Tyan TOLEDO I3010W User Manual

S5197

Toledo i3010W

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Version 1.00

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN
Computer Corp.

Trademark

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

TYAN, Toledo i3010W are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
Intel, Prescott, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Phoenix, Phoenix-Award BIOS are trademarks of Phoenix Technologies.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE, is a trademark of Novell.
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.

Notice

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

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Table of Contents

Check the box contents! 3

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications 5

1.3 Software Specifications 7
Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image 9

2.2 Block Diagram 10

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 11

2.4 Jumper Settings 12

2.5 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 21

2.6 Installing the Memory 23

2.7 Installing the Processor & Cooling Fan 25

2.8 Attaching Drive Cables 28

2.9 Installing Add-in Cards 30

2.10 Connecting External Devices 31

2.11 Installing the Power Supply 32

2.12 Finishing Up 33
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 About the BIOS 34

3.2 BIOS Main Setup 36

3.3 Main Menu 37

3.4 Advanced Menu 43

3.5 Security Menu 55

3.6 Power Menu 56

3.7 Boot Menu 57

3.8 Exit Menu 58

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes 59

4.2 Flash Utility 59

4.3 Phoenix BIOS Post Code 60

Appendix I: SMDC Information
Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette
Glossary
Technical Support

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Check the box contents!

1x S5197 motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

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

2 x Serial ATA power cable

4 x Serial ATA cable

1 x S5197 user’s manual

1 x S5197 Quick Reference guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield

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

NOTE: The box contents do not include any driver diskette. Please use the
included driver CD to make a driver diskette. Refer to Appendix II for the
information on how to make a driver diskette.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Toledo
i3010W (S5197) is a flexible Intel® platform for multiple applications, based on Intel®
Mukilteo-2P MCH and ICH7-R chipsets.

Designed to support the family of Intel
533/667 memory, the S5197 has integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in
32MB ATI graphics controller and four SATA-II ports. This motherboard represents
the best choice for a server platform product.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com
information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS
upgrades.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processors

z Intel

®

Pentium 4 1066/800/533

MHz FSB

z Supports Intel® Celeron®D ,

Pentium® D, Pentium® 4,
Pentium® Extreme Edition,
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor

z Single Socket-T LGA775 socket

Expansion Slots

z Two PCI-X 133/100/66 slots in

one PCI-X bus

z One PCI-Express x16 slot with

PCI-Express x8 signals

z PCI-Express x4 slot with PCI-

Express x4 signals

z One 32bit/33MHz 3.3V PCI 2.2

slot

z Total five usable slots

Chipset

z NB: 3010 Mukilteo-2P MCH,

IOB: 6702 PXH-V; SB: ICH7R

z SMSC SCH5027 Super I/O chip

w/PECI support

®

Socket 775 processors and 8GB DDR2

. There you can find

System Management

z Supports Tyan M3291 SMDC

via 25x2 pin-header

z Integrated H/W Monitoring

functions in Super I/O chip with
PECI support

z One 4-pin CPU fan header and

four 4-pin system fan headers

z 2-pin chassis intrusion header
z Temperature and voltage

monitoring

Intelligent Platform Management
Interface Header

z Tyan M3291 Server

Management Daughter card
(Optional) supports features
listed below via IPMI header

z Based Renesas H8 2167

Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC)

z Tailored for IPMI 2.0

specifications

z Windows and Linux based

Management Solution

z Supports RMCP and SNMP

protocols

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Memory

z Dual or single DDR-II memory

channels

z Four DDR-II 533/667 DIMM

sockets

z Supports up to 8 GB ECC or

non-ECC unbuffered memory

Integrated I/O

z One floppy connector for up to

two drives

z One IDE connector
z One COM port (via cable)
z One ECP/EPP/SPP parallel port

header (via an optional cable)

z Four USB v2.0 in USB Type A

(vertical) connectors

z Four SATAII ports
z One 2x25 connector for optional

TYAN SMDC card

Integrated PCI IDE

z Single ATA100/66 IDE bus

master channel supports up to 2
ATA/ATAPI IDE compliant drives

Integrated SATA Controller
(ICH7-R)*

z Supports 4 SATAII ports running

at 3.0Gb/s

z Support Raid 0/1/5/10

(*Note: the current version of the
ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only
support Windows XP/2000/2003)

Onboard Graphics

z ATI ES1000 (a.k.a. RN50) VGA

graphics controller

z 32MB frame buffer

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z I

C serial multi-master

controllers and UARTs

z Remote power on/off and reset

support (IPMI-over-LAN) on
Intel’s 82573

BIOS

z Phoenix BIOS 8Mb flash ROM
z Supports ACPI 1.0, PnP
z Auto detection of memory size
z Auto configuration of IDE hard

disk types

z User settings of hardware

monitoring

z Multiple boot options including

PXE or emulated FD/HD

z Power Management: S1, S3, S4

and S5

Back Panel I/O Ports

z One stacked Mouse/ Keyboard

connector

z One stacked four-port USB

connector

z One 9-pin COM Port
z One 15-pin VGA Port
z Two side-by-side GbE RJ45

Form Factor

z Standard ATX (12" x 9.6”)
z EPS/12V 24-pin plus 8-pin

power connectors

Power

z Onboard 5-phase CPU VRM
z One universal 24-pin EPS/12V

system power connector plus
one 8-pin power connector for
processor power

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Integrated LAN Controller(s)

z Two 10/100/1000 Gigabit

Ethernet NIC

z Two Intel’s 82573 GbE NICs

(1*82573E & 1*82573V)

z Running at independent x1 PCI-

Regulatory

z FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

z European Community CE

(Declaration of Conformity)

Express bus

1.3 - Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Windows Server 2003 (R2 or later)
Red Hat Linux EL4
Red Hat Linux EL5
SuSE Enterprise Server 10

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS

with or without notice.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the
Toledo i3010W S5197 matches the ATX specification. Before continuing with
installation, confirm that your chassis supports an ATX motherboard.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is reading 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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2.1- 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 picture above.

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2.2 - Block Diagram

Toledo i3010W S5197

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the diagram above.

