TYAN THUNDER K8QS, Thunder K8QS S4880, S4880 User Manual

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Thunder K8QS

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S4880

Revision 1.00

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2003-2004. All rights reserved. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN
Computer Corp.

All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual
are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following.

TYAN, Thunder K8QS are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Phoenix BIOS is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
Broadcom

®

is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries

ATI and Rage XL are trademarks of ATI Corporation
LSI Logic, Fusion MPT

TM

, and LSI are trademarks of LSI Logic Corportation

Silicon Image is a trademark of Silicon Image, Inc.

Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and
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whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of
TYAN products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose
or merchantability. TYAN retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or
specifications at any time, without notice. In no event will TYAN be held liable for any
direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other
malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this document.

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Table of Contents
Before you begin… Page 4

Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations Page 5
Hardware Specifications Page 5
Software Specifications Page 6

Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.00 Board Image Page 8

2.01 Block Diagram Page 9

2.02 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 10

2.03 Front Panel Connector (J6) Page 12

2.04 Clear CMOS Jumper (J8) Page 13

2.05 SMBus Connector (J11) Page 13

2.06 USB 1.1 Header (J12) Page 14

2.07 Chassis Intrusion Connector (J19) Page 14

2.08 Serial Port Internal Header (J23) Page 15

2.09 PCI-X Speed Select Jumper (J24) Page 15

2.10 Keyboard Lock Jumper (J42) Page 16

2.11 Gigabit LAN2 LED Header (J79) Page 16

2.12 Gigabit LAN1 LED Header (J80) Page 17

2.13 CPU FAN Connectors (J47, J5, J48, J44) Page 17

2.14 Chassis FAN Connectors
(J71, J70, J73, J72, J4, J3, J9, J74, J75)

Page 18

2.15 SCSI ZCR Slot Page 18

2.16 OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers Page 18

2.17 Installing the Processors Page 19

2.18 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 20

2.19 Thermal Interface Material Page 21

2.20 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 22

2.21 Finishing Installing the Heatsink Page 23

2.22 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 24

2.23 Installing the Memory Page 26

2.24 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28

2.25 Installing Add-In Cards Page 30

2.26 PCI Riser Cards Page 31

2.27 Connecting External Devices Page 32

2.28 Installing the Power Supply Page 32

2.29 Finishing Up Page 33

Chapter 3: BIOS

3.00 BIOS Setup Utility Page 34

3.10 BIOS Menu Bar Page 35

3.20 BIOS Legend Bar Page 35

3.30 BIOS Main Menu Page 36

3.40 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 38

3.50 BIOS Security Menu Page 46

3.60 BIOS Power Menu Page 46

3.70 BIOS Boot Menu Page 47

3.80 BIOS Exit Menu Page 48

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Chapter 4: Diagnostics Page 50
Appendix I: Glossary Page 51

Appendix II: BIOS POST Code Page 56

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Before you begin…

Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder K8QS motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

1x LVD SCSI cable

4 x SATA cable

2x SATA Drive Power Adapter

1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable

1x Cable set: 9-pin Serial and 25-pin Parallel

1x Thunder K8QS user’s manual

1x Thunder K8QS Quick Reference guide

1x TYAN driver CD

1x LSI SCSI driver diskette

1x Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID driver diskette

1x I/O shield with 2 LAN ports

4 x CPU Retention Frame

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

Congratulations

You are now the owner of the ideal solution for rackmount servers, large computer
clusters, or pedestal server needs. The Tyan Thunder K8QS features support for Quad
AMD Opteron processors, dual channel Gigabit Ethernet, Serial ATA (SATA) RAID,
and dual channel U320 SCSI.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com

. There you can find

information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS upgrades.

Hardware Specifications

Processor

Quad µPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
Supports up to four AMD Opteron

TM

800
series processors
Four onboard 3-phase VRMs
Integrated 128-bit DDR Memory
Controller

Chipset

AMD-8131

TM

HyperTransport PCI-X
Tunnel
AMD-8111

TM

HyperTransport I/O Hub
Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip
Total five Hardware Monitoring IC:
One ADM1027 and four LM63

Memory

128-bit dual channel memory bus
Total ten 184-pin 2.5-Volt DDR DIMM
sockets (4 on CPU 0 and 2 each on
CPU1, CPU2,CPU3 respectively)
Supports up to 20 GB Registered DDR
Supports ECC and ECC with Chipkill
type memory modules
Supports PC1600, PC2100, PC2700 &
PC3200 DDR

Expansion Slots

Two independent PCI-X buses
Two 64-bit 66/33 MHz (3.3-Volt) PCI-X
slots from PCI-X bridge A
Two 64-bit 133/100/66/33 MHz (3.3-Volt)
PCI-X slots from PCI-X bridge B
One legacy 32-bit 33MHz (5-Volt) PCI
slot

Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller

Provides two IDE dual-drive ports
for up to four EIDE devices
Supports for UDMA 33/66/100/133
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices

Integrated I/O

One floppy connector supports one
device
Two 9-pin serial ports (one
connector and one header) and One
25-pin parallel port pin-header
PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connectors
Two USB v1.1 front panel headers
Two USB v2.0 connectors

System Management

Total nine 3-pin fan headers with
tachometer monitoring
Four fan headers with (PWM) speed
control
One 2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
Temperature, voltage and fan
monitoring

Integrated PCI Graphics

ATI



RageTM XL PCI graphics
controller
8MB Frame Buffer of video
memory

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Integrated Dual Channel SCSI (Mfg.
option)

LSI 53C1030 U320 SCSI controller
Dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI
Connects to PCI-X Bridge A
Supports LSI ZCR (Zero Channel RAID)

Integrated SATA Controller (Mfg.
option)

One Silicon Image SI3114 controller
Four SATA 1.0 ports
Supports up to Four SATA drives
Supports RAID 0,1,0+1

Intelligent Platform Management
Interface Header

Tyan Server Management Daughter
cards (optional); supports features
listed below via IPMI header
QLogic™ Zircon Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) based
on powerful ARM7 technology
Tailored for IPMI highest 1.5 Spec.
Supports KCS and BT styles
Flexible Windows or Linux
Management Solution
Supports RMCP and SNMP protocols
Supports ASF standard and EMP
I

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C serial multi-master controllers and
UARTs
Built-in IPMB connector
Remote power on/off and reset support
(IPMI-over-LAN)

Integrated LAN Controllers

Broadcom

®

BCM5704C dual­channel Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with
LEDs
Connected to PCI-X Bridge A
Two Front Panel LED headers

BIOS

Phoenix BIOS
4Mbit LPC Flash ROM
Watchdog timer
USB boot support
48-bit LBA Support
Supports PXE via Ethernet

Form Factor

SSI MEB footprint (13” x 16” /

330.2mm x 406.4mm)
EPS12V power connectors
One serial port and one VGA port
Stacked USB 2.0 (two) connectors
Stacked PS/2 keyboard and
mouse connectors
Two RJ-45 side-by-side LAN
connectors with LEDs

Regulatory

FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)

European Community CE

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
SuSE Server 8.0 for AMD-64
Turbo linux 8.0 for AMD-64
Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9.0
Other distributions of Linux pending validation

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

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precaution: The Thunder K8QS supports EPS12V power supplies (24-pin/8-pin) and will

not operate with any other types.
DO NOT USE ATX 2.x, ATX12V or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the

board and void your warranty.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is 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 properl y 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 suppl y ca se). Fo r th e
safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.

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

flex the board in any way.

(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, memory

modules, and leads.

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

that the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include 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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2.00 – Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest boar d revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactl y like the above
picture.

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

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2.01 – Block Diagram

S4880 Thunder K8QS Block Diagram

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2.02 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of

publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.

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Function Settings

J6

Front Panel Connector

See Section 2.03 for pinout
configuration

J8

Clear CMOS Jumper

Close Pin-1 and Pin-2 (Default)
Normal mode
Close Pin-2 and Pin-3
Clear CMOS mode

J11

SMBus Connector

See Section 2.05 for pinout
configuration

J12

USB 1.1 Header

For front or rear chassis mount
USB connectors

J19

Chassis Intrusion Connector

See Section 2.07 for pinout
configuration

J23

Serial Port Internal Header

See Section 2.08 for pinout
configuration

J24

PCI-X Bridge B (PCI-X 1
and PCI-X 2)PCI-X Speed
Select Jumper

Open: up to PCI-X 133MHz
(Default)
Close: PCI-X 100MHz

J42

Keyboard Lock Jumper

Open: Enable PS/2 keyboard
(Default)
Close: Disable PS/2 keyboard

J79

Gigabit LAN2 LED Header See Section 2.11 for pinout

J80

Gigabit LAN1 LED Header See Section 2.12 for pinout
CPU Fan Connectors See Section 2.13

Chassis Fan Connectors See Section 2.14
SCSI Zero Channel RAID

(ZCR) PCI Slot (PCI-X Slot4)

See Section 2.15

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Jumper Legend

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

To indicate the location of pin-1

To indicate the location of pin-1

2.03 – Front Panel Connector (J6)

Function

PI
N
#

PI
N
#

Function

HDD
LED+

1 2 PWR LED+

HDD LED-

3 4 PWR LED-

Reset
Button -

5 6 PWR Button+

Reset
Button +

7 8 PWR Button-

NC 9 10 NC

IRRX 11 12 VDD_5_RUN

GND 13 14 NC

IRTX 15 16

BUZZER
_SPKR

NC 17 18 SPKR

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2.04 – Clear CMOS Jumper (J8)

Pin_3 Pin_1

Default

Pin_3 Pin_1

Clear

You can reset the CMOS settings by
using this jumper if you have forgotten
your system/setup password or need to
clear system BIOS setting.

- Power off system and disconnect

both power connectors from the
motherboard

- Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and
Pin_3 for several seconds to Clear
CMOS

- Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and
Pin_2 (default setting)

Reconnect power & power on system

2.05 – SMBus Connector (J11)

Pin_4: NC

Pin_3:
SMBUS_CLK

Pin_2 : GND

Pin_1

Pin_1:

SMBUS_DATA

Use this connector to connect external
SMBUS devices

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2.06 – USB 1.1 Header (J12)

Signal
Description

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

VCC 1 2 VCC
USB Data - 3 4 USB Data -
USB Data + 5 6 USB Data +
GND 7 8 GND

NC 9 10 GND

2.07 – Chassis Intrusion Connector (J19)

Pin-1

Intrusion detection

Pin-2
Intrusion detection

For use with chassis that support
this feature

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2.08 – Serial Port Internal Header (J23)

Signal
Description

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

DCD
(Data Carrier
Detect)

1 2

DSR (Data­Set-Ready)

RX (Receive­Data)

3 4

RTS
(Request­to-Send)

TX (Transfer­Data)

5 6

CTS
(Clear-to­Send)

DTR (Data­Terminal­Ready)

7 8

RI (Ring­Indicator)

GND (Ground)

9 10

NC

2.09 – PCI-X Bridge B (PCI-X 1 and PCI-X 2)PCI-X Speed Select Jumper (J24)

OPEN (Default)

Allows PCI-X Bridge B to operate at up
to 133MHz (For use with one PCI-X 133
device)

Tyan recommends using PCI-X Slot 1
for 133Mhz support

CLOSED

Forces PCI 1 and PCI 2 operate at
maximum PCI-X 100MHz

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2.10 – Keyboard Lock Jumper (J42)

OPEN (Default)
To enable PS/2 keyboard

CLOSED
To disable PS/2 keyboard

2. 11– Gigabit LAN2 LED Header (J79)

Pin_1:LAN LED+

PIN-2 PIN-1

Pin_2:LAN LED-

This is a 6-pin header, only using
pin1 and pin2 to connect external
LAN LED.

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2. 12– Gigabit LAN1 LED Header (J80)

Pin_1:LAN LED+

PIN_1

Pin_2: LAN LED-

Use this 2-pin header to connect
external LAN LED.

2.13– CPU FAN Connectors (J47, J5, J48, J44)

#

FAN

Description

Function

Amp Rated
(Maximum)

J47 CPU0 FAN

RPM
Read

1.6 A

J5 CPU1 FAN

RPM
Read

1.6 A

J48 CPU2 FAN

RPM
Read

1.6 A

J44 CPU3 FAN

RPM
Read

1.6 A

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2.14– Chassis FAN Connectors (J71, J70, J73, J72, J4, J3, J9, J74, J75)

#

FAN

Description

Function

Amp Rated
(Maximum)

J71 FAN1 Read 2.0 A
J70 FAN2 Read 2.5 A
J73 FAN3 Read 1.6 A
J72 FAN4 Read 2.5 A

J4 FAN5 Read 2.5 A

J3 FAN6 Read 1.2 A

J9 FAN7 Read 1.6 A
J74 FAN8 NA 1.2 A

J75 FAN9 NA 1.2 A

2.15 – SCSI Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) PCI Slot (PCI-X Slot4)

This slot is capable of accepting the LSI
Zero Channel RAID card*

Note: It supports LSI 2032L Zero
Channel RAID Card.

2.16 – OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers

The connectors and jumpers, which are not listed, are reserved for OEM use only.

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2.17– Installing the Processor(s)

Your brand new Thunder K8QS supports the latest 64-bit processor technologies from
AMD. Only AMD Opteron

™

processor 800 series are certified and supported with this
motherboard.
Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.tyan.com

NOTE If using a single processor, it MUST be installed in socket CPU0.

When using a single processor only CPU0 memory banks are
addressable.

TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported configuration.

The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install socket processors and may
not be an exact representation of the processors you have.

Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90

o

or as far back as possible to the
socket.
Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins underneath the processor to
ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.
Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until the processor sits
flush with the socket.
Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place.
Your processor is installed.
Repeat these steps for the second, third and fourth processor if you are using four
processors.

Take care when installing processors as they have very fragile connector pins below the
processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly.

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2.18 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

After you are done installing the processor(s), you should proceed to installing the
retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the processors do not
overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long as you own them.
Overheated processors are also dangerous to the health of the motherboard.

The backplate assembly prevents excessive motherboard flexing in the area near the
processor and provides a base for the installation of the heatsink retention bracket and
heatsink.

Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many different
manufacturers, a lot of them have their own method of installation. For the safest method
of installation and information on choosing the appropriate heatsink, use heatsinks
validated by AMD. Please refer to AMD’s website at www.amd.com

.

The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common CPU back
plates:

1. Mounting screws

2. Heatsink retention frame

3. CPU socket

4. Motherboard PCB

5. Adhesive insulator material

6. Backplate assembly
NOTE: Please see next section

for specific instructions on how
to install mounting bracket.

