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Tomcat i7230A S5160
User's Manual
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Tomcat i7230A
S5160
Revision 1.00
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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 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
Tomcat i7230A S5160 User’s Manual Table of Contents Before you begin… ......................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction......................1 1.1 – Congratulations! ......................1 1.2 – Hardware Specifications .................... 2 Chapter 2: Board Installation ....................4 2.1 – Board Diagram ......................5 2.2 –... -
Page 3: Before You Begin
1x Tomcat i7230A S5160 motherboard 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable 1x Tomcat i7230A S5160 User’s Manual 1x Tomcat i7230A S5160 Quick Reference Guide 1x TYAN driver CD 1x I/O shield 2 x Serial ATA power cable... -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
Pentium® Extreme Edition processors the Tomcat i7230A S5160 based on the Intel E7230 chipset. The Tomcat i7230A S5160 is an ATX form factor server board and features two onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports, four 3.0Gps Serial ATA RAID ports, two PCI- Express x16 slots, and an onboard XGI 16MB PCI VGA controller. -
Page 5: Hardware Specifications
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.2 – Hardware Specifications Processor Integrated LAN Controllers Single LGA775 socket Two Broadcom® BCM5721 LAN ® controllers Supports Intel “Prescott / Smithfield / – Cedar Mill” processor PCIe x1 interface 1066/800/533MHz FSB 1000/100/10Mb/s speed... - Page 6 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64bit/32bit Microsoft Windows Enterprise Sever 2003 64bit/32bit SuSE Server Enterprise 9.0 64bit/32bit Other distributions of Linux pending validation TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 7: Chapter 2: Board Installation
(i.e. power supply case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap. (2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or flex the board in any way. -
Page 8: Board Diagram
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.1 – Board Diagram The following is a block diagram of the Tomcat i7230A S5160. The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 9: Board Parts
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.2 – Board Parts 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. -
Page 10: Jumper Settings & Definitions
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.3 – Jumper Settings & Definitions Jumper / Connector Function Ref. Page CMOS Clear See Section 2.3.1 TYAN IPMB Connector See Section 2.3.2 J27, J28, J60 Fan Connector with Smart Fan Control See Section 2.3.3... - Page 11 Clear CMOS - Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2 (default setting) Reconnect power & power on system 2.3.2 – TYAN IPMB Connector (J32: I²C Bus Connector) C CLK C DA Use this connector to connect SM BUS. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 12 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.3.3 - Fan Connectors (J27, J28, J59, J60, J61, J62) This 4-pin fan connector supports a new standard fan with integrated fan speed control on the fan itself for better fan life. The first 3 pins of this 4-pin fan connector...
- Page 13 Tyan SMDC 2.3.6 – TYAN Front Panel Connector (J63) Your chassis will usually come with connectors to install onto the motherboard, such as HDD and Power LEDs. The TYAN Front Panel Connector (TYFP) has been implemented for such purposes. Function...
- Page 14 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.3.7 - Front USB Connector (J55) Pin # Signal Description USB Channel_1 Data - USB Channel_1 Data + 2.3.8 - Front USB Connector (J58) Signal Signal Description Description USB Channel_0 USB Channel_1 Data -...
- Page 15 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2. 3.9 - TYAN Front Panel LED Header (J64) Signal Signal Description Description LAN0_ACTLED LAN1_ACTLED Front Panel Front Panel ID buttom IDLED INPUT 2.3.10 - Serial ATA RAID Connectors: J13, J15, J16, J17...
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Page 16: Mounting The Motherboard
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 17: Installing Memory
2.5 – Installing Memory Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard and processor. DDR-II 533/667 modules are required. Check the TYAN Web site www.tyan.com for details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard. -
Page 18: Installing The Processor And Cooling Fan
Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits flush with the socket. The locking levers pop up into place. 2.6 – Installing the Processor and Cooling Fan Your Tomcat i7230A S5160 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check the TYAN website for latest processor support: http://www.tyan.com Processor Installation The processor should be installed carefully. - Page 19 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation WARNING This new processor socket designed by Intel is easily damaged. The processor has to be installed very carefully to prevent the contact pins of the socket from breaking. It is strongly recommended that the processor installation job to be handled by an experienced technician.
