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Tiger MPX
S2466
Revision 1.2
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- Page 1 In no event will TYAN 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 document.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.8 PCI/PnP UMB Exclusion……………... ……………………………………………Page 25 3.9 Security………………………………… 3.10 Power…………………………………..………………………………………Page 25/26 3.11 Boot…………………………………….. ……………………………………………Page 26 3.12 Exit…………………………………….. Chapter 4: System Resources…………………... ……………………………………………Page 27 4.1 Beep Codes…………………………… 4.2 Flash Utility……………………………. Appendix I: Glossary…………………………….. ……………………………………………Page 28 Technical Support………………………………… ……………………………………………Page 33 http://www.TYAN.com... -
Page 3: Before You Begin
1x Tiger MPX motherboard 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable 1x Tiger MPX user’s manual 1x TYAN driver CD 1x I/O shield with 1 LAN ports (optional) 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
Offering features that supercede the competition, Tiger MPX enables connectivity right out of the box. Using the optionally equipped 10/100Mbit Ethernet port, you’re able to get connected in no time at all. Whether it’s to the Internet or a LAN, Tiger MPX has you covered in virtually all directions. -
Page 5: Software Specifications
FCC DoC (declaration of Conformity) European Community of CE (declaration of Conformity) 1.3 – Software Specifications OS (Operating System) Support *TYAN reserves the right to add support or Microsoft Windows NT 4 discontinue support for any OS with or without Microsoft Windows 2000 notice. -
Page 6: Chapter 2: Board Installation
Chapter 2: Board Installation Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Tiger MPX matches the ATX system board specifications. Your chassis should support a standard ATX 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 7: Board
2.0 – Board The following is an image of the S2466 Tiger MPX. The above photograph is only a representation of the actual board. Because boards tend to be updated and go through different revisions, certain components may change and or be repositioned. -
Page 8: Front Panel Connector
Power off the system and disconnect the power supply from the motherboard. - Close pins 2 and 3 on J21 - Wait about 5 seconds - Close pins 1 and 2 on J21 - Reconnect the power supply and pow er on the system http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 9: Force 33Mhz Pci Bus
THERE IS ONE OR TWO PROCESSORS INSTALLED. TYAN will not be liable should damage be caused by not properly setting these jumpers, or any other jumpers. TYAN will not take responsibility if improper and incompatible processors are used on this board. Please refer to our website for the lat est processor compatibility charts. -
Page 10: Chassis Intrusion Header
ATX12V power supply which uses a square 4-pin 12V connector. NOTE The S2466 Tiger MPX auxiliary drive power connector must be independent of any other devices. A device such as a DVD/CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or any other devices cannot be attached onto the same power line. -
Page 11: Mounting The Motherboard
Some chasses include plastic studs instead of metal ones. These are also usable, however, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws to ensure the motherboard does not get jarred during shipping or movement. - Page 12 The following diagram shows the types of RAM modules you may encounter depending on your board: Here are a few key points to note before installing memory into your Tiger MPX: At least ONE DDR SDRAM module must be installed for the system to turn on and POST (power on self test).
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Page 13: Installing Memory
PC133) and their sockets have two keys and will not insert into DDR DIMM slots. The method of installing memory modules are detailed by the following diagrams. The S2466 Tiger MPX currently only supports non-registered DDR SDRAM on the first 2 memory sockets (slots DIMM1 and DIMM2, as marked on the motherboard) – or Registered in all 4 sockets. - Page 14 Duron processors, Athlon C (Thunderbird), processors are not certified or supported in single or dual mode. Also, mixing different types of processors together is not supported as damage to your processors, motherboard or both may occur. TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported configuration.
- Page 15 This is will probably be the most difficult setting your computer so please exercise caution. TYAN will not accept responsibility and no warranty will be given for damage due to improperly installed heatsinsks. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 16: Attaching Drive Cables
2.16 – Attaching Drive Cables Attaching IDE cables to your drives are 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 17: Installing Add-In Cards
PCI v2.2 spec. Before Continuing onto section 2.18, make sure everything is properly connected. Things like jumpers and case wiring are the most common causes of troubleshooting frustrations, both for the end-user and for any company doing technical support. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 18 By default, Windows 2000 will install its own drivers for the 3COM Ethernet controller on the S2466N. However, the default driver that is supplied with Windows 2000 will not correctly support the controller. Please use the 3COM driver supplied on the TYAN Drivers CD or download the latest drivers from www.3com.com.
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Page 19: Finishing Up
2.19 – Installing the Power Supply. There are three power connectors on your Tiger MPX. By default, the Tiger MPX requires that you have an ATX12V power supply that has the small 4-pin square connector as well as the standard 20-pin ATX connector. -
Page 20: Chapter 3: Bios Setup
(hard drive, CD-ROM, etc) which you can define. If one is found, the BIOS will launch that operating system and hand control over to it. You can enter the BIOS setup by pressing the [F2] key when the machine first starts and shows the memory count. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 21 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 22: Main Setup
Toggles the onboard IDE controller using either Disabled one or both of its two channels. Onboard PCI IDE Primary Secondary Enabled Toggles the use of the onboard Serial Ports. Serial Port A (..B) Disabled Enabling the ports will require system resources Auto such as IRQs. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 23 EC – Error checking and status reporting ECC (multiple bits) enabled. Data is not corrected. ECC Config ECC Scrub ECC – EC but data is corrected. ECC Scrub – ECC with memory contents corrected after all reads with errors. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 24: Pci/Pnp Irq Exclusion
PCI access time, may benefit from a higher latency time. 3.7 – PCI/PnP IRQ Exclusion Options related to PCI/PnP interrupts can be altered in this section. Available Defines IRQ availability for device use. IRQ (.. 4, 5, 7, 10, 11) Reserved http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 25: Pci/Pnp Umb Exclusion
Suspend mode after going into Standby mode. This option can saves the most energy. Toggles system wake up when the Resume on modem ring modem (if installed) is dialed into. Toggles system wake up at a Resume on time certain time. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 26: Exit
Options related exiting and saving can be done using the following. Exit Saving Changes Exit and save options. Exist Discarding Exit but don’t save options. Changes Loads the factory-set default Load Setup Defaults options. Discard Changes Discard any changes made. Save Changes Save changes. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 27: Chapter 4: System Resources
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 28: Appendix I: Glossary
SRAM instead of in the slow DRAM. Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory: a typical cache si z e is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB of regular memory. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 29 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 ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-n- Play devices in the system BIOS.
- Page 30 Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The standard form factors are the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-AT and ATX Footprint boards. Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).
- Page 31 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). http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 32 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 shift the processor over and down, guiding into the board and locking it into place. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 33: 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 34 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 #: D1469 - 120 http://www.tyan.com...
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