User manual TYAN TIGER K8SSA

[. . . ] Tiger K8SSA /// Version 1. 0 S3870 Copyright Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005. 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, Taro and Tiger K8SSA are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation. AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation. [. . . ] This option will show all removable devices. 70 http://www. tyan. com 3. 8 ­ BIOS Security Menu The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Supervisor password or User password. The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security. If you select password support, you are prompted for a one to six character password. The password does not appear on the screen when typed. If you forget it, you must clear CMOS and reconfigure. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Install or change the password. Select Screen Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Security Settings Supervisor Password: Option Not Installed Installed Not Installed Installed Description If the password has been set, Installed displays. If no password is set, Not Installed displays. If the password has been set, Installed displays. If no password is set, Not Installed displays. Selects this option to change or install Supervisor Password. Selects this option to change or install User Password. When it is set to [Enabled], BIOS will issue a virus warning message and beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted. User Password: Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Disabled Boot Sector Virus Protection Enabled 71 http://www. tyan. com 3. 9 ­ BIOS Chipset Menu This menu allows the user to customize functions of the AMD Chipsets. North Bridge configuration contains options for Memory & CPU settings. South Bridge configuration contains options for SM Bus & USB. Additional configuration for the AMD8131 PCI-X Tunnel is available in the PCI-X Configuration Menu. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow ( / ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit NorthBridge Configuration HT1000 South Bridge Configuration Options for NB. Select Screen Select Item +/- Change Option Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 72 http://www. tyan. com 3. 9. 1 ­ North Bridge Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu This menu gives options for customizing memory & Hypertransport settings. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow ( / ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration IOMMU Option Configuration Memory CLK :XXX MHz CAS latency (Tcl) :XX RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) :X CLK Min Active RAS (Tras) :X CLK Row Precharge Time (Trp) :X CLK RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd) :X CLK Row Cycle (Trc) :X CLK Row Refresh Cycle (Trfc) :X CLK Read Write Delay (Trwt) :X CLK Read Preamble :X ns Asynchronous Latency :X ns Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory CLK Read only Description It shows the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM. This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. [. . . ] Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly customer support through email. By offering plenty of options for users, Tyan serves multiple market segments with the industry's most competitive services to support them. "Tyan's tech support is some of the most impressive we've seen, with great response time and exceptional organization in general" Anandtech. com Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at techsupport@tyan. com Help Resources: 1. See the beep codes section of this manual. [. . . ]