- Page 20 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation Apply some thermal compound (also called heatsink compound or thermal grease) to the top of the processor. Try and apply a thin, even layer over the top of the processor. Align the heatsink with the four holes around the processor socket.
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Page 21: Installing Drive Cables
2.7 – Installing Drive Cables IDE and FDD connectors are “keyed” to only allow insertion only one way. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector is the Primary IDE connector. -
Page 22: Installing Expansion Cards
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation Troubleshooting Floppy Drives See the chart below for troubleshooting floppy disk drive installations. Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in backwards or a faulty floppy drive. Try another floppy drive or try replacing the cable. -
Page 23: Connecting External Devices
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.9 – Connecting External Devices Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mouse, and printer cables. The... -
Page 24: Installing The Power Supply
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.11 – Installing the Power Supply There are two power connectors on this motherboard. By default, this motherboard requires that you have an ATX12V power supply that has the standard ATX-style 20-pin connector, as well as an additional 4-pin square connector. -
Page 25: Chapter 3: Bios Setup
(usually within 4 seconds); resetting by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL; or clearing the CMOS. The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are sure of the outcome. TYAN or your http://www.tyan.com... - Page 26 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup system manufacturer has carefully chosen the chipset defaults for best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable. Setup Variations Not all systems have the same BIOS setup layout or options.
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Page 27: Main Menu
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.2 Main Menu In this section, you can alter general features such as the date 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. -
Page 28: Ide Primary/Master, Primary/Slave Setup
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.2.1 IDE Primary/Master, Primary/Slave Setup Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F. Press Enter on any of the Primary/Master, Primary/Slave options to view advanced details of the corresponding drive. The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk. -
Page 29: Sata Port 1/2/3/4
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Transfer Mode These modes determine the speed at which data is transferred to and from the drive. The Auto option automatically determines the correct transfer rates. Auto / Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO... -
Page 30: Memory Cache
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.2.3 Memory Cache This setting allows you to tweak the various cache settings for optimal performance of your system. Press Enter to display the various cache settings. Cache System BIOS Area This feature is only available when the system BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables the caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh via the L2 cache. - Page 31 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Cache Base 0-512K This feature allows you to control caching of 512K base memory. Uncached / Write Back / Write Through / Write Protect Cache Base 512K-640K This feature allows you to control caching of 512K 640K base memory.
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Page 32: Boot Features
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.2.4 Boot Features This option allows setting boot parameters. Press Enter to view the Boot Features screen. Floppy Check This feature is used to verify floppy type on boot. Selecting “Disabled” will speed the boot process. -
Page 33: Advanced
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup • Spin up the hard disks as soon as power is supplied (or as soon as possible) • Initialize only critical parts of the chipset • Read memory size from the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip on the memory modules •... - Page 34 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Reset Configuration Data If you install a new piece of hardware or modify your computer's hardware configuration, the BIOS will automatically detect the changes and reconfigure the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data). Therefore, there is usually no need to manually force the BIOS to reconfigure the ESCD.
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Page 35: Advanced Chipset Control
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.1 Advanced Chipset Control This section allows you to fine tune the chipset configuration. ECC Condition This feature is used to select ECC Error condition to be detected. Multiple bit / None / Single bit / Both ECC Error Handler When an ECC error occurs, it generates an interrupt. - Page 36 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup SATA RAID Enable This feature is used to enable SATA RAID functionality. Disabled / Enabled SATA AHCI Enable This feature is used to enable SATA AHCI functionality. Disabled / Enabled 3.3.1.1 Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu These items are for determining whether the integrated PCI devices will be enabled in PCI configuration space.
- Page 37 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.1.2 PCI Express Sub-Menu These items are for debugging the PCI Express Ports. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 38 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.1.2.1 Slot 1 (x8 Port) Sub-Menu These items are for PCI Express MCH Dev1 port control options. PCI Express MCH Dev 1 This feature is used to enable PCI Express MCH Dev1 port control.
- Page 39 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.1.2.2 Slot 2 (x4 Port) Sub-Menu These items are for PCI Express Root Port #1 control options. PCI Express Port #1 This feature is used to enable PCI Express Port #1 control. Auto / Enabled / Disabled...
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Page 40: Integrated Lan Control
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.1.2.3 Integrated LAN1/LAN2 (BCM5721) Sub-Menu These items are for Integrated LAN1/LAN2 control option. Integrated LAN Control This feature is used to enable Integrated LAN control. Auto / Enabled / Disabled Option ROM Scan This feature is used to enable the functionality of option ROM scanl. -
Page 41: Advanced Processor Options
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.2 Advanced Processor Options This section allows you to fine-tune the processor options. Hyperthreading Enable this only if you have an Intel Hyper Threading processor. Hyper-Threading Technology enables multi-threaded software applications to execute threads in parallel. - Page 42 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Thermal Management 2 Thermal Management throttles the processor back as it reaches its maximum operating temperature. Throttling reduces the number of processing cycles, thereby diminishing the heat dissipation of the CPU. This cools the unit. Once the CPU has reached a safe operating temperature, thermal throttling is automatically disabled, and normal full speed processing begins again.
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Page 43: I/O Device Configuration
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.3 I/O Device Configuration This setting allows you to configure I/O devices. Serial Port A: This defines how the first serial port is detected and configured. Disabled / Enabled Base I/O Address: Set the base I/O address for serial port A. - Page 44 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mb/s and provides symmetric bidirectional communication. On the other hand, EPP uses existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional communication.
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Page 45: Hardware Monitor
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.4 Hardware Monitor Auto Fan Control This feature is used to set function of Auto Mode Fan Control. Disabled / Enabled http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 46: Dmi Event Logging
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.4.1 Voltage Monitoring 3.3.5 DMI Event Logging These items are used to view and modify DMI event logs. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 47: Security
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Event Logging Select Enabled to allow logging of DMI events Disabled / Enabled ECC Event Logging Select Enabled to allow logging of ECC events Disabled / Enabled Clear all DMI event logs Setting this to ‘Yes’ will clear the DMI event log after rebooting. -
Page 48: Power
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Fixed disk boot sector This option allows the user to write protect boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses. Normal / Write Protect Virus check reminder This feature is used to display reminder message at the boot process. -
Page 49: Boot
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Resume On Time When enabled, this allows the system to be worked up at a specified time. This time is specified by the Resume Time parameter. Off / On Resume Time This option allows the user to specify the time when the system is to wake up. -
Page 50: Exit
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.7 Exit These settings set the exit options on your system. Exit Saving Changes This exits BIOS setup after saving the changes made. Exit Discarding Changes This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made. -
Page 51: Chapter 4: Diagnostics
The most common type of error is a memory error. Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support, be sure that you note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. Also, be ready with information regarding add-in cards, drives and O/S to speed the support process and come to a quicker solution. -
Page 52: Appendix I: Glossary
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix I: Glossary Appendix I: Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): 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. - Page 53 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...
- Page 54 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 55 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix I: Glossary Latency: 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 it waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).
- Page 56 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix I: Glossary RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly, also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but offers no fault-tolerance.
- Page 57 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix I: Glossary SSI (Server System Infrastructure): an industry initiative intended to provide ready-to-use design specifications for common server hardware elements (chassis, power supplies, and racks) to promote and support server industry growth. Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue to operate normally.
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Page 58: Appendix Ii: Post Error Code For Bios
Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description Verify Real Mode Test CPU bus-clock frequency Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt Initialize Phoenix Dispatch (NMI) Manager... - Page 59 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description Display external L2 cache size Check key lock Load custom defaults (optional) Initialize Typematic rate Display shadow-area message Erase F2 prompt Display possible high address...
- Page 60 Tomcat i7230A S5160 Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description Initialize Multi Processor Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize OEM special code Initialize video Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize System Management Mode Initialize Memory type...
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Page 61: Appendix Iii: Smdc Information
Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP card, Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver. As long as a standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking after the system. -
Page 62: Technical Support
(which can have expensive consequences). If these options are not available for you then Tyan Computer Corporation can help. Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations. - Page 63 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 #: D1685 - 100 http://www.tyan.com...