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Tyan Computer Tyan S1598 Network Card User Manual

1. 57 Flash Writer Utility 57 4 System Resources 60 POST Messages 60 Appendix 1 Glossary 64 This page has been intentionally left blank http www tyan com 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The S1598 Trinity ATX is a quality high performance mainboard designed for Socket 7 microprocessors This mainboard utilizes the VIA MVP3 100MHz AGPset and host bus speeds of 66MHz to 100MHz For CPU speed support please refer to the CPU Compatibility Chart in Tyan s website http www tyan com support html socket_7_compatibility html The Trinity ATX also has 100MHz Front Side Bus support which allows you to take full advantage of 100MHz SDRAM memory modules The S1598 mainboard with built in 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 and video production This system board achieves high reliability with numerous features and yet is small enough to be supported in an ATX form factor Some of the
2. 20 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives 22 Connecting the Power Supply 23 Installing Add on Cards 24 Connecting PS 2 USB Serial amp Parallel Devices 25 Frequently Asked Questions 26 3 BIOS Configuration 30 Introduction to Setup 30 Main Setup Menu 33 Standard CMOS Setup 35 BIOS Features Setup 38 Chipset Features Setup 43 Power Management Setup 46 PnP PCI Setup 51 Integrated Peripherals 54 User Password
3. 5 Hardware Specifications Features 5 Software Specifications 7 Technical Support 7 Returning Merchandise for Service 8 2 Board Installation 9 Unpacking 9 Precautions 9 Installation Steps 10 What is a Jumper 11 Map of Motherboard Jumpers 12 Picture of Motherboard Features 13 Setting Jumpers 14 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 16 Installing Memory 17 Installing CPU and Cooling Fan
4. Hard drives do not power up check power cables and cabling May also be caused by a bad power supply or IDE drive Figure 2 10 Pin 1 Chapter 2 Board Installation S1598 Trinity ATX 23 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 11 on the following page Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be posi tioned so that it is right next to the power connector In most cases there will be a key pin on the cable which will force you to connect the cable properly 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 11 for a detailed anatomy of the floppy cable Remember you can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time Some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppies are 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 Light on the floppy
5. Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de Classe B d interference 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 Document D1353 100 S1590 Trinity 100AT Jumper Settings Quick Reference See pages 14 16 for details on Jumpers CPU Clock Multiplier r eilp itlu M 1 P J 2 P J 3 P J x 5 2 N O N O F F O x 3 F F O N O F F O x 5 3 F F O F F O F F O x 4 N O F F O N O x 5 4 N O N O N O x 5 F F O N O N O x 5 5 F F O F F O N O s a e m a S 7 P J k c ol C U P C 2 1 k c ol C P G A 3 2 Memory Clock 3 1 P J tl u a f e D 2 1 S O M C t e s e R 3 2 CMOS Reset J3 External Pin Assignments VCC 1 2 Power LED LED 3 4 Ground Ground 5 6 Power On Off Switch 7 8 Ground VCC 9 10 Ground Receive 11 12 K B Lock IRRX 13 14 Ground Ground 15 16 SMI Switch IRTX 17 18 Ground HDD LED Reset Switch Infrared Pwr Slp LEDs Power Switch SMI Switch FAN Pin Assignments 1 2 3 2 N A F 1 N A F D N G V 2 1 r otin o M n a F CPU Core Voltage Settings e g atlo V U P C 8 P J 9 P J 0 1 P J 1 1 P J 2 1 P J V 3 1 F F O
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7. Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Assign IRQ for USB Enabled Assign IRQ for VGA Disabled Slot 1 Use IRQ No Auto Slot 2 Use IRQ No Auto Slot 3 Use IRQ No Auto Slot 4 Use IRQ No Auto Slot 5 Use IRQ No Auto BIOS Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default PnPOS Installed No No Resources Controlled By Manual Manual Reset Configuration Data Disabled Disabled IRQ3 assigned to Legacy ISA Legacy ISA IRQ4 assigned to Legacy ISA Legacy ISA IRQ5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP IRQ7 assigned to Legacy ISA Legacy ISA IRQ9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP IRQ10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP IRQ11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP IRQ12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP IRQ14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP IRQ15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP http www tyan com 52 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Settings Chart continued PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug and Play aware e g Windows 95 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 Reset Configuration Data N
8. F F O F F O F F O N O V 4 1 F F O N O F F O F F O N O V 5 1 F F O F F O N O F F O N O V 6 1 F F O N O N O F F O N O V 7 1 F F O F F O F F O N O N O V 8 1 F F O N O F F O N O N O V 9 1 F F O F F O N O N O N O V 0 2 F F O N O N O N O N O V 1 2 N O F F O F F O F F O F F O V 2 2 F F O N O F F O F F O F F O V 3 2 N O N O F F O F F O F F O V 4 2 F F O F F O N O F F O F F O e g atlo V U P C 8 P J 9 P J 0 1 P J 1 1 P J 2 1 P J V 5 2 N O F F O N O F F O F F O V 6 2 F F O N O N O F F O F F O V 7 2 N O N O N O F F O F F O V 8 2 F F O F F O F F O N O F F O V 9 2 N O F F O F F O N O F F O V 0 3 F F O N O F F O N O F F O V 1 3 N O N O F F O N O F F O V 2 3 F F O F F O N O N O F F O V 3 3 N O F F O N O N O F F O V 4 3 F F O N O N O N O F F O V 5 3 N O N O N O N O F F O CPU Bus Speed Settings d e e p S s u B 4 P J 5 P J 6 P J z H M 0 6 3 2 3 2 3 2 z H M 6 6 2 1 3 2 3 2 z H M 5 7 2 1 2 1 3 2 z H M 3 8 2 1 3 2 2 1 z H M 5 9 3 2 2 1 2 1 z H M 0 0 1 2
9. G V A G E A G V A G E r o F y arr A s cih p ar G o e di V retp a d A s cih p ar G d e c n a h n E sretp a d a r otin o m A G P r o A G V S A G E S 0 4 A G C e d o m n m ulo c 0 4 ni p u re w o p retp a d A s cih p ar G r olo C 0 8 A G C e d o m n m ulo c 0 8 ni p u re w o p retp a d A s cih p ar G r olo C O N O M sretp a d a e m o rh c o n o m n oitulo s er h gih s e d ulc ni reta p d a e m o rh c o n o M BIOS sr o rr e o N sr o rr e y n a r of p ots t o n s e o d T S O P sr o rr e ll A ot u o y st p m o r p d n a s p ots T S O P r o rr e lataf n o n y n a stc ete d S O I B e ht fI n oitc a e vitc e rr o c e k at d r a o b y e K tu B ll A sr o rr e r e ht o lla r of s p ots tu b r o rr e d r a o b y e k a r of p ots t o n s e o d T S O P ette k si D tu B ll A r e ht o lla r of s p ots tu b sr o rr e e vir d ette k si d r of p ots t o n s e o d T S O P sr o rr e y e K k si D tu B ll A r e ht o lla r of s p ots tu b r o rr e k si d r o d r a o b y e k a r of p ots t o n s e o d T S O P sr o rr e htt
10. Parity and ECC ECC only with Parity memory Expansion Slots One AGP Slot supports 66 133MHz speeds Five 32 bit PCI 2 1 Bus Master slots Two 16 bit ISA slots One shared seven usable slots total All slots support full length add on cards On Board PCI IDE Two 40 pin IDE connectors for up to 4 drives PIO Mode 3 4 UltraDMA33 66 supported ATAPI IDE CD ROM and LS 120 supported On Board I O One Floppy port 1 44MB 2 88MB 3 mode Two 9 pin 16550 UART Serial ports One 25 pin ECP EPP Parallel port One Fast IR TX RX header Two USB 0 1 rev 1 2 ports Two USB 2 3 rev 1 2 ports via cable optional PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard ports S1598 Trinity ATX 7 INTRO On Board Audio Manufacturing Option VIA VT82C686 digital link audio AC 97 Codec on board One MIDI Game port Line in MIC in and Line out ports 4 pin CD ROM audio ATAPI header 4 pin Video in ATAPI header Other Features 3 pin Wake on LAN header 3 pin Wake on Ring Two 3 pin Fan speed monitoring support Form Factor ATX design 8 3 x 12 0 4 Layer board 20 pin ATX power connector Stacked double row I O connectors Requires ATX 2 01 power supply Software Specifications OS Operates with Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 OS 2 v4 0 Novell Netware v5 0 and SCO Unix v5 05 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system you should turn to yo
