Tyan THUNDER K8SD PRO User Manual

S2882-D

Thunder K8SD Pro

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Revision 1.00

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2001-2005. All rights reserved. No part of this
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TYAN, Thunder K8SD Pro are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
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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 Gigabit LAN_1 Front Panel LED Header (J1) and Gigabit LAN_2
Front Panel LED Header (J2)

2.04 Front Panel Connector (J6) Page 12

2.05 Clear CMOS Jumper (J8) Page 13

2.06 SMBus_0 Connector (J11) Page 13

2.07 USB Connector Headers (J12) Page 14

2.08 10/100 LAN front Panel LED Header (J17) Page 14

2.09 Chassis Intrusion Connector (J19) Page 15

2.10 ZCR Connector (J22) Page 15

2.11 COM2 Header (J23) Page 16

2.12 PCI -X Bridge B (PCI 1 & PCI 2) PCI-X Speed Select Jumper (J24 /
J39)

2.13 PCI -X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4) force PCI Mode Jumper (J41) Page 17

2.14 Keylock Enable/Disable Jumper (J42) Page 17

2.15 PCI -X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4 & SCSI7902 & BCM5704) PCI-X
Speed Select Jumper (J43)

2.16 SMDC Connector (J45) Page 18

2.17 Onboard VGA Enable / Disable Jumper (J46) Page 19

2.18 Onboard Gigabit Ethernet Enable / Disable Jumper (J52) Page 19

2.19 Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Enable / Disable Jumper (J60) Page 20

2.20 ZCR Card Connector Select Jumper (J61) Page 20

2.21 CPU_1 Fan Connector (P1_FAN) (J5) Page 21

2.22 CPU_2 Fan Connector (P2_FAN) (J47) Page 21

2.23 FAN 1 Chassis Fan Connector (J44) Page 22

2.24 FAN 2 Chassis Fan Connector (J48) Page 22

2.25 FAN 3 Chassis Fan Connector (J4) Page 23

2.26 FAN 4 Chassis Fan Connector (J9) Page 23

2.27 FAN 5 Chassis Fan Connector (J3) Page 24

2.28 OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers Page 24

2.29 Installing the Processor(s) Page 25

2.30 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 26

2.31 Thermal Interface Material Page 27

2.32 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 28

2.33 Finishing Installing Heatsink Page 29

2.34 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 30

2.35 Installing the Memory Page 31

2.36 Attaching Drive Cables Page 33

2.37 Installing Add-In Cards Page 35

2.38 PCI Riser Cards Supported on Thunder K8SD Pro Page 36

2.39 Connecting External Devices Page 36

2.40 Installing the Power Supply Page 37

2.41 Finishing Up Page 38

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Chapter 3: BIOS

3.00 BIOS Setup Utility Page 39

3.01 BIOS Menu Bar Page 40

3.02 BIOS Legend Bar Page 40

3.03 BIOS Main Menu Page 41

3.04 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 42

3.05 BIOS PCI/PnP Menu Page 56

3.06 BIOS Boot Settings Menu Page 58

3.07 BIOS Security Menu Page 64

3.08 BIOS Chipset Setting Menu Page 65

3.09 BIOS Power Menu Page 71

3.10 BIOS Exit Menu Page 72

Chapter 4: Diagnostics Page 73
Appendix I: Glossary Page 74
Appendix II: SMDC Information Page 79
Technical Support Page 80

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Before you begin…
Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder K8SD Pro motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

1x LVD SCSI cable (if optional SCSI included)

2 x SATA Drive Power Adapter

2 x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66 IDE cable

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

1 x Thunder K8SD Pro user’s manual

1 x Thunder K8SD Pro Quick Reference guide

4 x SATA cable

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x SCSI driver diskette (if optional SCSI included)

1x Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID driver diskette

1x Silicon Image SiI3114 IDE driver diskette

1 x I/O shield

2 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 K8SD Pro features support for Dual
AMD Opteron processor(s), two channel Gigabit Ethernet, one 10/100 Ethernet and Serial
ATA (SATA).
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

? Dual µPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
? Supports up to two AMD Opteron™ 200

Series processors (including dual core
processors)

? 128-bit DDR dual-channel memory

controller integrated in CPU

Chipset

? AMD-8131™ HyperTransport™ PCI-X

Tunnel
? AMD-8111™ HyperTransport™ I/O Hub
? Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip
? Analog Devices ADM1027 Hardware

Monitoring IC

Memory

? 128-bit DDR dual-channel memory bus
? Total eight 184-pin 2.5-Volt DDR DIMM

sockets (4 on CPU1 and 4 on CPU2)
? Registered, ECC modules supported
? Supports PC2100, PC2700,

and PC 3200* DDR
? Supports up to 16GB of Single/Dual

Rank and 32GB** of Quad Rank

memory

* With Opteron 246 C-stepping CPU and

above

** Not validated at the time of release

Integrated LAN Controllers

? Two Broadcom® BCM5704C dual-

channel Gigabit Ethernet controller
? Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs
? Connected to PCI-X Bridge A
? Three Front Panel LED headers
? One Intel® 82551QM 10/100 Ethernet

controller (Optional)
? Stacked USB 1.1 (two) ports and RJ45

LAN port on top

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Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller

? Provides two IDE dual-drive ports

for up to four IDE devices

? Supports up to ATA-133 IDE

devices

Integrated I/O

? One floppy, Two serial (one

header and one connector), and

one parallel header
? PS/2 KB/M ouse connectors
? Total four USB connections (2 I/O

panel, rear connectors and 2 USB

headers)

System Management

? Total six 3-pin fan headers with

tachometer monitoring
? Three fan headers with PWM

control
? 2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
? Temperature, voltage and fan

monitoring

Integrated SATA Controller

? Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID
? Supports SATA 1.0 Specification
? Supports 4 channel SATA port for

up to four SATA devices
? Supports RAID 0, 1, 10
? Connected to legacy 32 -bit 33MHz

PCI bus

Integrated PCI Graphics

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

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E xpansion Slots

? 2 Independent PCI-X buses from AMD-

8131

− PCI -X bridge A supports 64-bit
100 / 66 / 33 MHz with two 3.3-Volt
PCI -X slots

− PCI -X bridge B supports 64-bit 133 /
100 / 66 / 33 MHz with two 3.3-Volt
PCI-X slots

? One legacy 32-bit 33MHz PCI slot (5v)

from AMD-8111

? Total of five usable slots

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
? I2C serial multi-master controllers and

UARTs
? Built-in IPMB connector
? Remote power on/off and reset support

(IPMI-over-LAN)

Software Specifications
OS (Operating System) Support

WinNT, Win2k Pro, Win2k Server, Win2k Adv., WinXP Pro, Win Server 2003 (32-bit),
RedHat (x64) EL3.0 Update 1, 2, 3, Fedora Core Linux 1, SCO v.5.0.5, Novell 6.5
SuSE Linux (x32) 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, SuSE (x64) 9.0, SCO Unix 5.0, Solaris 9.0

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

Integrated Dual Channel SCSI
(manufacturing option)

? Adaptec AIC7902W Dual-

Channel U320 SCSI controller

? Connects to PCI-X Bridge A
? Adaptec Zero Channel RAID

ready

BIOS

? AMI® BIOS 8.0 on 4Mbit LPC

Flash ROM
? Supports ACPI 1.0b & 2.0
? PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 Power

Management
? Power Management S1, S4 and

S5 support

Form Factor

? Extended ATX footprint

(13” x 12” 330.2 x 304.8 mm)
? EPS12V (24pin + 8pin) power

connectors
? 4-pin auxiliary power connector
? Serial (one) and VGA (one)

connectors
? Stacked USB 1.1 (two) ports and

RJ45 LAN port on top
? 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

(Declaration of Conformity)

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precaution: The Thunder K8SD Pro 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 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) 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 board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above
picture.