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2.4 – Jumper Settings

Jumper Function Settings

J3 COM1 Connector See Section 2.4.1

J5 COM2 Connector See Section 2.4.2

J6

J8 LPT Connector See Section 2.4.4

J30，J31
J43，J44

J37 Front Panel Header See Section 2.4.6

J32~J35

J40 ASF 2.0/SMDC Select See Section 2.4.8

JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper See Section 2.4.9

JP2，JP3 LAN1&LAN2 Enable/Disable Jumper See Section 2.4.10

JP24 PCI-X Frequency Configure See Section 2.4.11

FAN1~5 FAN Headers See Section 2.4.12

External Speaker Header and Enable/Disable
Buzzer

USB Header (4-Pin x 1) See Section 2.4.5

Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 Link and Active LED
Connector: J32 ~ J35

See Section 2.4.3

See Section 2.4.7

Jumper Legend

OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover

CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

To indicate the location of pin-1

To indicate the location of pin-1

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2.4.1 – COM1 Connector (J3)

2.4.2 – COM2 Connector (J5)

Signal
Description

DCD

RXD

TXD

DTR

GND

Signal
Description

DCD2

Pin # Pin # Signal

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

Description

DSR

RTS

CTS

RI

KEY

Pin # Pin # Signal

1 2

Description

DSR2

RXD2

TXD2

DTR2

GND

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

RTS2

CTS2

RI2

KEY

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2.4.3 –External Speaker Header and Enable/Disable Buzzer (J6)

Enable onboard buzzer

Disable onboard buzzer

Pin 1 and Pin 4 for an
external speaker header

Pin 1: +5Vdc power
Pin 4: SPK_DATA

2.4.4 – LPT Connector (J8)

Signal

Configuration

STB# 1 2 AFD#
LPD0 3 4 ERR#
LPD1 5 6 INIT#
LPD2 7 8 SLIN#
LPD3 9 10 GND
LPD4 11 12 GND
LPD5 13 14 GND
LPD6 15 16 GND
LPD7 17 18 GND
ACK# 19 20 GND

BUSY 21 22 GND

PE 23 24 GND

SLCT 25 26 KEY

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PIN # PIN

#

Signal

Configuration

2.4.5 –Vertical USB Header (4-Pin x 1) (J30, J31, J43, J44)

Pin_1

2.4.6 – Front Panel Header (J37)

Signal

HD_
LED+

Pin_4: GND

Pin_3 : DATA +

Pin_2 : DATA -

Pin_1 : +5VPWR

PIN # PIN

1 2

Signal

#

PW_
LED+

The Front Panel Header is used to connect some control
or signal wires from motherboard to chassis, such as
HDD LED, power LED, power button, and reset button.

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HD_
LED-

GND0

RESET

GND1

Ext.
Interrupt

+5VSB

SMBUS
Data

SMBUS
Clock

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

11 12

13 14

15 16

17 18

PW_ LED-

PWR_
S/W#

GND2

SLP_SW#/
WLED+

GND3/
WLED-

NC

GND4

INTRU#

2.4.7 – Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 Link and Active LED Connector: J32 ~ J35

J35 is for connecting an

J35

external LED to indicate LAN2

1

LINK and ACTIVITY. The
behavior of this LED is the
same as LAN2 RJ45 LED2:
Pin 1: LED+
Pin 2: LED-

J32

J32 is for connecting an
external LED to indicate LAN1

1

LINK and ACTIVITY. The
behavior of this LED is the
same as LAN1 RJ45 LED2:
Pin 1: LED+
Pin 2: LED-

J34

J34 is for connecting an
external LED to indicate LAN2

1

SPEED. The behavior of this
LED is the same as LAN2
RJ45 LED1:
Pin 1: 100 Mbps- (Low Active)
Pin 2: 1000 Mbps- (Low
Active)

J33

J33 is for connecting an
external LED to indicate LAN1

1

SPEED. The behavior of this
LED is the same as LAN1
RJ45 LED1:
Pin 1: 100 Mbps- (Low Active)
Pin 2: 1000 Mbps- (Low
Active)

The external LED’s for J32 and J34
can be either bi-color or single-color
LED.
For a single-color LED to indicate
1000Mbps SPEED, connect Pin 1 to
LED+ and Pin 2 to LED-.

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2.4.8 –SMDC CON25X2_M3291 (J40)

2.4.9– Clear CMOS Jumper (JP1)

For connection with Tyan Server
Management Daughter Card (SMDC).
The SMDC connector is compatible with
only the Tyan M3291 (SMDC).

Pin_3 Pin_1

Pin_3 Pin_1

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

- Power off system and disconnect
both power connectors from the
motherboard

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

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

Reconnect power & power on system

Normal

Clear

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2.4.10 – LAN1 & LAN2 Enable / Disable Jumper (JP2, JP3)

JP2: LAN1 Enable/Disable
JP3: LAN2 Enable/Disable

OPEN - Enable

CLOSED– Disable

2.4.11 – PCI-X Frequency Configure (JP24)

JP24 is used to adjust PCI-X frequency.

Open(Default):133MHz/100MHz/66MHz;
Closed: 100MHz/66MHz

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OPEN - Jumper OFF

CLOSED - Jumper ON

2.4.12 – FAN Headers

Use these headers to connect the 3-pin or 4-pin
cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the
system stable and reliable.

These connectors support the tachometer
monitoring and auto fan speed control.

FAN1: CPUFAN (4-pin)
FAN2,FAN3,FAN4,FAN5:System FAN (4-pin)

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2.4.13 - OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers

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

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2.5 - 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.

Toledo i3010W S5197 Mounting Hole Placement

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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.

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

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2.6 - Installing the Memory

Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the
motherboard and processor. Only DDRII-667/533 DIMM modules are required.
Check the TYAN Web site at: www.tyan.com for details of the type of memory
recommended for your motherboard.

The following diagram shows common types of DDRII memory modules.

Key points to note before installing memory:

For optimal dual-channel DDRII operation, always install memory in
pairs beginning with DDRII2 and DDRII4. Memory modules of the same
type and density are required for dual-channel DDRII operation.
Mismatched memory may cause system instability.

• Only DDRII 667/533 un-buffered ECC/non-ECC memory modules are

supported.

• All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or
settings need changing.

Refer to the following table for supported DDRII populations.

(Note: X indicates a populated DIMM slot)

Population Option 1 2

DDRII1 x

DDRII2 x x

DDRII3 x

DDRII4 x x

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Memory Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the S5197.

1. Press the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. The memory module is keyed to fit
only one way in the socket.

Key slot

3. Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits
flush with the socket. The locking levers pop up into place.

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2.7- Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan

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p

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Your Toledo i3010W S5197 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel.
Check the TYAN website for latest processor support: http://www.tyan.com

Processor Installation (LGA 775 Socket)

The processor should be installed carefully. Make sure you are wearing an
antistatic strap and handle the processor as little as possible.
Follow these instructions to install your processor and heat sink.

1. Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and lift the locking lever to a
fully open position.

locking
leve

2. Lift the load plate to a fully open position.

load

late

3. Insert the processor into the socket and make sure that pin 1 is correctly
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4. Remove the PnP cap from the load plate.

PnP cap

5. Replace the load plate and return the locking lever to the locking position.

6. The CPU installation is now complete.

Cooling Fan Installation

After you have installed the processor, the heatsink should be installed to ensure
that the processor runs efficiently and does not overheat. Use the heatsink supplied
for best results.

