Tyan TOMCAT K8E User Manual

Tomcat K8E

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Version 1.1

S2865

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004-2005. 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, T omc at K8E are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
AMI, AMIBIOS are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Broadcom
ATI and Rage XL are trademarks of ATI Corporation

®

is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries

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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Tabl e o f Conten t s

Check the box contents! Page 4

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations…………………………………………………… Page 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications…………………………………………. Page 5

1.3 Software Specifications…………………………………………... Page 7
Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image………………………………………………………. Page 10

2.2 Block Diagram…………………………………………………….. Page 11

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors………………………… Pag e 12

2.4 Installing the Processor………………………………………….. Page 21

2.5 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation………………………….. Page 22

2.6 Thermal Interface Material……………………………………….. Page 23

2.7 Heatsink Installation Procedures………………………………... Page 24

2.8 Finishing Installing the Heatsink………………………………… Page 26

2.9 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis…………………….. Page 27

2.10 Installing the Memory…………………………………………….. Page 28

2.11 Attaching Drive Cables…………………………………………… Page 30

2.12 Installing Add-in Cards…………………………………………… Page 32

2.13 Connecting External Devices……………………………………. Page 33

2.14 Installing the Power Supply……………………………………… Page 35

2.15 Finishing Up……………………………………………………….. Page 35
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 About the BIOS……………………………………………………. Page 37

3.2 Setup Basics………………………………………………………. Page 37

3.3 Getting Help……………………………………………………….. Page 38

3.4 In Case of Problems……………………………………………… Page 38

3.5 BIOS Main Menu………………………………………………….. Page 38

3.6 Standard CMOS Features……………………………………….. Page 40

3.7 Advanced BIOS…………………………………………………… Page 42

3.8 Advanced Chipset………………………………………………… Page 47

3.9 Integrated Peripherals……………………………………………. Page 51

3.10 Power Management Setup………………………………………. Page 55

3.11 PnP/PCI Configuration…………………………………………… Page 58

3.12

3.13

3.14

3.15

3.16

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes………………………………………………………..

4.2 Flash Utility………………………………………………………...

4.3 BIOS Post Code………………………………………………….. Page 66

PC Health Status………………………………………………….
Frequency/Voltage Control……………………………………….
Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults………………………………
Supervisor/User Password Setting………………………………
Save & Exit Setup /Exit without Saving…………………………

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Chapter 5: Setting up RAID Configuration

5.1 Setting up the BIOS………………………………………………

5.2 Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS……………………………

5.3 Making a Driver Disk from TYAN CD………………………….. Page 80

Appendix
Glossary
Technical Support

Page 71
Page 73

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Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Tomcat K8E motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

4 x SATA cable

2 x SATA Drive Power Adapter

2 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable

1 x IEEE1394a Cable

1 x USB2.0 cable

1 x Tomcat K8E user’s manual

1 x Tomcat K8E Quick Reference guide

1 x TYAN dr i ver CD

1 x I/O shield

1 x NV RAID driver diskette
(Depending on CD version)

NOTE: If CD version is M2.2, the box contents include CD and diskette.
If CD version is M2.3, you will find CD only. Please copy the NV RAID file
from CD to a blank disk if your CD is M2.3. Then use the disk to install NV
RAID. **Refer to p.71 for information on NV RAID installation.

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

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Tomcat
K8E (S2865) is a flexible AMD64 platform for multiple applications, based on
nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra and SMSC DME1737 chipsets.

Designed to support AMD
Core™ Opteron™ 100 series 939-pin processors and 4GB DDR 400/333
memory, the S2865 with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in 8MB

®

ATI

RAGE XL™ video and four serial ATA ports, is ideal for CPU, memory,
and video intensive applications such as CAD, Graphics Design, and High
Bandwidth Video Editing, etc.

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

®

Athlon 64™ / Athlon 64 FX™ / Athlon 64 X2 Dual

. Ther e you can

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processor

•uPGA 939-pin socket

•Supports 1 AMD Athlon 64, Athlon

64 FX, Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
and Opteron 100 series 939 pin
CPU

•Up to 1000 MHz Hyper-Transport
link support

Expansion Slots

•One x16 PCI Express connector
for graphics

•Four 32-bit, 33Mhz PCI v2.3 slots

•Two x1 PCI Express interface

•Total seven usable expansion

slots

Chipset

•nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra

•SMSC DME1737

Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics

•ATI

•8MB Frame Buffer of video

Integrated LAN Controllers

•One Broadcom BCM5721 GbE

- Operating at x1 PCI-E interface

- ASF 2.0 support

- Pin headers for front panel LAN
LED

•One nForce4 integrated MAC with

- 32bit PCI v2.3 interface

- IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE
support

- Pin headers for front panel LAN
LED



Rage™XL PCI graphics

controller
memory

controller

Marvell 88E1111-CAA Gigabit
Ethernet PHY

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System Management

•SMSC DME1737 w/ hardware
monitoring

•One 4-pin CPU fan, four 4-pin
system fans, and one 3-pin
headers (4/w tachometer input
and 5/w auto fan control)

•Temperature and volta ge
monitoring

•Watchdog timer

Memory

•Dual memory channels

•Supports up to four DDR-400/333

DIMMs

•Up to 4GB of unbuffered,
ECC/non-ECC memory

Integrated PCI IDE

•Dual channel master mode
support up to four IDE devices

•Support for ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices

Integrated Serial ATA II

•Serial ATA II Host controllers
embedded

•Supports four Serial ports running
at 3.0Gb/s

•NVRAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD
support

•SATA activity LED connector

Back Panel I/O Ports

•Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard
ports

•COM1 connector

•One 15-pin VGA port

•Three audio jacks

•Stacked two USB2.0 ports and one

RJ45 (Marvell 88E1111-CAA PHy +
nVIDIA MAC) 10/100/1000

Base-T

port with link/activity LED

Integrated Audio

•Realtek ALC655 5.1 channel
audio CODEC

•AC’97 Rev.2.2 supported

•2 x 5 pin header for front panel

audio connector

•CD-in connector

Integrated PCI 1394

•VIA VT6307 PCI FireWire (1394)
controller

•Two 1394 ports (via cable)

BIOS

•Award BIOS 8Mbit Flash

•Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0

•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 Power

Management

Power

•ATX 12V support, on board 4­phase VRM

•Universal 24-pin + 8-pin power
connectors

•4-pin auxiliary power connector

Form Factor

•ATX footp rint, 9.6” x 12.0”
(244mm x 305mm)

Regulatory

•FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)

•CE (Declaration of Conformity)

Integrated I/O Interfaces

•One Floppy connector

•Four USB2.0 ports (via cable)

•One COM port (via cable)

•Tyan 2x9 front-panel pin header

•2x25 pin TYAN SMDC pin header

•One Paral le l pi n he a d er

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•Stacked two USB2.0 ports and
one RJ45 (BCM5721)
10/100/1000 Base-T port with
link/activity LED

1.3 - Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows XP (64-bit)
Microsoft W indows Server 20 03 (32-bit)
Microsoft W indows Server 20 03 (64-bit)
SuSE Professional 9.x
SuSE Ente rp ri s e Server 9.0
RHEL3.0 Update 4

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

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NOTE:

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the Tomcat K8E 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
precaut i ons you should ta ke when installing your motherboar d:

(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 T O THE BOARD IF IT HAS BE EN

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 above picture.

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2.2 - Block Diagram

Tomcat K8E (S2865) Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

PW1

DI M M 4
DI M M 3

DIMM 2
DIMM 1

1

11

1

P2W

J8

J9

1

J12

J1 3

1

J14

11

CPU

J18

1

J21

1

J23

J17

1

J19

1

1

11111

11

1

PC I E1

1

J22

1

PC I 1

1

J1P

1

PC I 2

JP2 8

1

1

PC I 3

1

ATI

RAGEX L

J11P

1

PCI-E2PCI-E2

11

PCI-E3

1

PC I 4

JP3

1

J10P

7

1

0

A

3

I

6

V

T
V

3

1
4
J

J45

1

1

J46

4

1

1

J

This diagram is repr esentative of the latest board revision availa ble at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.

Jumper Legend

J34

BIOS

JP5

JP6

1
1

1

nVIDIA

n Force Ultra

1

J35

1

SMSC

DME1737

1

1

J40

FDD

J31

J30

1

1

J37

J33

J32

1

JP2

J38

11

LPT

 OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover

1

1

1

 CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

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Jumpers & Connec tors

Jumper/Connector Function

J45 Front Panel Header
J46 SMDC Connector
J41/J43 IEEE1394a Connectors
J40 COM2 Header
JP1 LAN2 Enable/Disable Jumper
J8 Front Audio Header
J34/J35 Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors
J19/J23 Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 Speed LED Pin Headers

J17/J28
JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper

J13/J14/J18/J21 Front Fan Connectors (Fan1/Fan2/Fan3/Fan4)
J12 Chassis Fan Connector (Fan5)
J22 CPU_Fan Co nnector
J30/J37/J31/J38 Serial ATA RAID Connectors
JP3 PCI Slot Volt Select Header
J9 CD_in Conne ctor
J32/J33 IDE Connectors
JP5/JP6 SMDC/ASF2.0 Select Header

Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 Link and Active LED
Connectors

PCI-E1 PCI Express x16 Slot
PCI 1/2/3/4 PCI Slots
PCI-E2/E3 PCI Express x1 Slot

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PW1

1

11

1

P2W

J8

J9

1

J12

1

J17

1

J19

PC I E1

JP1

J23

1

1

11111

11

1

PC I 1

1

J1P

1

PC I 2

JP2 8

1

1

PC I 3

1

ATI

RAGEXL

11

1

J11P

1

PCI-E 2PCI-E 2

PCI-E3

PC I 4

JP3

J43

1

J10P

7

1

0

A

3

I

6

V

T
V

3

1

4

4

1

1

J

J

1

J46

J41

JP5/JP6: SMDC/ASF2.0 Select Header

J45

J45

1

DIMM 4
DIMM 3

DIMM 2
DIMM 1

CPU

J40

1

J34

1

BIOS

JP5

JP6

1

1

nVIDIA

nForce Ultra

1

J35

J40

SMSC

DME1737

JP5/JP6

1

1

J46

FDD

J1 3

1

J14

11

J18

1

J21

1

J22

1

J31

J30

1

1

J37

J33

J32

1

1

JP2

1

J38

11

LPT

1

1 3



1 3



Support ASF2.0, for LAN2 only (Default)

Support SMDC card, for LAN2 o n ly
**Refer to p. 81 Appendix for information on SMDC.

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J41/J43: IEEE1394a Connectors

9 1




10 2

Signal Pin Pin Signal

XTPA+

GND

XTPB+

NC

NC

Use these headers to connect to the USB devices
via the enclosed USB cable.

J40: COM2 Header

2 10




1 9

JP1: LAN2 Enable/Disable Jumper




J46: SMDC Connector

Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2 .

*TYAN does not pro v ide cable f o r this header. It is
designed for OEM use only.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

DCD

RXD
TXD

DTR

GND

Open-Disable s onboar d LAN2 function.
Closed-(Default) Enables onboard LAN2 function.

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10

XTPA-

GND

XTPB-

VCC
GND

DSR

RTS
CTS

RI

NC/Key

For connection with Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC).
The SMDC connector supports

J45: Front Panel Header

HDDLED+

HDDLED­Reset SW
Reset SW

EXINT
EXINT

+5VSB

SDA
SCL

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

9
11
13
15
17

10
12
14
16
18

PWR LED+

PWR LED-

PWR SW
PWR SW

NC
NC

x
Chassis Intr # (Act i v e Low)
Chassis Intr # (Act i v e Low)

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PW1

DIMM 4
DIMM 3

J8

1

11

1

P2W

J8

J9

1

J12

DIMM 2
DIMM 1

J1 3
J14

CPU

J17

1

J17

1

J19

J23

1

J19

1

1111111

J23

1

1

J1P

J11P

1

JP2 8

ATI

1

1

1

1

PCI-E 2PCI-E 2

11

PCI-E3

1

J28

RAGEXL

J17/J28: Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 Link and Active LED Connectors

1



J17 for LA N1, J2 8 for L A N2
Pin 1: LED+, Pin 2: LED­Use these headers to connect with the front panel
link/activity LEDs for LAN1 and LAN2.

PC I E1

PC I 1

PC I 2

PC I 3

PC I 4

JP3

nVIDIA

nForce Ultra

J31

J30

J34

1

1

J35

J40

J35

SMSC

DME1737

1

1

1

J45

J34

JP5

JP6

1

1

BIOS

1

J10P

7

1

0

A

3

I

6

V

T
V

3

1

4

4

1

1

J

J

1

1

J46

FDD

1

1

J37

J38

11

1

11

J18

1

J21

1

J22

1

J32

1

JP2

J33

JP2

1

1

LPT

1

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J8: Front Audio Header

1

9

2

10

Signal Pin Pin Signal

Front-MCI

VCC

Front-Speaker-

Out-L

JD0

Front-Speaker-

Out-R

1 2
3 4

5 6
7 8
9 10

Speaker-Out-R

GND

VCC

Speaker-Out-L

NC

Use this header to connect with the front pan el
audio outputs.

J34/J35: Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors

9 1




10 2

Signal Pin Pin Signal

USB PWR

USB2-

USB2+

GND

NC

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10

USB PWR

USB3-

USB3+

GND

Key

Use these headers to connect to the USB devices
via the enclosed USB cable.

J19/J23: Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 Speed LED Pin Headers

1



JP2: Clear C MOS Jumper

1

3

1

3

Normal

(Default)

Clear

J19 for LA N1, J2 3 for L A N2
Pin 1: Green+, Pin 2: Orange+
Use these headers to connect with the front panel dual
color LEDs to indicate the speed of LAN1 and LAN2.
**Refer to p. 33 for correct LAN LED color definition.

Use this jumper when you forgot your system/setup
password or need to clear system BIOS setting.

How to clear the CMOS data

- Power off system and disconnect power

supply from AC source

- Use jumper cap to clo se Pin_2 and 3 for
several seconds t o Clear CMOS

- Replace jumper cap to close Pin_1 and 2
Reconnect power supply to AC source

Power on system

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J23

JP2 8

ATI

RAGEXL

J11P

1

1
1

1

1111111

J12

J19

1

1

J1P

1

1

1

1

1

11

1

J8

J17

1

PCI-E 2PCI-E 2

11

PCI-E3

1

JP11

J9

PW1

J9

P2W

1

J12

PC I 1

PC I 2

PC I 3

PC I 4

PC I E1

JP3

1

JP3

DIMM 4
DIMM 3

DIMM 2
DIMM 1

J13

J1 3

CPU

J21

1

J14

11

J18

1

J14

J18

J21

1

J37

J31

J38

11

1

J22

1

J31

J32

1

JP2

J33

1

1

J38

LPT

1

J22

nVIDIA

J30

nForce Ultra

J30

1

1

1

J35

J40

SMSC

DME1737

1

1

J37

FDD

1

J34

J10P

7

1

0

A

3

I

6

V

T
V

JP10

3

1
4
J

1

J46

J45

1

4

1

1

J

BIOS

JP5

JP6

1

1

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J13, J14, J18, J21, J22: Fan Connectors

Use these headers to connect the chassis/CPU cooling
fans to your motherboard to keep the system stable
and reliable.

Front fans--J13: Fan1, J14: Fan2, J18: Fan3, J21:Fan4

+12

GND

Tach omete r

S peed Contro l

CPU fan--J22
These connectors support the tachometer monitoring

and auto fan speed control.

J12 (Fan5): Chassis Fan Connector

Use this header to connect the chassis cooling

GND

+12V

NC

fan to your motherboard to keep the system at
optimum performance levels.

J30, J37, J31, J38: Serial ATA RAID Connectors

7 GND

7

6 RXP
5 RXN
4 GND
3 TXN

1

2 TXP
1 GND

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

You may use any two of the four Serial ATA ports to
have the support of RAID 0 and 1 through the on
board nVIDIA chip.

JP3: PCI Slot Volt Select Header

3 1



3 1



Select 3.3 volt for PCI slot

Select 5 volt for PCI slot (Default)

J9: CD_in Connector

1

Connect CD-ROM (DVD) audio out.
Pin 1: CD_in Left Pin 2: Ground

4

Pin 3: Ground Pin 4: CD_in Right

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JP10: 1394 Enable/Disable Jumper

3 1



3 1



Disabl e on-board 1394

Enable on-board 1394 (Default)

JP11: VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

1

Enable on-board VGA (Default)
NOTE: If there is any VGA card in the PCI-E slo t,

3

1

3

the system will auto-detect PCI-E slot.

Disable on-board VGA

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2.4 - Installing the Pro cessor

Your brand new Tomcat K8E supports the latest 64-bit processor technology
from AMD
Core™ Opteron™ 100 series 939-pin series CPU’s are certified and supported
with this motherboard.
Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.tyan.com

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

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

Step 1: Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90
possible to the socket.
Step 2: Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins underneath
the processor to ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.
Step 3: Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until
the processor sits flush with the socket.
Step 4: Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place. The
installation is finished.

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

®

. Only AMD® Athlon 64™ / Athlon 64 FX™ / Athlon 64 X2 Dual

o

or as far back as

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2.5 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

After you are done installing the processor, you should proceed to install the
retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the processor
do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long
as you own them. The overheated processor is dangerous to the motherboard.

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

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

www.amd.com

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

.

1. Mounting screws

2. Heatsink retention frame

3. CPU socket

4. Motherboard PCB

5. Adhesive insulator
material

6. Backplate assembly

NOTE: Please see next
section fo r specif i c
instructions on how to install
mounting bracket.

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2.6 - Thermal Interface Material

Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink &

NOTE

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

There are two types of
thermal interface materials
designed for use with the

®

AMD
1xx 939-pin series
processors.

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

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

Athlon64™ / Opteron™

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2.7 - Heatsink Installation Procedures

Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION

1. Aft er placing backp late and
interfac e mat e r ia l un der moth erboard
place heatsink retention frame on top
of motherboard. Align plastic retention
bracket screw holes with CPU back­plate standoffs.
Tighten screws to secure plastic
retention bracket. Repeat for the other
side. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2. After tightening screw s secure
metal clip to plastic retention bracket
center tab. Rep eat for the o ther side
of heatsink.

3. After securing meta l c lip to plastic
retention bracket center tab, push
down on plastic c lip to lock plastic clip
to side tab.

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Type B: SCREW RETENTION TYPE HE ATSI NK

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

2. Insert screw through metal clip.

BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED
ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB.

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

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

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2.8 - Finishing Installing the Heatsink

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

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

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2.9 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassi s has the
necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually
metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install
the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placement, simply lay the
motherboard inside the chassis and align the screw holes of the
motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are any studs missing,
you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be
securely installed.

Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic
studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will
fasten the motherboard more securely in place.

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

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2.10 - Installing the Me mory

Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you
have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor.
The following diagram shows common types of DDR SDRAM modules:

DDR Unbuffered

DDR Unbuffered ECC

•Always install memory beginning with DIMM1

•128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB* Non-Reg/ECC or Non-

Reg/Non -ECC PC3200/ PC 2700/PC2100 DDR SDRAM memory
modules are supported.

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

•The Tomcat K8E supports up to 4GB of memory.

•Registered Memory is not supported.

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

Memory Population Rule

(Note: X indicates a populated DIMM Slot)

DIMM Slot DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

X

64 bits

support

X
X X
X X

128 bits

support

X X
X X X X

NOTE:

Symmetrical DIMMS must be identical

- Sam e D R A M t e c h n o logy, eg 12 8 -bit, 256- b it, et c

- Sam e D R A M bus width, e g x 8 o r x16

- Matched Sided DIMMs (single-sided or double-sided)

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Memory Installation Procedure

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

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

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

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
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2.11 - 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 on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black

connector designates the Primary channel, while the white connector
designates the Secondary channel.

Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below:

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 Tomcat K8E 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.

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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.

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 drive s are done in a simil ar manner to hard dr ives.
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
connect ed to the next
possible connector on
the cable (the second or
third connector after you
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2.12 - Installing Add-in Cards

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

PCI Express x16 Slot

PCI Slot

PCI Express x1 Slot

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

PCI IDESELs and IRQ Assignments

Slot or Device IDSEL# Bus# PIRQ PIRQ PIRQ PIRQ
PCI Slot #1
(32bit)
PCI Slot #2
(32bit)
PCI Slot #3
(32bit)
PCI Slot #4
(32bit)
Onboard
IEEE1394

NOTE

PCIXB
AD23
PCIXA
AD24
PCI
AD25
PCIXB
AD26
PCI
AD22

PCIX­B
PCIX­A
PCI
Bus
PCIX­B
PCI
Bus

G0_B_
INTB_A
G0_A_
INTC_D
T0_PC_
INTA_C
G0_B_
INTC_B
T0_PC_
INTD_C

G0_B_
INTC_B
G0_A_
INTD_A
T0_PC_
INTB_D
G0_B_
INTD_C

G0_B_
INTD_C
G0_A_
INTA_B
T0_PCI_
INTB_A
G0_B_
INTD_D

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the
motherbo ard before perfor ming system hardware changes.
Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion
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G0_A_
INTA_D
G0_A_
INTB_C
T0_PCI_
INTB_B
G0_B_
INTD_A

2.13 - Conne ctin g Exte rnal Devices

Your motherboard supports a number of different interfaces through connecting
peripherals. The I/O ports of S2865ANRF, S2865AGNRF and S2865G2NR for
connecting peripherals are different due to the different configurations. See the
following diagrams for the details.

S2865ANRF

PS/2
Mouse/Keyboard

Audio (top-bottom:
MIC, Lin-in, Lin-out)

USB x2 + LAN
Stacked

S2865G2NR

PS/2
Mouse/Keyboa rd

Serial Port

Serial Port

USB x 2

USB x2 + LAN
Stacked

VGA Port

NOTE: Peripheral devices c an be plugged straight into an y of these p orts but

software may be required to complete the installation.

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S2865AGNRF

PS/2
Mouse/Keyboard

Serial Port

Audio (Line in,
MIC, Line out)

VGA Port

USBx2 +
LAN Stacked

Onboard LAN LED Color Definition

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

10 Mbps

100 Mbps

1000 Mbps

No Link Off Off

Left LED Right LED

Link Green Off

Active Blinking Green Off

Link Green Green

Active Blinking Green Green

Link Green Yellow

Active Blinking Green Yellow

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2.14 - Installing the Power Supply

There are two power connectors on your Tomcat K8E S2865. The Tomcat K8E
S2865 requires that you have an EPS12V power supply that has a 24-pin and
an 8-pin power connector. The Tomcat K8E also supports ATX 2.x and ATX12V
power supplies (2 0-pin + 4- pin). Please be aw are that the 1
connector should be align with the 1
motherboard.

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

st

pin of 24-pin power connector on the

st

pin of 20-pin power

NOTE

YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables

to motherboard connectors.

2.15 – 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 th at all cab les and wir es are co nnec ted prop erly, e speci all y IDE cable s
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
websit e 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 th e motherboard
that enables your hardware to interface with your software. The BIOS
determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
The BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen,
disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous function s.
This chapter describes the various BIOS settings 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 are subject to change, 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 even when
the power is turned off.

To start the BIOS setup utility:

1. Turn on or reboot your system.

2. Press <Del> during POST ([Tab] on remote console) to start the BIOS setup
utility.

3.2 Setup Basics

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

Key Function

Tab Moves fr om o ne 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

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3.3 Getting Help

Pressing [F1] will display a small help window that describe s 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.

3.4 In Case of Problems

If you have trouble booting your computer after making and saving the changes
with the BI OS setup program, you can restart the co mputer by holdin g the
power button down until the computer shuts off ( usu ally within 4 seconds);
resetti ng by pressing CT R L -A LT -DEL; or clearing the CMOS.
The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In
particular, do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are
absolutely sure of what you are doing. The Chipset defaults have been carefully
chosen either by TYAN or your system manufacturer for best performance and
reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may
cause t he system to become unstabl e or unusab le.

3.5 BIOS Ma in Menu

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Confi g urat i o ns
PC He al t h Status

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit without Saving

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Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration.

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

Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipse t registers and o ptimiz e you r
system's performance.

Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP / PCI Configurations
Use this menu to view and set PCI and PnP options.

PC Health Status
Use this menu to show your system temperature, speed and voltage status.

Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for
optimal performance system operations. While Award has designed the custom
BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to change these
defaults to meet their needs.

Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Se tup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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3.6 Standard CMOS Features

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.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd;yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave
IDE Channel 1 Master
IDE Channel 1 Slave
IDE Channel 2 Master
IDE Channel 3 Master
IDE Channel 4 Master
IDE Channel 5 Master

Drive A
Drive B
Halt on

Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

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

[1.44M, 3.5 in]
[None]
[All, But Keyboard]

Item Specific Help

Date / Time Se tup

System Date: Adjusts the syste m date.
mmMonths
ddDays
yyYears
System Time: Adjusts the system clock.
hhHours (24hr. format)
mmMinutes
SSSeconds

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3.6.1 IDE Channel 0/1/2/3/4/5 Master/Slave Setup

Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Channel 0 M aster

Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder

Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Press Enter]
[Auto]

[Auto]

Item Specific Help

Drive A/B

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

3.5in

Halt On

Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected during
power up.
No Errors / All Errors / All, But Keyboard / All, But Diskette / All, But
Disk/Key

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3.7 Adva n c ed BI OS

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

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Adva n ced BIOS Feature s

Removable Device Priority
Hard Disk Boot Priority
CD-ROM Boot Priority

Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up Nu mLock Status
Gate A20 Option
Typematic Rate Setting
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
x Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
APIC Mode
MPS Version Control For OS
Install O/S
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Console Redi rection
Small Logo (EPA) Show

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Removable]
[CDROM]
[Hard Disk]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[On]
[Fast]
[Disabled]
6
250
[Setup]
[Enabled]
[1.4]
[Others]
[Non-OS2]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

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3.7.1 Removable De vice Pr iority

This item allows you to select removable boot device priority.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Removable Devi ce P r ioiry

1. Floppy

3.7.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Pr ioiry

1. Bootabl e Add-in Cards

Item Specific Help

Item Specific Help

3.7.3 CD-ROM Boot Priority (Option)

This item allows y ou to selec t the CD-ROM boot priority. It is available only
when the CD-ROM drive is connected.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

CD-ROM Boot Prioiry

1. Ch1 M .

DVD-ROM D DV1 6 21

Item Specific Help

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Virus Warning

This item allows you to use the function of virus warning.
Enabled / Disabled

CPU Internal / Exte rn al Cache

This option toggles the use of CPU L1 or L2 cache. The L1 cache is also called
the primary cache or internal cache. The L2 cache also called as the external
cache is placed between the CPU and the DRAM (dynamic RAM).

Enabled / Disabled
Quick Power On Sel f Test

This option allows you to use the function of quick power on test.

Enabled / Disabled

First, Second, and Third Boot Dev ices

These indicate the boot priority. For example if the First Boot Device is set as
Removable, the Second Boot Device as CDROM, and the Third Boot Device as
Hard Disk, then the system will try to boot from a removable drive. If it fails, the
system will try to boot from a CDROM. If this also fails, it will try to boot from the
Hard Disk .

Boot Other Device

This option allows the system to boot from any other bootable device.

Enabled / Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive

This feature allows the system to swap floppy drive.
Enabled / Disabled

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During Power-On Self-Test (POST), BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive
installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
Enabled / Disabled

Boot Up NumL oc k Status

This option, when enabled, automatically turns on your NumLock key when the
system is booted. This is a matter of personal taste.

On /Off
Gate A20 Option

This feature determines how Gate A20 is used to address memory above 1MB.
When set to Fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20.
But when set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20.

Fast / Normal

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Typematic Rate Setti ng

This feature enables you to control the keystroke repeat rate when you depress
a key continuously. When enabled, you can manually adjust the settings using
the two typematic controls (Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay). If disabled,
the BIOS will use the default setting.
Enabled / Disabled

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Defines how many characters are repeated per second when holding down a
key on the keyboard:

6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 20 / 24 / 30
Typematic Delay (Msec)

Defines the delay (in milli-seconds) that occurs at keystroke before that key will
start to repeat.

250 / 500 / 750 / 1000
Security Option

Setting this option to System will set the BIOS to ask for the password each
time the system boots up. If you choose Setup, then the password is only
required for access into the BIOS setup menus.

Setup / System
APIC Mode

This option allows you to enable or disable Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller (APIC) Mode.

Enabled / Disabled
MPS Version Control For OS

This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies
the version of the Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will
use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build
Intel architecture systems with two or more processors.

1.1 / 1.4

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

This BIOS feature determines how systems with more than 64MB of memory
are managed. A wrong setting can cause problems like erroneous memory
detection.

Non-OS2 / OS2
Installed O/S

This feature is used to select Linux if your are running Linux operation systems.

Others / Linux

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3.7.4 Console Redirect i on

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Cons ol e R e di re ct i o n

Console Redirect i o n
x Baud Rat e
Agent Address
Agent after boot

[SMDC]
19200
[3F8h]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

Console Redirection

This option will redirect the BIOS and POST screens to the serial port to
allow remote management using a terminal server.

SMDC / Enabled / Disabled
Baud Rate

This feature allows you to select the baud rate of transfer.

Agent Address

Address connection

3F8h/2F8h/3E8h/2E8h
Agent after boot

Keep Agent running after OS boot.
Enabled / Disabled

Small Logo (EPA) Show

This option toggles the display of the EPA Energy Star logo at POST.
Enabled / Disabled

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3.8 Adva n c ed Chi p se t

In Advanced Chipset Features, you will be able to adjust many of the

chipset special features.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chi pset Feat ures

CPU Frequency
HT Frequency
HT Width
DRAM C o nfigurati o n
CPU Spread Spectrum
SATA Spread Spectrum
PCIE Spread Spectrum
SSE/SS E 2 I nst r u ct i on s
System BI OS C acheable

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[200.0]
[Auto]
[↑16 ↓16]
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

CPU Frequency

This feature is used to set the CPU frequency.

200.0 / 201.0 / 201.5 / 202.0 / 202.5 / 203.0 / 203.5 / 204.0 ….. / 250.0
HT Frequency

This feature is used to set the Hyper Transport frequency.
1x / 2x / 3x / 4x / 5x / Auto

HT Width

This feature is used to set the Hyper Transport width.

↓8 ↑8 / ↓16 ↑8 /↓8 ↑16 / ↓16 ↑16

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3.8.1 DRAM Configuration

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

DRAM Configurati o n

Timing Mode
Memclock index value (Mhz)
x CAS# latency (TCL)
x Min RAS# active time (Tras)
x RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)
x Row precharge Time (Trp)
1T/2T Memory Timing
S/W memory hole Romapping
H/W memory hole Remapping
MTRR mapping mode
DRAM E CC f eatur e contr o l
ECC memory Interlock
ECC MCE enable
Chip-Kill mode enable
ECC Redirect ion
DRAM background scrubber
DCache background scrubber
L2 cache background scrubb

[Auto]
200Mhz

2.5
8T
4T
2T
2T
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Continuous]
[Enabled]
[At Le as t One]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

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Timing Mode

This option permits you to either manually select memory timings, or allow

the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) to determine the said timings automatically.

Auto / Manual

Memclock index value (Mhz)

This feature is used to set the Memclock index value.

100Mhz / 133Mhz / 166Mhz / 200Mhz

CAS# latency (TCL)

This setting controls the time delay (in clock cycles - CLKs) that passes
before the DRAM starts to carry ou t a read command after receiving it. This
also determines the number of CLKs for the completion of the first part of a
burst transfer. In other words, the lower the latency, the faster the
transaction.
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Min RAS# active time (Tras)

This feature is used to set Min RAS# active time.

Auto / 5T / 6T / 7T / 8T / 9T / 10T / 11T / 12T /13T / 14T / 15T

RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)

This field lets you to i nsert a timing dela y between the C A S and RAS st robe

signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.

4T / 3T / 2T / 5T / 6T / 7T / Auto

Row precharge Time (Trp)

This feature is used to set Row precharge time.

Auto / 2T / 3T / 4T / 5T / 6T / 7T

1T/2T Memory Timing

This feature is used to set the memory timing.

1T / 2T

S/W memory hole remapping

This feature is used to configure the function of S/W memory hole remapping.

Enabled / Disabled

H/W memory hole remapping

This feature is used to configure the function of S/W memory hole remapping.

Enabled / Disabled

MTRR mapping mode

This feature is used to set MTRR mapping mode.

Continuous / Discrete

DRAM ECC feature control

This feature allows the user to configure ECC setup for DRAM.

Enabled / Disabled

ECC memory Interlock

This feature is used to set ECC memory interlock.

At least one / All are

ECC MCE enable

This option is used to enable the MCE (memory check exception) function for

ECC.

Disabled / Enabled

Chip-Kill mode enable

This option is used to enabl e the func tion of Chip-Kill mode.

Disabled / Enabled

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ECC Redirection

This feature is used to enable ECC scrubber to correct errors detected in
DRAM during normal CPU reques ts.

Disabled / Enabled

DRAM background scrubber

DRAM scrubbing corrects and rewrites memory errors so that

later reads are correct. Doing this while memory is not being used improves

performance.

Disabled / 40.0ns / 80.0ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28u / 2.56u / 5.12u

/ 105.12u

L2 cache background scrubber

This feature allows the L2 Data Cach e RAM to be corrected while idle.

Disabled / 40.0ns / 80.0ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28u / 2.56u / 5.12u

/ 105.12u

DCache background scrubber

This feature allows the L1 Dat a Cach e RAM to be corrected while idle.

Disabled / 40.0ns / 80.0ns / 160ns / 320ns / 640ns / 1.28u / 2.56u / 5.12u

/ 105.12u

CPU Spread Spectrum

This feature is used to configure CPU spread spectrum.

Disabled / Center+Spread
SATA Spread Spectrum

This feature is used to configure SATA spread spectrum.

Disabled / Down Spread
PCIE Spread Sp ectrum

This feature is used to configure PCIE spread spectrum.

Disabled / Down Spread
SSE/SSE2 Instruction

This feature is used to enable the function of SSE/SSE2 instruction.
Disabled / Enabled

System BIOS Cacheable

Enabling this option will cause the BIOS code from ROM to be copied on to the
much faster RAM at location F0000h-FFFFFh, thus increasing system
performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system
error may result.

Disabled / Enabled

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3.9 Integrated Peripherals

Options related to onboard peripheral features can be altered through the
following:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

IDE Function Setup
RAID Config

OnChip USB
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
AC97 A u dio
MAC La n
MAC Media Interface
IDE HDD Block Mode
BCM5721 Lan Boot ROM
Onbo a rd FDC C o ntroller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mo de
x ECP Mode Use DMA

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[V1, 1+V2.0]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Pin Strap]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[378/IRQ7]
[Standard]
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3.9.1 IDE Function Setup

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

DRAM Configurati o n

OnChip IDE Channel 0
Primary Master PIO
Primary Slave PIO
Primary Master UDMA
Primary Slave UDMA
OnChip IDE Channel 1
Secondary Master PIO
Second a ry Slave PIO
Secondary Master UDMA
Second a ry Slave UDMA
IDE DMA transfer access
Serial- ATA 1
Serial- ATA 2
IDE Prefetch Mode

[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Aut o]
[Aut o]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]

Item Specific Help

OnChip IDE Channel 0/1

This c h i p s e t c o n t ai n s a P CI I DE inter f ac e with s u pport fo r two I D E cha nnels.
Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary onboard IDE
interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface, if you install a
primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
Disabled / Enabled

Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each
device.

Auto / Mode 0 ~ Mode 4

Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA

This option allows you to select the mode of operation for the Ultra DMA/33
implementation. This is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports UDMA
and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2
or a third party IDE bus master driver).

Auto / Disabled
IDE DMA transfer access

This feature is used to enable the function of IDE DMA transfer access.
Disabled / Enabled

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Serial -ATA 1/2

This option allows you to enable the function of Serial ATA 1/2.

Enabled / Disabled
IDE Prefetch Mode

This option is used to enable the IDE Prefetch Mode.
Disabled / Enabled

3.9.2 RAID Config

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

RAID Co nfig

RAID Enable
x IDE Primary M aster RAID
x IDE Primary Slave RAID
x IDE Secondary Master RAID
x IDE Secondary Slave RAID
x SATA 1 Primary RAID
x SATA 1 Secondary RAID
x SATA 2 Primary RAID
x SATA 2 Secondary RAID

[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

RAID Enable

This item allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard RAID function.
Enabled / Disabled

IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave RAID

This feature allows you to enable the function of IDE Primary/Secondar y
Master/Slave RAID .
Enabled / Disabled

SATA 1/2 Primary/Secondary RAID

This feature allows you to enable the function of SATA 1/2
Primary/Secondary RAID.
Enabled / Disabled

NOTE: Please refer to p. xx f or information on how to make a NV RAID driver
diskette from TYAN CD.

OhChip USB

This setting is used to configure the version of OnChip USB.
Disabled / V1.1+V2.0 / V1.1

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USB Keyboard Support

This option allows you to enable the support for USB keyboard.
Enabled / Disabled

USB Mouse Support

This option allows you to enable the support for USB mouse.
Enabled / Disabled

AC97 Audio

This option allows the auto selection of AC97 audio codec processing.

Auto / Disabled
MAC Lan

This option allows the auto selection of MAC Lan (nVidia) support.

Auto / Disabled

MAC Media Interface

This option allows you to set the MAC media interface.

Pin Strap / MII / RGMII
IDE HDD Block Mo d e

The IDE HDD Block Mode feature speeds up hard disk access by transferring
data from multiple sectors at once instead of using the old single sector transfer
mode.

Enabled / Disabled
BCM5721 Lan Boo t ROM

This controls if the onboard LAN will is run on bootup. LAN Boot ROMs are
used to download operating system code from a network server. Options are:
Enabled / Disabled

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the
system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system
has no floppy drive, select “Disabled” in the field.

Enabled / Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port.

3F8/IRQ4 / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the second serial port.
3F8/IRQ4 / 2F8/ IRQ 3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto

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Onboard Parallel Port

To use the parallel port on the system, select an address and corresponding
interrupt for the parallel port.

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

Parallel Port Mode

This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. The default value is
Standard that automatically se lects the correct mode to use.

Standard / SPP / EPP1.7 / EPP 1.9 / ECP / ECP+EPP

ECP Mode Use DMA

This BIOS feature determines which DMA channel the parallel port should use
when it is in ECP mode.

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3.10 Power Management Setup

This menu has options for the Power management. Use the up and down
<Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to c hange
the valu e of the selected op ti on.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Man agement Set up

ACPI function
ACPI Sus p e n d Ty pe
Power Management
Video Off Method
HDD Power Down
HDD Down in Suspend
Soft-Offf by PBTN
Intruder# Detection
Powe rOn After Pwr-Fa i l
WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off
WOR (RI#) From Soft-Off
Powe r -On by Alarm
x Day of M on th Alarm
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
AMD Cool’n’Q ui et/ Pow e r Now
POWER ON Function

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Enabled]
[S1&S3]
[User Define]
[DPMS Support]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[instant-off]
[Disabled]
[Off]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
0
0 : 0 : 0
[Disabled]
[BUTTON ONLY]

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ACPI Function

This feature allows you to Enable or Disable the ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface) function. ACPI establishes industry-standard interfaces for
OS-directed configuration and power management on laptops, desktops, and
servers.

Enabled / Disabled
ACPI Suspend Type

This optio n spe ci f ie s the met h o d to be used hiberna t e.
S1 (POS) (Power on Suspend) / S3 (STR) (Suspend to RAM) / S1 & S3

Power Management

This function allows you to set the default parameters of power-saving modes.
Set this to User Define to choose your own parameters. The following table
shows the parameters for Maximum Saving and Minimum Saving options for
the various modes:

Mode Doze Standby Suspend HDD Power Down

Min Saving 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 15 min

Max Saving 1 min 1 min 1 min 1 min

Video Off Method

This option defines the method used to power off video.
Blank Screen / V/H SYNC+Blank / DPMS Support

HDD Power Down

This setting defines the delay before the hard drive is powered down.

Disabled / 1 min ~ 15 min
HDD Down in Suspend

This setting defines the delay before the hard drive is powered down in suspend
mode,

Disabled / Enabled
Soft-Off by PBTN

This determines how long the power button needs to be pressed to switch off
the PC. Options are:

Instant-Off / Delay 4 Sec.
Inturder Detection

This feature is used to enable the function of intruder detection.
Enabled / Disabled

PowerOn After Pwr-Fail

This option defines the state of the system when power fails and returns again.
If On is selected, the system automatically switches on when power is resumed.

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If Former-Sts is selected, the system automatically switches on and restores
itself to the state it was last in when power failed.
Former-Sts / On / Off

WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off

This feature is used to enable the function of wake on LAN from soft-off status.

Disabled / Enabled
WOR (RI#) From Soft- Off

This feature is used to enable the function of wake on Ring from soft-off status.

Disabled / Enabled
Power-On by Alarm

This option allows your system to turn on at a pre-selected time.
Enabled / Disabled

Day of Month Alarm

This option allows you to set the date on which the system will turn on every
month. Enter 0 to disable this function.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

This option allows you to set the time on which the system will turn on.

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet/Po wer Now

This option allows you to set the function of AMD Cool’n Quiet or Power Now
technology which controls your system’s level of processor performance,
dynamically adjusting the operating frequency and voltage.
Auto / Disabled

Power on Function

This option defines how the system can be waked up from the sleep mode.

Button only / keyboard+BTN / KB+Mouse+BTN / Mouse+BTN

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3.11 PnP/PCI Configuration

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/P CI C onfiguration

Init Display First
Reset Configur ati on Data

Resource Controlled By
x IRQ Resources

PCI/VG A Pa l e tte Snoop
xx PCI Express relatives items xx
Maximum Payload Size

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[PCI-Ex]
[Disabled]

[Auto(ESCD)]
Press Ent e r

[Disabled]
[4096]

Item Specific Help

Init Display First

This BIOS feature allows you to select whether to boot the system using the
PCI Express graphics card or the PCI graphics card. This is particularly
important if you have PCI Express and PCI graphics cards but only one monitor.
PCI Slot / PCI Ex

Reset Configuration Data

This feature allows you to manually force the BIOS to clear the previously saved
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) data and reconfigure the settings.
Use this feature when the BIOS can not automtically detect the hardware
change and reconfigure the ESCD.
Enabled/Disabled

Resources Controlled By

When this option is set to A UTO, t he B IOS by usi n g ES CD, controls the IRQ
and DMA assignments of all of the boot and PNP devices in the system. If you
set this option to Manual, you will be able to ma nually assign all IRQ and DMA
information.

Auto (ESCD) / Manual
IRQ Resources

This option is used to manually assign IRQ resources.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This option is only useful if you use an MPEG card or an add-on card that
makes use of the graphics card's Feature Connector.

Disabled / Enabled
Maximum Payload Size

This setting defines the maximum payload size. This controls the maximum
amount of data that can be transferred in a packet. Larger payload sizes
increase data throughput, but increase the time that an application must wait for
data to begin being transferred.
128 / 256 / 512 / 1024 / 2048 / 4096

3.12 PC Health Status

This section monitors critical parameters of your PC and can automatically
shutdown the PC if the temperature of the processor exceeds the specified
threshold value. This is only available if there is a Hardware Monitor onboard.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Heal t h St at u s

Shutdown Temperature
Auto Fan Pow er Control
Min PWM Temperature
Min PWM Duty Cycle Set
CPU Temperature
Current System Temp
VDIMM
VCCP
5V
12V

3.3VSB
VBat
Vcc33
CPU Fan Sp eed
Fan3 Speed
Fan2 Speed
Fan1 Speed

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[55℃]
[50%]

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Shutdown Temperature

This option allows a user to define the system shutdown temperature. If the
CPU temperature exceeds the predefined shutdown threshold , the BIOS forces
a system shutdown.

NOTE

The onboard SMSC® DEM1737 hardware monitoring ASIC
automatically detects the system, motherboard and CPU
temperature. It detects the CPU and chassis fan speeds in RPM.
The hardware monitor ASIC also detects the voltage output through
the voltage regulators.

Auto FAN Power Control

Leave this feature as default.

Disabled / Enabled
Min PWM Temperature

This item lets CPU fan work at minimum PWM duty cycle once the CPU
temperature is below the set option.
45℃ / 50℃/ 55℃/ 60℃

Min PWM Dut y Cycle Set

This item allows you to set minimum PWM Duty Cycle.
0% / 30% / 40% / 50%

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3.13 Frequency/Voltage Control

This section facilitates controlling the CPU clock and frequency ratio.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Voltage Regulator
CHIPSET Voltage Regulator
DRAM Voltage Regulator

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Default]
[Default]
[Default]

Item Specific Help

CPU Voltage Re gu lator

This option controls how much voltage is supplied to your processor with a
maximum allowable voltage of 1.55V. Select Default if you are not sure.
Default / -0.025v / -0.050v / -0.075v / -0.100v / +0.025v / +0.050v / +0.075v /
+0.100v / +0.125v……

We suggest you to set the CPU voltage by the default

WARNING!

value. Overvoltaging may cause serious damage to
system which is not guaranteed.

Chipset Voltage Regulator

This option controls how much voltage is supplied to your chipset. Select
Default if you are not sure.

Default / +0.02V / +0.04V / +0.06V
DRAM Voltage Regulator

This option controls how much voltage is supplied to your DRAM. Select Default
if you are not sure.

Default / +0.01V / +0.02V / +0.03V

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3.14 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal­performance system operations.

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory setting s for optimal system
performance operations.

3.15 Supervisor/User Password Setting

You can set either a supervisor or a user password, or both of them. The
differences are:

Set Supervisor Password: can enter and change the options of the setup
menus.

Set User Passwo rd: Can enter but does not have permission to change any
options.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center
of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

Enter Passwo rd

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS
memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not
enter a password.

To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password w ill be dis abled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time
you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing
any part of your system configuration.

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Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to
request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent
unautho rized use of your comput er.

3.16 Save & Exit Setup / Exit without Savin g

Save & Exit Se tup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special
section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time
you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the
Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is
restarted again.

Exit without Saving

This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The
previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup util ity and restarts
your computer.

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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 two kinds
of audible beeps.