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

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2.01 – Block Diagram

Thunder K8SD Pro S2882-D Block Diagram

16x16 Hyper Transport@1600MT/s

TM

144Bit

184 pin

DIMM1

Intel-82551

10/100

(Optional)

PCI
Slot

184 pin
DIMM0

OUT

IN

200-333MHz

184 pin
DIMM3

AMD

Opteron

Processor

184 pin

DIMM2

LINK 0B

16x16 Hyper Transport@1600MT/s

PCI-X Slots

64-Bit/133/100MHz

8x8 ncHyper Transport@400MT/s

32-Bit/33MHz

Opteron

Processor

IN

LINK 0A

AMD-8131

IN OUT

LINK 1

AMD

AMD

TM

OUT

AMD Chipset

200-333MT/s

144-Bit

Adaptec

AIC-7902 SCSI

BCM5704C

Gigabit LAN

184 pin

184 pin

DIMM0

DIMM1

64-Bit/100/66MHz

PCI-X Slot PCI-X Slot

*ZCR support with Adaptec
PCI or SO-DIMM ZCR card
(Optional)

EIDE(ATA/133) x2

184 pin

DIMM2

SO-DIMM144

(ZCR)

184 pin
DIMM3

(PCI4 / ZCR)

ATI RAGE XL

8MB

Silicon Image

SiI3114

4 X Serial ATA

RAID Ports

150MB/s

LPC

ROM

ADM1027
Hardware

monitor

AMD

AMD-8111

LPC

Winbond

W83627F/HF

LPC Super I/O

USB 1.1 x 2

USB Ports: 2 to backplane

USB 1.1 x2
2 to header

Floppy Disk Drive

PS/2 Keyboard &

Mouse

Parallel Port x 1

Serial Port x 2

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2.02 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

FAN5

J50

J58

LAN2

J2

CPU2 DIMM4

LAN2_LED

J5
CPU1_FAN

LAN1

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU1

J39

PCIX-B

J24

CH-B

AMD-8131

BT1

LAN1_LED

LAN

BCM5704

PCIX-B

AMD

FAN4

J9

ATI

RAGE XL

FDD

J46

LPT1

SATA1
SATA2

SATA3
SATA4

J23

COM2

J61

SCSI-A SCSI-B

J19

INTRUDER

LAN3_LED

J17

CMOS

J8

J3

PCI5

USB2

J12

KEYLOCK

W83627HF

BIOS

Silicon

Image

SiI3114

SMDC

PRI-IDE
SEC-IDE

CH-A

J43

Winbond

J41

ZCR J22

AMD-8111

(Optional)

Intel

82551

Bz1

J60

10/100

LAN

LAN3

PCIX-A

PCIX-A

PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1

SCSI
7902

AMD

J11

1

J6

J45

J4
FAN3

J1

J48
FAN 2

J57 (COM1)J56 (VGA)

CPU2

USB1 (Bottom)
LAN3 (Top)Optional

USB1

CPU2_FAN

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

KB(Bottom)
Mouse(Top)

J54

KB-MS

J47

J44

J25

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

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FAN 1

J29

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Jumper Function Settings

J1 / J2

Gigabit Ethernet LAN_1 &
LAN_2 Front Panel LED Header

J6 Front Panel Connector

J8 Clear CMOS Jumper
J11 SMBus_0 Connector
J12 USB Connector header

J17

10/100 Ethernet LAN3
Front Panel LED Header

J19 Chassis Intrusion Connector

See Section 2.03 for pinout
configuration

See Section 2.04 for pinout
configuration
1-2 Close: Normal mode (Default)
2-3 Close: Clear CMOS mode
See section 2.06 for pinout
configuration
For front or rear chassis mount USB
connectors

See Section 2.08 for pinout
configuration

See Section 2.09 for pinout
configuration

J22 SO-DIMM Socket See Section 2.10
J23 COM2 Header See Section 2.11 for pinout

J24 / J39

J41
J42

KEYLOCK

J43

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

PCI -X Bridge A (PCI3 & PCI4)
force PCI Mode Jumper

Keylock Enable/Disable Jumper
PCI -X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4 &

SCSI7902 & BCM5704) PCI-X
Speed Select Jumper

133MHz: J24 & J39 open (Default)
100MHz: J24 close; J39 open
66MHz: J24 & J39 close

Open: PCI-X mode (Default)
Close: PCI mode
Open: Enable PS/2 keyboard
(Default)
Close: Disable PS/2 keyboard

Open: up to PCI-X 100MHz (Default)
Close: PCI-X 66MHz

J45 SMDC Connector See Appendix II SMDC information
J46

J60
J61

(Optional)

P1_FAN

(J5)

P2_FAN

(J47)

FAN1

(J44)

FAN2

(J48)

FAN3

(J4)

FAN4

(J9)

FAN5

(J3)

Onboard VGA Enable/Disable
Jumper
Onboard 10/100 Ethernet
Enable/Disable Jumper

ZCR Card Connector Select
Enable/Disable Jumper

CPU_1 Fan Connector With speed, MAX 2.0A
CPU_2 Fan Connector With speed, MAX 2.0A
Chassis Fan Connector With speed control, MAX 3.0A
Chassis Fan Connector With speed control, MAX 2.0A
Chassis Fan Connector With speed control, MAX 3.0A
Chassis Fan Connector With speed, MAX 2.0A
Chassis Fan Connector With speed, MAX 2.0A

1-2 Close: Enable (Default)
2-3 Close: Disable
1-2 Close: Enable (Default)
2-3 Close: Disable
1-2 Close: PCI4 slot Enable
2-3 Close: SO-DIMM Connector
Enable (Default)

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Jumper Legend

1

4

2 1

18 17

INFRARED

OPEN - Jumper OFF without jumper
CLOSED - Jumper ON with jumper

2.03 –Gigabit LAN_1 Front Panel LED Header (J1 ) and

Gigabit LAN_2 Front Panel LED Header (J2 )