Follow these instructions to install the heatsink shown.

1. Take out the heatsink from the package. Turn the heatsink upside down and

you can see that the heatsink has already applied a layer of thermal
compound.

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thermal
compound

2. Turn the board upside down and insert the heat sink spring mechanism as

shown.

3. Align the heatsink with the four holes around the processor socket.

4. Press the heatsink down until the four screws are securely seated in the holes.

5. Use screw drive to secure the four screws.

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2.8 - Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching IDE Drive Cable

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 on­board 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:

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 a channel, it must be set as Master for the BIOS to detect it.

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

Attaching Serial ATA Cables

The Toledo i3010W 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 two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter. If you are in
need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase.

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The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive

1.SATA drive cable
connection

2. SATA drive power
connection

3. SATA cable motherboard
connector

4. SATA drive power adapter

Attaching Floppy Drive Cables

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

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

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2.9 - 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 slots that appear on your motherboard.

PCI-E x 16 (x 8 signal) Slot

64-bit 133/100/66MHz PCI-X Slot

64-bit 133/100/66MHz PCI-X Slot

PCI-E x 4 (x 4 signal) Slot

32-bit 3.3V PCI Slot

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly.
Don not force any add-in cards (or anything else) into any slots if they won’t 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.

TIP: it is good practice to install add-in cards in a staggered manner rather than
making them directly adjacent to each other. Doing so allows air to circulate
within the chassis more easily, thus improving cooling for all installed devices.

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the

NOTE

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

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2.10 - Connecting External Devices

The following diagrams will detail the rear port stack for this S5197 motherboard:

PS/2
Mouse/Keyboard

USB

Serial Port

VGA Port

LAN2 LAN1

NOTE: Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but

software may be required to complete the installation.

Onboard LAN LED Color Definition

The three onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN
status. The chart below illustrates the different LED states.

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

Left LED Right LED

10 Mbps

100 Mbps

1000 Mbps

Link Green Off

Active Blinking Green Off

Link Green Green

Active Blinking Green Green

Link Green Orange

Active Blinking Green Orange

No Link Off Off

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2.11 - Installing the Power Supply

There are two power connectors on your Toledo i3010W S5197. The Toledo
i3010W S5197 requires that you use 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

Applying power to the board

1. Connect the EPS 12V 8-pin power connector.

2. Connect the EPS 12V 24-pin power connector.

3. Connect power cable to power supply and power outlet

NOTE

YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables

to motherboard connectors.

compatible with the motherboard and can damage.

PWR1: 8-pin EPS 12V power connector

PWR2: 24-pin EPS 12V power connector

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2.12 - 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 Setup

3.1 About the BIOS

The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that
enables your hardware to interface with your software. This chapter describes
different settings for the BIOS that can be used to configure your system.
The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is provided
for reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are
current at the time of print, and therefore may not match exactly what is displayed
on screen.
This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you modify
basic configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated, battery­backed memory (called NVRAM) that retains the information when the power is
turned off.
This motherboard’s BIOS is a customized version of the industry-standard BIOS for
IBM PC AT-compatible personal computers. The BIOS provides critical, low-level
support for the system’s central processing unit (CPU), memory, and I/O
subsystems.
This BIOS has been customized by adding important features such as virus and
password protection, power management, and chipset “tuning” features that control
the system. This section will guide you through the process of configuring the BIOS
for your system setup.

Starting Setup

The BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer. The BIOS reads
system configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the
system and configuring it through the Power-On-Self-Test (POST).
When these preliminary tests are complete, the BIOS searches for an operating
system on one of the system’s data storage devices (hard drive, CD-ROM, etc). If
one is found, the BIOS will launch that operating system and hand control over to it.
You can enter the BIOS setup by pressing the [Delete] key when the machine boots
up and begins to show the memory count.

Setup Basics
The table below shows how to use the setup program with the keyboard.

Key Function
Tab Moves from one selection to the next
Left/Right Arrow Keys Changes from one menu to the next
Up/Down Arrow Keys Moves between selections
Enter Opens highlighted section
PgUp/PgDn Keys Changes settings.

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Getting Help

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

In Case of Problems

If you discover that you have trouble booting the computer after making and saving
the changes with the BIOS setup program, restart the computer by holding the
power button down until the computer shuts off (usually within 4 seconds); resetting
by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL; or clearing the CMOS.
The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular,
do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are sure of the outcome.
TYAN or your system manufacturer has carefully chosen the chipset defaults for
best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset
setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable.

Setup Variations

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

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3.2 Main BIOS Setup

When you enter PhoenixBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear
as below:

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time:

System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

X IDE Primary/Master
X IDE Primary/Slave
X IDE Secondary/Master
X IDE Secondary/Slave

X Memory Cache
X Boot Features

Installed Memory

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

The main menu contains the following menu items:

Main

Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced

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

Security

Use this menu to configure security settings for your system.

Power

Use this menu to configure power options for your system.

Boot

Use this menu to configure boot options for your system.

Exit

This contains the various BIOS exit options.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[xx:xx:xx]

[xx-xx-xxxx]

[1.44/1.25 MB 3½” ]

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

4096MB

Item Specific Help

[Tab], [Shift-Tab], or
[Enter] selects field.

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3.3 Main Menu

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

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time:

System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

X IDE Primary/Master
X IDE Primary/Slave
X IDE Secondary/Master
X IDE Secondary/Slave

X Memory Cache
X Boot Features

Installed Memory

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

System Time / Date setup

System Time: Adjusts the system clock.
HHHours (24hr. format): MMMinutes : SSSeconds
System Date: Adjusts the system date.
MMMonths : DDDays : YYYYYears

Legacy Diskette A

Defines the floppy drive type.
Options: NONE / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2 M, 5.25 in / 720 K, 3.5 in / 1.44 M, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in

Installed Memory

This displays the amount of system memory present on the system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[xx:xx:xx]

[xx-xx-xxxx]

[1.44/1.25 MB 3½” ]

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

4096MB

Item Specific Help

[Tab], [Shift-Tab], or
[Enter] selects field.

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3.3.1 IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave

Computer detects the hard disk drive type for each drive.
Press Enter on any of the Master/Slave options to view advanced details of the
corresponding drive.

Main

IDE Primary Master [None]

Type:

Multi-Sector Transfers:
LBA Mode Control:
32 Bit I/O:
Transfer Mode:
Ultra DMA Mode:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Auto]

[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Standard]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help
User = your enter

parameters of hard-disk
drive installed at this
connection.
Auto = autotypes hard­disk drive installed here.
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM
drive is installed here.
ATAPI Removable =
removable disk drive is
installed here.

The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors
on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.
This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:

Type

Selects the type of device connected to the system.
Options: Auto / CD/DVD / Not Installed / ARMD

Multi-Sector Transfers

This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector
transfers.
Options: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors

LBA Mode Control

Enables or disables LBA Mode.
In LBA Mode, instead of referring to a cylinder, head and sector number, each
sector is instead assigned a unique "sector number". In essence, the sectors are
numbered 0, 1, 2, etc. up to (N-1), where N is the number of sectors on the disk.
In order for LBA to work, it must be supported by the BIOS and operating system,
but since it is also a new way of talking to the hard disk, the disk must support it as
well. All newer hard disks do in fact support LBA, and when auto detected by a
BIOS supporting LBA, will be set up to use that mode.
When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This translation
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may be done using a different algorithm called LBA-assist translation. The
translated geometry is still what is presented to the operating system for use in Int
13h calls. The difference between LBA and ECHS is that when using ECHS the
BIOS translates the parameters used by these calls from the translated geometry to
the drive's logical geometry. With LBA, it translates from the translated geometry
directly into a logical block (sector) number.
LBA has in recent years become the dominant form of hard disk addressing. Since
the 8.4 GB limit of the Int13h interface was reached, it became impossible to
express the geometry of large hard disks using cylinder, head and sector numbers,
translated or not, while remaining below the Int13h limits of 1,024 cylinders, 256
heads and 63 sectors. Therefore, modern drives are no longer specified in terms of
classical geometry, but rather in terms of their total number of user data sectors and
addressed using LBA.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

32 Bit I/O

Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer mode.
Enabling this option causes the PCI hard disk interface controller to bundle together
two 16-bit chunks of data from the drive into a 32-bit group, which is then
transmitted to the processor or memory. This results in a small performance
increase.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Transfer Mode

These modes determine the speed at which data is transferred to and from the
drive. The Auto option automatically determines the correct transfer rates.
Options: Auto / Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO
3 / DMA 1 / FPIO 4 / DMA 2

Ultra DMA Mode

Enables or disables Ultra DMA Mode.
Ultra DMA (UDMA, or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring
data between a hard disk drive through the computer's data paths (or bus) to the
computer's random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers
data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3 MBps (megabytes per second), twice as fast as
the previous Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface.
Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot (start) and open new
applications more quickly. It will also help users of graphics-intensive and other
applications that require large amounts of access to data on the hard drive. Ultra
DMA uses Cyclical Redundancy Checking (CRC), offering a new level of data
protection.
Because the Ultra DMA protocol is designed to work with legacy application PIO
and DMA protocols, it can be added to many existing computers by installing an
Ultra DMA/33 Peripheral Component Interconnect adapter card. Ultra DMA uses
the same 40-pin Integrated Drive Electronics interface cable as PIO and DMA.
Options: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 5

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3.3.2 Memory Cache

This setting allows you to tweak the various cache settings for optimal performance
of your system.
Press Enter to display the various cache settings.

Main

Cache System BIOS area:

Cache Video BIOS area:
Cache Base 0-512K:
Cache Base 512K-640K:
Cache Extended Memory Area:
Cache A000 – AFFF:
Cache B000 – BFFF:
Cache C800 – CBFF:
Cache CC00 – CFFF:
Cache D000 – D3FF:
Cache D400 – D7FF:
Cache D800 – DBFF:
Cache DC00 – DFFF:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Memory Cache

[Write Protect]

[Write Protect]
[Write Back]
[Write Back]
[Write Back]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help
Controls caching of

system BIOS area.

Cache System BIOS Area

This feature is only available when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or
disables the caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2 cache.
This greatly speeds up accesses to the system BIOS. However, this does not
necessarily make the system perform better because the OS does not need to
access the system BIOS often.
As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the system BIOS
instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if any
program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it is
recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.
Options: NULL / Write Protect

Cache Video BIOS Area

This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables
the caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2 cache. This
greatly speeds up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does not necessarily
make the system perform better because the OS bypasses the BIOS and uses the
graphics driver to access the video card's hardware directly.
As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the video BIOS
instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if any
program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it is
recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.
Options: NULL / Write Protect

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Cache Base 0-512K

Control caching of 512K base memory.
Options: Write Through / Write Back

Cache Base 512-640K

Control caching of 512K-640K base memory.
Options: Write Through / Write Back

Cache Extended Memory Area

Control caching of system memory above one megabyte.
Options: Write Through / Write Back

Cache A000-AFFF~ Cache DC00-DFFF

Control caching of the memory blocks.
Options: Disabled / Write Back/ Write Through / Write Protect

3.3.3 Boot Features

This setting allows you to tweak the various boot settings for optimal performance of
your system.
Press Enter to display the various boot features.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Floppy check:

Summary screen:
Boot-time Diagnostic Screen:
QuickBoot Mode:

Error Halt in POST

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Boot Features

[Disabled]

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

[All Errors]

Item Specific Help

Enabled verifies floppy
type on boot; disabled
speeds boot.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Floppy Check

This feature is used to verify floppy type on boot. Selecting “Disabled” will speed the
boot process.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

Summary Screen

Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot up.
When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility
summary screen appears during system boot after the power-on self-test (POST).
The summary screen lists many of the system setup settings. When this option is
set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

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Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Quick Boot Mode

This BIOS feature allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot up the computer
by shortening or skipping certain standard booting procedures.
If enabled, the BIOS will shorten the booting process by skipping some tests and
shortening others. In addition, it will also perform the following to further speed up
the booting process:

Spin up the hard disks as soon as power is supplied (or as soon as possible)
Initialize only critical parts of the chipset
Read memory size from the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip on the memory

modules

Eliminate logo delays
If disabled, the BIOS will run the whole gamut of boot-up tests.
It is recommended that you disable this feature when you boot up a new computer
for the first time or whenever you install a new piece of hardware. This allows the
BIOS to run full diagnostic tests to detect any problems that may slip past Quick
Boot's abbreviated testing scheme.
After a few error-free test runs, you should enable this feature for much faster
booting.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

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3.4 Advanced Menu

This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Setting items on this menu to incorrect values may

cause your system to malfunction.

X Advanced Chipset Control

X Advanced Processor Options

X I/O Device Configuration

X Hardware Monitor

X DMI Event Logging

Installed O/S:

Reset Configuration Data:

Large Disk Access Mode:

Route Port 80h cycles to:

Legacy USB Support:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Installed OS

Select the operating system installed on the PC.
Note: An incorrect setting can cause the operating system to behave unpredictably.
Options: Other / Win95 / Win98 / WinMe / Win2K/XP

Reset Configuration Data

If you install a new piece of hardware or modify your computer's hardware
configuration, the BIOS will automatically detect the changes and reconfigure the
ESCD (Extended SystemConfiguration Data). Therefore, there is usually no need to
manually force the BIOS to reconfigure the ESCD.
However, sometimes, the BIOS may not be able to detect the hardware changes. A
serious resource conflict may occur and the operating system may not even boot as
a result. This is where the Reset Configuration Data BIOS feature comes in.
This BIOS feature allows you to manually force the BIOS to clear the previously
saved ESCD data and reconfigure the settings. All you need to do is enable this
BIOS feature and then reboot your computer. The new ESCD should resolve the
conflict and allow the operating system to load normally.
Please note that the BIOS will automatically reset it to the default setting of No after
reconfiguring the new ESCD. So, there is no need for you to manually disable this
feature after rebooting.
Options: Yes / No

Large Disk Access Mode

This option determines whether a hard drive with more than 1024 cylinders, more
than 16 heads and or more than 64 tracks per sector is present on the system. Set

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[Win2K/XP]
[No]
[DOS]

[LPC]
[Enabled]

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Selects options for
Advanced Chipset
features.

this option to DOS if such a hard drive is present. Else, set this option to Other.
Virtually, all modern hard disks have these characters so leave this option at DOS,
unless you know otherwise.
Options: DOS / Other

Route Port 80h cycles to

This feature allows you to route Port 80h I/O cycles to LPC or PCI bus.
Options: LPC / PCI

Legacy USB Support

When enabled, the BIOS takes control of the USB ports. Enable this only if you run
an OS that does not support USB (e.g. DOS) or when you have USB hardware like
USB mice that you want to use even before the operating system loads.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

3.4.1 Advanced Chipset Control

This section allows you to fine tune the chipset configuration.

Advanced

Advanced Chipset Control

X Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

X PCI Express Sub-Menu

Onboard VGA Control

PXH Bus Frequency Control

Spread Spectrum

Parallel ATA:

Serial ATA:

Native Mode Operation:

SATA Controller Mode Option:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Enabled]
[133MHz]
[Disabled]

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Compatible]

Item Specific Help

These items determine
whether the integrated
PCI Devices will be
Enabled in PCI Config
Space.

PHX Bus Frequency Control

It is used to select the PHX bus frequency.
Options: 100MHz / 133MHz

Parallel ATA

This feature is used to enable the PATA function.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Serial ATA

This feature is used to enable the SATA function.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

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Native Mode Operation

This feature is used to choose Native Mode for ATA. However, certain OS is not
supported under Native Mode.
Options: Auto / Serial ATA

SATA Controller Mode Option

This feature is used to select SATA controller mode. In “compatible mode”, SATA
and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Legacy mode. In “Enhanced
(non-AHCI) mode”, SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Native
IDE mode.
Options: Compatible / Enhanced (non-AHCI)

3.4.1.1 Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

Advanced

Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

USB - Device 29, Function 3:

USB - Device 29, Function 2 & 3:

USB - Device 29, Function 1 & 2 & 3:

USB - Device 29, Function 0 & 1 & 2 & 3:

USB - Device 29, Function 7:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Enabled]

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

Item Specific Help

Enable or disable this
USB device by setting
item to the desired
value.

USB Device 29, Function 3:

Controls the listed USB functions by setting the item to the desired value.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 2 & 3:

Controls the listed USB functions by setting the item to the desired value.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 1 & 2 & 3:

Controls the listed USB functions by setting the item to the desired value.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 0 & 1 & 2 & 3:

Controls the listed USB functions by setting the item to the desired value.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 7:

Controls the listed USB functions by setting the item to the desired value.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

i82551 Option ROM Scan:

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This feature is used to enable the functionality of i82551 option ROM scan.
Options: Disabled / Ensabled

3.4.1.2 Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

Advanced

PCI Express Sub-Menu

X Integrated PXH-V (x8 Port 0) Sub-Menu

X PCI-E Slot 2 (x4 Port) Sub-Menu

X Integrated LAN1 (Intel 82573) Sub-Menu

X Integrated LAN2 (Intel 82573) Sub-Menu

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specific Help

Enable or disable this
USB device by setting
item to the desired
value.

3.4.1.2.1 PCI-E Slot 1 (x8 Port) Sub-Menu

Advanced

Integrated PXH-V (x8 Port 0) Sub-Menu

PCI Express Graphics Port [Auto]

PEG Port Enabled = Yes

PEG Width

PEG Slot 0 Card Detect = No

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

= x8

Item Specific Help

Disabled – port always
disabled.

Enabled – port always
enabled.

Auto – only enable if
card found.

Debug – only enable if
card found. Don’t force
link width.

PCI Express Graphics Port

This feature is used to control the PCI Express Graphics Port.
Options: Enabled / Disabled / Auto

PEG Port Enabled/ PEG Width/ PEG Slot Card Detect

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Read only.

3.4.1.2.2 Integrated PXH-V (x4 Port) Sub-Menu

Advanced

PCI-E Slot 2 (x4 Port) Sub-Menu

PCI Express Port #1 [Auto]

Port #1 Enabled = Yes

Port #1 Width = x0

Port #1 Slot Card Detect = No

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specific Help

Disabled – port always
disabled. (If Port #1 is
disabled, then the rest
of the Ports will also be
disabled.)

Enabled – port always
enabled.

Auto – only enable if
card found.

PCI Express Port #1

This feature is used to enable PCI Express Port #1 control.
Options: Auto / Enabled / Disabled

Port #1 Port Enabled/ Port #1 Width/ Port #1 Slot Card Detect

Read only.

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3.4.1.2.3 Integrated LAN1/LAN2 (Intel 82573E) Sub-Menu

Advanced

Integrated LAN1 (Intel 82573) Sub-Menu

PCI Express Port #5 [Auto]

Option ROM Scan:

Port #5 Enabled: =Yes

Port #5 Slot Card Detect: =Yes

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

Disabled – port always
disabled. (If Port #5 is
disabled, then the rest
of the Ports will also be
disabled.)

Enabled – port always
enabled.

Auto – only enable if
card found.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Integrated LAN2 (Intel 82573E) Sub-Menu

PCI Express Port #6 [Auto]

Port #6 Enabled: =Yes

Port #6 Slot Card Detect: =Yes

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specific Help

Disabled – port always
disabled. (If Port #6 is
disabled, then the rest
of the Ports will also be
disabled.)

Enabled – port always
enabled.

Auto – only enable if
card found.

PCI Express Port #5/ PCI Express Port #6

This feature is used to enable Integrated LAN1 or LAN2 control.
Options: Auto / Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to enable the functionality of option ROM scan.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

Port #5/#6 Port Enabled / Port #5/#6 Slot Card Detect

Read only.

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3.4.2 Advanced Processor Options

This section allows you to fine-tune the processor options.

