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Tomcat i845GV
S3098
Revision 1.00
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.13 Set User Password ……………………………………………Page 36 3.14 SAVE TO CMOS and (Y/N) ……………………………………………Page 37 3.15 Quit Without Savjng (Y/N) ……………………………………………Page 38 Chapter 4: Diagnostics ……………………………………………Page 39 Beep Codes ……………………………………………Page 39 Flash Utility ……………………………………………Page 39 Appendix I: Glossary Technical Support http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 3: Before You Begin
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66 IDE cable 1x Tomcat i845GV User’s Manual 1 x Tomcat i845GV Quick Reference 1x TYAN driver CD 1x I/O shield If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process. -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
You have just bought one of the most advanced platforms suited for digital content creation, productivity and 3D gaming applications. The Tomcat i845GV is based on Intel’s 845GV chipset, supporting the Intel Pentium 4 or Celeron Processor with 400/533MHz FSB, DDR memory, Intel Extreme Graphics, and more. -
Page 5: Chapter 2: Board Installation
Chapter 2: Board Installation Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Tomcat i845GV matches the FlexATX system board specifications. Your chassis should support a standard FlexATX motherboard form factor. How to install our products right…. the first time! The first thing you should do is read this user’s manual. -
Page 6: Board
2.01 – Board The following is an image of the Tomcat i845GV S3098. The above photograph is purely representative. Due to engineering updates and new board revisions, certain components may change and or be repositioned. The picture above may or may not look exactly like the board you received. -
Page 7: Board Jumpers
J16(USB2) J10(WOL) J12(WOR) J21(SM BUS) J24(COM2) J9(Front Panel) FAN3 This jumper diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above diagram. http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 8: Front Panel Connector (J9)
Pin 12 Pin 14 Pin 16 Pin 18 Power Power PWR+ Speaker+ Speaker- LED+ LED- Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 7 Pin 9 Pin 11 Pin 13 Pin 15 Pin 17 Reset IR RX IRTX LED+ LED- http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 9: Wake-On-Lan(Wol) (J10)
Pin 2 Pin 4 Pin 6 Pin 8 Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 7 Pin 9 2.10- LAN2 LINK/ACTIVITY LED (J22) 1:LANLED+ 2:LANLED- 2.11- LAN1 LINK/ACTIVITY LED (J23) 1:LANLED+ 2:LANLED- 2.12- SM BUS (J21) 1:SMB CLK 2:SMB DAT http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 10: Mounting The Motherboard
If there are any studs missing, you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be securely installed. Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place. -
Page 11: Installing The Memory
= 8 Chips Unbuffered = 9 Chips Note: The Tomcat i845GV has two DIMM sockets, which supports a maximum of four banks of DDR memory (only supports 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512MB and 1GB technologies for x8 and x16 devices.) 2.15 –... -
Page 12: Installing The Processor And Heatsink
2.16 – Installing the Processor and Heatsink Your brand new Tomcat i845GV supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check TYAN’s website for latest processor support: http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 13: Attaching Drive Cables
2.17 – Attaching Drive Cables Attaching IDE cables to your drives is simple because they only go in one way. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE channels for you to use, each supporting two drives. There is a white and a black IDE connector on your motherboard. - Page 14 Drive A:). Refer to your floppy drive’s installation instructions (if available), or contact your dealer if you are unsure about how to attach the floppy drive(s). Remember, you can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time. http://www.TYAN.com...
- Page 15 Before continuing onto Connecting External Devices, make sure everything is properly connected. Things like jumpers and case wiring are the most common NOTE causes of troubleshooting frustrations, both for the end-user and for any company doing technical support. http://www.TYAN.com...
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Page 16: Installing Add-In Cards
YOU MUST unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing NOTE system hardware changes, to avoid having your motherboard boot-up automatically, due to the PCI v2.2 spec. http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 17: Connecting External Devices
The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mice, and printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board: S3098 Tomcat i845GV Although primarily to connect printers, the parallel printer port is also used for devices such as ZIP drives, external CD-RW drives, scanners, and other external devices. -
Page 18: Installing The Power Supply
2.21 – Installing the Power Supply There are two power connectors on your Tomcat i845GV. By default, the Tomcat i845GV requires that you have an ATX12V power supply that has a 20-pin and a 4-pin power connector. Do not use any other type of power supply. -
Page 19: Chapter 3: Bios
HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL MENUS DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCREEN MAY BE NOTE DIFFERENT AND DEPENDS ON THE HARDWARE WHICH IS INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER. PLEASE REFER TO THE TYAN WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.TYAN.COM FOR UP TO DATE FEATURES FOR BIOS AND OTHER INFORMATIONS. - Page 20 Chipset section unless you are absolutely sure you need to. The Chipset defaults were carefully chosen by TYAN or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable.
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Page 21: Entering Setup
In this section, you can alter general features such as the data and time, as well as access to the IDE configuration options. Note that the options listed below are for options that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen. http://www.TYAN.com... - Page 22 None EGA/VGA Defines video display Video CGA 40 mode. CGA80 MONO No Errors Determines if the computer All Errors should stop when an error Halt On All, but keyboard is detected during power All, but diskette All, but disk/key http://www.TYAN.com...
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Page 23: Advanced Bios Features
MPS Version Control For (Leave as default) Non-OS2 Select OS2 only if you are running OS Select for DRAM > OS/2 operating system with more 64MB than 64MB of RAM. Small Logo (EPA) Show Enabled Toggles the display of the EPA http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 24: Advanced Chipset Features
DDR SDRAM parameters 2, 3 Set the latency between the DRAM RAS# to CAS# DDR SDRAM active Delay command and the read/write command 2, 3 Set the idle clocks after DRAM RAS# Precharge issuing a precharge command to DDR SDRAM http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 25: Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size Auto, CRT, TV, Selects the display device Boot Display EFP,CRT+EFP,CRT+TV during bootup. 3.5 – Integrated Peripherals Options related to onboard peripheral features can be altered through the following, Press Enter to setup the details: http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 26: Ide Device Configuration
Auto Changes UDMA (Ultra Direct IDE Secondary Disabled Memory Access) interface mode Master/Slave UDMA for HDD. Enabled Leave this setting as it is. IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Enabled Enabled or disabled HDD Disabled S.M.A.R.T capability http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 27: Pci Device Configuration
Disabled controller Enabled Toggles the use of a USB USB Keyboard Support Disabled keyboard under DOS. Enabled Enables or disables LAN 1 Onboard LAN1 Device Disabled (10/100Mbit) Enabled Enables or disables LAN 2 Onboard LAN2 Device Disabled (Optional 10/100Mbit) http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 28: Init Display First
3.5.2.1-Init Display First PCI Slot Selects the primary graphics card. Init Display First Onboard 3.5.3-Onboard I/O Chip Setup http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 29: Power Management Setup
Sets the operation mode Parallel Port Mode of the parallel port. Configures the parallel ECP Mode Use DMA port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. 3.6 – Power Management Setup Options related to power management can be altered through the following: http://www.TYAN.com... - Page 30 Enabled wake up by Lan. Set for default. USB KB Wakeup From S3 Disabled Enabled or disabled Wakeup from (S4) Enabled the USB KB S3(S4) Disabled Defines the time/date when the Resume by Alarm Enabled system will wake up. http://www.TYAN.com...
- Page 31 Second IDE 1 for power saving Disabled Enables or Disable of monitoring FDD, COM, LPT Port Enabled FDD, COM, LPT for power saving. Disabled Enables or Disables monitoring PCI, PIRQ [A-D] # Enabled PCI PIRQ [A-D] # IRQ Active. http://www.TYAN.com...
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Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configuration
Options related to all the configurations of Pnp/PCI resources. Rest Configuration data Enabled Leave as Default. Disabled Auto (ESCD) Defines whether system Resources Controlled By Manual resources are controlled by BIOS or by user. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Enabled Leave as Default. Disabled http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 33: Pc Health Status
If the “Auto Fan1 Power Control” enabled, the CPU Fan would not run when the CPU temperature below 50∘C /122∘F, if the CPU temperature is over 50∘C /122∘, then the speed of the fan will increase as the CPU temperature does. http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 34: Frequency And Voltage Control
3.9 – Frequency / Voltage Control Options related to control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Warning: The following options are to be changed only by a certified technician or at TYAN’s discretion. Damage to your processor, motherboard, memory, or any other device in your system can be caused by mishandling the following settings. -
Page 35: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
3.11 – Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. Supervisor/User Password Setting http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 36: Set Supervisor Password
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 37: Save To Cmos And (Y/N)
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again. http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 38: Quit Without Savjng (Y/N)
3.15- Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 39: Chapter 4: Diagnostics
Please check our website for memory compatibility. Before calling your vendor or calling TYAN Tech Support, be sure that you know how many beeps your board made, and how long the beeps were. Also have other information such as your attached add-in cards, drives and OS to help speed up the support process and come to a possible solution faster. -
Page 40: Appendix I: Glossary
SRAM instead of in the slower DRAM. Note that the cache is also much smaller than your system memory: a typical cache size is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB or more of system memory. http://www.TYAN.com... - Page 41 EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, is a ROM chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up with changes in the BIOS programs without having to replace the BIOS chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.TYAN.com.
- Page 42 OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer): manufacturers that commonly package other companies’ motherboards and hardware inside their chassis and sell them. Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time). http://www.TYAN.com...
- Page 43 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. http://www.TYAN.com...
- Page 44 ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket, and a lever is pulled down. This shifts the processor over and down, guiding into the board and locking it into place. http://www.TYAN.com...
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Page 45: Technical Support
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid. TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you. http://www.TYAN.com... - Page 46 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations. Document #: D1599-100 http://www.TYAN.com...