Tyan TOMCAT I7230A User Manual

Tomcat i7230A S5160 User’s Manual

Tomcat i7230A

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

1.2 – Hardware Specifications ............................................................................................2

Chapter 2: Board Installation .................................................................................................. 4

2.1 – Board Diagram...........................................................................................................5

2.2 – Board Parts................................................................................................................ 6

2.3 – Jumper Settings & Definitions....................................................................................7

2.4 – Mounting the Motherboard....................................................................................... 13

2.5 – Installing Memory..................................................................................................... 14

2.5.1 Memory Installation Procedure.........................................................................14

2.6 – Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan .............................. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..........15

2.7 – Installing Drive Cables .............................................................................................18

2.8 – Installing Expansion Cards ...................................................................................... 19

2.9 – Connecting External Devices................................................................................... 20

2.10 – Onboard LAN LED Color Definition .......................................................................20

2.11 – Installing the Power Supply....................................................................................21

2.12 – Finishing Up........................................................................................................... 21

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup...........................................................................................................22

3.1 About the BIOS........................................................................................................... 22

3.2 Main Menu .................................................................................................................. 24

3.2.1 IDE Primary/Master, Primary/Slave Setup....................................................... 25

3.2.2 SATA Port 1/2/3/4............................................................................................. 26

3.2.3 Memory Cache..................................................................................................27

3.2.4 Boot Features ................................................................................................... 29

3.3 Advanced....................................................................................................................30

3.3.1 Advanced Chipset Control................................................................................32

Integrated LAN Control..............................................................................................37

3.3.2 Advanced Processor Options ...........................................................................38

3.3.3 I/O Device Configuration................................................................................... 40

3.3.4 Hardware Monitor ............................................................................................. 42

3.3.5 DMI Event Logging ........................................................................................... 43

3.4 Security....................................................................................................................... 44

3.5 Power..........................................................................................................................45

3.6 Boot.............................................................................................................................46

3.7 Exit.............................................................................................................................. 47

Chapter 4: Diagnostics ..........................................................................................................48

4.1 Beep Codes ................................................................................................................ 48

4.2 Flash Utility..................................................................................................................48

Appendix I: Glossary ............. ..... .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... ..... ......... .......... 49

Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS ................................................................................ 55

Appendix III: SMDC Information ........................................................................................... 58

Technical Support............................................................................................................. 59

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Tomcat i7230A S5160 Before you begin…

Before you begin…

Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Tomcat i7230A S5160 motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

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

1x Tomcat i7230A S5160 User’s Manual

1x Tomcat i7230A S5160 Quick Reference Guide

1x TYAN driver CD

1x I/O shield

2 x Serial ATA power cable

If any of these items are missing, please contac t your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation p r oc e s s .

4 x Serial ATA data cable

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Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 – Congratu lations!

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions for the Intel Pentium processors and Pentium® Extr eme Edition processors the Intel E7230 chipset. Th e Tomcat i7230A S5160 is an ATX form fa ctor server board and features two onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports, four 3.0Gps Serial ATA RAID ports, two PCIExpress x16 slots, and an onboard XGI 16MB PCI VGA contro ller. This platform also offers convenient remote Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) monitoring through Tyan’s optional Server Mana gement Daughter Card. Add the ca pability to support up to 4GB of Unbuffered DDR-II 533/667 memory, the Tomcat i7230A becom es a compelling choice for any entry to mid-range single processor server application.

Remember to visit Tyan’s website at http://www.tyan.com all of Tyan’s products with up-to-date FAQs, a list of worldwide distributors, Tyan software utilities, the latest drivers, memor y c om pa tib il ity l isti n gs , and BIOS s ett ing e xp lanations.

. the Tomcat i7230A S51 60 based on

. There, you can find info rmation on

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1.2 – Hardware Specifications

Processor

 Single LGA775 socket  Supports Intel

Cedar Mill” processor

“Prescott / Smithfield /

 1066/800/533MHz FSB

Chipset

 Intel “Mukilteo“ E7230 MCH + ICH7R

chipset

 Support for 1066MHz (1.066GHz) FSB  SMSC SCH5017 Super I/O chip

Memory

 Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets  Supports ECC/non-ECC DIMMs  Maximum of 8GB Unbuffered DDR2-

533/667

Expansion Slots

 One (1) PCI Express x16 slot (w/ x8

signal) from Mukilteo MCH

 One (1) PCI Express x16 slot (w/ x4

signal) from ICH7R

 Four (4) PCI 32-bit, 33MHz slots

Integrated I/O

 One 9-pin 16550 UART serial port  One ECP/EPP/SPP parallel port (via

header)

 One 15-pin VGA port  Eight (8) USB 2.0 ports (four at rear,

three headers via cable, one internal vertical USB connector)

 PS/2 mouse and keyboard conn ec to rs  Standard/integrated SATA connectors  Two RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports

System Management

 CPU thermal & voltage monitor support  4-pin fan monitoring header w/ PWM

Integrated SATA 2.0 Controller

 Four SATA2.0 ports from Intel ICH7R  Integrated Host RAID 0,1 support

Integrated Video Controller

Integrated LAN Controllers

 Two Broadcom® BCM5721 LAN

controllers

– PCIe x1 interface

 1000/100/10Mb/s speed

Intelligent Platform Management Interface

 Renesas H8S2167/2168 Baseboard

Management Controller (BMC)

