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1. JP7 FBD DIMM Voltage Select Jumper Rev 03 and beyond 1 3 mmm Pin 1 2 Closed 1 5V 1 3 mmm Pin 2 3 Closed 1 8V Default NOTE Do not mix 1 5V and 1 8V FB DIMMs in one system 18 http www tyan com J18 PSMI Connector for Barebone 5 1 It is designed for BAREBONE use only Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SMBCLK 2 SMBDAT 3 RSVD 4 GND 5 VCC3 JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper 1 3 B NN Normal Default Use this jumper when you have forgotten your system setup password or need to clear the system BIOS settings How to clear the CMOS data Power off system and disconnect the power supply from the AC source Use jumper cap to close Pin 2 and 3 for several 1 3 Clear seconds to Clear CMOS Replace jumper cap to close Pin 1 and 2 Reconnect the power supply to the AC source Power on system JP3 Onboard VGA Jumper 1
2. 28 http www tyan com Memory Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the Tempest i5400PW S5397 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 NOTE The 55397 only supports DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMM Registered Memory Module is NOT supported 29 http www tyan com 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 a Pin 1 Cable Hard drive 4 IDE Slots P This end con IDE S Power nects to IDE connector slot IDE cable pin 1 Key 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 connec
3. 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 mm OPEN Jumper OFF without jumper cover ojo CLOSED Jumper ON with jumper cover 10 http www tyan com Jumper Connector Function J7 J12 J19 J21 J36 J40 4 pin FAN Connector J3 Onboard HD Audio Header J6 CD IN Audio Header J8 IPMB Header J20 2 Header J22 J23 1394 Header J28 Front Panel Header J33 TYAN Fan speed Header for Barebone J37 TYAN TYFP2 Header for TYAN Barebone Front Panel J38 TYAN LCM Header for Barebone J41 USB Front Panel Header P1 Audio Jack Header J2 Aux Power Header for TYAN Riser Card M2061 J18 PSMI Connector Reserved for Barebone Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 Pin 1 2 closed Normal Default Pin 2 3 closed Clear Onboard VGA Disable Jumper JP3 Pin 1 2 closed Enable Default Pin 2 3 closed Disable Onboard 1394 Disable Jumper JP4 Pin 1 2 closed Enable Default Pin 2 3 closed Disable PCI X Speed Select Jumper JP5 Pin 1 2 closed 133MHz Default Pin 2 3 closed 100MHz Onboard SAS Disable Jumper JP6 Pin 1 2 closed Enable Default Pin 2 3 closed Disable FBD DIMM Voltage Select Jumper JP7 Pin 1 2 closed 1 5V Pin 2 3 closed 1 8V Default 11 http www tyan com
4. mains el 19 12 http www tyan com J7 J12 J19 J21 J36 J40 4 pin Fan Connector 1 PWN CTRL GND TACH 12V Use these headers to connect the 4 pin cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable These connectors support the tachometer monitoring and auto fan speed control J7 System Fan J12 System Fan J19 CPUFANO J36 CPUFAN1 J21 System Fan J40 System Fan J37 TYAN TYFP2 Header for Barebone It is designed for BAREBONE use only 2 12 far far Pin Signal Pin Signal m m u 1 LED 2 LAN1 LED 1 11 3 LAN2 LED 4 LAN2 LED 5 NC 6 NC 7 ID LED 8 ID LED 9 ID SW 10 ID SW 11 KEY 12 NC J20 COM2 Header Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2 9 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal maja ajja 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 10 2 5 TXD 6 CTS 9 DTR 8 RI GND 10 KEY
5. 6321ESB chipset e Supports for 1066 1333 1600 MT s system bus e Winbond 83627HF super I O chip Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express x16 slots w x16 PCI E Gen2 signals from One 1 PCI Express x8 slot w x4 signals Two 2 PCI X 133 100MHz slots One 1 PCI 32 33MHz slot PCI device component height limit 9 2mm Six expansion slots in total Integrated SATA II SAS Six 6 SATA2 ports from Intel ESB2 Integrated RAID 0 1 5 and 10 support under windows LSI 1068E SAS controller with PCI E x8 interface S5397WAG2NRF only Two 2 mini SAS 4 in 1 connectors RAID 0 1 and support Integrated 2D PCI Graphics XGI 295 PCI interface 32MB DDR2 memory Integrated Audio Realtek ALC262 audio CODEC 2 0 specification compliant 2 5 header for front panel audio connector CD in connector Optional audio cable for rear panel audio jack http www tyan com Memory Sixteen 16 240 DDR2 FB DIMM sockets on board Maximum of 128GB DDR2 533 667 800 Supports 1 8V FB DIMM Supports 1 5V or 1 8V FB DIMM on Rev 03 and beyond without mix use of 1 5V and 1 8V FB DIMM FB DIMM Fully Buffered DIMM Integrated I O Interface e One 1 IDE port e One 1 floppy port Two 2 USB2 0 ports via cable e Two 2 Mini SAS 4 in 1 connectors S5397WAG2NRF only e Six 6 SATA2 connectors e O
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7. Tempest 5400 5397 Version 1 3 Copyright Copyright 2008 MiTAC International Corporation All rights reserved TYAN is a registered trademark of 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 Tempest i5400PW are trademarks of MiTAC International Corporation Intel Dual Core Xeon 5100 5200 Series Quad Core Xeon 5300 5400 Series and combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Phoenix Phoenix Technologies and Phoenix Award are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Notice Information contained in this document is furnished by MiTAC International Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing MiTAC assumes no liability whatsoever and disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of MiTAC products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability MiTAC retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and or specifications at any time without notice In no event will MiTAC be held liable for any direct or ind
8. Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit IDE Channel 0 Master None Item Specific Help User your enter Type Auto parameters of hard disk drive installed at this connection Multi Sector Transfers Disabled Auto autotypes hard LBA Mode Control Disabled disk drive installed here 32 Bit I O Disabled 1 39 you select pre Transfer Mode Standard determined type of Ultra DMA Mode Disabled hard disk drive installed here CD ROM a CD ROM drive is installed here ATAPI Removable removable disk drive is installed here F1 Help Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values 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 16 Sectors 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors Disabled LBA Mode Control Enables or disables LBA Mode When LBA is turned on the BIOS will enable geometry translation This translation may be done in the same way that it is done in Extended CHS or large mode or it may be done using a different algorithm
9. Supports ACPI 1 06 Serial Console Redirect e PXE via Ethernet USB device boot PnP DMI 2 0 Power Management User configurable H W monitoring Auto configuration of hard disk types Multiple boot options 48 bit LBA support http www tyan com Chapter 2 Board Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard Before continuing with installation confirm that your chassis supports SSI EEB 3 6 and beyond specification with removable stand offs The mounting hole pattern of the Tempest i5400PW 55397 is proprietary and we supply CPU mounting plates to support an SSI EEB 3 6 compliant chassis 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 2 3 4 5 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 Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board or flex the board in any way Avoid touching the motherboard components IC chips connectors memory modules and leads Place the mot
10. BON 26 http www tyan com 2 6 Installing the Memory Before installing memory ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard and processor Only DDR2 800 667 533 Fully Buffer DIMM FB 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 FB DIMM memory modules Key points to note before installing memory e Only DDR2 800 667 533 FB DIMM memory modules are supported All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or settings need changing The Tempest i5400PW 55397 supports up to 128GB of memory DDR2 533 FB DIMM memory modules are NOT supported with FSB 1600 processors e DDR2 667 FB DIMM memory modules will operate at 640MHz frequency with FSB 1600 processors e All memory must be of the same type and density Please refer to the table below for supported CPU FSB and DIMM Frequency combinations CPU FSB 1066FSB 1333FSB 1600FSB DIMM Module DDR2 533 533MHz 533MHz Not Supported DDR2 667 667MHz 667MHz 640MHz DDR2 800 667MHz 667MHz 800MHz 27 http www tyan com The following chart outlines the suggested rules for populating memory Memory Population Rules BRANCHO BRANCH1 CHANNELO CHANNEL1 CHANNELO CHANNEL1 D Ayuend 101
11. P N 422774700001 J 1 x 85397 user s manual J 1 x S5397 Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x I O shield Be 2 x CPU CEK pre installed d ie 1 x CPU heatsink mounting plate kit o e s o If any of these items are missing please contact your vendor dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process 3 http www tyan com NOTE 4 http www tyan com Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Congratulations You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions The Tempest is400PW 55397 is a flexible Intel platform for multiple applications based on Intel i5400B Seaburg 1600 MCH and 6321ESB chipsets Designed to support two Intel Dual Core Xeon 5100 5200 Series Quad Core Xeon 5300 5400 Series processors and max 128GB DDR2 533 667 800 FB DIMM memory and featured with integrated Gigabit Ethernet LAN and four SATA2 ports the S5397 offers exceptional performance and versatile solution for your server platform 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 Processors Dual LGA771 sockets Supports up to two Dual Core Intel Xeon 5100 5200 Series Quad Core Intel Xeon 5300 5400 Series processors 1066 1333 1600 MT s system bus e VRD 11 0 Chipset Intel i5400B Seaburg 1600
12. F SYS Temp 1 VRM 45 1139F SYS Temp Ambient 33 C 91 F items on this menu cannot be modified in user mode If any items require changes please consult your system Supervisor F1 Help t Select Item Esc Exit Select Menu Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu FQ Setup Defaults F10 Previous Values All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode Read only NOTE CPU temperature is read by Platform Environment Control Interface PECI Tmax Thermal control circuit TCC Activation Temperature 58 http www tyan com 3 3 5 2 FAN Speed Monitoring Sub Menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit FAN Speed Monitoring Item Specific Help CPUO FAN 5844 RPM items on this menu CPU1 FAN N A cannot be modified in Rear Chass FAN N A user mode If any items Front Chass FAN N A require changes please PCI FAN N A consult your system System FAN N A Supervisor F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode Read only 3 3 5 3 Voltage Monitoring Sub Menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Voltage Monitoring Item Specific Help CPU1 Vcore 1 25V items on this menu CPU2 N A cannot
13. Pin 2 3 Closed Disable 3 m 1 Pin 1 2 Closed Enable Default 3 m JP4 Onboard 1394 Jumper y END Pin 1 2 Closed Enable Default LEE m Pin 2 3 Closed Disable JP5 PCI X Speed Select Jumper 3 1 Pin 2 3 Closed 100MHz m 3 1 Pin 1 2 Closed 133MHz Default JP6 Onboard SAS Jumper 3 m Pin 1 2 Closed Enable Default 1 m 3 Pin 2 3 Closed Disable 1 19 http www tyan com 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
14. Processor Power Management GV1 GV3 Direct Cache Access Disabled F1 Help t Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Numbers of Step Grant This feature is used to configure the numbers of Step Grant Options Per Core Single Intel amp Virtualization Technology This feature is used to configure the Intel Virtualization technology Options Enabled Disabled Thermal Management 2 This feature is used to enable the function of Thermal Management 2 When TM2 is enabled and the thermal sensor detects the die temperature is above the predetermined Thermal Monitor activation temperature the TM2 mechanism will reduce the bus to core ratio to the value contained in the Thermal Monitor Core to Bus Ratio field in the Thermal Monitor 2 Core to Bus Ratio Voltage selection register and then step the operating voltage down to the value contained in the thermal Monitor VID field in the thermal Monitor 2 Core to Bus Ratio Voltage selection register Options Enabled Disabled C1 Enhanced Mode This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode Options Enabled Disabled Execute Disable Bit Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by 53 http
15. www tyan com 3 2 3 Boot Features This option allows setting boot parameters Press Enter to view the Boot Features Screen PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Boot Features Item Specific Help Floppy check Disabled Enabled verifies floppy Summery screen Enabled type on boot disabled Boot time Diagnostic Screen Enabled speeds boot QuickBoot Mode Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter Auto POST Errors Enabled Extended Memory Testing Just zero it F1 Help 1 Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Floppy Check This feature is used to verify floppy type on boot Selecting Disabled will speed the boot process Options Disabled Enabled Summary Screen Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot up When Summary Screen is Enabled the default a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility summary screen appears during system boot after the power on self test POST The summary screen lists many of the system setup settings When this option is set to Disabled the summary screen does not appear Options Enabled Disabled Boot time Diagnostic Screen This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process Options Enabled Disabled Quick Boot Mode This BIOS feature allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot up the computer by
16. Defaults Discard Changes changes to Save Changes F1 Help 1 Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select 5 F10 Previous Values Exit Saving Changes This exits BIOS setup after saving the changes made Exit Discarding Changes This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made Load Setup Defaults Loads the factory default values Discard Changes Discards all changes made without exiting BIOS setup Save Changes Saves all changes made without exiting BIOS 64 http www tyan com 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 eA single long beep followed by two short beeps It indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS can t initialize the video screen to display and additional info eA single long beep repeatedly This indicates that a DRAM error has occurred The most common type of error is a memory error Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support be sure
17. 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 uses Cyclical Redundancy Checking offering a new level of data protection Options Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 41 http www tyan com 3 2 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 Controls caching of System BIOS area Cache System BIOS area Cache Video BIOS area Write Protect Write Protect Cache Base 0 512K Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K Write Back Cache Extended Memory Area Write Back Cache A000 AFFF Disabled Cache B000 BFFF Disabled Write Protect Write Protect Cache C800 CBFF Cache CFFF Cache D000 D3FF Disabled Cache D400 D7FF Disabled Cache D800 DBFF Disabled Cache DCO00 DFFF Disabled Write Protect Write Protect Cache E000 E3FF Cache E400 E7FF i Cache E800 EBFF Write Protect Cache 0 EFFF Write Protect F1 Help Selectitem _ Change