Advanced

Advanced Processor Options

Hyperthreading:

Set Max Ext CPUID = 3

Numbers of Stop Grant

C1 Enhanced Mode

Intel ® Virtualization Technology

No Execute Mode Mem Protection

Frequency Ratio

Processor Power Management:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Enabled]

[Disabled]
[Per Core]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]

[Default]
[GV1/GV3 Only]

Item Specific Help

Enabling Hyperthread­ing activates additional
CPU threads. These
threads may appear as
additional processors
but will share some
resources with the other
threads within the
physical package.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Advanced Processor Options

Core Multi-Processing:

Set Max Ext CPUID = 3

Numbers of Stop Grant

C1 Enhanced Mode

Intel ® Virtualization Technology

No Execute Mode Mem Protection

Processor Power Management:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Per Core]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]

[GV1/GV3 Only]

Item Specific Help

Platform Environment
Control Interface

Hyperthreading

Enable this only if you have an Intel Hyper Threading processor.
Hyper-Threading Technology enables multi-threaded software applications to
execute threads in parallel. Hyper-Threading Technology provides thread-level­parallelism (TLP) on each processor resulting in increased utilization of processor
execution resources. As a result, resource utilization yields higher processing
throughput. Hyper-Threading Technology is a form of simultaneous multi-threading
technology (SMT) where multiple threads of software applications can be run
simultaneously on one processor. This is achieved by duplicating the architectural
state on each processor, while sharing one set of processor execution resources.
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workload environments. By allowing the processor to use on-die resources that
would otherwise have been idle, Hyper-Threading Technology provides a
performance boost on multi-threading and multi-tasking operations for the Intel
NetBurst® microarchitecture.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Set Max Ext CPUID = 3

Sets Max CPUID extended function value to 3.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

Numbers of Step Grant

This feature is used to configure the numbers of Step Grant.
Options: Per Core / Single

C1 Enhanced Mode

This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Intel ® Virtualization Technology

Intel Virtualization Technology is a set of platform features that support virtualization
of platform hardware and multiple software environments.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

No Execute Mode Protection

This feature is used to enable the function of No Execute Mode Protection.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Processor Power Management

Thermal Management throttles the processor back as it reaches its maximum
operating temperature. Throttling reduces the number of processing cycles, thereby
diminishing the heat dissipation of the CPU. This cools the unit. Once the CPU has
reached a safe operating temperature, thermal throttling is automatically disabled,
and normal full speed processing begins again.
Options: GV1/GV3 only / Disabled

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3.4.3 I/O Device Configuration

This setting allows you to configure I/O devices.

Advanced

I/O Device Configuration

Serial port A:

Base I/O address:

Interrupt:

Serial port B:

Base I/O address:

Interrupt:

Parallel port:

Mode:

Base I/O address:

Interrupt:

Floppy disk controller:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[Enabled]

[3F8]
[IRQ 4]

[Enabled]
[2F8]
[IRQ 3]

[Enabled]
[Bi-directional]
[378]
[IRQ 7]

[Enabled]

Item Specific Help

Configure serial port A
using options:

[Disabled]
No configuration

[Enabled]
User Configuration

[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration

(OS Controlled)
Displayed when
controlled by OS

Serial Port A/B:

This defines how the serial port A/B is detected and configured.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

Base I/O Address:

Set the base I/O address for serial port A/B.
Options: 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 / 2E8

Interrupt:

Set the interrupt for serial port A/B.
Options: IRQ3 / IRQ4

Parallel Port

This defines how the parallel port is detected and configured.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

Mode

This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. The default value is
Standard that automatically selects the correct mode to use. The other modes are
explained as follows:
SPP works with all parallel port devices. However, it is the slowest transfer mode
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There are two faster bidirectional modes available - the ECP (Extended Capabilities
Port) and EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) modes.
For those who don't know what mode to select but at least know that their parallel
port device supports bidirectional transfers, the BIOS offers the ECP+EPP mode. If
you select this mode, then the parallel port device will be able to use either one of
those modes. However, this should be considered as a last resort as you may be
needlessly tying up an IRQ if your device does not use ECP at all. Or the BIOS may
not select the best parallel port mode for the device. If possible, set the parallel port
to the transfer mode that best suits your parallel port device.
However, the manufacturer of your parallel port peripheral may have designated a
preferred parallel port mode for the device in question. In that case, it's best to
follow their recommendation.
Options: SPP / EPP / ECP

Base I/O Address:

Set the base I/O address for parallel port.
Options: 378 / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Interrupt:

Set the interrupt for parallel port.
Options: IRQ7 / IRQ5

Floppy Disk Controller:

This defines how the floppy disk controller is detected and configured.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

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3.4.4 Hardware Monitoring

This section allows you to fine tune the Hardware Monitoring configuration.

Advanced

Hardware Monitor

X Voltage Monitoring Sub-Menu

FAN1

FAN3

FAN4

FAN5

CPU Temp.=

Ambient Temp.=

Auto Fan Control

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

2377 RPM
No Fan Input
No Fan Input
No Fan Input

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C/122OF

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[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode. Read only.

3.4.4.1 Voltage Monitoring Sub-Menu

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Voltage Monitoring Sub-Menu

VDIMM=

Vccp=

Vcc=

+5V=

+12V=

+3.3Vsb=

VBAT=

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Xxxx V
Xxxx V
Xxxx V
Xxxx V
Xxxx V
Xxxx V
Xxxx V

Item Specific Help

All items on this menu
can not be modified in
user mode. If any items
require changes, please
consult your system
supervisor.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode. Read only.

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3.4.5 DMI Event Logging

This section allows you to fine tune the DMI Event Logging configuration.

Advanced

DMI Event Logging

Event Log Validity

Event Log Capacity

View DMI event log:

Event Logging:

Mark DMI events as read:

Clear all DMI Event logs:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Valid
Full

[Enter]

[Enabled]

[Enter]
[No]

Item Specific Help

View the contents of the
DMI event log.

View DMI Event log

Press [Enter] to view BIOS event log

Event Logging

When set to [Enabled], errors will be logged to BIOS event log.
Options: Enabled / Disabled

Mark DMI Events as Read

Press [Enter] to mark DMI events as read.

Clear all DMI Event logs

When set to [Enabled], BIOS event log will be cleared.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

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3.5 Security Menu

These settings allow you to configure the security options for your system.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Supervisor Password Is:

User Password Is:

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Diskette access:

Fixed Disk Boot Sector:

Virus Check Reminder:

System Backup Reminder:

Password on boot:

FirstWare Authentication Level:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select

The system displays the current supervisor and user passwords.

Set Setup Password

This option allows the supervisor to set the supervisor password to restrict access
to the BIOS settings.

Set User Password

This option allows the user to set the user password.

