Tyan Computer TOLEDO Q35T User Manual

Toledo q35T  
S5220  
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Version 1.1  
Copyright  
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manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN  
Computer Corp.  
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following.  
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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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Check the box contents!  
1x S5220 motherboard  
1 x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable  
3 x Serial ATA power cables  
3x Serial ATA cables  
1x USB2.0 cable  
1 x S5220 user’s manual  
1 x S5220 Quick Reference guide  
1 x TYAN driver CD  
1 x I/O shield  
If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for  
replacement before continuing with the installation process.  
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NOTE  
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Chapter 1: Introduction  
1.1 - Congratulations  
You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions available. The  
Toledo q35T (S5220) is a flexible Intel® platform for multiple applications, based on  
the Intel® Q35 memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and 82801IR I/O Controller Hub  
(ICH9R) chipsets.  
Designed to support the family of Intel® Socket 775 processors and 8GB of DDR2  
800/667 memory, the S5220 has integrated Dual Ethernet LAN’s, an integrated  
graphics controller from Q35 and six SATA-II ports. This motherboard represents  
the best choice for a server platform product.  
Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com. There you can find  
information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS  
upgrades.  
1.2 - Hardware Specifications  
Integrated LAN Controllers  
One (1) Intel 82573L and one (1) Intel  
82573V single port Gigabit Controller  
Processor  
One (1) LGA775-pin socket supports  
Intel CPUs of the type below:  
- Intel Core 2 Duo / Wolfdale /  
Yorksfield Quad core processors  
Integrated SATA Controllers  
Six (6) SATA ports from ICH9R  
Supports 1333/1066/800 MT/s FSB  
Integrated I/O  
Expansion Slots  
One (1) 40-pin IDE connector (Extend  
One (1) PCI-E x16 slot  
- with Tyan M2061 riser card: PCI-E  
x8 to PCI-X  
- with Tyan M2083-RS riser card:  
PCI-E x16 to PCI-E x16  
One (1) PCI-X x8 slot with PCI-E x4  
link only  
IDE from ITE IT8213F)  
Six (6) SATA (3Gb/s) ports  
Four (4) USB 2.0 connectors (support  
two USB 2.0 devices)  
One (1) shrouded header for serial  
port or LCM module interface  
connector  
Four (4) PCI slots  
One (1) pin header for audio ports  
One (1) TYAN SMDC connector for  
server management (M3295-2)  
One (1) pin header for SMBUS  
connection  
Chipset  
Intel® Q35 Memory Controller Hub  
(GMCH)  
Intel 82801IR I/O Controller Hub  
One (1) 34-pin FDD connector  
(ICH9R)  
Winbond W83627DHG super I/O  
Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics  
Integrated graphics from Q35; one  
PCI-E x16 slot is available for the  
VGA card  
Onboard Audio  
Onboard Realtek ALC262  
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Memory  
Four 240-pin DDR2 sockets support  
up to 8 GB  
BIOS  
Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC Flash  
ROM  
Dual channel memory bus (must be  
populated in pairs)  
Un-buffered, non-ECC DDR2 667/800  
MHz DIMM  
Supports boot from USB device  
Supports ACPI 2.0  
Power-on mode control for AC power  
loss recovery  
Supports 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB  
Power Supply  
DIMM  
EPS 12V Power Supply (24-pin + 8-  
System Management  
Total six (6) fan headers with control  
and tachometer monitoring  
Monitoring voltage for CPU, Memory  
& Power Supply  
Monitoring temperature for CPU &  
environment  
One (1) pin header for Chassis  
Intrusion detection  
pin power connectors)  
Regulatory  
FCC Class B (DoC)  
European Community CE (DoC)  
Form Factor  
ATX form factor  
12” x 9.6” (305mm x244mm)  
Supports Serial Console Redirect  
Supports Watch Dog Timer, ACPI  
S1/S3/S4/S5  
External I/O Ports  
Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard ports  
Stacked two (2) USB ports  
Stacked COM port and VGA port  
Stacked two (2) USB ports and one (1)  
10/100M LAN port (LAN port is for  
M3295-2 only)  
Two (2) RJ-45 10/100/1000M ports  
Audio connectors (Line-in/Line-  
out/Mic-in)  
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Chapter 2: Board Installation  
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the  
Toledo q35T (S5220) matches the ATX specification. Before continuing with  
installation, confirm that your chassis supports an ATX motherboard.  
How to install our products right… the first time  
The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important  
information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some  
precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:  
(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the  
antistatic bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and  
then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power  
supply case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a  
static safety wrist strap.  
(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the  
board, or flex the board in any way.  
(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors,  
memory modules, and leads.  
(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic  
bag that the board was shipped in.  
(5) Inspect the board for damage.  
The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your  
chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.  
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN  
DAMAGED.  
NOTE  
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2.1- Board Image  
Toledo q35T S5220  
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  
Toledo q35T S5220  
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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors  
This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of  
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.  
Jumper Legend  
‹‹  
OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover  
‹‹  
CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover  
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Jumper/Connector  
Function  
COM2  
COM2 Header  
CPUFAN1, FAN2/3/4/5/6  
4-pin Fan Connector with Tachometer  
USB Front Panel Connector  
USB3/USB4/USB5/USB6  
TYFP1  
TYFP2/TYFP3  
LCM  
Front Panel Connector  
Front Panel Connector for Barebone  
LCM Connector for Barebone  
J13  
OPMA Connector (supports TYAN M3295)  
Aux. Power Connector for TYAN Riser Card  
(M2061)  
J24  
FP-AUDIO  
J35  
Front Panel Audio Connector  
Reset Switch  
J36  
Power Switch  
TYFAN/J50/J52  
Fan Connector for Barebone  
Clear CMOS Jumper  
CMOS (J14)  
Pin 1-2 closed: Normal (Default)  
Pin 2-3 closed: Clear  
11  
CPUFAN1  
FAN5  
FAN2  
FAN3  
J24  
FAN6  
FAN4  
TYFP1  
LCM  
12  
CPUFAN1/FAN2~FAN6: 4-pin Fan Connector with Tachometer  
Use these headers to connect the 4-pin cooling fans  
to your motherboard to keep the system stable and  
GND  
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reliable.  
+12V  
Tac homet er  
PWM C ontrol  
CPUFAN1: J7  
FAN3: J53  
FAN5: J51  
FAN2: J6  
FAN4: J47  
FAN6: J48  
These connectors support the tachometer monitoring  
and auto fan speed control.  
J24: Aux. Power Connector for TYAN Riser Card (M2061)  
Pin Signal Pin Signal  
1
1
+12V  
2
GND  
3
GND  
4
+5V  
LCM (J30): LCM Header for Barebone  
It is designed for barebone use only.  
Pin Signal Pin Signal  
1
5
2
6
1
3
5
+5V  
Key Pin  
+5V Standby  
2
4
6
RXD (Receive Data)  
GND  
TXD (Transmit Data)  
TYFP1 (J37): Front Panel Header  
The Front Panel Header is used to connect some control or signal wires from  
motherboard to chassis, such as HDD LED, power LED, power button, and  
reset button.  
Intrusion -  
GND  
SMBUS Clock  
SMBUS Data  
+5V Standby  
18  
16  
14  
17  
15  
13  
Key Pin  
Ext. Interrupt  
(NMI)  
Warning LED -  
12  
11  
Warning LED+  
GND  
+5V  
Reset -  
10  
8
9
7
5
3
1
PWR_SW -  
PWR LED-  
PWR LED+  
GND  
6
HDD LED-  
HDD LED+  
4
2
13  
SATA1 SATA4  
SATA2 SATA5  
SATA3 SATA6  
USB4  
FP-AUDIO  
USB6  
COM2  
USB5  
USB3  
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USB3/USB4/USB5/USB6: USB Front Panel Connector  
Pin Signal  
Pin Signal  
1
3
5
7
9
+5V Standby  
2
4
6
8
+5V Standby  
USB_B-  
USB_B+  
GND  
2
10  
9
USB_A-  
USB_A+  
GND  
1
Key Pin  
10  
GND  
USB3: J25  
USB4: J39  
USB5: J21  
USB6: J22  
Use these headers to connect to the USB devices via the  
enclosed USB cable.  
COM2 (J29): COM2 Header  
Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.  
*TYAN does not provide cable for this header. It is designed for barebone  
use only.  
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Pin Signal  
Pin Signal  
1
3
5
7
DCD (Data Carrier Detect)  
2
4
6
8
DSR (Data Set Ready)  
RXD (Receive Data)  
TX (Transmit Data)  
DTR (Data Terminal  
Ready)  
RTS (Request To Send)  
CTS (Clear To Send)  
RI (Ring Indicator)  
10  
2
9
GND  
10  
NC  
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6: Serial ATA Connector  
Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the Serial ATA  
cable.  
