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1. 1 Es ps3 Mouse FAN2 FANI xL FANS L lee usBo F E 1 fox 5 FAN3 E 3 g gt 2 JHE 3 O VIA es a 3 aj ae a d E g 2 VT82C694x e 2 5 a E m E 2 2S lt B S zz S 1 1 i P l a ala 2 ALIAAITA 72 8 5 E E 8 8 8 8 gt E 3 E Ez S amp 3 n J8 WOR leq AGP port corr J9 WOL PCI slot 1 3 volt d PCI slot 2 battery a E IPA4 1 FAN6 8 PCI slot 3 ps ES El 5 ee S JP6 B JP7 PCI slot 4 E VIA ni FANA 2 VT82C596B NE m PCI slot 5 d E Tio J10 E P14 amp PCIslot 6 C FAs l ISA slot The tiny 1 s next to jumpers of 3 pins or more indicate the position of pin 1 for that jumper 12 http www tyan com SoS FUTER Figure 2 4 Map of S1834 Features VIA Apollo Pro 2 SECC slots 133A Chipset 4 DIMM slots z s gt m Double row ATX connectors S10 29UU09 Ajddns Jamog XIV AGP port S10 29uuoo Kddo 4 pue qai 6 PCI slots Award BIOS 1 ISA slot 1834 Tiger 133 13 Chapter 2 ca uren Board Installation 1 Setting Jumpers 1 A CPU Speed Settings Jumpers JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 There are two steps to set the CPU speed First set the clock multiplier with jumpers JP4 7 according to t
2. Virus Warning A Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled Allows you to choose First Boot Device Floppy the VIRUS warning Second Boot Device HDD 0 feature for IDE Hard Third Boot Device LS120 Disk boot sector Boot Other Device Enabled protection If this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled function is enabled Boot UpFloppy Seek Enabled and sameone attempts Boot Up NumLock Status On to write data into this Gate A20 Option Normal area BIOS will show a Typematic Rate Setting Disabled warning message on X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Screen and alarm beep X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup MPS Version Control For OS 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CCOO0 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled v DCO00 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 1834 Tiger 133 39 Chapter 3 zaas uren BIOS Configuration Advanced BIOS Features Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Virus Warning A Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Chec
3. ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DRAM Timing The system board designer must select the proper value for these fields according to the specifications of the installed DRAM chips Turbo mode reduces CAS access time by 1 clock tick SDRAM Cycle Length This field sets the CAS latency timing DRAM Clock Allows you to set the memory clock speed to either 66MHz or equal to the CPU clock speed depending on your memory speed 1834 Tiger 133 45 Chapter 3 2I 68 BIOS Configuration Memory Hole This option specifies the location of an area of memory that cannot be addressed on the ISA bus The settings are Disabled 512KB 64KB or 15MB 16MB P2C C2P Concurrency By enabling this function the PCI AGP Master to CPU Cycle can be concurrent if the Host CPU is performing R W access to the PCI or slave devices Fast Read Write turn around If Enabled it reduces the turn around time for a memory read is followed by a memory write consecutively System BIOS Cacheable If Enabled results in better system performance by permitting caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh Any program which tries to write to this memory area however may cause a system error Video RAM Cacheable Increases video performance by caching video memory AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI me
4. In Doze mode only the CPU s speed is slowed DRAM Dynamic RAM is a widely available very affordable form of RAM which has the unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is not recharged regularly every few milliseconds This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than non recharged RAM such as SRAM Qo Fr O o o 2 xX EDO RAM Extended Data Out RAM speeds access to memory locations by assuming that memory addresses are static the next time it looks for a bit of data it will be at the same spot or one nearby 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 on the website ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is a format for storing informa tion about Plug and Play devices in the system BIOS This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots Firmware is low level software that controls the system hardware 1834 Tiger 133 65 Appendix LEE Waren Glossary Form factor is an industry term for the size shape power supply type and external connector type of the PCB personal computer board or motherboard The standard form factors are the AT and ATX although TYAN also makes some Baby AT boards A Global timer is an onboard hardware timer such as the Real Time Clock
5. While the channel runs at only 66MHz it supports data transmission during both the rising and falling ends of the clock cycle yielding an effective speed of 133MHz Qo e n o 2 x AT was the original form factor of IBM s PC ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface also known as IDE or ATA is 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 hard drives ATX form factor was designed to replace the AT form factor It improves on the AT design by rotating the board ninety degrees so that the IDE connec tors are closer to the drive bays and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan The keyboard mouse serial USB and parallel ports are built in Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity The greater the bandwidth the more 1834 Tiger 133 63 Appendix EAM Lures Glossary data the bus phone line or other electrical path can carry Greater bandwidth then also results in greater speed The BIOS Basic Input Output System program 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 A buffer is 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 key board driver
6. z4u uven Board Installation 5 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives The colored stripe on a ribbon cable should connect to Pin 1 The primary IDE connector is black the secondary IDE connector is white In most cases this is the proper way of connecting your IDE cable to the hard drive Figure 2 14 below shows the IDE cable properly connected to the motherboard Contact your hard disk drive manufacturer or documentation for more information Es s 5 uu i 4 oa r4 E Note The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are Harddisk drives are not auto detected may be a Master Slave problem or a bad IDE cable Contact your vendor Hard Disk Drive Fail message at bootup may be a bad cable or lack of power going to the drive e No video or beeps onbootup usually means the cable is on back wards Hard drive lights are constantly on bad IDE cable or defective drives motherboard Try another HDD e Hard drives do not power up check power cables and cabling May also be a bad power supply or IDE drive http www tyan com 24 SoS FUTER Connecting Floppy Drives Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down one side of the cable see Figure 2 15 Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be positioned so that it is right next t
7. 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before key strokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1000 millisec onds Security Option If you have set a password select whether the password is required every time the System boots or only when you enter Setup OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM on your system Video BIOS Shadow Software that resides in a read only memory ROM chip on a device is called firmware The EliteBIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS video BIOS and similar operating instructions that come with some expansion peripherals such as for example a SCSI adaptor Shadowing copies firmware from ROM into system RAM where the CPU can read it through the 16 bit or 32 bit DRAM bus Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system through the 8 bit X bus Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals but it also reduces the amount of high memory 640 KB to 1 MB http www tyan com 42 CUOMWPLTEN available for loading device drivers etc Enable shadowing into each section of memory separately Many system designers hardwire shadowing of the system BIOS and eliminate a System BIOS Shadow option Video BIOS shadows into memory are
8. Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug and Play aware e g Windows 95 Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot 1834 Tiger 133 57 CUOMPLTEN Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play EliteBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you select Auto all the interrupt request IRQ and DMA assignment fields disappear because the BIOS automatically assigns them IRQ Resources IRQ n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port 1 PCIAISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture DMA Resources DMA n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC
9. Handshaking is a form of encryption One system typically the server sends an encryption scheme to another agent typically a client Thus the client s data is protected during transmittal to the server HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive H SYNC controls the horizontal properties of the monitor IC Integrated Circuit is the formal name for the computer chip IDE Integrated Device or Drive Electronics is a simple self contained hard drive interface It can handle drives up to 8 4GB in size Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs EIDEs IDE INT IDE Interrupt is a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE TO Input Output is the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware mouse keyboard etc IRQ An Interrupt Request is 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 Happily Plug and Play operating systems take care of these details for you ISA stands for Industry Standard Architecture ISA is a slower 8 or 16 bit BUS data pathway Latency is 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 is waiting for the peripheral to send some
10. data back peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components NVRAM ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non Volatile RAM memory that holds its data without power DRAM in contrast is volatile http www tyan com 66 CUOMPLTEN OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers like Compaq or IBM package other companies motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them The 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 stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI is a 32 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 The PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes are the data transfer modes used by IDE drives These modes use the CPU for data transfer DMA channels do not PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU PCI to PCI bridge allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot Pipeline burst SRAM is a fast secondary cache It is used as a secondary cache because SRAM is slower than SDRAM but usually larger Data is cached first to the faster primary cache and then when the primary cache is full to the slower secondary cache Pipelining improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second instruct
11. for some reason re install your original BIOS from the backup file Remember always reset the CMOS after flashing to a new BIOS see page 15 Warning If you do not successfully install a complete BIOS file in the flash memory on the mainboard your system may not be able to boot If this hap pens it will require service by your system vendor Follow the instructions in this section precisely to avoid such an inconvenience 1834 Tiger 133 61 Chapter 3 2A arer BIOS Configuration chapter 4 System Resources Beep Codes Fatal errors which halt the boot process are communicated through a series of audible beeps Currently the only beep code indicated that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps Any other beeps are probably a RAM problem http www tyan com 62 SoS FUTER IX Append Glossary ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is 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 is 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
12. notice and is provided here for reference purposes only The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at the time of print although they may not be exactly the same as that displayed on your screen This manual describes the Award BIOS Setup program The Setup program lets you modify basic system configuration settings The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery backed memory called NVRAM that retains the information when the power is turned off The Award BIOS in your computer is a customized version of an industry standard BIOS for IBM PC AT compatible personal computers It supports Intel x86 and compatible processors The BIOS provides critical low level support for the system central processing memory and I O subsystems The Award BIOS has been customized by adding important but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection power management and detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup 1834 Tiger 133 29 Chapter 3 z u urzen BIOS Configuration Starting Setup The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power on self test POST When these preliminaries are finished the BIOS seeks an
13. same Setup While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems the appearance of your Setup screens may differ from the screens shown here Each system design and chipset combination require custom configurations In addition the final appearance of the Setup program depends on your system designer Your system designer can decide that certain items should not be available for user configuration and remove them from the Setup program Main Setup Menu When you enter the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility a Main Menu similar to the one shown below appears on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several Setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press enter to accept and enter the sub menu A brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Following is a brief summary of each Setup category CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults P Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults P Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password gt Integrated Peripherals Set User Password P Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup P PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving gt PC Health Status Esc 1 Quit Tloe Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color http www tyan com 32 SoS
14. snen esten suus 70 Chapter 1 PEE ees Introduction chapter 1 Introduction Overview The 1834 Tiger 133 is a quality high performance motherboard designed for dual Intel PII PII microprocessors The Tiger 133 utilizes the VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipset VT82C694X with Award BIOS The 1834 can support CPU speeds of 450MHz through 800 MHz and host bus speeds of 100 MHz to 133 MHz the VIA chipset s bus speed is Auto Determined by the CPU The 1834 motherboard with built in 4x AGP slot provides high performance capabilities that are ideal for a wide range of demanding applications such as CAD CAM CAE desktop publishing 3D animation 3D Games and video production This system board in an ATX form factor offers far more features and expandability than other ATX models Some of the features included are onboard dual channel PCI PIO Bus Master IDE and UltraDM A 66 onboard floppy controller and onboard high speed I O PC133 SDRAM support and Virtual Channel Memory SDRAM support Flexibility and expandability have been designed into the Tiger 133 With I O and drive controller support built onboard the one AGP slot plus six PCI gives a total of seven usable slots for numerous add on expansion cards Remember to visit TYAN Computer s web site located at http www tyan com There you can find information on all of TYAN s products along with FAQs distributors list and drivers http www tyan com Icons In order to he
15. ADME TXT A text file of instructions S71AWXX BIN The new BIOS file This file name is subject to change and can have either a bin or rom extension The FMW records or programs a new BIOS onto the flash memory chip You cannot upgrade an Award BIOS to an AMI BIOS or vice versa Note You should always clear your CMOS after flashing a BIOS This will clear out any stray settings from your old BIOS which may have been carried over from the flashing process Most problems encountered after flashing a 1834 Tiger 133 59 Chapter 3 z24w usen BIOS Configuration BIOS will be solved by this simple procedure see Hardware CMOS amp Pass word Reset page 16 To reprogram the system BIOS the CPU must be running in real mode FMW will not run if the CPU is operating in a protected or virtual mode This means that you cannot run it with Windows running or with any memory manager software You must disable any memory manager software before you can run FMW The easiest way to do this is as follows 1 Boot your system from a bootable floppy disk with no CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT files and then run FMW from a backup copy of your support disk You can make your back up floppy bootable when you format it and use one disk for both purposes 2 If you are using MS DOS 6 x you can use the feature that allows you to bypass the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files You can access this feature by pressing F5 while the Starting MS DOS
16. ASKIR Amplitude shift keyed infrared port UART2 Duplex Mode This setting allows the COM port to receive and transmit data simultaneously Default is at half duplex RxD TxD Active This setting is reserved and should be left as default Default setting is Hi Lo IR Transmission delay Adjust this setting to set the delay before a signal is sent through the IR port Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port Onboard Parallel Mode This option allows the user to select a mode for the onboard parallel port ECP Mode Use DMA Allows the parallel ports to enable DMA this a faster transfer rate EPP Mode Select This setting selects the printer port s data transfer mode PWRON After PWR Fail This function enables the computer to power up or down after a sudden power interruption If the setting is set to OFF the computer will stay off even if the power is resumed If it is set to On the computer will power on when power is restored If the setting is set to Former Sts the computer will return to the previous state before the power was interrupted 1834 Tiger 133 51 Chapter 3 z24w usen BIOS Configuration Power Management Setup Power Management Setup Fail Safe and Optimized Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Item Help P Power Management
