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Copyright © Tyan Computer Corporation, 2001. All rights reserved. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from Tyan
Computer Corp.
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manual are property of their respective companies including, but not limited to the
following.
AwardBIOS is a trademark of Phoenix Software.
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Tyan S2390B
Trinity KT-A
Motherboard User's Manual
Revision 1.00
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- Page 1 Information contained in this publication has been carefully checked for accuracy and reliability. 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.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction....................4 Overview..................4 Icons....................5 Hardware Specifications/Features..........6 Software Specifications..............8 Technical Support................. 8 Returning Merchandise for Service..........8 2. Board Installation.................. 10 Unpacking..................10 Installation................... 10 Quick Reference for Jumpers............. 12 Map of Motherboard Jumpers..........13 Setting Jumpers................ - Page 3 4. System Resources..................56 Beep Codes..................56 Troubleshooting System Problems..........57 Displayed Error Messages............57 Appendix - Glossary..................60...
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Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Introduction Overview The Trinity KT-A is a quality, high performance motherboard designed for Socket A Duron™ and Athlon™ microprocessors. The Trinity KT-A utilizes the VIA KT-133A chipset with AwardBIOS™, can support Duron CPU speeds of 600 MHz through 800 MHz and Athlon CPU speeds of 750 MHz through 1+ GHz with 200/ 266 MHz system bus interface speed. -
Page 5: Icons
If a static safety device is not available to you, remember to touch any unpainted metal surface in your case before handling your board. S2390B Trinity KT-A... -
Page 6: Hardware Specifications/Features
•Support for PIO Mode 4, UDMA 33/66/100 IDE ATAPI compliant devices Integrated I/O •One floppy connector for up to two drives •Two 9-pin UART serial ports •One 25-pin ECP / PPP parallel port •PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports •Four USB ports^ (two ports via cable; optional)** http://www.tyan.com... - Page 7 •European Community CE (Declaration of Conformity) Check the Tyan website for more CPU compatibility information: www.tyan.com Check p.16 for details about the frontside USB header You can only install an ISA card if you did not install a card in the bottom PCI slot...
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Page 8: Software Specifications
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 to the manufacturer. Tyan will pay to have the board shipped back to you. - Page 9 This page left blank intentionally. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 10: Board Installation
Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Trinity KT-A matches the ATX system board specifications. Your chassis should support a standard ATX mainboard form factor. How to install our products right... the first time. -
Page 11: Installation Steps
2. Mount Motherboard in Chassis 3. Install Memory 4. Install CPU & Cooling Fan 5. Connect IDE and Floppy Drives 6. Install Add-on Cards 7. Connect PS/2, USB, Serial and Parallel Devices 8. Connect Power Supply S2390B Trinity KT-A... -
Page 12: Quick Reference For Jumpers
The tables and maps on the following pages will help you set the jumpers for CPU speed, Infrared, and external connector pin assignments, among others. The miniature motherboard maps will help you locate the jumpers on your board. A full-page map of the motherboard can be found on the next two pages. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 13: Map Of Motherboard Jumpers
JP24 JP22 6 32-bit PCI slots 1 1 1 1 1 ISA slot BIOS The tiny “1”s next to jumpers of 3 pins or more indicate the position of pin 1 for that jumper. * Optional feature S2390B Trinity KT-A... - Page 14 Map of Trinity KT Features PS/2 Mouse & Socket A Type for ATX Power Keyboard ports Supply Header 3 DIMM slots Athlon™ CPU 6 PCI slots VIA KT-133A chipset slot 1x / 2x / 4x slot * Optional feature http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 15: Setting Jumpers
1. Setting Jumpers Note: There are no Jumper settings for CPU bus speed or clock multiplier on the Trinity KT-A board. The Trinity KT-A is designed to automatically detect the socketed Duron™ / Athlon™ CPU and its proper speed settings. - Page 16 The sleep button jumper is connected to the front panel sleep button (if one exists). The purpose of this jumper is to provide for manual activation of the BIOS power- saving state. * Please be sure that your chassis supports frontside USB ports before using this feature http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 17: Soft Power Connector
Soft Power Connector The Soft Power Connector is part of jumper block J1 (pins 6-8). The Trinity KT-A uses the chipset for power management, including turning on and off the system. If the Power Button Function option in the BIOS Power Management Menu is set to On/Off (which is the default), pressing the power button once after the BIOS has booted up will turn the system on and off. -
Page 18: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis
Because of this, your memory may not work correctly in a Tyan board though it may work well in a competitor’s board. This is because many of our competitors do not adhere to the Figure 2-3 http://www.tyan.com... - Page 19 If you buy a Tyan board, you are getting the best system available. To make installation easy and trouble free, get high quality parts. For a list of recommended memory vendors, please visit Tyan’s website at www.tyan.com - go to the “Memory Support”...
- Page 20 Chapter 2 Board Installation The Trinity KT-A uses a 64-bit data path from memory to CPU and can accommodate up to 1.5GB of SDRAM. The 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules) must be of the 3.3V, unbuffered variety. The position of the notch in the SDRAM key...
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Page 21: Installing The Cpu And Cooling Fan
Push down lightly on the CPU, and lower the arm on the ZIF socket to secure the CPU. A squeaking noise is normal as the arm lowers. After the CPU is securely seated, install the appropriate cooling device. Tyan strongly recomends a heatsink / fan combination. Consult with your case manufacturer for other cooling options. - Page 22 ATA-66/100 drives. This cable will also support all legacy IDE drives. Note: The BLUE end of the ATA-100 cable* must connect to the motherboard. Only Tyan- approved cables will work on this motherboard. If you are using an existing case important! with old cables, your system may not function properly.
- Page 23 In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force you to connect the cable properly. Figure 2-10 S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 24: Installing Add On Cards
This will create a rocking motion between the card and the slot and it will damage the pins within the socket. • Make sure that the cards are seated securely into the slots. • Before turning on the system, make sure no cards are touching. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 25: Connecting Ps/2, Usb, Serial And Parallel Devices
Connecting these devices and ports while the power is on is called “hot plugging,” and may damage your system. Indicates an optional feature available on some Trinity KT-A models S2390B Trinity KT-A... -
Page 26: Connecting The Power Supply
Board Installation 8. Connecting the Power Supply The Trinity KT-A requires an ATX power supply. Tyan recommends using one that conforms to industry standard revision 2.01. The photos below show the ATX power connector before (Figure 2-12) and after (Figure 2-13) it has been plugged in. The plastic clip on the power connector should lock over the plastic tab on the onboard connector. -
Page 27: Frequently Asked Questions
Q: My motherboard is dead, how do I return it? A: Contact the place of purchase or your distributor for assistance to return the motherboard for service. RMA issues will not be handled via email by Tyan Tech Support. Please refer to URL link here for more details: http://www.tyan.com/support/html/rma_faq.html... -
Page 28: Bios Configuration
The Award BIOS has been customized by adding important, but nonstandard, features such as virus and password protection, power management, and detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the system. The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 29: Starting Setup
Press <F1> to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <ESC> or the <F1> key again. Help window functions are also listed on the next page. S2390B Trinity KT-A... -
Page 30: In Case Of Problems
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... -
Page 31: Main Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup w w w w w PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color S2390B Trinity KT-A... -
Page 32: Standard Cmos Features
The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the arrow keys to move to the desired field. Press the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 33 1. Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45. 2. Select User and enter values into each drive parameter field. 3. Use the IDE HDD Auto Dectection function in Setup. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 34 5.25" PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity. 360K, 5.25" 5.25" AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 3.5" double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity. 720K, 3.5" 1.44M, 3.5" 3.5" double-sided high-density drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity. 3.5" double-sided extended capacity; 2.88 megabyte capacity. 2.88M, 3.5" http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 35 (TSR) programs in this area, such as device drivers, to free as much conventional memory as possible for applications. Lines in your config.sys file that start w ith loadhigh , load programs into high memory. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 36: Advanced Bios Features
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000-CFFFF Shadow Disabled :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults http://www.tyan.com... - Page 37 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. When the CPU S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 38 Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system. When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 39 BIOS Features Setup screen may be occupied by other expansion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 40: Advanced Chipset Features
Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled PCI#2 Access #1 Retry Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity/ECC Check Disabled :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults http://www.tyan.com... - Page 41 DRAM chips. Turbo mode reduces CAS access time by 1 clock tick. SDRAM Cycle Length This field sets the CAS latency timing. DRAM Clock Allows you to set the memory clock speed to match Host Clock or to one of the preset clock speeds. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 42 AGP Fast Write This function allows the AGP port to function at a increased rate. Enable this function to allow faster graphics performance. OnChip USB The chipset contains an integrated USB controller. Select Enabled if you have USB peripherals. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 43 Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations. Memory Parity / ECC Check Select Enabled, Disabled, or Auto. In Auto mode, the BIOS enables memory checking automatically when it detects the presence of ECC or parity DRAM. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 44: Integrated Peripherals
Hi,Lo IR Transmission delay Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Normal X ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9 PWRON After PWR-Fail :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults http://www.tyan.com... - Page 45 IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and / or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 46 Select an operating mode for the second serial port: Standard RS-232C serial port Serial infrared port IrDA Amplitude shift keyed infrared port ASKIR UART2 Duplex Mode This setting allows the COM port to receive and transmit data simultaneously. Default is at half duplex. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 47 If it is set to On, the computer will power on when power is restored. If the setting is set to Former-Sts, the computer will return to the previous state before the power was interrupted. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 48: Power Management Setup
CPUs. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. User Define Set each mode individually. Select time-out periods in the PM Timers section, follow ing. Min Saving Minimum pow er savings; inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except the hard drive). http://www.tyan.com... - Page 49 After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), all devices except the CPU shut off. ACPI Suspend Type This setting controls the type of suspend function that is enabled once the computer has gone into suspend mode. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 50 4 seconds, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect wake-up event activity. Wake Up Events A power management (PM) event awakens the system from, or resets activity timers for, Suspend mode. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 51 When On, any DMA or bus master activity is a PM event. Wake Up on LAN This feature allows remote power up through a LAN connection when used in conjunction with a Wake on LAN compliant network adapter and appropriate software. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 52 IRQ0 (System Timer) IRQ7 (LPT1) IRQ1 (Keyboard) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ2 (Cascade- Reserved) IRQ9 (FREE) IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ10 (FREE) IRQ4 (COM1) IRQ11 (FREE) IRQ5 (FREE) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ14 (Primary IDE) IRQ15 (Seconday IDE) http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 53: Pnp / Pci Configuration
Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play EliteBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, because the BIOS automatically assigns them. S2390B Trinity KT-A... -
Page 54: Pc Health Status
You should leave this at the default setting of Auto Detect, and the associated Default values. It is not recommended that you set this to anything else. Note: Tyan will not be held liable or responsible if the default values have been adjusted. -
Page 55: Supervisor And User Password
Then the password function is disabled. Flash Utility Note: You will need to visit the Tyan web site at http://www.tyan.com in order to get the Flash Utility. For more information and updates about the Flash Utilities, check the Tyan web site at http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 56: System Resources
If AwardBIOS POST can initialize the system video display, it displays the error message. Displayed error messages, in most cases, allow the system to continue to boot. Displayed error messages are described on pages 58-59. See the top of the next page for the beep code chart. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 57: Troubleshooting System Problems
Standard CMOS Setup menu, the system may or may not display the error message. RUN SETUP UTILITY may also appear. Press <F1> to run AwardBIOS Setup if this message appears. The following two pages show possible error messages and explainations. S2390B Trinity KT-A... - Page 58 System Resources l l o ! t r . y r i l i t . y t u l i v i t . y r . y r u l i i l i t . y t http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 59 I . c i y t i e l l : s i y t i y t i . y r : s i y t i y t i y t i S2390B Trinity KT-A...
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Page 60: Appendix Glossary
IDE connectors are closer to the drive bays, and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan. The keyboard, mouse, serial, USB, and parallel ports are built in. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 61 In this case, up to 512MB of the main memory onboard is capable of being cached. However, only 512KB of this memory will be in the cache at any given moment. Any main memory above 512MB could never be cached. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 62 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 buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com/html/drivers.html...
- Page 63 PCB (personal computer board) or motherboard. The standard form factors are the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-AT boards. FSB (Front Side Bus) is the bus speed in MHz at which the CPU can communicate with the memory.
- Page 64 (such as Windows 95), and go to work. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug and Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware. The term RAM (Random Access Memory), while technically referring to a type of http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 65 It is fast enough to support video transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices. VGA (Video Graphics Array) is the PC video display standard. V-SYNC controls the vertical properties of the monitor. S2390B Trinity KT-A...
- Page 66 ZIF socket Zero Insertion Force sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket, and the metal lever pulled down. This shifts the processor over and down, guiding it into place on the board. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 67 Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer instructions. Note: The joystick port maximum output rating is 9 amperes at 5 volts. Document # D1439-100 S2390B Trinity KT-A...