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2.19 -- Thermal Interface Material

There are two types of thermal
interface materials designed for
use with the AMD Opteron
processor.

The most common material
comes as a small pad attached
to the heatsink at the time of
purchase. There should be a
protective cover over the
material. Take care not to touch
this material.
Simply remove the protective
cover and place the heatsink on
the processor.

The second type of interface
material is usually packaged
separately. It is commonly
referred to as ‘thermal
compound’. Simply apply a thin
layer on to the CPU lid (applying
too much will actually reduce the
cooling).

NOTE

Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink & processor to
ensure the Thermal Interface material is compatible with the
processor & meets the manufacturer’s warranty requirements

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2.20 Heatsink Installation Procedures
Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION

1. After placing backplate and interface
material under motherboard place heatsink
retention frame on top of motherboard.
Align plastic retention bracket screw hole
with CPU back-plate standoffs.
Tighten screws to secure plastic retention
bracket. Repeat for on other side.

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2. After tightening screws secure metal clip
to plastic retention bracket center tab.
Repeat for on other side of heatsink.

3. After securing metal clip to plastic
retention bracket center tab, push down on
plastic clip to lock plastic clip to side tab.

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Type B: SCREW RETENTION TYPE HEATSINK

1. After placing CPU back-plate and
adhesive interface material under
motherboard, place heatsink retention
frame on top of motherboard. Align
heatsink retention frame screw hole with
backplate assembly standoffs. Place
heatsink inside plastic retention bracket.
Place metal clip over retention frame tab.
Repeat for other side.

2. Insert screw through metal clip.

BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED
ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB.

3. Tighten screw through metal clip.
Repeat on other side.

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2.21 -- Finishing Installing the Heatsink

After you have finished 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
motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the
motherboard.

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

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2.22 –Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary
motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually metal and are gold in
color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are
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.

Thunder K8QS S4880 Mounting Hole Placement

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.

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Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and
how they should be installed.

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2.23 – 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.
The following diagram shows common types of DDR SDRAM modules:

Here are a few key points to note before installing memory into your Thunder K8QS:

• Always install memory beginning with CPU0_DIMM0 or CPU0_DIMM2

• In order to access memory on CPU1_DIMM 0 and/ or 1, CPU2_DIMM 0 and

/or 1 and CPU3_DIMM 0 and/or 1, Four processors must be installed

• AMD Opteron

TM

processors support 64bit (non-interleaved) or 128bit

(interleaved) memory configurat ions

• At least ONE Registered DDR SDRAM module must be installed for the

system to turn on and POST (power on self test)

• 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB Registered PC2700/PC2100/PC1600

DDR SDRAM memory modules are supported

• All installed memory will be automatically detected

• The Thunder K8QS supports up to 20GB.*

* Not validated at the time of print; subject to change.

This chart outlines the rules for populating memory

(Note: X indicates a populated DIMM Slot)

DIMM Slot 128-Bit Support

CPU0_DIMM0 X XXXX XXXXXXX
CPU0_DIMM1 X XXXX XXXXXXX
CPU0_DIMM2 XX XXX XXXXXXX
CPU0_DIMM3 XX XXX XXXXXXX
CPU1_DIMM0 X X X XX X
CPU1_DIMM1 X X X XX X
CPU2_DIMM0 X X X X XX
CPU2_DIMM1 X X X X XX
CPU3_DIMM0 X X X XXX
CPU3_DIMM1 X X X XXX

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DIMM Slot 64-Bit Support

CPU0_DIMM0 X XXXX XXXXXXX
CPU0_DIMM1
CPU0_DIMM2 XX XXX XXXXXXX
CPU0_DIMM3
CPU1_DIMM0 X X X XX X
CPU1_DIMM1
CPU2_DIMM0 X X X X XX
CPU2_DIMM1
CPU3_DIMM0 X X X XXX
CPU3_DIMM1

Memory Installation Procedure

When you install the memory modules, make sure the module aligns properly with the
memory slot. The modules are keyed to ensure that it is inserted only one way. The
method of installing memory modules are detailed by the following diagrams.

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

To remove the memory module, simply push the latches outwards until the memory
module pops up. Then remove the module.

NOTE

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the

motherboard before performing system hardware changes.
Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion device.

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2.24 – Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow th em
to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE
channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector desi gnates the Primary

channel, while the white connector designates the Secondary 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 furth est away from the
other two is the end that connects to the motherboard. The other two connectors are
used to connect to drives.

Note: Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers. If only using one device on
a channel, it must be set as Master for the BIOS to detect it.

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

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The Thunder K8QS is also equipped with 4 Serial ATA (SATA) channels.
Connections for these drives are also very simple.

There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives.
Tyan has supplied four SATA cables and two SATA power adapter. If you are in need

of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase.

