Tempest i5400XT /// S5396

Version 1.1

Copyright
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN
Computer Corp.

Trademark
All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual
are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following.

TYAN, S5396 are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.

Intel, Seaburg, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Phoenix, Phoenix-Award BIOS are trademarks of Phoenix Technologies.

Notice
Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and
has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. TYAN assumes no liability
whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of
TYAN products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose
or merchantability. TYAN retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or
specifications at any time, without notice. In no event will TYAN be held liable for any
direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other
malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this document.

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Table of Contents

Check the box contents! 3

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations…………………………………………………………… 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications………………………………………………… 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image……………………………………………………………… 7
2.2 Block Diagram……………………………………………………………. 8
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors………………………………... 9
2.4 Jumper settings………………………………........................................ 10
2.5 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis…………………………….. 21
2.6 Installing the Processor(s)………………………………....................... 23
2.7 Installing the Memory……………………………………………………. 26
2.8 Attaching Drive Cables………………………………………………….. 28
2.9 Installing Add-in Cards………………………………............................ 30
2.10 Connecting External Devices…………………………………………… 31
2.11 Installing the Power Supply……………………………………………... 32
2.12 Finishing up………………………………………………………………. 33
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 About the BIOS…………………………………………………………… 34
3.2 BIOS Main Menu…………………………………………………………. 36
3.3 Advanced Menu………………………………………………………….. 42
3.4 Security Menu…………………………………………………………….. 59
3.5 TPM State 60
3.6 Power Menu………………………………………………………………. 61
3.7 Boot Menu………………………………………………………………… 62
3.8 Exit Menu…………………………………………………………………. 64
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes………………………………………………………………. 65
4.2 Flash Utility……………………………………………………………….. 65
4.3 BIOS Post Code………………………………………………………….. 66
Appendix I: SMDC Information 69
Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette 71
Glossary 73
Technical Support 79

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Check the box contents!

1x S5396 motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66/33 IDE cable

3 x Serial ATA power cable

6 x Serial ATA Cable

1x Cable set: 9-pin Serial and 25-pin Parallel

1 x USB2.0 cable

2 x SAS cable

1 x S5396 user’s manual

1 x S5396 Quick Reference guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement
before continuing with the installation process.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful workstation solutions. The S5396 is a
® ®
flexible Intel platform for multiple applications, based on the Intel 5400 (Seaburg) MCH
and 6321ESB chipsets.
® ®
Designed with the Dual LGA771 sockets, the S5396 supports Intel Xeon Dual/Quad core
processors and 32/64GB DDR2-533/667 FB-DIMM memory. The S5396 is also featured
with an integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, six SATA ports and eight SAS/SATA ports
based on the integrated LSI SAS controller. It's ideally designed to provide a versatile
workstation platform.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com. There you can find

information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS upgrades.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processors Integrated I/O Interfaces

y Dual LGA771 sockets y Two USB 2.0 headers
y Supports up to two Intel® Xeon® y Six standard/integrated SATA-II
Woodcrest Processors( 5000/5100 connectors
Series Dual-core);Clovertown y One IDE and one Floppy CON
Processors (5300 Series, Quad-core); y Eight SAS Ports
Wolfdale-DP Processors (45nm, dual- y One 4-pin CD-in and one 4-pin Aux
core); Harpertown Processors (45nm, header
quad-core) y One 9-pin front panel audio header
y 1.33 / 1.06GHz FSB
y VRD 11.0 Integrated LAN controllers
y Intel Gigabit from 6321ESB (w/ dual
Chipset ports “Gilgal” 82563)
y Intel 5400 MCH + 6321ESB Chipset y Two RJ-45 ports with LEDs
support for 1.33 / 1.06GHz FSB
y Winbond W83627EHG Super I/O Chip Integrated Audio
y HDA link
Expansion Slots y RealTek ALC888 controller (High
y Two (2) PCI Express x16 slots (X16 Definition Audio)
Gen2 signal from MCH) y Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in rear ports
y One (1) PCI Express x8 slot (x8 signal y Front panel audio header
from 6321ESB) y CD-in, Aux headers (4-pin
y Two (2) PCI-X 133/100MHz slots from configuration)
6321ESB y SPDIF in/out connector in rear
y One (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot
Total six expansion slots Integrated PCI 1394
y TI TSB43AB22 1394a controller
System Management y 1394a channel for rear (connector)
y ADI Hardware Monitor with PECI circuit y 1394a channel for front (header)
y CPU thermal & voltage monitor support
y Five (5) fan headers (4-pin
configuration)

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 Memory Server Management
y Eight 240-pin DDR2 FB-DIMM sockets y Baseboard Management Controller
y 4 memory channels (BMC) from daughter card M3291
y Supports ECC DIMMs y Tailored for IPMI 2.0 specification
y Maximum of 64/32 GB DDR2-533/667 y Supports remote power on/off and
reset (IPMI-over-LAN)
Integrated Serial ATA II y Server Management Daughter card via
y Six (6) SATA-II ports running at 3.0 built-in 2x25 header
Gb/s
y RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support in Windows BIOS
y PhoenixBIOS® on 8Mbit Flash ROM
Integrated SAS y Support APM 1.2, ACPI 2.0
y LSI 1068E SAS Controller y Serial Console Redirect
y PCI-E x4 interface to 6321ESB y PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
y Eight SAS Ports y PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power
Management
Back Panel I/O Ports y User-configurable H/W monitoring
y Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse y Auto-configuration of hard disk types
connectors y Multiple boot options
y One SPDIF in and one SPDIF out y 48-bit LBA support
y Stacked Serial (one) and parallel (one)
connectors Power
y Two stacked dual USB ports w/ GbE y EPS12V/SSI (24+8+2X2 pin) power
RJ-45 connectors connectors
y FireWire (1394a) connector y Note: If Slot6 (PCI-E X16 slot, the one
y Stacked Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in audio closest to the memory slots) is used,
connectors 4X1 pin power connector must be
plugged in)
Trusted Platform Management (TPM)
y Infineon SLB9635TT 1.2 Form Factor
y SSI / Extended ATX (12” x 13”)

Regulatory
y FCC Class B (DoC)
y European Community CE (DoC)

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Windows XP Pro 32-bit + Sp2
Windows XP Pro 64-bit + Sp1
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
SUSE Enterprise Server 10.2

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or
without notice.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the S5396
matches the Extended ATX specification. Before continuing with installation, confirm that
your chassis supports an Extended ATX motherboard.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important information
that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some precautions you should
take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic
bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safely
grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For the safest
conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.
(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or
flex the board in any way.
(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, memory
modules, and leads.
(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag
that the board was shipped in.
(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your chassis,
as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.

NOTE DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED

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2.1– Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above
picture.

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2.2 – Block Diagram

S5396 Block Diagram

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2.3 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.

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2.4 – Jumper settings

Jumper/Connector Function Settings

E50 CMOS Clear Jumper

Internal buzzer Enable/Disable
JP1
Jumper
JP19 Chassis Intrusion Jumper See Page11-12

JP14 FWH Write Protect Jumper

JP23 BIOS Recovery Jumper
JP5 SAS Enable/Disable Jumper
JP10 PS/2 Wake up Jumper See Page13-14
JP16 PCI-X Frequency Setting Jumper
JP7/JP8 LAN11/LAN2 Enable/Disable Jumper
LAN1/LAN2 Link and Active LED See Page15
JP20/21
Header
P7 CD_IN Header
P11 AUX_IN Header
J15 Audio Front Panel Header See Page16-17
P17 Intel HD Audio Digital Header
J7 LED Interface Connector
J33 1394 Front Panel Header
See Page18
J3 SMDC Connector_M3291
J84/J85 Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors See Page19
CPU0FAN/CPU1FAN/
4-pin FAN Header See Page20
FAN3/ FAN4

Jumper Legend

OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover

CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

To indicate the location of pin-1

To indicate the location of pin-1

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 JP14
E50
JP1
JP19
JP23

E50: CMOS Clear Jumper

Use this jumper when you have forgotten your

system/setup password or need to clear the system BIOS
settings.