 Tailored for IPMI 2.0 specification  Supports remote Power on/off and

reset support (IPMI-over-LAN)

 Server Management Daughter card

via built-in 2x25 header

BIOS

 PhoenixBIOS® on 8Mbit Flash ROM  Support APM 1.2, ACPI 1.0b  Serial Console Redirect  PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot  PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power

Management

 User-configurable H/W monitoring  Watchdog timer (from Super I/O)  Multiple boot options  48-bit LBA support  Power management: S0, S1, S3,

S4, S5

Form Factor

 ATX (12” x 9.6”, 305mm x 244mm)  EPS12V/SSI (24 + 8pin) power

connectors

 Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse

connectors

 USB 2.0 (four) rear connectors  Serial (one) and VGA (one)

connectors

 Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with

LEDs

Regulatory

 FCC Class B (DoC)  European Communit y CE ( Do C )

 XGI XG20 PCI Controller  16MB DDR memory

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OS (Operating S ystem) Support

Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64bit/32bit Microsoft Windows Enterprise Sever 2003 64bit/32bit SuSE Server Enterprise 9.0 64bit/32bit Other distributions of Linux pending validation

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

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Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation

Chapter 2: Board Installation

Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting holes pattern of the Tomcat i7230A S5160 matches the ATX specificatio n. Bef ore conti nuing with installat ion, conf irm that your chassis supports a standard ATX motherboard.

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

The first thing you should do re ad this user’s manual. It contains important infor mation that will make configuration and setu p much easier. Here are some precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherbo ard from the ant istatic 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 ba g that

the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install your m otherboard 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 Diagram

The following is a block diagram of the Tomcat i7230A S5160.

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

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2.2 – Board Parts

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

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2.3 – Jumper Settings & Definit ions

Jumper / Connector Function Ref. Page

JP4 CMOS Clear See Section 2.3.1

J32 TYAN IPMB Connector See Section 2.3.2 J27, J28, J60 Fan Connector with Smart Fan Control See Section 2.3.3 J59, J61, J62 Fan Connector w See Section 2.3.3

J9 COM2 connector See Section 2.3.4 J50 SMDC Header See Section 2.3.5 J63 TYAN Front Panel Connector See Section 2.3.6 J55 USB Header See Section 2.3.7 J58 USB Header See Section 2.3.8 J64 TYAN Front LED Connector See Section 2.3.9

J13, J15, J16, J17 Serial ATA RAID Connector See Section 2.3.10

Jumper Example

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

To indicate the location of pin-1

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2.3.1 - Clear CMOS Jumper (JP4)

Pin_3

Default

Pin_3

Clear

Pin_1

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

Reconnect power & power on system

2.3.2 – TYAN IPMB Connector (J32: I²C Bus Connector)

Pin_1

- 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)

4 NC

3 I2C CLK

2 GND

1 I2C DA

Use this connector to connect SM BUS.

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2.3.3 - Fan Connectors (J27, J28, J59, J60, J61, J62)

2.3.4 – COM2 Connector (J9)

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

There are six 4-pin fan connectors on Thunder i7230A S5160 board.

Support Smart fan ctrl (J27, J28, J60) Do not support Speed Fan ctrl

J61, J59,

J62)

9 1

10 2

DTR

Signal Description

Pin# Pin#

GND

(Ground)

9 7 6 3

10 8 5 4

NC/Key

(Data-Terminal-Ready)

(Ring-Indicator)

Signal Description

(Transfer-Data)

CTS

RTS

(Clear-to-Send)

(Receive-Data)

(Request-to- Send)

DCD

(Data Carrier Detect)

1 2

DSR

(Data-Set-Ready)

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2.3.5 - SMDC Header (J50)

Connect Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) Compatible with Tyan M3291(SMDC) See Appendix III for details about the Tyan SMDC

2.3.6 – TYAN Front Panel Connector (J63)

Your chassis will usually come with connectors to install onto the motherboard, such as HDD and Power LEDs. The TYAN Front Panel Connector (TYFP) has been implemented for such purposes.

PIN # PIN

Function

HDD LED+ HDD LED-

GND 5 6 SB3V RESET 7 8 SWT_BTN SB3V 9 10 NC NMI 11 12 3.3V

# Function

1 2 3 4 PWR LED-

PWR LED+

SB5V 13 14 KEY

SMB DATA

SMB CLK 17

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2.3.7 - Front USB Connector (J55)

Pin # Signal Description

2.3.8 - Front USB Connector (J58)

Signal Description

VCC

USB Channel_1 Data -

USB Channel_1 Data +

GND

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

VCC

USB Channel_0 Data -

USB Channel_0 Data +

GND

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1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

VCC

USB Channel_1 Data -

USB Channel_1 Data +

GND

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2. 3.9 - TYAN Front Panel LED Header (J64)

Signal Description

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

LAN0_ACTLED _N

LAN1_ACTLED _N

Front Panel LED

Front Panel ID buttom

IDLED INPUT

2.3.10 - Serial ATA RAID Connectors: J13, J15, J16, J17

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

GND

7 GND 6 RXP 5 RXN 4 GND 3 TXN

2 TXP 1 GND

Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the Serial ATA cable

You ma

use any the four Serial ATA ports to have the support of RAID 0 and 1 through the on board ICH7R south brid

chip.

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2.4 – Mounting the Motherboard

Before installing your m otherboard, ensure that your chas sis is fully compatible. The Tomc at i7221 S5150 motherboard conforms fully to the ATX specification. Your chassis should include preinstalled mounting posts that match exactly with the mounting holes in the motherboard. Lay the motherboard on top of the mounting holes to ensure that all the necessary m ounting posts exist in your chassis and that they match the mounting holes on the motherboard. Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usab le, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place.

See the diagram below for some examples of typical motherboard fixing studs.

TIP: Use metal s tuds if possible, as they hold the motherboard into place more se curely than plastic standoffs.

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2.5 – Install ing Memory

Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard and processor. DDR -II 533/6 67 modu les are requ ire d. Check the TYAN Web site at: www.tyan.com

The following diagram shows common types of memory modules.

for details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard.

DDR Unbuffered

DDR Unbuffered ECC

Key points to note before installing memory:

• 128MB, 256MB, 512MB ,1GB and 2GB Non-Reg/ECC or Non-Reg/Non-ECC DDR- II 533/667

memory modules are supported

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

• The Tomcat i7230A S5160 supports up to 8GB of memory

• Registered Memory is NOT supported.

• You can install either single or double-sided modules on this motherboard. Each

DIMM can work in single-channel mode or dual-channel mode. Please note that memory modules of the same type and density are required while using dualchannel DDR. Mismatched memory may cause system instability.

Refer to the following table for details of dual-channel DDR.

Channel A Channel B

Dual-Channel Mode

Two DIMM Symmetrical Population Two DIMM Symmetrical Population

Four DIMM Symmetrical Population

Note

1. 9= Installing 128MB ~ 2GB Memory modules

2. Symmetrical DIMMs must be identical

- Same DRAM Technology, eg 128M-bit, 256-bit, etc.

- Same DRAM bus width, eg x8 or x16

- Matched Sided DIMMs (Single Sided or Double Sided)

DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

9 9 256MB~4GB

9 9 9 9 512MB~8GB

System Density

2.5.1 Memory Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the Tomcat i7230A S5160.

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

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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.

2.6 – Install ing the Processor and Cooling Fan

Your Tomcat i7230A S5160 su pports the latest process or technologies from Intel. Check the TYAN website for latest processor support:

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Processor Installation

The processor should be insta lled c areful ly. M ake sure you ar e wearing an ant istat ic s trap and handle the processor as little as possible. Follow these instructions to install your processor

1. Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and lift the protective cover off as shown.

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WARNING:

This new processor socket designed by Intel is easily damaged. The processor has to be installed very carefully to prevent the contact pins of the socket from breaking. It is strongly recommended that the processor installation job to be handled by an experienced technician.

2. Pull the locking lever out of it’s locked position and let it spring into the open position.

3. Lift the metal cover to expose the socket interior and p lace the socket in as shown.

4. Close the cover and return the locking lever to its locked position.

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.

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1. Apply some thermal compound (also called heatsink compound or thermal grease) to the top of the processor. Try and apply a thin, even layer over the top of the processor.

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

3. Press the heatsink down until the four white, plastic pegs are securely seated in the holes.

4. Press down the black pegs until they click to lock the heatsink in place.

To remove the heatsink you will ne ed to twist each of the black locking pegs until they spring up and unlock the heatsink from the motherboard. Remember to connect the power supply for the fan to complete the installation.

Some heat sinks require a bracket to be installed beneath the motherboard before the heat sink is placed on the top side of the motherboard. To install a heat sink like this: 1 Turn the motherboard upside down and place the rear bracket in position with the

mounting posts poking through the corresponding holes in the motherboard.

2 Turn the motherboard the right way up, holding the bracket in place. 3 Place the heat sink assembly on top of the processor.

It should match up with the mounting holes on the rear bracket.

4 Screw the heat sink assembly into place.

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If there is a fan on the heat sink you will need to connect the power lead for the fan to one of the fan power supply pin headers on the motherboard.

2.7 – Install ing Drive Cables

IDE and FDD connectors are “keyed” to only allow insertion only one way. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black

connector is the Primary IDE connector.

Insert the IDE cable as shown in the diagram. TIP: When connecting to an IDE cable to a drive, Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) should be closest to the drive power connector. The blue end of the cable connects directly to the motherboard and the black end of the connector goes to the IDE device.

Serial ATA

Attaching Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA connectors are illustrated below: Plug in one end of the Serial ATA cable into the motherboard Serial ATA connector, and the other end into the drive. Each standard Serial ATA cable has two connectors, one at each end. Connectors are the same on both ends.

Floppy Drives Floppy disk drive (FDD) cables are installed the same way as IDE cables. Usually connectors are keyed to prevent insert ion the wro ng way. In most cases the cable sho uld be inserte d into the drive with pin 1 closest to the power input. FDD ca bles usually hav e a single red wire that marks pin 1. See the diagram below.