Pin_4 Pin_3 Pin_2 Pin_1

Green -

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU2

Green LED solid= 10Mb link
Green LED flashing= 10Mb activity

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

Yellow LED solid= 100Mb link
Yellow LED flashing= 100Mb activity

CPU1

CPU1

Both LED Solid= Gigabit link
Both LED flashing= Gigabit activity

2.04 – Front Panel Connector (J6)

SPEAKER /
BUZZER

Green +

Yellow -

Yellow +

PWR-LED

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

Function PIN PIN Function

CPU2

Speaker- /
Buzzer-

Buzzer+
NONE

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

Speaker+
NC

CPU1

GND
PWR+
Power LED -

Power
LED+

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POWER

18 17

16 15
14 13
12 11
10 9

8 7
6 5
4 3

2 1

RESET

HD-LED

NC

IRTX
GND
IRRX
+5V
Reset SW+

GND
HDD LED -

HDD LED+

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2.05 – Clear CMOS Jumper (J8)

3

1

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

2.06 – SMBus_0 Connector (J11)

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

1

Default

Clear

3

You can reset the CMOS settings by

CPU2

using this jumper if you have forgotten
your system/setup password or need to
clear system BIOS setting.

- Power off system and disconnect

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

both power connectors from the
motherboard

- Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and

CPU1

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

Pin # Signal Description

4

4 NC
3 SMBUS_CLK

1

CPU2

2 GND
1 SMBUS_DATA

Use this connector to connect external
SMBUS devices

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

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2.07 – USB Connector Headers (J12 )

192

10

4

1

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

Signal
Description

+5V

Data -

Data +

GND

GND

2.08 – 10/100 LAN Front Panel LED Header (J17 )

CPU2

CPU1

Pin # Pin #

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

Signal
Description

+5V

Data -

Data +

GND

GND

Pin_1 Pin_2 Pin_3 Pin_4

Yellow +

Yellow -

Green +

Green -

Green LED solid= 10Mb link
Green LED flashing= 10Mb activity

Yellow LED solid= 100Mb link
Yellow LED flashing= 100Mb activity

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2.09 – Chassis Intrusion Connector (J19 )

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

1

Pin-1
Intrusion detection

Pin-2
GND

For use with chassis that support
this feature

2.10 – SO-DIMM Socket (J22)

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

This socket is capable of accepting the
Adaptec Zero Channel RAID card.
Compatible with Adaptec ASR -2015S
(ZCR)

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

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2.11 – COM2 Header (J23 )

1 9

2 10

Signal
Description

Pin# Pin#

Signal
Description

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

NC/KEY

CPU2

RI (Ring­Indicator)

CTS (Clear­to-Send)

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

RTS
(Request­to-Send)

10 9

8 7

6 5

4 3

DSR (Data­Set-Ready)

2 1

2.12 – PCI-X Bridge B (PCI 1 & PCI 2) PCI-X Speed Select Jumper (J24 / J39)

Speed

1

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

133MHz J24 / J39
100MHz J39 J24

CPU2

66MHz J24 / J39

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

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

Tyan recommends using PCI-X Slot

CPU1

1 for 133MHz support

GND
(Ground)

DTR (Data­Terminal­Ready)

TX
(Transfer­Data)

RX
(Receive­Data)

DCD
(Data
Carrier
Detect)

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2.13 – PCI-X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4) force PCI Mode Jumper (J41)

1

1

1

OPEN (Default)
Allows PCI 3 and PCI 4 to operate in

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

PCI -X Mode

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

2.14 – Keylock Enable/Disable Jumper (J42)

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

1

CLOSED
To force PCI 3 and PCI 4 to operate in
PCI compatible mode. Close this
jumper if the card you are using does
not support PCI-X.

OPEN (Default)
Enable PS/2 keyboard

CLOSED
Disable PS/2 keyboard

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2.15 – PCI-X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4 & SCSI7902 & BCM5704) PCI-X Speed Select
Jumper (J43 )

1

OPEN (Default)
Allows PCI-X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4
& SCSI7902 & BCM5704) to operate

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

at up to 100MHz

1

CLOSED

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

Sets PCI-X Bridge A (PCI 3 & PCI 4 &
SCSI7902 & BCM5704) to operate at

CPU1

a maximum 66MHz
Note: Due to the PCI-X specifications

it will be necessary to set this bus to
66MHz if a 133/100MHz PCI-X card is
added to this bus.

2.16 –SMDC Connector (J45 )

Connect Server Management Daughter
Card (SMDC) (Ref. Appendix II)
Compatible with Tyan M3289 (SMDC)

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

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2.17 – Onboard VGA Enable/Disable Jumper (J46 )

3

1

1

3

3

1

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

1

CLOSED: 1 - 2 (Default)
To enable onboard ATI Rage XL
Graphic chip

3

CLOSED: 2 - 3
To disable onboard ATI Rage XL
Graphic chip

2.18 – Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Enable/Disable Jumper (J60 )

CLOSED: 1 – 2 (Default)

To enable onboard 10/100 Ethernet

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CLOSED: 2 – 3
To disable onboard 10/100 Ethernet

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

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2.19 –ZCR Card Connector Select Jumper (J61) (Optional)

3

1

+12V

GND

1

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1

2.20 – CPU_1 Fan Connector (P1_FAN ) (J5)

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM4

CLOSED: 1 – 2
To enable PCI4 slot is capable of
accepting the Zero Channel RAID
card

3

CLOSED: 2 – 3 (Default)
To enable SO-DIMM Socket (J22) is
capable of accepting the Zero
Channel RAID card

Speed

Max 2.0A fans supported

without PWM fan control
with fan speed reading

CPU1

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2.21 – CPU_2 Fan Connector (P2_FAN ) (J47)

+12V

Speed

+12V

Speed

GND

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1

2.22 – FAN 1 Chassis Fan Connector (J44)

CPU2

Max 2.0A fans supported

without PWM fan control

CPU1 DIMM4

with fan speed reading

GND

Max 2.0A fans supported

with PWM fan control and fan speed
reading

CPU1

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2.23 – FAN 2 Chassis Fan Connector (J48)

GND

Speed

+12V

Speed

GND

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

+12V

CPU2

CPU1

2.24– FAN3 Chassis Fan Connector (J4)

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

Max 2.0A fans supported

with PWM fan control and fan speed
reading

Max 2.0A fans supported

with PWM fan control and fan speed
reading

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2.25 – FAN 4 Chassis Fan Connector (J9)

GND

Speed

GND

Speed

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

+12V

CPU2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1

2.26 – FAN 5 Chassis Fan Connector (J3)

CPU2 DIMM2

CPU2 DIMM3

CPU2 DIMM4

CPU2 DIMM1

CPU2

CPU1

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM2

CPU1 DIMM1

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4

Max 3.0A fans supported

without PWM fan control
with fan speed reading

+12V

Max 3.0A fans supported

without PWM fan control
with fan speed reading

2.27 – OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers

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

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2.28 – Installing the Processor(s)

Your brand new Thunder K8SD Pro supports the latest 64-bit processor technologies from
AMD. Only AMD Opteron™ processor 200 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 CPU1.

