User manual TYAN THUNDER I7520, D, R, RD

[. . . ] Thunder i7520 S5360 / Thunder i7520R S5360-1U Thunder i7520/S5360 Thunder i7520R/S5360-1U Revision 1. 01 Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp. All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following. TYAN, Thunder i7520, S5360, i7520R, S5360-1U are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. [. . . ] o I/O Device Configuration Use this menu to specify your basic I/O peripherals such as floppy, serial and parallel ports. o Console Redirection Use this menu to assign one of serial ports to perform the console redirection function. o Hardware Monitor Use this menu to setup BIOS event logging. The information of system voltages, temperatures and fan tachometers is also display in this sub-menu. 38 http://www. tyan. com Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Security Use this menu to setup passwords and storage media protection. Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Power Configure the power button behavior and the settings for system power resume from an AC power loss. Boot Configure the system boot up sequence for multiple bootable devices. Exit Use this menu to save or ignore the changes of CMOS settings. The default BIOS settings can also be retrieved, in case of improper custom CMOS settings. 39 http://www. tyan. com Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 2 ­ Main CMOS Features 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. User can Use the arrow or <Enter> keys to highlight the item and then use the <+ > or < - > keys to select the value you want in each item. Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Time: System Date: Legacy Diskette A: IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master Memory Cache Boot Features System Information [10 : 15: 18] [02/15/2004] [1. 44/1. 25 MB 31/2"] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Item Specific Help _________________________ <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field. F1: Help Esc: Exit Select Item +/- Change Value Enter: Select Sub-Menu F9: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Select Menu System Time / Date Setup: System Time: Adjusts the system clock. format) MM Minutes SS Seconds System Date: Adjusts the system date. [MM/DD/YYYY] MM Months DD Days YYYY Years 40 http://www. tyan. com Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Legacy Diskette A: Defines the floppy drive type. None / 360K, 5. 25in / 1. 2M, 5. 25in / 720K, 3. 5in / 1. 44M, 3. 5in / 2. 88M, 3. 5in IDE and Integrated SATA Master / Slave Setup: Computer detects IDE drive types. None / Auto / Manual Memory Cache: To select the memory cache types for memory segments within 640KB base address and extended memory. Feature Cache System BIOS Area: Cache Video BIOS Area Option Uncached Write Protect Uncached Write Protect Uncached Write Through Write Protect Write Back Uncached Write Through Write Protect Write Back Uncached Write Through Write Protect Write Back Disabled USWC Caching Write Through Write Protect Write Back Disabled Write Through Write Protect Write Back Disabled Write Through Write Protect Write Back Description Control Caching of System BIOS Area. Control Caching of Video BIOS Area Control caching of 512k Base Memory Cache Base 0-512k Cache Base 512k-640k Control caching of 512k-640k Base Memory Cache Extended Memory Area Control Caching of System Memory above One Megabyte Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF Control Caching of This Block Cache C800-CBFF/CCC0CFFF. . . DC00-DFFF Control Caching of This Block Cache E000-E3FF/E400E7FF. . . EC00-EFFF Control Caching of This Block 41 http://www. tyan. com Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Boot Features: Summary Screen: Enable or disable the system configuration information on display during system boot up stage. Enabled / Disabled Quiet Boot: Enable or disable the display of OEM logo screen during POST (Power On Self Test). Enabled / Disabled QuickBoot Mode: Enable or disable the system to skip certain tests during POST. Enabling this item will reduce the system boot time Enabled / Disabled F12 Boot Menu: Enable or disable the display of Multiboot menu. When this item is enabled, users can choice a different boot device from BIOS settings by pressing <F12> hotkey during system boot up stage. Enabled / Disabled Halt on POST Errors: Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected during power up. Enabled / Disabled System Information: Display system board model, BIOS version and BIOS build date. 42 http://www. tyan. com Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 3 ­ Advanced BIOS Features In Advanced BIOS features, you will be able to adjust many of the feature that effect system speed and boot-up options. [. . . ] 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. 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