User manual TYAN S8010-S8010GM2NR

[. . . ] The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. PRINTED IN USA Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If the drive parameters do not match the drive parameters listed for drive types 1- 46, select User and enter the correct hard disk drive parameters. IDE CD- ROM BIOS Standard MFM Non- Standard MFM LBA/Large Mode: These modes make it possible for the BIOS to take advantage of the additional space on drives which are larger than 504MB. This can be autodetected (when you select Auto for Type), or you can turn the modes On or Off yourself. Block Mode: If On, Block Mode automatically detects the optimal number of block read/writes per sector that the drive can support. S1830 Tsunami AT 37 Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration Fast Programmed I/O Modes: Programmed Input/Output is a method of transmitting data between devices that uses the system's CPU as part of the data path. There are 6 modes - 5 with their own transmission speed and 1 auto mode. To use modes 3 and 4, you must be using an Enhanced IDE drive. PIO M ode Auto 0 1 2 3 4 3. 3 5 . 2 8. 3 11. 1 16. 6 D ata Trans fe r R ate (M Bps ) 32bit Transfer Mode: If On, allows for the transmission of 32 bits in parallel (i. e. Entering Drive Parameters If you select User for the drive Type, you can enter the hard disk drive parameters yourself. The drive parameters are as follows: Parame te r Type Cylinders (Cyl) Heads (Hd) De s cription The number for a drive with certain identification parameters (see the next page for a table of drive types). The number of heads. The actual physical size of a sector gets progressively smaller as the track diameter diminishes. Write Write Precompensation precompensation circuitry on the hard disk compensates for the physical difference in sector size by boosting the write current for sectors on inner (WP) tracks. This parameter is the track number on the disk surface where write precompensation begins. The formatted capacity of the drive is the number of heads times the number of cylinders times the number of sectors per track times 512 (bytes per sector). Size http://www. tyan. com 38 Auto-Detect Hard Disks This option lets the system detect your hard disk(s) automatically for your convenience. The settings are Disabled, 1st IDE-HDD, 2nd IDE-HDD, 3rd IDE-HDD, 4th IDEHDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI CDROM, and SCSI. 3rd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drive that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are Disabled, 1st IDE-HDD, 2nd IDE-HDD, 3rd IDE-HDD, 4th IDE-HDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI CDROM. Try Other Boot Devices Set this option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot from any other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among the drives specified in the 1st Boot Device, 2nd Boot Device, and 3rd Boot Device options. Floppy Access Control This option specifies the read-write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive. Hard Disk Access Control This option specifies the read-write access that is set when booting from a hard disk drive. for Hard Disks Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART (System http://www. tyan. com 42 Management and Reporting Technologies) protocol for reporting server system information over a network. Enabling this feature allows you to back up your data when your hard disk is about to fail. Boot Up Num-Lock Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. PS/2 Mouse Support Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS/2-type mouse. Primary Display This option configures the type of monitor attached to the computer. [. . . ] The PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes are the data transfer modes used by IDE drives. PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU. PCI-to-PCI bridge allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot. Pipeline burst SRAM is a fast secondary cache. It is used as a secondary cache because SRAM is slower than SDRAM, but usually larger. Data is cached first to the faster primary cache, and then, when the primary cache is full, to the slower secondary cache. Pipelining improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second instruction before the first is completed. [. . . ]