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    1 http://www.TYAN.com Tomcat K7M /// S2498 Revision 1.01 Copyright © TYAN Computer C orporation, 2005-2006. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior writt en consent from TYAN Computer Corp. All registered and unregistered trademarks and compan y names contained in this manual are the properties of [...]

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    2 http://www.TYAN.com Table of Contents Before you begin… Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Congratulations! 1.2 Har dware Spec ificat ions Chapter 2: Board In stallation 2.1 Board Image 2.2 Block Diagram 2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connector s 2.4 Front Panel Connecto r (JP3) 2.5 CMOS Reset (JP13) 2.6 S/PDIF Header (J1) 2.7 USB Header (JP2) 2.8 Audio[...]

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    3 http://www.TYAN.com Before you begin… Check the box contents! The retail motherboard package should contain the following: 1x Tomcat K7M motherboard 1 x CPU heatsink 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66 IDE cable 1x Tomcat K7M User’s Manual 1 x Tomcat K7M Quick Reference 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x SATA Power Cable 1 x SATA DATA ca[...]

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    4 http://www.TYAN.com Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 – Congratulations ! You have just bought one of the most advanced pl atforms as a high Quality/reliable single board computer. The Tomcat K7M is based on VIA KN400A chipset, supporting the AMD Geode NX Processor with 133MHz FSB, DDR memory, VIA integrated Unichorme Graphics an d more. These featur[...]

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    5 http://www.TYAN.com BIOS Award BIOS 4Mbit Flash Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0 Auto detection of memory size Auto configuration of IDE hard disk types User settings of hardware monitoring Multiple boot options Power Management: S1, S3, S4 Support AMD PowerNow! ™ technology OS (Operating S ystem) Support Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows[...]

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    6 http://www.TYAN.com Chapter 2: Board Installation Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Tomcat K7M matches the ATX system board specifications . Your chassis should support a standard ATX motherboard form factor. How to install our produc ts right…. the first ti me! The first thing you shou[...]

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    7 http://www.TYAN.com 2.1 – Board Image The following is an image of the Tomcat K7M 2498AGNN. This picture is representati ve of the latest board re vision available at the time of publishing. The board you recei ve may or may not look ex actly like the abo ve picture. The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboar[...]

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    8 http://www.TYAN.com 2.2 – Block Diagram S2498 Tomcat K7M Block Diagram[...]

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    9 http://www.TYAN.com 2.3 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors NOTE: * is only available on S2498AGNN version.[...]

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    10 http://www.TYAN.com This jumper diagram is represe ntative of the latest board re vision available at t he time of publishing. The board you receive ma y or may not look exactl y like the abo ve diagram. Function Settings JP3 Front Panel Connector See Section 2.4 for pinout configuration JP13 CMOS Reset Close Pin-1 and Pin-2 (Default) Normal mod[...]

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    11 http://www.TYAN.com Jumper Legend OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper co ver CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover To indicate the locati on of pin-1 To indicate the locati on of pin-1 2.4 – Front Panel Connector (J P3) Function PIN # PIN # Function HDD LED+ 1 2 PWR LED+ HDD LED- 3 4 PWR LED- Reset Button - 5 6 PWR Button+ Reset Button + 7 8 PWR B[...]

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    12 http://www.TYAN.com 2.5– CMOS Reset (JP13) Pin_3 Pin_1 Default Pin_3 Pin_1 Clear You can reset the CMOS settings by using this jumper if you have forgotten your system/setup password or need to clear system BIOS setting. - Power off system and disconnect both power connectors fro m the motherboard - Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for [...]

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    13 http://www.TYAN.com 2.7– USB Header (JP2) Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description USB VCC 1 2 USB VCC USB D AT A - 3 4 USB D AT A - USB D AT A + 5 6 USB DA T A + GND 7 8 GND KEY 9 10 GND 2.8– Audio Header (J5) Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description MICIN2 1 2 GND AUD_MIC_ BIAS 3 4 +5VAUDIO FP_OUT_R 5 6 FP_RET_R NC 7 8 KE[...]

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    14 http://www.TYAN.com 2.9 – LAN1 LED Header (JP8, JP14) PIN-1 PIN-2 JP8: LAN1 LED HDR PIN 1 +3.3VSUS PIN 2 Active PIN-1 PIN-2 JP14: LAN1 LED HDR PIN 1 +3.3VSUS PIN 2 Link 100 2.10 – * LAN2 LED Header (*JP7, *JP15, *JP16) PIN-1 PIN-2 *JP7: LAN2 LED HDR PIN 1 +3.3VSUS PIN 2 Active PIN-1 PIN-2 *JP15: LAN2 LED HDR PIN 1 +3.3VSUS PIN 2 Link 100 PIN[...]

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    15 http://www.TYAN.com 2.11 – VGA Header (J37) Signal Descripti on Pin # Pin # Signal Descripti on KEY 1 2 GND Red 3 4 Green Blue 5 6 GND +5V CRT 7 8 GND SDA 9 10 HSY NC VSYNC 11 12 SCL 2.12 – Internal Audio Co nnector (CD_IN) Pin4: CD_R Pin3: GND Pin2: GND Pin1: CD_L[...]

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    16 http://www.TYAN.com 2.13 – Mounting the Moth erboard Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually me tal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If yo u’re unsure of stud placement, simply lay the [...]

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    17 http://www.TYAN.com 2.14 – Installing the Memor y Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor. For example, while PC1600 DDR modules are compatible with all DDR based motherboards, they will not work if you a re require d to run t he motherboard and pro[...]

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    18 http://www.TYAN.com Once the memory modules are firmly seated in th e slot, two latches on either side will close and secure the module into the slot. Sometime s you may need to close the latches yourself. To remove the memory module, simply push the latches outwards until the memory module pops up. Then simply remove the module. NOTE Due to the[...]

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    19 http://www.TYAN.com 2. Align the processor with the socket. There are keys underneath t he processor just like on memory modules to ensure that they insert the correct way. 3. Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until the processor sits flush with the socket. 4. Place the socket lever back down until it snaps into p[...]

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    20 http://www.TYAN.com Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector, and the other ends into the drive(s). Each standard IDE cable has three connectors, two being close to each other. The BLUE connector that is far on its own is the end that plugs into the motherbo ard whereas the other two connectors are used to [...]

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    21 http://www.TYAN.com Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. While they are minor and installing them incorrectly doesn’t cause severe pr oblems, it may cause your system to freeze or crash when trying to read and or write to disks. Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives Drive is not automaticall y detected Usua[...]

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    22 http://www.TYAN.com 2.18 – Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in cards, it’s good to be aware if the y’re fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, w e’ve provided a chart, listing the most common slots that ma y appear on your motherboard. No t all the slots in this diagram will be on the same board though, but[...]

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    23 http://www.TYAN.com 2.19 – Connecting External D evices The standard devices you should expect to plug in to the mot herboard are keyboards, mice, and printer cables. The following diagram will deta il the ATX port stack for the following board: Although primarily to connect printers, the parallel pr inter port is also used for d evices such a[...]

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    24 http://www.TYAN.com 2.21 – Finishing Up Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hard ware 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 th[...]

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    25 http://www.TYAN.com Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Installation The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboa rd that enables your hardware to interface with your software. This chapter describes different settings fo r the BIOS that can be used to configure your system. The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change with[...]

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    26 http://www.TYAN.com 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. In Case of Problems If you discover that you have trouble booting the computer after making and saving t[...]

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    27 http://www.TYAN.com 3.1 – Main BIOS Setup When you enter Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear as below: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y ► Standard CMOS Features ► Advanced BIOS Features ► Advanced Chipset Features ► Integrated Peripherals ► Power Management Setup ► PnP/PCI Configuratio[...]

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    28 http://www.TYAN.com Load Opt imized Def aults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values t hat are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to change th ese defaults to meet their needs. Supervisor / User Passw ord Use this menu to s[...]

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    29 http://www.TYAN.com 3.2 – Standard CMOS Features In this section, you can alter general features su ch 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. User can Use the arr ow keys to highlight the item and the[...]

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    30 http://www.TYAN.com Video: Defines video display mode. EGA/VGA / CGA 40 / CGA 80 / MONO Halt On: Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected d uring power up. No Errors / All Errors / All, But Keyboard / All, But Diskette / All, But Disk/Key[...]