Colored cable denotes pin 1

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See the chart below for troubleshooting floppy disk drive installations.

Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives

Drive is not automatically detected

Drive Fail message at boot up

Drive does not power on

Drive activity light is constantly on

Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in backwards or a faulty floppy drive. Try another floppy drive or try replacing the cable. Check to see if the onboard floppy c ontroller is enabled in the BIOS setup.

The cable, floppy drive or motherboard may be faulty. Try another drive or cable.

Check power cable and cabling. A faulty power supply or drive cable could be the problem.

Usually signifies that the cable on the drive is inserted backwards. Reverse the cable at the floppy drive end and try again.

2.8 – Installing Expansion Cards

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

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

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

Notes

Unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing system hardware changes, to avoid damaging the board or expansion cards

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2.9 – Connectin g External Devices

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

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

TIP: While the ports have been creat ed to accept c onnectors in only one di rection, make s ure to be careful when inserting connectors. At times, attaching connectors in the incorrect orientation can damage, bend and or break the pins.

2.10 – Onboard LAN LED Color Definit ion

The two 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

Link Green Off

Active Blinking Green Off

100 Mbps

1000 Mbps

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 this motherboard. By default, this motherboard requires that you have an ATX12V power supply that has the standard ATX-style 20-pin connector, as well as an additional 4-pin square connector. The CPU power is provided by the onboard switching voltage regulator, which is sourced by +12V power. This +12V CPU power source is from the onboard 4-pin square connector. The +12V power on the 20-pin ATX power connector is for system board and separated from CPU +12V regulator power source. Therefore, the CPU will not be powered if you do not connect the 4-pin square ATX 12V power connector.

J26: 24-pin EPS 12V power connector

J37: 8-pin EPS 12V power connector

Note

Unplug the power supply before plugging in the 24-pin and 8-pin power cables to motherboard.

2.12 – Finishing U p

Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspec t 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/outpu t system , the firm ware on the m othe rboard tha t ena bles you r hardware to interface with your so ftware. This cha pt er des cribes diff erent setti ngs for the BIOS that can be used to configure your sys tem . 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, battery-backed memory (called NVRAM) that retains the information when the power is turned off. This motherboard’s BIOS is a customized v ersion 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 completed, 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 c ontrol over to it. You can ent er the BIO S s etup b y 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.

Getting Help

Pressing [F1] displays a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the hig hlighted item. To exi t 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, res tart the co mputer by hol ding the p ower butto n dow n until the computer shuts off (usu ally within 4 seconds); resett ing by pressing CTRL-AL T-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

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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 requ ires a custom configuration. In addit ion, 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.

The BIOS contains the following menu:

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 specify your settings for power management.

Boot

Use this menu to configure boot options for your system.

Exit

This contains the various BIOS exit options.

Note

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

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3.2 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.

System Time / Date setup

System Time: Adjusts the system clock. HH Hours (24hr. format) MM Minutes SS Seconds System Date: Adjusts the system date. MM Months DD Days YYYY Years

Legacy Diskette A

Defines the floppy drive type

NONE / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2 M, 5.25 in / 720 K, 3.5 in / 1.44 M, 3.5 in / 2.88

M, 3.5 in

Installed Memory

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

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3.2.1 IDE Primary/Master, Primary/Slave Setup

Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F. Press Enter on any of the Primary/Master, Primary/Slave optio ns to view advanced details of the corresponding drive. The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.

Multi-Sector Transfers

This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers.

16 Sectors / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sec tors /Disabled

LBA Mode Control

Enables or disables LBA Mode. When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This translation may be done in the same way that it is done in Extended CHS or large mode, or it 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 blo ck (sector) number.

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.

Enabled / Disabled

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These modes determine the speed at which data is transferred to and from the drive. The Auto option automatically determines t h e co rrec t transfer rates.

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 comp uter's random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers data in burs t m od e 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.

Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2

3.2.2 SATA Port 1/2/3/4

Press Enter on any of the Primary/Master, Primary/Slave optio ns to view advanced details of the corresponding drive.

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3.2.3 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.

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 RO M at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2 cache. This grea tly 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 bandwid th 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.

NULL / Write Protect

Cache Video BIOS Area

This feature is only valid when the video BIO S is sh adowed. It en ables or dis ables the cac hing 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 bypasse s 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 t he system's performance. In a ddition, 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.

NULL / Write Protect

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Cache Base 0-512K

This feature allows you to control caching of 512K base memory.

Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Pr otect

Cache Base 512K-640K

This feature allows you to control caching of 512K 640K base memory.

Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect

Cache Extended Memory Area

This feature allows you to control caching of system memory above one megabyte.

Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Pr otect

Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF

These features allow you to control caching of A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF memory.

USMC Caching / Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cahe C8000-CBFF/Cache CC00-CFFF/Cahe D000-D3FF/Cahe D400-D7FF/Cache D800D8FF/Cahe DC00-DFFF

These feature allows you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF/D000-D3FF/D400D7FF/D800-D8FF/DC00-DFFF memory.

Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

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3.2.4 Boot Features

This option allows setting boot parameters. Press Enter to view the Boot Features screen.

