User manual TYAN THUNDER K8QS

[. . . ] Thunder K8QS /// Revision 1. 00 S4880 Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2003-2004. 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 K8QS are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation. [. . . ] BIOS will AUTO detect capability on each Node. This is a Global enable function for all blocks within CPU core and North Bridge If all memory in the system supports ECC, enabling this will initial scrub dram and enable system requests to dram to be checked and/or corrected Enable ECC Scrubber to correct errors detected in Dram during normal CPU requests Enable 4-bit ECC mode on Nodes with ECC capable dims. Set the rate of background scrubbing for DCACHE lines Dram ECC Disable Enable Disable ECC Scrub Redirection Enable 4-bit ECC DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL L2 ECC Scrub CTL Dram ECC Scrub CTL Speculative TLB Reload Disable Enable Disable Disable 40ns/80ns/160ns /320ns/640ns/1. 28us/2. 56us Disable 40ns/80ns/160ns /320ns/640ns/1. 28us/2. 56us Disable 1. 31ms /2. 62ms/5. 24ms/ 10. 49ms/20. 97m s/42ms/84ms Enable Disable Set the rate of background scrubbing for L2 cache lines Set the rate of BACKGROUND scrubbing for Dram. Enable / Disable Speculative TLB Reload 42 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 4. 13 ­ Keyboard Configuration Sub-Menu Feature NumLock Option Auto On Off Description Select Power-on state for NumLock Keyboard auto-repeat rate Keyboard auto-repeat delay 30/sec 26. 7/sec . . . 1/4 sec 1/2 sec 3/4 sec 1 sec Select key repeat rate Select delay before key repeat 43 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 4. 14 ­ I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu Feature PS/2 Mouse Option Enable Disable Description Disable ­ prevent any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning, but frees up IRQ 12 Enable ­ force the PS/2 mouse port to be enabled regardless if a mouse is present Configure the floppy disk controller Floppy disk controller USB Host Controller Enable Disable Auto Enable Disable Disable Enable Enable or disable the USB hardware USB BIOS Legacy Support Enable or Disable support for USB Keyboards and Mice in with a nonUSB aware OS such as DOS or UNIX Enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Onboard PCI IDE Serial Port A Serial Port A Base I/O Address Serial Port A Interrupt Serial Port B Serial Port B Base I/O Address Serial Port B Interrupt Parallel port Disable Primary Secondary Both Enable disable 3F8/2F8/3E8/ 2E8 IRQ4 / IRQ3 Enable Disable 3F8/2F8/3E8/ 2E8 IRQ4 / IRQ3 Disable Enable Auto Output only Bi-directional EPP ECP 378/278/3BC IRQ5 / IRQ7 Configure serial port Configure serial port Configure Parallel port Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Base I/O Address Parallel Port Interrupt 44 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 4. 15 ­ PCI Configuration Sub-Menu Feature IOMMU Option Enable Disable 32MB/64MB/128 MB/256MB/512 MB/1GB/2GB Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable or Disable the Onboard devices Enable or Disable to initialize expansion ROM of Onboard devices Description Enable / Disable IOMMU and select the size of it. Size Onboard SATA/LSI/BroadCom Onboard SATA/LSI/BroadCom Option Rom Scan 3. 4. 16 ­ Watchdog Timer Option Sub-Menu Feature Watchdog Timer Option Disable Enable Description Enable/Disable Watchdog Timer Time_Out Minutes . . . Watchdog Time_out configuration in minutes(1-255) 45 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 50 ­ BIOS Security Menu BIOS Setup Utility Security Power Main Advanced Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is: XXXX User Password Is: XXXX Clear Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on boot: [Disabled] <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit 3. 60 ­ BIOS Power Menu BIOS Setup Utility Security Power Main Resume On Time: Resume Time: Resume Date: Advanced Boot Exit Item Specific Help <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field [Off] [00:00:00] [00/00/0000] [Disabled] [Last State] Intruder Support After Power Failure: Select Item Select Menu F1 Help ESC Exit -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit 3. 6. 1 ­Resume On Time Feature Resume On Time Option Off On Description Enable wakes the system up at a specific time 46 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 6. 2 ­Resume On Time Feature Resume On Time Option Off On Description Enable wakes the system up at a specific time 3. 6. 3 ­Intruder Support Feature Intruder Support Option Disabled Enable Description Enable/Disable Intruder Function 3. 6. 4 ­ After Power Failure Feature After Power Failure Option Stay Off Last State Power On Description This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Set to stay off to leave the computer in the power off state. Set to last state to restore the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. Set to power on to leave the computer in the power on state. 3. 70 ­ BIOS Boot Menu BIOS Setup Utility Security Power Main Advanced Boot Exit Item Specific Help CD-ROM Drive +Removable Devices +Hard Drive Network Boot F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select 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 47 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 80 ­ BIOS Exit Menu BIOS Setup Utility Security Power Main Advanced Boot Exit Item Specific Help <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit 3. 8. 1 ­ Exit Saving Changes Use this option to exit setup utility and re-boot. All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS. System will use the new settings to boot up. 3. 8. 2 ­ Exit Discarding Changes Use this option to exit setup utility and re-boot. All new selections you have made are not stored into CMOS. System will use the old settings to boot up. 3. 8. 3 ­ Load Setup Defaults Use this option to load all default setup values. Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly. 3. 8. 4 ­ Discard Changes Use this option to restore all new setup values that you have made but not saved into CMOS. 3. 8. 5 ­ Save Changes Use this option to store all new setup values into CMOS. 48 http://www. TYAN. com 49 http://www. TYAN. com Chapter 4: Diagnostics Note: If you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following things in the following order: CPU, Memory, Video 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. 10 Beep Codes Fatal errors which halt the boot process are communicated through a series of audible beeps. (1) Memory module initialization failed (a) memory modules might not be plugged in correct configuration (b) wrong type of memory (c) bad memory modules Graphics initialization failed (2) 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. [. . . ] 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh 9Fh A0h A2h A4h A8h AAh ACh Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Beeps / Description Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non-MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports. Configure Motherboard Devices Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fixup Multi Processor table 1-2. Check for SMART Drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional) Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize Typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP 70h 72h 76h 7Ch Code BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh C0h C1h C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h D2h E0h E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh F0h F1h 57 Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Beeps / Description Initialize DMI parameters Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear parity checkers Display MultiBoot menu Clear screen (optional) Check virus and backup reminders Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) Initialize notebook docking (optional) Initialize notebook docking late Force check (optional) Extended checksum (optional) Unknown interrupt Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock http://www. TYAN. com AEh B0h B2h B4h B5h B6h B9h Clear Boot flag Check for errors POST done - prepare to boot operating system One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot (optional) Check password (optional) Prepare Boot F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize video Initialize System Management Mode Output one beep before boot Boot to Mini DOS Clear Huge Segment Boot to Full DOS 58 http://www. TYAN. com 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. [. . . ]