TYAN Trinity ATX Motherboard  S1598 User Manual

TYAN Trinity ATX Motherboard S1598 User Manual

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Tyan S1598
Trinity ATX
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.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. Introduction...4 Overview... 4 Icons...5 Hardware Specifications/Features... 5 Software Specifications... 7 Technical Support...7 Returning Merchandise for Service...8 2. Board Installation... 9 Unpacking...9 Precautions...9 Installation Steps...10 What is a Jumper?... 11 Map of Motherboard Jumpers...12 Picture of Motherboard Features...13 Setting Jumpers...14 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis...16 Installing Memory...17 Installing CPU and Cooling Fan...20...
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  • Page 4: Introduction

    Trinity ATX. With I/O and drive controller support built onboard, the one AGP slot, five PCI and two ISA slots (one shared, seven usable) are free for numerous add-on expansion cards. Remember to take a look at TYAN Computer’s web site located at http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 5: Icons

    http://www.tyan.com. There you can find information on all of TYAN’s products along with FAQs, distributors list, drivers, and BIOS setting explana- tions. Icons In order to help you navigate this manual and set up your system, we have added several icons to our format. This icon alerts you to particularly important details regarding the ! ! ! ! ! setup or maintenance of your system.
  • Page 6 Chapter 1 Introduction On Board Cache Chipset Information BIOS Information System Memory Expansion Slots On Board PCI IDE On Board I/O •On board Pipeline Burst SRAM 1MB •512K or 2MB (manufacturing option) •VIA MVP3 100MHz memory & AGP controller(VT82C598AT) •VIA VT82C686 Super I/O controller •Award BIOS on 2MB flash RAM •Plug and Play •APM 1.2 / ACPI 1.0 / PC98 compliant...
  • Page 7: Software Specifications

    On Board Audio (Manufacturing Option) Other Features Form Factor * Requires ATX 2.01 power supply Software Specifications Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should turn to your dealer for help first. Your system has most likely been configured by them, and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains.
  • Page 8: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Chapter 1 Introduction Help resources: 1. See FAQ and beep codes sections of this manual. 2. See Tyan web site for FAQ, bulletins, driver updates, etc. 3. Contact your dealer or distributor for help BEFORE calling Tyan. 4. Email Tyan tech support: 5.
  • Page 9: Board Installation

    Board Installation Unpacking The mainboard package should contain the following: (1) S1598 mainboard (1) 40-pin IDE and 34-pin floppy cable pack (1) S1598 User’s Manual (1) Driver CD Precautions What’s the first thing I should do? The first thing you should do is read this user’s manual. It contains important information which will make configuration and setup much easier.
  • Page 10: Installation Steps

    Chapter 2 Board Installation and then touch any metal part on the computer case. (Or wear a ! ! ! ! ! grounded wrist strap.) (2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of important! the board.
  • Page 11: What Is A Jumper

    6. Connect Power Supply 7. Install Add-on Cards 8. Connect PS/2, USB, Serial and Parallel Devices What is a Jumper? In this manual, the terms “closed” and “on” are used when referring to jumpers (or jumper pins) that are active; “open” and “off” are used when referring to jumpers (or jumper pins) that are inactive.
  • Page 12: Map Of Motherboard Jumpers

    Chapter 2 Board Installation Map of Motherboard Jumpers ATX power connector Kbrd Mouse Com 1 Parallel Com 2 Speaker Line in Mic in CD In 1 Video 1 PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 USB3 USB2 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 The tiny number “1”s next to jumpers of 3 pins or more indicate the position of pin 1 for that jumper.
  • Page 13: Picture Of Motherboard Features

    Picture of Motherboard Features 3 DIMM slots PS/2 mouse PS/2 Keyboard header 5 PCI slots S1598 Trinity ATX ATX power connector temperature 1MB L2 sensor cache 2 ISA slots ZIF Socket 7 Award BIOS...
  • Page 14: Setting Jumpers