Floppy Check

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

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 a fter the power-on self-te st (POST). The sum mary screen lists many of the system setup settings. When this option is set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear.

Enabled / Disabled

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process.

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 som e tests and shortening others. In addition, it will also perform the following to further speed up the booting process:

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• 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 disa ble this featu re when you boot up a new compute r 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.

Enabled / Disabled

Extended Memory Testing

Determines the tests that will be run on extended memory (memory above 1MB) during boot up.

Normal / Just zero it / None

3.3 Advanced

This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system.

Installed OS

Select the operating system installed on the PC. Note: An incorrect setting can cause the operating system to behave unpredictably.

Other / Win95 / Win98 / WinMe / Win2000

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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 System Configuration 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 oc cur and the operating syste m 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 ne ed fo r you to manually disable this feature after rebooting.

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 this option to DOS if such a hard drive is present. Else, set this option to Other. Virtually, all mode rn hard disks have t hese ch aract ers so le ave th is option at DOS, unless you know otherwise.

DOS / Other

Route Port 80h cycles to

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

LPC / PCI

Legacy USB Support

When enabled, the BIOS takes control of the US B ports. Enab le th is only if you run an OS that does not support USB (e.g. DOS ) or when you have USB hardware like USB mice tha t you want to use even before the operating system loads.

Enabled / Disabled

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3.3.1 Advanced Chipset Control

This section allows you to fine tune the chipset configuration.

ECC Condition

This feature is used to select ECC Error condition to be detected.

Multiple bit / None / Single bit / Both

ECC Error Handler

When an ECC error occurs, it generates an interrupt. This feature is used to select the type of interrupt to report.

SMI / NMI / SCI

Parallel ATA

This feature is used to enable the PATA function.

Enabled / Disabled

Serial ATA

This feature is used to enable the SATA function.

Enabled / Disabled

Native Mode Operation

This feature is used to choose Native Mode for A TA. However, certain OS is not supported under Native Mode.

Auto / Serial ATA

SATA Controller Mode Option

This feature is us ed to select SATA contro ller mode. In “compat ible mode”, SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and plac ed in Legacy mode. In “Enh anced (non-AH CI) mode”, SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Native IDE mode.

Compatible / Enhanced (non-AHCI)

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This feature is used to enable SATA RAID functionality.

Disabled / Enabled

SATA AHCI Enable

This feature is used to enable SATA AHCI functionality.

Disabled / Enabled

3.3.1.1 Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

These items are for determining whether the integrated PCI devices will be enabled in PCI configuration space.

USB Device 29, Function 3:

Enable or Disable this USB Device by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 2 & 3:

Enable or Disable these 2 USB Functions by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 1 & 2 & 3:

Enable or Disable these 3 USB Functions by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

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

Enable or Disable these 4 USB Functions by setting item to the desired value.

Enabled / Disabled

USB Device 29, Function 7:

Control USB 2.0 functionality through this Setup Item.

Enabled / Disabled

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3.3.1.2 PCI Express Sub-Menu

These items are for debugging the PCI Express Ports.

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3.3.1.2.1 Slot 1 (x8 Port) Sub-Menu

These items are for PCI Express MCH Dev1 port control options.

PCI Express MCH Dev 1

This feature is used to enable PCI Express MCH Dev1 port control.

Enabled / Disabled

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3.3.1.2.2 Slot 2 (x4 Port) Sub-Menu

These items are for PCI Express Root Port #1 control options.

PCI Express Port #1

This feature is used to enable PCI Express Port #1 control.

Auto / Enabled / Disabled

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3.3.1.2.3 Integrated LAN1/LAN2 (BCM5721) Sub-Menu

These items are for Integrated LAN1/LAN2 control option.

Integrated LAN Control

This feature is used to enable Integrated LAN control.

Auto / Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to enable the functionality of option ROM scanl.

Disabled / Enabled

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3.3.2 Advanced Processor Options

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

Hyperthreading

Enable this only if you have an Intel Hyper Threading processor. Hyper-Threading Technology en ables multi-thre aded software app lications to exec ute threads in parallel. Hyper-Threading Technology provides thread-level-parallelism (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 ru n simultaneously on one pro cessor. This is ac hieved by duplicating the architectural state on each processor, while sharing one set of processor execution resources. Hyper-Threading Technology also delivers faster response times for multi-tasking workload environments. By allowing the processor to use on-die resources that would otherwise have been idle, Hyper-Th reading Techn ology provides a performance b oost on multi- threading and multi-tasking operations for the Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture.

Enabled / Disabled

Single Logical Proc. Mode

This feature is used to enable the Single Logical Processor mode.

Disabled/ Enabled

L3 Cache

This feature is used to enable the L3 cache funtionality.

Enabled / Disabled

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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. The BIOS supports two types of thermal management.

• Thermal Monitor 1: Thermal Monitor 1 uses a highly accurate on-die

temperature sensing circuit in the CPU that has the ability to act quickly upon any thermal issues (~50ns). This circuitry keeps an eye on the most taxed areas of the CPU-die at all times and will quickly act upon temperatures going over the safety limits. The thermal monitor’s control circuit, when active, lowers the CPU tem p erature by throttling the int er nal CPU clock speed. This is done with a 50% duty-cycle, which means that a 2GHz CPU will then effectively run at a 1GHz clock speed. Due to the fast response time of the thermal monitor circuit (~50ns) the CPU will only be ‘throttled’ for a very brief period. Once the CPU-die temperature is within safe operating limits again it’ll set back to the 2GHz clock speed it originally operated at.

• Thermal Monitor 2: Thermal Monitor 2 decreases or increases the CPU

clock and core voltage according to the CPU load. This information is read from the five VID pins of the CPU. Accordingly, the CPU temperature is also automatically decreased, when the core voltage is decreased. This improves the CPU lifespan. Th e states switch is so fast that the performance decrease is insignificant.

Disabled / Enabled

Set Max Ext CPUID=3

Sets Max CPUID extended function value to 3.

Disabled / Enabled

C1 Enhanced Mode

This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode.

Disabled / Enabled

VT Feature

This feature is used to enable the VT feature.

Disabled / Enabled

No Execute Mode Mem Protection

This feature is used to enable the function of No Execute Mode Mem Protection.

Enabled / Disabled

Frequency Ratio

This feature is used to set the Frequency Ratio

X 8 / 19 /14 /15 / 16 / 17 / 18

Processor Power Management

This feature is used to set the Processor Power Management.

GV1/ GV3 Only / Disabled / C States Only / Enabled

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3.3.3 I/O Device Configuration

This setting allows you to configure I/O devices.

Serial Port A:

This defines how the first serial port is detected and configured.

Disabled / Enabled

Base I/O Address:

Set the base I/O address for serial port A.

3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 / 2E8

Interrupt:

Set the interrupt for serial port A.

IRQ3 / IRQ4

Parallel Port

This defines how the parallel port is detected and configured.

Disabled / Enabled

Mode

This field allows the user to s elect the parallel port mode. The def ault 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 and should only be used when faster transfer modes cannot be used. There are two faster bidirect ional modes av ailable - the ECP (Exten ded Capabilit ies Port) and EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) modes.

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ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mb/s and provides symmetric bidirectional communication. On the other hand, EPP uses existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional communication. Generally, because of its FIFOs and the DMA channel it uses, ECP is good for large data transfers (useful for scanners and printers). On the other hand, EPP is better with links that switch directions frequently (like parallel port drives).

SPP / EPP / ECP

Base I/O Address / Interrupt

This determines the base address and interrupt of the parallel port.

378 / IRQ7 / Disabled / 278 / IRQ5 / 3BC / IRQ7

DMA Channel

This BIOS feature determines which DMA channel the parallel port should use when it is in ECP mode. The ECP mode uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mbits/s and provides symmetric bidirectional communications. For all this, it requires the use of a DMA channel. By default, the parallel port uses DMA Channel 3 when it is in ECP mode. This works fine in most situations. This feature is provided just in case one of your add-on cards requires the use of DMA Channel 3. In such a case, you can use this BIO S feature to force the paralle l port to use the alternate DMA Channel 1. Please note that there is no perf ormance advantage in choosing DMA Channel 3 over DMA Channel 1 or vice versa. As long a s e ither Cha nnel 3 or Channel 1 is av ailabl e for your parallel port to use, the parallel port will be able to function properly in ECP mode.

DMA 1 / DMA 3

Floppy Disk Controller

This defines how the floppy disk controller is detected and configured.

Enabled / Disabled

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Auto Fan Control

This feature is used to set function of Auto Mode Fan Control.

Disabled / Enabled

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3.3.4.1 Voltage Monitoring

3.3.5 DMI Event Logging

These items are used to view and modify DMI event logs.

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Event Logging

Select Enabled to allow logging of DMI events

Disabled / Enabled

ECC Event Logging

Select Enabled to allow logging of ECC events

Disabled / Enabled

Clear all DMI event logs

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

No / Yes

3.4 Security

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

The system displays the current supervisor and user passwords.

Set Supervisor Password

This option allows the superv isor t o set th e supe rvis or pass word to rest rict acc ess to th e 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.

Supervisor / Disabled

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Fixed disk boot sector

This option allows the user to write protect boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses.

Normal / Write Protect

Virus check reminder

This feature is used to display reminder message at the boot process.

Disabled / Enabled

System backup reminder

This feature is used to display reminder message at the boot process.

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 co rrect password is entere d. If the wrong pass word is entered three t imes, the system will automatically shut down.

Disabled / Enabled

FirstWare Authentication Level

This feature is used to select FirstWare Authentication Level.

High / Medium / Low

3.5 Power

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

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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.

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.

Suspend Mode

This feature is used to select the mode of suspend mode.

Suspend / On

After Power Failure

Specifies the mode of operation after the system recovers from a p ower loss.

• Enabled: This restores the system to the last state it was in before the

power loss occurred.

• Disabled: This keeps the power switched off till the power button is

pressed.

3.6 Boot

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

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3.7 Exit

These settings set the exit options on your system.

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

Loads the factory default values.

Discard Changes

Discards all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.

Save Changes

Saves all changes made without exit BIOS.

