAN Configuration  Set VLAN Configuration  Set PEF Configuration BMC Watch Dog Timer Action BMC Alert LED and Beep FW Key[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 53 3.3.5.1 Vie w BMC System Ev ent Log BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Total Number of Entries : xxx 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 (System Event[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 54 3.3.5.2.1 Setup LAN Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Setup LAN Configuration IP Address Configuration Save LAN Configuration [DHCP] IPMI IP Address Source STATIC/DHCP ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit IP Addr[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 55 3.3.5.3 Set VLAN Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Setup VLAN ID Con figuration Current VLAN ID Status VLAN Tagging VLAN ID Save VLAN ID Configuration [Enabled] [Enabled] [033] Press Enter and [OK] to save LAN configure ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scree[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 56 3.3.5.4 Set PEF Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Set PEF Configuration Para meters Command PEF Support PEF Action Global Control Alert Startup Delay Startup Delay Event Message for PEF Action [Enabled] [Alert] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Enable or Disable PEF Support ← [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 57 3.3.6 Remote Access Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot Securi ty Chipset Exit Configure Remote Access type and parame ters Remote Access Serial Port Number Base Address, IRQ Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Del[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 58 VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Enable VT-UFT8 Combinatio n Key Support for ANSI/VT100 terminals. Enabled / Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay Gives the delay in seconds to dis play me mory information. No Delay / Delay 1 Sec / Delay 2 Sec / Delay 4 Sec[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 59 3.3.7 USB Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Ad va n c e d PCI/PnP Boot Secu rity Chipset Exit USB Configuration Module Version – x.xx.x – xx.x USB Devices Enabled: None Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off  USB Mass Storage Device Configuration [Enabled] [Hi Speed] [Enabled] Enables support[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 60 3.3.7.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuratio n 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 Device #2 Emulation Type [20 Sec] xxxxxxxxxx [Auto] xxxxxxxxxx [Auto] Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass sto[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 61 3.3.8 Onboard Devices Configu ration Onboard Lan1/Lan2 (82574) Enable /disable Lan control ler. Enabled / Disabled Onboard Lan1/Lan2 OPROM Execute Lan OP-ROM or not. Disabled / Enabled Onboard Infiniband (MT25408) Enable /disable Lan control ler. Enabled / Disabled Onboard Infiniband OPROM Execute Infiniband OP-ROM or not. Di[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 62 3.4 PCI/PnP Menu Clear NVRAM Clear NVRAM during system Boot. No / Yes Plug & Play O/S No: lets the BIOS configure a ll the devices in the system. Yes: lets the operating syst em configure Plug an d Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. No / Yes PCI Latency Timer This[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 63 PCI IDE Bus Master Enabled: BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading / writing to IDE drives. Enabled / Disabled[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 64 3.5 Boot Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Set tings  Boot Settings Configuration  Boot Device Priority  Hard Disk Drives  CD/DVD Drives Configures settings during System Boot. ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 65 Boot Up Num-Lock Selects Power-on state for Numlock. On / Off Wait for ‘F1’ If Error Waits for F1 key to be pr esent if error occurs. Enabled / Disabled Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Displays “Press DEL to run Setup in POST”. Enabled / Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled: allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Ena[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 66 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device [xx,xxx-xxx xx:xxx] [xx,xxx-xxx xx:xxx] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 67 3.5.4 CD/DVD Drives BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit CD/DVD Drives 1st Boot Device [xx,xxx-xxx xx:xxx] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 68 3.6 Security Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit y Chipset Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Install or change the password. ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 69 3.7 Chipset Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.  NorthBridge Configuration  SouthBridge Configuration  RD890 Configuration Configure CPU Bridge features. ← Select Screen ?[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 70 3.7.1 North Bridge Configura tion BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit NorthBridge Chipset Co nfiguration  Memory Configuration  ECC Configuration  DRAM Timing Configuration Memory Timing Parameters [CPU Node 0] Memory CLK CAS Latency (Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) Row Precharge Time (Trp) [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 71 3.7.1.1 Memory Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Node Interleaving Channel Interleaving CS Sparing Enable Bank Swizzle Mode [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable Bank Memory Interleaving ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item E[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 72 3.7.1.2 ECC Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit ECC Configuration ECC Mode DRAM ECC Enable DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT DRAM BG Scrub Data Cache BG Scrub L2 Cache BG Scrub L3 Cache BG Scrub [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Set the level of ECC protection. Note: The ?