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

When using a single processor only CPU1 memory banks are
addressable.

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 90o or as far back as possible to the
socket.
Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins unde rneath the processor to
ensure that the processor is 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 pro cessor is installed.
Repeat these steps for the second processor if you are using two 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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2.29– 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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2.30 – Thermal Interface Material

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

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).

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2.31 – 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.

2.32 -- 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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2.33– 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.

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.

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

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2.34 – 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 K8SD
Pro:

• Always install memory beginning with CPU1_DIMM1

• In order to access memory on CPU2 DIMM1-4, Both processors must be

installed.

• Memory in CPU2 DIMM1-4 is not required when running dual CPU

configuration.

• AMD OpteronTM processors support 64bit (non-interleaved) or 128bit

(interleaved) memory configurations

• 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB* Reg/ECC PC2100, PC2700, and
PC 3200** modules are supported.

• All installed memory will be automatically detected.

• The Thunder K8SD Pro supports up to 32GB^.

* NOTE: 4GB PC3200 modules are not validated at the time of print.
**NOTE: With Opteron 246 C-stepping CPU and above.

^ NOTE: Not validated at the time of release.

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This chart outlines the rules for populating memory

(Note: X indicates a populated DIMM Slot)

DIMM Slot 128Bit support

CPU1 DIMM1

X X X X X X X X

CPU1 DIMM2 X X X X X X X X
CPU1 DIMM3

CPU1 DIMM4
CPU2 DIMM1
CPU2 DIMM2
CPU2 DIMM3
CPU2 DIMM4

X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X

X X
X X

DIMM Slot 64-Bit Support

CPU1 DIMM1
CPU1 DIMM3
CPU2 DIMM1
CPU2 DIMM3

X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X

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.

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

NOTE

2.35 – Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching the IDE drive cable 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 Secondary channel.

Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below:

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.

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.

Note: Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers. If only using one device on
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TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces the
drive’s power connector.

The Thunder K8SD Pro 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

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.

1. SATA drive cable connection

2. SATA drive power connection

3. SATA cable motherboard
connector

4. SATA drive power adapter

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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2.36 – 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 sl ots 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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2.37 – PCI Riser Cards Supported on Thunder K8SD Pro

Ports

10/100/1000 Mbit

Ethernet Ports

10/100 Mbit

Left

Right

Model Number M2033 M2043X M2044

What speeds can

support

Form Factor 1U 2U 2U

What kind of Gold

Finger

How many slots 1 2 3

What kinds of slots

UPC Code

2.38– Connecting External Devices

Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The following
diagrams will detail the rear port stack for this S2882-D motherboard:

133MHz
100MHz

66MHz
33MHz

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

3.3V

635872-

008474

Ethernet Port
(Optional)

100MHz

66MHz
33MHz

3.3V 3.3V

635872-

007095

133MHz
100MHz

66MHz

635872-

008368

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

USB1.1

Speed Left LED Right LED

10Mbps
Activity
10Mbps

100Mbps

Activity

100Mbps

10/100 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme

Link

Link

COM1 VGA Port

Green Off

Green (Blink) Off

Off Yellow
Off Yellow (Blink)

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10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme

Left

Right

Speed Left LED Right LED

Link

10Mbps
Activity
10Mbps

Link

100Mbps

Activity

100Mbps

Link

1000Mbps

Activity

1000Mbps

2.39 – Installing the Power Supply

There are two power connectors on your Thunder K8SD Pro S2882-D. The Thunder
K8SD Pro S2882-D requires that you have an EPS12V power supply that has a 24-pin
and an 8-pin power connector. 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).

Green Off

Green (Blink) Off

Off Yellow
Off Yellow (Blink)

Green Yellow

Green (Blink) Yellow (Blink)

Disconnect power supply from electrical outlet

1. Connect the EP12V 8-pin power connector

2. Connect the EP12V 24-pin power connector

3. 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

YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables to

motherboard connectors.

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2.40 – 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

vendor’s support line.

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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

To start the BIOS setup utility:

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit
System Overview
AMIBIOS

Version : 08.00.xx
Build Date : 7/17/2003
ID : 0AAAA000

Processor
Type : AMD Opteron(tm ) Model xxx
Speed : xxxx MHz
Count : x

System Memory
Size : xxxx MB

System Time [12:59:59]
System Date [07/17/2003]

To select an item

Use the left/right (ß à) arrow keys to make a selection
To display a sub -menu (A pointer “4” marks all sub menus)

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>.

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.

a. Turn on or reboot your system
b. Press <Del> during POST (F4 on remote console) to start BIOS setup

utility

BIOS Setup Utility

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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3.01 – 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 advanced chipset features

PCI/PnP To configure legacy Plug & Play or PCI settings

Boot To configure system boot order

Security To configure user and supervisor passwords

Chipset To configure chipset management features

Power To configure power management features

Exit To exit setup utility

NOTE Options written in bold type represent the BIOS setup default

3.02 – 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

ß à arrow keys Select a different menu

↑ or ↓ arrow keys

<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

<F8> Load Fail Safe default configuration values of the menu
<F9> Load the Optimal default configuration values of the

<F10> Save and exit

<Enter> Execute command or select submenu

Move cursor up/down

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3.03 – BIOS Main Menu

The Main BIOS Menu is the first screen that you can navigate. The Main BIOS setup
menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be
configured. "Grayed-out" options cannot be configured, options in blue can be changed.

The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for
a text message. When an option is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white.
Often, a text message will accompany it.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit
System Overview

AMIBIOS
Version : 08.00.xx
Build Date : 7/17/2003
ID : 0AAAA000

Processor
Type : AMD Opteron(tm) Model xxxx
Speed : xxxx MHz
Count : x

System Memory
Size : xxxx MB

System Time [12:59:59]
System Date [07/17/2003]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Main

System Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
System Date MM : DD : YYYY Set the system date

BIOS Setup Utility

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3.04 – BIOS Advanced Menu

You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Super I/O
Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS
Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options
are described in this section. The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below. The sub
menus are described on the following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Advanced Settings

WARING: Setting wrong values in below sections may

cause system to malfunction.