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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 mos t likely find o ut what the prob lem might ha ve been whe n setting up your system. For more information on tr oubleshooting , check the TYAN website at:

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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 dis play the mess age, it will rep ort the error a s 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 Uti lities, BIOS downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility with you r motherboard, please check the TYAN web site: http://www.tyan.com/

Note: Please be aware that by flas hing your B IOS, you agree that i n the eve nt of a BIOS flas h failure, you must contact your dealer or third party vendor for a replacement BIOS. There are no exceptions. TYAN doe s not have a p olicy for replacin g BIOS chips dire ctly with end users . In no event will TYAN be held responsible for damages done by the end user.

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Appendix I: Glossary

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

that allows the operating s ystem to control the amount of p ower distributed to the compute r’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 inc ludes the disk controller on the dev ice 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 c arry. Greater bandwidth, then, also resu lts in greater speed.

BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): is a feature within the BIOS that creates, prioritizes, and maintains a list of all In itial Program Load (IPL) de vices, and then stores that list in NVRAM. IPL devices have the abilit y to load and execute an OS, as well as provide the abi lity to retur n to the BIOS if the OS load process fa ils for some reason. At that point, the next IPL device is called upon to attempt loading of the OS.

BIOS (Basic Input/O utput System): the progra m that resides in th e ROM chip, and provides the basic instructions for contr olling you r compu ter’s h ardware. Bot h the operat ing sy stem 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 d isk drive a single time is much faster than doi ng so repeatedly --- there is also the possibility of losing your data should the system crash. Information stored in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the 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 fo r data that will be needed ofte n by an applica tion. Using a cache lowers data acces s times, since the need ed information is s tored in the SRAM instead of in the slow DRAM. Note that the c ache is also much smaller than your regular mem ory: a typical cache size is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.

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Cache size: refers to the physical size of the cache onboard. This should not be confused with

the cacheable area, which is th e t otal amount of memory which ca n be sc anned by t he sys tem 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 dat a along one wire, and receiv es data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit aft er another). Para llel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at th e same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

DDR (Double Data Rate): is a technology designed to doub le the cloc k s peed of the memor y. It activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the syst em 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 modu le fits in to one DIM M soc ket, wh ich is c apable of acting as a memory bank.

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

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 los e data if it is not rec harged regul arly (every few mi lliseconds). Th is refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten time s slower than non-recha rged R AM suc h 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 ke ep up with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a n ew chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com

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EMRL: Embedded RAID Logic. An Adaptec specific RAID technology. ESCD (Extended System Configuration D ata): a format for storing informatio n about Plug-

n-Play devices in the sys tem BIO S. This inform ation helps p roperly c onfigure the s ystem ea ch 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, s hape, power supp ly type, and ext ernal connec tor

type of the Personal Compute r 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 chan ne l. The two devices will then exc h an ge messages back and forth in order to settle on a communications protocol.

HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive. H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor. IC (Integrated Circuit): the formal name for the computer chip. IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD interface. It can

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

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

(mouse, keyboard, etc.) Initial Program Load (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing those

devices as capable of loading and executing an OS, as well as being able to provide control back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails.

IPL: see Initial Program Load. IRQ (Interru pt Request ): an electronic request th at runs from a hardware dev ice to the CPU.

The interrupt controller as s igns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is onl y one device hook ed up to each IRQ lin e; 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).

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Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spe nds waiti ng for an other part to catch

up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and it waiting for the periphera l to sen d s ome data back (per ipherals ten d to be slower th an onboa rd system components).

Mirroring: see RAID. NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Vo latile 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 pathw ay) which is

faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a single system (as opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems).

PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used by IDE drives. These modes us e the CPU for data transfer (in cont rast, 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 th is configuration, SRAM requests are pipelined, which means that larger packets of data are sent to the memory at one time, and acted upon qu ickly. 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 co mpleted. A pipeline can be likene d 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 in to 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 Environme nt): one of four components that toget her 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.

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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 l evel 1 also allows for faster acc ess time and fault-tolerance, since eithe r hard drive can be read at the sam e time. RAID level 0+1 is both striping and mirroring, providing fault-tolerance, striping, and faster access all at the same time.

RAIDIOS: stands for RAID I/O Steering, a type of RAID technology from Inte l. 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 co mponent of a hard ware RAID subs ystem. The RAIDIOS circuit allows an I/O Processor (either embedded on the motherboard or on an addin card) to configure the I/O controller and service the I/O controller’s interrupts. The I/O controller and the I/O P rocessor together are two of the prim ary components of a hardware RAID subsystem.

RAM (Random Access Memor y): technically refers to a t ype of memory wh ere any byte can be accessed without touc hing the adjacent data, is often used to refe r 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 instru ctions 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 wh ich are easier to design, with cables that a re 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 nonsynchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before opening the next.

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

SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL): Architecture that allows a RAID controller, such as AcceleRAID 150, 200 or 250, to im plemen t RA ID on a syste m boa rd-e mbe dde d SCS I 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 inst alled in pairs, and do not have the carrying c apacity 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 R AM does not need to be refreshed in o rder

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

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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 an d hard drives s hut down; all other dev ices cont inue 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 c ontroller, 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 th e proces sor ove r and d own, guiding into the boa rd and locking it into place.