17. AT bus specification requiring a specific DMA channel PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop Please leave this field at Disabled Assign IRQ for VGA Assign an IRQ number to your VGA adapter Assign IRQ For USB Assign an IRQ number to your USB device controller http www tyan com 58 SoS FUTER User Password Supervisor User When you select this function a message appears at the center of the screen ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter Typing a pass word clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory Now the message changes CONFIRM PASSWORD Again type the password and press Enter To abort the process at any time press Esc In the Security Option item in the Advanced BIOS Features Setup screen select System or Setup Note To clear the password simply press Enter when asked to enter a password Then the password function is disabled Flash Writer Utility You can upgrade the BIOS on your motherboard by using the Flash Memory Writer FMW utility This utility can be downloaded from TYAN s BBS and from the TYAN website The system BIOS is stored on a flash EEPROM chip on the mainboard which can be erased and reprogrammed by the FMW The following three files make up the FMW AWDFLASH EXE The Flash Memory Writer utility for Award to Award upgrade RE
18. C Check SDRAM 10ns SDRAM 10ns SDRAM 10ns 3 Host CLK Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 64M Enabled Auto DA Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled A Item Help Menu Level lt Tle Mme Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults 44 E7 Qptimized Defaults http www tyan com Chipset Features Setup Optimized Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns A Item Help Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns Menu Level gt Bank 6 7 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns SDRAM Cycle Length 3 DRAM Clock Host CLK Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperature Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled AGP Driving Control Auto X AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write Disabled OnChip USB Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled v Tle wove Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save
19. Cooling Fan Slot 1 type Pentium II III can be used on the Tiger 133 Please refer to page 15 for the correct CPU jumper settings for your CPU Remember e The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can easily be damaged by static electricity Do not touch the CPU pins with your fingers You should be able to insert the CPU into the slot with very little force Do not press down hard on the CPU as you will bend or break pins and possibly damage your motherboard e After the CPU is securely seated install the appropriate cooling device Tyan strongly recommends a heatsink fan combination Consult with your case manufacturer for other cooling options z o gt a m Installing Slot1 Type CPUs Using a cooling mechanism for processors is extremely important The active cooler shown in Figure 2 9 below is equipped with a cooling fan and heat sink allowing better air flow and heat dissipation for the CPU The size of the cooling mechanism will not interfere with CPU installation The CPU will fit with ease into the CPU slot of the Tiger 133 board tl Figure 2 9 Note If only one CPU is used a terminator card provided must be inserted into the vacant CPU slot in order for the motherboard to POST important 1834 Tiger 133 21 Chapter 2 ca ureaDoard Installation Figure 2 10 below shows an overhead view of the retention braces positioned at both ends of the CPU slot Be sure to tighten the retention brace scre
20. FUTER Standard CMOS Features Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features Award Software enhanced BIOS options Advanced Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset Integrated Peripherals I O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripherals controller in your system Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM options PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options PC Health Status Displays CPU System Temperature and Fan Speeds Load Fail Safe Defaults BIOS defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable a password Only the supervisor password permits access to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable a password The user password generally allows only power on access Save amp Exit Setup Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit Setup 1834 Tiger 133 33 Chapter 3 sams uren BIOS Configuration Standard CMOS Setup In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Sof
21. Installation 1 F Soft Power Connector The Soft Power Connector is part of jumper block J10 The Tiger 133 uses the chipset for power management including turning on and off the system If the Power Button Function option in the BIOS Power Management Menu is set to On Off which is the default pressing the power button once after the BIOS has booted up will turn the system on and off If the Power Button Function option is set to Suspend pressing the power button once will wake the system or send it to Suspend mode In this case you cannot turn the system off unless you shut down through the Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds 1 G Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The Reset switch on your case s display panel provides you with the Hard ware Reset function which is the same as power on off The system will do a cold start after the Reset button is pushed J10 pin 5 amp 7 for example 1 H Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector JP14 The JP14 connector is an intrusion alarm that can be connected to the system chassis When active JP14 is connected to the chassis this alarm will alert the system administrator anytime someone opens the system s case 1 I Power LED Connector Refer to panel connector J10 for 2 pin LEDs 3 pin LED s c
22. MHz Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQA Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal X UART2 Duplex Mode Half X RxD TxD Active Hi Lo X IR Transmission delay Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode SPP X ECP Mode Use DMA 3 X Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1 7 PWRON After PWR Fail Off v Tl weve Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel 0 1 This chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the primary and or secondary onboard IDE inter face Select Disabled to deactivate this interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface 1834 Tiger 133 49 Chapter 3 z4w usen BIOS Configuration DE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device IDE Primary
23. Press Enter Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Menu Level Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBIN Instant Off P Wake Up Events Press Enter Tl weve Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function Enable or disable Advanced Configuration Power Interface Power Management This option allows you to select the type or degree of power saving for Doze Standby and Suspend modes See the section PM Timers for a brief descrip tion of each mode This table describes each power management mode Max savi Maximum power savings Only available for SL CPUs Inactivity period is E 1 minute in each mode User Define Set each mode individually Select time out periods in the PM Timers section following Minimum power savings Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode except Mean drive http www tyan com 52 SoS FUTER Power Management option Fail safe and Optimized Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Power Management Item Help HDD Power Down Disable Doze Mode Disable Menu Level gt Suspend Mode Disable Tl weve Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Qotimized Defaults HDD Power Down After the select
24. Secondary Master Slave UDMA UDMA Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 66 MB s When you select Auto in the four DE UDMA fields for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device Init Display First Select the type of display adapter used in your system IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support KBC Input Clock Allows you to adjust the keyboard clock signal Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Select a logical COM port address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The second serial port offers infrared options in the next field http www tyan com 50 SoS FUTER UART Mode Select Select an operating mode for the second serial port Standard RS 232C serial port IrDA Serial infrared port
25. There are a few rules you need to follow when plugging in a card In order to assure proper operation and a quick installation adhere to these guidelines e NEVER force a card into a slot If it doesn t fit look at the importanti socket on the computer to make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot e NEVER plug an ISA card into a PCI slot or a PCI card in an ISA slot You will void your warranty and damage your system board if you do this e When plugging the card in especially when installing long cards try to push the entire card in at one time Don t force one end of the card into the socket first and then the other This will create a rocking motion between the card and the slot and it will damage the pins within the socket Make sure that the cards are seated securely into the slots Before turning on the system make sure no cards are touching em NOTE This motherboard operates on a 3 3 volt standby for PCI v2 2 Because of this you need to UNPLUG the AC power cord before installing your card Otherwise the motherboard may automatically power up when the card is inserted into the slot If you follow these basic guidelines there shouldn t be any problems with installation However if you do encounter any problems have a qualified professional install your cards for you or contact your card manufacturer Remember always read the manuals and installation notes that come with the adapter cards They co