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Pin 1  
GND  
Pin 2  
TXP  
Pin 3  
TXN  
Pin 4  
GND  
Pin 5  
RXN  
Pin 6  
RXP  
Pin 7  
GND  
SATA1: J34  
SATA2: J33  
SATA3: J32  
SATA4: J46  
SATA5: J45  
SATA6: J44  
FP-AUDIO (J5): Front Panel Audio Connector  
Pin Signal  
Pin Signal  
2
10  
9
1
3
5
7
9
Microphone In-L  
2
GND  
Microphone In-R  
Headphone-R  
Sense Send  
4
Presence-  
6
8
Microphone Sense Return  
Key Pin  
1
Headphone-L  
10  
Headphone Sense Return  
15  
TYFP3  
J52  
J50  
TYFAN  
TYFP2  
16  
TYFP2 (J28) : Front Panel Connector for Barebone  
It is designed for barebone use only.  
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1
Pin Signal  
1
LAN1 LED+  
3
5
LAN2 LED+  
NC  
4
6
LAN2 LED-  
NC  
12  
2
7
9
11  
ID LED+  
ID SW+  
Key Pin  
8
10  
12  
ID LED-  
ID SW-  
NC  
TYFP3 (J31) : Front Panel Connector for Barebone  
It is designed for barebone use only.  
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Pin  
1
3
5
7
Signal  
HDD LED+  
GND  
Power LED+  
Warning  
LED+  
Pin  
2
4
6
8
Signal  
HDD LED-  
RESET-  
Power LED-  
Warning  
LED-  
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2
9
11  
SMBus Data  
Ext. Interrupt  
(NMI)  
10  
12  
SMBus Clock  
+5V  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
+5V Standby  
GND  
LAN1 LED+  
LAN2 LED+  
NC  
ID LED+  
ID SW+  
Key Pin  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
Intrusion-  
PWR_SW-  
LAN1 LED-  
LAN2 LED-  
NC  
ID LED-  
ID SW-  
NC  
J50/J52/TYFAN (J27): Fan Connector for Barebone  
It is designed for barebone use only.  
TYFAN  
13  
14  
1
Pin Signal  
Pin Signal  
1
3
5
7
9
11  
13  
Tachometer 1  
2
Tachometer 6  
Tachometer 2  
Tachometer 3  
Tachometer 4  
Tachometer 5  
GND  
4
NC  
6
NC  
2
8
NC  
10  
12  
14  
NC  
Key Pin  
PWM Control  
J50/J52  
1
GND  
4
Pin Signal  
Pin Signal  
1
1
3
1
3
PWM Control 1  
Tachometer 1  
GND  
2
4
2
4
+12V1  
GND  
Tachometer 2  
PWM Control 2  
4
+12V2  
17  
CMOS  
18  
CMOS (J14): Clear CMOS Jumper  
Use this jumper when you have forgotten your system/setup  
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password or need to clear the system BIOS settings.  
How to clear the CMOS data:  
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-
-
-
-
Power off system and disconnect the power supply  
from the AC source  
Use jumper cap to close Pin 2 and 3 for several  
seconds to Clear CMOS  
Replace jumper cap to close Pin 1 and 2 Reconnect  
the power supply to the AC source  
Power on system  
Normal  
(Default)  
1
3
Clear  
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2.4 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis  
Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary  
motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually metal and are gold  
in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If  
you are unsure of stud placement, simply lay the motherboard inside the chassis  
and align the screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case. If  
there are any studs missing, you will know right away since the motherboard will  
not be able to be securely installed.  
Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs  
are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten  
the motherboard more securely in place.  
Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like  
and how they should be installed.  
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2.5 - Installing the Memory  
Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the  
motherboard and processor. Only DDRII-800/667 DIMM modules are required.  
Check the TYAN Web site at: www.tyan.com for details of the type of memory  
recommended for your motherboard.  
The following diagram shows common types of DDRII memory modules.  
Key points to note before installing memory:  
For optimal dual-channel DDRII operation, always install memory in pairs  
beginning with DIMM1 and DIMM3. Memory modules of the same type and  
density are required for dual-channel DDRII operation. Mismatched memory  
may cause system instability.  
Only DDRII 800/667 un-buffered, non-ECC memory modules are  
supported.  
All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or  
settings need changing.  
Refer to the following table for supported DDRII populations.  
(Note: V indicates a populated DIMM slot)  
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Memory Installation Procedure  
Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the S5220.  
1.  
Press the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration.  
2.  
Align the memory module with the socket. The memory module is keyed to fit  
only one way in the socket.  
Key slot  
3.  
Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits  
flush with the socket. The locking levers pop up into place.  
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2.6 - Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan  
Your S5220 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check the TYAN  
website for latest processor support: http://www.tyan.com  
Processor Installation (LGA 775 Socket)  
The processor should be installed carefully. Make sure you are wearing an antistatic  
strap and handle the processor as little as possible.  
Follow these instructions to install your processor and heat sink.  
1.  
Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and lift the locking lever to a  
fully open position.  
locking  
lever  
2.  
Lift the load plate to a fully open position.  
load  
plate  
3.  
Insert the processor into the socket and make sure that pin 1 is correctly  
located.  
Pin 1  
identifier  
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4.  
5.  
6.  
Remove the PnP cap from the load plate.  
PnP cap  
Replace the load plate and return the locking lever to the locking position.  
The CPU installation is now complete.  
Cooling Fan Installation  
After you have installed the processor, the heatsink should be installed to ensure  
that the processor runs efficiently and does not overheat. Use the heatsink supplied  
for best results.  
Follow these instructions to install the heatsink shown.  
1.  
Take out the heatsink from the package. Turn the heatsink upside down and  
you can see that the heatsink has already applied a layer of thermal  
compound.  
thermal  
compound  
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2.  
Turn the board upside down and insert the heat sink spring mechanism as  
shown.  
3.  
Align the heatsink with the four holes around the processor socket.  
4.  
Press the heatsink down until the four screws are securely seated in the holes.  
5.  
Use screw drive to secure the four screws.  
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2.7 - 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 Toledo q35T (S5220) is also equipped with 6 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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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  
2.8 - Installing Add-In Cards  
Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with  
your motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing  
the slots that appear on your motherboard.  
PCI-E x16 slot  
PCI-E x8 slot  
32/33 PCI 2.3 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.  
YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the  
motherboard before performing system hardware changes.  
Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion  
NOTE  
device.  
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2.9 - Installing Optional SO-DIMM modules  
Your S5220 motherboard is equipped with an optional proprietary SO-DIMM  
connector. The 200-pin vertical SO-DIMM connector can be used for TYAN M3295  
expansion card to provide such features as additional TYAN SMDC modules  
support. For details of available expansions cards, visit the TYAN website at  
http://www.tyan.com. To install a SO-DIMM expansion card:  
1. Open the spring levers as shown.  
2. Insert the SO-DIMM card as shown,  
making sure that the card is the right  
way up. The card will fit in only one  
way and the screw holes in the card  
should line up exactly with the  
mounting posts on the motherboard.  
3. Push the SO-DIMM card down into  
place and make sure the spring levers  
click into place as shown.  
NOTE: The SO-DIMM expansion cards  
will fit in the slot only one way. Make  
sure that you align the slot in the card  
with the key in the card slot.  
4. Removal of a SO-DIMM card is a reversal of the installation procedure.  
Push out the spring levers as shown and pull the card out of the socket.  
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2.10 - Connecting External Devices  
The following diagram will detail the rear port stack for this S5220 motherboard:  
Line-In  
Line-Out  
MIC  
Mouse  
Keyboard  
Serial Port  
VGA Port  
IPMI LAN  
USB x 2  
Gigabit  
Ethernet x 2  
USBx2  
NOTE: Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but  
software may be required to complete the installation.  
Onboard LAN LED Color Definition  
The two onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status.  
The chart below illustrates the different LED states.  
10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme  
Left LED  
Right LED  
(Link / Activity)  
(Speed Status)  
10 Mbps  
Off  
Green / Blinking Green  
100 Mbps  
Green  
1000 Mbps  
No Link  
Yellow  
Off  
Off  
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2.11 - Installing the Power Supply  
There are two power connectors on your mainboard. The board requires that you  
use an EPS12V power supply that has a 24-pin and an 8-pin power connector.  
Please be aware that ATX 2.x, ATX12V and ATXGES power supplies are not  
compatible with the motherboard and can damage.  
EPS12V (24-pin)  
EPS12V (8-pin)  
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  
YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables  
to motherboard connectors.  
NOTE  
2.12 - Finishing Up  
Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect  
of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cables and  
wires are connected properly, especially IDE cables and most importantly, jumpers.  
You may have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are  
not set correctly.  
In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, you can find help by  
asking your vendor for assistance. If they are not available for assistance, please  
find setup information and documentation online at our website or by calling your  
vendor’s support line.  
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup  
3.1 About the BIOS  
The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that  
enables your hardware to interface with your software. This chapter describes  
different settings for the BIOS that can be used to configure your system.  
The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is provided  
for reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current  
at the time of print, and therefore may not match exactly what is displayed on  
screen.  
