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Tiger MP
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- Page 1 Tyan retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or specifications at any time, without notice. In no event will Tyan be held lia- ble for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other malady...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2.14 You are done! ......................29 2.15 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) .................30 ..............Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Introduction to the BIOS Setup .................31 Starting Setup ......................31 Setup Keys .......................32 Getting Help ......................32 In Case of Problems ....................32 Setup Variations .......................32 http://www.tyan.com... - Page 3 PCI/PnP UMB Exclusion screen ................40 Security Setup ......................41 Power Setup ......................41 Boot Setup .......................43 Exit Menu .........................43 ............Chapter 4: System Resources Beep Codes ......................44 Flash Utility ......................44 ............... Appendix I: Glossary Technical Support ....................51 Returning Merchandise for Service ................51 Tiger MP S2460...
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Page 4: Before You Begin
The retail motherboard package should contain the following: Tiger MP motherboard 34-pin floppy cable UltraDMA-100/66/33 IDE cable Tiger MP user’s manual Tyan driver CD If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacements before continuing with the installation process. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction
You are now the owner of the world’s first dual AMD processor platform! - CONSUMER EDITION! The Tyan Tiger MP™ is a direct descendent of the Thunder K7, the most critically acclaimed and deco- rated system board in the history of Tyan. Aimed directly at the power-user and enthusiast market, the Tiger MP is a high performance workstation platform designed for development and performance applica- tions that require the power of dual AMD Athlon™... -
Page 6: Tiger Mp System Block Diagram
PCI bus AMD-762 System Controller AGP 4x 184-pin Registered PCI slots DDR DIMMs #1 - 5 AGP slot 64-bit / 33MHz AMD-766 SMBus PCI bus Peripheral Winbond 83782D H/W Controller LPC bus Winbond Floppy Device Hardware Monitoring W83627HF Serial Ports http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 7: Hardware Specifications
** Only certain chassis allow for frontside USB connection. Please check with your chassis vendor for details on frontside USB connections. Tyan does not provide frontside USB cables. *** Indicates an optional feature, may not be available on most Tiger MP models... -
Page 8: Software Specifications
Windows NT/2000, Red Hat 7.1* * Support of Red Hat 7.1 is limited by Red Hat’s customer support of this product and version Tyan takes no responsibility and will not be held liable if Red Hat should no longer support Red Hat 7.1 http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 9: Chapter 2: Board Installation
(e.g. setting jumpers, etc.) If you do not ground yourself, you risk “zapping” the motherboard or adapter card. Subsequent problems may not arise immediately because electrostatic dis- charge, unlike physical damage, causes the device to fail over time. Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 10: Quick Reference For Jumpers
Full page maps of the motherboard can be found on the next two pages. 2-pin jumpers 3-pin jumpers open Figure 2.0a Figure 2.0b (overhead view) (overhead view) 2-pin jumpers 3-pin jumpers open Figure 2.0c Figure 2.0d (front angle view) (front angle view) http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 11: Map Of Motherboard Jumpers
Keyboard port sockets (upper port) (lower port) P0FAN 20-pin power connector FAN3 P1FAN CPU0 AMD-760 CPU1 AGP Slot BIOS Primary IDE Secondary IDE Battery * Indicates an optional feature, may not be available on most Tiger MP models Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 12: Setting Up Jumpers And Onboard Connectors
2.6 Setting up Jumpers and Onboard Connectors Pinouts for certain connectors are available on the Tyan website: http://www.tyan.com 2.6-A. Front Panel Connector (J12) HDD LED ground +5VCC switch no connect no connect ground switch ground 19 20 no connect switch... -
Page 13: Ccpu Front Side Bus Jumpers
CPU can only run at 200MHz, altering these FSB jumpers will not make the CPU run at 266MHz. NOTE: Tyan takes no reponsibility and will not be held liable for damage related to opera- tion of the CPU using different settings from those of the CPU manufacturer’s specified default settings. -
Page 14: Efan Headers
+12V speed Amperage 1.2A The FAN connector has a 12V, 1.2A limitation. Tyan takes no responsibility NOTE: and will not be held liable for damage related to the misuse of any FAN header. 2.6-F. Chassis Intrusion* Header (J15) (RESERVED) This header is provided in the event that your chassis has a chassis intrusion feature*, and that an appli- cation is available to manage this feature. -
Page 15: Gsmbus Connector
This is a reserved feature for specific functions not usually required for normal board operation. 2.6-H. Reserved Jumper* (J34) (RESERVED) This is a reserved feature* for debugging purposes only. DO NOT ADJUST OR TAMPER WITH THIS! * Indicates an optional feature, may not be available on most Tiger MP models Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 16: I Wake-On-Lan Connector
Windows operating system or you hold the power button down for four seconds (BIOS-dependent feature). ground switch ground 19 20 no connect switch 21 22 ground 23 24 25 26 Abbreviations Power Sleep http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 17: K Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2.6-L. Flash Utility You can upgrade the BIOS of this motherboard by using the Flash Utility (see p. 44). Check the Tyan website for more details: http://www.tyan.com BIOS Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 18: Mounting The Motherboard Into The Chassis