26. Tyan S1834 Tiger 133 Motherboard User s Manual Revision 1 20 Copyright Tyan Computer Corporation 2000 All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from Tyan Computer Corp All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are property of their respective companies including but not limited to the following Award is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium II III Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation 1834 Tiger 133 are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation Information contained in this publication has been carefully checked for accuracy and reliability In no event will Tyan Computer be held liable for any direct or indirect incidental or consequential damage loss of use loss of data or other malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this manual The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice PRINTEDIN TAIWAN Table of Contents Hardware Specifications Feaures esses Technical Support cc cic ci ettet eed Returning Merchandise for Service 2 Board Installation ccsssssssssssssssssssssssssscssssscnsensesssncsncnsenecsssncsscneessesssessees Unpacking eedem e ettet dried Installation err reete e R
27. a C0000 C7FFE The remaining areas shown on the BIOS Features Setup screen may be occupied by other expan sion card firmware If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM based firmware you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM 1834 Tiger 133 43 Chapter 3 saeezuten BIOS Configuration Advanced Chipset Features This section describes features of the VIA KX 133 chipset Advanced Options The parameters in this screen are for system designers service personnel and technically competent users only Do not reset these values unless you understand the consequences of your changes Note This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields Chipset Features Setup Fail Safe Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing Bank 6 7 DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock Memory Hole P2C C2P Concurrency Fast R W Turn Around System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable AGP Aperature Size AGP 4X Mode AGP Driving Control X AGP Driving Value AGP Fast Write OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support CPU to PCI Write Buffer PCI Dynamic Bursting PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI Delay Transaction PCI 2 Access 1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read Memory Parity EC
28. an still be used on J10 where pin 13 would be for the E Ground pin 18 WOR J9 WOL O 1 J Server Management Connector O JID 2 J11 is reserved for server management CO hardware connection i Cf 110 JP14 JP10 CMOSRTC PEN The Real Time Clock RTC circuit which provides the date and time for the system is integrated into the Via Apollo Pro Plus 133A AGPset If the external battery for the RTC is low it will prevent your system from POSTing and you will not get a display Normally the life span of an external battery is 2 years If yours is running low you will need to replace it with a new 3V lithium battery Sony CR2032 http www tyan com e important SoS FUTER Flash EEPROM The Tiger 133 uses flash memory to store BIOS firmware It can be updated as new versions of the BIOS become available You can upgrade your BIOS easily using the flash utility see page 59 2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer for proper installa tion guidelines TYAN recommends that you use screw down the motherboard with all the mounting holes provided If your case does not have a hole for a standoff simply cut off the bottom of the plastic standoff so that the flat portion rests on the metal The adapter cards and the screws holding them down will keep your board flat The fastening screw should not short any of the traces on the motherboard Make certain that you do n
29. ary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode KBC input clock Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select X UART2 Duplex Mode RxD TxD Active x lt X IR Transmission delay Onboard Parallel Onboard Parallel X ECP Mode Use DMA X Parallel Port EPP Type Port Mode PWRON After PWR Fail Enabled Enabled Disabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Disable Disable Disable Disable PCI Slot Disabled 8 MHz Enabled 3F8 IRO4 2F8 IRQ3 Normal Half Hi Lo Enabled 378 IRQ7 Normal 3 EPP1 9 Off A 4 Item Help Menu Level Tle Mme Enter Select F5 Previous Values 48 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults E7 Qptimized Defaults http www tyan com Integrated Peripherals Optimized Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE ChannelO A Item Help OnChip IDE Channell Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level p Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled KBC input clock 8
30. detect the Capacity 0 MB HD s size head on this channel Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 TLoe wove Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives This section does not show information about other IDE devices such as a CD ROM drive or about other hard drive types such as SCSI drives Note We recommend that you select type auto for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives When you select type auto for a hard drive the BIOS detects its specifications during POST every time the system boots If you do not want to select drive type auto other methods of selecting the drive type are available 1 Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive s with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45 2 Select User and enter values into each drive parameter field 3 Use the IDE HDD Auto Dectection function in Setup 1834 Tiger 133 35 Chapter 3 z u urzen BIOS Configuration The following is a brief explanation of drive specifications Type The BIOS contains a table of pre defined drive types Each defined drive type has a specified number of cylinders number of heads write precompensation factor landing zone and number of sectors Drives whose specifications d
31. e 100MHz and 133MHz bus support e Pentium II or Pentium III 450 800MHz Two onboard VRMs VRM 8 4 spec Auto detect CPU Core Voltage VIA Apollo Pro 133A Chipset VT82C694X amp VT82C596B e Winbond W83977ATF Super I O chip Award BIOS 2Mbit Flash RAM e APM 1 2 amp ACPI 1 0 User settings of HW monitoring Auto configuration of IDE hard disk types Multiple boot options DMI2 0 compliant e Four 168 pin 3 3 V DIMM sockets e Supports up to 2 GB at 100 MHz e Supports up to 1 5 GB at 133 MHz e Supports PC100 PC133 SDRAM e One 2x 4x AGP v 2 0 slot e Six 32 bit PCI v 2 2 compliant slots One ISA slot shared w a PCI slot Seven total usable slots Two 40 pin IDE connectors for up to 4 drives e UltraDMA33 66 supported ATAPI IDE CD ROM andLS 120 supported See TYAN website for CPU Compatibility List www tyan com http www tyan com SoS FUTER Integrated I O One Floppy connector for up to 2 drives 1 44 MB 2 88 MB 3 mode Two 9 pin 16550 UART Serial ports One 25 pin ECP EPP Parallel port Two USB ports PS 2 Mouse amp Keyboard ports Hardware Monitoring e Hardware monitoring chip e 3 pin Fan monitoring headers 2 pin chassis Intrusion header Temperature and Voltage monitoring e 3 pin Wake on Modem header Form Factor ATX Footprint 12 x 9 6 e Stacked Mouse Keyboard ports e Stacked two USB ports e Stacked two Serial amp one Parellel ports Regulatory FCC Cla
32. ed period of drive inactivity 1 to 15 minutes the hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity 1 minute to hour the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity 1 minute to 1 hour all devices except the CPU shut off ACPI Suspend Type This setting controls the type of suspend function that is enabled once the computer has gone into suspend mode 1834 Tiger 133 53 Chapter 3 e44 uren BIOS Configuration Video Off Option Selects the power saving modes during which the monitor goes blank Always On Monitor remains on during power saving modes Suspend gt Off Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode All Modes gt Off Monitor blanked when system enters any power saving mode Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked The Blank Screen option will let the system BIOS blank the screen when disabling video V H sync Blank will allow the system BIOS to turn off the V SYNC and H SYNC signals running from the VGA card to the monitor V H System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes SYNC Blank blanks to the video buffer Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association VESA Use t
33. ee Quick Reference for Jumpers sse Map of Motherboard Jumpers sess 2 Setting Tumpers esee nae teen dide Clear CMOS amp Reset Password essere Soft Power Connector eese nentes 16 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation 16 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector sese 16 Power LED Conh ctot rette eerte eene 16 CMOS RTC Installing Add on Cards sse 26 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial and Parallel Devices 26 Connecting the Power Supply see 28 3 BIOS Configuration Main Setup Menu iet ettet tisini 32 Standard CMOS Setup esscsssssssscecessessscecevseseseesseseseneneseees 34 Advanced BIOS Features setup esee 39 Advanced Chipset Features Setup esses 44 Intergrated Peripherals esee Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configuration sssini Flash Writer Utility eese tenentes 59 4 System Resources eere esee estes eene toten enenenen en ea eae n enean tasa tete teta to ss 62 Beep Codes rere tet eR te 62 Appendix Glossar y eere eee ee eee ener ten ense isos ss sonate toten nes toa snae ten 63 Compliance Information eee eeeee eee eee eere estote te enenen ten
34. he CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus nonburstable transactions do not PCI Master 0 WS Write When this field is Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transaction cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specifica tion version 2 1 PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Select Enabled to rotate priority of PCI masters AGP Master 1 WS Write Read Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations Memory Parity ECC Check Select Enabled Disabled or Auto In Auto mode the BIOS enables memory checking automatically when it detects the presence of ECC or parity DRAM NOTE ECC memory functions are not supported on the Tiger 133 S1834 1834 Tiger 133 47 Chapter 3 comm urea BIOS Configuration Integrated Peripherals Note This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields Integrated Peripherals Fail Safe Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright Integrated Peripherals C 1984 2000 Award Software OnChip IDE ChannelO OnChip IDE Channell IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Second
35. he software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Modem Use IRQ If Modem Ring Resume is Enabled it is possible to wake the system by dialing in to it This field determines which IRQ will be monitored for the incoming call DPMS Support Soft Off by PWRBTN When you select Instant Off or Delay 4 Sec turning the system off with the on off button places the system in a very low power usage state either immediately or after 4 seconds with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect wake up event activity Wake Up Events A power management PM event awakens the system from or resets activity timers for Suspend mode http www tyan com 54 Soe FUTER Wake Up Events option Fail safe and Optimized Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events VGA OFF Item Help LPT amp COM LPT COM HDD amp FDD ON Menu Level gt DMA Master OFF Wake Up On LAN Disabled Modem Ring Resume Disabled RIC Alarm Resume Disabled X Date of Month 0 X Resume Time hh nm ss 0 0 0 Primary INIR ON IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Tl wove Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Fxit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Qotimized Defaults VGA When On any video activity is a PM event LPT amp COM Select none o
36. he specification of your CPU using the chart below After the system is ready to boot the BUS Speed is auto detected Presently all Celeron CPUs use a 66MHz bus speed Tyan does not recom mend operating CPUs memory or PCI Bus at higher than rated speed Tyan takes no responsibility for any problems related to overclocking any bus or important Component on the system board Multiplier Bus Speed set Jm prs Auto on board Detected JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 http www tyan com 14 SoS FUTER 1 B Panel Connector Settings Jumper J10 Power LED For 2 pin bicolor single color Use pins 2 4 z o gt r m Infrared NC J10 HHHHPHBHPBRPE EPIEEPIPIPIF 1z Bottom 1 C Wake On LAN J9 1 D Wake On Ring J8 1 E Clear CMOS and Reset Password JP10 oe If you have been locked out of your system because you forgot your password or set the CMOS incorrectly follow the instructions below 1 Power off the system UNPLUG POWER CONNECTOR ann 2 Set jumper JP10 to pins 2 and 3 3 Wait for 2 seconds then return jumper JP 10 to pins 1 and 2 4 Power on the system again By following this procedure you will erase your password and reset the CMOS to the BIOS defaults 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 2 ca uen Board
37. in the system while not requiring the use of the rest of the system resources For example IRQ8 the RTC Alarm is configured as Secondary by default Another example might be a network adapter continually polled by the network Secondary IRQn The following is a list of IRQs Interrupt Request Lines assigned to common system peripherals IRQO System Timer IRQ7 LPT1 IRQI Keyboard IRQS RTC Alarm IRQ2 Cascade Reserved IRQ9 FREE IRQ3 COM2 IRQ10 FREE IRQ4 COMI IRQI1 FREE IRQ5 FREE IRQI2 PS 2 Mouse IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQI3 Coprocessor IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQI15 Seconday IDE http www tyan com 56 SoS FUTER PnP PCI Configuration Note This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields PnP PCI Configurations Fail Safe and Optimized Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD X IRO Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are X DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play capable operating PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled system Select No if Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled you reed the BIOS to Assign IRQ For USB Enabled configure non Boot devices TLloe wove Enter Select PU PD Value FlO0 Save ESC Exit
38. ion 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 Qo e O 2 o 2 X PM timers Power Management timers are software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep suspend or doze mode PnP is an acronym for Plug and Play a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry Plug and Play devices require little set up to use Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug and Play aware operating system such as Windows 95 and go to work Devices and operating systems that are not Plug and Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware S1834 Tiger 133 67 J Appendix zdM uszn Glossary The term RAM Random Access Memory while technically referring to a type of memory where any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data is often used to refer to the system s main memory This memory is available to any program running on the computer ROM Read Only Memory is a storage chip which contains the BIOS Basic Input Output System the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM is so called because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously B
39. king Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled Allows you to choose First Boot Device Floppy the RUS waming Second Boot Device HDD 0 feature for IDE Hard Third Boot Device LS120 Disk boot sector Boot Other Device Enabled protection If this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled function is enabled Boot UpFloppy Seek Enabled and smeo attempts Boot Up NumLock Status On to write data into this Gate A20 Option Fast area BIOS will show a Typematic Rate Setting Disabled warning message on X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Screen and alarm Lbeep X Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup MPS Version Control For OS Tr OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CCOO00 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled v DCOO00 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Tl wove Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Virus Warning When enabled you receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive You should then run an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector not the entire hard drive Note Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message If you plan to run such a program
40. line is on the screen during boot up If you are uncertain whether or not you have a memory manager running try FMW If it works then there is no active memory manager on your system If you see a warning message about the CPU mode follow the above directions to get around the memory manager Once you have your CPU in real mode you can run FMW You can copy the contents of the Flash directory to your hard drive or you can run the utility from a backup of the support floppy disk Either way make sure that the new BIOS file is in the same directory as the FMW utility To start FMW change to the Flash directory if you are not already in it Type awdflash at the DOS command line and press the Enter key The FMW utility screen will appear http www tyan com 60 SoS FUTER FLASH MEMORY WRITER V3 0 Copyright C 1993 AWARD SOFTWARE INC For VX HX 2A59CT51 Date 4 13 98 File Name to Program Error Message Type in the whole file name e g 1834v100 BIN and confirm that you want to program the BIOS The utility will then Blank Erase and Program the flash memory on the mainboard with the new BIOS file You should choose Yes to save the original system BIOS to a floppy diskette before you program the new BIOS This leaves you with a backup of your original BIOS in case you need to re install it If you cannot successfully program the new BIOS file
41. lp you navigate this manual and set up your system we have added several icons to our format This icon alerts you to particularly important details regarding the setup or maintenance of your system This icon often appears next bh dS information that may keep you from damaging your board or l system While we will often point out the most vital paragraphs in a chapter you should always read every word in the text Failing to do so can lead to exasperation and expense Wherever possible we have included step by step instructions for setting up your system which are indicated by this icon However it pode is in your best interest to read an entire section and perhaps the entire manual before you begin to install your motherboard the manual with this icon these warnings should not be regarded as the whole of your safety regimen Never forget that computers are electrical devices and are capable of delivering a shock Prevent damage to yourself and to your board always ensure that your system is turned off and unplugged whenever you are working with it and that you are equipped with a static safety device z While we have alerted you to potential dangers in several places in 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 1 oms uren Introduction Hardware Specifications Features Processor Information Chipset Information BIOS Information Main Memory Expansion Slots Integrated PCI IDE e Two SECC SECC2 slots Slot One type