This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you modify  
basic configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated, battery-  
backed memory (called NVRAM) that retains the information when the power is  
turned off.  
This motherboard’s BIOS is a customized version of the industry-standard BIOS for  
IBM PC AT-compatible personal computers. The BIOS provides critical, low-level  
support for the system’s central processing unit (CPU), memory, and I/O  
subsystems.  
This BIOS has been customized by adding important features such as virus and  
password protection, power management, and chipset “tuning” features that control  
the system. This section will guide you through the process of configuring the BIOS  
for your system setup.  
Starting Setup  
The BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer. The BIOS reads  
system configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the  
system and configuring it through the Power-On-Self-Test (POST).  
When these preliminary tests are complete, the BIOS searches for an operating  
system on one of the system’s data storage devices (hard drive, CD-ROM, etc). If  
one is found, the BIOS will launch that operating system and hand control over to it.  
You can enter the BIOS setup by pressing the [Delete] key when the machine boots  
up and begins to show the memory count.  
Setup Basics  
The table below shows how to use the setup program with the keyboard.  
Key  
Function  
Tab  
Moves from one selection to the next  
Changes from one menu to the next  
Moves between selections  
Opens highlighted section  
Changes settings.  
Left/Right Arrow Keys  
Up/Down Arrow Keys  
Enter  
PgUp/PgDn Keys  
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Getting Help  
Pressing [F1] displays a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to  
use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window,  
press [ESC] or the [F1] key again.  
In Case of Problems  
If you discover that you have trouble booting the computer after making and saving  
the changes with the BIOS setup program, restart the computer by holding the  
power button down until the computer shuts off (usually within 4 seconds); resetting  
by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL; or clearing the CMOS.  
The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular,  
do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are sure of the outcome.  
TYAN or your system manufacturer has carefully chosen the chipset defaults for  
best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset  
setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable.  
Setup Variations  
Not all systems have the same BIOS setup layout or options. While the basic look  
and function of the BIOS setup remains more or less the same for most systems,  
the appearance of your Setup screen may differ from the charts shown in this  
section. Each system design and chipset combination requires a custom  
configuration. In addition, the final appearance of the Setup program depends on  
the system designer. Your system designer may decide that certain items should  
not be available for user configuration, and remove them from the BIOS setup  
program.  
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3.2 Main BIOS Setup  
When you enter PhoenixBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear  
as below:  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
[xx:xx:xx]  
[xx/xx/xxxx]  
System Time:  
System Date:  
Item Specific Help  
[Tab], [Shift-Tab], or  
[Enter] selects field.  
[Disabled ]  
Legacy Diskette A:  
X SATA Port 1  
X SATA Port 2  
X SATA Port 3  
X SATA Port 4  
X SATA Port 5  
X SATA Port 6  
X Ext. Primary Master  
X Ext. Primary Slave  
X Memory Cache  
X Boot Features  
Installed memory  
Available to OS  
Used by devices  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
The main menu contains the following menu items:  
Main  
Use this menu for basic system configuration.  
Advanced  
Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.  
Security  
Use this menu to configure security settings for your system.  
Power  
Use this menu to configure power options for your system.  
Boot  
Use this menu to configure boot options for your system.  
Exit  
This contains the various BIOS exit options.  
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3.3 Main  
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.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
[xx:xx:xx]  
[xx/xx/xxxx]  
System Time:  
System Date:  
Item Specific Help  
[Tab], [Shift-Tab], or  
[Enter] selects field.  
[Disabled ]  
Legacy Diskette A:  
X SATA Port 1  
X SATA Port 2  
X SATA Port 3  
X SATA Port 4  
X SATA Port 5  
X SATA Port 6  
X Ext. Primary Master  
X Ext. Primary Slave  
X Memory Cache  
X Boot Features  
Installed memory  
Available to OS  
Used by devices  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
System Time / Date setup  
System Time: Adjusts the system clock.  
HHHours (24hr. format): MMMinutes : SSSeconds  
System Date: Adjusts the system date.  
MMMonths : DDDays : YYYYYears  
Legacy Diskette A  
Defines the floppy drive type  
Options: Disabled / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2 M, 5.25 in / 720 K, 3.5 in / 1.44 M, 3.5 in /  
2.88 M, 3.5 in  
Installed Memory/Available to OS/Used by devices  
This displays the amount of system memory allocated to OS or used by devices.  
(read only)  
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3.3.1 SATA Port 1~6/Ext. Primary Master/Slave  
Computer detects the hard disk drive type for each drive.  
Press [Enter] to view advanced details of the corresponding drive.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Type:  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
User = your enter  
[Auto]  
parameters of hard-disk  
drive installed at this  
connection.  
Auto = autotypes hard-  
disk drive installed here.  
1-39 = you select pre-  
determined type of  
hard-disk drive installed  
here.  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Standard]  
[Disabled]  
Multi-Sector Transfers:  
LBA Mode Control:  
32 Bit I/O:  
Transfer Mode:  
Ultra DMA Mode:  
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM  
drive is installed here.  
ATAPI Removable =  
removable disk drive is  
installed here.  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on  
the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.  
This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:  
Type  
Selects the type of device connected to the system.  
Options: Auto / CD/DVD / Not Installed / ARMD  
Multi-Sector Transfers  
This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector  
transfers.  
Options: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors  
LBA Mode Control  
Enables or disables LBA Mode.  
When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This translation  
may be done in the same way that it is done in Extended CHS or large mode, or it  
may be done using a different algorithm called LBA-assist translation. The  
translated geometry is still what is presented to the operating system for use in Int  
13h calls. The difference between LBA and ECHS is that when using ECHS the  
BIOS translates the parameters used by these calls from the translated geometry to  
the drive's logical geometry. With LBA, it translates from the translated geometry  
directly into a logical block (sector) number.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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32 Bit I/O  
Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer mode.  
Enabling this option causes the PCI hard disk interface controller to bundle together  
two 16-bit chunks of data from the drive into a 32-bit group, which is then  
transmitted to the processor or memory. This results in a small performance  
increase.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Transfer Mode  
These modes determine the speed at which data is transferred to and from the drive.  
The Auto option automatically determines the correct transfer rates.  
Options: Auto / Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO  
3 / DMA 1 / FPIO 4 / DMA 2  
Ultra DMA Mode  
Enables or disables Ultra DMA Mode.  
Ultra DMA (UDMA, or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for transferring  
data between a hard disk drive through the computer's data paths (or bus) to the  
computer's random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers  
data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3 MBps (megabytes per second), twice as fast as  
the previous Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface.  
Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot (start) and open new  
applications more quickly. It will also help users of graphics-intensive and other  
applications that require large amounts of access to data on the hard drive. Ultra  
DMA uses Cyclical Redundancy Checking (CRC), offering a new level of data  
protection.  
Options: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 5  
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3.3.2 Memory Cache  
This setting allows you to tweak the various cache settings for optimal performance  
of your system.  
Press [Enter] to display the various cache settings.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Memory Cache  
Item Specific Help  
[Write Protect]  
Cache System BIOS area:  
Cache Video BIOS area:  
Cache Base 0-512K:  
Cache Base 512K-640K:  
Cache Extended Memory Area:  
Cache A000 – AFFF:  
Cache B000 – BFFF:  
Cache C800 – CBFF:  
Cache CC00 – CFFF:  
Cache D000 – D3FF:  
Cache D400 – D7FF:  
Cache D800 – DBFF:  
Cache DC00 – DFFF:  
Cache E000 – E3FF:  
Cache E400 – E7FF:  
Cache E800 – EBFF:  
Cache EC00 – EFFF:  
Controls caching of  
system BIOS area.  
[Write Protect]  
[Write Back]  
[Write Back]  
[Write Back]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Write Protect]  
[Write Protect]  
[Write Protect]  
[Write Protect]  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Cache System BIOS Area  
This feature is only available when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or  
disables the caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2 cache.  
This greatly speeds up accesses to the system BIOS. However, this does not  
necessarily make the system perform better because the OS does not need to  
access the system BIOS often.  
As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the system BIOS  
instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if any  
program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it is  
recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.  
Options: uncached / Write Protect  
Cache Video BIOS Area  
This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables  
the caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2 cache. This  
greatly speeds up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does not necessarily  
make the system perform better because the OS bypasses the BIOS and uses the  
graphics driver to access the video card's hardware directly.  
As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the video BIOS  
instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if any  
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program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it is  
recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.  
Options: uncached / Write Protect  
Cache Base 0-512K  
Control caching of 512K base memory.  
Options: uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back  
Cache Base 512-640K  
Control caching of 512K-640K base memory.  
Options: Write Through / Write Back  
Cache Extended Memory Area  
Control caching of system memory above one megabyte.  
Options: Write Through / Write Back  
Cache A000-AFFF~ Cache DC00-DFFF  
Control caching of the memory blocks.  
Options: Disabled / USWC Caching / Write Back/ Write Through / Write Protect  
Cache E000-E3FF~ Cache EC00-EFFF  
Control caching of the memory blocks.  