Figure 2.0 The diagrams above are only representative of a few solutions for installing a NOTE: motherboard into the chassis. The installation procedure for installing your moth- erboard into the chassis may differ. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 19: Installing Memory
Make sure the DIMM is securely seated. * This board supports DDR memory ONLY. Please check that you are using the correct type of memory. ** Not validated at time of print, please check Tyan website for memory compatibility information: http://www.tyan.com *** Manufacturer suggestion: start installation with DIMM (bank) 1 (see p.21) - Page 20 Removing a DIMM is just the reverse: pull back the clips from the DIMM (see pictures below), and care- fully pull the module straight out. Place the DIMMs in an anti-static bag as soon as you remove them to avoid static damage. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 21 512MB 512MB 128MB 192MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB* 3072MB* 3584MB* * Not validated at time of print, please check Tyan website for memory compatibility information: http://www.tyan.com ** Manufacturer suggestion: start installation with DIMM (bank) 1 (see above) Tiger MP S2460...
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Page 22: Installing The Cpu And Cooling Fan(S)
2.9 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan AMD Athlon processors up to 1.0+GHz can be used on this board. For more information on CPU compat- ibility, check Tyan’s website at: http://www.tyan.com. When installing your CPU, remember the following: The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and can easily be damaged by static electricity... - Page 23 +12V speed Amperage 1.2A The FAN connector has a 12V, 1.2A limitation. Tyan takes no responsibility NOTE: and will not be held liable for damage related to the misuse of any FAN jumper. Installing Chassis Fans Alternatively, if you wish to also install chassis fans for increased cooling, headers are provided to power those fans as well (see p.
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Page 24: Connecting Ide And Floppy Drives
The UltraDMA-100/66 cable is backwards compatible with UltraDMA-33 and legacy IDE HDDs. Only Tyan-approved cables are recommended for this motherboard. If you are using NOTE: an existing configuration with older cables, your system might not function properly. - Page 25 IDE drive problem. Usually signifies that the cable is on backwards. FDD light is constantly on Reverse the cable at the floppy drive end and try again. * Cable may vary. Diagram provided for reference only. Tiger MP S2460...
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Page 26: Installing Add-On Cards
See the before (Figure 2.1a) and after (Figure 2.1b) example installation images below for details. Check orientation of card when installing Figure 2.1a* Push card down with even force Figure 2.1b* * diagrams are provided as an example for installation, and may not represent an actual slot http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 27: Connecting Ps/2, Usb, And Serial Devices
PS/2 Mouse Port USB Ports Parallel Port PS/2 Keyboard Port Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Figure 2.3 Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 28: Connecting The Power Supply
Figure 2.4b is not an image of the Tiger MP ATX power connector. The Tiger MP **NOTE: power connector tab faces to the inside of the motherboard. Image provided as an example for installation only. Check http://www.tyan.com for updates and information about the Tiger MP http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 29: You Are Done
Installing a new motherboard may seem difficult, but by following these directions, you should have a fairly uneventful time installing our products. If you do encounter problems, your vendor/dealer will be able to help you, or you can consult one of our many technical support resources (see p. 63). Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 30: Frequently Asked Questions (Faq)
A: Contact the place of purchase or your distributor for assistance to return the motherboard for service. RMA issues will not be handled via e-mail by Tyan Tech Support. Please refer to the URL link here for more details: http://www.tyan.com/support/html/faq_rma.html Q: How do I upgrade my BIOS? A: Check the section about the Flash Utility (see p. -
Page 31: Chapter 3: Bios Setup
(HDD, floppy drive, etc.) If one is found, the BIOS will launch that operating system and hand control of system operations to it. You can start the setup program by pressing the [F2] key while the sys- tem is booting up. Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 32: Setup Keys
Chipset screen unless you absolutely sure that you need to. The Chipset defaults were care- fully chosen by Tyan or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may cause the system to become unstable. -
Page 33: Main Setup
A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders, more than 16 heads, or more than 63 tracks per sector. FORMAT: [option] OPTIONS: Disabled Enabled Boot Summary Screen NOTES: Enables or disables the information screen seen on boot-up of the system. Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 34: Master And Slave Screens
IDE devices do not require a Landing Zone. FORMAT: [#] or [None] OPTIONS: 1 to 2048 Number of the cylinder at None which to change the write Write Precomp timing. NOTES: IDE devices do not require a Write Precomp. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 35 The Setup menu only lists those options sup- ported by the drive and platform. FORMAT: [option] OPTIONS: Disabled / Enabled Self-Monitoring Analysis- Reporting Technology, which monitors condition SMART Monitoring of the HDD and reports when a catastrophic IDE failure is about to happen. Tiger MP S2460...
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Page 36: Advanced Setup
Disabled ‘Disabled’ turns off the port. Enabled ‘Enabled’ requires you to enter the base I/O Serial Port A (..B) address and the INT num- ber on the next line. Auto ‘Auto’ makes the BIOS configure the port during POST. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 37 ECP device is used. FORMAT: [option] OPTIONS: These options appear Base I/O when the parallel port is set to ‘Enabled’. FORMAT: [option] OPTIONS: IRQ5 These options appear Interrupt IRQ7 when the parallel port is set to ‘Enabled’. Tiger MP S2460...
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Page 38: A Chipset Configuration Screen
Data not corrected. ECC (multiple bits) Error checking & status report enabled. Data is ECC Config corrected. ECC Scrub Error checking & status report enabled. Data is corrected. Memory con- tents are corrected (scrubbed) after all reads with errors. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 39: B Keyboard Configuration Screen
Enabled Enable any installed PS/2 mouse device. FORMAT: [option] OPTIONS: Enabled Onboard floppy controller is enabled. Floppy disk controller Disabled Onboard floppy controller is disabled. Auto BIOS will detect the pres- ence of a floppy controller. Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 40: Dpci Configuration Screen
C800 - CBFF Reserved UMB address to ISA CC00 - CFFF devices. If set to D000 - D3FF ‘Reserved’, ISA devices D400 - D7FF are excluded from using D800 - DBFF the UMB address in ques- DC00 - DFFF tion. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 41: Security Setup
FORMAT: [option] OPTIONS: Customized User must define the Power Savings power saving values. Maximum Power Each of these options will Savings pre-define power saving Maximum Perfor- values for the user. mance Disabled Turns off power manage- ment. Tiger MP S2460... - Page 42 Wakes up system at pre- Resume on time set time. FORMAT: [00:00:00] OPTIONS: hours Preset time to wake sys- Resume Time minutes tem up. seconds FORMAT: [00/00/0000] OPTIONS: month Preset date to wake sys- Resume Date tem up. year http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 43: Boot Setup
Exit Discarding Changes OPTIONS: Discard any changes and then exit BIOS setup. FORMAT: [option] Load Setup Defaults OPTIONS: Loads preset defaults from CMOS. FORMAT: [option] Discard Changes OPTIONS: Discards all changes. FORMAT: [option] Save Changes OPTIONS: Saves all changes. Tiger MP S2460... -
Page 44: Chapter 4: System Resources
4.2 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for. For Flash Utilities, BIOS downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility with your motherboard, you must check the Tyan website: http://www.tyan.com Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in the event of a BIOS flash failure, you must contact your dealer for a replacement BIOS. -
Page 45: Appendix I: Glossary
Information stored in a buffer is temporarily stored, not perma- nently saved. Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the processor and system memory, and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses. Tiger MP S2460... - Page 46 As with IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug- n-Play devices will take care of this for you. Doze mode: in this mode, only the CPU’s speed is slowed. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 47 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 ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS.
- Page 48 Pipeline burst SRAM: a fast secondary cache. It is used as a secondary cache because SRAM is slower than SDRAM, but usually larger. Data is cached first to the faster primary cache, and then, when the pri- mary cache is full, to the slower secondary cache. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 49 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). Tiger MP S2460...
- Page 50 ZIF socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damag- ing the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket, and the metal level is pulled down. This shifts the processor over and down, guiding it into place on the board. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 51: Technical Support
You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently dis- played 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. - Page 52 CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec- ommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations. Document # D1461-100 http://www.tyan.com...