18. Setting this to Yes will clear the DMI event log after rebooting Options No Yes 56 http www tyan com 3 3 5 Hardware Monitor Configuration This section allows you to fine tune the Hardware Monitoring configuration PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Hardware Monitor Item Specific Help Temperature Monitoring FAN Speed Monitoring gt Voltage Monitoring Disabled Auto Fan Control Disabled FAN Fail LED Indicator Disabled Chassis Intrusion Detect Show Temperature Monitor Select Item Select Menu F1 Help td Esc Exit Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Previous Values Auto Fan Control This feature is used to set function of Auto Mode Fan Control Options Enabled Disabled FAN Fail LED Indicator When it is set to Enabled the LED will be on when the FAN failed Options Disabled Enabled Chassis Intrusion Detect Enable Disable when chassis open event is detected BIOS will record the event Options Enabled Disabled 57 http www tyan com 3 3 5 1 Temperature Monitoring Sub Menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Temperature Monitoring Item Specific Help CPUO Below Tmax 29 CPU1 Below Tmax N A SYS Temp ESB2 46 114 F SYS Temp FBD 32 89 SYS Temp FBD 1P8V VRD 37 C 98
19. Specific Help System Date 07 20 2007 Tab Shift Tab or BIOS Date 07 17 07 Enter selects field BIOS Version 005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB 377 gt IDE Channel 0 Master gt IDE Channel 0 Slave b IDE Channel 1 Master gt IDE Channel 1 Slave gt Memory Cache gt Boot Features System Memory 640KB F1 Help Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values System Time Date System Time Adjusts the system clock HHHours 24hr format MMMinutes SSSeconds System Date Adjusts the system date MMMonths DDDays YYYYYears BIOS Date Version This displays the date of BIOS build and the version Legacy Diskette A Defines the floppy drive type Options NONE 360K 5 25 in 1 2 M 5 25 in 720 3 5 1 44 M 3 5 in 2 88 M 3 5 in System Memory This display allows you to change the amount of system memory present on the system 39 http www tyan com 3 2 1 IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Setup Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F Press Enter on any of the Channel 0 Master Channel 0 Slave Channel 1 Master Channel 1 Slave options to view advanced details of the corresponding drive The system displays advanced details like the number of heads cylinders sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
20. TYAN or your system manufacturer for best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable 3 1 4 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 NOTE The following pages provide the details of BIOS menu Please be noticed that the BIOS menu are continually changing due to the BIOS updating The BIOS menu provided are the most updated ones when this manual is written Please visit TYAN s website at http www tyan com for the information of BIOS updating 38 http www tyan com 3 2 BIOS Main Menu In this section you can alter general features such as the date and time as well as access to the IDE configuration options Note that the options listed below are for options that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Time 14 26 33 Item
21. Values Esc Exit F9 Setup Defaults lt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values 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 42 http www tyan com program writes into this memory ar
22. accessed without touching the adjacent data is often used to refer to the system s main memory This memory is available to any program running on the computer ROM Read Only Memory a storage chip which contains the BIOS the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system SATA Serial ATA is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage interface Serial ATA is a drop in solution in that it is compatible with today s software and operating systems It will provide for systems which are easier to design with cables that are simpler to route and install smaller cable connectors and lower voltage requirements SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM called as such because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non synchronous RAM which must close one address bank before opening the next Serial port called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire and receives data on another single wire that is the data is transmitted in serial form one bit after another SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic SISL Architecture that allows a RAID controller such as AcceleRAID 150 200 or 250 to implement RAID on a system board embedded SCSI bus or a set of SCSI busses SISL SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic LSI only on LS
23. be modified in Vcc 1 5V ESB2 1 48V user mode If any items FSB Vtt 1 18V require changes please 1 5V FBD 1 52V consult your system 1 8V FBD 1 82V Supervisor 12V 11 90V 5V 4 97V 3 3V 3 29V 12V 11 90V F1 Help 1 Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select 5 F10 Previous Values All items on this submenu can not be modified in user mode Read only 59 http www tyan com 3 3 6 Console Redirection PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Console Redirection Item Specific Help Com Port Address Disabled Select Com Port on BMC or motherboard Baud Rate 19 2K Console Type VT100 Flow Control CTS RTS Console connection Direct Continue C R after POST On F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Com Port Address If enabled it will use a port on the motherboard Options Disabled On board COM A On board COM B NULL Baud Rate This feature is used to enable the specified baud rate Options 300 19 2K 1200 2400 9600 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K Console Type This feature is used to enable the specified console type Options VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI 100 VT UTF8 NULL Flow Control This feature is used to enable the flow control Options No
24. card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip thus lowering cost of RAID solution ZIF Socket Zero Insertion Force socket these sockets make it possible to insert CPUS without damaging the sensitive CPU pins The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket and a lever is pulled down This shift the processor over and down guiding into the board and locking it into place TT http www tyan com NOTE 78 http www tyan com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system you should turn to your dealer for help first Your system has most likely been configured by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains Furthermore if you purchased your system from a dealer near you you can bring your system to them to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself which can have expensive consequences Help Resources 1 See the beep codes section of this manual 2 See the TYAN website for FAQ s bulletins driver updates and other information http www tyan com 3 Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN 4 Check the TYAN user group alt comp periphs mainboard TYAN Returning Merchandise for Service During the warranty period contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product problems This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration misuse ab
25. how they should be installed Mounting the Motherboard Solutions for installing Screw Motherboard Stud Chassis wall Motherboard Chassis wall Standoff Chassis wall Stud Motherboard na Chassis wall Standoff Chassis wall 20 http www tyan com 2 5 Installing the Processor s Your Tempest i5400PW 55397 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel Check the TYAN website http www tyan com for latest processor support The Tempest i5400W 55397 is extended ATX form factor with proprietary CPU heatsink mounting hole locations We provide the CPU heatsink mounting plate kit for users to adopt SSI EEB 3 51 and beyond compliant chassis CPU Heatsink Mounting Plate Installation The CPU mounting plate kit should be installed to the chassis before you screw the mainboard to the chassis Make sure you are wearing an antistatic strap and handle the components as careful as possible Follow these instructions to install the CPU heatsink mounting plate 1 Locate the 8 SSI EEB CPU heatsink mounting holes on chassis base 2 Align the CPU heatsink mounting plate with 8 SSI EEB CPU heatsink mounting holes on the chassis base and fasten it with the flat screws in the CPU heatsink mounting plate kit 21 http www tyan com There are 3 types of stand offs included in 55397 CPU heatsink mounting plate kit