3 1 How to clear the CMOS data

- Power off system and disconnect the power supply
Normal from the AC source
(Default) - Use jumper cap to close pin_2 and 3 for several
seconds to clear the CMOS
- Replace the jumper cap to close pin_1 and pin_2
Reconnect the power supply to the AC source and
power on the system

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JP1: Internal Buzzer Enable/Disable Jumper

1
Use this jumper to disable the onboard internal Buzzer.

1
Use this jumper to enable the onboard internal Buzzer.
(Default)

JP19: Chassis Intrusion Jumper

1 3
Use this jumper to disable the system chassis intrusion
alarm.
(Default)
1 3 Use this jumper to trigger the system chassis intrusion
alarm.

JP14: FWH Write Protect Jumper

1
Use this jumper to disable the FWH write protect.

(Default)

1
Use this jumper to enable the FWH write protect.

JP23: BIOS Recovery Jumper

1
No BIOS recovery function
(Default)

1 BIOS will be forced into recovery. BIOS image will be

loaded from floppy.

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 JP10

JP16

JP5

JP5: SAS Enable/Disable jumper

1
Use this jumper to enable onboard SAS.

(Default)
1
Use this jumper to disable onboard SAS.

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JP10: PS/2 Wake Up Jumper

1-2 Close: Use this jumper to disable the PS/2 devices from
3 1 waking up.

3 1 2-3 Close: Use this jumper to enable the waking up of the

(Default) PS/2 devices. (Default)

JP16: PCI-X Frequency Setting Jumper

3 1 1-2 close: 100MHz

3 1 2 close: 133MHz (Default)

(Default)

3 1 2-3 close: 66MHz

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 JP8 JP20
JP7
JP21

JP7/JP8: LAN Enable/Disable Jumper

3 1 st
JP7: Enable the 1 LAN port
nd
JP8: Enable the 2 LAN port
(Default)

3 1 st
JP7: Disable the 1 LAN port
nd
JP8: Disable the 2 LAN port

JP20/JP21: LAN1/LAN2 Link and Active LED Header

JP20/JP21 is for connecting an external LED to indicate
1 LAN1/LAN2 LINK and ACTIVITY. The behavior of this
LED is the same as LAN1/LAN2 RJ45 LED:
Pin 1: LINK
Pin 2: ACT

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 J7

P7

J15
P11 P17

P7: CD IN Header

1 CD_L
2 CD_GND
3 CD_GND
4 CD_R

P11: AUX IN Header

1 AUX_L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX_R

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J15: Audio Front Panel Header

MIC_L 1 2 GND
MIC_R 3 4 PRESENCE#
LINE_OUT_R 5 6 MIC_SENSE_RETURN
SENSE_SEND 7 8 KEY
LINE_OUT_L 9 10 LINEOUT_SENSE_RETURN

P17: Intel HD Audio Digital Header

Intel HD Audio Digital Header is used to support one HD Codec on a cabled up card.

BCLK 1 2 GND
RST# 3 4 DVDD_IO
SYNC 5 6 GND
SDO 7 8 3.3V_DVDD_CORE
SDI 9 10 12V
RSVD 11 12 KEY
RSVD 13 14 3.3V_DUAL
RSVD 15 16 GND

J7: LED Interface Connector

LED Interface Connector is used to connect some control or signal wires from motherboard
to chassis, such as HDD LED, power LED, power button, and reset button.
GND 1 2 SPKR_OUT_L
SLP_LED + 3 4 KEY
KEY 5 6 GND
PWR_LED +_0 7 8 SPKR_OUT_H
PWR_LED +_1 9 10 NC1
GND 11 12 NC2
3.3V 13 14 KEY
MSG_LED 15 16 NC3
KEY 17 18 SCSI_LED -_0
3.3V 19 20 SCSI_LED -_1
HDD_LED - 21 22 NC4
GND 23 24 KEY
PWRBTN_N 25 26 GND
SLPBTN_N 27 28 GND
RESET_N 29 30 GND

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 J33

J3

J33: 1394 Front Panel Header

TPA0+ 1 2 TPA0-
GND 3 4 GND
TPB0+ 5 6 TPB0-
+12V 7 8 +12V
KEY 9 10 GND
J3: SMDC CON25X2_M3291

For connection with Tyan Server

Management Daughter Card (SMDC).
The SMDC connector is compatible with
only the Tyan M3291 (SMDC).

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 J84

J85

J84/J85: Front Panel USB 2.0 Connectors

Use these two headers to connect the USB devices via the
enclosed USB cable.

KEY 1 2 CCR_SYSTEM_ON_L
USB_CCR_VCC 3 4 USB_CCR_VCC
USB_CCR_DAT1_L 5 6 USB_CCR_DAT2_L
USB_CCR_DAT1_H 7 8 USB_CCR_DAT2_H
GND 9 10 GND
KEY 11 12 NC

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 CPU0
FAN

CPU1
FAN3 FAN

FAN4

CPU0FAN/ CPU1FAN/ FAN3/ FAN4: 4-pin FAN Header

FAN1/FAN2/FAN3:

Use these headers to connect the cooling fans to the

motherboard to keep the system stable and reliable.
FAN0/FAN4:
Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
Fan PWM (speed)
GND +12V Tachometer
Control

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2.5 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis
Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary
motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually metal and are gold in color.
Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are unsure of
stud placement, simply lay the motherboard inside the chassis and align the screw holes of
the motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are any studs missing, you will know
right away since the motherboard will not be able to be securely installed.

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Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usable,
TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more
securely in place.

Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and how
they should be installed.

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2.6 - Installing the Processor(s)
Your S5396 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check the TYAN
website for latest processor support:

http://www.tyan.com
Processor Installation
The processor should be installed carefully. Make sure you are wearing an antistatic strap
and handle the processor as little as possible.
Follow these instructions to install your processor
1. Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and lift the protective cover off as
shown.

WARNING:
This new processor socket designed by
Intel is easily damaged. The processor
has to be installed very carefully to
prevent the contact pins in the socket
from breaking. It is strongly
recommended that the processor
installation process should be handled by
an experienced technician.

2. Pull the locking lever out of it’s locked position and let it spring into the open position.

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3. Lift the metal cover to expose the socket interior and place the socket in as shown.

Pin 1

4. Close the cover and return the locking lever to its locked position.

5. Repeat this procedure for the second processor socket.

6. Turn the board upside down and insert the heat sink spring mechanism as shown.
The heat sink spring may be already pre-installed by the manufacturer.

7. Turn the board the right way up again and screw the heat sink into place.

8. Repeat this procedure for the second processor.

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Cooling Fan Installation
After you have installed the processor, the heatsink should be installed to ensure that the
processor runs efficiently and does not overheat. Use heatsink for best results.

Follow these instructions to install the heatsink shown.

1. Align the heatsink with the four holes around the processor socket.
2. Press the heatsink down until the four screws are securely seated in the holes.
3. Use screw drive to secure the four screws.

Remember to connect the power supply for the fan to complete the installation.

Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many different
manufacturers, a lot of them have their own method of installation. For the safest method of
installation and information on choosing the appropriate heatsink, please refer to Intel’s
website at http://www.Intel.com.

Finishing Installing the Cooling Fan

After you finish installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket, attach the end wire of
the fan (which should already be attached to the heatsink) to the motherboard. The
following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard.

After you have finished installing all

the fans you can connect your drives
(hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc) to
the motherboard.

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2.7 - Installing the Memory
Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the
motherboard and processor. Only DDR2-533/667 FB-DIMM modules are required. Check
the TYAN Web site at: www.tyan.com for details of the type of memory recommended for
your motherboard.

The following diagram shows common types of FBD memory modules.

Key points to note before installing memory:

• Only DDR2 533/667 FB-DIMM ECC memory modules are supported.
• All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or settings
need changing.
• The S5396 supports up to 64GB of memory.
The following chart outlines the suggested rules for populating memory.

Memory Population Rules

Channel Single Dual Four Four

DIMM
DDR2 FBDIMM1 x x x x
DDR2 FBDIMM2 x
DDR2 FBDIMM3 x x x
DDR2 FBDIMM4 x
DDR2 FBDIMM5 x x
DDR2 FBDIMM6 x
DDR2 FBDIMM7 x x
DDR2 FBDIMM8 x

Notes
S5396 only supports Registered ECC DDR2 FB-DIMM

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Memory Installation Procedure
Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the S5396.
1. Press the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. The memory module is keyed to fit only
one way in the socket.

Key slot

3. Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits flush with
the socket. The locking levers pop up into place.

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2.8 - Attaching Drive Cables
Attaching IDE Drive Cable
Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow them
to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE
channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector designates the Primary
channel, while the white connector designates the Secondary channel.

Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below:

Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector,
and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard IDE cable has three connectors,
two of which are closer together. The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the
other two is the end that connects to the motherboard. The other two connectors are
used to connect to drives.

NOTE: Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers. If only using one device
on a channel, it must be set as Master for the BIOS to detect it.

TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces the
drive’s power connector.

Attaching Serial ATA Cables

The S5396 is also equipped with 6 Serial ATA (SATA) channels.
Connections for these drives are also very simple.

There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives.

Tyan has supplied two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter. If you are in need
of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase.

The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive

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 1. SATA drive cable connection

2. SATA drive power connection

3. SATA cable motherboard

connector

4. SATA drive power adapter

Attaching Floppy Drive Cables

Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives. See the
picture below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on
the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to
the power connector. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will
force a proper connection of the cable.

Attach first floppy drive

(drive A:) to the end of the
cable with the twist in it.
Drive B: is usually
connected to the next
possible connector on the
cable (the second or third
connector after you install
Drive A:).

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2.9 - Installing Add-In Cards
Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your
motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the slots
that appear on your motherboard.

PCI-E X 16
PCI-E x16 S lot
slot

PCI-E x8
PCI-E X 8slot
S lo t

PCI-X 64bit 133/100/66MHz slot

PCI-X 133 S lot

PCI 32-bit
P CI-X Slot 33MHz slot

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not
force any add-in cards into any slots if they do not seat in place. It is better to try
another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and
the add-in card.

PCI IDESELs and IRQ Assignments

Slot IDSEL# PIRQ 0 PIRO 1 PIRO 2 IRQ 3

or Device (INT A) (INT B) (INT C) (INT D)
PCIX1 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2
(J25) PCIX_AD25 PCIX_IRQ PCIX_IRQ PCIX_IRQ PCIX_IRQ
_N4 _N5 _N6 _N7
PCIX2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2
(J28) PCIX_AD26 PCIX_IRQ PCIX_IRQ PCIX_IRQ PCIX_IRQ
_N8 _N9 _N10 _N11
PCI (J20) ESB2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2 ESB2
P_AD20 PCI_IRQ_ PCI_IRQ_ PCI_IRQ_ PCI_IRQ_
N_E N_F N_G N_H
Onboard ESB2 ESB2
1394(U) P_AD21 PCI_IRQ_
N_A

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the

NOTE motherboard before performing system hardware changes. Otherwise
you may damage the board and/or expansion device.

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2.10 - Connecting External Devices
The following diagrams will detail the rear port stack for the S5396 motherboard:

PS/2
Mouse/Keyboard Audio
LAN2 LAN1
Parallel Port USB x 2 USB x 2

1394 Port

SPDIF SPDIF Serial Port

OUT IN
NOTE: Peripheral devices can be plugged straight into any of these ports but software
may be required to complete the installation.

Onboard LAN LED Color Definition

The three onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status.
The chart below illustrates the different LED states.

10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme

Left LED Right LED

Link Green Off

10 Mbps
Active Blinking Green Off
Link Green Green
100 Mbps
Active Blinking Green Green
Link Green Yellow
1000 Mbps
Active Blinking Green Yellow
No Link Off Off

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2.11 - Installing the Power Supply
There are three power connectors on your S5396. The S5396 requires that you have an
EPS12V power supply that has a 24-pin, an 8-pin power connector, a 2x2-pin 12V power
connector and a 4x1-pin IDE power connector. Please be aware that ATX 2.x, ATX12V
and ATXGES power supplies may not be compatible with the board and can damage the
motherboard and/or CPU(s).

PWR1: 24-pin EPS 12V

power connector

PWR1
PW2 PWR2
PWRCPU: 8-pin EPS 12V power
connector

PWRCPU

PWR2: 2X2-pin power

Connector

PW2: 4-pin IDE power

Connector

Applying power to the board

1. Connect the EPS 12V 8-pin power connector.
2. Connect the EPS 12V 24-pin power connector.
3. Connect the EPS 12V 2X2-pin power connector.
4. Connect power cable to power supply and power outlet

Note: If Slot6 (PCI-E X16 slot, the one closest to the memory slots) is used, PW2
4X1 pin IDE power connector must be plugged in)

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We suggest using a 750W or higher power supply; this is of course dependent on how
many devices you attach. A 750W power is sufficient for systems without many devices
(i.e. 1 hard drive, 1 optical drive, and 1 or 2 expansion cards) however a higher wattage
solution may be needed if the system is fully loaded. Refer to the www.tyan.com website
for further information.

NOTE: The Tempest i5400XT (S5396) peripheral drive power connector must be
independent of any other devices. A device such as a DVD/CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or
any other devices cannot be attached onto the same power line. If connected, system
stability is compromised.

YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging the power cables to
NOTE
motherboard connector s.

2.12 - Finishing up

Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect
of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cables and wires
are connected properly, especially IDE cables and most importantly, jumpers. You
may have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set
correctly.
In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, you can find help by
asking your vendor for assistance. If they are not available for assistance, please find
setup information and documentation online at our website or by calling your
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1. About the BIOS

The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables
your hardware to interface with your software. The BIOS determines what a computer can
do without accessing programs from a disk. The BIOS contains all the code required to
control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of
miscellaneous functions. This chapter describes the various BIOS settings that can be
used to configure your system.

The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is provided for
reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at the
time of print and are subject to change, and therefore may not match exactly what is
displayed on screen.

This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you modify basic
configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated, battery-backed
memory (called NVRAM) that retains the information even when the power is turned off.

To start the BIOS setup utility:

1. Turn on or reboot your system.
2. Press <F2> during POST to start the BIOS setup utility.

3.1.1 Setup Basics

The table below shows how to navigate in the setup program using the keyboard.
Key Function
Tab Moves from one selection to the next
Left/Right Arrow Keys Changes from one menu to the next
Up/Down Arrow Keys Moves between selections
Enter Opens highlighted section
PgUp/PgDn Keys Changes settings.

3.1.2 Getting Help

Pressing [F1] will display a small help window that describes the appropriate
keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window,
press [ESC] or the [F1] key again.

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3.1.3 In Case of Problems
If you have trouble booting your computer after making and saving the changes with the
BIOS setup program, you can restart the computer by holding the power button down until
the computer shuts off (usually within 4 seconds); resetting by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL;
or clearing the CMOS.
The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do
not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are absolutely sure of what you are
doing. The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen either by TYAN or your system
manufacturer for best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the
Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable.

3.1.4 Setup Variations

Not all systems have the same BIOS setup layout or options. While the basic look and
function of the BIOS setup remains more or less the same for most systems, the
appearance of your Setup screen may differ from the charts shown in this section. Each
system design and chipset combination requires a custom configuration. In addition, the
final appearance of the Setup program depends on the system designer. Your system
designer may decide that certain items should not be available for user configuration, and
remove them from the BIOS setup program.

NOTE: The following pages provide the details of BIOS menu. Please be noticed that the
BIOS menu are continually changing due to the BIOS updating. The BIOS menu provided
are the most updated ones when this manual is written. Please visit Tyan’s website at
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3.2 BIOS Main Menu
In this section, you can alter general features such as the date and time, as well as
access to the IDE configuration options. Note that the options listed below are for options
that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit

System Time: [xx:xx:xx] Item Specific Help

System Date: [xxxx-xx-xx]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB 3½” ]

X IDE Channel 0 Master

X IDE Channel 0 Slave
X SATA Port 1
X SATA Port 2
X SATA Port 3
X SATA Port 4

X Memory Cache

X Board Information

System Memory: [xxxx KB]

Extended Memory: [xxxx KB]

[Tab], [Shift-Tab], or
[Enter] selects field.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

System Time / Date setup

System Time: Adjusts the system clock.
HH Hours (24hr. format)
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MM Months
DD Days
YYYY Years

Legacy Diskette A
Defines the floppy drive type NONE / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2 M, 5.25 in / 720 K, 3.5 in / 1.44 M,
3.5 in / 2.88 M, 3.5 in

System Memory
This display allows you to change the amount of system memory present on the system.