42. mory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation See www agpforum org for AGP information AGP 4x Mode Enables the 4X AGP mode for higher AGP throughput A 4X AGP graphics card is required to enable this function Due to Tyan s commitment to advanced technologies and first to market not all high performance 4X AGP graphics cards are compatible w our 1834 at the time of print please go to our web site for the latest update AGP Driving Control Due to the compatibility of some AGP cards with the chipset this setting is used to fine tune these issues Default is set to Auto AGP Driving Value This is the value set for the AGP Driving control The manufacturers recom mended setting is set to CC and it is suggested not to change this value http www tyan com 46 SoS FUTER AGP Fast Write This function allows the AGP port to function at a increased rate Enable this function to allow faster graphics performance OnChip USB The chipset contains an integrated USB controller Select Enabled if you have USB peripherals USB Keyboard Support This function enables the use of a USB Keyboard Default is Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disabled the writes are not buffered and t
43. nsfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 http www tyan com 68 SoS FUTER daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array is the PC video display standard V SYNC controls the vertical properties of the monitor ZIF socket Zero Insertion Force sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive pins The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket and the metal lever pulled down This shifts the processor over and down guiding it into place on the board o T O o o 2 X S1834 Tiger 133 69 CUOMPLTEN Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement Declaration of Conformity Procedure DoC FCC Part 15 This Device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer ence 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 receiver e Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice for Canada This apparat
44. ntain important information which will help you install the components right the first time 7 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial amp Parallel Devices This board includes ports for USB PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard devices Note that for this board the PS 2 mouse port is the upper PS 2 port and the PS 2 keyboard port is the lower PS 2 port The PS 2 connectors are probably quite familiar to you The USB connectors however may be foreign The USB Universal Serial Bus is 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 Figures 2 16 and 2 17 on the following page shows the USB ports on the left and PS 2 ports on the right respectively http www tyan com 26 z al gt m r Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 Connecting Com and Printer Ports PS 2 KB USB Com LPT Com2 Figure 2 18 Warning When plugging in your keyboard and mouse or when plugging anything into a serial or Com port make sure that the power is off Connecting these devices and ports while the power is on is called hot plugging and may damage your system Figure 2 18 above shows the ATX double row connectors on this board The Com and Printer ports as well as the other ports are labeled 1834 Tiger 133 27 Chapter 2 e44 usenDOard Installation 8 Connecting the Power S
45. o not accommodate any pre defined type are classified as type user Size Disk drive capacity approximate Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cyls Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landz Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Access Mode Auto Normal large or LBA Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode Normal Maximum number of cylinders heads and sectors supported are 1024 16 and 63 Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders LBA Logical Block Addressing During drive accesses the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector head and cylinder number into a physical block address significantly improving data transfer rates For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders http www tyan com 36 CUOMNPLTEN DriveA Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive s installed in the computer No diskette drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity Video Select the type of primary video subsys
46. o the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force you to connect the cable properly 3 5 VA L 5 25 a Indicates Pin 1 B Drive B Figure 2 15 Drive A z s gt m Drive A is usually attached to the end of the cable with the twist in it Drive B is usually connected to the middle of the cable Refer to your installation instructions or call your dealer if you are unsure about attaching floppy drives Refer to Figure 2 15 for a detailed anatomy of the floppy cable Remember you can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time The color stripe on the cable should face toward the top of your chassis or toward the battery on the motherboard Please refer to your documentation for proper installation Some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppies are e Floppy drives are not detected usually caused by faulty cables backward cables or a bad floppy or motherboard Try another single floppy drive to verify the problem or try another cable Also check to see if the onboard floppy is enabled in the BIOS Floppy Drive Fail message at bootup the cable floppy or motherboard may be faulty Try another cable or floppy drive to verify e Light on the floppy is on constantly a dead giveaway that the cable is on backwards Reverse the cable at the motherboard end and try again 1834 Tiger 133 25 Chapter 2 2ds urea Board Installation 6 Installing Add on Cards
47. operating system on one of the data storage devices hard drive floppy drive etc The BIOS launches the operating system and hands control of system operations to it During POST you can start the Setup program in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on or 2 By pressing the Del key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST TOENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS DEL KEY If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message appears and you are again asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE DEL TO ENTER SETUP Setup Keys The table on the following page shows how to navigate in Setup using the keyboard Getting Help Press F1 to pop up 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 http www tyan com 30 CUOMPLTEN Main Menu Quit and do not save changes into Esc key CMOS RAM Status Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the n
48. ore than one is installed It allows you to switch the A and B to make B become A Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled On the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations 1834 Tiger 133 41 J Chapter 3 z24w usezn DIOS Configuration Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB extended memory When set to Fast the system chipset controls Gate A20 When set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed particularly with OS 2 and Windows Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When Enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key of
49. ot overtighten the screw as it will damage the motherboard and possibly break internal traces in the surrounding area The hole you should use is located at the top center of the board where the adapter cards are fastened to the case z s gt 3 Installing Memory Since TYAN boards are manufactured with performance in mind you should use add in components that match It is highly recommended that the memory DIMMS are installed prior to connecting the power supply Some DIMM modules may seem to be high quality because of name or feel but that does not guarantee real world usability Some cheaper or OEM memory may have brand name components but they may contain inferior or substandard parts which do not meet the critical tolerances our products require Because of this your memory may not work correctly in a TYAN board though it may work well ina competitor s board This is because many of our competitors do not adhere to the strict tolerances required for high performance If you buy a TYAN board you are getting the best system available To make installation easy and trouble free get high quality parts Some brands we recommend are Advantage Memory Corsair Microsystems Millenium Kingston Memory QesTec Incorporated Unigen Micron Technology and Crucial Technology These DIMMs have proven to be very stable on our boards and perform extremely well Please check the TYAN website for more information and updates about memory com
50. path from memory to CPU and can accommo date up to 2 GB of PC100 SDRAM and up to 1 5GB of PC133 SDRAM The 168 pin DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules must be of the 3 3V unbuffered non ECC variety The position of the notch in the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or not a DIMM is unbuffered see the Figure 2 7 below All installed memory will be automatically detected so there is no need to set any jumpers T EHE ELELLETTTEPEPEEEHEL HET ETTTETTICR RFU Unbuffered 168 pin DIMM Buffered Figure 2 7 Some details of memory installation e Atleast one unbuffered DIMM must be installed for the system to POST e The mainboard supports 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB SDRAM e PC 100 DIMM is required if CPU bus speed is at 100MHz 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 2 ca uren Board Installation The table below shows some of the possible memory configurations Not all possible configurations are listed 16MBx1 16MBx1 16MBx1 16MBx1 16MBx1 16MBx1 32MBx1 16MBx1 16MBx1 32MBx1 32MBx1 16MBx1 32MBx1 32MBx1 32MBx1 64MBx1 64MBx1 0 128MBx1 0 0 128MBx1 0 128MBx1 128MBx1 128MBx1 128MBx1 128MBx1 128MBx1 128MBx1 128MBx1 256MBx1 0 256MBx1 0 512MB 256MBx1 256MBx1 256MBx1 0 768MB 256MBx1 256MBx1 256MBx1 256MBx1 1024MB 512MBx1 512MBxl 512MBx1 0 1 5GB 1 5GB memory capacity applies only to PC133 SDRAM http www tyan com 20 SoS FUTER 4 Installing the CPU and