4IDE Configuration
4Floppy Configuration
4Super I/O Configuration
4ACPI Configuration
4Event Log Configuration
4Hyper Transport Configuration
4Remote Access Configuration
4USB Configuration
4Device & PCI Slots Configuration
4Hardware Health Configuration

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a
field

Use [+] or [-] to configure
system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Advanced Settings

BIOS Setup Utility

IDE Configuration Menu Item
Floppy Configuration Menu Item
Super I/O Configuration Menu Item
ACPI Configuration Menu Item

Configures devices connected
to AMD8111 IDE controller

Configures devices connected
to the floppy controller

Configures devices connected
to the Super I/O Configuration

Section for Advanced ACPI

Configuration
Event Log Configuration Menu Item Views & controls Event Log
Hyper Transport Configuration Menu Item Configure HT links
Remote Access Configuration Menu Item Configures Console Redirect

USB Configuration Menu Item
Device & PCI Slots

Configuration
Hardware Health

Configuration

Menu Item

Menu Item

Configures USB controller &

legacy device support

Allows control of integrated

devices & cards plugged into

PCI slots

Configures & views Hardware

Monitor

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3.04.1 – IDE Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the
up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to
change the value of the selected option.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

IDE Configuration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both]

4Primary IDE Master [xxxx]
4Primary IDE Slave [xxxx]
4Secondary IDE Master [xxxx]
4Secondary IDE Slave [xxxx]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disable]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [xx]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

IDE Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility

Onboard PCI IDE Controller

Primary/Secondary Master
Primary/Secondary Slave

Hard Disk Write Protect

Both

Primary

Secondary

Disabled

Auto

User

ATAPI Removable

CD- ROM

None

Disabled

Enabled

This setting determines whether
the AMD 8111 primary and
secondary IDE channels are
activated.

Auto - To determine the IDE
drive type by system BIOS
User - To set IDE drive type by

user
ATAPI Removable – Read/write

media (e.g. IDE ZIP)
CD- ROM - Readable CD-ROM
drive

This option protects the first
sector of the IDE HDD from
being written.
Configure the time (in Seconds)

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) 35 ~ 0

before the BIOS times out on
detecting an IDE Device.

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3.04.2 – Floppy Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to specify options for the Floppy Configuration Settings. Use
the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to
change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following
pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Floppy Configuration

Floppy A [1.44 MB 3 1/2”]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Floppy Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility

Floppy A

Disabled

360 KB 51/4”

1.2 MB 51/4”

720 KB 31/2”

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

1.44 MB 31/2”

2.88 MB 31/2”

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3.04.3 – Super I/O Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to select options for the Super I/O settings. Use the up and
down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change
the value of the selected option

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Configure Win627 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]
Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [Normal]
Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Configure Win627 Super IO Chipset

BIOS Setup Utility

Onboard Floppy Controller

Serial Port1 Address

Serial Port2 Address

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

Parallel Port Interrupt

Enabled

Disabled

3F8/IRQ4

3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3

Disabled

2F8/IRQ3

3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3

Disabled

Normal

IrDA Serial Port2 Mode

ASK IR

378

278

3BC

Disabled

Bi-Directional

Normal

EPP
ECP

IRQ 7

IRQ 5

Enables or Disables the Onboard
Floppy Controller.

Sets the serial port 1 (COM1) base
I/O address and an interrupt number
Disabled –turn off port

Sets the serial port 2 (COM2) base
I/O address and an interrupt number
Disabled –turn off port

Allows BIOS to Select Mode for
Serial Port2.

Assigns the Parallel Port base I/O
address.
Disabled –turn off port

Configures Parallel port mode.
Bi-Directional= send & receive data
Normal= can send data
EPP= Enhanced Parallel Port
ECP=Extended Capability port

Assigns IRQ to parallel port.

Parallel Port DMA Channel 0~3 Assigns DMA channel for port.

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3.04.4 – Hardware Health Event Monitoring Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to view the Hardware Health Configuration Settings. Use the
up and down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to
change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following
pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

DIMM 2.5V VRM Temperature
System Temperature
CPU1 VRM Temperature

CPU1 Temperature
CPU2 Temperature
CPU2 VRM Temperature

CPU1 Fan Speed
CPU2 Fan Speed
FAN1 Speed
FAN2 Speed
FAN3 Speed
FAN4 Speed
FAN5 Speed

4Mainboard Voltages Report
Auto FAN 1, 2, 3 Power Control
Chassis Intrusion Detect

:xx C/ xxx F
:xx C/ xxx F
:xx C/ xxx F

:xx C/ xxx F
:xx C/ xxx F
:xx C/ xxx F

:xxxx RPM
:xxxx RPM

:xxxx RPM
:xxxx RPM
:xxxx RPM
:xxxx RPM
:xxxx RPM

[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

DIMM 2.5V VRM Temperature

BIOS Setup Utility

System Temperature

Displays CPU & Ambient
System Temperatures.

CPU1 VRM Temp erature
CPU1 Temperature
CPU2 Temperature

Displays CPU Ambient & VRM

Temperatures.
CPU2 VRM Temperature
CPU1 Fan Speed
CPU2 Fan Speed
FAN1 Speed

FAN2 Speed
FAN3 Speed

Displays speed of fans

connected to appropriate Fan

headers.
FAN4 Speed

FAN5 Speed

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Feature Option Description

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

Mainboard Voltages Report

Displays Voltage for CPU,
memory, & other devices.

FAN power duty cycle is auto

Disabled

Auto FAN 1, 2, 3 Power
Control

Enabled

dynamic programmed in
selected temperature range.

Disabled: Fan Power On.
Enabled: PWM=50%(50°C)-

100%(75°C)

Chassis Intrusion Detect

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled / Disabled: when
chassis open event is
detected, BIOS will record the
event.

3.04.4.1 – Mainboard Voltages Report Sub-Menu

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Board Voltages Event Monitoring

CPU1 Vcore
CPU2 Vcore
+3.3 Vin
CPU2 DIMM Vref
CPU2 DIMM Voltage
CPU1-CPU2 Vhtlink
CPU2 DIMM Vref
CPU2 DIMM Voltage
+5 Vin
+3.3VSB
+12 Vin

: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V

: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: x.xxx V
: xx.xxx V

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a
field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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3.04.5 –ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu

Use this screen to select options for ACPI. Use the up and down arrow ( á/â) keys to
select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected
option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. The
settings are described on this page. The screen is shown below.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

ACPI Configuration

ACPI Aware O/S
4Advanced ACPI Configuration

[Yes]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a
field

Use [+] or [-] to configure
system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

ACPI Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility

ACPI Aware O/S

Yes

No

Yes allows the system to utilize
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface) specification.

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3.04.5.1 – Advanced ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu

ACPI 2.0 Support

Multimedia Timer

Use this screen to select options for the ACPI Advanced Configuration Settings. Use the
up and down arrow (á/â) keys to sele ct an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to
change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the
right side of the screen. The settings are described on this page. The screen is shown
below.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Advanced ACPI Configuration

ACPI APIC Support
BIOS à AML ACPI table

Headless mode

[No]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a
field

Use [+] or [-] to configure
system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Advanced ACPI Configuration

ACPI 2.0 Support

ACPI APIC Support

Multimedia Timer

Yes

No

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Set this value to allow or prevent
the system to be complaint with
the ACPI 2.0 specification.

This option allows you to define
whether or not to enable ACPI
management features.

To enable/disable HPET timer.
Set this value to allow the ACPI

E nabled

BIOS à AML ACPI table

Disabled

BIOS to add a pointer to an
OEMB table in the Root System
Description Table (RSDT) table.
Note: OEMB table is used to pass
POST data to the AML code
during ACPI O/S operations.

Headless mode

Enabled

Disabled

Enable/Disable Headless
operation mode through ACPI.