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    31 http://www.TYAN.com 3.3 – Advanced BIOS Features In Advanced BIOS features, you will be able to adj ust many of the featur e that effect system speed and boot-up options. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC checking Quick Power O n Self Test ► Boot[...]

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    32 http://www.TYAN.com Enabled / Disabled Swap Flopp y Drive: This option allows the system to swap floppy drive. Disabled / Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek: This option allows the system to seek floppy drive when boots up. Enabled / Disabled Boot Up NumLock Stat us: This option allows you to select power on state for NumLock. Off / On Gate A20 Option:[...]

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    33 http://www.TYAN.com Disabled / Enabled Small Logo (EPA ) Show: Toggles the display of the EPA Energy Star logo at POST. Enabled / Disabled Boot Seque nce: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Advanced BIOS Features ► Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device [Press Enter] [Floppy] [C[...]

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    34 http://www.TYAN.com 3.4 – Advanced Chipsets Features In Advanced Chipset Features, you will be abled to adjust many of the chipset special features. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Advanced Chipset Features ► DRAM Clock/Drive Control ► AGP & P2P Bridge Control ► CPU & PCI Bus Control Memory Hole System BIOS Cacheable V[...]

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    35 http://www.TYAN.com Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y DRAM Clock/Drive Control Current FSB Frequency Current DRAM Frequency DRAM Clock DRAM Timing DRAM CAS Latency Bank Interleave Precharge to Active (Trp) Tras Non-DDR400/DDR400 Active to CMD (Trcd) DRAM Command Rate DRAM Burst Len Write Recovery Time [133MHz] [166MHz] [By SPD] [Auto By[...]

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    36 http://www.TYAN.com This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for DRAM Tras parameters. 6T/8T / 7T /10T / 5T/6T / 8T/1 2T Active to CMD (Trcd) : This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for DRAM Trcd parameters. 2T / 3T / 4T / 5T DRAM Command Rate : This item selects DRAM command rate parameters. 2T Command / 1T Command DRAM Bur[...]

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    37 http://www.TYAN.com AGP Fast Write: Write to frame buffer directly Disabled/Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write: Enable / Disable AGP Master 1 WS Write function Disabled/Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read: Enable / Disable AGP Master 1 WS Read function Disabled/Enabled AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle: Enable / Disable AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle Disabled/Enabled CP[...]

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    38 http://www.TYAN.com Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y CPU & PCI Bus Control PCI1 Master 0 WS Write PCI2 Master 0 WS Write PCI1 Post Write PCI2 Post Write VLink 8X Support PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help _________________________ Menu Level ► ↑↓←→ : Move Enter: Sel[...]

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    39 http://www.TYAN.com 3.5 – Integrated Peripherals Options related to onboard peripheral features can be altered th rough the following: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Integrated Peripherals ► VIA OnChip IDE Device ► VIA OnChip PCI Device ► SuperIO Device Init Display First [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [PCI Slot] I[...]

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    40 http://www.TYAN.com Disabled /Enabled SA TA M od e: Select SATA mode Raid /IDE OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 : The integrated peripheral controller contains an ID E interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate each channel separately. Disabled /Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode: Select Disabled Or Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Disa[...]

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    41 http://www.TYAN.com AC9 7 Au di o : Enable / Disable onchip AC97.audio Auto / Disabled MC97 Modem: Enable / Disable onchip MC97. Modem Auto / Disabled Onchip USB Controller: This item allows you to decide to “All Disabled” or “All Enabled” the USB device. All Disabled / All Enabled / 1&2 USB Port / 2&3 USB Port / 1&3 USB Port[...]

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    42 http://www.TYAN.com Super IO Device: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Super IO Device Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select RxD, TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port[...]

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    43 http://www.TYAN.com Half / Full Use IR Pins: This item allows the user to configure the IR Pins: IR-Rx2Tx2 . Onboard Parallel Port: This field allows the user to configure the LPT port. 378/IRQ7 / 278/IRQ5 / 3BC/IRQ7 / Disabled Parallel Port Mode: This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. SPP / EPP / ECP / ECP+EPP/ Normal EPP [...]

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    44 http://www.TYAN.com 3.6 – Power Management Setup Options related to power management can be altered thro ugh the following: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Option HDD Power Down Suspend Mode Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEN Use IRQ Soft-Off by PWRBTN Run [...]