•A single long beep followed by two short beeps: It indicates that a
video error has occurred.

•A single long beep repeatedly: It indicates that a DRAM error has
occurred.
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 yo u
experi ence. Al so, be ready with information regarding add-in cards, drives an d
O/S to speed th e support process and co me to a qui cker solution .

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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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4.3 BIOS Post Code

POST (hex) Description
CFh:
C0h

C1h:

C3h:
C5h:

01h:

03h:
05h:

07h:

08h:

0Ah:

0Eh:

10h:

12h:

14h:

16h:

18h:

Test CMOS R/W fun c ti onality.
Early chipset initialization:

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers
Detect memor y

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below
Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000
shadow RAM.
Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address
1000:0
Initial Superio_Early_Init sw itch

1.Blank out screen

2.Clear CMOS error flag

1. Clear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series
Super I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

2. Autodetect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a
port & interface swap (optional).

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able
or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker.
Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes
into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS
circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then
check for override.
Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default
values are MODBINable by OEM customers.
Initial onboard clock generator if
Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is defined.
See also POST 26h.
Detect CP U in formation in cluding brand, SMI type (Cyrix or
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POST (hex) Description
1Bh:

1Dh
1Fh:
21h:
23h:

24h:

25h:

26h:

27h:
29h:

2Bh:
2Dh:

33h:

35h:
37h:
39h:
3Ch:
3Eh:
40h:
43h:

Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all
H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT _HDLR &
S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
HPM initialization (noteb ook platform)

1. Check va lidity of RTC va lue:
e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into B IOS st ack. If CMOS
checksum fails, use default value instead.
Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD
is valid, take into consideratio n of the ESCD’s legacy
information.
Early PCI Initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number.

-Assign memory & I/O resou rce

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into
C000:0

1. If Early_Init_Onboard_Generator is not defined Onboard
clock generator initializati on. Disable respe ctive clock
resource to empty PCI& DIMM slots.

2. Init onboard PWM

3. Init onboard H/W monitor devices
Initialize INT 09 buffer

1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K
memory address.

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup.
Example: onboard IDE controller.

4. Measure CPU speed.

Invoke Video BIOS

1. Initialize double-byte language font (Optional)

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title,

CPU type, CPU speed, ful l screen logo .
Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e.g. Winbond
977 series Super I/O chips. See also POST 63h.
Test DMA Channel 0.
Test DMA Channel 1.
Test DMA page registers.
Test 8254
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
Test 8259 functionality.

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POST (hex) Description
47h:
49h

4Eh:

50h:
52h:
53h:
55h:
57h:

59h:
5Bh:

5Dh:

60h:

63h:
65h:
67h:

69h:
6Bh:

6Dh:

6Fh:

75h:

Initialize EISA slot

1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of

each 64K page.

2. Program write allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU
with proper cacheable range.

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller
one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU
are not identical.

Initialize USB Keyboard & Mouse.
Test all memory (clear all e xt e nd ed me mory to 0)
Clear password according to H/W jumper (Optional).
Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)

1. Display PnP logo

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

- Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code .
(Optional Feature)
Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD

1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO

2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO.

Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage
can users enter the CMOS setup utility.
Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined.
Initialize PS/2 Mouse
Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h
ax=E820h
Turn on L2 cache
Program chipset registers according to items described in
Setup & Auto-configuration table.

1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the

corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”

1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP,
CDROM…..

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POST (hex) Description
77h:
7Ah
7Ch:
7Fh:

82h:

83h:
84h:
85h:

87h:
89h:

8Bh:

8Dh:

8Fh:
93h:

94h:

95h:
96h:

FFh:

Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
Detect & install co-processor
Init HDD write protect.
Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported

-If errors occur, report erro rs & wait for keys

-If no errors occ ur or F1 key is pressed to co nt i nue

Clear EPA or customization logo.

1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full

screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.

Save all data in stack back to CMOS
Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

1. USB final Initialization

2. Switch screen back to text mode

NET PC: Build SYSID Structure.

1. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

2. Set up ACPI table at top of the memory.

1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs

2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA)

1. Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup

2. APM Initialization

Clear noise of IRQs
Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus
code

1. Enable L2 cache

2. Program Daylight Saving

3. Program boot up speed

4. Chipset final initialization.

5. Power management final initialization

6. Clear screen & display summary table

7. Program K6 write allocation

8. Program P6 class write combining

Update keyboard LED & typematic rate

1. Build MP table

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSIRQ routing table

Boot attempt (INT 19h)

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Chapter 5: Setti n g up RAID Configurat ion

The Tomcat K8E S2865 provides support for NVIDIA RAID 0, 1, and 0+1. The
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology uses multiple drives
to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection.

The RAID techniques were first published in 1988 by a multivendor
consortium – the RAID Advisory Board. RAID techniques were divided into
different categories or levels. Originally, RAID levels focused on improving
resiliency or data availability. As additional RAID levels were defined, one was
introduced for improving performance. For all levels, RAID techniques optimize
storage solutions by using multiple disks grouped together and treated them as
a single storage resource.

This chapter describes the basic steps for configuring NVIDIA RAID.

5.1 Setting up the BIOS

1. Start your computer, then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup. The BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility screen appears.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Confi g urat i o ns
PCI Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit without Saving

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

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2. Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals, then press Enter. The
Integrated Peripherals screen appears.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

IDE Function Setup
RAID Config

OnChip USB
USB Memory Type
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
AC97 A u dio
MAC La n
MAC Media Interface
IDE HDD Block Mode
Onboard Lan Boot ROM
Onbo a rd FDC C o ntroller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mo de
x ECP Mode Use DMA

↑↓← →: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized defaults

[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[V1, 1+V2.0]
[SHADOW]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Pin Strap]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[378/IRQ7]
[Standard]
3

Item Specific Help

3. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config.

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4. Press Enter. The RAID Config screen appears.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

RAID Co nfig

RAID Enable
x SATA 1 Primary RAID
x SATA 1 Secondary RAID
x SATA 2 Primary RAID
x SATA 2 Secondary RAID

[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]

Item Specific Help

5. From the RAID Config screen, enable RAID, then enable any of the

disksthat you want to use as RAID disks. In the figure above, the master
and slave drives on the secondary IDE port are enabled as RAID disks.
Make sure to enable the SATA drives also if you are setting up a RAID 0+1
arrary.

6. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. The PC reboots.

7. Enter the RAID B IOS setup by pressing F10 when prompted, and proceed

to set up NVIDIA RAI D B IOS as described in the next section.

5.2 Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS

The NVIDIA RAID BIOS s et up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard
drives you want to make part of the array.

Entering the RAID BIOS Setup

1. Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10. The

RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior
to loading the OS. You have a few seconds to press F10 before the
screen disappears.

2. Press F10. The NVIDIA RAID utility – Define a New Array screen appears.

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NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Define a N ew Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.0M ST380023AS

1.1M ST380023AS

[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [Enter] Popup

[→] Add

[←] Del

Stri ppin g Block: Optional

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal.

Using the Defin e a New Array Screen

If necessary, press the tab key to move from field t o field unti l the appropriate
field is highlighted.

• Selecting the RAID Mode

By default, this is set to Mirr oring. To change to a different RAID mode, press
the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode
box—either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring.

• Selecting the Striping Block Size

Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the
disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal, which is
64KB, but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB (4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and
128 KB)

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Assigning the Disks

The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in
the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are available for use as RAID
array disks.

To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk,

1. Tab to the Free Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected.

2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the

rightarrow key (→). The first disk in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list
is selected and ready to be moved.

3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key (→) until all the disks that you want to

use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block.
The figure below illustrates the Define a New Array screen after two disks have

been assigned as RAID1 array disks.

NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Define a N ew Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.0M ST380023AS

[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [Enter] Popup

[→] Add

[←] Del

Stri ppin g Block: Optional

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.1M ST380023AS

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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7.

The Clear disk array prompt appears.

NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Define a N ew Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.0M ST380023AS

Clear disk data?
[Y] YES [N] NO

[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [↑↓] Select [Enter] Popup

[→] Add

[←] Del

Stri ppin g Block: Optional

Array Disks
Disk Model Name

1.1M ST380023AS

2. Press Y to clear the disk data.

The Array List screen appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you
have set up.

NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Array List -

Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name
Yes 2 Health y NVI DIA MIRROR 74.53G

[Ctrl-X] Exi t [↑↓] Select [B] Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER] Detail

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3. Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up, then press B
to specify the array as bootable.

4. Press Enter to view and verify details.

The Array Det ail screen appears.

Array 2: NVIDIA MIRROR 75.56G

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Mirroring
Striping Width: 1 Striping Block 32k

Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity
1 0 Master 0 ST380023AS 74.56GB

1 1 Master 1 ST380023AS 74.56GB

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Diskt [Enter] Return

The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you
selected, such as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model
Name, and disk capacity.

5. If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents, press C.

6. At the prompt, press Y to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N.

7. Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press F10 to
exit the RAID setup.

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Installing the RAID Drivers

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1. After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD. The
Windows Setup program starts.

2. Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear.

Window s Setu p
Setup could not dete rmi ne t he ty pe of one or mor e mass storage devices inst all ed i n

your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup
will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

<none>
*To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers f or

use with Windows, inclu din g t hos e for w hich y ou hav e a devic e su ppo rt disk fr om a
mass storage device manufacture, press S.

*If you do not have any devic e su pp o rt disks fr om a ma ss st o rag e device
manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with
Windows, pr e ss EN TE R.

S=Specify Additional Devices ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

3. Specify the NVIDIA drivers.

a. Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver, press S, then press Enter.
The following Windows Setup screen appears:

Windows Setup
You have chosen to co nfig ure a SCS I Adapter for use with Window s , usin g a

device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Selec t the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to

the previous scre en.

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRI V ER (required)
NVIDIA NForce Stora

e Controller (required

Enter =Select F3=Exit

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b. Select “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER ( required )” and then pres s Enter.
c. Press S again at the Specify Devices screen.
d. Select “NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)” and then press

Enter.

The following Windows Setup screen appears listing both drivers:

Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device:
NVRAID RAID CLASS DRIVER

NVRAID NForce Storage Controller
*To sp e cify additi o nal SC S I adapters, CD- RO M dr i vers , or speci al

disk controllers for use wi th Windows, including thos e for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.

*If you do not have any devic e su pp o rt disks fr om a ma ss st o rag e
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devi ces for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Devices ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

4. Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation.

Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue
screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed, then take out the
floppy.

5. Follow the instructions on how to install Wind ows XP.

After Window s XP is completed installed, it is recommended that you install

the ForceWare software in order to access NVRAIDMAN-the RAID
management tool.

NOTE: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver

will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that,
the driver will not have to be installed.

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5.3 Making a Driver Disk from TYAN CD

Follow the steps below to make a NV RAID driver diskette from the TYAN 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 t o TYAN diskette make r
boot : 1_

2. Choose the chipset vender “nVIDIA” from the main menu.

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

EXIT

TYAN Driver D iskette Mak er V1.0

** Main Menu**

====Choose Chipset Vendor====

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3. The following picture pops up after selecting nVidia.

01 nVidia NVRAID

EXIT

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

** nVidia**

====Choose Chipset Model====

4. After selecting nVidia, selecting the OS to start the diskette making.

====nVidia NVRAID SATA and RAID Driver====

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

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

Back

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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 d rive 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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Appendix: SMDC Inform a tion

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 can use Keyboard Controller Style (KCS) and standard IPMI-Over­LAN comm unicatio n as defined in lates t IPMI 1.5 sp ecifica ti on.

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

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(TSO) software package.

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Features of Tyan Server Management

Monitor var io u s system components re mote l y

- such as fans, processor temperature, and more

Remote power on and power off

Console redire ct

-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 Mange r is set up to ma nage 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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Glossary

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interf ac e) : a power management

specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power
distri buted to the computer’s device s. Devic es not in use can be tu rned off,
reduci ng unnecessary powe r expenditure.

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

ATAPI (AT Attac hme nt Pa c k et Inter face ): also known as IDE or ATA; a drive
implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself. It allows
CD-ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices, just like
HDDs.

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

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

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

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

Buffer: a portion of RAM which is used to temporarily store data; usually from
an application though it is also used when printing and in most keyboard drivers.
The CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it to a disk drive. While
this improves system performance (reading to or writing from a disk drive a
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losing your data should the system crash. Information in a buffer is temporarily
stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: a data pa thway. The term is use d 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 DM A ch an nels).

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

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

CMOS (Complementary Me tal-Oxide Se miconductors): chips that hold the
basic startup information for the BIOS.

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

DDR (Double Data Rate): a technology designed to double the clock speed of
the memory . It ac tivates outpu t on b o th the rising and falling edge of th e system
clock rather than on just the rising edge, potentially doubling output.

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): faster and more capa ci ous form o f R AM
than SIMMs, and do not need to be installed in pairs.

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

DMA (Direct Memory Access): chann e ls th at a re simil a r 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 t a ke care of this for you.

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DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which
looses data if it is not recharged regularly (every few milliseconds). This refresh
requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than non-recharged RAM
such as SRAM.

ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data
to be checked fo r errors during r un-time . Errors can subsequen t ly be corrected
at the same time that they’re found.

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

ESCD (Extended System Conf iguration Data): a format for storing
information about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information
helps properly configure the system each time it boots.

Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware.
Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and

external connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard.
The standard form factors are the AT and ATX.

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

TM

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

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

IC (Integrated Circuit): the fo rmal name for the computer chip.
IDE (Integrated De vic e / 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 sig nal tha t goes to the IDE.

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

IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic re qu est that runs from a ha r dware
device to the CPU. The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming
requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is only one
device hooked up to each IRQ line; doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock
up your system. Plug-n-Play operating systems can take care of these details
for you.

Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for
another part to catch up. This occurs most commonly when the system sends
data out to a peripheral device and has to wait for the peripheral to spread
(peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).

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

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

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

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

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

Pipeline burst SRAM: a fast secondary cache. It is used as a secondary cache
because SRAM is slower than SDRAM, but usually larger. Data is cached first
to the faster primary cache, and then, when the primary cache is full, to the
slower secondary cache.

PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the
industry. Plug-n-Play devices require little set-up to use. Devi ces 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.

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

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

RAIDIOS: RAID I/O Steering (Intel)
RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memory where

any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data and is often
referred to the system’s main memory. This memory is available to any program
runni ng on the computer.

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

SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM): called as such because it can keep
two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data
alternately from one set of addresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on
the delays associated with 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)

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

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SDRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be
refreshed in order to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensive.

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

UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also
called UltraATA. Without a proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take
advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard
drives.

USB (Universal Serial Bus): a versatile port. This one port type can function
as a serial, parallel, mo use, 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 all o ws a RAID card to use the

onboard SCSI chip, thus lowering cost of RAID solution
ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to

insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly
placed in an open ZIF socket, and a lever is pulled down. This shifts the
processor over and down, guiding it into the board and locking it into place.

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Technical Support

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

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
depth Linux Online Support sections with downloadable Linux drivers and
comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis, memory and much more. With
all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away, users can easily find
the latest software and operating system components to keep their systems
running as powerful and productive as possible. Tyan also ranks high for its
commitment to fast and friendly customer support through email. By offering
plenty of options for users, Tyan serves multiple market segments with the
industry's most competitive services to support them.

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

Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at

[e-mail]

Help Resources:

1. See the beep codes section of this manual.

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

3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.

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

Returning Merchandise for Service

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

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NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purcha se
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

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

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

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver.
Consult the dealer on an experienced radio/television technician for help.

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

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

Conformity Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules

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

Document #: D1643-110

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