The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive

1. SATA drive cable connection

2. SATA drive power
connection

3. SATA cable motherboard
connector

4. SATA drive power adapter

Floppy Drives

Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives. See the
picture 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 a proper connection of the cable.

Attach first floppy drive
(drive A:) to the end of the
cable with the twist in it.
Drive B: is usually
connected to the next
possible connector on the
cable (the second or third
connector after you install
Drive A:).

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2.25 – 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.

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not
force any add-in cards into any slots if they do not seat in place. It is better to try
another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and
the add-in card.

NOTE

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the

motherboard before performing system hardware changes. Otherwise
you may damage the board and/or expansion device.

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2.26 – PCI Riser Cards Supported on S4880 K8QS

Model Number M2037 M2043 M2043X M2044

What speeds can

support

ALL SPEEDS

66MHz
33MHz

100MHz

66MHz
33MHz

133MHz
100MHz

66MHz

Form Factor

1U 2U 2U 2U

What kind of Gold

Finger

3.3V and 5V 3.3V and 5V 3.3V and 5V 3.3V and 5V

How many slots

1 3 2 3

What kinds of slots

5V 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V

UPC Code

635872-007255

635872-

006906

635872-

007095

635872-

008368

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2.27 – 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, mice, and
printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following
board:

2.28– Installing the Power Supply

There are three power connectors on your Thunder K8QS. Tyan recommends that
you have an EPS12V power supply that has one 24-pin and two 8-pin power
connectors.

J29: 24-pin EPS 12V power

connector

J63: 8-pin EPS 12V power

connector

J25: 8-pin EPS 12V power

connector

The Thunder K8QS is standard EPS 12V compatible, please take following
combination for reference. Please be aware that ATX 2.x, ATX12V and ATXGES
power supplies are not compatible

with the board and can damage the motherboard

and/or CPU(s).

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Power Supply Connection Matrix

Model # Connector on EPS12V PWR Supply MB Power Connector

24-pin Connector J29: 24-pin EPS 12V Connector

8-pin Connector J63: 8-pin EPS12V Connector

# 1

8-pin Connector J25: 8-pin EPS12V Connector

24-pin Connector J29: 24-pin EPS 12V Connector

8-pin Connector J63: 8-pin EPS12V Connector

# 2

4-pin Connector J25: 8-pin EPS12V Connector

24-pin Connector J29: 24-pin EPS 12V Connector

# 3*

8-pin Connector J63: 8-pin EPS12V Connector

*: Not validated at the time of print; subject to change.

Disconnect power supply from electrical outlet

a. Connect the EPS12V 8-pin power connector
b. Connect the EPS12V 24-pin power connector
c. Connect power cable to power supply to power outlet

Make sure you have connected both connectors before attempting to apply
power to the board.

NOTE: We suggest using a 500 W or higher power supply; this is dependent on how
many devices you have installed. However, 500W is sufficient for system without
many devices (i.e. 4 x AMD Opteron 844 CPU, 10 x 1G DDR 333 Memory, 1 x HDD,
2 or 3 expansion cards).

2.29 – 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 ju mpers 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 vendor’s

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Chapter 3: BIOS

3.00 – BIOS Setup Utility

With the BIOS setup utility, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features
of your computer. The setup utility uses a number of menus for making changes and
turning the special features on or off.

NOTE

All menus are based on a typical system. The actual menus displayed on your
screen may be different and depend on the hardware and features installed in
your computer.

To start the BIOS setup utility:

a. Turn on or reboot your system
b. Press <F2> to start BIOS setup utility

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help
System Time [12:59:59]
System Date [11/01/2002]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25MB 3”]

Primary Master [None]
Primary Slave [None]
Secondary Master [None]
Secondary Slave [None]

HDD Post Write Buffer: [Enabled]
Large Disk Access Mode: [DOS]

Extended Memory Testing [Just zero it]
Boot Summary Screen: [Disabled]

System Memory: 624 KB
Extended Memory: 5024 MB

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

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

To select an item
Use the left/right (↔) arrow keys to make a selection

To display a sub-menu (A pointer “” marks all sub menus)
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>.

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3.10 – BIOS Menu Bar

The menu bar at the top of the windows lists these selections:

Main To configure basic system setups

Advanced To configure the chipset features

Security To configure user and supervisor passwords

Power To configure power management features

Boot To configure system boot order

Exit To exit setup utility

NOTE Options written in bold type represent the BIOS setup default

3.20 – BIOS Legend Bar

The chart describes the legend keys and their alternates:

Key Function

<F1> or <Alt-H> General help window

<ESC> Exit current menu

↔ arrow keys Select a different menu

↑ or ↓ arrow keys

Move cursor up/down

<Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up/down

<Home> or <End> Move cursor to top/bottom of the window

<PgUp> or <PgDn> Move cursor to next/previous page

<F5> or <-> Select the previous value/setting of the field

<F6> or <+> or <Space> Select the next value/setting of the field

<F9> Load the default configuration values of the menu

<F10> Save and exit

<Enter> Execute command or select submenu

<Alt-R> Refresh screen

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3.30 – BIOS Main Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help
System Time [12:59:59]
System Date [11/01/2002]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25MB 3”]

Primary Master [None]
Primary Slave [None]
Secondary Master [None]
Secondary Slave [None]

Extended Memory Testing [Just zero it]
Boot Summary Screen: [Disabled]

System Memory: 624 KB
Extended Memory: 5024 MB

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

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3.1 – System Time

Feature Option Description

HH : MM : SS --- Set the system time

3.3.2 – System Date

Feature Option Description

MM : DD : YYYY --- Set the system date

3.3.3 – Legacy Diskette

Feature Option Description

Legacy Diskette 360 KB

1.3 MB
720 KB

1.44/1.25 MB

2.88 MB

This setting selects the type of the
floppy disk drive installed in system.

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3.3.4 –Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

Type

Auto Auto - To determine the IDE drive type

by system BIOS

Multi-Sector Transfers Display the This feature is determined

by System BIOS

---

LBA Mode Control

--- This feature is determined by System
BIOS

32 Bit I/O

Enabled

Disabled

This setting enables or disables 32 bit
IDE data transfers.

Transfer Mode: --- Display the Transfer Mode of the

plugged IDE device

Ultra DMA Mode --- Display the Ultra DMA which the IDE

device support

3.3.5 –Extended Memory Testing

Feature Option Description

Extended Memory Testing Disable

Just zero it

Enable

Determines which type of tests will be
performed on extended memory

3.3.6 – Boot Summary Screen

Feature Option Description

Boot Summary Screen Disable
Enable

Display system configuration on boot

3.3.7 – System Memory

Feature Option Description

System Memory ---

Display the size of system memory

3.3.8 – Extended Memory

Feature Option Description

Extended Memory ---

Display the size of extended memory

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3.40 – BIOS Advanced Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Hardware Monitor
SMBIOS(DMI) Event Logging
Console Redirection

Installed O/S: [Other]
Reset Configuration Data: [No]

Multiprocessor Specification: [1.4]
Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP Table: [Yes]

ACPI SRAT Table: [Enable]
RSDT FADT Revision: [ 1 ]
HPET Timer: [Enable]
Halt on Error: [Yes]
GART Error Reporting [Disable]

4GB Memory Hole Adjust [Auto]
4GB Memory Hole Size [64MB]

Chipset Configuration
Keyboard Configuration
I/O Device Configuration
PCI Configuration
Watchdog Timer Option

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

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.4.1 – Hardware Monitor Sub-Menu

Description

This screen contains info from motherboard hardware monitor sensors, such as
temperature, fan speed and voltage.

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3.4.2 –SMBIOS(DMI) Event Logging Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

View DMI event log

---

View the contents of the DMI event
log.

Clear all DMI event logs No

Yes

Setting this to ‘Yes’ will clear the DMI
event log after rebooting

Event Logging Enable
Disable

Select ‘Enable’ to allow logging of DMI
events.

ECC Event Logging Enable

Disable

Select ‘Enable’ to allow logging of
ECC events.

Mark DMI events as read --- Press Enter to mark all DMI events in

the event log as read.

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3.4.3 – Console Redirection Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

Com Port Address Disabled
On-board COM

A

If the console redirection function
enabled, it will use COMA port on the
motherboard.

Console connection Direct

Via modem

Indicate whether the console is
connected directly to the system or a
modem is used to connect.

Baud rate 300 /1200 /2400

/9600 /19.2k
/38.4k /57.6k
/115.2k

Select the baud rate of transfer

None
XON/XOFF

CTS/RTS

Flow Control

Select the Flow Control mode

Console Type vt100

vt100 8bit
ANSI 7bit
ANSI
Vt100 plus
ITF8

Select the console type

Continue C.R. after POST Off

on

Enable Console Redirection after OS
has loaded.

3.4.4 – Reset Configuration Data

Feature Option Description

Reset Configuration Data Yes
No

This setting erases all configuration
data in a section of memory for ESCD
(Extended System Configuration
Data) which stores the configuration
settings for non-PnP plug-in devices.
Select Yes when required to restore
the manufacturer's defaults

3.4.5 – Multiprocessor Specification

Feature Option Description

Multiprocessor Specification 1.4

1.1

Configures the MP Spec revision
level. Some OS will require 1.1 for
compatibility reasons

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3.4.6 – Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP Table

Feature Option Description

Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP
Table

Yes

No

Configures the MP Table with PCI
interrupt entries

3.4.7 – ACPI SRAT Table

Feature Option Description

ACPI SRAT Table Enable
Disable

Enable ACPI 2.0 static resources
affinity table for ccNUMA systems.

3.4.8 – HPET Timer

Feature Option Description

HPET Timer Enable
Disable

Enable HPET high precision event
timer

3.4.9 – Halt on Error

Feature Option Description

Halt on Error Yes
No

BIOS will halt POST and wait for user
input in case of POST errors.

3.4.10 – GART Error Reporting

Feature Option Description

GART Error Reporting Enable

Disable

This option should remain disabled for
the normal operation. The driver
developer may enable it for testing
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3.4.11 – 4GB Memory Hole Adjust

Feature Option Description

4GB Memory Hole Adjust Auto
Manual

Auto – Adjust the memory hole size
automatically according to the
memory space used by PCI devices
Manual – Memory hole size is
determined manually

3.4.12 – Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

Auto

Dram Bank Interleave Disable

Interleave memory blocks across
dram chip selects. BIOS will AUTO
detect capability on each Node.

ECC Enable ECC check/correct mode. This is a

Global enable function for all blocks
within CPU core and North Bridge

Disable
Dram ECC Enable

Disable

If all memory in the system supports
ECC, enabling this will initial scrub
dram and enable system requests to
dram to be checked and/or corrected

ECC Scrub Redirection Enable Enable ECC Scrubber to correct

errors detected in Dram during normal
CPU requests

Disable
4-bit ECC Enable

Disable

Enable 4-bit ECC mode on Nodes
with ECC capable dims.

DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL Disable

40ns/80ns/160ns
/320ns/640ns/1.
28us/2.56us

Set the rate of background scrubbing
for DCACHE lines

L2 ECC Scrub CTL Disable

40ns/80ns/160ns
/320ns/640ns/1.
28us/2.56us

Set the rate of background scrubbing
for L2 cache lines

Dram ECC Scrub CTL Disable

1.31ms

/2.62ms/5.24ms/

10.49ms/20.97m
s/42ms/84ms

Set the rate of BACKGROUND
scrubbing for Dram.

Speculative TLB Reload Enable

Disable

Enable / Disable Speculative TLB
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3.4.13 – Keyboard Configuration Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

NumLock

Auto

On
Off

Select Power-on state for NumLock

Keyboard auto-repeat rate 30/sec

26.7/sec

Select key repeat rate

...
Keyboard auto-repeat delay 1/4 sec

1/2 sec

3/4 sec
1 sec

Select delay before key repeat

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3.4.14 – I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

PS/2 Mouse Enable
Disable

Disable – prevent any installed PS/2
mouse from functioning, but frees up
IRQ 12
Enable – force the PS/2 mouse port to
be enabled regardless if a mouse is
present

Floppy disk contro ller Enable Configure the floppy disk controller
Disable

Auto

USB Host Controller Enable
Disable

Enable or disable the USB hardware

USB BIOS Legacy Support Disable
Enable

Enable or Disable support for USB
Keyboards and Mice in with a non­USB aware OS such as DOS or UNIX

Onboard PCI IDE Disable

Primary
Secondary

Both

Enable the integrated local bus IDE
adapter

Serial Port A Enable

disable

Configure serial port

Serial Port A Ba se I/O Ad dr ess 3F8/2F8/3E8/

2E8
Serial Port A Interrupt IRQ4 / IRQ3
Serial Port B Enable

Disable

Configure serial port

Serial Port B Ba se I/O Ad dr ess 3F8/2F8/3E8/

2E8
Serial Port B Interrupt IRQ4 / IRQ3

Parallel port Disable

Enable

Auto

Configure Parallel port

Parallel Port Mode Output only

Bi-directional

EPP

ECP
Parallel Port Base I/O Address 378/278/3BC
Parallel Port Interrupt IRQ5 / IRQ7

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3.4.15 – PCI Configuration Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

IOMMU

Enable

Disable
Size 32MB/64MB/128

MB/256MB/512

MB/1GB/2GB

Enable / Disable IOMMU and select
the size of it.

Onboard SATA/LSI/BroadCom Enable

Disable

Enable or Disable the Onboard
devices

Onboard SATA/LSI/BroadCom
Option Rom Scan

Enable
Disable

Enable or Disable to initialize
expansion ROM of Onboard devices

3.4.16 – Watchdog Timer Option Sub-Menu

Feature Option Description

Watchdog Timer

Disable

Enable

Enable/Disable Watchdog Timer

Time_Out Minutes … Watchdog Time_out configuration in

minutes(1-255)

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3.50 – BIOS Security Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Supervisor Password Is: XXXX
User Password Is: XXXX

Item Specific Help

Clear Supervisor Password
Set User Password

Password on boot: [Disabled]

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

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.60 – BIOS Power Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help
Resume On Time: [Off]
Resume Time: [00:00:00]
Resume Date: [00/00/0000]

Intruder Support [Disabled]
After Power Failure: [Last State]

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

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.6.1 –Resume On Time

Feature Option Description

Resume On Time Off
On

Enable wakes the system up at a
specific time

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3.6.2 –Resume On Time

Feature Option Description

Resume On Time Off
On

Enable wakes the system up at a
specific time

3.6.3 –Intruder Support

Feature Option Description

Intruder Support Disabled
Enable

Enable/Disable Intruder Function

3.6.4 – After Power Failure

Feature Option Description

After Power Failure Stay Off

Last State
Power On

This setting specifies whether your
system will reboot after a power failure
or interrupt occurs.
Set to stay off to leave the computer in
the power off state.
Set to last state to restore the system
to the previous status before power
failure or interrupt occurred.
Set to power on to leave the computer
in the power on state.