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Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS

Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / De scr iption

02h Verify Real Mode 32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency 03h Disable Non-Ma skable Interrup t

(NMI) 04h Get CPU type 36h Warm start shut d own 06h Initialize system hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial

POST values 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 PO ST

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

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 48h Check video configuration 10h Initialize Power Management 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices

11h Load alternate registers with

initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word

during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering

devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 16h 1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM checksum 5 0h Display CPU type and speed 17h Initialize cache before memory

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

initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt

Controller 20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 59h Initialize POST display service 22h 1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD

Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4

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

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

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

address 2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failure on data

bits of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system

BIOS shadow 30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on data

bits of high byte of memory bus

33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch

Manager

3Ah Autosize cache

chipset registers CMOS values

45h POST device initialization

notice against CMOS

4Ah Initialize all video adapters in

system

4Bh QuietBoot start (optional) 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

51h Initialize EISA board

54h Set key click if enabled 58h 2-2-3-1. Test for unexpected

interrupts

5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to

enter SETUP"

5Bh Disable CPU cache

640 KB

62h Tes t extended m emory addres s

lines

66h Configure advanced cache

registers

67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU

caches

69h Setup System Management

Mode (SMM) area

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Code Beeps / Des cri p tion Code Beeps / Description

6Ah Display external L2 cache size A2h Check key lock 6Bh Load custom defaults (optional) A4h Initialize Typematic rate 6Ch Display shadow-area message A8h Erase F2 prompt 6Eh Display possible high address

AAh Scan for F2 key stroke

for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages ACh Enter SETUP

72h Check for configuration errors AEh Clear Boot flag 76h Check for keyboard errors B0h Check for errors 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt

vectors

B2h POST done - prepare to boot

operating system 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present B4h One short beep before boot 80h Disable onboard Super I/O

B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization B6h Check password (optional) 82h Detect and install external

B9h Prepare Boot

RS232 ports 83h Configure non-MCD IDE

BAh Initialize DMI parameters

controllers 84h Detect and install external

BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

parallel ports 85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP

BCh Clear parity checkers

ISA devices 86h. Re-initialize onboard I/O ports. BDh Display Mult iBoot menu 87h Configure Motherboard Devices BEh Clear screen (optional) 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area BFh Check virus and backup

reminders

89h Enable Non-Maskable

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

Interrupts (NMIs) 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data

Area

C1h Initialize POST Error Manager

(PEM) 8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse C2h Initialize error logging 8Ch Initialize floppy controller C3h Initialize error display function 8Fh Determine number of ATA

C4h Initialize system error handler

drives (optional) 90h Initialize hard-disk controllers C5h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) 91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk

controllers

C6h Initialize notebook docking

(optional) 92h Jump to UserPatch2 C7h Initialize notebook docking late 93h Build MPTABLE for multi-

C8h Force check (optional)

processor boards 95h Install CD ROM for boot C9h Extended checksum (optional) 96h Clear huge ES segment

D2h BIOS Boot Block

register 97h Fixup Multi Processor table E0h BIOS Boot Block 98h 1-2. Search for option ROMs. E1h BIOS Boot Block 99h Check for SMART Drive

E2h Initialize the CPU

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

E5h Check force recovery boot

(optional) 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts E6h Checksum BIOS ROM 9Fh Determine number of ATA and

E7h Go to BIOS

SCSI drives A0h Set time of day E8h Set Huge Segment

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Code Beeps / Des cri p tion Code Beeps / Description

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

Mode ECh Initialize Memory type F4h Output one beep before boot 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

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Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix III: SMDC Information

Appendix III: SMDC Information

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

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

Tyan SMDC is powered by an int elligent cont roller known as Baseboard Manageme nt Control (BMC). BMC is a standalone mini-CPU and runs on its own Real Time Operating System (RTOS) to complete all different kinds of tasks. Backed by Qlogic’s ARM7 technology, IT manager can rest assure his server machines are always taken care.

Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP card, Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not requ i re an y ha rdwa re spe cific dr iv er. As long as a standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking after the system.

Tyan SMDC provides dive rsified methods to com municate w ith th e hardwa re. IT m anager ha s 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 (EM P) and standard IPMI -Over-LAN comm unication 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

(TSO) software package.

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Tomcat i7221 S5150 Technical Support

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system, you should first turn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likely been configured or designed by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and s oftware 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 hel p. 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 easy-to-access resourc es such as in-depth Linux Online S upport sections with downloadable Linux drivers and co mprehensive 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 suppor t is some of the most impr essive we've seen, with grea t response time and exceptional organization in general" - Anandtech.com

Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at techsupport@tyan.com Help Resources:

1. See the beep codes section of this manual.

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

3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.

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

) provides

Returning Merchandise for Service

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

NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with th e date of purchase is required bef ore any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Au thorizat ion (RMA) n umbe r. The RMA n um ber should be pro minentl y displayed on the outside o f the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid. TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you

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Notice for the USA

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

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

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

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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

receiver.

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

Notice for 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,

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type r ecomme nded by m anufa cturer. D ispose of used b attery ac cording t o manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations.

92/31/EEC (EMC).

Document #: D1685 - 100

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Tyan TOMCAT I7230A User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual