Tyan THUNDER I7522 User Manual

Thunder i7522 S5362

Thunder i7522/S5362

Revision 1.02

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005. All rights reserved. No part of this manual
may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp.

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TYAN, Thunder i7522 and S5362, are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
Intel, Xeon, and combinations thereof ar e trademarks of Intel Corporation .
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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520 R Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Before you begin… ................................ ................................ ................................ ......iii

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................ ................................ . 1

1.1 – Congratulations! .............................................................................................. 1

RoHS Compliant ............................................................................................... 1

1.2 – i7522 S5362 Hardware Specifications ................................................................ 2

1.3 – i7522 S5362 Board Image ................................................................ ................ 5

1.4 – i7522 S5362 Block Diagram ................................ .............................................. 6

1.5 – i7522 S5362 Components View ................................ ................................ ......... 7

1.6 – i7522 S5362 Jumper Settings Quick Reference ................................ ................... 8

Chapter 2: Choose Proper Parts For Your System ......................................................... 9

2.1 – Central Processor Unit (CPU) Considerations ..................................................... 9

2.2 – Memory Considerations .................................................................................... 9

2.3 – Chassis/Enclosure Considerations ................................................................ ....10

2.4 – Power Supply Considerations ................................................................ ..........10

Chapter 3: Board Installation ................................................................ ....................... 12

3.1 – Jumpers ................................ ........................................................................13

3.2 – Installing the Processor and Heat s ink................................................................24

3.3 – Mounting the Motherboard................................................................ ............... 25

3.4 – Installing the Memory ...................................................................................... 26

3.5 – Attaching Drive Cables................................................................ .................... 27

3.6 – Installing Add-In Cards .................................................................................... 29

3.7 – Connecting External Devices ................................................................ ...........30

3.8 – Installing the Power Supply ................................................................ ..............31

3.9 – Finishing Up...................................................................................................31

Chapter 4: BIOS Setup ................................ ................................ ................................ . 32

4.1 – Main BIOS Setup................................................................ ............................ 34

4.2 – Main CMOS Features ...................................................................................... 36

4.3 – Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................ ................39

4.4 – Security ................................ .........................................................................42

4.5 – Power ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 42

4.6 – Boot ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 43

4.7 – Exit ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 44

Chapter 5: Diagnostics ................................................................................................ 45

5.1 Beep Codes ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 45

5.2 Flash Utility ................................................................ .......................................45

Appendix I: Glossary ................................................................ ................................ ...46

Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS ................................................................ .........51

Appendix III: SMDC Information ................................................................ ................... 53

Appendix IV: PCI -X/PCI Bus.........................................................................................54

Appendix V: Riser Card Support ................................................................ .................. 55

Technical Support ................................................................................................ ....... 57

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Before you begin…

Before you begin…

Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder i7522 S5362 motherboard

1x 80-pin Ultra-DMA- 133/ 100/66/33 IDE cable

1x Thunder i7522 S5362 User’s Manual

1x Thunder i7522 S5362 Quick Reference

1x TYAN Driver CD

1x I/O shield

1 x Serial ATA driver diskette

1 x Serial ATA power cable

2 x Serial ATA cable s

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before
continuing with the installation process.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 – Congratulations!

You have purchased one of the most powerful Intel Xeon-based server solutions in an
Extended ATX form factor.

Thunder i7522 S5362 is ideal for a pedestal or tower enterprise server systems featuring
some state-of-the-art technologies such as dual/single 800 MHz FSB Xeon processor
support with Xeon dual-core processor, EM64T 64-bit technology, multiple PCI -X buses, PCI ­Express bus, dual channel DDR2-400 Registered ECC memory design, onboard PCI -Express
Gigabit Ethernet ports, Serial-ATA IDE ports, and multiple USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus)
ports.

RoHS Compliant

Starting from July 1 2006, the European Union (E.U.) will ban the use of four metals and t wo
flame-retardants in electronic products sold in Europe. This requirement has been set into law
the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (RoHS) Directive. Other governments are now following Europe’s lead and
enacting the similar legislation.
Tyan also provides Thunder i7522 S5362 RoHS-compliant version to meet EU’s year 2006
standard, today.

Visit Tyan’s website at http://www.tyan.com. There, you can find information on all of Tyan’s
product FAQ’s, lists of worldwide distributors, Tyan software utilities, the latest Windows and
Linux based drivers, memory compatibility listings and much more.

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1.2 – i7522 S5362 Hardware Specifications

Processors

- Dual Intel

- Two ZIF mPGA604 sockets

- Onboard EVRD 10.1

- 800 MHz FSB support

- Supports Intel Extended Memory 64

Expansion Slots

- Three PCI -X 133/100/66 MHz slots

- One PCI -X 100/66 MHz slot

- One (x 8) PCI-Express slot with PCI-E

- One 32-bit/33 MHz 3.3-Volts PCI 2.2 slot

- Four PCI -X, one PCI -Express (x 4), and

- Total six usable slots

Chipset

- Intel E7520 system core-logic chipsets

- Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip

Memory

- Eight DDR2-400 DIMM sockets

- Up to 16 GB of Registered DDR2-400

- Supports Registered ECC type memory

Integrated IDE (Parallel ATA)

- Provides two PCI bus master channels

- Support for UDMA 33/66/100 IDE and

Integrated Serial ATA (SATA) Host
Controllers

- Data transfer rates up to 1.5GB/s

- Supports RAID 0 or 1 (with

- With Adaptec’s driver and option ROM



X eon “Nocona”, “Irwindale”,

“Paxville-DP” processors

Technology (EM64T)

x4 signals

one PCI independent buses

§ E7520 Memory Controller Hub

§ 82801ER (ICH5R) I/O Controller

Hub

§ Two Intel 6700PXH 64 -bit PCI
Hubs

modules

for up to four UDMA IDE devices
ATAPI devices

82801ER/ICH5R chip)

Integrated I/O

- One floppy connector for up to two

drives

- Two 9-pin UART serial support (1

port via cable---optional)

- One 25-pin ECP/EPP parallel

header

- PS/2 mouse & keyboard stacked

connectors

- Six USB 2.0 ports (2 rear USB

connectors, four front USB ports via
optional cables)

BIOS

- Phoenix BIOS 8 Mb flash ROM

- Supports ACPI Power Management:

S1, S3, S4 and S5 modes

- Auto detection of memory size

- Auto configuration of IDE hard disk

types

- User settings of hardware

monitoring

- Multiple boot options including PXE

- Supports Console Redirect

Form Factor

- Extended ATX (12" x 13”)

- One EPS ATX/12V 24- pin system

power connector

- One SSI EEB v3.51 complaint 8-pin

split CPU power connector

- Stacked PS/2 mouse/k eyboard ports

- Stacked four rear USB2.0 ports

- One serial and one VGA ports

- Two side-by-side RJ45 connectors

System Management

- ADI ADT7468 H/W Monitor IC

- Three 4-pin (3-pin compatible) fan

connectors

- Six 3-pin system fan headers

- Tachometer monitoring and PWM

control for certain fans

- One 2-pin chassis intrusion header

- SMBus connectors

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Integrated PCI Graphics

- ATI ES1000 PCI controller

- 32 MB DDR memory Frame Buffer

Integrated Two GbE LAN Controllers

- Two Broadcom BCM5721 NICs

- PCI-Express 10/100/1000 GbE LANs

- Two side-by-side RJ45 connectors with

LED’s

TM

TARO

64-bit PCI -X Expansi on Socket

- Tyan proprietary 200 -pin SODIMM

socket

- Operates at 64-bit PCI-X bus

- Supports Intel RAIDIOS and Adaptec

ZCR on the second 64 -bit PCI -X slot
(J41) with an optional M7902/M7901
SCSI TAROTM card or M8110/M8120
SATA TAROTM card

Visit http://www.tyan.com for TAROTM card
support

* Refer to Section IV for greater PCI bus routing clarification

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Server 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 2003 (Standard) Server 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 2003 (Enterprise) Server 32- bit
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit
Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0 Updated 4
Red Hat EL 4.0 (64- bit)
Red Hat 9.0
SuSE Professional 9.3/10.0 (64-bit)
SuSE Professional 9.3 (32 -bit)
SuSE Professional 9.3/10.0 (64-bit)
SuSE 9.0 Enterprise Server (64- bit)

Other distributions of Linux pending validation

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for an y OS with or
without notice.

- Temperature and voltage monitoring

- Watchdog timer

- Optional Tyan SMDC (Server

management Daughter Card) IPMI

1.5/2.0 via a 2x25 header

Regulation

- RoHS-compliant version available

- FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

- European Community CE

(Declaration of Conformity)

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1.3 – i7522 S5362 Board Image

The above picture is purely representative. Due to engineering updates and new board
revisions, certain components may change and or be repositioned. The picture above
may or may not look exactly like the board you received.

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1.4 – i7522 S5362 Block Diagram

The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard.

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1.5 – i7522 S5362 Components View

Fig. 3-1 Thunder i7522 S5362 Key Component View

This jumper diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time
of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above
diagram. The board parts are not to scale.

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1.6 – i7522 S5362 Jumper Settings Quick Refer ence

Jumper Function Settings

JP1 CMOS Clear
JP2 Onboard VGA

JP5 Watch-Dog Timer

JP7 PCIX1 Channel B (for PCIX1-

JP8 PCIX2 Channel A (for PCIX2-

JP9 PCIX2 Channel B (for PCIX2-

(Refer to Section 3. 1.2)

(Refer to Section 3. 1.3)

(Refer to Section 3. 1.4)
S1 and PCIX1-S2 slots)

P1 slot)

S1 slot)

SPK Buzzer/External Speaker 1-4: For external speaker connector

CPU
FAN1
CPU
FAN2
FAN1 4-pin System Fan Connector Refer to Section 3. 1.15
FAN2 ~
FAN7
J9 External HDD LED Input

J34 SMDC Connector Refer to Section 3. 1.11
J35, J36 LAN1 LED Header s Refer to Section 3. 1.13
J37, J38 LAN2 LED Header s Refer to Section 3.1.14
USB2 USB Header Refer to Section 3. 1.12
USB3 USB vertical connector Refer to Section 3.1.12
USB4 USB vertical connector Refer to Section 3.1.12
P-SATA/
S-SATA

CPU1 Fan Connector

CPU2 Fan Connector

3-pin System Fan Connectors

Header

SATA Connectors

TYFP (Front Panel Connector)

Signal Pin Pin Signal

HD LED + 1 2 PWR LED +
HD LED - 3 4 GND
GND 5 6 PWR_ON­Reset Button - 7 8 GND
+5V 9 10 Warning LED+
NC 11 12 GND
3Vsb 13 14 KEY
SMB DATA 15 16 GND
SMB CLK 17 18 Chassis Intrusion-

1-2: Clear CMOS

2-3: Normal
Open: Enable ATI VGA

Close: Disable ATI VGA

1-2: Watchdog Timer (WDT) resets system
2-3: WDT generates NMI
Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz
Refer to Section 3. 1.5

Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz
Refer to Section 3. 1.7

Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz
Refer to Section 3. 1.8

3-4: Enable onboard buzzer
Refer to Section 3. 1.9

Refer to Section 3. 1.15

Refer to Section 3. 1.15

Refer to Section 3. 1.15
Refer to Section 3. 1.10

Refer to Section 3. 1.16

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Chapter 2: Choose Proper Parts For Your System

Before you installing a system with this motherboard, make sure your major system parts meet
the following basic guidelines and requirements:

2.1 – Central Processor Unit (CPU) Considerations

§ Process Type and Package
Thunder i7522 S5362 board supports Intel Xeon 800 MHz front side bus (FSB)
processors in 604- pin Pin Grid Array package. Low- voltage Xeon and 2MB L2
cache 800MHz FSB Xeon processors are also supported.

§ Front Side Bus (FSB)
The processor host bus, Front Side Bus (FSB), always operates at 800 MHz.
Choose Intel Xeon 800 MHz FSB processors for Thunder i7522 S5362 board. The
system will not be operational, if you install Intel Xeon 533 or 400 MHz FSB
processors.

§ Single/Dual Processor System
The Thunder i7522 S5362 board supports singl e or dual Intel Xeon 800 MHz FSB
processors.
Single Processor System:
The processor must be installed on the CPU1 ZIF (Zero -Insertion -Force) socket, if
only one processor is present.
Dual Processor System:
For dual processor configurations, both process ors must operate with the same core
frequency, and have the same internal cache sizes. Mixing processors operating at
different FSB frequency, core frequency, core voltage, or cache sizes may cause
system non-operation or damages on processors and/or the m otherboard.

2.2 – Memory Considerations

§ Memory Type
Thunder i7522 S5362 board supports up to eight 184-pin DDR-II 400 Registered
ECC DIMM modules. The DDR-II memory modules can be 256Mb, 512Mb and 1Gb
memory chips. Unbuffered or DDR-I memory modules are not supported.
Visit Tyan’s web site for the memory recommendation list at: www.tyan.com

§ Memory Installation
Thunder i7522 S5362 is based on Intel’s E7520 Lindenhurst chipset. The Intel
E7520 Memory Control Hub (MCH) s upports 144 -bit wide dual memory channels in
interleaved memory scheme, with installing paired memory. With the exception of
Configuration 1 in the memory configuration table below, memory modules are
installed in pairs, starting from DIMM8 towards DIMM1.
Each pair of memory modules must be in the same capacity, density, speed, and
configuration.

DIMM 8
(Black) (Blue) (Black) (Blue)

Conf. 1 X
Conf. 2 X X
Conf. 3 X X X X
Conf. 4 X X X X X X
Conf. 5 X X X X X X X X

Ch. B

DIMM 7
Ch. A

DIMM 6

DIMM 5

Ch. B

Ch. A

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DIMM 4
Ch. B

DIMM 3
Ch. A

DIMM 2
Ch. B

DIMM 1
Ch. A

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2.3 – Chassis/Enclosure Considerations

§ Motherboard size
The printed circuit board size is 13” (W) x12” (L).

§ Motherboard and CPU Heat-sink Mounting Holes
There are nine motherboard-mounting holes and eight CPU heat -sink mounting
holes on this board design. The motherboard and CPU mounting hole pattern
follows SSI EEB v3.51 (A Server System Infrastructure specification for Entry
Pedestal Servers and Workstations) specifications. Ensure that your chassis
supports those 9 motherboard-mounting holes to secure the motherboard.
Thunder i7522/S5362 supports Intel’s CEK ( Common Enabling Kit ) for securing
Intel’s Xeon 800 MHz FSB processors and processor cooling kits in the chassis.
Two CEK springs for the dual processors are pre - assembled with the motherboard
or enclosed in the motherboard accessory package. The CPU heat -sinks must be
mounted down to the chassis base pan with stand -offs. Any additional chassis
standoffs, besides the 9 motherboard- mounting holes and 8 CPU heat -sink
mounting holes, should be removed to preventing from short -circuit or motherboard
damage.

§ Others
As a system integrator, the air-flow/thermal, EMI/EMC, shock/vibration, and system
packing should be also considered for choosing a proper enclosure.

2.4 – Power Supply Considerations

§ Power connectors
The Thunder i7522 S5362 board supports EPS/12V power supply unit (PSU) with
two power connectors listed below.

EPS/12V Power Connectors

24-pin system power connector
(PW1)

§ Split processor power planes
Thunder i7522 S5362 board supports dual Intel’s 800 MHz FSB Xeon processors,
which could reach up to 140 Watts per processor. (Check Intel’s web for your
processor specifications.) By following SSI EEB v3.51 specifications, Thunder
i7522/S5362 is designed with two separate voltage regulator circuits to provide the
power for both onboard processors in separate power rail. Using a power supply
with a combined CPU power plane from the CPU power connector, is not allowed
and may cause system failed to power up or a damage to power supply.

+

8-pin CPU power connector

(PW2)

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§ Power requirements
Check your power supply specifications to ensure sufficient power currents for each
power rail based on your system configuration.
The major system components/parts power sources are listed below as reference:

Components/Parts Main Power Source Power Connectors

CPU1 +12V_CPU1 8-pin CPU power connector
CPU2 +12V_CPU2 8-pin CPU power connector
Memory (Normal) +5V 24-pin power connector
Memory
(Suspend to RAM)
System logic +3.3V 24-pin power connector
X8 PCI -Express +12V and +3.3V 24-pin power connector
X1 PCI -Express +12V and +3.3V 24- pin power connector
64-bit PCI -X +12V, +5V, +3.3V and

32-bit PCI +12V, +5V and +3.3V 24-pin power connector
Cooling fans +12V 24- pin power connector
IDE/SATA hard drives +12V and +5V From PSU
CDROM/DVD drives +12V and +5V From PSU

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+5Vstandby 24- pin power connector

3.3Vstandby

24-pin power connector

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Chapter 3: Board Installation

How to install our products right…. the first time!

The first thing you should do read this user’s manual. It contains important information that
will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some precautions you should take
when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag.

Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safely
grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For the safest
conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.

(2) Inspect the mounting holes pattern of the Thunder i7522 S5362 to match your

chassis standoff locations and remove the additional standoffs.

(3) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or flex

the board in any way.

(4) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, conn ectors, memory

modules and leads.

(5) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that

the board was shipped in.

(6) Inspect the board for damage.
(7) Check the jumper settings and connector locations as described in next sections.

In last sections of this chapter, we will cover the details on how to install your motherboard into
your chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.

Note: DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED

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3.1 – Jumpers

Jumper Example:

3.1.1 - Front Panel Header (TYFP)

Normally, a chassis has some control or signal wires can be connected ont o a motherboard
for hard drive LED, power LED, power button, and reset button,
The front panel header (m arked as “TYFP ”) has been implemented on a Thunder i7522 S5362
board for such purposes.

OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover
CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

To indicate the location of pin-1

Front Panel Header (TYFP )

TYFP (Front Panel Connector)

Signal Pin Pin Signal

HD LED + 1 2 PWR LED +
HD LED - 3 4 GND
GND 5 6 PWR_ON­Reset Button - 7 8 GND
+5V 9 10 Warning LED+
NC 11 12 GND
3Vsb 13 14 KEY
SMB DATA 15 16 GND
SMB CLK 17 18 Chassis Intrusion-

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You can reset the CMOS settings by pressing

this button, if you have forgotten your

system/setup password or need to clear

Place the jumper shunt to close

JP1 Pin 1 and Pin 2 for several

Move the jumper shunt back to JP1

The onboard ATI ES1000 graphics controller

bit 33 MHz PCI bus with 32

3.1.2 - Clear CMOS (JP1)

system BIOS settings.

3.1.3 - Enable/Disable onboard ATI ES1000 graphics (JP2)

is placed on 32­MB video frame buffer.

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JP1

Pin 1-2: Clear CMOS

Pin 2-3: Normal (Default)

- Power off system and disconnect

both power connectors f rom
the motherboard

-

seconds to Clear CMOS

­Pin 2 and Pin 3 position

JP2

OPEN: Enable Onboard VGA
(Default)

CLOSED: Disable Onboard VGA

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Once the watchdog function is enabled in

BIOS setup, system needs an application or

utility to clear the watchdog timer periodically

before the timer expiration. If the application

atchdog timer, the

system will be reset or entered a NMI service

It is an OEM option of generating NMI service

3.1.4 – Watch dog Timer (JP5)

3.1.5 – PCIX -1 Channel B (for PCIX1-S1 and PCIX1 -S2 slots) Maximum Freq uency (JP7)

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JP5

Pin 1-2: Watchdog resets system
(Default)

Pin 2-3: Watchdog generates NMI

or utility fails to clear the w

routine, depending on the JP5 setting.

routing for watchdog function.

JP7

OPEN: 133/100/66 MHz
(Default)

CLOSE: 100/66 MHz

JP7 is for onboard PXH- 1 Channel B PCI -X
bus frequency setting.
The PCIX1 -S1 and PCIX1 -S2 slots are the
only devices on this PCI -X bus.
Only one device/add-in card on PCIX1 -S1
slot is allowed to run this bus to run PCI -X
frequency up to 133 MHz. Placing two or
more devices on PCIX1-S1 through a riser
card or installing one device on PCIX1- S2
slot can only support up to PCI -X 100 MHz.

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3.1.6 – PCIX -1 Channel A Maximum F requency

The following devices are connected to PCIX- 1 Channel A PCI - X bus:

- TARO Socket (Tyan’s 200-pin SODIMM proprietary socket)

- PCIX1-P1 64-bit PCI-X slot (available on Thunder i7522 S5362 only)

- ZCR socket (Reserved)

The maximum PCI -X bus frequency on this bus (PCIX- 1 Channel A) is set to 100/66MHz.

3.1.7 – PCIX -2 Channel A Maximum F requency

JP8 (For PCIX2- P1 PCI -X slot)

OPEN: 133/100/66 MHz
(Default)

CLOSE: 100/66 MHz

JP8 is for the onboard secondary PXH I/O
Bridge chip (PXH -2) Channel A PCI -X bus
frequency setting.
The PCIX2 -P1 slot is the only device on this
PCI-X bus.

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3.1.8 – PCIX -2 Channel B Maximum F requency

3.1.9 – External Speaker Header ( SPK )

JP9 (For PCIX2- S1 PCI -X slot)

OPEN: 133/100/66 MHz
(Default)

CLOSE: 100/66 MHz

JP9 is for the onboard secondary PXH I/O
Bridge chip (PXH -2) Channel B PCI -X bus
frequency setting.
The PCIX2 -S1 slot is the only device on this
PCI-X bus.

Pin 2 –3: Enable onboard buzzer
(Default)

Pin 1 an d Pin 4: For connecting

an external chassis speaker
(with disabling onboard buzzer)

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Pin 1: External LED ACTIVE signal

ctor, which is

Server

See Appendix III for details about the Tyan

3.1.10 – External LED Input Connector (J9)

3.1.11 - SMDC Connector (J34)

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J9 External LED Input Connector

input (active at Logic High)

Pin 2: GND

J9 is for an external LED input connector.
It can be connected with an internal device
LED indication, such as hard disk drive LED.

This signal is combined or shared with
onboard primary IDE LED, secondary IDE
LED and SATA LED.

With M7902 SCSI module on TARO
SODIMM socket, the M7902 SCSI drive LED
is also combined with above LED signals and
to be connected to the front panel header
HDD LED pins (TYFP Pin 1 and Pin 3).

J34 SMDC Connector

J34 is a 25 x 2 position conne
for connecting an optional Tyan
Management Daughter Card (SMDC).
Thunder i7522 S5362 supports Tyan M329 1
(SMDC)

SMDC

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3.1.12 - Front USB Connector (USB2, USB3 and USB4 )

Front USB Header (USB2)

Function Pin# Pin# Function

Power 1 2 Power
USB2- 3 4 USB3­USB2+ 5 6 USB3+
GND 7 8 GND
Key 9 10

USB3 and USB4
(USB Type A Vertical Connectors)

Pin# Function

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1 Power
2 USB-
3 USB+
4 GND

Reserved

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3.1.13 – Gigabit LAN 1 LED Headers (J 35) & (J36)

NIC1 and NIC2 RJ45 LED Scheme

Description

No Link OFF OFF

Linked at 10 Mbps Green OFF
Linked at 100 Mbps Green Green
Linked at 1000 Mbps Green Yellow
Activity at any speed Blink Green

Left LED

(ACTIVITY)

J35: NIC1 external SPEED LED Header

J36: NIC1 external LINK/ACTIVITY LED Header

Pin_1: LINK_ 100_N (Active Low)
Pin_2: LINK_1000_N (Active Low)

Pin_1: ACT _N (Active Low)
Pin_2: LINK_ALL_N (Active Low)

Right LED

(SPEED)

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3.1.14 – Gigabit LAN 2 LED Headers (J 37) & (J38)

J37: NIC2 external SPEED LED Header

J38: NIC2 external LINK/ACTIVITY LED Header

Pin_1: LINK_ 100_N (Active Low)
Pin_2: LINK_1000_N (Active Low)

Pin_1: ACT _N (Active Low)
Pin_2: LINK_ALL_N (Active Lo w)

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3.1.15 - Fan Connector

This 4-pin fan connector supports a new standard of fan connector for better fan life.
It has an integrated fan speed control on the fan itself. The first 3 pins of this 4-pin fan
connector are backward compatible with a traditional 3-pin fan connector without PWM fan
speed control. (Pin4 will be unconnected for connecting a 3-pin fan).

There are three 4-pin fan connectors (CPU FAN1, CPUFAN2 and FAN1) and six 3-pin fan
connectors (FAN2, FAN3, FAN4, FAN5, FAN6 and FAN 7) on the Thunder i7522 S5362 board.
Use these connectors to connect chassis and processor cooling fans to your motherboard.
Cooling fans can keep the system stable and reliable for its product life.

Pin1: GND
Pin2: +12V
Pin3: Tachometer

Pin4: Fan PWM (Speed) Control

* PWM stands for Pulse Width Modulation

FAN PWM Control Tachometer Reading
CPUFAN1 Yes (ADT7463 Pin24/PWM1) Yes (ADT7463 Pin11/TACH1)
CPUFAN2 Yes (ADT7463 Pin10/PWM2) Yes (ADT7463 Pin12/TACH2)
FAN1 Yes (ADT7463 Pin13/ PWM3) Yes (ADT7463 Pin9/TACH3)
FAN2 No No
FAN3 Yes (SIO Pin116/FANPWM1)* Yes (SIO Pin111/FANIO3)
FAN4 Yes (SIO Pin116/FANPWM1)* Yes (SIO Pin113/FANIO1)
FAN5 No No
FAN6 No No
FAN7 Yes (SIO Pin115/FANPWM2) Yes (SIO Pin112/FANIO2)

* FAN3 and FAN4 are shared the same PWM control.

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3.1.16 - Serial ATA Connectors (P-SATA & S- SATA)

The Primary SATA (SATA0) and the secondary SATA ( SATA1) ports are integrated into Intel’s
ICH5R South Bridge chip:
Users can connect up to two serial- ATA hard disks onto these two connectors to run IDE
mode or configure both drives as a RAID (RAID level 0 or 1) under Microsoft’s Windows XP
and Windows 2000 operating systems.

ICH5R Integrated Serial -ATA Connectors

PSATA: Primary SATA Connector
SSATA: Secondary SATA Connector

Regarding to SATA RAID setup information, you may search the content s of the driver
CD that shipped with your motherboard or visit our website at: www.tyan.com

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3.2 – Installing the Processor and Heatsink

DCA (Direct Chassis Attach) is required to install the Intel Xeonprocessors on Thunder i7522
S5362. The processor heat-sinks need to be Intel’s CEK (Common Enabling Kit) compliant.
Each processor heat -sink needs to be mounted to chassis with which are 8 processor heat ­sink mounting holes (4 holes for each processor)

After you finish installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket, attach the end wire of
the fan (which should already be attached to the heatsink) to the motherboa rd. The following
diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard.

After you’re finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives (hard drives, CD- ROM
drives, etc.) to your motherboard.

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3.3 – Mounting the Motherboard

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary motherboard
support studs installed. These studs are usually metal and are in gold or silver color. Usually,
the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. Remove the unused or additional
studs, which may scratch the motherboard or cause short -circuit with the components on the
bottom side. If you’re unsure of stud placement, simply lay the motherboard inside the chassis
and align the screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are any
studs missing, you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be securely
installed. Some chassis’ include plastic 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 place.

TIP: Use metal studs if possible, as they hold the motherboard into place more securely than
plastic standoffs.

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3.4 – Installing the Memory

Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you have is compatible
with the motherboard as well as the processor. Check Section 2.2 “Memory Consideration” for
your memory module selection. For this information, please check TYAN’s web site at:

www.tyan.com

When installing memory modules, make sure the modules align properly with the memory
socket. There should be keys (small indents) on your memory modules that fit according to the
keys in the memory socket. Regi stered DDR2- 400 memory modules and sockets have only
one key, which is slightly near the center of the module/socket. The method of installing
memory modules is detailed in the following diagrams.

Once the memory modules are firmly seated in the socket , two clamps on either side will close
and secure the module into the socket. Sometimes you may need to close the clamps
manually.

To remove the memory module, simply push the clamps outwards until the memory module
pops up. Then simply remove the mod ule.

TIP: When installing memory, a module may require a considerable amount of force to seat
properly, although this is very rare. To avoid bending and damaging your motherboard, place
it on its anti-static bag and onto a flat surface, and then proceed with memory installation.

Note: You MUST unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing system
hardware changes, to avoid damaging the board or expansion device

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Serial ATA Cable

Serial ATA Hard drive

3.5 – Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching IDE drive cabling is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow them to be
connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE channels, each
supporting two drives. The black connector designates the Primary channel, while the

white connector designates the Secondar y channel.

Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below:

Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector, and the
other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard IDE cable has three connectors, two of which are
closer together. The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that
connects to the motherboard. The other two connectors are used to connect to drives.

TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces the drive’s power
connector.

Serial ATA

Attaching Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA connectors is illustrated below:

Serial ATA Connector

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Simply plug in the BL ACK END of the Serial ATA cable into the motherboard Serial ATA
connector, and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard Serial ATA cable has two
connectors. Both BLACK ENDS of the Serial ATA cable are the same that are used to connect
to drives or motherboard.

Floppy Drives

Attaching a floppy drive can be done in a similar manner to an IDE drive. See the diagram
below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require
that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In
most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force proper connection of the
cable.

Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. While they are minor and
installing them incorrectly doesn’t cause severe problems, it may cau se your system to freeze
or crash when trying to read and/or write to diskettes.

Drive is not automatically detected

Drive Fail message at bootup

Drive does not power on

Drive activity light is constantly on

Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives

The first floppy drive (commonly denoted
as A:) is usually attached to the end of
the cable with the twist in it. Drive B: is
usually connected to the second or third
connector in the cable (the second or
third connector after you install Drive A:).

Refer to your floppy drive’s installation
instructions (if available), or contact your
dealer if you are unsure about how to
attach the floppy drive(s). Remember,
you can only have 2 floppy drives
connected at any given time.

Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in
backwards or a bad floppy drive or motherboard.
Try another floppy drive to verify the problem if
the cable is properly installed or try replacing the
actual cable. Also check to see if the onboard
floppy controller is enabled in the BIOS setup.
The cable, floppy driv e or motherboard may be
faulty. Try another drive or cable to verify.
Check power cable and cabling. Maybe a bad
power supply or drive cable problem.
Usually signifies that the cable on the dr ive is on
backwards, which is a common issue. Reverse
the cable at the floppy drive end and try again.

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3.6 – Installing Add-In Cards

Before installing add- in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your
motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the most common
slots that may appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will necessarily appear
on your motherboard, however, there will be combinations of what you see here.

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not force any
add-in cards (or anything else) into any slots if they won’t seat in place. It’s better to try
another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the mot herboard and the add­in card.

TIP: It’s a good practice to install add- in cards in a staggered manner, rather than directly
adjacent to each other. This allows air to more easily circulate within the chassis, providing
improved cooling for all installed devices.

Note: YOU MUST unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing system
hardware changes, to avoid damaging the board or expansion device.

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3.7 – Connecting External Devices

Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you
should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, m ouse, and printer cables. The
following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board:

Thunder i7522 S5362

Besides being used primarily to connect printers, the Printer Port is also used for devices such
as Zip drive, some external CD-RW drives and or other external devices. More on the
uncommon side these days are the Serial Ports. They were primarily used to connect external
modems, but most modems today are using USB or are installed internally.

TIP: While the ports have been created to accept connectors in only one direction, make sure
to be careful when inserting connectors. At times, attaching connectors in the incorrect
orientation can damage, bend and or break the pins.

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3.8 – Installing the Power Supply

There are two power connectors on this motherboard. By default, this motherboard requires
that you have an EPS ATX12V power supply that has the standard ATX-style 24-pin
connector, as well as an additional 8 -pin square connector. The CPU power is provided by the
onboard switching voltage regulator, which is sourced by +12V power. This +12V CPU power
source is from the onboard 8- pin split power planes. The +12V power on the 24- pin ATX
power connector is for system board and separated from CPU +12V regulator power source.
Therefore, the CPU will not be powered if you do not connect the 8-pin CPU power connector .

PW1: 24-pin main power connector

PW2: 8pin +12V power connector

3.9 – Finishing Up

Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your
computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cables and wires are connected
properly, especially IDE cables and most importantly, jumpers. You may have difficulty
powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set correctly.

In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, you can find help by asking your
vendor for assistance. If they are not available for assistance, please find setup information
and documentation online at our website or by calling your vend or’s support line.

YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging in the 24-pin and 8- pin

NOTE

power cables to motherboard connectors.

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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

Installation

The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables your
hardware to interface with your software. This chapter describes different settings for the
BIOS that can be used to configure your system.

The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is provided for
reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at the time of
print, and therefore may not m atch exactly what is displayed on screen.

This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you modify basic
configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated, battery -backed memory
(called NVRAM) that retains the inf ormation when the power is turned off.

This motherboard’s BIOS is a customized version of the industry -standard BIOS for IBM PC
AT-compatible personal computers. The BIOS provides critical, low-level support for the
system’s central processing unit (CPU), memory, and I/O subsystems.

This BIOS has been customized by adding important features such as password protection,
power management, and chipset “tuning” features that control the system. This section will
guide you through the process of configuring the BIOS for your system setup.

Starting Setup

The BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer. The BIOS reads system
configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and
configuring it through the Power-On-Self -Test (POST).

When these preliminary tests are complete, the BIOS searches for an operating system on
one of the system’s data storage devices (hard drive, CD - ROM, etc). If one is found, the BIOS
will launch that operating system and hand control over to it. You can enter the BIOS setup by
pressing the [F2] key when the machine boots up and begins to show the memory count.

Setup Basics

The table below shows how to navigate in the setup program using the keyboard.

Key Function

Tab Moves from one selection to the next
Left/Right Arrow Keys Change from one menu to the next
Up/Down Arrow Keys More between selections
Enter Opens highlighted section
+/- Keys Change settings.

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Getting Help

Pressing [F1] will display a small help window that descr ibes the appropriate keys to use and
the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press [ ESC] or [F1]
key again.

In Case of Problems

If you discover that you have trouble booting the computer after making and saving the
changes with the BIOS setup program, you can restart the computer by holding the power
button down until the computer shuts off (usually within 4 seconds); resetting by pressing
CTRL-ALT-DEL; or clearing the CMOS.

The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not
change settings in the Chipset section unless you are absolutely sure of the outcome. The
chipset defaults are carefully chosen by TYAN or your system manufacturer for the best
performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may
cause the system to become unstable or unusable.

Setup Variations

Not all systems will have the same BIOS setup layout or options. While the basic look and
function of the BIOS set up remains more or less the same for most systems, the appearance
of your Setup screen may differ from the charts shown in this section. Each system design
and chipset combination requires a custom configuration. In addition, the final appearance of
the S etup program depends on the system designer. Your system designer may decide that
certain items should not be available for user configuration, and remove them from the BIOS
setup program.

NOTE: On the following pages, options written in bold type represent the BIOS Setup default.

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4.1 – Main BIOS Setup

When you enter Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear as below:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time:
System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

? IDE Channel 0 Master
? IDE Channel 0 Slave
? IDE Channel 1 Master
? IDE Channel 1 Slave
? IDE Channel 2 Master
? IDE Channel 3 Master

? Memory Cache
? Boot Features

? System Inf ormation

F1: Help ?? Select Item
Esc: Exit

?? Select Menu Enter: Select ? Sub-Menu

Main

Use this menu for basic system configuration and system date and time settings.

Advanced

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

o Advanced Chipset Control

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize y our
system's performance.

o Advanced Processor Options

Use this menu to specify your processor settings.

o I/O Device Configuration

Use this menu to specify your basic I/O peripherals such as floppy, serial and
parallel ports.

o Console Redirection

Use this menu to assign one of serial ports to perform the console redirection
function.

o Hardware Monitor

Use this menu to setup BIOS event logging. The information of system voltages,
temperatures and fan tachometers is also display in this sub-menu.

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility

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[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
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<Enter> selects field.

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Security

Use t his menu to setup passwords and storage media protection.

Power

Configure the power button behavior and the settings for system power resume from an AC
power loss.

Boot

Configure the system boot up sequence for multiple bootable devices.

Exit

Use this menu to save or ignore the changes of CMOS settings. The default BIOS settings can
also be retrieved, in case of improper custom CMOS settings.

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4.2 – Main CMOS Features

In this section, you can alter general featur es such as the date and time, as well as access to
the IDE configuration options. Note that the options listed below are for options that can
directly be changed within the Main Setup screen. User can Use the arrow or <Enter> keys to
highlight the item and then use the <+ > or < - > keys to select the value you want in each
item.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time:
System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

? IDE Channel 0 Master
? IDE Channel 0 Slave
? IDE Channel 1 Master
? IDE Channel 1 Slave
? IDE Channel 2 Master
? IDE Channel 3 Master

? Memory Cache
? Boot Features

? System Information

F1: Help ?? Select Item
Esc: Exit

?? Select Menu Enter: Select ? Sub-Menu

System Time / Date Setup:

System Time: Adjusts the system clock.

[HH: MM: SS]

MM Minutes
SS Seconds

[MM/DD/YYYY]

DD Days
YYYY Years

HH Hours (24hr. format)

System Date: Adjusts the system date.

MM Months

[10 : 15: 18]
[02/15/2004]

[1.44/1.25 MB 31/2”]

[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

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<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

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Control Caching of System

Control Caching of Video BIOS

Control caching of 512k Base

640k

Control Caching of System

Legacy Diskette A:

Defines the floppy drive type.
None / 360K, 5.25in / 1.2M, 5.25in / 720K, 3.5in / 1.44M, 3.5in / 2.88M, 3.5in

IDE and Integrated SATA Master / Slave Setup:

Computer detects IDE drive types.
None / Auto / Manual

Memory Cache:

To select the memory cache types for memory segments within 640KB base address and
extended memory.

Feature Option Description

Cache System BIOS Area:

Cache Video BIOS Area

Cache Base 0-512k

Cache Base 512k- 640k

Cache Extended Memory Area

Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF

Cache C800-CBFF/CCC0­CFFF…DC00-DFFF

Cache E000-E3FF/E400­E7FF…EC00-EFFF

Uncached
Write P rotect

Uncached
Write Protect

Uncached
Write Through
Write Protect

Write Back
Uncach ed

Write Through
Write Protect
Write Back

Uncached

Write Through
Write Protect
Write Back

Disabled

USWC Caching
Write Through
Write Protect
Write Back

Disabled

Write Through
Write Protect
Write Back

Disabled

Write Through

Write Protect

Write Back

BIOS Area.

Area

Memory

Control caching of 512k­Base Memory

Memory above One Megabyte

Control Caching of This Block

Control Caching of This Block

Control Caching of This Block

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Boot Features:

Summary Screen:

Enable or disable the system configuration information on display during
system boot up stage.

Quiet Boot:

QuickBoot Mode:

F12 Boot Menu:

Halt on POST Errors:

System Information:

Display system board model, BIOS version and BIOS build date.

Enabled / Disabled

Enable or disable the display of OEM logo scr een during POST (Power
On Self Test).

Enabled / Disabled

Enable or disable the system to skip certain tests during POST. Enabling
this item will reduce the system boot time

Enabled / Disabled

Enable or disable the display of Multiboot menu. When this item is
enabled, users can choice a different boot device from BIOS settings by
pressing <F12> hotkey during system boot up stage.

Enabled / Disabled

Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected during
power up.

Enabled / Disabled

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Select the operating system

installed on your system, which

Note: An incorrect setting can

cause some operating systems

4.3 – Advanced BIOS Features

In Advanced BIOS features, you will be able to adjust many of the feature that effect system
speed and boot -up options.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Installed O/S
Reset Configuration Data
Large Disk Access Mode

Parallel ATA
Serial ATA
Native Mode Operation
SATA RAID Enable

? Advanced Chipset Control
? Advanced Processor Options
? I/O Device Configuration
? Console Redirection

Legacy USB Support

? Hardware Monitor

F1: Help ?? Select Item
Esc: Exit

Installed O/S:

Select the operating system installed on your system, w hich you will use most commonly.
Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior.
Win95 / Win98 / WinMe / Win2000 / Other

Reset Configuration Data:

If you select “Yes” on this item, the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) area will be
cleared.
No / Yes

Large Disk Access Mode:

Different operating systems may require different representations of hard disk geometries.
For UNIX, Novell Netware, or certain operating systems, this item needs to set as “Other” .
For Microsoft Windows or DOS operating systems, choice “DOS”.
Other / DOS

Parallel ATA:

This option allows users to enable or disable the integrated primary and/or secondary parallel
ATA channels.
Disabled / Channel 0 / Channel 1 / Both

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Advanced CMOS Setup Menu

?? Select Menu Enter: Select ? Sub-Menu

[ Win2000 ]
[No]
[DOS]

[Both]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Disabled]

[Enabled]

+/- Change Value

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you will use most commonly.

to display unexpected behavior.

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Serial ATA:

This option allows users to enable or disable the integrated ICH5R serial ATA ports .
Enabled / Disabled

Native Mode Operation:
This option for ATA hard drives. Certain operating systems cannot support Native Mode
Operation. Setting “Auto” for this item is recommended.
Auto / Parallel ATA / Serial ATA / Both

SATA RAID Enable:

Select the ICH5R integrated SATA ports to be IDE mode or RAID mode. If select to “RAID”
mode for attached SATA drives, there is an option ROM banner display to allow users to enter
the RAID configuration menu during the system boot up.
The ICH5R integrated SATA ports support RAID level 0 or RAID level 1 under Windows.
Enabled / Disabled

Advanced Chipset Control:

Integrated USB
Integrated USB 1.1

Enabled / Disabled

Enabled / Disabled

Advanced Processor Options:

Integrated USB 2.0
Enabled / Disable d
Integrated Gbit LAN
Integrated Gbit LAN

Onboard LAN1 Boot Strap
Enabled / Disable d

Onboard LAN2 Boot Strap
Enabled / Disabled

Users can enable or disable Int el’s Hyper Threading Technology to enable or
disable a logical processor for each processor under Microsoft Windows XP or
Windows 2003.

Hyper Threading Technology

Enabled / Disabled
Other options in this sub -menu are for debug purpose.

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I/O Device Configuration:

Interrupt: IRQ3 / IRQ4

Interrupt: IRQ3 / IRQ4

Interrupt: IRQ5 / IRQ7

Console Redirection:

Baud Rate: 300 /1200 /2400 /9600 / 19.2K /38.4K /57.6K /115.2K

Console Type: VT100 / VT100 8bit / PC- ANSI, 7bit / PC ANSI / VT100+ / VT-UTF8

Flow Contr ol: None / XON/XOFF / CTS/RTS

Legacy USB Support

Enable support for legacy Universal Serial Bus.
Enabled / Dis abled

Hardware Monitor

BIOS Event Logging

Real-time Sensors
Auto display CPU/system temperatures, fan speeds and voltages.

Floppy disk controller: Enabled / Dis abled
Serial port A: Disabled / Enabled / Auto

Base I/O Address: 3F8 / 2F8 /3E8/ 2E8

Serial port B: Disabled / Enabled / Auto

Base I/O Address: 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8/ 2E8

Parallel port: Disabled / Enabled / Auto

Mode: Output Only / Bi- directional / EPP / ECP

Base I/O Address: 3F8 / 278 / 3BC

DMA: DMA1 / DMA3

COM Port Address: Disabled / Onboard COM A / Onboard COM B

Select onboard serial port or serial port on BMC IPMI card for console

redirection.

Console connection: Direct / Via Modem

Indicate whether the console is connected directly to the system or a

modem is used to connect.
Continue C.R. after POST

ON / OFF
Enable Console Redirection after OS has loaded.

BIOS Event Logging: Enabled / Disabled

View BIOS Event Log: [Enter] Press < Enter > key to view the event log

Clear all BIOS Event Logs: Enabled /Disabled

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Supervisor Password controls

4.4 – Security

In Security BIOS features, you will be able to setup passwords and floppy write-protect.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Supervisor Password Is
User Password Is

Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password

Diskette Access
Fixed Disk Boot Sector
Virus Check Reminder
System Backup Reminder
Password on Boot

Start From Floppy
Start From IDE CD -ROM

Floppy Write Protect

F1: Help ?? Select Item
Esc: Exit

Please refer to the “Item Specific Help” fields for the descriptions of each settings.

4.5 – Power

Power Button Behavior:

Select the desired system power state after press power button.
[On/Off] / [Wake/Sleep]

After Power Failure:
With this setting, users can specif y the choice for the AC power resume …

[Last State] / [Stay Off] / [Power On]

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Advanced CMOS Setup Menu

?? Select Menu Enter: Select ? Sub-Menu

[Stay Off]: Set to stay off to leave the computer in the power off state, after power
resume from an AC power loss.
[Last State]: Set to last state to restore the system to the previous status before
power failure or interrupt occurred.
[Power On]: Set to power on to leave the computer in the power on state. .

Clear / Set
Clear / Set

[Enter]
[Enter]

[Supervisor]
[Normal]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

[Enabled]
[Enabled]

[Disabled]

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

_________________________

access to the setup utility.

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

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4.6 – Boot

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

+ Removable Devices
+ Hard Drive
CD-ROM Device

Network Boot

F1: Help ?? Select Item
Esc: Exit

?? Select Menu Enter: Select ? Sub-Menu

The boot menu will list all bootable devices. Use <Enter> to expand or collapses devices with
a + or -, Use <+> or <-> to arrange the priorities of all bootable devices

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

_________________________

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

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4.7 – Exit

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

F1: Help ?? Select Item
Esc: Exit

?? Select Menu Enter: Select ? Sub-Menu

Exit Saving Changes

Use this option to exit setup utility and re-boot.
All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS.
System will use the new settings to boot up.

Exit Discarding Changes

Use this option to exit setup utility and re-boot.
All new selections you have made are not stored into CMOS.
System will use the old settings to boot up.

Load Setup Defaults

Use this option to load all default setup values.
Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly.

Discard Changes

Use this option to restore all new setup val ues that you have made but not saved into CMOS.

Save Changes

Use this option to store all new setup values into CMOS.

.

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

_________________________

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

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Chapter 5: Diagnostics

Note: if you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following
things in the following order:

By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when
setting up your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check the TYAN website at:

http://www.tyan.com.

5.1 Beep Codes

Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through a series of audible
beeps. For example, if the BIOS POST can initialize the video but an error occurs, an error
message will be displayed. If it cannot display the message, it will report the error as a series
of beeps.

The most common type of error is a memory error.
Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support, be sure that you note as much as

you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. Also, be ready with
information regarding add-in cards, drives and O/S to speed the support process and come to
a quicker solution.

5.2 Flash Utility

Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for. For Flash Utilities, BIOS
downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility with your motherboard,
please check the TYAN web site: http://www.tyan.com/

Note: Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in the event of a BIOS flash
failure, you must contact your dealer for a replacement BIOS. There are no exceptions. TYAN
does not have a policy for replacing BIOS chips directly with end users. In no event will TYAN
be held responsible for damages done by the end user.

Memory, Video, CPU

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Appendix I: Glossary

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification

that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s
devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure.

ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface): also known as IDE or ATA; a drive
implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself. It allows CD-ROMs and
tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices, just like HDDs.

Bandwidth: refers to carrying capacity. The greater the bandwidth, the more data the bus,
phone line, or other electrical path, can carry. Greater bandwidth, then, also results in greater
speed.

BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): is a feature within the BIOS that creates, prioritizes, and
maintains a list of all Initial Program Load (IPL) devices, and then stores that list in NVRAM.
IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS, as well as provide the ability to return
to the BIOS if the OS load process fails for some reason. At that point, the next IPL device is
called upon to attempt loading of the OS.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): the program that resides in the ROM chip, and provides
the basic instructions for controlling your computer’s hardware. Both the operating system and
application software use BIOS routines to ensure compatibility.

Buffer: a portion of RAM which is used to temporarily store data, usually from an application,
though it is also used when printing, and in most keyboard drivers. The CPU can manipulate
data in a buffer before copying it, all at once, to a disk drive. While this improves system
performance --- reading to or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing
so repeatedly --- there is also the possibility of losing your data should the system crash.
Information stored in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connect ion between the
processor and system memory, and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses.

Bus mastering: allows peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system memory without
going through the CPU (similar to DMA channels).

Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application. Using a
cache lowers data access times, since the needed information is stored in the SRAM instead
of in the slow DRAM. Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory: a
typical cache size is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.

Cache size: refers to the physical size of the cache onboard. This should not be confused with
the cacheable area, which is the total amount of memory which can be scanned by the system
in search of data to put into the cache. A typical setup would be a cache size of 512KB, and a
cacheable area of 512MB. In this case, up to 512KB of the main memory onboard is capable
of being cached. However, only 512KB of this memory will be in the cache at any given
moment. Any main memory above 512MB could never be cached.

Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on” or
“closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”.

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CMOS (Complementary Metal -Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic startup

information for the BIOS.

COM port: another name for the serial port, which is called as such because it transmits the
eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is,
the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). Parallel ports transmit the bits of a
byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same
time).

DDR (Double Data Rate): is a technology designed to double the clock speed of the memory.
It activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the system clock rather than on just
the rising edge, potentially doubling output.

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): faster and more capacious form of RAM than SIMMs,
and do not need to be installed in pairs.

DIMM bank: sometimes called DIMM sockets, because the physical slot and the logical unit
are the same. That is, one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket, which is capable of acting
as a memory bank.

DMA (Direct Memory Access): channels that are similar to IRQs. DMA channels allow
hardware devices (like soundcards or keyboards) to access the main memory without
involving the CPU. This frees up CPU resources for other tasks. As with IRQs, it is vital that
you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Play devices will take care of this for
you.

ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data to be
checked for errors during run -time. Errors can subsequently be corrected at the same time
that they’re found.

EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, is a ROM
chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up with changes in
the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at
http://www.tyan.com

EMRL: Embedded RAID Logic. An Adaptec specific RAID technology.
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-

n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each
time it boots.

Fault-tolerance: a term describing a system where one component can quickly be replaced
without causing a loss of service, such as in a RAID system.

Firmware: low- level software that controls the system hardware.

Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector

type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The standard form factors are
the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby -AT and ATX Footprint boards.

Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real -Time Clock (RTC).

Handshaking: a process where two devices initiate communications. One device, typically the

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of a communications channel. The two devices will then exchange messages back and forth in
order to settle on a communications protocol.

HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.
H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.

IC (Integrated Circuit): the formal name for the computer chip.

IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self -contained HDD interface. It can

handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs
(EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the hardware controller.

IDE INT (IDE Interrupt): a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE.
I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware

(mouse, keyboard, etc.)

Initial Program Load (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing those
devices as capable of loading and executing an OS, as well as being able to provide control
back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails.

IPL: see Initial Program Load.

IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU.

The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It
is important that there is only one device hooked up to each IRQ line; doubling up devices on
IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-n-Play operating systems can take care of these
details for you.

Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch
up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and it
waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard
system components).

Mirroring: see RAID.
NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non -Volatile RAM, memory that holds its

data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Compaq or IBM package other companies’
motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them.

Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in
parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64 -bit local bus (data pathway) which is
faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a single system (as
opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems).

PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used by IDE
drives. These modes use the CPU for data transfer (in contrast, DMA channels do not). PCI
refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU.

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PCI-to-PCI bridge: allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot.

Pipeline burst SRAM: a type of RAM that can maintain it’s data as long as power is provided

to the memory chips. In this configuration, SRAM requests are pipelined, which means that
larger packets of data are sent to the memory at one time, and acted upon quickly. This type
of SRAM operates at bus speeds higher than 66MHz.

Pipelining: improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second
instruction before the first is completed. A pipeline can be likened to an assembly line, with a
given part of the pipeline repeatedly executing a set part of an operation on a series of
instructions.

PM timers (Power Management timers): software timers that count down the number of
seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep, suspend, or doze mode.

PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug- n-Play
devices require little set -up to use. Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer
that is running on a Plug-n-Play aware operating system (such as Windows 98), and go to
work. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug-n-Play require you to reconfigure your
system each time you add or change any part of your hardware.

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment): one of four components that together make up the
Wired for Management 2.0 baseline specification. PXE was designed to define a standard set
of preboot protocol services within a client, towards the goal of allowing networked-based
booting to boot using industry standard protocols.

RAID (Redundant Array of Indepen dent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in
different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly,
also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the operating system. RAID level 0
is known as striping, where data is striped (or overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but
offers no fault -tolerance. RAID level 1 is known as mirroring, which stores the data within at
least two hard drives, but does not stripe. RAID level 1 also allows for faster access time and
fault-tolerance, since either hard drive can be read at the same time. RAID level 0+1 is both
striping and mirroring, providing fault -tolerance, striping, and faster access all at the same
time.

RAIDIOS: stands for RAID I/O Steering, a type of RAID technology from Intel. RAIDIOS is a
specification used to enable an embedded I/O controller, embedded on the motherboard, to be
used as just an I/O controller or to be the I/O component of a hardware RAID subsystem. The
RAIDIOS circuit allows an I/O Processor (either embedded on the motherboard or on an add ­in card) to configure the I/O controller and service the I/O controller’s interrupts. The I/O
controller and the I/O Processor together are two of the primary components of a hardware
RAID subsystem.

RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memory where any byte can
be accessed without touching the adjacent data, is often used to refer to the system’s main
memory. This memory is available to any program running on the computer.

ROM (Read -Only Memory): a storage chip which contains the BIOS; the basic instructions
required to boot the computer and start up the operating system.

SATA (Serial ATA): is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage
interface. Serial ATA is a drop -in solution in that it is compatible with today’ s software and

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operating systems. It will provide for systems, which are easier to design, with cables that are
simpler to route and install, smaller cable connectors, and lower voltage requirements.

SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM): called as such because it can keep two sets of
memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data alternately from one set of
addresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated wi th non­synchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before opening the next.

Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire,
and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit
after another).

SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL): Architecture that allows a RAID controller, such as
AcceleRAID 150, 200 or 250, to implement RAID on a system board-embedded SCSI bus or a
set of SCSI busses. SISL: SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic ( LSI ) (only on LSI SCSI boards)

SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): formally the most common form of RAM for
motherboards. They must be installed in pairs, and do not have the carrying capacity or the
speed of DIMM modules.

Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down.

SRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order

to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensive.

SSI (Server System Infrastructure): an industry initiative intended to provide ready -to-use
design specifications for common server hardware elements (chassis, power supplies, and
racks) to promote and support server industry growth.

Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue
to operate normally.

Striping: see RAID

UltraDMA- 33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called

UltraATA. Without proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of higher
data tran sfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives.

USB (Universal Serial Bus): a versatile port. This one port type can function as a serial,
parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick port. It is fast enough to support video transfer, and is
capable of supp orting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices.

VGA (Video Graphics Array): the PC video display standard

V-SYNC: controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor.

ZCR: Zero Channel RAID. PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip,

thus lowering cost of RAID solution

ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs
without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket,
and a lever is pulled down. This shift the processor over and down, guiding into the board and
locking it into place.

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Initialize chipset with initial POST

ters with initial

store CPU control word during

Initialize cache before memory

Reset Programmable Interrupt

SMM)

of

Enable cache before system BIOS

RAM failure on data bits of

Display possible high address for UMB

Disable onboard Super I/O ports and

Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS

Code

02h Verify Real Mode 3Ah Autosize cache
03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers
04h Get CPU type 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values

06h Initialize system hardware 42h Initialize interrupt vectors
08h

09h Set IN POST flag 46h 2-1-2-3. Check ROM copyright notice
0Ah Initialize CPU registers 48h Check video configuration against CMOS
0Bh Enable CPU cache 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices
0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system
0Eh Initialize I/O component 4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM
10h Initialize Power Management 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice
11h Load alternate regis

12h Re

13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 52h Test keyboard
14h Initialize keyboard controller 54h Set key click if enabled
16h 1-2- 2-3. BIOS ROM checksum 58h 2-2- 3- 1. Test for unexpected interrupts
17h

18h 8254 timer initialization 5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP"
1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 5Bh Disable CPU cache
1Ch

20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 60h Test extended memory
22h 1-3- 1-3. Test 8742 K BD Controller 62h Test extended memory addres s lines
24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 64h Jump to UserPatch1
26h Enable A20 line 66h Configure advanced cache registers
28h Autosize DRAM 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC
29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 68h Enable external and CPU caches
2Ah Clear 512 KB base RAM 69h Setup System Management Mode (

2Ch 1-3-4-1. RAM failure on address 6Ah Display external L2 cache size
2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failure on data bits

2Fh

30h 1-4- 1-1.