26. 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 46 http www tyan com Route Port 80h cycles to This item allows you to set the Route Port 80h I O cycles between LPC PCI bus LPC Route Port 80h I O cycles to the LPC bus PCI Route Port 80h I O cycles to the PCI bus Options PCI LPC Option ROM Placement Enable disable option ROM placement feature while you knew it was risky If the System hangs during boot restart the system and change the setting to Disabled Options Disabled Enabled Watchdog Timer Disable or select Watchdog Timer count mode Options Disabled Second Minute Count Watch dog timer value Options 1 255 NOTE This item is hidden when Watchdog Timer is set to Disabled 47 http www tyan com 3 3 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 Integrated Device Force PCI E Gen2 slot to Gen1 mode Auto Dual Graphic WinXP support Disabled Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Disabled Crystal Beach Configure Enable Disabled SERR signal condition Single bit 4GB PCI Hole Granularity 256 MB Memory Branch Mode Interleave Branch 0 Rank Sparing 4 1 Branch 0 Rank Interleave Disa
27. ten times slower than non recharged RAM such as SRAM ECC Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting allows data to be checked for errors during run time Errors can subsequently be corrected at the same time that they re found EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM also called Flash BIOS is a ROM chip which can unlike normal ROM be updated This allows you to keep up with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip TYAN s BIOS updates can be found at http www tyan com EMRL Embedded RAID Logic An Adaptec specific RAID technology ESCD Extended System Configuration Data a format for storing information about Plug n Play devices in the system BIOS This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots Fault tolerance a term describing a system where one component can quickly be replaced without causing a loss of service such as in a RAID system Firmware low level software that controls the system hardware Form factor an industry term for the size shape power supply type and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board PCB or motherboard The standard form factors are the AT and ATX although TYAN also makes some Baby AT and ATX Footprint boards Global timer onboard hardware timer such as the Real Time Clock RTC Handshaking a process where two devices initiate communications One device typically the server sends a message to another devic
28. to match different height of chassis stand offs They are 4mm high 5mm high and 6mm high from left to right Select the most suitable stand off for your chassis and fasten them onto the CPU heatsink mounting plate They are the stand offs to which you mount CPU heatsink later CPU H S mounting plate Chassis Stand off stand off Chossis Chassis Stand off Height Mounting Plate Stand off Height 3 5mm 4 5mm 4mm 4 5mm 5 5mm 5mm 5 5mm 6 5mm 6mm 22 http www tyan com 5 Take out the black mylar P N 346772500002 from motherboard accessories Remove the adhesive cover and place it on top of the CPU heatsink mounting plate 6 Install the mainboard into the chassis Align CPU heatsink mounting holes with 8 stand offs on the CPU heatsink mounting plate 1 5 T 959 T Follow the processor installation process to install CPU s Place the CPU heatsink s on top of CPU s and fasten CPU heatsink s with screws http www tyan com Processor Installation LGA771 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 1 Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and lift the protective cover off as shown WARNING This new processor socket designed by Intel is easy to be damaged The pr
29. 01 and beyond This initializes Onboard LSI SAS expansion ROM Options Enabled Disabled Parallel ATA This item is used to enable the PATA function Options Disabled Enabled Serial ATA This item is used to enable the SATA function Options Disabled Enabled Native Mode Operation This item is used to choose Native Mode for ATA NOTE Certain OS is not supported under Native mode Options Auto Serial ATA SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible Mode SATA and PATA drives are auto detected and placed in Legacy Mode Enhanced non AHCI Mode SATA and PATA drives are auto detected and placed in Native IDE mode NOTE Pre Win2K s OS s do not work in Enhanced mode Options Compatible Enhanced SATA RAID Enable This item allows you to enable the SATA RAID functionality Options Disabled Enabled 51 http www tyan com SATA AHCI Enable This item allows you to enable the SATA AHCI functionality Options Disabled Enabled 52 http www tyan com 3 3 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 Numbers of Step Grant Per Core Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled Thermal Management 2 Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Set Max Ext CPUID 3 Disabled Discrete MTRR Allocation Disabled
30. Controller Enabled Onboard VGA Controller Enabled Onboard LSI SAS ROM Enabled Parallel ATA Enabled Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation Auto SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible SATA RAID Enable Disabled SATA AHCI Enable Disabled F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values USB Control Enable disable USB controller Options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Support Enable disable USB 2 0 support feature Options Enabled Disabled USB BIOS Legacy Support Enables or disables support for USB keyboards or mice Enable for use with a non USB aware Operating System such as DOS or UNIX Options Enabled Disabled Azalia Audio Enable disable Azalia audio interface Options Auto Disabled Enabled 50 http www tyan com Onboard Lan 1 2 Controller Enable disable Lan 1 2 device Options Enabled Disabled Invoke Boot Agent This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the System and access the local area network directly Options Enabled Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller This enables disables the onboard 1394 FireWire controller Disabling this will disable access to any connected FireWire devices Options Enabled Disabled Onboard VGA Controller This enables disables the onboard VGA device Options Enabled Disabled Onboard LSI SAS ROM BIOS v1
31. I SCSI boards SIMM Single In line Memory Module formally the most common form of RAM for motherboards They must be installed in pairs and do not have the carrying capacity or the speed of DIMM modules Sleep Suspend mode in this mode all devices except the CPU shut down SRAM Static RAM unlike DRAM this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order to prevent data loss Thus it is faster and more expensive 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 76 http www tyan com Striping see RAID UltraDMA 33 66 100 a fast version of the old DMA channel UltraDMA is also called UItraATA Without proper UltraDMA controller your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA UItraATA hard drives USB Universal Serial Bus a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor ZCR Zero Channel RAID PCI
32. J28 Front Panel Header 17 1 CAL E m m m m 18 2 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 KEY GND 18 Intruder 13 http www tyan com lal aan OCT 14 http www tyan com J41 USB Front Panel Header Use these headers to connect to the USB devices via the enclosed USB cable 2 10 m m m u Pin Signal Pin Signal 7 1 PWR 5v 2 PWR 5V 1 9 3 USB_N1 4 USB_N2 5 USB P1 6 USB P2 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 GND J33 Fan Speed Header for Barebone It is designed for BAREBONE use only 14 Pin Signal Pin Signal
