User manual TYAN THUNDER K8QSD PRO

[. . . ] Thunder K8QSD Pro /// Revision 1. 00 S4882UG2NR-D Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005-2006. 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 K8QSD Pro are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. [. . . ] An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior. 3. 4. 4 ­ Autofan Feature Autofan Option Enable Disable Description Enable autofan control mode 3. 4. 5 ­ Reset Configuration Data Feature Reset Configuration Data Option Yes No Description This setting erases all configuration data in a section of memory for ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) which stores the configuration settings for non-PnP plug-in devices. Select Yes when required to restore the manufacturer's defaults 42 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 4. 6 ­ Multiprocessor Specification Feature Multiprocessor Specification Option 1. 4 1. 1 Description Configures the MP Spec revision level. Some OS will require 1. 1 for compatibility reasons 3. 4. 7 ­ Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP Table Feature Use PCI Interrupt Entries in MP Table Option Yes No Description Configures the MP Table with PCI interrupt entries 3. 4. 8 ­ ACPI SRAT Table Feature ACPI SRAT Table RSDT FADT Revision Option Enable Disable 1 2 Description Enable ACPI 2. 0 static resources affinity table for ccNUMA systems. Configure the MP Table with PCI interrupt entries. 3. 4. 9 ­ HPET Timer Feature HPET Timer Option Enable Disable Description Enable HPET high precision event timer 3. 4. 10 ­ Halt on Error Feature Halt on Error Option Yes No Description BIOS will halt POST and wait for user input in case of POST errors. 3. 4. 11 ­ 4GB Memory Hole Adjust Feature 4GB Memory Hole Adjust Option Auto Manual Description Auto ­ Adjust the memory hole size automatically according to the memory space used by PCI devices Manual ­ Memory hole size is determined manually 43 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 4. 1 2­ 4GB Memory Hole Adjust Feature MTRR Mapping Method Option Continuous Discrete Disable Software Hardware Populated All Description Select the CPU MTRR mapping method. Remapping scheme for PCI memory hole. Memhole mapping Enable all memory clocks Populated: Only enable those clocks where populated All: Enable all memory clocks, whether populated or not Controller config mode Timing Config mode Either manually adjust the PCI memory hole or select automatic. Be aware that if Memory hole mapping is set to Software, the actual hole size will depend on the size of installed DIMMs. Controller config mode Timing Config mode Memory Hole Adjustment 4GB Memory Hole Size Large Memory Simulation AUTO Manual AUTO Manual AUTO Manual 64M 128M 256M . . . 3584M Disable +64G Dram Bank Interleave AUTO Disable Disable AUTO Node memory Interleave Memory Speed Control AUTO 333MHZ 400MHZ 64G - Memory must be on Node0 - Memory Map: Node 0 base to Node 0 Limit. 64G -> (64G +remaining memory) Interleave memory blocks across dram chip selects. BIOS will AUTO detect capability on each Node. Interleave memory blocks across processor nodes BIOS will AUTO detect capability of Memory System. Note: This cannot be enabled if ACPI SRAT table is also enabled. Changing one value will also toggle the other. Memory Speed Control 44 http://www. TYAN. com Feature HT Link Frequency Control Option AUTO 800MHZ 1GHZ ECC Enable Disable Enable Disable Description Set HT Link Frequency [800MHZ] setting 800MGZ frequency [1GHZ] Setting 1GHZ frequency [AUTO] When CPU is E_Step or newer, HTlink frequency will be set 1GHZ. Otherwise it will be set 800MHZ ECC check/correct mode. 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 ECC Config ECC Scrub Redirection Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable Disable 40ns/80ns/1 60ns/320ns/ 640ns/1. 28u s/2. 56us Disable 40ns/80ns/1 60ns/320ns/ 640ns/1. 28u s/2. 56us Disable 1. 31ms /2. 62ms/5. 24 ms/10. 49ms/ 20. 97ms/42 ms/84ms Enable Disable 4-bit ECC ECC Multibit Error Detection DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL L2 ECC Scrub CTL Set the rate of background scrubbing for L2 cache lines DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL Set the rate of BACKGROUND scrubbing for Dram. Speculative TLB Reload Enable / Disable Speculative TLB Reload 45 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 4. 13 ­ Keyboard Configuration Sub-Menu Feature NumLock Option Auto On Off 30/sec 26. 7/sec . . . 1/4 sec 1/2 sec 3/4 sec 1 sec Description Select Power-on state NumLock for Keyboard auto-repeat rate Select key repeat rate Keyboard auto-repeat delay Select delay before key repeat 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 Enable or disable the USB hardware Enable or Disable support for USB Keyboards and Mice in with a non-USB aware OS such as DOS or UNIX Enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Onboard USB Host Controller Enable Disable Disable Enable USB BIOS Legacy Support Onboard PCI IDE Serial Port A Serial Port A Base I/O Address Serial Port A Interrupt Disable Primary Secondary Both Enable Disable AUTO 3F8/2F8/3E8/ 2E8 IRQ4 / IRQ3 Configure serial port 46 http://www. TYAN. com Feature Serial Port B Serial Port B Base I/O Address Serial Port B Interrupt Parallel port Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Base I/O Address Parallel Port Interrupt Option Enable Disable AUTO 3F8/2F8/3E8/ 2E8 IRQ4 / IRQ3 Disable Enable Auto Output only Bi-directional EPP ECP 378/278/3BC IRQ5 / IRQ7 Description Configure serial port Configure Parallel port 3. 4. 15 ­ PCI Configuration Sub-Menu Feature Onboard SATA/LSI/BroadCom Option Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable Broadcom LAN Port 2 PXE IOMMU Size Enable Disable Enable Disable 32MB/64MB/128 MB/256MB/512 MB/1GB/2GB Reserve specific IRQs for use by legacy ISA devices. Reserve specific upper memory blocks for use by legacy ISA devices. Enable or Disable to support PXE Enable / Disable IOMMU and select the size of it. Description Enable or Disable the Onboard devices Enable or Disable the Onboard devices Enable or Disable to initialize expansion ROM of Onboard devices Onboard USB 2. 0 Onboard SATA/LSI/Broadcom Option Rom Scan PCI/PNP IRQ Exclusion PCI/PNP UMB Exclusions Enable Broadcom LAN Port 2 PXE may lead to option ROM overflow. 47 http://www. TYAN. com 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) 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: Fixed disk boot sector F1 Help ESC Exit [ENTER] <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field [Disabled] [NORMAL] F9 Setup Defaults Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit /Select Item -/+ Change Values /Select Menu Enter Select 3. 60 ­ BIOS Power Menu BIOS Setup Utility Security Power Main ACPI Enabled Resume On Time: Resume Time: Resume Date: Advanced Boot Exit Item Specific Help <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field [Yes] [Off] [00:00:00] [00/00/0000] [Disabled] [Last State] Intruder Support After Power Failure: F1 Help ESC Exit /Select Item -/+ Change Values /Select Menu Enter Select F9 Setup Defaults Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit 48 http://www. TYAN. com 3. 6. 1 ­Resume On Time Feature Resume On Time Option Off On Description Enable wakes the system up at a specific time 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. [. . . ] 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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