S8212 Version 1.01 Copyright Copyright © 2009 MiTAC International Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from MiTAC International Corporation. Trademark All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following. ® TYAN is a trademark of MiTAC International Corporation. ® ® Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
Contents Before you begin… ............................................................................................. 3 Chapter 1: Instructions........................................................................................ 4 1.1 Congratulations....................................................................................... 4 1.2 Hardware Specifications ......................................................................... 4 1.3 AST2050 Application ......................................
Before you begin… Check the box contents! The retail motherboard package should contain the following: S8212 motherboard 6 x SATA cable 2 x SAS cable (for S8212WGM3NR only) USB2.0 cable S8212 user’s manual S8212 Quick Reference guide TYAN® driver CD I/O shield 2 x CPU Mounting Kit 3 http://www.tyan.
Chapter 1: Instructions 1.1 Congratulations You have now purchased an ideal solution for your rack mount server needs. ® The TYAN S8212 supports Dual AMD Opteron 2300/2400 series processors ® and up to 128GB REG/ECC memory. The TYAN S8212 is configured with 3 GbE LAN ports, one IDE connector, 6 SATA-II connectors, 8 SAS connectors and 8 USB ports. The S8212 offers exceptional performance for your server platform needs. ® Remember to visit TYAN ’s Website at http://www.tyan.com.
Chassis LAN Storage Port Q'ty Controller Connector Controller SAS Speed RAID Connector Controller SATA Speed Note: Channel Controller Connector type Resolution Chipset IDE Graphic USB Input /Output COM PS/2 SAS VGA RJ-45 Power SATA Front Panel IDE Chipset Voltage Fan System Monitoring Temperature LED Others Onboard Chipset Server Management AST2050 IPMI Feature AST2050 iKVM Feature (3) Intel 82574L and 2x Intel 82575EB (8) SAS LSI1068E 3.
Brand / ROM size BIOS Feature Form Factor Form Factor Board Dimension Operating System OS supported list Regulation Operating Environment RoHS Package Contains Optional accessories 1.3 FCC (DoC) CE (DoC) Operating Temp. Non-operating Temp. In/Non-operating Humidity RoHS 6/6 Complaint Motherboard Manual Installation CD I/O Shield CPU CEK / Backplate I/O Shield SATA Cable SAS USB Riser Card AMI / 4MB Plug and Play (PnP) /PCI2.3 /WfM2.0 /SMBIOS2.3 /PXE boot / ACPI 2.
Chapter 2: Board Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting-hole pattern of the S8212 matches the E-ATX specifications. Before continuing with installation, confirm that your chassis supports an E-ATX motherboard. How to install our products right… the first time! The first thing you should do is to read this user’s manual. It contains important information which will make configuration and setup much easier.
2.1 Board Image The picture above is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactly like this picture. 8 http://www.tyan.
2.2 Block Diagram 9 http://www.tyan.
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. For the latest board revision, please visit our web site at www.tyan.com. 10 http://www.tyan.
Jumper and Connectors Jumper/Connector Function JP7 PCI-E Bandwidth Switch J8 COM2 Connector JP8 Clear CMOS Jumper JP9 Onboard SAS Jumper JP10 BMC Reset Jumper JP13 TPM Reset Jumper JP15 WDT Jumper JP16 Chassis Intrusion Header J18 IPMB Connector JP19 Onboard VGA Jumper J38 LCM Module Header (Barebones only) J63 2x10-pin FAN Header (Barebones only) J64 TYAN®-SSI Front Panel Header J66 2x5-pin SAS FAULT LED Header (Barebones only) J78 2x5-pin SAS GPIO Header (Barebones only) C
JP16 JP15 JP13 JP10 JP19 JP8 J18 JP7 JP9 JP8: Clear CMOS Jumper 3 1 Normal(Default) 3 1 Clear Use this jumper when you forgot your system/setup password or need to clear system BIOS setting. How to clear the CMOS data Power off system and disconnect power supply from AC source Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and 3 for several seconds to Clear CMOS Replace jumper cap to close Pin_1 and 2 Reconnect power supply to AC source Power on system 12 http://www.tyan.
JP16: Chassis Intrusion Header Pin 1 2 Signal Intruder # GND The Chassis Intrusion Header provides chassis intrusion- monitoring function. Note: For use with chassis that support this feature.
J8 USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 J64 J78 J8: COM2 Connector Signal DCD RXD TXD DTR GND Pin 1 3 5 7 9 14 http://www.tyan.
USB3 / USB4: Type-A Vertical USB Connector Pin Signal 1 +5V 2 USB D- 3 USB D+ 4 GND USB1 / USB2: USB Front Panel Header Signal Pin Pin Signal PWR_5V 1 2 PWR-5V USB_N1 3 4 USB_N2 USB_P1 5 6 USB_P2 GND 7 8 GND KEY 9 10 N/C J64: TYAN®-SSI Front Panel Header Signal Pin Pin Signal PWR LED+ 1 2 +3.
ID LED SYS_FAN5 CPU2_FAN SYS_FAN3 J38 SYS_FAN4 CPU2_FAN J66 SYS_FAN1 J78 SYS_FAN2 J38: LCM Module Header (Barebones use only) Signal Pin Pin Signal 1 2 VCC RXD2 3 4 KEY GND 5 6 5VSB TXD2 Use this header to connect the LCM module with system monitoring function. This header is reserved for barebones use. 16 http://www.tyan.
J66: 2x5-pin SAS FAULT LED Header (Barebones use only) Signal FAULT LED0 FAULT LED2 FAULT LED4 KEY FAULT LED6 Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Signal FAULT LED1 FAULT LED3 FAULT LED5 FAULT LED7 FAULT LED9 CPU1_FAN / CPU2_FAN / SYS_FAN1 / SYS_FAN2 / SYS_FAN3 / SYS_FAN4 / SYS_FAN5: 4-pin FAN Headers 1 +12V Tachometer PWM Control GND PWM Control GND Tachometer +12V 1 Use these headers to connect the cooling fan to your motherboard to keep the system at optimum performance levels.
2.4 Installing the Processor Your S8212 supports the latest processor technologies from AMD. Check the TYAN website for latest processor support:http://www.tyan.com. Figure 1.Detailed View of the Thermal Solution AMD PIB Platforms based on the AMD Socket F Processor. 18 http://www.tyan.
Back plate Assembly S8212 follows the AMD 1U/2S CPU keep out zone specification. Please use the 1U Rev F back plate on the S8212. The distance of two mounting holes that are used to lock the CPU heat sink down is 3.5” inches. The back plate is mounted to the backside of the motherboard and reinforces the mount locations from shock and vibrations. The back plate assembly prevents excessive motherboard stress in the area near the processor.
4. Locate four screw holes on socket and screw the socket to the PCB board. NOTE: Do not assemble CPU before securing socket with screws. 5. Inspect Socket F assembly to PCB. The Socket F must be tightly attached onto the PCB. There must NOT be any gap between stand off the PCB. 20 http://www.tyan.
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Processor Installation 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: 1. Place the PCB such that the socket cam side faces you. Make sure the lever hook is on your top-left side. 2. Use your left thumb and forefinger to hold the lever hook, then pull it to the left side to clear the retention tab. 3. Rotate the lever to a fully open position. 4.
5. Locate the Pin 1 indicator of the package. Align the package with the socket and carefully insert the package into the socket with vertical motion only. Vertically check if the CPU is seated well in the socket housing. If not, take out the CPU, with vertical motion only, and repeat the above steps. 6. Remove the PnP cap. Use your left hand to hold the load plate. Then use your right thumb to remove the PnP cap from the load plate.
2.5 Heat sink Installation Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION 1. After placing the back plate and interface material under motherboard， place heatsink retention frame on top of motherboard. Align plastic retention bracket screw hole with CPU back-plate standoffs. Tighten screws to secure plastic retention bracket. Repeat for on other side. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. 2. After tightening screws secure metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab. Repeat for on other side of heatsink. 3.
Type B: SCREW RETENTION TYPE HEATSINK 1. After placing CPU back-plate and adhesive interface material under motherboard, place heatsink retention frame on top of motherboard. Align heatsink retention frame screw hole with backplate assembly standoffs. Place heatsink inside plastic retention bracket. Place metal clip over retention frame tab. Repeat for other side. 2. Insert screw through metal clip. BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB. 3. Tighten screw through metal clip.
2.6 Thermal Interface Material There are two types of thermal interface materials designed for use with the AMD Opteron processor. The most common material comes as a small pad attached to the heatsink at the time of purchase. There should be a protective cover over the material. Take care not to touch this material. Simply remove the protective cover and place the heatsink on the processor.
2.7 Finishing Installing the Heat sink After you have finished installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should already be attached to the heatsink) to the motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard. Once you have finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives (hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) to your motherboard. 27 http://www.tyan.
2.8 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 golden. 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.
Some chassis include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usable, TYAN® recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place. Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and how they should be installed. TIP: Use metal studs if possible, as they hold the motherboard into place more securely than plastic standoffs. 29 http://www.tyan.
2.9 Installing the Memory Before attempting to install any memory, please make sure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor. The following diagram shows common types of DDR2 memory modules. • All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or settings will be necessary. • Supports up to 64*/128GB of REG/ECC DDR2 533/667/800MHz memory.
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Memory Installation Procedure When you install the memory modules, make sure the module aligns properly with the memory slot. The modules are keyed to ensure that it is inserted only one way. The method of installing memory modules are detailed by the following diagrams. 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. 3.
2.10 Attaching Drive Cables Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow them to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN® motherboards have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector designates the Primary channel, while the white connector designates the Secondary channel.
SATA Drives The S8212 is also equipped with 6 Serial ATA (SATA) channels and 8 SAS connectors. Connections for these drives are also very simple. There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives. TYAN® has supplied six SATA cables and three SATA power adapters. If you are in need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase. The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive 1. SATA drive cable connection 2. SATA drive power connection 3.
P5 SAS SGPIO connector (reserved) 2.11 Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the most common slots that may appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will necessarily appear on your motherboard. PCI-E Gen.2 x 16 slot (w/ x 16 or x8 signal) PCI-E Gen.2 x 8 open end slot (w/ x 0 or x8 signal) PCI-E x Gen.
2.12 Installing I/O Shield Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mice, and printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board. Keyboard GbE LAN Port (Share with BMC) Mouse VGA Port Serial Port GbE LAN Port x 2 USB Port x 2 Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports bug software may be required to complete the installation.
2.13 Installing the Power Supply There are three power connectors on your S8212. TYAN® recommends that you have an EPS12V power supply which has one 24-pin, two 8-pin and one 4pin power connectors. PW3: 2x2 pin power Connector for DIMMs. 4-pin PWR PW2/PW4: 8-pin EPS 12V power connector for CPU loading. 24-pin PWR 8-pin PWR PW1: 24-pin power connector. 8-pin PWR Applying power to the board a. Connect the EPS12V 8-pin power connectors. Both PW2 and PW4 are for CPU loading.
2.14 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 get help by asking your vendor for assistance.
Chapter 3: BIOS 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. The BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. The BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions. This chapter describes the various BIOS settings that can be used to configure your system.
3.1.3 In Case of Problems If you have trouble booting your computer after making and saving the changes with the BIOS setup program, you can 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 absolutely sure of what you are doing.
3.2 BIOS Main Menu When you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear as below: AMIBIOS This shows the core version, build date and version of BIOS, Processor This displays CPU information. System Memory This displays the amount of system memory present on the system. System Time / System Date System Time: Adjusts the system clock. HH Hours (24hr. format): MM Minutes : SS Seconds System Date: Adjusts the system date. MM Months : DD Days : YYYY Years 41 http://www.tyan.
3.3 BIOS Advanced Menu This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system. CPU Configuration Configure CPU. IDE Configuration Configure the IDE devices. SuperIO Configuration Configure Super IO. Hyper Transport Configuration Configure HT links. ACPI Configuration Section for Advanced ACPI Configuration. Hardware Health Configuration Configure / monitor the Hardware Health. IPMI 2.0 Configuration IPMI configuration including server monitoring and event log. 42 http://www.tyan.
MPS Configuration Configure the Multi-Processor Table. PCI Express Configuration Configure PCI Express Support. Remote Access Configuration Configure Remote Access. USB Configuration Configure the USB support. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration This section allows you to fine tune the processor configuration. GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose Disabled / Enabled Microcode Update Disabled / Enabled 43 http://www.
Secure Virtual Machine Mode Disabled / Enabled PowerNow Enable/disable the generation of ACPI_PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects. Disabled / Enabled PowerCap This option can decide the highest performance P-state in OS. P-state 0 / P-state 1 / P-state 2 / P-state 3 / P-state 4 ACPI SRAT Table Enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Table. Disabled / Enabled CPU Prefetching Enable or disable CPU prefetching. Disabled / Enabled IO Prefetching Enable or disable IO prefetching.
3.3.2 Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard PCI IDE Controller DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. SECONDARY: enables only the Secondary IDE Controller. BOTH: enables both IDE Controllers. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices. Hard Disk Write Protect Disable/Enable device write protection.
3.3.3 Advanced Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port 1Base Address. Disabled / [3F8/IRQ4] / [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Address Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port 2 Base Address. Disabled / [2F8/IRQ3] / [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode Allows BIOS to Select mode for Serial Port 2. Normal / IrDA / Ask IR Parallel Port Address Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Port Base Address. Disabled / 378 / 278 / 3BC Parallel Port IRQ Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Port IRQ.
3.3.4 Advanced Hyper Transport Configuration Use this section to configure additional HT options. Link Speed The HyperTransport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and the board is capable. 200 MHz / 400 MHz / 600 MHz / 800 MHz / 1 GHz / 1.2 GHz / 1.4 GHz / 1.6 GHz / 1.8 GHz / 2.0 GHz / Auto Link Width The HyperTransport link will run at this width. 4 Bit / 8 Bit / 16 Bit / Auto 47 http://www.tyan.
3.3.5 Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this section to configure additional ACPI options. 48 http://www.tyan.
3.3.5.1 Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Set this value to allow or prevent the system to be complaint with the ACPI 2.0 specification. ACPI 3.0 / ACPI 2.0 / ACPI 1.0 ACPI APIC Support This option allows you to define whether or not to enable APIC features. Enabled / Disabled AMI OEMB Table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table.
3.3.6 Advanced Hardware Health Configuration Smart FAN configuration Select SmartFan mode: Disable; Thermal Cruise: Fan steady in tartget Temp range. Slow down if Temp low, speed up if Temp high. Smart Fan: fan speed up as temperature goes up. Sensor Data Register Monitoring Sensor Monitoring for BMC. 50 http://www.tyan.
3.3.6.1 Sensor Data Register Monitoring Sensor Monitoring for BMC. Read only. It can not be modified in user mode. 51 http://www.tyan.
3.3.7 IPMI 2.0 Configuration View BMC System Event Log View all events in the BMC Event Log. It will take a max. of 15 seconds to read all BMC SEL records. Clear BMC System Event Log Clear all evens in BMC System Event Log. Set PEF Configuration Set PEF Configuration Parameters Command. (Parameter #1 to 4) BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system crashes or hangs.
3.3.7.1 View BMC System Event Log 3.3.7.2 Set PEF Configuration Parameters Command Enable or Disable PEF Support. 53 http://www.tyan.
3.3.8 MPS Configuration Configure the Multi-Processor Table. Select MPS Revision [1.1] / [1.4] 54 http://www.tyan.
3.3.9 PCI-Express Configuration Enable or Disable PCI Express L0 and L1 link power states. 55 http://www.tyan.
3.3.10 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Enables remote access to system through serial port. Disabled / Enabled Serial port number Select Serial Port for console redirection. Make sure the selected port is enabled. COM1/ COM2 / COM3 (virtual for BMC) Serial Port Mode Select Serial Port settings. Flow Control Select Flow Control for console redirection.
Select the target terminal type. ANSI / VT100 / VT-UTF8 VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/VT100 terminals. Disabled / Enable Sredir Memory Display Delay Gives the delay in seconds to display memory information. No Delay / Delay 1 Sec / Delay 2 Sec / Delay 4 Sec 57 http://www.tyan.
3.3.11 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Disabled / Enabled / Auto USB 2.0 Controller Mode Configure the USB 2.0 controller in Hi Speed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12Mbps). Hi Speed / Full Speed BIOS EHCI Hand-OFF This is a work around for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. Enabled / Disabled Legacy USB1.1 HC Support Enables support for legacy USB.
3.4 PCI/PnP Menu Clear NVRAM Clears NVRAM during system Boot. No / Yes Plug & Play O/S No: lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system. Yes: lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. No / Yes PCI Latency Timer This setting controls how many PCI clocks each PCI device can hold the bus before another PCI device takes over.
Palette Snooping This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled. Enabled: informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so the card will function correctly. Disabled / Enabled PCI IDE Bus Master Enabled: BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading / writing to IDE drives.
3.5 Boot Menu Boot Settings Configuration Configure Settings during System Boot. Boot Device Priority Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Removable Drives Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence from available Removable Drives. CD/DVD Drives Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence from available CD/DVD Drives. 61 http://www.tyan.
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows user bypass BIOS self test during POST. Enabled / Disabled Quiet Boot Disabled: displays normal POST messages. Enabled: displays OEM log instead of POST messages. Disabled / Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Allows user to force BIOS/Option ROM of add-on cards to be displayed during quiet boot. Force BIOS / Keep Current Boot Up Num-Lock Selects Power-on state for Numlock. On / Off PS/2 Mouse Support Select support for PS/2 Mouse.
Waits for F1 key to be present if error occurs. Enabled / Disabled Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Displays “Press DEL to run Setup in POST”. Enabled / Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled: allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Enabled / Disabled 63 http://www.tyan.
3.6 Security Menu Change Supervisor Password Install or Change the password. Change User Password Install or Change the password. Boot Sector Virus Protection When it is set to [Enabled], BIOS will issue a virus warning message and beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted. Disabled / Enabled Trusted Computing Configure settings related to Trusted Computing innovations. To Enable / Disable TPM TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) support in BIOS. No / Yes 64 http://www.tyan.
3.7 Chipset Menu Allows you to change NorthBridge, SouthBridge, or OnBoard Peripherals Configuration 65 http://www.tyan.
3.7.1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in low power states. Memory Timing Parameters To select which node’s timing parameters to display. CPU Node 0 / CPU Node 1 66 http://www.tyan.
3.7.1.1 Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Enable or Disable Bank Memory Interleaving. Auto / Disabled Channel Interleaving Enable or Disable Channel Memory Interleaving. Disabled / Address bits 6 / Address bits 12 / XOR of Address bits [20:16, 6] / XOR of Address bits [20:16, 9] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID Enable or Disable MemClk Tri-Stating during C3 and Alt VID. Disabled / Enabled Memory Hole Remapping Enable or Disable Memory Hold remapping.
Auto = Ganged mode Always = Unganged mode Power Down Enable Enable or Disable DDR power down mode. Enabled / Disabled Power Down Mode Set the DDR power down mode. Channel / Chip select 3.7.1.2 ECC Configuration Set the level of ECC protection. 68 http://www.tyan.
3.7.1.3 DRAM Timing Configuration Set Memory Clock Mode and Dram Timing Mode. 69 http://www.tyan.
3.7.2 South Bridge Configuration OnChip SATA Type Native IDE: Use IO address assigned by PCI base register as IDE port; RAID; AHCI; Legacy IDE: Use legacy IDE control port. Power Saving Features Disable or Enable power saving features in SB. As general rule, this feature should be disabled for desktop and enabled for mobile. See AMD SB700 Power Saving document for more details. Disabled / Enabled 70 http://www.tyan.
3.7.3 SR56x0 Configuration IOMMU Disable or Enable IOMMU function. Disabled / Enable Primary Video Controller PCIE GFX-PCI GFX: Video card scan from PCIE bus to PCI bus. PCI GFX-PCI GFX: Video card scan from PCI bus (onboard VGA) to PCIE bus. Select PCI-E slot1/2 mode Auto: Auto detect by BIOS. 1X16: Slot1 – X16; Slot2 – not work 2X8: Slot1 – X8; Slot2 – X8. 71 http://www.tyan.
3.7.4 Onboard Peripherals Configuration Use this section to enable or disable onboard devices. Watchdog Mode Disabled: Disable Watchdog; POST: BIOS POST Watchdog, timer counting starts at PowerOn, stops at OS boot; OS: Boot watchdog, starts at OS boot; PowerOn: Start at PowerOn. Chassis intrusion detection Disabled: Disable Chassis intrusion detection; Enabled: When a chassis open event is detected, the BIOS will record the event and issue a warning beep. 72 http://www.tyan.
3.8 Power Menu Restore on AC Power Loss Disabled / Power On / Power Off / Last State RTC Resume Disable / Enable RTC to generate a wake event. Disabled / Enabled Wake On Lan support Enable or Disable Wke On Lan Function in non-ACPI OS. Disabled / Enabled 73 http://www.tyan.
3.9 Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. ESC key can be used for this operation. Discard Changes Discards changes done so far to any of the setup questions. F7 key could be used for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Use this option to load default performance setup values. F9 key can be used for this operation.
Chapter 4: Diagnostics NOTE: if you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following things in the following order: Memory, Video, CPU By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when setting up your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check the TYAN® website at http://www.tyan.com. 4.1 Beep Codes Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through two kinds of audible beeps.
4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS: Checkpoint 03 04 05 06 08 0A 0B 0C 0E 13 24 30 2A 2C 2E 31 33 Description Disable NMI, Parity, video for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. Also initialize BIOS modules on POST entry and GPNV area.
37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 40 50 52 60 75 78 7A 7C 84 85 87 8C 8E 90 A0 A1 A2 A4 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC B1 00 Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM specific information. Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. Initialize RTC date/time. Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test. Display total memory in the system.
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.
losing your data should the system crash. Information in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved. Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the processor and system memory, and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses. Bus mastering: allows peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system memory without going through the CPU (similar to DMA channels). Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application.
DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not recharged regularly (every few milliseconds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than non-recharged RAM such as SRAM. ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data to be checked for errors during run-time. Errors can subsequently be corrected at the same time that they’re found.
I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.) IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU. The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is only one device hooked up to each IRQ line; doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-nPlay operating systems can take care of these details for you.
designed to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client with the goal of allowing networked-based booting to boot using industry standard protocols. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly and multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the operating system.
advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, and features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics processing units) and NVIDIA MCPs (media and communications processors). Depending on the application, NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as two times the performance of a single GPU configuration. Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue to operate normally.
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.
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.