    Chapter 2 Board Installation 1. Setting Jumpers 1-A. CPU Bus Speed Settings 1-C. CPU Core Voltage Settings a t l ** Default Setting (2.2V) The CPU speed is controlled by setting the bus speed and the multiplier with the jumpers described above that are appropriate for your CPU and memory. You must have a 100MHz processor AND PC/100 memory to run at a bus speed of 100MHz.
  • Page 15 1-D. J3 External Pin Assignments 2 Power LED 4 Ground Ground 6 Power On/Off Switch 8 Ground 10 Ground Receive 12 K/B Lock IRRX 14 Ground Ground 16 SM I Switch IRTX 18 Ground 1-E. FAN Pin Assignments 1-F. Memory Clock The memory clock can be set to run at the CPU clock speed or to the AGP bus speed (normally 66MHz).
  • Page 16: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    Chapter 2 Board Installation ACPI Bi-Color LED Connector (J5) This connector provides a bi-color (green / yellow) LED for your computer chassis. When the computer system is On, the Green LED will light up. If the system is on stand-by mode, the Yellow LED will light up. Whenever there is an incoming message, the LED will flash on and off.
  • Page 17: Installing Memory

    bottom of the plastic standoff so that the flat portion rests on the metal. The adapter cards and the screws holding them down will keep your board flat. The fastening screw should not short any of the traces on the motherboard. Make certain that you do not overtighten the screw, as it will damage the mother- board and possibly break internal traces in the surrounding area.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Board Installation *The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard. To install your DIMMs, line your module up so that the pins fit into the slot. There is only one way that your DIMM can fit properly. Make sure that the short row of pins is lined up with the short gap in the DIMM slot.
  • Page 19 *The image above is used to illustrate a concept and may not represent the actual image of your motherboard. Some details of memory installation: • The mainboard supports 32MB, 64MB, 128MB SDRAM modules. • PC-100 DIMMs are required if CPU bus speed is at 100MHz •...
  • Page 20: Installing The Cpu And Cooling Fan

    Chapter 2 Board Installation 4. Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan Socket 7 processors (see Specifications on page 5) can be used on the Trinity ATX. Please refer to page 14 for the cor- rect CPU jumper settings for your CPU. Remember: •...
  • Page 21 Figure 2-8 Locate the cooling fan connector (e.g. CPU Fan, Fan1) on the motherboard. Plug the CPU’s cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the board. There will be a plastic clip assembly similar to that of the ATX power connector that will force you to connect the fan cable correctly (see Figure 2-8 above).
  • Page 22: Connecting Ide And Floppy Drives

    Chapter 2 Board Installation 5. Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives The colored stripe on a ribbon cable should face toward the keyboard connector. In Figure 2-9 on the previous page, you can see how the IDE cables should look when they are connected to your hard drive.
  • Page 23: Connecting The Power Supply

    Figure 2-11 Connecting Floppy Drives Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down one side of the cable (see Figure 2-11 on the following page). Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the colored stripe be posi- tioned so that it is right next to the power connector.
  • Page 24: Installing Add-On Cards

    Chapter 2 Board Installation Figure 2-12 Figure 2-13. Make absolutely certain that you do not miss any pins, because if you do you will void your warranty and cause damage to yourself or your motherboard when you turn the system on. After connecting the power, make sure the connector is seated firmly into its socket so it will not become loose or fall off when the computer is jostled or moved.
  • Page 25: Connecting Ps/2, Usb, Serial & Parallel Devices

    you do this. • When plugging the card in, especially when installing long cards, try to push the entire card in at one time. Don’t force one end of the card into the socket first and then the other. This will create a rocking motion between the card and the slot and it will damage the pins within the socket.
  • Page 26: Frequently Asked Questions