51. patibility www tyan com 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 2 cae uen Board Installation e This motherboard operates on a 3 3 volt standby for the DIMM banks Because of this you need to UNPLUG the AC power cord before installing your DIMM memory modules Otherwise the motherboard may automatically power up when the memory is inserted into the slot Figure 2 5 Note The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard To install your DIMMs line your module up so that the pins fit into the slot There is only one way that your DIMM can fit properly Make sure that the short row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM slot Figure 2 5 shows how to sit the DIMM into its slot To insert the DIMM push down vertically on the module with even force as shown in the photo Do not shove one end in first doing so will bend the DIMM pins To lock the DIMM into place push the plastic clips on either end of the slot onto the notches in the ends of the DIMM see Figure 2 6 on the next page To remove your DIMM simply pull the clips back and pull up on the module Place the DIMMs in an anti static bag as soon as you remove them to avoid static damage http www tyan com 18 SoS FUTER z s gt m m Figure 2 6 Note The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard The Tiger 133 uses a 64 bit data
52. r one or more ports whose activity is a PM event HDD amp FDD When On any hard drive or floppy drive activity is a PM event DMA master When On any DMA or bus master activity is a PM event Wake Up on LAN This feature allows remote power up through a LAN connection when used in conjunction with a Wake on LAN compliant network adapter and appropriate software S1834 Tiger 133 55 Chapter 3 z24w uszn BIOS Configuration Modem Ring Resume When Enabled an input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from Suspend mode RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Wake Up on LAN This feature allows remote power up through a LAN connection when used in conjunction with a Wake on LAN compliant network adapter and appropriate software Primary INTR A system peripheral signals that it wants to gain the attention of the operating system by sending an interrupt request When the system is in Suspend mode IRQ activity can cause a Primary or Secondary wake up When Primary INTR is On the IRQs in the above fields can be configured as Primary Secondary or Disabled The system wakes up fully when it detects IRQ activity The system does not wake up but the interrupt request is processed Secondary interrupts are typically housekeeping devices needed to mainta
53. s KB approximately one thousand bytes and megabytes MB approximately one million bytes RAM is the computer s working memory where the computer stores programs and data currently being used so they are accessible to the CPU Modern personal computers may contain up to 64 MB 128 MB or more Base Memory Typically 640 KB Also called conventional memory The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area Extended Memory Above the 1 MB boundary Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB but current PCs and their software can use extended memory Other Memory Between 640 KB and 1 MB often called high memory DOS may load terminate and stay resident TSR programs such as device drivers in this area to free as much conventional memory as possible for applications Lines in your config sys file that start with loadhigh load programs into high memory http www tyan com 38 Advanced BIOS Features The screen shown on the following page contains industry standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS This section describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen The example screen below may vary from the one in your Setup program Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields Advanced BIOS Features Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features
54. s 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 the possibility of losing your data should the system crash Informa tion stored in a buffer is temporarily stored not permanently saved A bus is 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 A cache is a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application Using a cache lowers data access times since the needed informa tion is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slower DRAM Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory a typical cache size is 512KB while you may have as much as 1GB 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 512MB of the main memory onboard is capable of being cached However only 512KB of this memory
55. ss B Declaration of Conformity European Community CE Declaration of Conformity Software Specifications OS Operates with MS DOS ver 6 22 Windows 98 amp Win98 SE Windows NT 4 0 Novell 5 0 Windows 2000 RC3 pending SCO Unix 5 01 Linux 6 0 Please refer to http www tyan com for OS updates 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 1 c4 urea Introduction 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 Hence they should be of the most assistance Further if you purchased your system from a dealer near you you can actually bring your system in to them to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself which can have expensive consequences Please refer to your dealer for specific warranty coverage details Help resources 1 See FAQ and beep codes sections of this manual 2 See Tyan web site for FAQ bulletins driver updates etc http www tyan com 3 Contact your dealer or distributor 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
56. tem in your computer The BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem but you do not select it in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adpater includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On During the power on self test POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process These are the selections POST does not stop for any errors Atenas 0 If the BIOS detects any non fatal error POST stops and prompts you to All errors take corrective action All But Keyboard POST does not stop for a keyboard error but stops for all other errors All But Diskette POST does not stop for diskette drive errors but stops for all other errors All But Disk Key ps does not stop for a keyboard or disk error but stops for all other 1834 Tiger 133 37 J Chapter 3 se44 usen BIOS Configuration Memory You cannot change any values in the Memory fields they are only for your information The fields show the total installed random access memory RAM and amounts allocated to base memory extended memory and other high memory RAM is counted in kilobyte
57. the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products For Resellers Only A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered You can 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 or hand carried to the manufacturer TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you http www tyan com SoS FUTER chapter 2 Board Installation Unpacking The motherboard package should contain the following 1 1834 mainboard 1 34 pin floppy cable pack 1 80 pin ATA 66 IDE cable 1 S1834 User s Manual I DriverCD 2 URM Retention Modules Terminator card is currently not needed on this board when using only a single processor Check http www tyan com for information and updates concerning CPUs Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard The mounting hole pattern of the 1834 matches the ATX system board specifications Your chassis should support a standard ATX mainboard form factor How to install our products right the first time What s the first thing I should do The first thing you should do is read this user s manual It contains important information which will make configuration and setup much easier Here are some precautions yo
58. to fail over time Installation Steps 1 Set Jumpers 2 Mount Motherboard in Chassis 3 Install Memory 4 Install CPU amp Cooling Fan 5 Connect IDE and Floppy Drives 6 Connect Power Supply 7 Install Add on Cards 8 Connect PS 2 USB Serial and Parallel Devices http www tyan com SoS FUTER Quick References for Jumpers In this manual the terms closed and on are used when referring to jumpers or jumper pins that are active open and off are used when referring to jumpers or jumper pins that are inactive See the Figure 2 1 for examples of on and off pins and jumpers Jumpers and pins are connected by slipping the plastic jumper connector overtop of two adjacent jumper pins indicated by 1 2 or 2 3 The metal rod inside the plastic shell bridges the gap between the two pins completing the circuit See Figure 2 2 for more example of pin connections z a gt C 2 pin jumpers 3 or more pin jumpers off on 1 2 2 3 open 1 1 1 H 2 2 2 3 3 3 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the jumpers for CPU speed Infrared and external connector pin assignments among others The miniature motherboard maps will help you locate the jumpers on your board A full page map of the motherboard can be found on the next two pages 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 2 ca surea Board Installation Figure 2 3 Map of Motherboard Jumpers