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3.04.6 – Event Logging details Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to view the Event Log Control Menu. This logs system events
(such as CMOS clear, ECC memory errors, etc) and writes the log into NVRAM. Use the
up and down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to
change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following
pages.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Event Logging details

View Event Log
Mark All Events as Read
Clear Event Log
Event Log Statistics

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Event Logging details

View Event Log

View all unread events on the

Event Log.

Mark All Events as Read Marks all events as read.
Clear Event Log Erase all of events.

Event Log Statistics

Displays the storage capacity &

usage of the Event Log.

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3.04.7 – Hyper Transport Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to view the Hyper Transport Configuration Menu. Use the
Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are
described on the following pages.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Hyper Transport Configuration

CPU1: CPU2 HT Link Speed
CPU1: CPU2 HT Link Width

CPU1: PCI-X0 HT Link Speed
CPU1: PCI-X0 HT Link Width

[Auto]
[Auto]

[Auto]
[Auto]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Hyper Transport Configuration

CPU1: CPU2 HT Link Speed

Auto

200MHz
400MHz
600MHz

Specify CPU1 to CPU2 Hyper
Transport Link Clock frequency.
If CPU2 is absent, the selection
item will be hide.

800MHz

1GHz

CPU1: CPU2 HT Link Width

Auto

2 Bit
4 Bit
8 Bit

Specify CPU1 to CPU2 Hyper
Transport Link Data width.
If CPU2 is absent, the selection
item will be hide.

16 Bit

CPU1: PCI-X0 HT Link Speed

Auto

200MHz
400MHz

Specify CPU1 to PCI X Hyper
Transport Link Clock frequency.

600MHz
800MHz

CPU1: PCI-X0 HT Link Width

Auto

2 Bit
4 Bit

Specify CPU1 to PCI X Hyper
Transport Link Data width.

8 Bit

16 Bit

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3.04.8 Device & PCI Slots Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to view Device & PCI Slot Configuration Menu. This menu
allows the user to enable or disable integrated devices, option ROM, and PCI cards
added. Use the up and down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus
(+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the
following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Onboard Device & PCI Slots Configuration

USB Host Controllers
Onboard ATI Video
Onboard Serial ATA
Onboard Serial ATA Mode
Onboard AIC-7902W SCSI
Onboard ZCR SCSI RAID
Onboard Gigabit LAN

Gigabit LAN Option Rom

Onboard 100/10Mbit LAN

100/10Mbit LAN Option Rom

PCI1 Slot (64bit)
PCI2 Slot (64bit)
PCI 3 Slot (64bit)
PCI 4 Slot (64bit)
PCI5 Slot (32bit)

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Ultra]
[Enabled]
[N/A]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Onboard Device & PCI Slots Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility

USB Host Controllers
Onboard ATI, Serial ATA,

SCSI, ZCR RAID,
100/10Mbit & Gigabit
Ethernet

Onboard Serial ATA
Mode

Gigabit LAN Option Rom

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

N/A

Ultra

RAID

Enabled

Disabled

Allows user to enable or disable
USB controller

Allows user to enable or disable
onboard ATI video, Serial ATA
controller and Onboard Gigabit
LAN individually.

Allows user to select mode for
serial ATA
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Allows user to enable or disable
onboard Gigabit LAN controller
option ROM (PXE Enabled /
Disabled).

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Feature Option Description

Onboard Device & PCI Slots Configuration

100/10Mbit LAN Option
Rom

PCI1 Slot (64bit)
PCI2 Slot (64bit)

PCI 3 Slot (64bit)
PCI 4 Slot (64bit)
PCI5 Slot (32bit)

Enabled

Disabled
Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Allows user to enable or disable
onboard 100/10Mbit LAN controller
option ROM (PXE Enabled /
Disabled).

Allows user to enable or disable
device in PCI slot 1.

Allows user to enable or disable
device in PCI slot 2.

Allows user to enable or disable
device in PCI slot 3.

Allows user to enable or disable
device in PCI slot 4.

Allows user to enable or disable
device in PCI slot 5.

3.04.9 – Remote Access Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to view the Remote Access Configuration Menu. This feature
allows access to the Server remotely via serial port. Use the up and down arrow (á/â)
keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the
selected option. The settings are described on the following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Configure Remote Access type and parameters

Remote Access [SMDC ]

Serial port number [COM1]
Serial port Mode [115200 8,n,1]
Flow Control [None]
Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled]

Terminal Type [ANSI]
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Configure Remote Access type and parameters

BIOS Setup Utility

SMDC

Enables remote access to system
through serial port.
If SMDC selected and the card

Enabled Remote Access

found, R.A. over COM2 and
configure to [19200bps], [8n1],

Disabled

[None Flow Control], [Redirect
Always On After POST]

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Feature Option Description

Configure Remote Access type and parameters

Serial port number

Serial port Mode

Redirection After BIOS
POST

VT-UTF8 Combo Key
Support

COM1

COM2

115200 8,n,1

57600 8,n,1
19200 8,n,1

9600 8,n,1

None

Hardware Flow Control

Software

Disabled

Boot Loader

Always

ANSI

VT100 Terminal Type

VT-UTF8

Disabled

Enabled

Select Serial Port for console
redirection. Make sure the
selected port is enabled.

Select Serial Port settings.

Select Flow Control for console
redirection.

Disable: Turns off the redirection
after POST
Boot Loader:
Redirection is active during POST
and during Boot Loader.
Always:
Redirection is always active.
<Some OSs may not work if set to
Always>

Select the target terminal type.

Enable VT-UTF8 Combination key
Support for ANSI/VT100 terminals.

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3.04.10 – USB Configuration Sub-Menu

You can use this screen to view the USB Configuration Menu. Use the up and down
arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the
value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

USB Configuration

Module Version – X.XX.X-X.X
USB Devices Enabled:

None
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

USB Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility

Legacy USB Support

Auto

Disabled

Enabled

Enables support for legacy USB
devices such as keyboards,
mice, & bootable USB devices.

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3.05 –Advanced PCI/PnP Menu

You can use this screen to view PnP (Plug & Play) BIOS Configuration Menu. This
menu allows the user to configure how the BIOS assigns resources & resolves conflicts.
Use the up and down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-)
keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the
following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

WARING: Setting wrong values in below sections may
cause system to malfunction.

Plug & Play OS [Yes]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
PCI Bus Scan Order [Descent]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Disabled]

IRQ3 [Available]
IRQ4 [Available]
IRQ5 [Available]
IRQ7 [Available]
IRQ9 [Available]
IRQ10 [Available]
IRQ11 [Available]
IRQ14 [Available]
IRQ15 [Available]

DMA Channel_0 [Available]
DMA Channel_1 [Available]
DMA Channel_3 [Available]
DMA Channel_5 [Available]
DMA Channel_6 [Available]
DMA Channel_7 [Available]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a
field

Use [+] or [-] to configure
system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

BIOS Setup Utility

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Feature Option Description

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

Plug & Play OS

PCI Latency Timer

PCI Bus Scan Order

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Palette Snooping

PCI IDE Bus Master

IRQ3 ~ IRQ15

DMA0 ~ 7

Yes

No

32

64

96
128
160
192
224
248

Ascent

Descent

Yes

No

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Available

Reserved

Available

Reserved

The Yes setting allows the
operating system to change the
interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings.
Set this option if the system is
running Plug and Play aware
operating systems.
Set No for operating systems that
do not meet the Plug and Play
specifications. It allows the BIOS
to configure all the devices in the
system.