11. and the metal lever pulled down This shifts the processor over and down guiding it into place on the board Appendix 1 Glossary S1598 Trinity ATX 71 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 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 CAUTION LITHIUM BATTERIES included with This PC 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 Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations
12. on the AT design by rotating the board ninety 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 serial USB and parallel ports are built in Glossary Appendix 1 Glossary Appendix 1 S1598 Trinity ATX 65 Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity The greater the bandwidth the more data the bus phone line or other electrical path can carry Greater bandwidth then also results in greater speed A BBS Bulletin Board System is a computer system with a number of modems hooked up to it which acts as a center for users to post messages and access information 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 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 the possibility of losing your data should the system crash Informa tion stored in a buffer is temporarily stored not permanently saved A bus
13. s k n alb s etir w yln o m ets y S n O s y a w l A s e d o m g niv a s re w o p g niru d n o s nia m er r otin o M ff O gt d n e p s u S e d o m d n e p s u S sretn e m ets y s n e h w d e k n alb r otin o M ff O gt s e d o M ll A e d o m g niv a s re w o p y n a sretn e m ets y s n e h w d e k n alb r otin o M S1598 Trinity ATX 49 Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity 1 minute to 1 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 PM Events A power management PM event awakens the system from or resets activity timers for Suspend mode You can disable monitoring of common interrupt requests so they do not generate PM events VGA When On any video activity is a PM event LPT amp COM Select none or 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 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 yo
14. ss a p a retn E http www tyan com 58 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 BIOS will be solved by this simple procedure see Hardware CMOS amp Pass word Reset page 33 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 lt F5 gt while the Starting MS DOS 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 m
15. F O x 4 N O F F O N O x 5 4 N O N O N O x 5 F F O N O N O x 5 5 F F O F F O N O important 1 A CPU Bus Speed Settings 1 B CPU Clock Multiplier 1 C CPU Core Voltage Settings e g atlo V U P C 8 P J 9 P J 0 1 P J 1 1 P J 2 1 P J V 3 1 F F O F F O F F O F F O N O V 4 1 F F O N O F F O F F O N O V 5 1 F F O F F O N O F F O N O V 6 1 F F O N O N O F F O N O V 7 1 F F O F F O F F O N O N O V 8 1 F F O N O F F O N O N O V 9 1 F F O F F O N O N O N O V 0 2 F F O N O N O N O N O V 1 2 N O F F O F F O F F O F F O V 2 2 F F O N O F F O F F O F F O V 3 2 N O N O F F O F F O F F O V 4 2 F F O F F O N O F F O F F O e g atlo V U P C 8 P J 9 P J 0 1 P J 1 1 P J 2 1 P J V 5 2 N O F F O N O F F O F F O V 6 2 F F O N O N O F F O F F O V 7 2 N O N O N O F F O F F O V 8 2 F F O F F O F F O N O F F O V 9 2 N O F F O F F O N O F F O V 0 3 F F O N O F F O N O F F O V 1 3 N O N O F F O N O F F O V 2 3 F F O F F O N O N O F F O V 3 3 N O F F O N O N O F F O V 4 3 F F O N O N O N O F F O V 5 3 N O N O N O
16. N O F F O 1 Setting Jumpers S1598 Trinity ATX 15 INSTALL 1 F Memory Clock The memory clock can be set to run at the CPU clock speed or to the AGP bus speed normally 66MHz The benefit of this setting is that you can run the CPU bus at 100MHz with only 66MHz memory by setting the memory clock jumper to AGP Hardware CMOS amp Password Reset If you have been locked out of your system because you forgot your password or set the CMOS incorrectly follow the instruc tions below 1 Power off the system 2 Set jumper JP13 to pins 2 and 3 3 Wait for 2 seconds then return jumper JP13 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 1 D J3 External Pin Assignments S O M C 3 1 P J tl u a f e D 2 1 S O M C t e s e R 3 2 VCC 1 2 Power LED LED 3 4 Ground Ground 5 6 Power On Off Switch 7 8 Ground VCC 9 10 Ground Receive 11 12 K B Lock IRRX 13 14 Ground Ground 15 16 SMI Switch IRTX 17 18 Ground HDD LED Reset Switch Infrared Pwr Slp LEDs Power Switch SMI Switch J3 Side View Pin1 Pin17 Pin2 Pin18 1 2 3 2 N A F 1 N A F D N G V 2 1 r otin o M n a F 1 E FAN Pin Assignments JP8 JP12 JP1 JP7 J3 J4 FAN1 FAN2 JP13 k c o l C y r o m e M 7 P J k c o l C U
17. P C 2 1 k c o l C P G A 3 2 http www tyan com 16 Chapter 2 Board Installation ACPI Bi Color LED Connector J5 This connector provides a bi color green yellow LED for your computer chassis When the computer system is On the Green LED will light up If the system is on stand by mode the Yellow LED will light up Whenever there is an incoming message the LED will flash on and off Soft Power Connector The Soft Power Connector is located on pins 6 and 8 of jumper block J3 Pressing the Soft Power Button will turn the sytem on and off Holding this button for more than four seconds when the system is on will power down the system Pressing it again will reboot the system Speaker Connector Installation The Trinity ATX provides a 4 pin header to connect the speaker The speaker is connected to jumper block J4 CMOS RTC The VIA MVP3 AGPset includes a Real Time Clock RTC circuit which provides the date and time for the system If the external battery for the RTC is low you will lose your BIOS settings 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 USB There are two ATX Universal Serial Bus ports on the back of the board The board also has an additional USB header USB2 USB3 on the edge of the board near the third PCI slot This header can be used to connect a USB port on the front of the cha
18. VIA Apollo chipset on the motherboard In addition Windows NT 4 0 does not support Intel s i740 and older chipsets Nor does it support VIA apollo chipset Such a combination will definitely cause a conflict One solution to this problem is to install VIA s AGP driver AGP driver ver 2 6 or later It is included on the Tyan Driver CD or you can download it from Via s web site at http www via com tw drivers index htm Q How do I identify Pin 1 of a 3 pin jumper A There should be a small numeral 1 silkscreened on the board in white next to pin 1 You can also look on the back side of the board pin 1 is identified with a square solder footprint Q Does the motherboard support 2X AGP A Yes the S1598 supports x2 AGP Q What drivers do I install from the CD ROM provided with the S1598 motherboard A Inside the CD ROM provided with the Trinity motherboard are Win95 Win98 and WinNT 4 0 drivers for VIA MVP3 chipset and are located in the VIA folder The agpvxd folder will install driver support for AGP video NOTE this driver is for Win95 users only however some Win98 users may need to install this driver who are having conflicts in Device Manager There are no drivers for WinNT 4 0 The Bmide folder will install driver support for VIA IDE Busmaster NOTE this driver is for Win95 and WinNT 4 0 users Win98 users normally DO NOT have to install this driver Win98 has built in VIA IDE Bustmaster driver when installed origina