Options: Disabled / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect  
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3.3.3 Boot Features  
This setting allows you to tweak the various boot settings for optimal performance of  
your system.  
Press [Enter] to display the various boot features.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Boot Features  
Item Specific Help  
Enabled verifies floppy  
type on boot; disabled  
speeds boot.  
Floppy Check  
Halt on Errors  
Keyboard Error Report  
Summery screen:  
Boot-time Diagnostic Screen:  
QuickBoot Mode:  
Extended Memory Testing  
[Disabled]  
[All Errors]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Just zero it]  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Floppy Check  
This feature is used to verify floppy type on boot. Selecting [Disabled] will speed the  
boot process.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Halt on Errors  
Select [No Errors] if users don’t want to stop POST with any error.  
Options: All Errors / No Errors / All, But Keyboard  
Keyboard Error Report  
Enabled BIOS keyboard error report; BIOS will display the keyboard error message  
& save the event in DMI.  
Disabled BIOS keyboard error report; BIOS will not warn & display the error  
message.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Summary Screen  
Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot up.  
When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility  
summary screen appears during system boot after the power-on self-test (POST).  
The summary screen lists many of the system setup settings. When this option is  
set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Boot-time Diagnostic Screen  
This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
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QuickBoot Mode  
Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time  
needed to boot the system.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Extended Memory Testing  
Determines the tests that will be run on extended memory (memory above 1MB)  
during boot up.  
Options: Normal / Just zero it / None  
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3.4 Advanced  
This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Setup Warning  
Item Specific Help  
Setting items on this menu to incorrect values may  
cause your system to malfunction.  
X Advanced Chipset Control  
X Advanced Processor Options  
X I/O Device Configuration  
X DMI Event Logging  
Select options for  
Advanced Chipset  
features.  
[No]  
[DOS]  
Reset Configuration Data:  
Large Disk Access Mode:  
[Enabled]  
Legacy USB Support:  
X Hardware Monitor  
X IPMI  
X Console Redirection  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
NOTE: When an IPMI card is installed, the Hardware Monitor submenu is disabled  
and the IPMI submenu is enabled, and vice versa.  
Reset Configuration Data  
If you install a new piece of hardware or modify your computer's hardware  
configuration, the BIOS will automatically detect the changes and reconfigure the  
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data). Therefore, there is usually no need  
to manually force the BIOS to reconfigure the ESCD.  
Select [Yes] if you want to clear the ESCD area.  
Options: Yes / No  
Large Disk Access Mode  
This option determines whether a hard drive with more than 1024 cylinders, more  
than 16 heads and or more than 64 tracks per sector is present on the system. Set  
this option to DOS if such a hard drive is present. Else, set this option to [Other].  
Virtually, all modern hard disks have these characters so leave this option at [DOS],  
unless you know otherwise.  
Options: DOS / Other  
Legacy USB Support:  
Enables support for legacy USB.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
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3.4.1 Advanced Chipset Control  
This section allows you to fine tune the chipset configuration.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Advanced Chipset Control  
Item Specific Help  
These items determine  
whether the integrated  
PCI Devices will be  
Enabled in PCI Config.  
Space.  
X Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu  
X PCI Express Sub-Menu  
[Disabled]  
[10 Mins]  
WatchDog Mode  
WatchDog Timer  
[Enabled]  
Memory Reclaiming  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
[Auto]  
Default Primary Video Adapter  
IGD – Device 2:  
IGD – Device 2, Function 1:  
DVMT 4.0 Mode:  
Pre-Allocated Memory Size:  
IGD – Memory Size:  
Fixed Graphics Memory:  
DVMT Graphics Memory:  
[1MB]  
[128MB]  
[xxxxKB]  
[xxxxKB]  
[Auto]  
[No]  
Azalia Audio  
Enable Multimedia Timer  
Serial ATA  
[Enabled]  
[Auto]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
Native Mode Operation  
SATA RAID Enable  
SATA AHCI Enable  
SATA AHCI Legacy Enable  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Note: When DVMT 4.0 Mode is set to [Auto], Pre-Allocated Memory Size,  
IGD – Memory Size and Fixed Graphics Memory will be auto hidden.  
WatchDog Mode  
This feature allows you to enable the watchdog function.  
POST: Watchdog timer counting, start at Power on, stop at OS Boot  
OS: Start at OS Boot  
Power on: Start at power on  
Options: Disabled / POST / OS  
Watchdog Timer  
When HD time-out occurs, system will auto reboot.  
Options: 2 Mins / 4 Mins / 6 Mins / 8 Mins / 10 Mins  
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Memory Reclaiming  
It allows you to enable or disable the system memory remap function.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Default Primary Video Adapter  
Select [IGD] to have Internal Graphics, if supported and enabled, be used for the  
boot display device. Select [PEG] to have PCI Express Graphics, if supported and  
enabled, be used for the boot display device. To use PCI Video, select [IGD].  
Options: Auto / PCI / PEG / IGD  
IGD --- Device 2  
Enable or Disable the Internal Graphics Device by setting item to the desired value.  
Options: Auto / Disabled  
IGD --- Device 2, Function 1  
Enable or Disable Function 1 of the Internal Graphics Device by setting item to the  
desired value.  
Options: Auto / Disabled  
DVMT 4.0 Mode  
Select the configuration of DVMT 4.0 Graphics Memory that Driver will allocate for  
use by the Internal Graphics Device.  
Options: Auto / Fixed / DVMT  
Pre-Allocated Memory Size  
Select the amount of' Pre-Allocated Graphics Memory for use by the Internal  
Graphics Device.  
Options: 1MB / 8MB  
IGD --- Memory Size  
Select the amount of the Main Memory that the Internal Graphics Device will use.  
Options: 128MB / 256MB / Max DVMT  
Fixed Graphics Memory  
Display the fixed graphics memory. (Read only)  
DVMT Graphics Memory  
Display the DVMT graphics memory. (Read only)  
Azalia Audio  
This feature is used to configure Azalia audio interface.  
Options: Auto / Disabled  
Enable Multimedia Timer  
It is used to enable/disable Multimedia Timer support.  
Options: No / Yes  
Serial ATA  
This feature is used to enable the SATA function.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
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Native Mode Operation  
This feature is used to choose Native Mode for ATA. However, certain OS is not  
supported under Native Mode.  
Options: Auto / Serial ATA  
SATA RAID Enable  
When this option is enabled, the Silicon Image RAID BIOS is loaded on system start  
up, allowing for configuration of hardware RAID arrays. With the SATA RAID ROM  
option disabled, the drives attached to the controller can only act independently of  
one another.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
SATA AHCI Enable  
This item allows you to enable the SATA AHCI functionality.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
SATA AHCI Legacy Enable  
[Enabled]: SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Legacy Mode.  
[Disabled]: SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Native IDE  
mode.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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3.4.1.1 Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
X LAN Control Sub-Menu  
These items control  
LAN devices  
USB Dev #29  
USB Dev #26  
[Fun #0, 1, 2, 3, 7]  
[Fun #0, 1, 2, 7]  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
USB Dev #29  
Controls Dev #29.  
Options: Fun #0, 1, 2, 3, 7 / Fun #0 / Fun#0, 1 / Fun#0, 1, 2 / Fun#0, 1, 2, 3 /  
Disabled  
USB Dev #26  
Controls Dev #26.  
Options: Fun #0, 1, 2, 7 / Fun#0, 7 / Fun#0, 1, 7 / Disabled  
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3.4.1.1.1 LAN Control Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
LAN Control Sub-Menu  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Enable/Disable for the  
integrated LAN device.  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
LAN1  
LAN1 Option ROM Scan:  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
LAN2  
LAN2 Option ROM Scan:  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
LAN1 / LAN2  
Enable/Disable for the intergrated LAN device.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
LAN1 / LAN2 Option ROM Scan  
Initialize device expansion ROM.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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3.4.1.2 PCI Express Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
PCI Express Sub-Menu  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
These items are for  
debugging the PCI  
Express Graphics Port.  
PCI Express Base Address  
GMCH Base Address  
DMI Base Address  
Egress Port Base Address  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
X PCI-E1 Sub-Menu  
ICH9 RCB Base Address  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
X PCI-E2 Sub-Menu  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
PCI Express Base Address / GMCH Base Address / DMI Base Address /  
Egress Port Base Address / ICH9 RCB Base Address  
Read only.  
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3.4.1.2.1 PCI-E1 Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
PEI-E1 Sub-Menu  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Disabled --- Port always  
disabled.  
PCI Express Graphics Port  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
[Auto]  
Enabled --- Port always  
enabled.  
Auto --- Only enable if  
card found.  
Debug --- only enable if  
card found. Don’t force  
link width.  
PEG Enabled  
PEG Number  
PEG Width  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
PEG Slot Number  
PEG Power Limit  
PEG Slot Card Detect  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
PCI Express Graphics Port  
This feature is used to control the PCI Express Graphics port.  