3.70 – BIOS Boot Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help
CD-ROM Drive
+Removable Devices
+Hard Drive
Network Boot

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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

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3.80 – BIOS Exit Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

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

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

F1 Help ↕ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ↔Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.8.1 – 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.

3.8.2 – 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.

3.8.3 – 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.

3.8.4 – Discard Changes

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

3.8.5 – Save Changes

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

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Chapter 4: Diagnostics

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

CPU, Memory, Video

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

.

4.10 Beep Codes

Fatal errors which halt the boot process are communicated through a series of audible
beeps.

(1) Memory module initialization failed

(a) memory modules might not be plugged in correct configuration
(b) wrong type of memory
(c) bad memory modules

(2) Graphics initialization failed
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.

4.20 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.

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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.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port): a PCI-based interface which was designed
specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications. The 32-bit AGP channel directly
links the graphics controller to the main memory. While the channel runs only at 66 MHz,
it supports data transmission during both the rising and falling ends of the clock cycle,
yielding an effective speed of 133 MHz.

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.

ATX: the form factor designed to replace the AT form factor. It improves on the AT design
by rotating the board 90 degrees, so that the IDE connectors are closer to the drive bays,
and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan. The keyboard, mouse, USB,
serial, and parallel ports are built-in.

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

BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): 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. 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, which
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 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 the possibility of losing your data should the system
crash. Information in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connection 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.
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of slower 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.

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

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): 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 socket 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.

DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which looses data
if it is not recharged regularly (every 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 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, it 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

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.

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

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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.

Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).
HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.
H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.
HyperTransport

TM

: a high speed, low latency, scalable point-to-point link for

interconnecting ICs on boards. It can be significantly faster than a PCI bus for an
equivalent number of pins. It provides the bandwidth and flexibility critical for today's
networking and computing platforms while retaining the fundamental programming model
of PCI.

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.)
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 occurs most commonly when the system sends data out to a peripheral
device and has to wait for the peripheral to spread (peripherals tend to be slower than
onboard system components).

NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory that holds
its data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires 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.

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

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Pipeline burst SRAM: a fast secondary cache. It is used as a secondary cache because

SRAM is slower than SDRAM, but usually larger. Data is cached first to the faster primary
cache, and then, when the primary cache is full, to the slower secondary cache.

PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug-n­Play devices require little set-up to use. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug­n-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 with the goal of allowing
networked-based booting to boot using industry standard protocols.

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in
different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly
and 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: RAID I/O Steering (Intel)
RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memor y where any byte

can be accessed without touching the adjacent data and is often referred 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.

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 with 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)

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

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SDRAM (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.
Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices

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

UltraATA. Without a proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of
higher data transfer 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 supporting 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 shifts the processor over and down, guiding it into
the board and locking it into place.

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Appendix II: BIOS POST Code

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

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 Initialize chipset with initial POST

values

45h POST device initialization

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 registers with initial

POST values

50h Display CPU type and speed

12h Restore CPU control word during

warm boot

51h Initialize EISA board

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 Initialize cache before memory

autosize

59h Initialize POST display service

18h 8254 timer initialization 5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to enter

SETUP"
1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 5Bh Disable CPU cache
1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt

Controller

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB

20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 60h Test extended memory
22h 1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD Controller 62h Test extended memory address 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

(SMM) area
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 of

low byte of memory bus

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS

shadow

6Ch Display shadow-area message

30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on data bits of

high byte of memory bus

6Eh Display possible high address for UMB

recovery

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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

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present BAh Initialize DMI parameters
80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports

and IRQs

BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

81h Late POST device initialization BCh Clear parity checkers
82h Detect and install external RS232

ports

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

83h Configure non-MCD IDE controlle rs BEh Clear screen (optional)
84h Detect and install external parallel

ports

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA

devices

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

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-Maskable Interrupts

(NMIs)

C4h Initialize system error handler

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 Determine number of ATA drives

(optional)

C8h Force check (optional)

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

controllers

D2h Unknown interrupt

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

boards

E1h Initialize the bridge

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 system 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 engine (optional) E9h Initialize Multi Processor
9Eh Enable hardware interrupts EAh Initialize OEM special code
9Fh Determine number of ATA and

SCSI drives

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

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

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AEh Clear Boot flag F2h Initialize video
B0h Check for errors F3h Initialize System Management Mode
B2h POST done - prepare to boot

operating system

F4h Output one beep before boot

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

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Technical Support

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

Help Resources:

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

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
damages 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 board
shipped back to you.

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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

Operation is subject to the following conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference, and

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 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.)

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

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.

Document #: D1582-100