Extended Memory
This displays/allows you to change the amount of extended memory present on the
system.

3.2.1 IDE Channel 0/1 Setup

Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F.

Press Enter on any of the Channel 0, Channel 1 options to view advanced
details of the corresponding drive. The system displays advanced details like
the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum
storage capacity of the disk.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Type: [Auto]
User = your enter
parameters of hard-disk
drive installed at this
connection.
Auto = autotypes hard-
Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]
disk drive installed here.
LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]
1-39 = you select pre-
32 Bit I/O: [Disabled]
determined type of
Transfer Mode: [Standard]
hard-disk drive installed
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]
here.
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM
drive is installed here.
ATAPI Removable =
removable disk drive is
installed here.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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The system displays advanced details like the number of
heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage
capacity of the disk.
This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:

Type
Selects the type of device connected to the system.
Auto / CD/DVD / Not Installed / ARMD

Multi-Sector Transfers
This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple
sector transfers.
Disabled/ 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors

LBA Mode Control

Enables or disables LBA Mode.
When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This
translation may be done in the same way that it is done in Extended CHS or
large mode, or it may be done using a different algorithm called LBA-assist
translation. The translated geometry is still what is presented to the operating
system for use in Int 13h calls. The difference between LBA and ECHS is that
when using ECHS the BIOS translates the parameters used by these calls from
the translated geometry to the drive's logical geometry. With LBA, it translates
from the translated geometry directly into a logical block (sector) number.
Disabled / Enabled

32 Bit I/O
Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer mode.
Enabling this option causes the PCI hard disk interface controller to bundle
together two 16-bit chunks of data from the drive into a 32-bit group, which is
then transmitted to the processor or memory. This results in a small
performance increase.
Disabled / Enabled

Transfer Mode
These modes determine the speed at which data is transferred to and from the
drive. The Auto option automatically determines the correct transfer rates.
Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 /
DMA 1 / FPIO 4 / DMA 2

Ultra DMA Mode

Enables or disables Ultra DMA Mode.
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Ultra DMA (UDMA, or, more accurately, Ultra DMA/33) is a protocol for
transferring data between a hard disk drive through the computer's data paths
(or bus) to the computer's random access memory (RAM). The Ultra DMA/33
protocol transfers data in burst mode at a rate of 33.3 MBps (megabytes per
second), twice as fast as the previous Direct Memory Access (DMA) interface.
Ultra DMA support in your computer means that it will boot (start) and open new
applications more quickly. It will also help users of graphics-intensive and other
applications that require large amounts of access to data on the hard drive.
Ultra DMA uses Cyclical Redundancy Checking (CRC), offering a new level of
data protection.
Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 /
Mode 6
3.2.2 Memory Cache
This setting allows you to tweak the various cache settings for optimal
performance of your system. Press Enter to display the various cache settings.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Memory Cache Item Specific Help
Controls caching of
Cache System BIOS area: [Write Protect] system BIOS area.
Cache Video BIOS area: [Write Protect]
Cache Base 0-512K: [Write Back]
Cache Base 512K-640K: [Write Back]
Cache Extended Memory Area: [Write Back]
Cache A000 – AFFF: [Disabled]
Cache B000 – BFFF: [Disabled]
Cache C800 – CBFF: [Write Protect]
Cache CC00 – CFFF: [Write Protect]
Cache D000 – D3FF: [Disabled]
Cache D400 – D7FF: [Disabled]
Cache D800 – DBFF: [Disabled]
Cache DC00 – DFFF: [Disabled]
Cache E000 – E3FF: [Write Protect]
Cache E400 – E7FF: [Write Protect]
Cache E800 – EBFF: [Write Protect]
Cache EC00 – EFFF: [Write Protect]
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Cache System BIOS Area

This feature is only available when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or
disables the caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2
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does not necessarily make the system perform better because the OS does not
need to access the system BIOS often.
As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the system BIOS
instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if
any program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it
is recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.
Uncached / Write Protect

Cache Video BIOS Area

This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or
disables the caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2
cache. This greatly speeds up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does
not necessarily make the system perform better because the OS bypasses the
BIOS and uses the graphics driver to access the video card's hardware directly.
As such, it would be a waste of L2 cache bandwidth to cache the video BIOS
instead of data that are more critical to the system's performance. In addition, if
any program writes into this memory area, it will result in a system crash. So, it
is recommended that you write protect this area for optimal system performance.
Uncached / Write Protect

Cache Base 0-512K

This feature allows you to control caching of 512K base memory.
Uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache Base 512K-640K

This feature allows you to control caching of 512K 640K base memory.
Uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache Extended Memory Area

This feature allows you to control caching of system memory above one megabyte.
Uncached / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF
These features allow you to control caching of A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF memory.
Disabled / USMC Caching / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cahe C8000-CBFF/Cache CC00-CFFF

These features allow you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF memory.
Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

Cahe D000-D3FF/Cahe D400-D7FF/Cache D800-DBFF/Cahe DC00-DFFF

These features allow you to control caching of D000-D3FF/D400-D7FF/D800-
D8FF/DC00-DFFF memory.
Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

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Cache E000-E3FF/Cache E400-E7FF / Cache E8000-EBFF / Cache EC00-
EFFF
These features allow you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF/Cache E8000-
EBFF / Cache EC00-EFFF memory.
Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back

3.2.3 Board Information

This displays motherboard and BIOS version information.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Board Information Item Specific Help

Bios Version
Bios Build Date

Board Mfg
Board

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
X Hardware Monitoring
X BIOS Event Logging
Hardware monitoring
X Advanced Chipset Control
configuration
X Advanced Processor Options
X Diskette Controller
X ATA Controller
X LSI SAS Interface
X Integrated Network Interface
X Integrated Audio [Auto]
X Integrated 1394: [Enable]
X Integrated USB
X I/O Device Configuration
X PCI Configuration

Reset Configuration Data [No]

Route Port 80h cycles to [PCI]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Integrated Audio
This feature is used to configure the audio controller.
Disabled / Auto

Integrated 1394
This feature is used to enable the integrated 1394 controller.
Enabled / Disabled

Reset Configuration Data

If you install a new piece of hardware or modify your computer's hardware
configuration, the BIOS will automatically detect the changes and reconfigure
the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data). Therefore, there is usually no
need to manually force the BIOS to reconfigure the ESCD.
However, sometimes, the BIOS may not be able to detect the hardware
changes. A serious resource conflict may occur and the operating system may
not even boot as a result. This is where the Reset Configuration Data BIOS
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This BIOS feature allows you to manually force the BIOS to clear the previously
saved ESCD data and reconfigure the settings. All you need to do is enable this
BIOS feature and then reboot your computer. The new ESCD should resolve
the conflict and allow the operating system to load normally.
Please note that the BIOS will automatically reset it to the default setting of No
after reconfiguring the new ESCD. So, there is no need for you to manually
disable this feature after rebooting.
No / Yes

Route Port 80h cycles to

LPC---Route Port 80h I/O cycles to the LPC bus.
PCI---- Route Port 80h I/O cycles to the LPC bus.

3.3.1 Hardware Monitoring

This displays critical system parameters like CPU speed, fan speeds, voltage
levels and CPU temperature.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Hardware Monitoring Item Specific Help

FAN Speed Control [Full Speed]

CPU Temp Reading [Auto]
XRealtime sensors

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

FAN Speed Control

This feature is used to control the fan speed.
Auto: Optimum temperature control at maximum CPU performance
Full Speed: All fans are working at full speed.