Diskette access

This option allows the user to control access to diskette drives.
Options: Supervisor / Disabled

Fixed disk boot sector

This option allows the user to write protect boot sector on hard disk to protect
against viruses.
Options: Normal / Write Protect

Virus check reminder

This feature is used to display reminder message at the boot process.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

System backup reminder

This feature is used to display reminder message at the boot process.
Options: Disabled / Enabled

Password on boot

When enabled, the system will ask for a password at every boot. The system will
continue booting only if the correct password is entered. If the wrong password is
entered three times, the system will automatically shut down.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Clear
Clear

[Enter]

[Enter]

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

X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password

controls access to the
setup utility.

Options: Disabled / Enabled

FirstWare Authentication Level

This feature is used to select FirstWare Authentication Level.
Options: High / Medium / Low

3.6 Power Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Power Settings Configuration.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Acpi Sleep Mode:

Resume on Time:

Resume Time:

Power Button Behavior
After Power Failure:
Chassis Intrusion Detect
S5 Wake-Up by PCI Card:

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select

Resume On Time

When enabled, this allows the system to be worked up at a specified time. This time
is specified by the Resume Time parameter.
Options: Off / On

Resume Time

This option allows the user to specify the time when the system is to wake up.

Power Button Behavior

This specifies the behavior of the system after the power button is pressed.
On/Off - This powers on / powers off the system after the power button is pressed.
Wake/Sleep - This wakes the system from/puts the system to sleep.
Options: On/Off / Wake/Sleep

After Power Failure

Sets the mode of operation if an AC/Power Loss occurs. The two modes are:
[Enabled]: restores the previous power state before loss occurred.
[Disabled]: keeps the power off until the power button is pressed.
Options: Power On / Stay Off / Last State

Chassis Intrusion Detect

This feature is used to enable/disable the function: when chassis open event is
detected, BIOS will record the event.
Options: No / Yes

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

[S1/S3]

[Off]
[00:00:00]

[On/Off]
[Last State]
[No]
[Disabled]

X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Item Specific Help

Select one of the ACPI
power status: S1, S2 or
S3. If selected, the
corresponding power
state will support.

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S5 Wake-Up by PCI Card

If enabled, this option awakens the system from the S5 (power-off) state with an
input signal from PME on the PCI card,
Options: Enabled / Disabled

3.7 Boot Menu

Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Boot priority order

1. USB KEY:

2. IDE 0:

3. IDE 1:

4. IDE 2:

5. IDE 3:

6. IDE 4:

7. IDE 5:

8. USB FDC:

Excluded from boot order

: Legacy Floppy Drives

: USB HDD:

: USB CDROM:

: USB ZIP:

: USB LS120:

: PCI SCSI:

: PCI BEV:

: Other USB:

: PCI

: Legacy Network Card

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select

These settings can be customized depending on your preference.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Item Specific Help
Keys used to view or

configure devices:

Up and Down arrows
select a device.

<+> and <-> moves the
device up or down.
<f> and <r> specifies the
device fixed or
removable.
<x> exclude or include
the device to boot.
<Shift + 1> enables or
disable a device.
<1-4> Loads default boot
sequence.

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3.8 Exit Menu

These settings set the exit options on your system.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Item Specific Help
Exit system Setup and

save your changes to
CMOS.

Exit Saving Changes

This exits BIOS setup after saving the changes made.

Exit Discarding Changes

This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made.

Load Setup Defaults

This loads the factory default values.

Discard Changes

This discards all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.

Save Changes

This saves all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.

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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:

Memory, Video, CPU

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

4.1 Beep Codes

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

The most common type of error is a memory error.

Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support, be sure that you
note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you
experience. Also, be ready with information regarding add-in cards, drives and
O/S to speed the support process and come to a quicker solution.

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/

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

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RAM fail

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4.3 Phoenix BIOS Post Code

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

02h Verify Real Mode 32h Test CPU bus-clock

03h Disable Non-Maskable

04h Get CPU type 36h Warm start shut down
06h Initialize system hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM
08h Initialize chipset with initial

09h Set IN POST flag 3Ch Advanced configuration of

0Ah Initialize CPU registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with

0Bh Enable CPU cache 42h Initialize interrupt vectors
0Ch Initialize caches to initial

0Eh Initialize I/O component 46h 2-1-2-3. Check ROM

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 48h Check video configuration

10h Initialize Power

11h Load alternate registers with

12h Restore CPU control word

13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering

14h Initialize keyboard controller 4Eh Display BIOS copyright

16h 1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM

17h Initialize cache before

18h 8254 timer initialization 52h Test keyboard
1Ah 8237 DMA controller

1Ch Reset Programmable

20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 59h Initialize POST display

22h 1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD

24h Set ES segment register to

26h Enable A20 line 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and

28h Autosize DRAM 60h Test extended memory
29h Initialize POST Memory

2Ah Clear 512 KB base RAM 64h Jump to UserPatch1
2Ch 1-3-4-1. RAM failure on

2Eh 1-3-4-3.

Interrupt (NMI)

POST values

POST values

Management

initial POST values

during warm boot

devices

checksum

memory autosize

initialization

Interrupt Controller

Controller

4 GB

Manager

address

ure on

data bits of low b

te of

33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch

3Ah Autosize cache

45h POST device initialization

49h Initialize PCI bus and

4Ah Initialize all video adapters

4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)

4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

50h Display CPU type and

51h Initialize EISA board

54h Set key click if enabled

58h 2-2-3-1. Test for

5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to

5Bh Disable CPU cache

62h Test extended memory

66h Configure advanced cache

67h Initialize Multi Processor

frequency

Manager

chipset registers

CMOS values

copyright notice

against CMOS

devices

in system

notice

speed

unexpected interrupts

service

enter SETUP"

640 KB

address lines

registers

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2Fh Enable cache before

30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

6Ah Display external L2 cache

6Bh Load custom defaults

6Ch Display shadow-area

6Eh Display possible high

70h Display error messages ACh Enter SETUP
72h Check for configuration

76h Check for keyboard errors B0h Check for errors
7Ch Set up hardware interrupt

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if

80h Disable onboard Super I/O

81h Late POST device

82h Detect and install external

83h Configure non-MCD IDE

84h Detect and install external

85h Initialize PC-compatible

86h. Re-initialize onboard I/O

87h Configure Motherboard

88h Initialize BIOS Data Area BFh Check virus and backup

89h Enable Non-Maskable

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS

8Bh Test and initialize PS/2

8Ch Initialize floppy controller C3h Initialize error display

8Fh Determine number of ATA

90h Initialize hard-disk

91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk

92h Jump to UserPatch2 C7h Initialize notebook docking

93h Build MPTABLE for multi-

memory bus

system BIOS shadow

data bits of high byte of
memory bus

size

(optional)

message

address for UMB recovery

errors

vectors

present

ports and IRQs

initialization

RS232 ports

controllers

parallel ports

PnP ISA devices

ports.

Devices

Interrupts (NMIs)

Data Area

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68h Enable external and CPU

69h Setup System Management

A2h Check key lock

A4h Initialize Typematic rate

A8h Erase F2 prompt

AAh Scan for F2 key stroke

AEh Clear Boot flag

B2h POST done - prepare to

B4h One short beep before boot

B5h Terminate QuietBoot

B6h Check password (optional)

B9h Prepare Boot

BAh Initialize DMI parameters

BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

BCh Clear parity checkers

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

BEh Clear screen (optional)

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

C1h Initialize POST Error

C2h Initialize error logging

C4h Initialize system error

C5h PnPnd dual CMOS

C6h Initialize notebook docking

C8h Force check (optional)

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Mode (SMM) area

boot operating system

(optional)

reminders

Manager (PEM)

function

handler

(optional)

(optional)

late

95h Install CD ROM for boot C9h Extended checksum

96h Clear huge ES segment

97h Fixup Multi Processor table E0h BIOS Boot Block
98h 1-2. Search for option

99h Check for SMART Drive

9Ah Shadow option ROMs E3h Initialize system timer
9Ch Set up Power Management E4h Initialize system I/O
9Dh Initialize security engine

9Eh Enable hardware interrupts E6h Checksum BIOS ROM
9Fh Determine number of ATA

A0h Set time of day E8h Set Huge Segment

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

E9h Initialize Multi Processor F1h Initialize Run Time Clock
EAh Initialize OEM special code F2h Initialize video
EBh Initialize PIC and DMA F3h Initialize System

ECh Initialize Memory type F4h Output one beep before

EDh Initialize Memory size F5h Boot to Mini DOS
EEh Shadow Boot Block F6h Clear Huge Segment
EFh System memory test F7h Boot to Full DOS
F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

register

ROMs.

(optional)

(optional)

and SCSI drives

D2h BIOS Boot Block

E1h BIOS Boot Block

E2h Initialize the CPU

E5h Check force recovery boot

E7h Go to BIOS

(optional)

Management Mode

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Appendix I: SMDC Information

Overview

Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful yet cost­efficient 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 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 Operator

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

TM

(TSO) software package.

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Features of Tyan Server Management

Monitor various system components remotely

- such as fans, processor temperature, and more

Remote power on and power off

Console redirect

-the ability to view system remotely

Alert and error actions

-such as audible beep, e-mail, power down and reboot

SMDC runs on stand-by power

-the SMDC will continue to function, even if the system is not
powered on

How SMDC and TSO Work

The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function.

Agent – a system with SMDC installed
The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that uses a
compatible/supported Tyan motherboard.

Manager – manages the Agent
The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the
SMDC.
The Manager and Agent should be located in the same
place.

Console – communicates with Manager
The Console is used to monitor and control the Agent
through the Manager.

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Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette

Follow the steps below to make a driver diskette from the TYAN driver CD
provided.

1. Start the system and insert the TYAN CD into the CD-ROM drive to boot
from CD. You will see the following menu. Then press [1] and [Enter] to
boot the system to Tyan diskette maker. (If you would like to boot from hard
disk, press 0 and Enter or just wait for 10 seconds to boot
automatically from hard disk.).

Boot from CD:

ISOLINUX 2.00 2002-10-25 Copyright (C) 1994-2002 H. Peter Anvin

0) Boot from first hard drive

1) Boot to TYAN diskette maker
boot: 1_

2. Choose the chipset vender which you need from the main menu.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker V1.0

====Choose Chipset Vendor====

01 Adaptec
02 nVidia
03 LSI
04 Intel
05 Promise
06 Silicon Image
07 VIA

EXIT

** Main Menu**

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3. The following picture pops up after selecting the chipset model.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

** Example Vendor**

====Choose Chipset Model====

01 Intel Chipset Model

EXIT

4. After selecting the chipset model, select the OS to start the diskette making.

Diskette =01= Microsoft Windows 2000 32-bit
Diskette =02= Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit
Diskette =03= Microsoft Windows XP 64bit
Diskette =04= Microsoft Windows 2003 64-bit

Back

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

====Example Chipset Driver====

5. Follow the instruction on menu to insert a diskette and press [ENTER].

\Please insert a formatted diskette into A:/ and press [ENTER]

Writing image to drive A:
Track: 36 Hoad: 8 Sector: 1

6. Using "ESC" key to quit the Tyan diskette maker. The system will
automatically restart.

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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
at only 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,
then, also results in greater speed.

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

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

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

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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. Using a cache lowers data access times, since the needed
information is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slow DRAM. Note that the
cache is also much smaller than your regular memory: a typical cache size is
512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.

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

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

CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the
basic startup information for the BIOS.

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

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

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

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

DMA (Direct Memory Access): channels that are similar to IRQs. DMA
channels allow hardware devices (like soundcards or keyboards) to access the
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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.

Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slowed.
DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which
has the unfortunate tendency to lose 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, is a ROM chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows
you to keep up with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a new
chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com

EMRL: Embedded RAID Logic. An Adaptec specific RAID technology.

ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing

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

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

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

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

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

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

Handshaking: a process where two devices initiate communications. One

device, typically the server, sends a message to another device, typically a
client, in order to request establishment of a communications channel. The two
devices will then exchange messages back and forth in order to settle on a
communications protocol.

HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.

H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.

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

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IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD
interface. It can handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are
in fact Enhanced IDEs (EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the
hardware controller.

IDE INT (IDE Interrupt): a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE.

I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece
of hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.)

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

IPL: see Initial Program Load.

IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware

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

ISA (Industry Standard Architecture): a slower 8- or 16-bit bus (data
pathway).

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

Mirroring: see RAID.

NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory

that holds its data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

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

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

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

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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.

Pipeline burst SRAM: a type of RAM that can maintain it’s data as long as
power is provided to the memory chips. In this configuration, SRAM requests
are pipelined, which means that larger packets of data are sent to the memory
at one time, and acted upon quickly. This type of SRAM operates at bus speeds
higher than 66MHz.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SATA (Serial ATA): is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA
physical storage interface. Serial ATA is a drop-in solution in that it is
compatible with today’s software and operating systems. It will provide for
systems which are easier to design, with cables that are simpler to route and
install, smaller cable connectors, and lower voltage requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Striping: see RAID

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

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

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

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

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

ZCR: Zero Channel RAID. PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the

onboard SCSI chip, thus lowering cost of RAID solution

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

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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
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 softare 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 [e-mail]

Help Resources:

Returning Merchandise for Service

) provides easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online

1. See the beep codes section of this manual.

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

3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.

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

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

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

Notice for the USA

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

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

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

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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

the receiver.

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

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Notice for Canada

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

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

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or

dispose of battery in fire. There will appear danger of explosion if battery is
incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended
by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions
and in accordance with your local regulations.

Document #: D1787 - 100

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