Options: Auto / Enabled / Disabled / Debug  
PEG Enabled / PEG Number / PEG Width / PEG Slot Number / PEG Power  
Limit / PEG Slot Card Detect  
Read only.  
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3.4.1.2.2 PCI-E2 Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
PCI-E2 Sub-Menu  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Disabled --- Port always  
disabled.  
(If Port #1 is disabled,  
then the rest of the  
Ports will also be  
disabled.)  
Enabled --- Port always  
enabled.  
Auto --- Only enable if  
card found.  
PCI-E Port 1  
[Auto]  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Port #1 Enabled  
Port #1 Number  
Port #1 Width  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Port #1 Slot Number  
Port #1 Power Limit  
Port #1 Slot Card Detect  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
PCI Express Port #1  
This feature is used to control the PCI Express Port #1.  
Options: Auto / Enabled / Disabled  
Port #1 Enabled / Port #1 Number / Port #1 Width / Port #1 Slot Number / Port  
#1 Power Limit / Port #1 Slot Card Detect  
Read only.  
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3.4.2 Advanced Processor Options  
This section allows you to fine-tune the processor options.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Advanced Processor Options  
Item Specific Help  
Enabling  
Hyperthreading  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
Hyperthreading:  
Core Multi-Processing  
Single Logical Proc. Mode  
activates additional  
CPU threads. These  
threads may appear as  
additional processors  
but will share some  
resources with the other  
threads within the  
physical package.  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Enabled]  
Thermal Management 2  
Set Max Ext CPUID = 3  
C1 Enhanced Mode  
PECI Interface  
Intel® Virtualization Technology  
No Execute Mode Mem Protection  
[Default]  
[X 12]  
[GV1/GV3 Only]  
Frequency Ratio  
Frequency Hi Ratio  
Processor Power Management  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
Hyperthreading  
Enable this only if you have an Intel Hyper Threading processor.  
Enabling Hyperthreading activates additional CPU threads. These threads may  
appear as additional processors but will share some resources with the other  
threads within the physical package.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Core Multi-processing  
Determines whether the second core is enabled.  
[Disabled]: the second core is disabled  
[Enabled]: the second core is enabled  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Single Logical Proc. Mode  
Multiple Core Processor. Only single thread and core is enabled.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Thermal Management 2  
Select between TM1 and TM2.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Set Max Ext CPUID = 3  
Sets Max CPUID extended function value to 3.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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C1 Enhanced Mode  
This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
PECI Interface  
It is used to enable/disable the Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI).  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Intel ® Virtualization Technology  
Intel Virtualization Technology is a set of platform features that support virtualization  
of platform hardware and multiple software environments.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
No Execute Mode Mem Protection  
Execution protection prevents code execution from data pages such as the default  
heap, various stacks, and memory pools. Protection can be applied in both user and  
kernel-mode. Windows XP SP2 supports this technology.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Frequency Ratio  
Select the internal frequency multiplier of the CPU.  
Options: BIOS CPU Detect / Default  
Frequency Hi Ratio  
Select the Hi ratio for the Intel Speedstep CPU. Selecting unsupported ratios will  
cause hang. Clear CMOS to recover.  
Options: BIOS CPU Detect / x10  
Processor Power Management  
Thermal Management throttles the processor back as it reaches its maximum  
operating temperature. Throttling reduces the number of processing cycles, thereby  
diminishing the heat dissipation of the CPU. This cools the unit. Once the CPU has  
reached a safe operating temperature, thermal throttling is automatically disabled,  
and normal full speed processing begins again.  
Options: GV1/GV3 only / Disabled  
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3.4.3 I/O Device Configuration  
This setting allows you to configure I/O devices.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
I/O Device Configuration  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Configure using these  
options:  
[Enabled]  
[Enabled]  
[3F8]  
Floppy disk controller  
Serial port A:  
Base I/O address:  
Interrupt:  
[Disabled] No  
configuration  
[IRQ4]  
[Enabled]  
[Normal]  
[2F8]  
Serial port B:  
Mode  
Base I/O address  
Interrupt:  
[Enabled] User  
configuration  
[IRQ3]  
[Auto] BIOS or OS  
chooses configuration  
(OS Controlled)  
Displayed when  
controlled by OS  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
Floppy disk Controller  
This defines how the floppy disk controller is detected and configured.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled / Auto  
Serial Port A/B:  
This defines how the serial port A/B is detected and configured.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled / Auto  
Base I/O Address:  
Set the base I/O address for serial port A/B.  
Options: 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 / 2E8  
Interrupt:  
Set the interrupt for serial port A/B.  
Options: IRQ3 / IRQ4  
Mode  
Set the mode for serial port B.  
Options: IR / Normal  
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3.4.4 DMI Event Logging  
This section allows you to fine tune the DMI Event Logging configuration.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
DMI Event Logging  
Item Specific Help  
Report the validity of  
the DMI event log  
Event log validity  
Event log capacity  
View DMI event log  
Event Logging  
[Enabled]  
[No]  
Mark DMI events as read  
Clear all DIM event logs  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
Event Log Capacity  
It reports the space available in the DMI event log. If set to [Full], the event log has  
no more available space to store DMI events. (read only)  
Event Log Validity  
It reports the validity of the DMI event log. (read only)  
View DMI Event Log  
It allows you to view the contents of the DMI event log. (read only)  
Event Logging  
Select [Enabled] to allow logging of DMI events.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Mark DMI Events as Read  
Press [Enter] to mark DMI events as read.  
Clear all DMI Event logs  
When set to [Enabled], BIOS event log will be cleared.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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3.4.5 Hardware Monitor  
This section allows you to fine tune the Hardware Monitor configuration.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Hardware Monitor  
Item Specific Help  
X Voltage Monitoring  
CPU FAN1  
FAN2  
FAN3  
FAN4  
FAN5  
FAN6  
CPU Temp.  
Ambient1 Temp.  
Ambient2 Temp.  
FAN Fail LED Indicator  
Auto FAN Control  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
CPU FAN1/FAN2/FAN3/FAN4/FAN5/FAN6/CPU Temp./Ambient1 Temp./  
Ambient2 Temp.  
Items can not be modified in user mode. Read only.  
FAN Fail LED Indicator  
When it is set to [Enabled], the LED will be on when the FAN failed.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Auto Fan Control:  
This feature is used to set function of Auto Mode Fan Control.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
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3.4.5.1 Voltage Monitoring Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
Voltage Monitoring  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
CPU Vcore  
Vddr2  
5V  
12V  
3.3V  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode. Read only.  
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3.4.6 IPMI  
This section allows you to configure the IPMI settings. (This submenu will appear  
when an IPMI card is installed.)  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
IPMI  
Item Specific Help  
Display the System  
Event Log  
X System Event Log  
X System Event Log (list mode)  
X Realtime Sensor Data  
IPMI Specification Version  
BMC Firmware Version  
System Event Logging  
Clear System Event Log  
Existing Event Log number  
Remaining Event Log number  
Event Log Control  
2.0  
0.00.00000000  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
7
(unknown)  
SYS Firmware Progress  
BIOS POST Errors  
BIOS POST Watchdog  
OS boot Watchdog  
Timer for loading OS (SEC)  
Time out action  
[Disabled]  
[Enabled]  
[Disabled]  
[Disabled]  
[10]  
[No action]  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
IPMI Specification Version / BMC Firmware Version  
It displays the version of the IPMI Specification and BMC Firmware. (Read only)  
System Event Logging  
Select [Enabled] to allow logging of system events.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
Clear System Event Log  
When set to [Enabled], system event log will be cleared.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
Existing Event Log number / Remaining Event Log number  
It displays the number of existing event logs and remaining event logs. (Read only)  
SYS Firmware Progress  
It records the continual development of BIOS POST.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
BIOS POST Errors  
Enabled -> BIOS will halt & display error message if there is any POST error .  
Disabled -> BIOS will not halt if there is any POST error.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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BIOS POST Watchdog  
Select [Disabled] if users don’t want to stop POST with any error.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
OS Boot Watchdog  
Disable or select Watchdog Timer count mode.  
Options: Disabled / mSecond / Second / Minute  
Timer for loading OS (SEC)  
Watch dog timer value.  
Options: 10 - 255  
Time Out Action  
Select what to do when Watchdog time out.  
Options: No Action / System Reset  
3.4.6.1 System Event Log Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
System Event Log  
SEL Entry Number = 1  
SEL Record ID = 0001  
SEL Record Type = 02 - System Event Record  
Timestamp =  
03.17.2073 13:10:06  
Generator ID =  
01 00  
SEL Message Rev = 04  
Sensor Type =  
0E - POST Memory Resize  
Sensor Number =  
00 - (unknown)  
SEL Event Type =  
6F - Sensor-specific  
Event Description = POST Memory Resize  
SEL Event Data = A0 00 00  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode. Read only.  