CPU Temp Reading

This item is used to configure the CPU temperature reading.
Auto / Diode / PECI

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3.3.1.1 Realtime Sensors

This screen contains the information from motherboard hardware monitor sensors, such
as temperature and fan speed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Realtime Sensors Item Specific Help

CPU0 Temperature xxx C

CPU1 Temperature xxx C

CPU0 Fan (Fan0) xxxx RPM

CPU1 Fan (Fan1) xxxx RPM
Rear Fan (Fan3) xxxx RPM
Front Fan (Fan2) xxxx RPM
PCI Area Fan (Fan4) xxxx RPM

CPU0 Core voltage xxxx V

CPU1 VCore voltage xxxx V
CPU VTT xxxx V
VCC 1.5V xxxx V
VCC 3.3V xxxx V
VCC 5V xxxx V
VCC12V xxxx V

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
BIOS Event Logging Item Specific Help

BIOS Event Logging: [Enabled]

View BIOS event log: [Enter]
Clear BIOS Event Log: [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

BIOS Event Logging

When set to [Enabled], errors will be logged to BIOS event log.
Disabled / Enabled

View BIOS event log

Press [Enter] to view BIOS event log

Clear BIOS Event log

When set to [Enabled], BIOS event log will be cleared.
Disabled / Enabled

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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Advanced Chipset Control Item Specific Help

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Crystal Beach Configure Enable: [Disabled]
Force PCI-E Gen2 slot to Gen1 [Auto]
mode
SERR signal condition: [Single bit]

4GB PCI Hole Granularity: [1.0 GB]

Memory Branch Mode: [Interleave]
Branch 0 Rank Interleave: [4:1]
Branch 0 Rank Sparing: [Disabled]
Branch 1 Rank Interleave: [4:1]
Branch 1 Rank Sparing: [Disabled]
Enhanced x8 Detection: [Enabled]
Force ITK Config Clocking: [Disabled]
Reserved Branch FOR ITK [Branch 1]

High Precision Event Timer: [Yes]

Snoop filter: [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Force PCI-E Gen2 slot to Gen1 mode

Force PCI-E Gen2 slot operate at Gen1 mode. Some PCI-E Gen1 Cards may
work abnormally on PCI-E Gen2 slot. You may use this option to select the right
mode you need when you encounter such problem.
Auto / PCI-E Gen2 / PCI-E Gen1

SERR signal condition

Select ECC error conditions that SERR# be asserted.
None / Single bit / Multiple bit/ Both

4GB PCI Hole Granularity

This feature is used to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI resource. If
MTRRs are not enough, we may use this option to reduce the MTRR
occupation.
256MB / 512MB / 1.0GB / 2.0GB
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Memory Branch Mode
This option is used to select the type of memory operation mode.
Sequential / Interleave / Mirror / Single Channel 0

Branch 0/1 Rank Sparing

This option is used to enable/disable Branch 0 rank/DIMM sparing feature.
Disabled / Enabled

Enhanced x8 Detection
This feature is used to enable/disable enhanced x8 DRAM UC error detection.
Disabled / Enabled

Force ITK Config Clocking

This feature is used to enable/disable FBD configuration for ITK test suite.
Disabled / Enabled

High Precision Event Timer:

This feature is used to enable/disable Multimedia Timer support.
Disabled / Enabled

Snoop filter
This item is used to enable the snoop filter.
Enabled / Disabled

3.3.3.1 Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Enable/Disable Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) by

reporting the I/O device assignment to VMM through DMAR ACPI tables

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) [Disabled] Item Specific Help

VT-d for Port0 (ESI) [Enabled]

VT-d for Port1 [Enabled]
VT-d for Port5 [Enabled]
VT-d for Port9 [Enabled]
VT-d for DMI Port [Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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This section allows you to fine-tune the processor options.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Advanced Processor Options Item Specific Help

Hyperthreading [Enabled]
Intel® Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
Machine Checking [Enabled]
Fast String operations [Enabled]

C1 Enhanced Mode
[Disabled]
Discrete MTRR Allocation
[Enabled]
XCPU Cache Control
[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit
CPU Cache Control Item Specific Help

DCU Prefetcher [Disabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
IP Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
Direct Cache Access [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Hyperthreading
Enable this only if you have an Intel Hyper Threading processor.
Hyper-Threading Technology enables multi-threaded software applications to execute
threads in parallel. Hyper-Threading Technology provides thread-level-parallelism (TLP)
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a result, resource utilization yields higher processing throughput. Hyper-Threading
Technology is a form of simultaneous multi-threading technology (SMT) where multiple
threads of software applications can be run simultaneously on one processor. This is
achieved by duplicating the architectural state on each processor, while sharing one set of
processor execution resources. Hyper-Threading Technology also delivers faster
response times for multi-tasking workload environments. By allowing the processor to use
on-die resources that would otherwise have been idle, Hyper-Threading Technology
provides a performance boost on multi-threading and multi-tasking operations for the Intel
NetBurst® microarchitecture.
Disabled / Enabled

C1 Enhanced Mode
This feature is used to enable the C1 Enhanced mode.
Enabled / Disabled
Discrete MTRR Allocation
This feature is used to configure the MTRR method. Disabling the feature will
set the MTRR method in continuous status.
Disabled / Enabled

3.3.5 Diskette Controller

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Diskette Controller Item Specific Help

Floppy disk controller [Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Floppy Disk Controller

This defines how the floppy disk controller is detected and configured.
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This screen contains the configuration of the ATA controller.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
ATA Controller Item Specific Help

Parellel ATA: [Enabled]

Serial ATA: [Enabled]
SATA Controller Mode Option: [Enhanced]
SATA RAID Enable: [Disabled]
SATA AHCI Enabel: [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Parallel ATA
This feature is used to enable the PATA function.
Disabled / Enabled

Serial ATA
This feature is used to enable the SATA function.
Enabled / Disabled

SATA Controller Mode Option

This feature is used to select SATA controller mode. In “compatible mode”, SATA and
PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Legacy mode. In “Enhanced (non-AHCI)
mode”, SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Native IDE mode.
Compatible / Enhanced (non-AHCI)

SATA RAID Enable

This item allows you to enable the SATA RAID functionality.
Disabled / Enabled

SATA AHCI Enable

This item allows you to enable the SATA AHCI functionality.
Disabled / Enabled
If you do not want to install SATA AHCI driver, please set the SATA AHCI mode
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This screen contains the configuration of the LSI SAS interface.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
LSI SAS Interface Item Specific Help

LSI SAS Controller: [Enabled]

Option ROM Scan: [Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Integrated SAS Interface

This feature is used to enable the LSI SAS controller.
Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to initialize the device expansion ROM.
Enabled / Disabled

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This screen contains the configuration of the integrated network interface.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Integrated Network Interface Item Specific Help

LAN Port0: [Enabled]

LAN Port1: [Enabled]
Option ROM Scan [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

LAN Port0/1
These two features are used to configure the onboard LAN controllers.
Enabled / Disabled

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to initialize the device expansion ROM.
Enabled / Disabled

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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Integrated Audio Item Specific Help

Integrated Audio [Auto]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

3.3.10 Integrated 1394

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit
Integrated 1394 Item Specific Help

Integrated 1394 [Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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3.3.11 Integrated USB

This screen contains the configuration of the integrated USB.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Integrated USB Item Specific Help

Integrated USB1.1 [Enabled]

Integrated USB2.0 [Enabled]

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Integrated USB1.1
Enable or Disable all USB devices by setting item to the desired value.
Enabled / Disabled

Integrated USB2.0
Control USB 2.0 functionality through this Setup Item.
Enabled / Disabled

Legacy USB Support

This option is used to enable the support for legacy USB.
Enabled / Disabled

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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help

Serial port A: [Enabled]

Base I/O Address: [3F8]
Interrupt: [IRQ 3]
Parallel port: [Enabled]
Mode: [ECP]
Base I/O Address [378]
Interrupt: [IRQ 7]
DMA channel: [DMA 3]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Serial Port A
This defines how the first serial port is detected and configured.
Disabled / Enabled / Auto / OS Controlled

Base I/O Address:

Set the base I/O address for serial port A/B.
3F8

Interrupt:
Set the interrupt for serial port A/B.
IRQ3

Parallel Port
This defines how the parallel port is detected and configured.
Disabled / Enabled / Auto / OS Controlled

Mode
This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode.
In addition to “Output only” and “Bi-directional”, there are two faster bidirectional
modes available - the ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and EPP (Enhanced
Parallel Port) modes.
ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mb/s and
provides symmetric bidirectional communication. On the other hand, EPP uses
existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional communication.
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Generally, because of its FIFOs and the DMA channel it uses, ECP is good for
large data transfers (useful for scanners and printers). On the other hand, EPP
is better with links that switch directions frequently (like parallel port drives).
Output only / Bi-directional / EPP / ECP

Base I/O Address

Set the base I/O address for parallel port.
378

Interrupt
Set the interrupt for parallel port
IRQ7

DMA Channel
This BIOS feature determines which DMA channel the parallel port should use
when it is in ECP mode.
The ECP mode uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to
2.5 Mbits/s and provides symmetric bidirectional communications. For all this, it
requires the use of a DMA channel.
By default, the parallel port uses DMA Channel 3 when it is in ECP mode. This
works fine in most situations.
This feature is provided just in case one of your add-on cards requires the use
of DMA Channel 3. In such a case, you can use this BIOS feature to force the
parallel port to use the alternate DMA Channel 1.
Please note that there is no performance advantage in choosing DMA Channel
3 over DMA Channel 1 or vice versa. As long as either Channel 3 or Channel 1
is available for your parallel port to use, the parallel port will be able to function
properly in ECP mode.
DMA 3

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This screen contains the additional setup menus to configure PCI devices.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
PCI Configuration Item Specific Help

X PCI Device, Slot #1

X PCI Device, Slot #2
X PCI Device, Slot #3
X PCI Device, Slot #4
X PCI Device, Slot #5
X PCI Device, Slot #6

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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These screens contain the setup items for configuring the specific PCI device.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
PCI Device, Slot #1/2/3/4/5/6 Item Specific Help

Option ROM Scan [Enabled]

Latency Timer [Default]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Option ROM Scan

This feature is used to initialize the device expansion ROM.
Enabled / Disabled

Latency Timer
This feature is used to configure the minimum guaranteed time slice allotted for bus
master in units of PCI bus clocks.
Default / 0020h / 0040h / 0060h / 0080h / 00A0h / 00C0h / 00E0h

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These settings allow you to configure the security options for your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password Is: Clear
User Password Is: Clear

Set Setup Password [Enter]

Set User Password [Enter]

Fixed disk boot sector [Normal]

Password on boot: [Disabled]
Trusted Platform Support [Enabled]

Write on Flexible Disks: [Unlocked]

BIOS Write Protect: [Disabled]

Cabinet Monitoring [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

The system displays the current supervisor and user passwords.

Set Supervisor Password
This option allows the supervisor to set the supervisor password to restrict
access to the BIOS settings.

Set User Password

This option allows the user to set the user password.

Password on boot
When enabled, the system will ask for a password at every boot. The system
will continue booting only if the correct password is entered. If the wrong
password is entered three times, the system will automatically shut down.
Disabled / Enabled

Write on Flexible Disks

This item is used to configure the data written to floppy disk
Unlocked: Data can be written to floppy disk
Locked: No data can be written to floppy disk.
Unlocked / Locked

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This item is used to configure the writing protection of BIOS flash memory. When set to
enabled, the BIOS flash memory will be written protected.
Disabled / Enabled

Cabinet Monitoring
This item is used to configure the monitoring of system’s housing. When enabled, the
system’s housing is monitored.
Disabled / Enabled

3.5 TPM State

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Current TPM State

Change TPM State

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
ACPI Save to RAM: [Enabled]

After Power Failure: [Last State]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Enabled ACPI_Sx
This feature is used to select one of the ACPI power states: S1 or S3. If
selected, the corresponding power state will be disabled.
Disabled / Enabled

After Power Failure

This option is used to specify the mode of operation after the system recovers from a
power loss.
Stay off / Power on / Last State

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Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Error Halt in POST: [All Errors]
Summary screen: [Disabled]
Quiet Boot: [Enabled]
QuickBoot Mode: [Enabled]

X Boot Device Priority

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Error Halt in POST

This item is used to pauses and displays the setup entry or resume boot prompt if error
occurs at boot.
All Errors / No Errors/ All, but Keyboard

Summary Screen
This feature is used to display the system configuration on boot.
Enabled / Disabled

Quick Boot
This feature is used to configure the boot message.
Enabled: Displays OEM log instead of POST messages.
Disabled: Displays normal POST messages
Enabled / Disabled

QuickBoot Mode
This feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting.
Enabled / Disabled

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Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit
Boot Device Priority Item Specific Help
Keys used to view or
configure devices:
1: Legacy Floppy Drives <Enter> expands or
2: collapses devices with a
3: + or –
4: <Ctrl + Enter> expands
5: all
6: <Shift + 1> enables or
7: disables a device.
8: <+> and <-> moves the
: Legacy Network Card device up or down.
<n> May move
removable device
between Hard Disk or
Removable Disk.
<d> Remove a device
that is not installed.
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

The boot menu will list all bootable devices. Use <Enter> to expand or collapses devices
with a ‘+’ or ‘-‘. Use <+> or <-> to arrange the priorities of all bootable devices.

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These settings set the exit options on your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security TPM State Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Exit Saving Changes
Exit system Setup and
Exit Discarding Changes
save your changes to
Load Setup Defaults
CMOS.
Discard Changes
Save Changes

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Exit Saving Changes

This exits BIOS setup after saving the changes made.

Exit Discarding Changes

This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made.

Load Setup Defaults

Loads the factory default values.

Discard Changes
Discards all changes made without exiting BIOS setup.

Save Changes
Saves all changes made without exiting BIOS.

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Chapter 4: Diagnostics
NOTE: If you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following
things in the following order:

Memory, Video, CPU

By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when
setting up your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check the TYAN website at:
http://www.tyan.com.

4.1 Beep Codes

Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through two kinds of audible
beeps.
• A single long beep followed by two short beeps: It indicates that a
video error has occurred and the BIOS can't initialize the video screen
to display and additional info.
• A single long beep repeatedly: This indicates that a DRAM error has
occurred.
The most common type of error is a memory error.

Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support, be sure that you note as much as
you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. Also, be ready with
information regarding add-in cards, drives and O/S to speed the support process and come to
a quicker solution.

4.2 Flash Utility

Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for. For Flash Utilities, BIOS
downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility with your motherboard,
please check the TYAN web site: http://www.tyan.com/

Note
Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in
the event of a BIOS flash failure, you must contact your dealer
for a replacement BIOS. There are no exceptions. TYAN does
not have a policy for replacing BIOS chips directly with end
users. In no event will TYAN be held responsible for damages
done by the end user.

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Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description
02h Verify Real Mode 32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency
03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch
(NMI) Manager
04h Get CPU type 36h Warm start shut down
06h Initialize system hardware 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM
08h Initialize chipset with initial 3Ah Autosize cache
POST values
09h Set IN POST flag 3Ch Advanced configuration of
chipset registers
0Ah Initialize CPU registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with
CMOS values
0Bh Enable CPU cache 42h Initialize interrupt vectors
0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST 45h POST device initialization
values
0Eh Initialize I/O component 46h 2-1-2-3. Check ROM copyright
notice
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 48h Check video configuration
against CMOS
10h Initialize Power Management 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices
11h Load alternate registers with 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in
initial POST values system
12h Restore CPU control word 4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)
during warm boot
13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM
devices
14h Initialize keyboard controller 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice
16h 1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM checksum 50h Display CPU type and speed
17h Initialize cache before memory 51h Initialize EISA board
autosize
18h 8254 timer initialization 52h Test keyboard
1Ah 8237 DMA controller 54h Set key click if enabled
initialization
1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt 58h 2-2-3-1. Test for unexpected
Controller interrupts
20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 59h Initialize POST display service
22h 1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD 5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to
Controller enter SETUP"
24h Set ES segment register to 4 5Bh Disable CPU cache
GB
26h Enable A20 line 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and
640 KB
28h Autosize DRAM 60h Test extended memory
29h Initialize POST Memory 62h Test extended memory address
Manager lines
2Ah Clear 512 KB base RAM 64h Jump to UserPatch1
2Ch 1-3-4-1. RAM failure on 66h Configure advanced cache
address registers
2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failure on data 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC
bits of low byte of memory bus
2Fh Enable cache before system 68h Enable external and CPU
BIOS shadow caches
30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on data 69h Setup System Management
bits of high byte of memory bus Mode (SMM) area
Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description
6Ah Display external L2 cache size A2h Check key lock
6Bh Load custom defaults (optional) A4h Initialize Typematic rate
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6Eh Display possible high address AAh Scan for F2 key stroke
for UMB recovery
70h Display error messages ACh Enter SETUP
72h Check for configuration errors AEh Clear Boot flag
76h Check for keyboard errors B0h Check for errors
7Ch Set up hardware interrupt B2h POST done - prepare to boot
vectors operating system
7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present B4h One short beep before boot
80h Disable onboard Super I/O B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)
ports and IRQs
81h Late POST device initialization B6h Check password (optional)
82h Detect and install external B9h Prepare Boot
RS232 ports
83h Configure non-MCD IDE BAh Initialize DMI parameters
controllers
84h Detect and install external BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs
parallel ports
85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP BCh Clear parity checkers
ISA devices
86h. Re-initialize onboard I/O ports. BDh Display MultiBoot menu
87h Configure Motherboard Devices BEh Clear screen (optional)
88h Initialize BIOS Data Area BFh Check virus and backup
reminders
89h Enable Non-Maskable C0h Try to boot with INT 19
Interrupts (NMIs)
8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data C1h Initialize POST Error Manager
Area (PEM)
8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse C2h Initialize error logging
8Ch Initialize floppy controller C3h Initialize error display function
8Fh Determine number of ATA C4h Initialize system error handler
drives (optional)
90h Initialize hard-disk controllers C5h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)
91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk C6h Initialize notebook docking
controllers (optional)
92h Jump to UserPatch2 C7h Initialize notebook docking late
93h Build MPTABLE for multi- C8h Force check (optional)
processor boards
95h Install CD ROM for boot C9h Extended checksum (optional)
96h Clear huge ES segment D2h BIOS Boot Block
register
97h Fixup Multi Processor table E0h BIOS Boot Block
98h 1-2. Search for option ROMs. E1h BIOS Boot Block
99h Check for SMART Drive E2h Initialize the CPU
(optional)
9Ah Shadow option ROMs E3h Initialize system timer
9Ch Set up Power Management E4h Initialize system I/O
9Dh Initialize security engine E5h Check force recovery boot
(optional)
9Eh Enable hardware interrupts E6h Checksum BIOS ROM
9Fh Determine number of ATA and E7h Go to BIOS
SCSI drives
A0h Set time of day E8h Set Huge Segment
Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description
E9h Initialize Multi Processor F1h Initialize Run Time Clock
EAh Initialize OEM special code F2h Initialize video
EBh Initialize PIC and DMA F3h Initialize System Management
Mode
ECh Initialize Memory type F4h Output one beep before boot
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EDh Initialize Memory size F5h Boot to Mini DOS
EEh Shadow Boot Block F6h Clear Huge Segment
EFh System memory test F7h Boot to Full DOS
F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

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Appendix I: SMDC Information
Overview

Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful yet cost-efficient solution for
high-end server management hardware packages. Tyan’s goal is to provide remote system
monitoring and control even when the operating system is absence or simply fails. This
empowers Tyan’s server board with advanced industrial-standard features.

Tyan SMDC is a snap-in card that provides essential server management solution. It enables
any IT Manager by providing multi-interfaces to access the hardware remotely and perform
monitor, control and diagnose activities effectively.

Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP card,
Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver. As long as a
standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking after the system.

Tyan SMDC provides diversified methods to communicate with the hardware. IT manager has
the flexibility to choose among Keyboard Controller Style (KCS), Block Transfer (BT) style,
Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB), Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB),
Emergency Management Port (EMP) and standard IPMI-Over-LAN communication as defined
in latest IPMI 1.5 specification.

Tyan SMDC is compatible with all IPMI-compliance software as well as Tyan System
TM
Operator (TSO) software package.

By adding SMDC, Tyan’s server board becomes a highly manageable and IPMI compatible
system with all the advanced features suggesting in IPMI Spec.

More detailed information on Tyan’s SMDC card can be found on our website:
http://www.tyan.com

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Features of Tyan Server Management

Monitor various system components remotely

- such as fans, processor temperature, and more

Remote power on and power off

Console redirect
-the ability to view system remotely

Alert and error actions

-such as audible beep, e-mail, power down and reboot

SMDC runs on stand-by power

-the SMDC will continue to function, even if the system is not powered on

How SMDC and TSO Work

The brief descriptions below will help explain how these items function.

Agent – a system with SMDC installed

The SMDC is installed in the Agent system that uses a
compatible/supported Tyan motherboard.

Manager – manages the Agent

The Manger is set up to manage the Agent that has the SMDC.
The Manager and Agent should be located in the same place.

Console – communicates with Manager

The Console is used to monitor and control the Agent through the
Manager.

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Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette
Follow the steps below to make a driver diskette from the TYAN driver CD provided.

1. Start the system and insert the TYAN CD into the CD-ROM drive to boot from CD. You
will see the following menu. Then press [1] and [Enter] to boot the system to Tyan
diskette maker. (If you would like to boot from hard disk, press 0 and Enter or just wait for
10 seconds to boot automatically from hard disk.).

Boot from CD:

ISOLINUX 2.00 2002-10-25 Copyright (C) 1994-2002 H. Peter Anvin

0) Boot from first hard drive
1) Boot to TYAN diskette maker
boot: 1_

2. Choose the chipset vender which you need from the main menu.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker V1.0

** Main Menu**
====Choose Chipset Vendor====
01 Adaptec
02 nVidia
03 LSI
04 Intel
05 Promise
06 Silicon Image
07 VIA

EXIT

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3. The following picture pops up after selecting the chipset model.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

** Example Vendor**
====Choose Chipset Model====
01 Intel Chipset Model

EXIT

4. After selecting the chipset model, select the OS to start the diskette making.

TYAN Driver Diskette Maker

====Example Chipset Driver====

Diskette =01= Microsoft Windows 2000 32-bit

Diskette =02= Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit
Diskette =03= Microsoft Windows XP 64bit
Diskette =04= Microsoft Windows 2003 64-bit

Back

5. Follow the instruction on menu to insert a diskette and press [ENTER].

\Please insert a formatted diskette into A:/ and press [ENTER]

Writing image to drive A:
Track: 36 Hoad: 8 Sector: 1

6. Using "ESC" key to quit the Tyan diskette maker. The system will automatically restart.

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ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification
that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s
devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port): a PCI-based interface which was designed specifically for
demands of 3D graphics applications. The 32-bit AGP channel directly links the graphics
controller to the main memory. While the channel runs at only 66 MHz, it supports data
transmission during both the rising and falling ends of the clock cycle, yielding an effective
speed of 133 MHz.

ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface): also known as IDE or ATA; a drive
implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself. It allows CD-ROMs and
tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices, just like HDDs.

ATX: the form factor designed to replace the AT form factor. It improves on the AT design by
rotating the board 90 degrees, so that the IDE connectors are closer to the drive bays, and the
CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan. The keyboard, mouse, USB, serial, and
parallel ports are built-in.

Bandwidth: refers to carrying capacity. The greater the bandwidth, the more data the bus,
phone line, or other electrical path, can carry. Greater bandwidth, then, also results in greater
speed.

BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): is a feature within the BIOS that creates, prioritizes, and
maintains a list of all Initial Program Load (IPL) devices, and then stores that list in NVRAM.
IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS, as well as provide the ability to return
to the BIOS if the OS load process fails for some reason. At that point, the next IPL device is
called upon to attempt loading of the OS.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): the program that resides in the ROM chip, and provides
the basic instructions for controlling your computer’s hardware. Both the operating system and
application software use BIOS routines to ensure compatibility.

Buffer: a portion of RAM which is used to temporarily store data, usually from an application,
though it is also used when printing, and in most keyboard drivers. The CPU can manipulate
data in a buffer before copying it, all at once, to a disk drive. While this improves system
performance --- reading to or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing
so repeatedly --- there is also the possibility of losing your data should the system crash.
Information stored in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the
processor and system memory, and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses.

Bus mastering: allows peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system memory without
going through the CPU (similar to DMA channels).

Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application. Using a
cache lowers data access times, since the needed information is stored in the SRAM instead
of in the slow DRAM. Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory: a
typical cache size is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.

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Cache size: refers to the physical size of the cache onboard. This should not be confused with
the cacheable area, which is the total amount of memory which can be scanned by the system
in search of data to put into the cache. A typical setup would be a cache size of 512KB, and a
cacheable area of 512MB. In this case, up to 512KB of the main memory onboard is capable
of being cached. However, only 512KB of this memory will be in the cache at any given
moment. Any main memory above 512MB could never be cached.

Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on” or
“closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”.

CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic startup
information for the BIOS.

COM port: another name for the serial port, which is called as such because it transmits the
eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is,
the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). Parallel ports transmit the bits of a
byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same
time).

DDR (Double Data Rate): is a technology designed to double the clock speed of the memory.
It activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the system clock rather than on just
the rising edge, potentially doubling output.

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): faster and more capacious form of RAM than SIMMs,
and do not need to be installed in pairs.

DIMM bank: sometimes called DIMM sockets, because the physical slot and the logical unit
are the same. That is, one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket, which is capable of acting
as a memory bank.

DMA (Direct Memory Access): channels that are similar to IRQs. DMA channels allow
hardware devices (like soundcards or keyboards) to access the main memory without
involving the CPU. This frees up CPU resources for other tasks. As with IRQs, it is vital that
you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Play devices will take care of this for you.

Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slowed.

DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which has the
unfortunate tendency to lose data if it is not recharged regularly (every few milliseconds). This
refresh requirement makes DRAM three to ten times slower than non-recharged RAM such as
SRAM.

ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data to be
checked for errors during run-time. Errors can subsequently be corrected at the same time
that they’re found.

EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, is a ROM
chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up with changes in
the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at
http://www.tyan.com

EMRL: Embedded RAID Logic. An Adaptec specific RAID technology.

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n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each
time it boots.

Fault-tolerance: a term describing a system where one component can quickly be replaced
without causing a loss of service, such as in a RAID system.

Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware.

Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector
type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The standard form factors are
the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-AT and ATX Footprint boards.

Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).

Handshaking: a process where two devices initiate communications. One device, typically the
server, sends a message to another device, typically a client, in order to request establishment
of a communications channel. The two devices will then exchange messages back and forth in
order to settle on a communications protocol.

HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.

H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.

IC (Integrated Circuit): the formal name for the computer chip.

IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD interface. It can

handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs
(EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the hardware controller.

IDE INT (IDE Interrupt): a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE.

I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware
(mouse, keyboard, etc.)

Initial Program Load (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing those
devices as capable of loading and executing an OS, as well as being able to provide control
back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails.

IPL: see Initial Program Load.

IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU.
The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It
is important that there is only one device hooked up to each IRQ line; doubling up devices on
IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-n-Play operating systems can take care of these
details for you.

ISA (Industry Standard Architecture): a slower 8- or 16-bit bus (data pathway).

Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch
up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and it
waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard
system components).

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Mirroring: see RAID.

NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory that holds its
data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Compaq or IBM package other companies’

motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them.

Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in
parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64-bit local bus (data pathway) which is
faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a single system (as
opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems).

PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used by IDE
drives. These modes use the CPU for data transfer (in contrast, DMA channels do not). PCI
refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU.
PCI-to-PCI bridge: allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot.

Pipeline burst SRAM: a type of RAM that can maintain it’s data as long as power is provided
to the memory chips. In this configuration, SRAM requests are pipelined, which means that
larger packets of data are sent to the memory at one time, and acted upon quickly. This type
of SRAM operates at bus speeds higher than 66MHz.

Pipelining: improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second
instruction before the first is completed. A pipeline can be likened to an assembly line, with a
given part of the pipeline repeatedly executing a set part of an operation on a series of
instructions.

PM timers (Power Management timers): software timers that count down the number of
seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep, suspend, or doze mode.

PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug-n-Play
devices require little set-up to use. Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer
that is running on a Plug-n-Play aware operating system (such as Windows 98), and go to
work. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug-n-Play require you to reconfigure your
system each time you add or change any part of your hardware.

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment): one of four components that together make up the
Wired for Management 2.0 baseline specification. PXE was designed to define a standard set
of preboot protocol services within a client, towards the goal of allowing networked-based
booting to boot using industry standard protocols.

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in
different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly,
also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the operating system. RAID level 0
is known as striping, where data is striped (or overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but
offers no fault-tolerance. RAID level 1 is known as mirroring, which stores the data within at
least two hard drives, but does not stripe. RAID level 1 also allows for faster access time and
fault-tolerance, since either hard drive can be read at the same time. RAID level 0+1 is both
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RAIDIOS: stands for RAID I/O Steering, a type of RAID technology from Intel. RAIDIOS is a
specification used to enable an embedded I/O controller, embedded on the motherboard, to be
used as just an I/O controller or to be the I/O component of a hardware RAID subsystem. The
RAIDIOS circuit allows an I/O Processor (either embedded on the motherboard or on an add-
in card) to configure the I/O controller and service the I/O controller’s interrupts. The I/O
controller and the I/O Processor together are two of the primary components of a hardware
RAID subsystem.

RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memory where any byte can
be accessed without touching the adjacent data, is often used to refer to the system’s main
memory. This memory is available to any program running on the computer.

ROM (Read-Only Memory): a storage chip which contains the BIOS; the basic instructions
required to boot the computer and start up the operating system.

SATA (Serial ATA): is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage
interface. Serial ATA is a drop-in solution in that it is compatible with today’s software and
operating systems. It will provide for systems which are easier to design, with cables that are
simpler to route and install, smaller cable connectors, and lower voltage requirements.

SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM): called as such because it can keep two sets of
memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data alternately from one set of
addresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non-
synchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before opening the next.

Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire,
and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit
after another).

SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL): Architecture that allows a RAID controller, such as
AcceleRAID 150, 200 or 250, to implement RAID on a system board-embedded SCSI bus or a
set of SCSI busses. SISL: SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic ( LSI ) (only on LSI SCSI boards)

SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): formally the most common form of RAM for
motherboards. They must be installed in pairs, and do not have the carrying capacity or the
speed of DIMM modules.

Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down.

SRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order
to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensive.

SSI (Server System Infrastructure): an industry initiative intended to provide ready-to-use

design specifications for common server hardware elements (chassis, power supplies, and
racks) to promote and support server industry growth.

Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue
to operate normally.

Striping: see RAID

UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called UltraATA.
Without proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of higher data
transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives.

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USB (Universal Serial Bus): a versatile port. This one port type can function as a serial,
parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick port. It is fast enough to support video transfer, and is
capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices.

VGA (Video Graphics Array): the PC video display standard

V-SYNC: controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor.

ZCR: Zero Channel RAID. PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip,
thus lowering cost of RAID solution

ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs
without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket,
and a lever is pulled down. This shift the processor over and down, guiding into the board and
locking it into place.

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Technical Support
If a problem arises with your system, you should turn to your dealer for help first. Your system
has most likely been configured by them, and they should have the best idea of what
hardware and software your system contains. Furthermore, if you purchased your system
from a dealer near you, you can bring your system to them to have it serviced instead of
attempting to do so yourself (which can have expensive consequences).

Help Resources:
1. See the beep codes section of this manual.
2. See the TYAN website for FAQ’s, bulletins, driver updates, and
other information: http://www.tyan.com
3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.
4. Check the TYAN user group: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.TYAN

Returning Merchandise for Service

During the warranty period, contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product
problems. This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages
incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse, or improper
maintenance of products.

NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required
before any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain service by calling the
manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number
should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package
should be mailed prepaid. TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you.

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 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:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired
operation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more
of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver.
Consult the dealer on an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Notice for Canada

This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian
Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. (Cet appareil est conforme aux
norms de Classe B d’interference radio tel que specifie par le Ministere Canadien des
Communications dans les reglements d’ineteference radio.)

Notice for Europe (CE Mark)

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC,
92/31/EEC (EMC).

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or dispose of battery
in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer
instructions and in accordance with your local regulations.

Document #: D1930 - 100

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