[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 73 Aut o / 40ns / 80ns / 160 ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us / 5.12us / 10.2us/ 20.5us / 41.0us / 82.9us / 163.8us / 327.7us / 655.4us / Disabled L2/L3 Cache BG Scrub Allow the L2/L3 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle. Aut o / 40ns / 80ns / 160 ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28us / 2.56us / 5.12us / 10.2us/ 20.5us / 41.0us /[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 74 3.7.1.3 DRAM Ti ming Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit DRAM Timing Con figuration DRAM Timing Config [Auto] Auto Manual ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DRAM Timing Config Select the DRAM Frequency progr ammin[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 75 3.7.2 South Bridge Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit SouthBridge Chipset Configuration SB700 CIMx Version: x.x.x OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 76 NMI Button Enable or disable the NM I button on the front panel. Enabled / Disabled Chassis Intrusion Detection Disabled: Disable Chassis Int rusion Detection. Enabled: When a chassis open event is det ected, the BIOS will report the event. Disabled / Enabled SGPIO Function Enable or disable the SP5100 SGPIO function. Enabled[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 77 3.7.3 RD890 Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit RD890 Configuration  PCI Express Configuration  Hyper Transport Configuration IOMMU Primary Video Controller [Disabled] [PCIE GPP1-PCI] Disabled Enabled ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Hel[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 78 3.7.3.1 PCI Express Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit PCI Express Configuration  Port # 02 Features  Port # 03 Features  Port # 09 Features  Port # 10 Features  Port # 11 Features  NB-SB Port Features  GPP1 Core Setting  GPP2 Core Setting  GPP3a Core S[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 79 3.7.3.1.1 Port # 02/03/11 Features BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Gen2 High Speed Mode Link ASPM Slot Power Limit, W L1 Immediate ACK [Auto] [Disabled] [75] [Disabled] Disabled: Force PCIE link speed to GEN1. ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 S[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 80 3.7.3.1.2 Port # 09/10 Features BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Link ASPM L1 Immediate ACK [Disabled] [Disabled] Active State Power Management ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Link ASPM Active State Power Management. Disa[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 81 3.7.3.1.3 GPP1/G PP2/GPP3a Core Setting BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Turn Off PLL During L1/L23 TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 LCLK Clock Gating in L1 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Enabled Disabled ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ES[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 82 3.7.3.2 Hyper Trans port Configuration BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hyper T ransport C onfigura tion HT Extended Address HT3 Link Power State HT Link Tristate [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Enabled: HT supports 52-bit physical addressing. Disabled: HT supports 40-bit physical addressing. ← Selec[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 83 3.8 Exit Menu Save Changes and Ex it Use this option to exit setup utility and re-bo ot. All new selections you have made ar e stored into CMOS. System will use the new settings to boot up. Discard Changes and Exit Use this option to exit setup utility and re-bo ot. All new selections you have made ar e not stored into CMOS .[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 84 NOTE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 85 Chapter 4: Diagnostics NOTE : 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 likely find out what the problem might have been when setting up your sys tem. For more information on troubleshooting, chec[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 86 4.2 AMIBIOS Post Code The POST code checkpoints are the lar gest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre- boot process. The follo wing table describes the type 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 BIOS, P[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 87 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 88 NOTE[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 89 Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configu ration and Pow er Interface): a power management specification that allo ws the operating system to cont rol the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP (Accelera ted Graphics Port): a PCI-based i[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 90 Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connectio n between the processor and system memory, and bet ween the processor a nd PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering: allo ws peripheral devices and IDEs to access the s ystem memory without going through the CPU (similar to D MA channels). Cache: a tempor[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 91 DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, ver y affordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not recharged re gularl y (ever y few milliseconds). 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 [...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 92 I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.) IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that r uns from a hardware device to the CPU. The interrupt controller ass igns priorities to incomi ng requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 93 RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard dr ives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly and multiple hard driv es will appear as a singl e drive to the operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or overlap[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 94 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. UltraDMA is also called UltraATA. Without a proper Ultra DMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraD[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 95 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you sho u ld first turn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likely been configured or d esigned by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your s ystem contains. Hence, they should be of the mo st assistance for yo u. Fur[...]

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    http://www.tyan.com 96 NOTE: A receipt or copy of your i nvoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain service by calling the manufa cturer for a Return Merchandise Authorizatio n (RMA) number. The RMA number Sho uld be prominently displa yed on the outside of the shipping carton and[...]