User manual TYAN THUNDER N3600B

[. . . ] Thunder n3600B /// Version 1. 0 S2927 Copyright Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp. Trademark All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following. AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation. ® Marvell is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries XGI and XG20 are trademarks of XGI Corporation nVIDIA, nForce are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. Notice Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. [. . . ] Yes: lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. This setting controls how many PCI clocks each PCI device can hold the bus before another PCI device takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled. Enabled: informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so the card will function correctly. Enabled: BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading / writing to IDE drives. Plug & Play OS No 32 64 96 PCI Latency Timer 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes No Disabled Palette Snooping Enabled Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Reserved 62 http://www. tyan. com 3. 9 Boot Menu You can display Boot Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow (á/â) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configures settings during System Boot. ¡ö ¡÷ Select Screen ¡ô¡õ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 Boot Settings Configuration 4 Boot Device Priority 4 Removable Drives 3. 9. 1 Boot Settings Configuration Sub-Menu Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Quiet Boot Add On ROM Display Mode Boot up Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait for ` if Error F1' Hit ` DEL'Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture Endless Boot [Disabled] [Disabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. ¡ö ¡÷ Select Screen ¡ô¡õ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 63 http://www. tyan. com Feature Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Option Description Enabled Disabled Disabled This option allows user bypass BIOS self test during POST. Allows user to force BIOS/Option ROM of add-on cards to be displayed during quiet boot. Selects Power-on state for Numlock. Quiet Boot Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Boot up Num-Lock Force BIOS Keep Current On Off Enabled Disabled Auto Enabled Disabled Hit ` DEL'Message Display Enabled Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Enabled Endless Boot Disabled Enabled PS/2 Mouse Support Selects support for PS/2 Mouse. Wait for ` If Error F1' Waits for F1 key to be present if error occurs. Endless loop boot from BBS table. 64 http://www. tyan. com 3. 9. 2 Boot Device Priority Use this screen to select options for the Boot Device Priority. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx] [xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx] [xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. ¡ö ¡÷ Select Screen ¡ô¡õ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Option xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx