User manual TYAN TEMPEST I5000PT

[. . . ] Tempest i5000PT /// Revision 1. 10 S5383 Copyright Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. 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, Tempest i5000PT are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. Intel, Blackford, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel Corporation. [. . . ] 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 41 http://www. TYAN. com 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 Back / Write Through / Write Protect Cache Base 512K-640K This feature allows you to control caching of 512K 640K base memory. Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect Cache Extended Memory Area This feature allows you to control caching of system memory above one megabyte. Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF These features allow you to control caching of A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF memory. USMC Caching / Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back Cahe C8000-CBFF/Cache CC00-CFFF These feature allows 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 feature allows you to control caching of D000-D3FF/D400-D7FF/D800-D8FF/DC00-DFFF memory. Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back Cache E000-E3FF/Cache E400-E7FF These feature allows you to control caching of C8000-CBFF/CC00-CFFF memory. Disabled / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back 42 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 2. 3 Boot Features This option allows setting boot parameters. Press Enter to view the Boot Features screen. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Power Boot Features [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Just zero it] Main Boot Exit Item Specific Help Enabled verifies floppy type on boot; disabled speeds boot. Floppy check: Summary screen: Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: QuickBoot Mode: Extended Memory Testing F1 Help Setup Defaults Esc Exit Previous Values Select Item -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-Menu F10 F9 Select Menu Floppy Check This feature is used to verify floppy type on boot. Selecting "Disabled" will speed the boot process. Disabled / Enabled Summary Screen Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot up. When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility summary screen appears during system boot after the power-on self-test (POST). The summary screen lists many of the system setup settings. When this option is set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear. Enabled / Disabled Boot-time Diagnostic Screen This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process. Enabled / Disabled Quick Boot Mode This BIOS feature allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot up the computer by shortening or skipping certain standard booting procedures. If enabled, the BIOS will shorten the booting process by skipping some tests and shortening others. In addition, it will also perform as following to further speed up the booting process: Spin up the hard disks as soon as power is supplied (or as soon as possible) Initialize only critical parts of the chipset Read memory size from the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip on the memory modules Eliminate logo delays 43 http://www. TYAN. com If disabled, the BIOS will run the whole gamut of boot-up tests. It is recommended that you disable this feature when you boot up a new computer for the first time or whenever you install a new piece of hardware. This allows the BIOS to run full diagnostic tests to detect any problems that may slip past Quick Boot's abbreviated testing scheme. After a few error-free test runs, you should enable this feature for much faster booting. Enabled / Disabled Extended Memory Testing Determine to the tests that will be run on extended memory (memory above 1MB) during boot up. Normal / Just zero it / None 44 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 3 BIOS Advanced Menu This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system. [. . . ] Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations. Tyan's website (www. tyan. com) provides easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online Support sections with downloadable Linux drivers and comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis, memory and much more. With all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away, users can easily find the latest software and operating system components to keep their systems running as powerful and productive as possible. Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly customer support through email. [. . . ]