19. correct specifications for the diskette drive s installed in the computer Floppy 3 Mode Support When Enabled the BIOS supports a type of 3 5 in diskette drive that can read 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB diskettes Video Select the type of primary video subsystem 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 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 e n o N d ellats ni e vir d ette k si d o N ni 5 2 5 K 0 6 3 y tic a p a c ety b oli k 0 6 3 e vir d d r a d n ats e p y t C P h c ni 4 1 5 ni 5 2 5 M 2 1 y tic a p a c ety b a g e m 2 1 e vir d y tis n e d h gih e p y t T A h c ni 4 1 5 ni 5 3 K 0 2 7 y tic a p a c ety b oli k 0 2 7 e vir d d e dis el b u o d h c ni 2 1 3 ni 5 3 M 4 4 1 y tic a p a c ety b a g e m 4 4 1 e vir d d e dis el b u o d h c ni 2 1 3 ni 5 3 M 8 8 2 y tic a p a c ety b a g e m 8 8 2 e vir d d e dis el b u o d h c ni 2 1 3 A
20. 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 discharge damage unlike physical damage causes the device to fail over time Power Supply Requirement If you use an ATX Power Supply it should be 2 01 compliant Standby current must be 750mA or higher SB5V 0 75A Installation Steps You are now ready to install your mainboard The mounting hole pattern of the S1598 matches the ATX system board specifications Your chassis should have standard ATX mainboard form factor mounting holes and an ATX power supply 1 Set Jumpers 2 Mount Motherboard in Chassis 3 Install Memory 4 Install CPU amp Cooling Fan 5 Connect IDE and Floppy Drives warning S1598 Trinity ATX 11 INSTALL 6 Connect Power Supply 7 Install Add on Cards 8 Connect PS 2 USB Serial and Parallel Devices What is a Jumper 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 r
21. install a complete BIOS file in the flash memory on the mainboard your system may not be able to boot If this happens it will require service by your system vendor Follow the instructions in this section precisely to avoid such an inconvenience BIOS http www tyan com 60 Chapter 4 System Resources chapter 4 System Resources POST Messages During the power on self test POST the BIOS either sounds a beep code or displays a message when it detects a correctable error Following is a list of POST messages for the ISA BIOS kernel Specific chipset ports and BIOS extensions may include additional messages An error message may be followed by a prompt to press F1 to continue or press DEL to enter Setup Beep Currently the only beep code indicates that a video error has occurred 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 BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of the BIOS code in the BIOS chip is incorrect indicating the BIOS code may have become corrupt Contact your system dealer to replace the BIOS CMOS battery failed CMOS battery is no longer functional Contact your system dealer for a replacement battery S1598 Trinity ATX 61 SYSTEM CMOS checksum error Defaults loaded Checksum of CMOS is incorrect so the system loads the default equipment configuration A checksum error ma
22. m it tc ele S ylla u divid ni e d o m h c a e te S g ni w ollof n oitc e s sre m iT g niv a S ni M h c a e ni ru o h 1 si d oire p ytivitc a n I s g niv a s re w o p m u m ini M e vir d d ra h e ht tp e c x e e d o m Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default Modem Ring Resume Disabled Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Disabled Primary INTR ON ON IRQ3 COM2 Primary Primary IRQ4 COM1 Primary Primary IRQ5 LPT2 Primary Primary IRQ6 Floppy Disk Primary Primary IRQ7 LPT1 Primary Primary IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Secondary Secondary IRQ10 Reserved Secondary Secondary IRQ11 Reserved Secondary Secondary IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Primary Primary IRQ13 Coprocessor Disabled Primary IRQ14 Hard Disk Primary Primary IRQ15 Reserved Disabled Disabled BIOS http www tyan com 48 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Video Off Option Selects the power saving modes during which the monitor goes blank 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 MODEM Use IRQ If Modem Ring Resume is Enabled it is possible to wake the system b
23. make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot 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 Chapter 2 Board Installation Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 important S1598 Trinity ATX 25 you do this 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 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 contain important information which will help you install the components right the first time 8 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 fa
24. 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 in a 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 Corsair Microsystems Kingston Memory and QesTec Incorporated These DIMMs have proven to be very stable on our boards and perform extremely well For a list of recom mended memory vendors please visit Tyan s website at www tyan com go to the Memory Support area in the Support section This table lists some of the possible memory configurations Not all possible configurations are listed Note This board does NOT support Registered DIMMs Check with your memory dealer for more information k n a B M M I D 1 k n a B M M I D 2 k n a B M M I D 3 l a t o T 1 x B M 8 0 0 B M 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 0 B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 B M 4 2 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 8 1 x B M 8 B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 8 4 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 6 1 1 x B M 6 1 B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3
25. pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Esc gt keys when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST TO ENTER 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt 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 lt Esc gt or the F1 key again In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot the EliteBIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default configuration http www tyan com 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration You can invoke this override by immediately pressing lt Insert gt when you restart your computer You can restart by either using the ON OFF switch the RESET button or by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt A
26. vary from the one in your Setup program Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields S1598 Trinity ATX 39 BIOS Feature Setup Default Settings Chart ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET59 BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Cyrix 6x86 MII CPU ID Enabled Gate A20 Option Normal Memory Parity ECC Check Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults BIOS Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default Virus Warning Disabled Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Enabled External Cache Enabled Enabled Quick Pow er On Self Test Disabled Enabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI A C SCSI Sw ap Floppy Drive Disabled Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Enab
27. write operations AGP Master 1 WS Read Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations Assign IRQ for USB Assign an IRQ number to the onboard USB port Assign IRQ for VGA Assign an IRQ number to your VGA adapter Slot 1 5 IRQ for VGA This option allows a user to assign specific IRQ s to the PCI Slot 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 OnChip IDE First Channel Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 OnChip IDE Second Channel Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Disabled IDE Primary Slave UDMA Disabled MPU 401 I O Address 330 333H IDE Secondary Master UDMA Disabled IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled Onboard Serial Port 2 Disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET59 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults S1598 Trinity ATX 55 Integrated Peripherals Default Settings Chart On Chip PCI IDE First Second Channel This chipset con
28. 1 x B M 8 B M 2 7 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 1 x B M 2 3 B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 2 3 B M 0 6 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B M 2 9 1 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 1 x B M 4 6 B M 6 5 2 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 4 6 B M 0 2 3 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 8 2 1 1 x B M 8 2 1 B M 4 8 3 1 x B M 6 5 2 1 x B M 6 5 2 1 x B M 6 5 2 B M 8 6 7 important http www tyan com 18 Chapter 2 Board Installation 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 3 above 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 4 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 The Trinity 100AT uses a 64 bit data path from memory to CPU and can accommodate up to 38
29. 4MB of SDRAM The 168 pin DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules must be of the 3 3V unbuffered variety The position of the notch in the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or not a DIMM is unbuffered see Figure 2 5 below All installed memory will be automatically detected so there is no need to set any jumpers Figure 2 3 The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard S1598 Trinity ATX 19 INSTALL The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard Some details of memory installation The mainboard supports 32MB 64MB 128MB SDRAM modules PC 100 DIMMs are required if CPU bus speed is at 100MHz SDRAM Parity and ECC using Parity memory memory is supported Cache Memory The Trinity ATX has 1MB or 2MB of onboard pipeline burst SRAM This SRAM cannot be upgraded Figure 2 4 RFU Buffered Unbuffered 168 pin DIMM Figure 2 5 http www tyan com 20 Chapter 2 Board Installation 4 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan Socket 7 processors see Specifications on page 5 can be used on the Trinity ATX Please refer to page 14 for the cor rect CPU jumper settings for your CPU Remember 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 Before the CPU is installed the mainboar
30. 750 or 1000 millisec onds BIOS http www tyan com 42 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration 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 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Your BIOS Setup many not contain this field If the field is present leave at Disabled OS Select for DRAM gt 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 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 area C0000 C7FFF The remaining areas shown on the BIOS Features Setup screen m
31. C ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults BIOS http www tyan com 44 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Chipset Features Setup Default Settings Chart Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 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 Read Pipeline Select Enabled to pipeline reads from system memory Pipelining improves system performance Cache Rd CPU Wt Pipeline Select Enabled to pipeline reads from cache memory and writes from the CPU Pipelining improves system performance Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default Bank 0 1 DRAMTiming SDRAM10ns SDRAM10ns Bank 2 3 DRAMTiming FP EDO 70ns FP EDO 70ns Bank 4 5 DRAMTiming FP EDO 70ns FP EDO 70ns SDRAMCycle Length 3 3 DRAMRead Pipeline Disabled Enabled Cache Rd CPU Wt Pipeline Disabled Enabled Cache Timing Fast Fast Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Enabled SystemBIOS Cacheable Disabled Enabled Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr Disabled Disabled AGPAperture Size 64M 64M OnChip USB Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disabled Current CPU Temperature 35C 95F 35C 95F Current SystemTemp 27C 80F 27C 80F
32. Current CPUFAN Speed 0 RPM 0 RPM Current SYSFAN Speed 0 RPM 0 RPM Vcore 2 40V 2 40V 3 3V 3 31V 3 31V 5V 4 95V 4 95V 12V 12 12V 12 12V S1598 Trinity ATX 45 Cache Timing For a secondary cache of one bank select Faster For a secondary cache of two banks select Fastest Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a memory access error may result in a system error 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 Memory Hole at 15Mb Addr You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory 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 OnChip USB The chipset contains an integrated USB controller Select Enabled if you have USB peripherals USB Keybo
33. I Local Bus configuration options Integrated Peripherals I O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripherals controller in your system Supervisor User Password Change set or disable a password In BIOS versions that allow separate user and supervisor passwords only the supervisor password permits access to Setup The user password generally allows only power on access IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Setup Defaults Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Save amp Exit Setup Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit Setup S1598 Trinity ATX 35 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 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 mo
34. M 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 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 slower three to ten times slower than non recharged RAM such as SRAM EDO RAM Extended Data Out RAM speeds access to m
35. 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 Here 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 do 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 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 S1598 Trinity ATX 37 Drive A Drive B Select the
36. Tyan S1598 Trinity ATX Motherboard User s Manual Revision 1 00 Copyright Tyan Computer Corporation 1999 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 propery of their respective companies including but not limited to the following AwardBIOS is a trademark of Award Software Inc Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation INTEL Pentium Pentium MMX are trademarks of Intel Corporation S1598 Trinity ATX is a trademark 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 PRINTED IN USA Table of Contents 1 Introduction 4 Overview 4 Icons
37. ailed prepaid or hand carried to the manufacturer TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you S1598 Trinity ATX 9 chapter 2 Board Installation Unpacking The mainboard package should contain the following 1 S1598 mainboard 1 40 pin IDE and 34 pin floppy cable pack 1 S1598 User s Manual 1 Driver CD Precautions 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 you should follow when installing your mother board 1 Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag Unplug the power from your computer INSTALL http www tyan com 10 procedure 1 2 3 Chapter 2 Board Installation important 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
38. anager 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 lt Enter gt key The FMW utility screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration S1598 Trinity ATX 59 For VX HX 2A59CT51 Date 4 13 98 File Name to Program Error Message FLASH MEMORY WRITER V3 0 Copyright C 1993 AWARD SOFTWARE INC Type in the whole file name e g A61AW10 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 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 33 Warning If you do not successfully
39. apacity 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 Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB ex tended 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 Memory Parity ECC Check Select Enabled or Disabled If Enabled allows memory checking when the BIOS detects the presence of ECC or Parity DRAM 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 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
40. ard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Curren CPU SYS Fan Speed Vcore 3 3V 5V 12V These values are automatically detected and displayed by the BIOS BIOS http www tyan com 46 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Power Management Setup Note This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET5A POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC ACPI Function Disabled Primary INTR ON Power Management User Define IRQ3 COM2 Primary PM Control by APM Yes IRQ4 COM1 Primary Video Off Option Suspend gt Off IRQ5 LPT2 Primary Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank IRQ6 Floppy Disk Primary MODEM Use IRQ 3 IRQ7 LPT1 Primary Soft Off by PWRBTN Delay 4 sec IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled PM Timers IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Secondary HDD Power Down Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Secondary Doze Mode Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Secondary Suspend Mode Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Primary PM Events IRQ13 Coprocessor Disabled VGA OFF IRQ14 Hard Disk Primary LPT amp COM LPT COM IRQ15 Reserved Disabled HDD amp FDD ON PCI master OFF Modem Ring Resume Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 He
41. ated 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 I O 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 GLOSSARY http www tyan com 68 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 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 OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers like Compaq or IBM package other companies motherboards and hardware inside the
42. ay 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 Cyrix 6x86 MII CPU ID Select Enabled to enable the Cyrix 6x86 MII CPU support The settings are Enabled or Disabled S1598 Trinity ATX 43 Chipset Features Setup This section describes features of the Intel 440EX 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 Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10ns Current CPU Temperature 35C 95F Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing FP EDO 70ns Current System Temp 27C 80F Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing FP EDO 70ns Current CPUFAN Speed 0RPM SDRAM Cycle Length 2 Current SYSFAN Speed 0RPM DRAM Read Pipeline Disabled Vcore 2 40V 5V 4 95V Cache Rd CPU Wt Pipeline Disabled 3 3V 3 31V Cache Timing Fast 12V 12 12V Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET59 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE IN
43. cal parallel port S1598 Trinity ATX 57 User Password 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 password 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 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 README 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 BIOS m ets y S re v e n e h w d n a sto o b m ets y s e ht e m it h c a e d r o w ss a p a retn E p ute S retn e u o y p ute S p ute S retn e u o y re v e n e h w d r o w
44. d must be placed on a flat surface You should be able to insert the CPU with minimal but firm pressure Do not press down hard on the CPU In Figure 2 6 you can see the CPU and the ZIF socket Notice that the arm of the ZIF socket is up When this arm is up the CPU is unlocked from the socket and allows you to remove or install a CPU As the ZIF socket is keyed to the processor that you are using you will only be able to install the CPU one way thus eliminating the chance for error Pin 1 on the CPU is denoted by a small dot on one of the corners and Pin 1 on the ZIF socket is denoted by an angled corner Never force a CPU into a socket Forcing a CPU to seat will bend the pins on the CPU and possibly damage the motherboard Check with your vendor or manufacturer for proper voltage selection Push down lightly on the CPU and lower the arm on the ZIF socket to secure the CPU A squeaking noise is normal as the arm lowers After the CPU is securely seated install the appropriate cooling device Figure 2 7 Tyan strongly recomends a heatsink fan combination Consult with your case manufacturer for other cooling options important Figure 2 7 Figure 2 6 S1598 Trinity ATX 21 INSTALL Locate the cooling fan connector e g CPU Fan 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
45. e to disk feature for notebook computers This message may appear when the operator re starts the system after a save to disk shut down See the Press TAB message above for a description of this feature Secondary master hard disk fail POST detects an error in the primary slave IDE hard drive Chapter 4 System Resources S1598 Trinity ATX 63 SYSTEM This page has been intentionally left blank http www tyan com 64 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 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 The 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 The ATX form factor was designed to replace the AT form factor It improves
46. eferring to jumpers or jumper pins that are inactive See the Figure 2 1 for examples of on and off pins and jumpers The square pin in the diagram is Pin 1 Jumpers and pins are connected by slipping the blue 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 examples of pin connections 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 2 pin jumpers off on 3 or more pin jumpers 1 2 2 3 open 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 http www tyan com 12 Chapter 2 Board Installation The tiny number 1 s next to jumpers of 3 pins or more indicate the position of pin 1 for that jumper Map of Motherboard Jumpers PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 AGP port PCI slot 4 PCI slot 1 3 volt lithium battery VIA MVP3 chipset VIA MVP3 chipset ISA slot 2 ISA slot 1 PCI slot 5 Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector Floppy drive connector DIMM bank 2 DIMM bank 3 DIMM bank 1 ATX power connector Award BIOS Socket 7 Kbrd Mouse USB Com 1 Co
47. emory 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 at http www tyan com html drivers html ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is a format for storing informa Appendix 1 Glossary S1598 Trinity ATX 67 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 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 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 Integr
48. er 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 EliteBIOS 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 ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET5A CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type http www tyan com 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Standard CMOS Setup Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup Award Software enhanced BIOS options Chipset Features Setup Options specific to your system chipset Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM options PnP PCI Configuration Plug and Play standard and PC
49. features included are onboard dual channel PCI PIO Bus Master IDE and UltraDMA 66 onboard floppy controller and onboard high speed I O Flexibility and expandability have been designed into the Trinity ATX With I O and drive controller support built onboard the one AGP slot five PCI and two ISA slots one shared seven usable are free for numerous add on expansion cards Remember to take a look at TYAN Computer s web site located at chapter 1 Introduction S1598 Trinity ATX 5 http www tyan com There you can find information on all of TYAN s products along with FAQs distributors list drivers and BIOS setting explana tions Icons In order to help 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 to information that may keep you from damaging your board or 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 is in your best interest to read an entire section and perhaps the entire manual before you begin to fiddle with your motherboard While we have alerted you to potential danger
50. iant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture 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 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 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 the 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 BIOS http www tyan com 54 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration AGP Master 1 WS Write Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP
51. ir 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 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 are software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep suspend or doze mode Ap
52. 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 will be in the cache at any given moment Any main memory above 512MB could never be cached GLOSSARY http www tyan com 66 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 The CO
53. is on constantly a dead giveaway that the cable is on backwards Reverse the cable at the motherboard end and try again 6 Connecting the Power Supply The Trinity ATX requires an ATX power supply The photos on the next page show the ATX power connector before Figure 2 12 and after Figure 2 13 it has been plugged in The plastic clip on the power connector should lock over the plastic tab on the onboard connector You shouldn t be able to plug the power connector in any other way but just to be safe make sure it looks like INSTALL Figure 2 11 http www tyan com 24 Figure 2 13 Make absolutely 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 Note Tyan recommends using one that conforms to industry standard revision 2 01 7 Installing Add on Cards 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 If you are going to install a PCI Bus interface card on your system be aware that any one of the two PCI slots can support a Master or Slave device NEVER force a card into a slot If it doesn t fit look at the socket on the computer to
54. it 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 GLOSSARY http www tyan com 70 operate normally UltraDMA 33 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 UltraATA 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 transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 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
55. led Boot Up NumLock Status On On Gate A20 Option Normal Fast Memory Parity ECC Check Enabled Disabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 250 Security Option Setup Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Disabled http www tyan com 40 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Settings Chart Continued 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 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 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 in
56. lly Install only if you are having conflicts or exclamation marks with Hard disk controllers in Device Manager INSTALL http www tyan com 28 The viareg folder is for VIA Power Management Controller and VIA PCI to USB Universal Host Controller NOTE this driver is for Win95 users There are no drivers for WinNT 4 0 No need to install for Win98 users The virq13 or virq11 folder will install VIA PCI IRQ Routing Miniport Driver NOTE Enable OnChip USB in BIOS Chipset Features setup menu and Enable Assign IRQ for USB in PNP PCP Configuration Setup menu NOTE II this driver is for Win95 users only however some Win98 users may need to install this driver who are having conflicts in Device Manager There are no drivers for WinNT 4 0 Q When Windows 95 restarts for the first time I get the following message Device IOS failed to initialize Windows Protection Error You must reboot your computer How do I fix this to get into Windows 95 normally A Follow the following link to download the patch file for this problem http www amd com products cpg k623d win95_update_k6 html Chapter 2 Board Installation S1598 Trinity ATX 29 INSTALL This page intentionally left blank http www tyan com 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Introduction to Setup This manual describes the Award EliteBIOS Setup program The Setup program lets you modify basic system configuration setti
57. lp PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Power Management Setup Default Settings Chart Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default ACPI Function Disabled Disabled Pow er Management User Define User Define PM Control by APM Yes Yes Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Delay 4 sec Instant Off HDD Pow er Dow n Disabled Disabled Doze Mode Disabled Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Disabled VGA OFF OFF LPT amp COM LPT COM LPT COM HDD amp FDD ON ON PCI master OFF OFF S1598 Trinity ATX 47 Settings Chart Continued 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 PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings g niv a s x a M s U P C L S r of elb alia v a yln O s g niv a s re w o p m u m ix a M e d o m h c a e ni etu ni m 1 si d oire p ytivitc a n I e nife D re s U M P e ht ni s d oire p tu o e
58. lt gt and lt Delete gt at the same time 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 y e K n oitc n u F w o rra p U m eti s u oiv er p ot e v o M w o rra n w o D m eti tx e n ot e v o M w o rra tfe L d n a h tfel e ht n o n eti ot e v o M w o rra th gi R d n a h th gir e ht n o m eti ot e v o M y e k c s E otni s e g n a h c e v a s to n o d d n a tiu Q u n e M nia M tix E u n e M p ute S e g a P s utat S M A R S O M C u n e M nia M ot n ruter d n a e g a p tn erru c y e k p U g P s e g n a h c e k a m r o e ula v cire m u n e ht e s a erc n I y e k n D g P s e g n a h c e k a m r o e ula v cire m u n e ht e s a erc e D y e k s e g n a h c e k a m r o e ula v cire m u n e ht e s a erc n I y e k s e g n a h c e k a m r o e ula v cire m u n e ht e s a erc e D y e k 1 F d n a u n e M
59. m a x e r o F a e b th gi m elp m a x e re hto n A tlu afe d y b y ra d n o c e S k r o w te n e ht y b d ello p ylla u nitn o c retp a d a k r o w te n S1598 Trinity ATX 51 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 Configuration Default Settings Chart ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET5A PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS Installed No Resources Controlled By Manual Reset Configuration Data Disabled IRQ3 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ4 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ7 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ10 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ11 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Disabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry
60. m 2 Parallel Line in Joystick Speaker Mic in Audio optional J4 Fan2 JP13 Fan1 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP1 JP2 JP3 CD In 1 1 Video 1 1 J3 1 USB3 USB2 1 J5 1 WOL WOR S1598 Trinity ATX 13 INSTALL Picture of Motherboard Features 3 DIMM slots Award BIOS AGP port 2 ISA slots 5 PCI slots VIA MVP3 ZIF Socket 7 PS 2 mouse ATX power connector PS 2 Keyboard CPU temperature sensor 1MB L2 cache USB header http www tyan com 14 Default Setting 2 2V The CPU speed is controlled by setting the bus speed and the multiplier with the jumpers described above that are appropriate for your CPU and memory You must have a 100MHz processor AND PC 100 memory to run at a bus speed of 100MHz Tyan does not recommend operating CPUs memory or PCI bus at higher than rated speed Tyan takes no responsibility for any problems related to overclocking any bus or component on the system board Chapter 2 Board Installation d e e p S s u B 4 P J 5 P J 6 P J z H M 0 6 3 2 3 2 3 2 z H M 6 6 2 1 3 2 3 2 z H M 5 7 2 1 2 1 3 2 z H M 3 8 2 1 3 2 2 1 z H M 5 9 3 2 2 1 2 1 z H M 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 r eilpitlu M 1 P J 2 P J 3 P J x 5 2 N O N O F F O x 3 F F O N O F F O x 5 3 F F O F F O F
61. miliar 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 INSTALL Figure 2 14 http www tyan com 26 joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices Connecting Com and Printer Ports 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 14 on the previous page shows the ATX double row connectors on this board The Com and Printer ports as well as the other ports are labeled Note Only TYAN cables will work on this motherboard If you are using an existing case with old cables your system will not function properly Use only TYAN approved cables 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 had a fairly uneventful time installing our products If you did encounter problems your dealer will be able to help you or you can consult one of our many technical support resources see page 7 Frequently Asked Questions Q My system sometimes become
62. ngs The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery backed memory called CMOS RAM that retains the information when the power is turned off The EliteBIOS 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 EliteBIOS 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 Starting Setup The EliteBIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins S1598 Trinity ATX 31 BIOS 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 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 lt Del gt immediately after switching the system on or 2 By pressing the lt Del gt key or by simultaneously
63. ormally 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 Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP PCI ISA PnP CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Disabled Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Disabled Disabled AGPMaster 1 WS Write Disabled Enabled AGPMaster 1 WS Read Disabled Disabled Assign IRQ for USB Enabled Enabled Assign IRQ for VGA Disabled Enabled Slot 1 Use IRQ No Auto Auto Slot 2 Use IRQ No Auto Auto Slot 3 Use IRQ No Auto Auto Slot 4 Use IRQ No Auto Auto Slot 5 Use IRQ No Auto Auto S1598 Trinity ATX 53 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 PCI ISA PnP Devices compl
64. p www tyan com 38 Chapter 3 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 kilobytes 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 BIOS Features Setup 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
65. p ute S e g a P s utat S r of yln o ple h lare n e G u n e M p ute S e g a P n oitp O y e k 2 F 2 F tfih S tc ele s ot 2 F sr olo c 6 1 latot m o rf r olo c e g n a h C s d ra w k c a b r olo c tc ele s ot 2 F tfih S d ra w r of r olo c y e k 3 F u n e M p ute S e g a P s utat S r of yln o ra d n ela C y e k 4 F d e v re s e R y e k 5 F S O M C m o rf e ula v S O M C s u oiv er p e ht er ots e R u n e M p ute S e g a P n oitp O r of yln o y e k 6 F S O I B m o rf e ula v M A R S O M C tlu afe d e ht d a o L u n e M p ute S e g a P n oitp O r of yln o elb at tlu afe d y e k 7 F tlu afe d e ht d a o L y e k 8 F d e v re s e R y e k 9 F d e v re s e R y e k 0 1 F u n e M nia M r of yln o s e g n a h c S O M C e htlla e v a S S1598 Trinity ATX 33 BIOS Setup Variations Not all systems have the 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 design
66. pendix 1 Glossary S1598 Trinity ATX 69 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 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 By 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 b
67. s in several places in 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 Hardware Specifications Features Processor Information Intel Pentium Pentium MMX AMD K6 K6 2 K6 3 Cyrix 6x86MX MII IDT C6 C6 Front Side Bus support for 66 75 83 95 100MHz Integrated VRM Supports Core Voltage settings 1 3 3 5V Supports Clock Multiplier 2 5 5 5 important procedure 1 2 3 warning INTRO http www tyan com 6 Chapter 1 Introduction On Board Cache On board Pipeline Burst SRAM 1MB 512K or 2MB manufacturing option Chipset Information VIA MVP3 100MHz memory amp AGP controller VT82C598AT VIA VT82C686 Super I O controller BIOS Information Award BIOS on 2MB flash RAM Plug and Play APM 1 2 ACPI 1 0 PC98 compliant IDE drive auto configure Soft power down Multiple boot options DMI 2 0 compliant Hardware monitoring of CPU voltage temperature and Fan status System Memory Supports 8MB to 768MB Three 3 3V unbuffered 168 pin DIMM sockets Maximum rated memory bus speed 100MHz Supports EDO SDRAM
68. s unstable How should I check the system A The first thing to do is to check and see if you have any device conflict in address IRQ or DMA If you are using Windows 95 the Device Manager is a good place to start Please consult your operating system manual for details Second of all slowing down the memory timing in the BIOS s chipset setup section will help the situation as well Many memory modules are not suitable for high performance systems and are probably the main source of your problem Q What is AGP A AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is a new bus architecture for 3D graphics The AGP slot eliminates the PCI bandwidth bottleneck by bypassing the PCI interface and accessing the system memory directly Currently the AGP supports 1X and 2X modes which yield bandwidths of 264MB s at 33MHz bus speed and 533MB s at 66MHz bus speed respectively Compare this Chapter 2 Board Installation warning S1598 Trinity ATX 27 with the mere 132MB s at 33MHz bus speed that you get with the PCI bus Q Does my operating system support AGP A Currently only Windows 98 and Windows NT 5 0 will have built in support for AGP Some AGP cards require Windows 95 OSR2 1 or a special driver from Intel Please check with your graphics vendor for more details Q My AGP Video has an Intel i740 chipset and gives me problems when I plug it onto this motherboard why A There is a known incompatibility with the Intel i740 chipset and the
69. ssis Flash EEPROM The Trinity ATX uses flash memory to store BIOS programs It can be easily updated if necessary using the flash utility see page 57 Tyan does not recommend flashing the BIOS unnecessarily Check the Tyan web site for the latest BIOS revision 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 only one screw to hold down the motherboard The rest of the mounting holes should be used for the plastic standoffs If your case does not have a hole for a standoff simply cut off the S1598 Trinity ATX 17 INSTALL 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 not overtighten the screw as it will damage the mother board 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 3 Installing Memory Since TYAN boards are manufactured with performance in mind you should use add in components that match 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
70. t Display First PCI Slot PCI Slot Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 378 IRQ7 http www tyan com 56 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device IDE Primary 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 33 MB s When you select Auto in the four IDE 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 Onboard FDD 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 Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physi
71. tached correctly and no keys were pressed during POST To purposely configure the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD The BIOS then ignores the missing keyboard during POST http www tyan com 62 Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key This message usually indicates that one or more keys have been pressed during the keyboard tests Be sure no objects are resting on the keyboard Memory Test This message displays during a full memory test counting down the memory areas being tested Memory test fail If POST detects an error during memory testing additional information appears giving specifics about the type and location of the memory error Override enabled Defaults loaded If the system cannot boot using the current CMOS configuration the BIOS can override the current configuration is a set of BIOS defaults designed for the most stable minimal performance system operations Press TAB to show POST screen System OEMs may replace the EliteBIOS POST display with their own propri etary display Including this message in the OEM display permits the operator to switch between the OEM display and the default POST display Primary master hard disk fail POST detects an error in the primary master IDE hard drive Primary slave hard disk fail POST detects an error in the secondary master IDE hard drive Resuming from disk Press TAB to show POST screen The BIOS offers a sav
72. tains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the primary and or secondary onboard IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface IDE 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 HDD Block Mode Select Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode Most new drives support block mode If Enabled block mode yields automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector that the drive can support 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 BIOS Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default OnChip IDE First Channel Enabled Enabled OnChip IDE Second Channel Enabled Enabled IDEPrefetch Mode Disabled Enabled IDEHDD Block Mode Disabled Enabled IDEPrimary Master PIO Auto Auto IDEPrimary Slave PIO Auto Auto IDESecondary Master PIO Auto Auto IDESecondary Slave PIO Auto Auto IDEPrimary Master UDMA Disabled Auto IDEPrimary Slave UDMA Disabled Auto IDESecondary Master UDMA Disabled Auto IDESecondary Slave UDMA Disabled Auto Ini
73. that will force you to connect the fan cable correctly see Figure 2 8 above Figure 2 9 Figure 2 8 http www tyan com 22 5 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives The colored stripe on a ribbon cable should face toward the keyboard connector In Figure 2 9 on the previous page you can see how the IDE cables should look when they are connected to your hard drive Notice how Pin 1 denoted by a red stripe is connected so that it is next to the power connector of the drive 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 harddrive Figure 2 10 shows the IDE cable properly connected to the motherboard Contact your hard disk drive manufacturer or documentation for more information ATA 66 IDE hard drives require a special IDE cable which has additional grounding wires The cable is sold separately and is required when using ATA 66 drives This cable will also support all legacy IDE drives Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are Hard disk 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 No video or beeps on bootup usually means the cable is on backwards Hard drive lights are constantly on bad IDE cable or defective drives motherboard Try another HDD
74. to 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 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 field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives Selecting Setting Option BIOS Default Setup Default D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Disabled Cyrix 6x86 MII CPU ID Enabled Enabled S1598 Trinity ATX 41 Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A and physical drive A to logical drive B 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 c
75. u can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode 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 BIOS http www tyan com 50 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration IRQn The following is a list of IRQs Interrupt Request Lines assigned to common system peripherals IRQ3 COM2 IRQ10 Reserved IRQ4 COM1 IRQ11 Reserved IRQ5 LPT2 IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ15 Reserved IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir y ra m ir P ytivitc a Q R I stc ete d ti n e h w ylluf p u s e k a w m ets y s e h T y ra d n o c e S si ts e u q er tp u rretni e ht tu b p u e k a w to n s e o d m ets y s e h T ylla cip yt era stp u rretni y ra d n o c e S d e ss e c o r p elih w m ets y s e ht niatnia m ot d e d e e n s e civ e d g nip e e k e s u o h s e cru o s er m ets y s e ht f o ts er e ht f o e s u e ht g niriu q er to n s a d eru gifn o c si m ral A C T R e ht 8 Q R I elp
76. ur 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 to 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 http www tyan com 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 Email Tyan tech support techsupport tyan com 5 Call Tyan tech support 510 440 8808 Returning Merchandise for Service During the warranty period contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product problems This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products 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 m
77. ve to the desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired value into the field HARD DISKS 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 ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5LET59 STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Fri Jul 10 1998 Time hh mm ss 10 7 7 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Extended Memory 130048K Other Memory 384K Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Total Memory 131072K ESC Quit Select Item PU PD Modify F1 Help Shift F2 Change Color BIOS http www tyan com 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration 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
78. y dialing in to it This field determines which IRQ will be monitored for the incoming call 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 PM Timers The following modes are Green PC power saving functions that are user configurable only in User Defined Power Management mode HDD Power Down After the selected period of drive inactivity 1 to 15 minutes the hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active H V k n al B C N Y S str o p n oita zin o rh c n y s latn o zir o h d n a la citre v ff o s n rut m ets y S reffu b o e div e ht ot s k n alb s etir w d n a S M P D tr o p p u S re w o P y alp si D e ht str o p p u s r otin o m ru o y fi n oitp o siht tc ele S o e di V e ht f o d ra d n ats S M P D g nila n gi S tn e m e g a n a M era w tf o s e ht e s U A S E V n oitaic o ss A s d ra d n at S s cin o rtc el E re w o p o e div tc ele s ot m ets y s b u s o e div ru o y r of d eilp p u s s e ula v tn e m e g a n a m n e erc S k n al B reffu b o e div e ht ot
79. y indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary CPU at nnnn Displays the running speed of the CPU Display switch is set incorrectly The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This message indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection Press ESC to skip memory test The user may press Esc to skip the full memory test Floppy disk s fail Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller or the drive Make sure the controller is installed correctly If no floppy drives are installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE or AUTO HARD DISK initializing Please wait a moment Some hard drives require extra time to initialize HARD DISK INSTALL FAILURE Cannot find or initialize the hard drive controller or the drive Make sure the controller is installed correctly If no hard drives are installed be sure the Hard Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE Hard disk s diagnosis fail The system may run specific disk diagnostic routines This message appears if one or more hard disks return an error when the diagnostics run Keyboard error or no keyboard present The keyboard cannot initialize Make sure the keyboard is at

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