    Chapter 2 Board Installation joystick port. It is fast enough to support video transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices. Connecting Com and Printer Ports Warning: When plugging in your keyboard and mouse, or when plugging warning anything into a serial or Com port, make sure that the power is off.
  • Page 27 with the mere 132MB/s (at 33MHz bus speed) that you get with the PCI bus. Q: Does my operating system support AGP? A: Currently, only Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0 will have built-in support for AGP. Some AGP cards require Windows 95 OSR2.1 or a special driver from Intel.
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 Board Installation The "viareg" folder is for "VIA Power Management Controller" and "VIA PCI to USB Universal Host Controller". NOTE: this driver is for Win95 users. There are no drivers for WinNT 4.0. No need to install for Win98 users.
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  • Page 30: Bios Configuration

    Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration BIOS Configuration Introduction to Setup This manual describes the Award EliteBIOS Setup program. The Setup program lets you modify basic system configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery-backed memory, called CMOS RAM, that retains the information when the power is turned off.
  • Page 31: Setup Keys

    the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power- on self test (POST). When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS launches the operating system and hands control of system operations to it.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration t f e t f i You can invoke this override by immediately pressing <Insert> when you restart your computer. You can restart by either using the ON/OFF switch, the RESET button or by pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> at the same time. The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand.
  • Page 33: Main Setup Menu

    Setup Variations Not all systems have the same Setup. While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems, the appearance of your Setup screens may differ from the screens shown here. Each system design and chipset combination require custom configurations.
  • Page 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Standard CMOS Setup Options in the original PC AT-compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup Award Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Setup Options specific to your system chipset. Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management (APM) options. PnP/PCI Configuration Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options.
  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Setup In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST. Date The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET59) Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Jul 10 1998 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 10 :...
  • Page 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration hard drive types, such as SCSI drives. Note: We recommend that you select type auto for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type auto for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, every time the system boots.
  • Page 37 Drive A, Drive B Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. Floppy 3 Mode Support When Enabled, the BIOS supports a type of 3.5-in diskette drive that can read 720-KB, 1.2-MB, and 1.44-MB diskettes. Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer.
  • Page 38: Bios Features Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Memory You cannot change any values in the Memory fields; they are only for your information. The fields show the total installed random access memory (RAM) and amounts allocated to base memory, extended memory, and other (high) memory.
  • Page 39 ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET59) Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Memory Parity/ECC Check Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option PCI/VGA Palette Snoop...
  • Page 40 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Settings Chart (Continued) Setting Option D4000-D7FFF Shadow D8000-DBFFF Shadow DC000-DFFFF Shadow Cyrix 6x86 / MII CPU ID Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive.
  • Page 41 Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks.
  • Page 42 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Your BIOS Setup many not contain this field. If the field is present, leave at Disabled.
  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup

    Chipset Features Setup This section describes features of the Intel 440EX chipset. Advanced Options The parameters in this screen are for system designers, service personnel, and technically competent users only. Do not reset these values unless you understand the consequences of your changes. Note: This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen.
  • Page 44: Sdram Cycle Length

    Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Chipset Features Setup - Default Settings Chart Setting Option Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Read Pipeline Cache Rd+CPU Wt Pipeline Cache Timing Video BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole At 15Mb Addr AGP Aperture Size...
  • Page 45 Cache Timing For a secondary cache of one bank, select Faster. For a secondary cache of two banks, select Fastest. Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result in a system error.
  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Power Management Setup Note: This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen. Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET5A) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ACPI Function Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video Off Method...
  • Page 47: Acpi Function

    Settings Chart (Continued) Setting Option Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Primary INTR IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ4 (COM1) IRQ5 (LPT2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ15 (Reserved) ACPI Function Enable or disable Advanced Configuration Power Interface.
  • Page 48 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Video Off Option Selects the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank. t i n > - t i n > - t i n Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The Blank Screen option will let the system BIOS blank the screen when disabling video.
  • Page 49 Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), all devices except the CPU shut off.
  • Page 50 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration n i r IRQn The following is a list of IRQs (Interrupt Request Lines) assigned to common system peripherals. IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ4 (COM1) IRQ5 (LPT2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT1) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) y l l i a t , e l...
  • Page 51: Pnp/Pci Setup

    PnP/PCI Configuration Note: This chapter describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen. Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5LET5A) PNP OS Installed Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data IRQ3 assigned to IRQ4 assigned to IRQ5 assigned to IRQ7 assigned to...
  • Page 52 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Settings Chart (continued) Setting Option DMA-1 assigned to DMA-3 assigned to DMA-5 assigned to DMA-6 assigned to DMA-7 assigned to CPU to PCI Write Buffer PCI Dynamic Bursting PCI Master 0 WS Write PCI Delay Transaction PCI #2 Access #1 Retry AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read...
  • Page 53 IRQ-n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA: Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).
  • Page 54: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration AGP Master 1 WS Write Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations. AGP Master 1 WS Read Select Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. Assign IRQ for USB Assign an IRQ number to the onboard USB port.
  • Page 55 Integrated Peripherals - Default Settings Chart Setting Option OnChip IDE First Channel OnChip IDE Second Channel IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA...
  • Page 56 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s.
  • Page 57: User Password

    User Password When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: Type the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory. Now the message changes: Again, type the password and press Enter.
  • Page 58 Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration The FMW records (or programs) a new BIOS onto the flash memory chip. You cannot upgrade an Award BIOS to an AMI BIOS or vice-versa. Note: You should always clear your CMOS after flashing a BIOS. This will clear out any stray settings from your old BIOS which may have been carried over from the flashing process.
  • Page 59 FLASH MEMORY WRITER V3.0 Copyright(C) 1993, AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. For VX/HX-2A59CT51 File Name to Program: Error Message: Type in the whole file name, e.g. A61AW10.BIN, and confirm that you want to program the BIOS. The utility will then “Blank,” “Erase,” and “Program” the flash memory on the mainboard with the new BIOS file.
  • Page 60: System Resources

    Chapter 4 System Resources System Resources POST Messages During the power-on self test (POST), the BIOS either sounds a beep code or displays a message when it detects a correctable error. Following is a list of POST messages for the ISA BIOS kernel. Specific chipset ports and BIOS extensions may include additional messages.
  • Page 61 CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded Checksum of CMOS is incorrect, so the system loads the default equipment configuration. A checksum error may indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.
  • Page 62 Chapter 4 System Resources Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key This message usually indicates that one or more keys have been pressed during the keyboard tests. Be sure no objects are resting on the keyboard. Memory Test : This message displays during a full memory test, counting down the memory areas being tested.
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  • Page 64: Appendix 1 - Glossary

    Appendix 1 Glossary Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a PCI-based interface which was designed specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications.
  • Page 65 Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity. The greater the bandwidth, the more data the bus, phone line, or other electrical path, can carry. Greater bandwidth, then, also results in greater speed. A BBS (Bulletin Board System) is a computer system with a number of modems hooked up to it which acts as a center for users to post messages and access information.
  • Page 66 Appendix 1 Glossary Closed and open jumpers Jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are On or Closed, and inactive when they are Off or Open. CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors are chips that hold the basic start-up information for the BIOS. The COM port is another name for the serial port, which is so-called 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...
  • Page 67 tion about Plug and Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots. Firmware is low level software that controls the system hardware. Form factor is an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector type of the PCB (personal computer board) or motherboard.
  • Page 68 Appendix 1 Glossary Latency is the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and is waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).
  • Page 69 PnP is an acronym for Plug and Play, a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug and Play devices require little set-up to use. Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug and Play-aware operating system (such as Windows 95), and go to work.
  • Page 70 Appendix 1 Glossary operate normally. UltraDMA/33 is a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called UltraATA. Without UltraDMA your system cannot take advantage of the higher data transmission rates of the new UltraATA hard drives. Universal Serial Bus or USB, is a versatile port. This one port type can function as a serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard, or joystick port.
  • Page 71 Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This Device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 72: Cmos Reset

    Jumper Settings Quick Reference CPU Bus Speed Settings a t l CMOS Reset FAN Pin Assignments See pages 14-16 for details on Jumpers. S1590 Trinity 100AT CPU Clock Multiplier i t l i l p CPU Core Voltage Settings a t l J3 External Pin Assignments Memory Clock Ground...

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