32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency 70h Display error messages
33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 72h Check for configuration errors
36h Warm start shut down 76h Check for keyboard errors
38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors
7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present BAh Initialize DMI parameters
80h

Beeps / Description Code

values

POST values

warm boot

autosize

Controller

low byte of memory bus

shadow

high byte of memory bus

IRQs

Beeps / Description

45h POST device ini tialization

50h Display CPU type and speed

51h Initialize EISA board

59h Initialize POST display service

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB

area

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch Display shadow-area message

6Eh

recovery

BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

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Detect and install external RS232

Detect and install external parallel

compatible PnP ISA

Maskable Interrupts

Determine number of ATA drives

disk

processor

Determine number of ATA and SCSI

prepare to boot

Code

81h Late POST device initialization BCh Clear parity checkers
82h

83h Configure non-MCD IDE controllers BEh Clear screen (optional)
84h

85h Initialize PC-

86h. Re-initialize onboard I/O ports. C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)
87h Configure Motherboard Devices C2h Initialize error logging
88h Initialize BIOS Data Area C3h Initialize error display function
89h Enable Non-

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area C5h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)
8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse C6h Initialize notebook docking (optional)
8Ch Initialize floppy controller C7h Initialize notebook docking late
8Fh

90h Initialize hard-disk controllers C9h Extended checksum (optional)
91h Initialize local-bus hard-

92h Jump to UserPatch2 E0h Initialize the chipset
93h Build MPTABLE for multi-

95h Install CD ROM for boot E2h Initialize the CPU
96h Clear huge ES segment register E3h Initialize system timer
97h Fixup Multi Processor table E4h Initialize sy stem I/O
98h 1-2. Search for option ROMs. E5h Check force recovery boot
99h Check for SMART Drive (optional) E6h Checksum BIOS ROM
9Ah Shadow option ROMs E7h Go to BIOS
9Ch Set up Power Management E8h Set Huge Segment
9Dh Initialize security engi ne (optional) E9h Initialize Multi Processor
9Eh Enable hardware interrupts EAh Initialize OEM special code
9Fh

A0h Set time of day ECh Initialize Memory type
A2h Check key lock EDh Initialize Memory size
A4h Initialize Typematic rate EEh Shadow Boot Block
A8h Erase F2 prompt EFh System memory test
AAh Scan for F2 key stroke F0h Initialize interrupt vectors
ACh Enter SETUP F1h Initialize Run Time Clock
AEh Clear Boot flag F2h Initialize video
B0h Check for errors F3h Initialize System Management M ode
B2h POST done -

B4h One short beep before boot F5h Boot to Mini DOS
B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional) F6h Clear Huge Segment
B6h Check password (optional) F7h Boot to Full DOS
B9h Prepare Boot

Beeps / Description Code

ports

ports

devices

(NMIs)

(optional)

controllers

boards

drives

operating system

Beeps / Description

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

C4h Initialize system error handler

C8h Force check (optional)

D2h Unknown interrupt

E1h Initialize the bridge

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

F4h Output one beep before boot

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Appendix III: SMDC Information

Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful yet cost -efficient solution for
high-end server management hardware packages. Tyan’s goal is to provide remote system
monitoring and control even when the operating system is absence or simply fails. This
empowers Tyan’s server board with advanced industrial-standard features.

Tyan SMDC is a snap- in card that provides es sential server management solution. It enables
any IT Manager by providing multi-interfaces to access the hardware remotely and perform
monitor, control and diagnose activities effectively.

Tyan SMDC is powered by an intelligent controller known as Baseboard Management Control
(BMC). BMC is a standalone mini- CPU and runs on its own Real Time Operating System
(RTOS) to complete all different kinds of tasks. Backed Renesas’ H8 technology, IT manager
can rest assure his server machines are always taken care.

Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike an AGP card, Network card or SCSI card, the
SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver. As long as a standby power comes into
the system, the SMDC will be active on the system.

Tyan SMDC is compatible with all IPMI-compliance software as well as Tyan System
OperatorTM (TSO) software package.

By adding SMDC, Tyan’s server board becomes a highly manageable and IPMI compatible
system with all the advanced features suggesting in IPMI Specifications.

More detailed information on Tyan’s SMDC card can be found on our website:

http://www.tyan.com

The SMDC M 3291 is equipped with the following features:

§ Hardware Monitoring

§ Protocol and Standard

§ Auxiliary Communication Interface

§ Auxiliary SMBus / I2C buses

§ Teamed with other IPMB Devices (PMCs and EMCs)

§ Remote Monitor, Control and Diagnostics

§ Remote Console Redirect over LAN

§ Sensor Data Record

§ System Event Log

§ Field Replaceable Unit Information Storage

§ Real Time Clock

§ Upgrade BMC firmware

§ “Always Ready”

§ TYAN System Operator ™ (TSO)

§ OEM Drivers

§ Front Panel LED and Buzzer (Optional)

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Appendix IV: PCI-X/PCI Bus

Appendix IV: PCI-X/PCI Bus

Thunder i7522 S5362

S5362 board has two onboard Intel 6700PXH 64-bit PCI Hubs. Each of Intel 6700PXH chip
supports two independent 133 MHz PCI -X channels. Those two Intel 6700PXH chips are
marked as “PXH- 1” and “PXH-2” on Fig. AP4-1.

Intel 6700PXH chip (PXH-1):

§ PCI-X Channel A Bus: Connected to TAROTM SO-DIMM (J42), PCIX1-P1 expansion
slot (J41) and ZCR socket (reserved and unpopulated).

§ PCI-X Channel B Bus: Connected to PCIX1- S1 expansion slot

Secondary Intel 6700PXH chip (PXH -2):

§ PCI-X Channel A Bus: Connected to PCIX2- P1 expansion slot

§ PCI-X Channel B Bus: Connected to PCIX2- S1 expansion slot

Expansion Slot Frequency:

§ PCIX1-S1 (J16): PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz

§ PCIX1-P1 (J41): PCI-X up to 66 MHz

§ PCI-E (J8): PCI -Express x8 connector with PCI -Express x4 signals

§ PCIX2-S1 (J33): PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz

§ PCIX2-P1 (J32): PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz

§ PCI5 (J7): 32-bit PCI at 33 MHz

§ J16: Proprietary connector for M2360 2U riser (see Appendix V)

Fig. AP4-1: Thunder i7522 S5362 PCI - X/PCI Buses

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Appendix V: Riser Card Support

2U Riser Cards

M2360 q Provides three PCI -X 133/100/66 MHz slots on independent PCI -X buses

M2364 q Provides two PCI -X 100/66 MHz slots on a PCI - X bus

q Provides one PCI - Express x8 slot with PCI -Express x4 lanes

M2044 q Provides three PCI -X slots on a PCI -X bus

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1U Riser Cards

M2033 q Universal card edge with one PCI -X/PCI slot (with 3.3 V key)

M2037 q Universal card edge with one 64-bit PCI slot (with 5 V key)

M2037R q Universal card edge with one right -side 64- bit PCI slot (with 5 V key)

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Technical Support

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system, you should first turn to your dealer for direct support.
Your system has most likely been configured or designed by them and they should have the
best idea of what hardware and software your system contains. Hence, they should be of the
most assistance for you. Furthermore, if you purchased your system from a dealer near you,
take the system to them directly to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself
(which can have expensive consequences).

If these options are not available for you then Tyan Computer Corporation can help. Besides
designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered
customers service beyond their expectations. Tyan's website (www.tyan.com) provides
easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online Support sections with downloadable
Linux drivers and comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis, memory and much more.
With all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away, users can easily find the
latest software and operating system components to keep their systems running as powerful
and productive as possible. Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly
customer support through email. By offering plenty of options for users, Tyan serves multiple
market segments with the industry's most competitive services to support them.

"Tyan's tech support is some of the most impressive we've seen, with great response
time and exceptional organization in general" - Anandtech.com

Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at [email protected]

Help Resources:

Returning Merchandise for Service

During the warranty period, contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product
problems. This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover d amages
incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse, or improper
maintenance of products.

NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before
any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for
a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently
displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid.
TYAN will pay to have the boar d shipped back to you.

1. See the beep codes section of this manual.

2. See the TYAN website for FAQ’s, bulletins, driver updates, and
other information: http://www. tyan.com

3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.

4. Check the TYAN user group: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.TYAN

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Technical Support

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

Notice for Canada
This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the
Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. (Cet appareil est
conforme aux norms de Classe B d’interference radio tel que specifie par le Ministere
Canadien des Communications dans les reglements d’ineteference radio.)

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or dispose of
battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to
manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations.

Notice for the USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity
Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that may
cause undesired operation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the

receiver.

• Consult the dealer on an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Notice for Europe (CE Mark)
This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC,
92/31/EEC (EMC).

Document #: D1624 - 102

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