User manual TYAN S8236-S8236WGM3NR-IL

[. . . ] In no event will Tyan Computer be held liable for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data, or other malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this manual. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. PRINTED IN USA Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] A"x r A#x r A$x r py0Tuvs A!ryrprvpy 8hyrqh0y s ThQ htrTrHr Srrrq Srrurrv8HPThyrs 8HPT0y s PvQ htrTrHr A%x r Ghqurqrs hy8HPTS6Hhyrs 7DPTqrs hy hiyr0y s PvQ htrTrHr A&x r A'x r A(x r A x r Ghqurqrs hy Srrrq Srrrq Thrhyyur8HPTpuhtr0y s HhvHr In Case of Problems If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer is no longer able to boot, restart by either using the ON/OFF switch, the RESET button or by pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> at the same time, or clear the CMOS (see page 15 for details). The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason. The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen by Award Software or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may causing the system to become unstable. http://www. tyan. com 30 Setup Variations Not all systems have the same Setup. While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems, the appearance of your Setup screens may differ from the screens shown here. Each system design and chipset combination require custom configurations. In addition, the final appearance of the Setup program depends on your system designer. Your system designer can decide that certain items should not be available for user configuration and remove them from the Setup program. Main Setup When you enter the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu, similar to the one shown below, appears on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several Setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press enter to accept and enter the sub-menu. RAM is counted in kilobytes (KB: approximately one thousand bytes) and megabytes (MB: approximately one million bytes). Modern personal computers may contain up to 64 MB, 128 MB, or more. 7h r H r U vphyy%#F76yphyyrqprvhyr Uur9PT rhvt rhqprvhyhyvphvruvhrh @ r qr qH r 6irur H7iqh@ hy D7Hrhyprpyq rr hir H7iprQ 8hqurvs hr phrrrqrqr Pur H r 7r rr%#F7hq H70s rphyyrquvtur 9PTh yhqrvhrhqhUTSthvuvhrhpuh qrvprqvrs rrhpuprvhyr hviyr s hyvphvGvrvps vts vyruhh vu yhquvtuyhqthvuvtur S2390 Trinity KT 35 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Advanced BIOS Features The screen (shown below) contains industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS. This section describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen. Advanced BIOS Features - Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot UpFloppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) X Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Video BIOS Shadow C8000-CBFFF Shadow CC000-CFFFF Shadow D0000-D3FFF Shadow D4000-D7FFF Shadow D8000-DBFFF Shadow DC000-CFFFF Shadow :Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Floppy HDD-0 LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled On Normal Disabled 6 250 Setup 1. 1 Non-OS2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled v Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults http://www. tyan. com 36 w v Advanced BIOS Features - Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot UpFloppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) X Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Video BIOS Shadow C8000-CBFFF Shadow CC000-CFFFF Shadow D0000-D3FFF Shadow D4000-D7FFF Shadow D8000-DBFFF Shadow DC000-CFFFF Shadow :Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Floppy HDD-0 LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled On Fast Disabled 6 250 Setup 1. 1 Non-OS2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled v Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive. Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning. CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. [. . . ] Pipelining improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second instruction before the first is completed. A pipeline can be likened to an assembly line, with a given part of the pipeline repeatedly executing a set part of an operation on a series of instructions. PM timers (Power Management timers) are software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep, suspend, or doze mode. PnP is an acronym for Plug and Play, a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. [. . . ]