User manual TYAN THUNDER K7

[. . . ] TM Thunder K7 S2462 User's Manual Revision 1. 00 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. AMD, 760MP, Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Microdevices, Inc. Iomega, Zip are registered trademarks of Iomega Corporation. Information contained in this document is furnished by Tyan Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. [. . . ] [option] Disabled Enabled FORMAT: OPTIONS: Interrupt NOTES: FORMAT: OPTIONS: Parallel Port Auto `Disabled' turns off the port. `Enabled' requires you to enter the base I/O address and the INT number. `Auto' makes the BIOS configure the port during POST. FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] Output only Bi-directional EPP Mode Standard one-way protocol for parallel devices. Enhanced Parallel Port interface may provide higher bandwidth, if an EPP device is used. Enhanced Capability Port interface may provide higher bandwidth, if an ECP device is used. ECP Base I/O FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] 378 278 3BC [option] IRQ5 IRQ7 These options appear when the parallel port is set to `Enabled'. Interrupt FORMAT: OPTIONS: These options appear when the parallel port is set to `Enabled'. Thunder K7 S2462 39 (advanced setup, continued) DMA Channel FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] DMA1 DMA3 These options appear when parallel port is set to `Enabled'. PCI Configuration Discussed on p. Chipset Configuration screen Options related to the graphics interface can be altered through this screen. FORMAT: OPTIONS: Graphics Aperture [option] 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB None Sets the size of the memory area reserved for storage of graphics data structures used by the AGP. FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] Disabled / Enabled If set to Enabled, certain memory will be bypassed for performance. Valid only if BOTH of the following are true: 1) System is single or dual processor and only P0 is present. 2) CPU clock divisor is 4:1 or greater. By Pass Mode FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] None Single bit SERR Signal Condition Multiple bits Both ERR signals not output under any condition. ERR signal output for a single bit ERR signal output for multiple bits ERR signal output for both instances. FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] Disabled EC (single bit) No error checking. Data not corrected. ECC Config ECC (multiple bits) Error checking & status report enabled. Memory contents are corrected (scrubbed) after all reads with errors. 40 http://www. tyan. com 3. 2-B. Keyboard Configuration screen Options related to the keyboard can be altered through this screen. FORMAT: OPTIONS: NumLock [option] Auto `Auto' will have the BIOS taking control of the NumLock key at POST. NumLock will remain off after POST. On Off FORMAT: OPTIONS: Keyboard auto-repeat rate [option] 30/sec 26. 7/sec 21. 8/sec 18. 5/sec 13. 3/sec 10/sec 6/sec 2/sec Sets speed at which keystrokes will be input into the system. FORMAT: OPTIONS: Keyboard auto-repeat delay [option] 1/4 sec 1/2 sec 3/4 sec 1 sec Sets speed at which keystrokes will initially be delayed from being input into the system. 3. 2-C. I/O Configuration screen Options related to the I/O interface can be altered through this screen. FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] AutoDetect BIOS will auto-detect the presence of a PS/2 mouse. Enable any installed PS/2 mouse device. PS/2 Mouse Disabled Enabled FORMAT: OPTIONS: Floppy disk controller [option] Enabled Disabled Auto Onboard floppy controller is enabled. BIOS will detect the presence of a floppy controller. Thunder K7 S2462 41 3. 2-D. PCI Configuration screen Options related to the PCI slots can be altered through this screen. FORMAT: OPTIONS: [option] Option ROM Scan (Enable or Disable) Enable Master (Enable or Disable) PCI Device, Slot 1 (. . 2, 3, 4, 5) Latency Timer (0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00C0h, Default) Enables or disables device expansion ROM. A device that has high priority and high throughput may benefit from a greater value. 3. 2-E. [. . . ] This memory is available to any program running on the computer. ROM (Read-Only Memory): a storage chip which contains the BIOS; the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system. SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM): called as such because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non-synchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before opening the next. Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). Thunder K7 S2462 61 SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): formerly the most common form of RAM for motherboards. They must be installed in pairs, and do not have the carrying capacity or the speed of DIMMs. Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down. SRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster, and more expensive. Standby mode: in this mode, the video and fixed disk drive (usually the HDD) shuts down; all other devices continue to operate normally. Striping: see RAID. UltraDMA/33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. [. . . ]