User manual TYAN THUNDER HESL

[. . . ] TM Thunder HEsl S2567 Motherboard User's Manual Revision 1. 01 Copyright © Tyan Computer Corporation, 2001. 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. ServerWorks, ServerSet HE-SL are trademarks of ServerWorks Corporation. SST is a trademark of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. Information contained in this document is furnished by Tyan Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. [. . . ] [Default is Write-Back] Sets the type of caching algorithm that will be used for the L2 external cache memory. [Default is Enabled] Primary Display Parity Check Boot to OS/2 Wait for `F1' if error Hit `DEL' Message Display Internal Cache System BIOS Cacheable 32 http://www. tyan. com 3. 2-E. Event Log Configuration* In this sub-screen you can access the log that is created when bootup errors occur. This log will help you troubleshoot any configuration problems you might experience. The status of the Event Log is shown on the top half of the screen. Event Logging* If set to Enabled, bootup error events will be logged. [Default setting is Disabled] If set to Yes, the event log will be cleared on saving of BIOS settings followed by reboot. By using this option, the events in the Event Log can be organized to help troubleshoot configuration problems. ECC Event Logging* Clear All Event Logs* View Event Log* Mark All Events As Read* BIOS 3. 2-F. Peripheral Device Configuration In this sub-screen, you can enable or disable certain devices/functions as your needs require. Onboard SCSI Enables or disables the onboard SCSI controller [Default setting is Enabled]** The operating status of the onboard LAN controller can be changed using this option. [Default is Enabled] The onboard audio option can be enabled and disabled by using this option. [Default is Enabled] If this function is set to Always On, and there is a sudden power loss to the system, then the system will automatically boot up once power is restored to the system. [Default is Always On] Onboard LAN Onboard Audio* Power Lost Control 3. 2-G. Remote Access Configuration This menu allows for setting up options related to the console redirection functions of this motherboard. Remote Access If this option is set to Disabled, the following two options will not appear (listed below). [Default setting is Disabled] Sets the serial port number that will be connected for console redirection functions. [Default is COM1] Sets the mode for the serial port chosen for console redirection functions. [Default is 115200 8, n, 1] Serial Port # Serial Port Mode * optional feature available on some Thunder HEsl models ^* SCSI limited to 33MHz Thunder HEsl S2567 33 3. 3 Chipset Setup The Chipset Setup is for advanced configuration of the motherboard attributes. Disabled: contents of video ROM are not copied to RAM Enabled: contents of video ROM at listed address segment is copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution. Cached/WP: contents of video ROM from listed address segment are copied from ROM to RAM and can be written to or read from cache memory. [Default is Cached] C000 - CC00, 16k Shadow D000 - DC00, 16k Shadow [Default is Disabled] Write Caching from P6-to-PC1 [Default is Disabled] Act to Deact [Default is 6Clks] Act to Read/Write [Default is 3Clks] Sets length of RAS precharge part of DRAM system memory access cycle when SDRAM systemmemory is installed. [Default is 3Clks] RAS Precharge Time RA Cycle Time [Default is 10Clks] SDRAM CAS Latency [Default is CAS Latency 3] Memory Auto Precharge [Default is Enabled] SDRAM Fast Timing [Default is 11-1-1-1] ISA IO Cycle Delay [Default is FULL Delay] MPS 1. 4 Support [Default is Enabled] Scrubbing Enable [Default is Disabled] AGP Device Address Space Size AGP Operations [Default is 32MB] [Default is Disabled] 34 http://www. tyan. com 3. 4 PCI/PnP Menu* The PCI/PnP Setup lets you configure the onboard PCI Plug-n-Play (PnP) devices available. Plug & Play O/S Reset Config Data PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Indicates if you are using a PnP O/S. [Default is No] If set to Yes, PCI/PnP data will be stored in Flash on next boot. [Default is 64] Informs PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so the card will function correctly. [. . . ] Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug-n-Play aware operating system (such as Windows 98), and go to work. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug-n-Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware. PXE (Preboot Execution Environment): one of four components that together make up the Wired for Management 2. 0 baseline specification. PXE was designed to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client, towards the goal of allowing networked-based booting to boot using industry standard protocols. Striping: see RAID. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly, also the multiple hard drives willl appear as a single drive to the operating system. [. . . ]