This setting controls how many
PCI clocks each PCI device can
hold the bus before another PCI
device takes over. When set to
higher values, every PCI device
can conduct transactions for a
longer time and thus improve the
effective PCI bandwidth.

Ascent: Scan PCI bus from bus 0
to maximum.
Descent: Scan PCI bus from
maximum to bus 0.

Allows or restricts the system from
giving the VGA adapter an IRQ.

This is the default setting and
should not be changed unless the
VGA card manufacturer requires
Palette Snooping to be Enabled.

ENABLED: BIOS uses PCI bus
mastering for reading / writing to
IDE drives.

Allows user to reserve a specific
IRQ for a legacy device (Note:
most hardware device s & OS used
do not support manual assigned).

Allows user to reserve a specific
DMA for a legacy device.

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3.06 – BIOS Boot Settings Menu

[Force BIOS]

You can display Boot Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow (á/â) keys and

pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Boot Settings

4 Boot Settings Configuration
4 Boot Device Priority

4 Hard Disk Drives
4 Removable Drives
4 ATAPI CDROM Drives

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

3.06.1 – Boot Settings Configuration Sub-Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration. Use the up and
down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change
the value of the selected option.

BIOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Boot Settings Configuration

Quick Boot [Disabled]
Quiet Boot [Disabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode
Boot up Num-Lock [On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Enabled]
Typematic Rate [Fast]
Floppy Error Report [Disabled]
Keyboard Error Report [Disabled]
Boot To OS/2 [No]
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Feature Option Description

Quiet Boot

Lock

PS/2 Mouse Support

Typematic Rate

Boot To OS/2

If Error

Message Display

Interrupt 19 Capture

Boot Settings Configuration

Quick Boot Mode

Add On ROM Display
Mode

Boot up Num-

Keyboard Error Report

Floppy Error Report

Wait for ‘F1’

Hit ‘DEL’

Enabled

Disabled
Disabled

Enabled

Force BIOS

Keep Current

On

Off

Enabled

Disabled

Fast
Slow

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

No

Yes

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

This option allows user bypass BIOS
self test during POST.

Enable this option to hide BIOS Post
messages during POST.

Allows user to force BIOS/Option ROM
of add on cards to be displayed during
quiet boot.

Choose status of keyboard NUM LOCK
key.

Allows user to choose status of PS/2
mouse support.

Choose the speed at which keys are
repeated.

Enable / Disable Keyboards error
report.

Enable / Disable Keyboards error
report.

Set this option to yes only if booting to
OS/2.

Allows user to disable the “Press F1 to
Continue” error message when error is
detected.

Allows user to disable the “Press DEL
to enter setup” message during POST .

Allows devices (such as network card)
to capture INT19 for booting.

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3.06.2 – Boot Device Priority Sub-Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Boot Device Priority. Use the up and down
arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to ch ange the
value of the selected option.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

Feature Option Description

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device

BIOS Setup Utility

1st FLOPPY DRIVE

Disabled

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system
time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Settings for boot priority.
These can be customized
depending on your preference.

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3.06.3 – Hard Disk Drives Sub-Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Hard Disk Drives. Use the up and down arrow
(á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of
the selected option.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Hard Disk Drives

1st Drive [xx,xxx-xxxxx:xxx]

Feature Option Description

Hard Disk Drives

1st Drive

BIOS Setup Utility

xx,xxx-xxxxx:xxx

Disabled

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system
time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Specifies the Boot Device
priority sequence from
available Hard Drives.

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3.06.4 – Removable Drives Sub-Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Removable Drives. Use the up and down
arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the
value of the selected option.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Removable Drives

1st Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

Feature Option Description

Removable Drives

1st Device

BIOS Setup Utility

1st FLOPPY DRIVE

Disabled

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Specifies the boot sequence
for removable drive booting.
This option will show all
removable devices.

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3.06.5 – ATAPI CDROM Drives Sub-Menu

Use this screen to select options for the ATAPI CDROM Drives. Use the up and down
arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the
value of the selected option.

M ain Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

ATAPI CDROM Drives

1st Drive [xx,xxx-xxxxx:xxx]

Feature Option Description

ATAPI CDROM Drives

1st Drive

BIOS Setup Utility

xx,xxx-xxxxx:xxx

Disabled

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system
time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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3.07 – BIOS Security Menu

The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the
system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Supervisor password or
User password. The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of
password security. If you select password support, you are prompted for a one to six
character password. Type the password on the keyboard. The password does not appear
on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must clear
CMOS and reconfigure.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Security Settings

Supervisor Password:
User Password:

Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Clear User Password

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

.

Feature Option Description

Security Settings

BIOS Setup Utility

Supervisor Password:

User Password:

Change Supervisor
Password

Not Installed

Installed

Not Installed

Installed

Change User Password
Clear User Password
Boot Sector Virus Protection

Disabled

Enabled

If the password has been set,
Installed displays. If no password
is set, Not Installed displays.
If the password has been set,
Installed displays. If no password
is set, Not Installed displays.

Select this option to change
Supervisor Password.

Select this option to change User
Password.

Select this option to clear User
Password.

Protects the first sector of the
Hard Drive from being written.

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3.08 – BIOS Chipset Settings Menu

This menu allows the user to customize functions of the AMD Chipsets. North Bridge
configuration contains options for Memory & CPU settings. South Bridge configuration
contains options for SM Bus & USB. Additional configuration for the AMD8131 PCI -X
Tunnel is available in the PCI-X Configuration Menu. Select a menu by highlighting it
using the Arrow ( á/â) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the
following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Chipset Settings

4 North Bridge Configuration
4 South Bridge Configuration
4 PCI -X Configuration

Clock Gen. Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

Chipset Settings

BIOS Setup Utility

Spectrum

Disabled Clock Gen. Spread

Enabled

Enabled/Disabled clock generator
spread spectrum feature

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3.08.1 – North Bridge Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu

This menu gives options for customizing memory & Hypertransport settings. Select a
menu by highlighting it using the Arrow (á/â) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are
described on the following pages.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

North Bridge Chipset Configuration

4 Memory Configuration
4 ECC Configuration

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

3.08.1.1 – Memory Configuration Sub-Menu

This menu has options for memory speed & latency. Use the up and down arrow
(á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of
the selected option.

BIOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Memory Configuration

Bank Interleaving [Auto]
Node Interleaving [Disabled]
Burst Length [8 Beats]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Feature Option Description

Bank Interleaving

Node Interleaving

Burst Length

Master ECC

DRAM ECC

Memory Configuration

Disabled

Auto

Disabled

Auto

8beats

4beats

Allows memory access to be spread
across memory banks.

Allows memory access to be spread
across memory nodes.

Burst length must be set to 8beats
for 128bit memory support.

3.08.1.2 –ECC Configuration Sub-Menu

This menu allows the user to configure ECC setup for system & DRAM. Use the up
and down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+ /-) keys to
change the value of the selected option.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

ECC Configuration

Master ECC Enable [Enabled]
DRAM ECC Enable [Enabled]
DRAM BG Scrub [Disabled]
DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled]
ECC Chip Kill [Disabled]
L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled]
Data Cache BG Scrub [Disabled]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

ECC Configuration

DRAM BG Scrub

Enabled

Disabled
Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

40ns

80ns
160ns
320ns

Enables support on all nodes for
ECC error checking and correction.

Enables support on all banks for
ECC error checking and correction.

DRAM scrubbing corrects and
rewrites memory errors so later
reads are correct. Doing this while
memory is not being used improves
performance.

640ns

1.28us

2.56us

5.12us

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Feature Option Description

DRAM BG Scrub

DRAM SCRUB
REDIRECT

ECC Chip Kill

L2 Cache BG Scrub

Data Cache BG Scrub

10.2us

20.5us

41.0us

81.9us

163.8us

327.7us

655.4us

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

40ns

80ns
160ns
320ns
640ns

1.28us

2.56us

5.12us

10.2us

20.5us

41.0us

81.9us

163.8us

327.7us

655.4us

Disabled

40ns

80ns
160ns
320ns
640ns

1.28us

2.56us

5.12us

10.2us

20.5us

41.0us

81.9us

163.8us

327.7us

655.4us

DRAM scrubbing corrects and
rewrites memory errors so later
reads are correct. Doing this while
memory is not being used improves
performance.

DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT allows
the system to correct DRAM ECC
errors immediately when they occur,
even if background scrubbing is on.

ECC Chip Kill

Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to
be corrected while idle.

Allows the L1 Data Cache RAM to
be corrected while idle.

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3.08.2 – South Bridge Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu

This menu allows the user to enable SM Bus 2.0 controller. Use the up and down arrow
(á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of
the selected option.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

South Bridge Chipset Configuration

2.0 SM Bus Controller
HT Link 0 P-Comp Mode

HT Link 0 N- Comp Mode
HT Link 0 RZ-Comp Mode

[Enabled]

[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

South Bridge Chipset Configuration

HT Link 0 P-Comp Mode

HT Link 0 N- Comp Mode

HT Link 0 RZ-Comp Mode

Enabled 2.0 SM Bus Controller

Disabled

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Enables/disables the SM Bus 2.0
controller in the AMD8111 I/O Hub

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is
Auto.
Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is
Auto.
Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is
Auto.

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3.08.3 – PCI-X Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu

This menu allows the user to configure HyperTransport data compensation. Changing
these options can result in major performance loss & is not recommended. Use the up
and down arrow (á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to
change the value of the selected option.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

PCI-X Chipset Configuration

HT Link 0 P-Comp Mode
HT Link 0 N- Comp Mode
HT Link 0 RZ-Comp Mode
HT Link 1 P-Comp Mode
HT Link 1 N- Comp Mode
HT Link 1 RZ-Comp Mode

[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

BIOS Setup Utility

Feature Option Description

PCI-X Chipset Configuration

HT Link 0 P-Comp
Mode

HT Link 0 N- Comp
Mode

HT Link 0 RZ-Comp
Mode

HT Link 1 P-Comp
Mode

HT Link 1 N- Comp
Mode

HT Link 0 RZ-Comp
Mode

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto

Data

CalComp +Data

CalComp -Data

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is Auto.

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is Auto.

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is Auto

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is Auto.

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is Auto.

Auto uses hardware compensation
values. Other values add to or
subtract from hardware generated
value. Recommended setting is Auto.

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3.09 – BIOS Power Menu

Use this screen to select options for power management. Use the up and down arrow
(á/â) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of
the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the
screen. The settings are described on this page. The screen is shown below.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

APM Configuration

Power Management/APM

Resume On Ring
Resume On PME#
Resume On RTC Alarm

Power Button Mode
Restore on AC / Power Loss

[Enabled]

[Disabled]
[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[On/Off]
[Power Off]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT_TAB] to
select a field

Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

+/- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Feature Option Description

APM Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility

Disabled prevents the chipset power
management and APM (Advanced
Power Management) features.
Enabled allows the chipset power
management and APM features

When set to Enabled, any event
occurring to the COM Ring will
awaken a system which has
powered down.

An input signal from PME on the PCI
card awakens the system from a soft
off state.

Power Management/APM

Resume On Ring

Resume On PME#

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

When set to Enabled RTC Alarm

Disabled

Resume On RTC Alarm

Enabled

resume, you could set the date (of
month) and timer (hh:mm:ss), any
event occurring at will awaken a
system which has been powered
down.

On / Off

Standby Power Button Mode

Suspend

Specifies how the externally
mounted power button on the front of
the chassis is used.

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Feature Option Description

APM Configuration

Restore on AC/Power
Loss

Power On

Power Off

Last State

Configures how the system board
responds to a power failure

3.10 – BIOS Exit Menu

You can display an Exit BIOS Setup option by highlighting it Arrow (á/â) keys and
pressing Enter.

Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit

Exit Options

Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Charges

Load Optimal Defaults
Load Failsafe Defaults

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a
field

Use [+] or [-] to configure
system time.

? ? Select Screen
?? Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Save Changes and Exit

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.

Discard Changes and Exit

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.

Discard Changes

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

Load Optimal Defaults

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

Load Failsafe Defaults

Use this option to load all default failsafe setup values.
Use this option when troubleshooting

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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:

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 .

4.01 Beep Codes

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

(1) Memory module initialization failed

(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.

4.2 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

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

Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in the event of a BIOS

NOTE

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 responsi ble for damages done by the end user.

CPU, Memory, Video

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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 the
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.
HyperTransportTM: 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 prim ary
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 memory 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.
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.

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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 funct ion 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: SMDC Information Technical Support

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 essential 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 by Qlogic’s ARM7
technology, IT manager can rest assure his server machines are always taken care.

Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP card,
Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver. As long
as a standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking after the system.

Tyan SMDC provides diversified methods to communicate with the hardware. IT manager
has the flexibility to choose among Keyboard Controller Style (KCS), Block Transfer (BT)
style, Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB), Intelligent Platform Management Bus
(IPMB), Emergency Management Port (EMP) and standard IPMI-Over-LAN
communication as defined in latest IPMI 1.5 specification.

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 Spec.

More detailed information on Tyan’s SMDC card can be found on our website:
http://www.tyan.com

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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 assitance 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
dam ages 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

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

http://www.TYAN.com

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

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.

92/31/EEC (EMC).

Document #: D1 658-100

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