59. tware Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Sat Jan 1 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss 0 10 30 Menu Level gt gt IDE Primary Master None gt IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None To enter next page for gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None detail hard drive gt IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None settings Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 31744K Total Memory 32768K Tl wowe Enter Select PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information This field is for information only Press the arrow keys to move to the desired field date month year Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field Time The time format is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Press the arrow keys to move to the desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field http www tyan com 34 SoS FUTER IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Menu Ievel Access Mode Auto To auto
60. u should follow when installing your mother 1834 Tiger 133 Chapter 2 sass urte aABOoard Installation important procedure board 1 Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag Unplug the power from your computer and then touch any metal part on the computer case Or wear a grounded wrist strap 2 Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board 3 Avoid touching motherboard components IC chips connectors and leads 4 Avoid touching pins of memory modules and chips 5 Place motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag Having reviewed the precautions above the next step is to take the mother board out of the cardboard box and static bag hold it by its edges and place it on a grounded antistatic surface component side up Inspect the board for damage DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED Press down on any of the socket ICs if it appears that they are not properly seated the board should still be on an antistatic mat Do not touch the bottom of the board Remember don t take any electronic device out of its protective bag until you are ready to actually install it into the computer case If you do not ground yourself you risk zapping the motherboard or adapter card Subsequent problems may not arise immediately because electrostatic dis charge damage unlike physical damage causes the device
61. umeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color backwards me Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu F5 ke Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS y only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 ke Load the default CMOS RAM value from BIOS y default table only for Option Page Setup Menu F7 key Load the default F8 key Reserved F10 key Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer is no longer able to boot restart by either using the ON OFF switch the RESET button or by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt at the same time or clear the CMOS see page 15 for details The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand In particular do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen by Award Software or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may causing the system to become un stable 1834 Tiger 133 31 Chapter 3 z u urzen BIOS Configuration Setup Variations Not all systems have the
62. upply Tyan recommends using an ATX power supply that conforms to industry standard revision 2 01 The Tiger 133 motherboard comes equipped with one onboard power connector Figure 2 16 below shows an ATX power connector When plugging in the power connector make sure that the plastic clip on the power connector is aligned with the plastic tab on the onboard connector see Figure 2 17 below Make certain that you do not miss any pins because if you do you will void your warranty and cause damage to yourself or your motherboard when you turn the system on After connecting the power make sure the connector is seated firmly into its socket so it will not become loose or fall off when the computer is jostled or moved Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 Note The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard You are done Other than checking the jumper settings and cable connections and putting the case back on you are done Installing a new motherboard may sound difficult but by following these directions you should have a fairly uneventful time installing our products If you do encounter problems your dealer will be able to help you or you can consult one of our many technical support resources see page 8 http www tyan com 28 important Soe FUTER chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Introduction to Setup The BIOS section of the manual is subjected to change without
63. us complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de Classe B d interfer ence radio tel que sp cifi par le Minist re Canadien des Communications dans les r glements d interf rence radio Notice for Europe CE Mark This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC EMC CAUTION Lithium Batteries included with this board Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer instructions F1 Fuse 1 F2 Fuse 2 Rated 30V DC hold current at 1 6 A Note The joystick port maximum output rating is 9 amperes at 5 volts Document D1396 120 http www tyan com 70
64. we recommend that you first disable the virus warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type on up contain internal cache http www tyan com 40 EOS FUTER memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enables Error Checking and correction ECC on the L2 cache onboard the CPU Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power on self test POST A quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable quick POST Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work Boot Sequence The original IBM PCs loaded the operating system from drive A floppy disk so IBM PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and then on drive C hard disk However modern computers usually load the operating system from the hard drive and may even load it from a CD ROM drive The BIOS now offers a large number of boot devices and boot sequence options Swap Floppy Drive This option allows you to swap the floppy drives if m
65. 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 are chips that hold the basic start up information for the BIOS http www tyan com 64 SoS FUTER The COM port is another name for the serial port which is so called because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire and receives data on another single wire that is the data is transmitted in serial form one bit after another Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time that is in parallel form eight bits at the same time DIMM Dual In line Memory Modules are a faster and more capacious form of RAM than SIMMs and do not need to be installed in pairs DIMM bank DIMM banks are 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 are similar to IRQs DMA channels allow hardware devices like sound cards or keyboards to access the main memory without involving the CPU This frees up CPU resources for other tasks As with IRQs it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line Plug and Play devices will take care of this for you
66. ws to secure them onto the motherboard Figure 2 10 Carefully line up the pins of the CPU with the pins of the Slot while placing the CPU between the two retention braces the CPU cooling fan should face the memory DIMM sockets Lower the CPU onto the motherboard see Figure 2 10 below Your CPU will be firmly secured onto the motherboard once the retention braces snap into the sides of the CPU The installed CPU should look like Figure 2 12 on the following page Figure 2 11 Note The images on these two pages are used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard http www tyan com 22 SoS FUTER z s gt m m Figure 2 12 Note The retention module shown above may not represent the one provided with your motherboard You will also need to connect the CPU s cooling fan cable to the cooling fan power connector on the board Locate the cooling fan connector e g FAN1 on the motherboard Plug the CPU s cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the board There will be a plastic clip assembly similar to that of the ATX power connector that will force you to connect the fan cable correctly see Figure 2 13 below Removing CPU To remove the CPU gently bend the sides of the retention brace away from the CPU and slowly pull the CPU upwards This may require careful firm tugs to pull the CPU out of its slot Figure 2 13 1834 Tiger 133 23 Chapter 2
67. y transferring data alter nately 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 The serial port is so called because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire and receives data on another single wire that is the data is transmitted in serial form one bit after another SIMM Single In line Memory Modules are the most common form of RAM They must be installed in pairs and do not have the carrying capacity or the speed of DIMMs SIMM bank socket SIMM sockets are the physical slots into which you stick SIMM modules A pair of SIMM sockets form a SIMM bank and act as a unit If only one socket is filled the bank will not operate In Sleep Suspend mode all devices except the CPU shut down SRAM Static RAM unlike DRAM does not need to be refreshed in order to prevent data loss Thus it is faster and more expensive In Standby mode the video and fixed disk drive shut down all other devices operate normally UltraDMA 66 is a fast version of the old DMA channel UltraDMA is also called UltraATA Without UltraDMA your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission rates of the new UItraATA hard drives Universal Serial Bus or USB is 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 tra

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