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3.4.6.2 System Event Log (list mode) Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
System Event Log (list mode)  
Event ID  
0007  
Sensor Name  
V5VSB  
Sensor Type  
Voltage  
Date/Time Stamp  
X
03.17.2073 13:10:08  
Lower Critical Going Low, Assertion  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
[0007  
V5VSB  
Voltage  
03.17.2073 13:10:08]  
SEL Entry Number =  
SEL Record ID =  
7
0007  
SEL Record Type = 02 - System Event Record  
Timestamp =  
Generator ID =  
03.17.2073 13:10:06  
20 00  
SEL Message Rev = 04  
Sensor Type =  
02 - Voltage  
Sensor Number =  
SEL Event Type =  
57 - V5VSB  
01 - Threshold  
Event Description = Lower Critical Going Low, Assertion  
SEL Event Data = 52 81 B5  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode. Read only.  
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3.4.6.3 Realtime Sensor Data Sub-Menu  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Security Power  
Realtime Sensor Data  
Main  
Advanced  
Boot  
Exit  
Sensor  
Type  
Sensor  
Name  
Sensor  
Data  
Sensor  
Units  
Lower  
Limit  
Upper  
Limit  
Temp  
LocalTemp2  
H1_THERM  
LocalTemp1  
VTIN2  
H0_THERMP  
VTIN1  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
29. 00  
-127.00  
degrees C  
degrees C  
degrees C  
degrees C  
degrees C  
degrees C  
degrees C  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
0.00  
59.00  
75.00  
59.00  
70.00  
75.00  
70.00  
70.00  
SYS_TEMP  
Voltage  
H0_DDRII_1.8Run 0.00  
Volts  
1.58  
2.02  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode. Read only.  
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3.4.7 Console Redirection  
This section allows you to configure the Console Redirection.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Console Redirection  
Item Specific Help  
If enabled, it will use a  
port on the  
[Disabled]  
Com Port Address  
motherboard.  
[19.2K]  
[VT 100]  
[CTS/RTS]  
[Direct]  
[Off]  
Baud Rate  
Console Type  
Flow Control  
Console connection:  
Continue C. R. after POST:  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Com Port Address  
Selects Com Port on BMC or motherboard.  
Options: Disabled / On-board COM A / On-board COM B  
Baud Rate  
Enables the specified baud rate.  
Options: 19.2K / 300 / 1200 / 2400 / 9600 / 38.4K / 57.6K / 115.2K  
Console Type  
Enables the specified console type.  
Options: VT100 / VT100, 8bit / PC-ANSI 7bit / PC ANSI / VT100+ / VT-UTF8  
Flow Control  
Enables Flow Control.  
Options: None / XON/XOFF / CTS/RTS  
Console Connection  
It indicates whether the console is connected directly to the system or a modem is  
used to connect.  
Options: Direct / via Modem  
Continue C.R. after POST  
Enables Console Redirection after OS has loaded.  
Options: Off / On  
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3.5 Security  
These settings allow you to configure the security options for your system.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Supervisor Password Is:  
User Password Is:  
Set Supervisor Password  
Set User Password  
[Supervisor]  
[Normal]  
[Disabled]  
Disk access  
Fixed disk boot sector  
Password on boot:  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Supervisor / User Password Is  
The system displays the current supervisor and user passwords.  
Set Supervisor Password  
This option allows the supervisor to set the supervisor password to restrict access  
to the BIOS settings.  
Set User Password  
This option allows the user to set the user password.  
Diskette access  
This option allows the user to control access to diskette drives.  
Options: Supervisor / Disabled  
Fixed disk boot sector  
This option allows the user to write protect boot sector on hard disk to protect  
against viruses.  
Options: Normal / Write Protect  
Password on boot  
When enabled, the system will ask for a password at every boot. The system will  
continue booting only if the correct password is entered. If the wrong password is  
entered three times, the system will automatically shut down.  
Options: Disabled / Enabled  
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3.6 Power  
Use this screen to select options for the Power Settings Configuration.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
[S1/S3]  
[Off]  
ACPI Sleep Mode  
Resume on Time  
Resume Time  
Chassis Intrusion detect  
Power On By PCI  
After Power Failure  
Select one of the ACPI  
power states: S1, S2, or  
S3. If selected, the  
corresponding power  
state will support.  
[No]  
[Disabled]  
[Stay Off]  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values  
ACPI Sleep Mode  
Select one of the ACPI power states: S1, S2, or S3. If selected, the corresponding  
power state will support.  
Options: S1/S3 / S1 / S3  
Resume On Time  
When enabled, this allows the system to be worked up at a specified time. This time  
is specified by the Resume Time parameter.  
Options: Off / On  
Resume Time  
This option allows the user to specify the time when the system is to wake up.  
Chassis Intrusion Detect  
This feature is used to enable/disable the function: when chassis open event is  
detected, BIOS will record the event.  
Options: No / Yes  
Power On By PCI  
This option allows you to power on the system by PCI or PCI-X card. When enabled,  
an input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a S5 state.  
Options: Enabled / Disabled  
After Power Failure  
Sets the mode of operation if an AC/Power Loss occurs. The two modes are:  
[Enabled]: restores the previous power state before loss occurred.  
[Disabled]: keeps the power off until the power button is pressed.  
Options: Power On / Stay Off / Last State  
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3.7 Boot  
Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Boot priority order  
Excluded from boot order  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Boot Priority Order  
It shows the boot priority for installed devices.  
Excluded from boot order  
It lists devices to be excluded from boot order.  
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3.8 Exit  
These settings set the exit options on your system.  
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility  
Main  
Advanced  
Security  
Power  
Boot  
Exit  
Item Specific Help  
Exit Saving Changes  
Exit Discarding Changes  
Exit system Setup and  
save your changes to  
CMOS.  
Load Setup Defaults  
Discard Changes  
Save Changes  
F1 Help  
Esc Exit  
↑↓ Select Item  
← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit  
-/+ Change Values  
F9 Setup Defaults  
Exit Saving Changes  
This exits BIOS setup after saving the changes made.  
Exit Discarding Changes  
This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made.  
Load Setup Defaults  
This loads the factory default values.  
Discard Changes  
This discards all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.  
Save Changes  
This saves all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.  
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Chapter 4: Diagnostics  
Note: if you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the  
following things in the following order:  
Memory, Video, CPU  
By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have  
been when setting up your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check  
the TYAN website at http://www.tyan.com.  
4.1 Beep Codes  
Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through a series of  
audible beeps. For example, if the BIOS POST can initialize the video but an error  
occurs, an error message will be displayed. If it cannot display the message, it will  
report the error as a series of beeps.  
The most common type of error is a memory error.  
Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support, be sure that you note as  
much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. Also,  
be ready with information regarding add-in cards, drives and O/S to speed the  
support process and come to a quicker solution.  
4.2 Flash Utility  
Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for. For Flash  
Utilities, BIOS downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility  
with your motherboard, please check the TYAN web site: http://www.tyan.com/  
Note: Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in the event of a  
BIOS flash failure, you must contact your dealer for a replacement BIOS. There are  
no exceptions. TYAN does not have a policy for replacing BIOS chips directly with  
end users. In no event will TYAN be held responsible for damages done by the end  
user.  
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4.3 Phoenix BIOS Post Code  
Code  
Beeps / Description  
Verify Real Mode  
Code  
Beeps / Description  
Test CPU bus-clock  
frequency  
02h  
32h  
03h  
Disable Non-Maskable  
Interrupt (NMI)  
Get CPU type  
33h  
Initialize Phoenix Dispatch  
Manager  
04h  
06h  
08h  
36h  
38h  
3Ah  
Warm start shut down  
Shadow system BIOS ROM  
Autosize cache  
Initialize system hardware  
Initialize chipset with initial  
POST values  
09h  
0Ah  
Set IN POST flag  
3Ch  
3Dh  
Advanced configuration of  
chipset registers  
Initialize CPU registers  
Load alternate registers with  
CMOS values  
0Bh  
0Ch  
Enable CPU cache  
Initialize caches to initial  
POST values  
42h  
45h  
Initialize interrupt vectors  
POST device initialization  
0Eh  
0Fh  
10h  
11h  
12h  
13h  
14h  
16h  
17h  
Initialize I/O component  
46h  
48h  
49h  
2-1-2-3. Check ROM  
copyright notice  
Initialize the local bus IDE  
Check video configuration  
against CMOS  
Initialize Power  
Management  
Initialize PCI bus and  
devices  
Load alternate registers with 4Ah  
Initialize all video adapters  
in system  
initial POST values  
Restore CPU control word  
during warm boot  
4Bh  
4Ch  
QuietBoot start (optional)  
Initialize PCI Bus Mastering  
devices  
Shadow video BIOS ROM  
Initialize keyboard controller 4Eh  
Display BIOS copyright  
notice  
1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM  
checksum  
Initialize cache before  
memory autosize  
8254 timer initialization  
8237 DMA controller  
initialization  
Reset Programmable  
Interrupt Controller  
1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 59h  
50h  
51h  
Display CPU type and  
speed  
Initialize EISA board  
18h  
1Ah  
52h  
54h  
Test keyboard  
Set key click if enabled  
1Ch  
20h  
22h  
24h  
26h  
58h  
2-2-3-1. Test for  
unexpected interrupts  
Initialize POST display  
service  
1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD  
Controller  
5Ah  
5Bh  
5Ch  
Display prompt "Press F2 to  
enter SETUP"  
Set ES segment register to  
4 GB  
Disable CPU cache  
Enable A20 line  
Test RAM between 512 and  
640 KB  
28h  
29h  
Autosize DRAM  
60h  
62h  
Test extended memory  
Test extended memory  
address lines  
Initialize POST Memory  
Manager  
2Ah  
2Ch  
Clear 512 KB base RAM  
1-3-4-1. RAM failure on  
address  
64h  
66h  
Jump to UserPatch1  
Configure advanced cache  
registers  
2Eh  
1-3-4-3. RAM failure on  
data bits of low byte of  
67h  
Initialize Multi Processor  
APIC  
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Code  
2Fh  
Beeps / Description  
memory bus  
Code  
68h  
Beeps / Description  
Enable cache before  
system BIOS shadow  
1-4-1-1. RAM failure on  
data bits of high byte of  
memory bus  
Enable external and CPU  
caches  
Setup System Management  
Mode (SMM) area  
30h  
69h  
6Ah  
6Bh  
6Ch  
6Eh  
Display external L2 cache  
size  
A2h  
A4h  
A8h  
AAh  
Check key lock  
Load custom defaults  
(optional)  
Initialize Typematic rate  
Erase F2 prompt  
Display shadow-area  
message  
Display possible high  
address for UMB recovery  
Display error messages  
Check for configuration  
errors  
Scan for F2 key stroke  
70h  
72h  
ACh  
AEh  
Enter SETUP  
Clear Boot flag  
76h  
7Ch  
Check for keyboard errors  
Set up hardware interrupt  
vectors  
B0h  
B2h  
Check for errors  
POST done - prepare to  
boot operating system  
One short beep before boot  
7Eh  
80h  
81h  
82h  
83h  
84h  
85h  
86h.  
87h  
88h  
89h  
8Ah  
8Bh  
8Ch  
8Fh  
90h  
91h  
92h  
93h  
Initialize coprocessor if  
present  
B4h  
B5h  
B6h  
B9h  
BAh  
BBh  
BCh  
BDh  
BEh  
BFh  
C0h  
C1h  
C2h  
C3h  
C4h  
C5h  
Disable onboard Super I/O  
ports and IRQs  
Terminate QuietBoot  
(optional)  
Check password (optional)  
Late POST device  
initialization  
Detect and install external  
RS232 ports  
Prepare Boot  
Configure non-MCD IDE  
controllers  
Initialize DMI parameters  
Initialize PnP Option ROMs  
Clear parity checkers  
Display MultiBoot menu  
Clear screen (optional)  
Detect and install external  
parallel ports  
Initialize PC-compatible  
PnP ISA devices  
Re-initialize onboard I/O  
ports.  
Configure Motherboard  
Devices  
Initialize BIOS Data Area  
Check virus and backup  
reminders  
Try to boot with INT 19  
Enable Non-Maskable  
Interrupts (NMIs)  
Initialize Extended BIOS  
Data Area  
Initialize POST Error  
Manager (PEM)  
Initialize error logging  
Test and initialize PS/2  
mouse  
Initialize floppy controller  
Initialize error display  
function  
Determine number of ATA  
drives (optional)  
Initialize system error  
handler  
Initialize hard-disk  
controllers  
PnPnd dual CMOS  
(optional)  
Initialize local-bus hard-disk C6h  
controllers  
Initialize notebook docking  
(optional)  
Jump to UserPatch2  
C7h  
Initialize notebook docking  
late  
Build MPTABLE for multi-  
processor boards  
C8h  
Force check (optional)  
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Code  
Beeps / Description  
Code  
Beeps / Description  
Extended checksum  
(optional)  
95h  
Install CD ROM for boot  
C9h  
96h  
Clear huge ES segment  
register  
D2h  
Unknown Interrupt  
97h  
98h  
Fixup Multi Processor table  
1-2. Search for option  
ROMs.  
80h  
81h  
Chipset Init  
Bridge Init  
99h  
Check for SMART Drive  
(optional)  
82h  
Initialize the CPU  
9Ah  
9Ch  
9Dh  
Shadow option ROMs  
Set up Power Management  
Initialize security engine  
(optional)  
83h  
84h  
85h  
Initialize system timer  
Initialize system I/O  
Check force recovery boot  
9Eh  
9Fh  
Enable hardware interrupts  
Determine number of ATA  
and SCSI drives  
86h  
87h  
Checksum BIOS ROM  
Go to BIOS  
A0h  
Set time of day  
89h  
Set Huge Segment  
88h  
8Ah  
8Bh  
Initialize Multi Processor  
Initialize OEM special code  
Initialize PIC and DMA  
92h  
93h  
8Fh  
Initialize Run Time Clock  
Initialize video  
Initialize System  
Management Mode  
Output one beep before  
boot  
8Ch  
Initialize Memory type  
94h  
8Dh  
8Eh  
90h  
91h  
Initialize Memory size  
Shadow Boot Block  
System memory test  
Initialize interrupt vectors  
95h  
96h  
97h  
Boot to Mini DOS  
Clear Huge Segment  
Boot to Full DOS  
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Appendix: SMDC Information  
Overview  
Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful yet cost-efficient  
solution for high-end server management hardware packages. Tyan’s goal is to  
provide remote system monitoring and control even when the operating system is  
absence or simply fails. This empowers Tyan’s server board with advanced  
industrial-standard features.  
Tyan SMDC is a snap-in card that provides essential server management solution.  
It enables any IT Manager by providing multi-interfaces to access the hardware  
remotely and perform monitor, control and diagnose activities effectively.  
Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP  
card, Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not require any hardware specific  
driver. As long as a standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking  
after the system.  
Tyan SMDC provides diversified methods to communicate with the hardware. IT  
manager has the flexibility to choose among Keyboard Controller Style (KCS), Block  
Transfer (BT) style, Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB), Intelligent  
Platform Management Bus (IPMB), Emergency Management Port (EMP) and  
standard IPMI-Over-LAN communication as defined in latest IPMI 1.5 specification.  
Tyan SMDC is compatible with all IPMI-compliance software as well as Tyan  
System OperatorTM (TSO) software package.  
By adding SMDC, Tyan’s server board becomes a highly manageable and IPMI  
compatible system with all the advanced features suggesting in IPMI Spec.  
More detailed information on Tyan’s SMDC card can be found on our website:  
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Features of Tyan Server Management  
Monitor various system components remotely  
-such as fans, processor temperature, and more  
Remote power on and power off  
Console redirect  
-the ability to view system remotely  
Alert and error actions  
-such as audible beep, e-mail, power down and reboot  
SMDC runs on stand-by power  
-the SMDC will continue to function, even if the system is not  
powered on  
How SMDC and TSO Work  
The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function.  
Agent – a system with SMDC installed  
The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that uses a  
compatible/supported Tyan motherboard.  
Manager – manages the Agent  
The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the SMDC.  
The Manager and Agent should be located in the same place.  
Console – communicates with Manager  
The Console is used to monitor and control the Agent through  
the Manager.  
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Glossary  
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management  
specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power  
distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing  
unnecessary power expenditure.  
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port): a PCI-based interface which was designed  
specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications. The 32-bit AGP channel  
directly links the graphics controller to the main memory. While the channel runs at  
only 66 MHz, it supports data transmission during both the rising and falling ends of  
the clock cycle, yielding an effective speed of 133 MHz.  
ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface): also known as IDE or ATA; a drive  
implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself. It allows CD-  
ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices, just like HDDs.  
ATX: the form factor designed to replace the AT form factor. It improves on the AT  
design by rotating the board 90 degrees, so that the IDE connectors are closer to  
the drive bays, and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan. The  
keyboard, mouse, USB, serial, and parallel ports are built-in.  
Bandwidth: refers to carrying capacity. The greater the bandwidth, the more data  
the bus, phone line, or other electrical path, can carry. Greater bandwidth, then,  
also results in greater speed.  
BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): is a feature within the BIOS that creates,  
prioritizes, and maintains a list of all Initial Program Load (IPL) devices, and then  
stores that list in NVRAM. IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS,  
as well as provide the ability to return to the BIOS if the OS load process fails for  
some reason. At that point, the next IPL device is called upon to attempt loading of  
the OS.  
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): the program that resides in the ROM chip,  
and provides the basic instructions for controlling your computer’s hardware. Both  
the operating system and application software use BIOS routines to ensure  
compatibility.  
Buffer: a portion of RAM which is used to temporarily store data, usually from an  
application, though it is also used when printing, and in most keyboard drivers. The  
CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it, all at once, to a disk drive.  
While this improves system performance --- reading to or writing from a disk drive a  
single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly --- there is also the possibility of  
losing your data should the system crash. Information stored in a buffer is  
temporarily stored, not permanently saved.  
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Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connection  
between the processor and system memory, and between the processor and PCI or  
ISA local buses.  
Bus mastering: allows peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system memory  
without going through the CPU (similar to DMA channels).  
Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an  
application. Using a cache lowers data access times, since the needed information  
is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slow DRAM. Note that the cache is also  
much smaller than your regular memory: a typical cache size is 512KB, while you  
may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.  
Cache size: refers to the physical size of the cache onboard. This should not be  
confused with the cacheable area, which is the total amount of memory which can  
be scanned by the system in search of data to put into the cache. A typical setup  
would be a cache size of 512KB, and a cacheable area of 512MB. In this case, up  
to 512KB of the main memory onboard is capable of being cached. However, only  
512KB of this memory will be in the cache at any given moment. Any main memory  
above 512MB could never be cached.  
Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on”  
or “closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”.  
CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic  
startup information for the BIOS.  
COM port: another name for the serial port, which is called as such because it  
transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on  
another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after  
another). Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the  
same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).  
DDR (Double Data Rate): is a technology designed to double the clock speed of  
the memory. It activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the system  
clock rather than on just the rising edge, potentially doubling output.  
DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): faster and more capacious form of RAM  
than SIMMs, and do not need to be installed in pairs.  
DIMM bank: sometimes called DIMM sockets, because the physical slot and the  
logical unit are the same. That is, one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket,  
which is capable of acting as a memory bank.  
DMA (Direct Memory Access): channels that are similar to IRQs. DMA channels  
allow hardware devices (like soundcards or keyboards) to access the main memory  
without involving the CPU. This frees up CPU resources for other tasks. As with  
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IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Play  
devices will take care of this for you.  
Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slowed.  
DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which has  
the unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is not recharged regularly (every few  
milliseconds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than  
non-recharged RAM such as SRAM.  
ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data to  
be checked for errors during run-time. Errors can subsequently be corrected at the  
same time that they’re found.  
EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, is  
a ROM chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up  
with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS  
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information  
about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly  
configure the system each time it boots.  
Fault-tolerance: a term describing a system where one component can quickly be  
replaced without causing a loss of service, such as in a RAID system.  
Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware.  
Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external  
connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The  
standard form factors are the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-  
AT and ATX Footprint boards.  
Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).  
Handshaking: a process where two devices initiate communications. One device,  
typically the server, sends a message to another device, typically a client, in order  
to request establishment of a communications channel. The two devices will then  
exchange messages back and forth in order to settle on a communications protocol.  
HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.  
H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.  
IC (Integrated Circuit): the formal name for the computer chip.  
IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD interface.  
It can handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact  
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Enhanced IDEs (EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the hardware  
controller.  
I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of  
hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.)  
Initial Program Load (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing  
those devices as capable of loading and executing an OS, as well as being able to  
provide control back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails.  
IPL: see Initial Program Load.  
IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to  
the CPU. The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and  
delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is only one device hooked up to  
each IRQ line; doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-n-  
Play operating systems can take care of these details for you.  
ISA (Industry Standard Architecture): a slower 8- or 16-bit bus (data pathway).  
Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another  
part to catch up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a  
peripheral device, and it waiting for the peripheral to send some data back  
(peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).  
Mirroring: see RAID.  
NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory that  
holds its data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.  
OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Compaq or IBM package other  
companies’ motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them.  
Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time  
(that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).  
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64-bit local bus (data pathway)  
which is faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a  
single system (as opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems).  
PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used  
by IDE drives. These modes use the CPU for data transfer (in contrast, DMA  
channels do not). PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to  
communicate with the CPU.  
PCI-to-PCI bridge: allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot.  
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PM timers (Power Management timers): software timers that count down the  
number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep, suspend,  
or doze mode.  
PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry.  
Plug-n-Play devices require little set-up to use. Novice end users can simply plug  
them into a computer that is running on a Plug-n-Play aware operating system  
(such as Windows 98), and go to work. Devices and operating systems that are not  
Plug-n-Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change  
any part of your hardware.  
PXE (Preboot Execution Environment): one of four components that together  
make up the Wired for Management 2.0 baseline specification. PXE was designed  
to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client, towards the goal  
of allowing networked-based booting to boot using industry standard protocols.  
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be  
stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is  
stored redundantly, also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the  
operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or  
overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but offers no fault-tolerance. RAID level 1  
is known as mirroring, which stores the data within at least two hard drives, but  
does not stripe. RAID level 1 also allows for faster access time and fault-tolerance,  
since either hard drive can be read at the same time. RAID level 0+1 is both striping  
and mirroring, providing fault-tolerance, striping, and faster access all at the same  
time.  
RAIDIOS: stands for RAID I/O Steering, a type of RAID technology from Intel.  
RAIDIOS is a specification used to enable an embedded I/O controller, embedded  
on the motherboard, to be used as just an I/O controller or to be the I/O component  
of a hardware RAID subsystem. The RAIDIOS circuit allows an I/O Processor  
(either embedded on the motherboard or on an add-in card) to configure the I/O  
controller and service the I/O controller’s interrupts. The I/O controller and the I/O  
Processor together are two of the primary components of a hardware RAID  
subsystem.  
RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memory where  
any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data, is often used to refer  
to the system’s main memory. This memory is available to any program running on  
the computer.  
ROM (Read-Only Memory): a storage chip which contains the BIOS; the basic  
instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system.  
SATA (Serial ATA): is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical  
storage interface. Serial ATA is a drop-in solution in that it is compatible with today’s  
software and operating systems. It will provide for systems which are easier to  
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design, with cables that are simpler to route and install, smaller cable connectors,  
and lower voltage requirements.  
SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM): called as such because it can keep two  
sets of memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data alternately  
from one set of addresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on the delays  
associated with non-synchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before  
opening the next.  
Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along  
one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in  
serial form, one bit after another).  
SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): formally the most common form of RAM  
for motherboards. They must be installed in pairs, and do not have the carrying  
capacity or the speed of DIMM modules.  
Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down.  
SRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed  
in order to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensive.  
SSI (Server System Infrastructure): an industry initiative intended to provide  
ready-to-use design specifications for common server hardware elements (chassis,  
power supplies, and racks) to promote and support server industry growth.  
Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other  
devices continue to operate normally.  
Striping: see RAID  
UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also  
called UltraATA. Without proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take  
advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives.  
USB (Universal Serial Bus): a versatile port. This one port type can function as a  
serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick port. It is fast enough to support video  
transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices.  
VGA (Video Graphics Array): the PC video display standard  
V-SYNC: controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor.  
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Technical Support  
If a problem arises with your system, you should first turn to your dealer for direct  
support. Your system has most likely been configured or designed by them and  
they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains.  
Hence, they should be of the most assistance for you. Furthermore, if you  
purchased your system from a dealer near you, take the system to them directly to  
have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself (which can have expensive  
consequences).  
If these options are not available for you then Tyan Computer Corporation can help.  
Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has  
continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations. Tyan's website  
(www.tyan.com) provides easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online  
Support sections with downloadable Linux drivers and comprehensive compatibility  
reports for chassis, memory and much more. With all these convenient resources  
just a few keystrokes away, users can easily find the latest softare and operating  
system components to keep their systems running as powerful and productive as  
possible. Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly customer  
support through email. By offering plenty of options for users, Tyan serves multiple  
market segments with the industry's most competitive services to support them.  
"Tyan's tech support is some of the most impressive we've seen, with great  
response time and exceptional organization in general" - Anandtech.com  
Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at [email protected]  
Help Resources:  
1. See the beep codes section of this manual.  
2. See the TYAN website for FAQ’s, bulletins, driver updates,  
and  
3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.  
4. Check the TYAN user group:  
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.TYAN  
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Returning Merchandise for Service  
During the warranty period, contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any  
product problems. This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not  
cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration, misuse,  
abuse, or improper maintenance of products.  
NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is  
required before any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain service by  
calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.  
The RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping  
carton and the package should be mailed prepaid. TYAN will pay to have the board  
shipped back to you  
Notice for the USA  
Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity  
Procedure) DoC  
FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules  
Operation is subject to the following conditions:  
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and  
2) This device must accept any interference received including interference  
that may cause undesired operation. If this equipment does cause harmful  
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by  
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or  
more of the following measures:  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.  
Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of  
the receiver.  
Consult the dealer on an experienced radio/television technician  
for help.  
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Notice for Canada  
This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in  
the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. (Cet  
appareil est conforme aux norms de Classe B d’interference radio tel que specifie  
par le Ministere Canadien des Communications dans les reglements d’ineteference  
radio.)  
Notice for Europe (CE Mark)  
This product is in conformity with the Council Directive  
89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC).  
CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or  
dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.  
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer.  
Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance  
with your local regulations.  
Document #: D1922-110  
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