33. RAM a type of RAM that can maintain it s data as long as power is provided to the memory chips In this configuration SRAM requests are pipelined which means that larger packets of data are sent to the memory at one time and acted upon quickly This type of SRAM operates at bus speeds higher than 66MHz Pipelining improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second instruction before the first is completed A pipeline can be likened to an assembly line with a given part of the pipeline repeatedly executing a set part of an operation on a series of instructions PM timers Power Management timers software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep suspend or doze mode PnP Plug n Play a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry Plug n Play devices require little set up to use Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug n Play aware operating system such as Windows 98 and go to work Devices and operating systems that are not Plug n Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware PXE Preboot Execution Environment one of four components that together make up the Wired for Management 2 0 baseline specification PXE was designed to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client towards the goal of allowing networked based booting t
34. ailure on 67h data bits of low byte of Initialize Multi Processor APIC http www tyan com http www tyan com memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before 68h Enable external and CPU svstem BIOS shadow caches 30h 1 4 1 T RAM failure on 69h Setup System Management data bits of high byte of Mode SMM area memory bus 6Ah Display external L2 cache A2h Check key lock size 6Bh defaults Adh Initialize Typematic rate optiona 6Ch isplay shadow area A8h Erase F2 prompt message 6Eh Display possible high AAh Scan for F2 key stroke address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages ACh Enter SETUP 72h Check for configuration AEA Clear Boot flag errors 76h Check for keyboard errors Boh Check for errors 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt B2h POST done prepare to vectors boot operating system coprocessor if B4h One short beep before boot presen 80h Disable onboard Super I O B5h Terminate QuietBoot orts and IRQs 81h ate POST device B6h eck password optional initialization 82h Detect and install external B9h Prepare Boot RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE BAh Initialize DMI parameters controllers 84h Detect and install external BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs aral
35. ake 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 74 http www tyan com channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU PCI to PCI bridge allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot Pipeline burst S
36. bled Branch 1 Rank Sparing 4 1 Branch 1 Rank Interleave Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Enabled Forces ITK Config Clocking Disabled Enable Multimedia Timer No Snoop Filter Enabled F1 Help Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Force PCI E Gen2 slot to Gen1 mode Force PCI E Gen2 port to operate at Gen1 mode for compatibility issue with some PCI E Gen1 cards Options Auto PCIE1 Slot Slot Both Dual Graphic WinXP Support Enabled for dual VGA card support under Windows XP Options Disabled Enabled Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Enable Disable Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O by report the I O device assignment to VMM through DRAM ACPI Tables Options Disabled Enabled Crystal Beach Configure Enable Enable the configuration of memory mapped accesses to the Crystal Beach Configuration space located in Device 8 Fn 0 and Fn 1 Options Enabled Disabled SERR signal condition 48 http www tyan com Select ECC error conditions that SERR be asserted Options None Single bit Multiple bit Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature is used to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI resource If MTRRs are not enough we may use this option to reduce the MTRR occupation Options 256MB 512MB 1 0GB 2 0GB Memory Branch Mode This option is used to select the typ
37. bps LAN Link Activity LED Scheme LEFT RIGHT b Left LED Right LED Link Green Off Active Blinking Green Off Link Green Green 100 Mbps Active Blinking Green Green Link Green Yellow 1000 Mbps Active Blinking Green Yellow No Link Off Off 34 http www tyan com 2 11 Installing the Power Supply There are four power connectors on your Tempest i5400PW 85397 The Tempest i5400PW 55397 requires 5 x EPS 12V inputs 24 pin PW2 12V4 8 pin PW4 127 12V3 4 pin PW1 12 4 4 pin PW3 12Vs NOTE Please be aware that ATX 2 x ATX12V and ATXGES power supplies may not be compatible with the board and can damage the motherboard and or CPU s 1 x 24 pin 12V Power Connector 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector a 2 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector Balad Applying power to the board 1 Connect the 12V 8 pin power connector 2 Connect the EPS 12V 24 pin power connector 3 Connect the 4 pin power connectors 4 Connect power cable to power supply and power outlet NOTE YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables to motherboard connectors 2 12 Finishing up Congratulations on making it this far You re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer Bef
38. cable Twist at the end of the ribbon cable Attach first floppy drive drive A to the end of the cable with the twist in it Drive B is usually connected to the next possible connector on the cable the second or third connector after you install Drive A 31 http www tyan com 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 X x16 slot w x16 bus PCI X x8 slot w x4 bus PCI E x16 slot w x16 bus PCI X 133 100MHz slot PCI 32 33MHz 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 device NOTE 32 http www tyan com 2 9 Installing Optional SO DIMM modules Your 85397 motherboard is equipped with an optional proprietary SO DIMM connector The 200 pin vertical SO DIMM conne
39. called LBA assist translation The translated geometry is still what is presented to the operating system for use in Int 40 http www tyan com 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 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 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
40. che 42h Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize caches to initial 45h POST device initialization POST values Initialize I O component 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM Check ight notice OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 48h ec configuration ains Initialize Power 49h in ialize PCI bus and Management devices TTR Load alternate registers with 4Ah Initialize all video adapters initial POST values in system 12h Restore CPU control word 4Bh QuietBoot start optional during warm boot T3h ze PCI Bus Mastering 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM evices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice T6h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM 50h Display CPU type and checksum speed 17h Initialize cache before 51h nitialize EISA board memory autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 52h Test keyboard A 8237 DMA controller 54h Set key click if enabled initialization TCh Reset Programmable 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for Interrupt ontroller unexpected interrupts 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 59h Initialize POST display service 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 5Ah Dm ay prompt Press F2 to Controller enter 24h ar segment register to 5Bh Disable CPU cache 26h Enable A20 line 5Ch dE RAM between 512 and 28h Autosize DRAM 60h Test Sroa memory 29h Initialize POST Memory 62h Test extended memory Manager address lines 2Ah Clear KB base RAM 64h Jump to UserPatch1 2Ch 1 3 4 T RAM failure on 66h Configure advanced cache address registers 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM f
41. ctor can be used for TYAN M3295 M3296 expansion cards to provide such features as additional SAS SATA or SCSI 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 33 http www tyan com 2 10 Connecting External Devices The following diagrams will detail the rear port stack for this 55397 motherboard PS 2 Mouse Keyboard LAN Ports IPMI LAN Port USB x 2 Serial Port VGA Port NOTE Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but software may be required to complete the installation Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The three onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status The chart below illustrates the different LED states 10 100 1000 M
42. e 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 73 http www tyan com IDE Integrated Device Drive Electronics a simple self contained HDD interface It can handle drives up to 8 4 GB in size Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs EIDEs with maximum capacity determined by the hardware controller IDE INT IDE Interrupt a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE 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 t
43. e of memory operation mode Options Interleave Sequential Mirror Branch 0 1 Rank Sparing This option is used to enable disable Branch 0 1 rank DIMM sparing feature Options Enabled Disabled Branch 0 1 Rank Interleave Select Branch 0 1 Rank Interleave Options 4 1 1 1 2 1 Enhanced x8 Detection This feature is used to enable disable enhanced x8 DRAM UC error detection Options Enabled Disabled Force ITK Config Clocking Enables FBD configuration for ITK test suite Options Disabled Enabled Enable Multimedia Timer This feature is used to enable disable Multimedia Timer support Options Yes No SnoopFilter Snoop Filter may reduce system bus traffic dependent on memory configuration and application used Options Enabled Disabled 49 http www tyan com 3 3 1 1 Integrated Devices Sub Menu These items are used to control the various integrated devices PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Integrated Devices Item Specific Help USB Control Enabled You chose to apply USB 2 0 Support Enabled option ROM placement USB BIOS Legacy Support Enabled feature while you knew it was risky If the Azalia Audio Auto system hangs during boot please restart the Onboard Lan 1 Controller Enabled system and come here Invoke Boot Agent Disabled to change the setting Onboard Lan 2 Controller Enabled Invoke Boot Agent Disabled Onboard 1394
44. ea 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 This feature allows you to control caching of 512K base memory Options Uncached Write Back Write Through Write Protect Cache Base 512K 640K This feature allows you to control caching of 512K 640K base memory Options Uncached Write Back Write Through Write Protect Cache Extended Memory Area This feature allows you to control caching of system memory above one megabyte Options Uncached Write Back Write Through Write Protect Cache A000 AFFF B000 BFFF These features allow you to control caching of A000 AFFF B000 BFFF memory Options USMC Caching Disabled Write Through Write Protect Write Back Cache C800 CBFF Cache CC00 CFFF These features allow you to control caching of C8000 CBFF CCO00 CFFF memory Options Disabled Write Through Write Protect Write Back Cache D000 D3FF Cache D400 D7FF Cache D800 DBFF Cache DC00 DFFF These features allow you to control caching of D000 D3FF D400 D7FF D800 D8FF DC00 DFFF memory Options Disabled Write Through Write Protect Write Back Cache E000 E3FF Cache E400 E7FF Cache E800 EBFF Cache EC00 EFFF These features allow you to control caching of Cache E000 E3FF Cache E400 E7FF Cache E800 EBFF Cache EC00 EFFF memory Options Disabled Write Through Write Protect Write Back 43 http
45. eives 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 72 http www tyan com 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
46. ettings The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery backed memory called NVRAM that retains the information even when the power is turned off To start the BIOS setup utility 1 Turn on or reboot your system 2 Press F2 during POST F4 on remote console to start the BIOS setup utility 3 1 1 Setup Basics The table below shows how to navigate in the setup program using the keyboard Key Function Tab Moves from one selection to the next Left Right Arrow Keys Changes from one menu to the next Up Down Arrow Keys Moves between selections Enter Opens highlighted section PgUp PgDn Keys Changes settings 3 1 2 Getting Help Pressing F1 will display 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 37 http www tyan com 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 The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen either by
47. herboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that the board was shipped in 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 7 http www tyan com 2 1 Board Image 84841200001 90300 ii 7 B on 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 8 http www tyan com 2 2 Block Diagram x 4 X Japeay jeuas 3 22928 puoquiM swasa aaeasze Hma 1015 80 91A VIA Z X JapBaH PEEL 562 IDX Wee 953169 tX am 1 0 1015 X 19 9 XVLVS 1015 8X 3408 Tempest 15400 55397 Block Diagram yx LX 00L VLY rem evas ok 4 ININIG 83 83 Gas 2015 91X 91X 3108 1015 008 119 5 Q83 Od HOIS 83 I HONVH8 HOW Oounavadis OWWIG LHO Q83 ZININIG LHO 83 TANNVHO aaa 008 229 2 295 084 OWWIG LH Q83 0 HONV8
48. ifies the mode of operation after the system recovers from a power loss Options Stay off Last State Power on 62 http www tyan com 3 6 Boot Menu Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Boot Exit Legacy Floppy Drives USB Key USB FLASH DRIVE USB 2 0 R F F Legacy Network Card Bootable Add in Cards Item Specific Help Keys used to view or configure devices Enter expands or collapses devices with a or Ctrl Enter expands all Shift 1 enables or disables a device lt gt and lt gt moves the device up or down n May move removable device between Hard Disk or Removable Disk d Remove a device that is not installed Esc Exit F1 Help ti Select Item Change Values lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values FQ Setup Defaults The boot menu will list all bootable devices Use lt Enter gt to expand or collapse devices with a or Use lt gt or lt gt to arrange the priorities of all bootable devices 63 http www tyan com 3 7 Exit Menu 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 Load Setup
49. irect incidental or consequential damage loss of use loss of data or other malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this document 1 http www tyan com Table of Contents Check the box contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Congratulations 1 2 Hardware Specifications Chapter 2 Board Installation 2 1 Board Image 2 2 Block Diagram 2 3 Board Parts Jumpers and Connectors 2 4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 2 5 Installing the Processor s 2 6 Installing the Memory 27 Attaching Drive Cables 2 8 Installing Add in Cards 2 9 Installing Optional SO DIMM Modules 2 10 Connecting External Devices 2 11 Installing the Power Supply 2 12 Finishing up Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 About the BIOS 3 2 BIOS Main Menu 3 3 Advanced Menu 3 4 Security Menu 3 5 Power Menu 3 6 Boot Menu 3 7 Exit Menu Chapter 4 Diagnostics 4 1 Beep Codes 4 2 Flash Utility 4 3 Phoenix BIOS Post Code Appendix SMDC Information Glossary Technical Support 2 http www tyan com Check the box contents 1x 55397 motherboard 1x 34 Pin floppy drive cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 IDE cable 6 x Serial ATA cable lt 3 x Serial ATA power cable m o XE 2 1 x COM Port cable 2 x mini SAS Cable S5397WAG2NRF only Fou 1 x 12V Power Y cable 1x USB Y cable 5 5 b E 1 x IEEE1394a cable i ig 1 x Audio cable optional
50. lel ports 85h nitialize PC compatible BCh Clear parity checkers PnP ISA devices 86h onboard BDh Display MultiBoot menu orts 87h onfigure Motherboard BEh Clear screen optional Devices 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area BFh Check virus and backup reminders 89h Enable Non Maskable COh Try to boot with INT 19 Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Initialize rror Data Area Manager PEM 8Bh Test and initialize PS 2 C2h Initialize error logging mouse 8Ch Initialize floppy controller C3h error display unction 8Fh Determine number of C4h Initialize system error drives optional handler 90h Initialize hard disk C5h PnPnd dual CMOS controllers optional 91h Initialize Tocal bus hard disk C6h Initialize notebook docking controllers optional 92h Jump to UserPatch2 C7h nitialize notebook docking ate 93h Build MPTABLE for multi C8h Force check optional rocessor boards 95h nstall CD ROM for boot Extended checksum 67 Clear huge ES segment BIOS Boot Block register Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs BIOS Boot Block Check for SMART Drive optional Initialize the CPU adow option ROMs Initialize system timer Set up Power Management Initialize system I O Initialize security engine optional Check force recovery boot nable hardware interrupts Checksum BIOS ROM Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Go t
51. 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 rec
52. n nj 1 FAN1 TACH 2 FAN2 TACH 3 FAN3 TACH 4 FAN4 TACH 5 FAN5 TACH 6 FAN6 TACH 13 7 FAN7 TACH 8 FAN8 TACH 9 FAN9 TACH 10 FAN10 TACH 11 GND 12 KEY 13 GND 14 PWM SIG J8 IPMB Header 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SDAT 2 GND 3 SCLK 4 NC J2 Aux Power Header for TYAN Riser Card M2061 1 eocen Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 5V 12V 5V GND GND J38 LCM Header for Barebone It is designed for BAREBONE use only 6 m n 5 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC5 2 RXD 2 mm 3 KEY 4 GND 5 VCC5SBY 6 TXD 15 http www tyan com aa LT Y LI MO 4 00 QUEOOCEIDOLICIO 00 amp amp 1 O 16 http www tyan com J3 Onboard HD Audio Header TYAN does not provide cables for this header The audio cable comes 2 10 along with the 3rd party chassis supporting front audi
53. nable Trusted Platform Module TPM support Options Disabled Enabled 61 http www tyan com 3 5 Power These settings allow you to configure the power options for your system PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Enable ACPI Yes Item Specific Help ACPI Suspend Type S3 Resume on Time Off Resume Time 00 00 00 Power Button Function Power Off After Power Failure Stay Off F1 Help 1 Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Enable ACPI This allows you to enable or disable ACPI BIOS Options No Yes ACPI Suspend Type This allows you to select one of the ACPI power states S1 S2 or S3 If selected the corresponding power state will support Options S3 51 53 51 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 NOTE This item is hidden when Resume On Time is set to Off Power Button Function This specifies the behavior of the system after the power button is pressed On Off This turns on off the system after the power button is pressed Wake Sleep This wakes the system from puts the system to sleep Options On Off Wake Sleep After Power Failure Spec
54. ne XON XOFF CTS RTS Console Connection This feature is used to indicate 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 This feature is used to enable console redirection after OS has loaded Options Off On 60 http www tyan com 3 4 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 Clear User Password Is Clear Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password Enter Rui DESS ONA Set User Password Enter Password on boot Disabled TPM Support Disabled F1 Help 1 y Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values 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 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 TPM Support It allows you to e
55. ne 1 COM2 header e One 1 2x9 pin TYFP header e One 1 2x6 pin TYFP2 header for TYAN barebone e One 1 2x7 pin FAN header for TYAN barebone e One 1 3x2 pin LCD module header Two 2 2x5 pin 1394 header Back Panel I O Ports e One 1 stacked PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors e One 1 stacked USB2 0 x 2 ports One 1 9 pin serial port e One 1 15 pin VGA port e Two 2 stacked RJ 45 x2 LAN ports one 1 RJ 45 Form Factor e Extended ATX 12 x 13 board size with proprietary CPU heatsink mounting holes EPS 12V SSI 24 8 4 4 pin power connectors for 5x 12V input Regulatory Class B DoC European Community CE DoC Trusted Platform Management TPM e Infineon SLB9635TT 1 2 Server Management e Supports Server Management TYAN SMDC M3295 2 M3296 support SMDC card is optional System Management e Winbond W83793G Hardware Monitoring IC CPU thermal amp voltage monitor support e Six 6 4 pin fan monitoring headers circuit for Woodcrest Clovertown Wolfdale DP Harpertown processor thermal monitoring Integrated PCI 1394 VT6308 PCI FireWire IEEE1394 controller Two 2 IEEE1394 headers cable Integrated LAN Controllers One x1 Intel Gilgal 82563EB PHY Direct link to ESB2 Two x2 Gigabit LAN ports Two front panel LED supported via TYFP2 header BIOS Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit Flash ROM
56. o BIOS Set time of day Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize System Management Mode Initialize Memory type Output one beep before Initialize Memory size boot Boot to Mini DOS Shadow Boot Block Clear Huge Segment Boot to Full DOS SEU memory test Initialize interrupt vectors http www tyan com 68 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
57. o 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 75 http www tyan com 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
58. o jack module mm Signal Pin Signal 1 9 MCL 2 GND LINER 6 MIC JD SENSE 8 KEY LINE L 10 LINE JD Pin 1 3 MIC R 4 PRESENT 5 7 9 SATAO0 1 2 3 4 5 SATA RAID Connector 7 Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the Serial ATA cable Pin 1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Pin5 Pin6 Pin 7 TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 J6 CD IN Audio Header TYAN does not provide cables for this header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CD_R 2 CD_GND 3 CD_GND 4 CDL P1 Audio Jack Header Optional audio cable for rear panel audio jack is available for order MiTAC 1 m n 2 P N 422774700001 B m uim Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIC L 2 MIC R 3 GND 4 MIC JD mm 5 LINE IN L 6 LINE IN R 1 18 12 7 8 LINE IN JD 9 LINE OUT L 10 LINE OUT R 11 NC 12 LINE OUT JD J22 J23 IEEE1394 Header 2 10 in Signal Pin Signal 2 6 XTPBM PWR 12V 8 PWR 12V KEY 10 GND 17 http www tyan com OLD
59. ocated in the same place Console communicates with Manager The Console is used to monitor and control the Agent through the Manager 70 http www tyan com 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 PCl 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
60. ocessor has to be installed very carefully to prevent the contact pins of the socket from breaking It is strongly recommended the processor installation job to be handled by the experienced technician 2 Pull the locking lever out of it s locked position and let it spring into the open position 3 Lift the metal cover to expose the socket interior and place the socket in as shown Pin 1 24 http www tyan com 4 Close the cover and return the locking lever to its locked position 5 Repeat this procedure for the second processor socket 6 Turn the board upside down and insert the heat sink spring mechanism as shown T Turn the board the right way up again and screw the heat sink into place 25 http www tyan com 8 Repeat this procedure for the second processor 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 Apply some a little will work more doesn t equal better performance thermal compound to the top of the processor Try and apply a thin even layer over the top of the processor Align the heatsink with the four holes around the processor socket Press the heatsink down until the four screws are securely seated in the holes Use screw drive to secure the four screws
61. ore 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 35 http www tyan com NOTE 36 http www tyan com 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 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 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 atthe time of print and are subject to change and therefore may not match exactly what is displayed on screen This section describes the BIOS setup program The setup program lets you modify basic configuration s
62. pecific Help Installed O S Win OS Select the operating Reset Configuration Data No lled Large Disk Access Mode DOS System Hats OLOR VOUK system which you Rout Port 80h cycles to LPC Hee most commonly Option ROM Placement Disabled N te AB Incorrect setting can cause some Advanced Chipset Control to Advanced Processor Options display unexpected gt Device Configuration behavior Event Logging Hardware Monitor Console Redirection Watchdog Timer Disabled F1 Help 1 Select Item Change Values Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Previous Values F9 Setup Defaults Installed OS Select the operating system installed on the PC Note An incorrect setting can cause the operating system to behave unpredictably Options Win OS Other 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
63. ptions Disabled Enabled Auto Serial Port This defines how the serial port is detected and configured Options Enabled Disabled Base I O Address This sets the base I O address for serial port A B Options 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Interrupt This sets the interrupt for serial port A B Options IRQ3 IRQ4 55 http www tyan com 3 3 4 DMI Event Logging PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit DMI Event Logging Item Specific Help Event log validity Event log capacity Valid Space Available View DMI event log Enter Event Logging Enabled ECC Event Logging Enabled Mark DMI events as read Enter Clear all DIM event logs No F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Event Log Validity Report the validity of the DMI event log Event Log Capacity Report the space available in the DMI event log If set to Full the event log has no more available space to store DMI events View DMI Event Log Press Enter to view the contents of DMI event log Event Logging This option configures the logging of DMI events Options Enabled Disabled ECC Event Logging This option configures the logging of ECC events Options Enabled Disabled Mark DMI Events as Read Press Enter to mark all DMI events in the event log as read Clear Event Logs
64. shortening or skipping certain standard booting procedures If enabled the BIOS will shorten the booting process by skipping some tests and shortening others In addition it will also perform the following to further speed up the booting process If disabled the BIOS will run the whole gamut of boot up tests It is recommended that you disable this feature when you boot up a new computer for the first time or whenever you install a new piece of hardware This allows the 44 http www tyan com BIOS to run full diagnostic tests to detect any problems that may slip past Quick Boot s abbreviated testing scheme After a few error free test runs you should enable this feature for much faster booting Options Enabled Disabled Default Primary Video Adapter This feature is used to select the priority of initialing VGA card PCI VGA or PCI E VGA Options Auto PCI POST Errors Enabled BIOS will halt amp display error message if there is any POST error Disabled BIOS will not halt if there is any POST error Options Enabled Disabled 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 45 http www tyan com 3 3 Advanced Menu This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Count 1 Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item S
65. 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 65 http www tyan com 4 3 Phoenix BIOS Post Code ode Beeps Description ode Beeps Description 0 Verity Real Mode est CPU bus cloc freq quency 03h Disable Non Maskable 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Interrupt 1 ne Manager 04h Get 36h Warm start shut down 06h Initialize aon hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial 3Ah Autosize cache POST values 09 Set IN POST flag 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers OAR Initialize CPU registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values OBh Enable CPU ca
66. 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 IPL devices have the ability to load and execute 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 71 http www tyan com Bus a data pathway The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the processor and system
67. tment 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 C 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 D1904 130 80 http www tyan com
68. to choose among Keyboard Controller Style KCS Block Transfer BT style Intelligent Chassis Management Bus Intelligent Platform Management Bus IPMB Emergency Management Port EMP and standard IPMI Over LAN communication as defined in latest 1 5 specification TYAN SMDC is compatible with all IPMI compliance software as well as TYAN System Operator 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 http www tyan com 69 http www tyan com Features of TYAN Server Management ES Monitor various system components remotely EG 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 E Manager manages the Agent The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the SMDC E The Manager and Agent should be l
69. tors 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 Tempest i5400PW 55397 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 30 http www tyan com TYAN has supplied two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter If you are in need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive 1 SATA drive cable connection 2 SATA drive power connection 3 SATA cable motherboard connector 4 SATA drive power adapter Attaching Floppy Drive Cables Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives See the picture below for an example of a floppy cable Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force a proper connection of the
70. use 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 79 http www tyan com Notice for the USA E 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 This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer on an experienced radio television technician for help Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian Depar
71. www tyan com where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage and worm propagation Options Enabled Disabled Set Max Ext CPUID 3 This feature is used to set Max CPUID extended function value to 3 Options Disabled Enabled Discrete MTRR Allocation This feature is used to configure the MTRR method Disabling the feature will set the MTRR method in continuous status Options Disabled Enabled Processor Power Management Select the Processor Power Management Options Disabled GV1 GV3 only Direct Cache Access Direct Cache Access is a system level protocol in a multi processor system to improve I O network performance Options Disabled Enabled 54 http www tyan com 3 3 3 I O Device Configuration This setting allows you to configure I O devices PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit I O Device Configuration Item Specific Help Floppy Disk Controller Enabled Serial port A Enabled Base address 8 Interrupt IRQ4 Serial port B Enabled Base I O address 2F8 Interrupt IRQ3 F1 Help Select Item Change Values FQ Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt gt Select Menu Enter Select P Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Floppy Disk Controller This defines how the floppy disk controller is detected and configured O

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