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    45 http://www.TYAN.com MODEM Use IRQ: Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. NA / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 Soft-Off by PWRBTN: Defines the mode of the Soft-Off by PWRBTN. Delay 4 Sec /Instant-Off Run VGABOIS if S3 Resume: Defines the type used t[...]

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    46 http://www.TYAN.com Disabled / Enabled USB Resume from S3 : Defines whether the USB can Resume system from S3. Disabled / Enabled VGA: Defines whether to On or Off VGA. Off / On LPT & COM: Defines which to choose from LPT and COM, NONE / LPT / COM / LPT/COM HDD & FDD: Defines the status of HDD & FDD. Off / On PCI Master: Defines the [...]

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    47 http://www.TYAN.com Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR IRQ3 (COM 2) IRQ4 (COM 1) IRQ5 (LPT 2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT 1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ13 (Coprocess or) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ15 (Reserved) [ON] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabl[...]

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    48 http://www.TYAN.com 3.7 – PnP/PCI Configurations Options related to all the configurations of PnP / PCI resources. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y PnP / PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By X IRQ Resources PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ For USB [No] [Disabled] [A[...]

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    49 http://www.TYAN.com 3.8 – PC Health Status This menu is related to detecting system temperature, voltage, fan and speed. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Current SYS Temperature Current CPU Temperatu re Current CPUFAN Speed Current SYSFAN Speed VCORE +3.3 V +5 V +12 V -12 V Shutdown Temperatur[...]

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    50 http://www.TYAN.com 3.9 – Frequency/Voltage Control Options related to control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y Frequency / Voltage Con trol . Auto Detect PCI Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Clock [Enabled] [Disabled] [ 100 ] Item Help _________________________ Menu Level ► ↑↓←→ : Move Enter: Select +[...]

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    51 http://www.TYAN.com 3.10 – Load Fail-Safe Defaults Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y ► Standard CMOS Features ► Advanced BIOS Features ► Advanced Chipset Features ► Integrated Peripherals ► Power Management Setup ► PnP/PCI Configurations ► PC Health Status ► Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimi[...]

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    52 http://www.TYAN.com 3.12 – Supervisor/User Password Setting Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y ► Standard CMOS Features ► Advanced BIOS Features ► Advanced Chipset Features ► Integrated Peripherals ► Power Management Setup ► PnP/PCI Configurations ► PC Health Status ► Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Lo[...]

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    53 http://www.TYAN.com Type the password, up to eight ch aracters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed no w will clear any pr eviously entered passwor d from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a[...]

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    54 http://www.TYAN.com configures your system according to the Setup se lections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again. Exit Without Saving Phoenix – AwardBIOS CM OS Setup Utilit y ► Standard CMOS Features ► Advanced BIOS Features ► Advanced Chipset Features ► Integrated Peripherals ► Power Management Set[...]

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    55 http://www.TYAN.com Chapter 4: Diagnostics Note: if you experience problems with setting up your s ystem, 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 [...]

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    56 http://www.TYAN.com Appendix I: Glossary ACPI (Advanced Confi guration and Pow er Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the comput er’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP (Accelerated Graphic s Port): an[...]

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    57 http://www.TYAN.com Cache size : refers to the physical size of the ca che. 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 o[...]

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    58 http://www.TYAN.com Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware. Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, po wer supply type, and external connector t ype of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) o r motherboard. The most common form factors in use today are; ATX, microATX, FlexATX, Extended ATX, SSI EEB, and SSI MEB. Gl[...]

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    59 http://www.TYAN.com OEM (Original Equipme nt Manufacturer): manuf acturers that commonly package other companies’ motherboards and hardware inside their chassis and sell them. Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time (th at is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time). PCI (Peripheral Componen[...]

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    60 http://www.TYAN.com SDRA M (Sy nchro nous Dynam ic RAM ): called as such because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data alternately from one set of ad dresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on the delays a ssociated with non-synchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before opening the nex[...]

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    61 http://www.TYAN.com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should fi rst turn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likely been configured or desi gned by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software yo ur system contains. Hence, they should be of the most assitance for you. Further[...]

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    62 http://www.TYAN.com Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Proc edure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1) This device may not caus e harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received including[...]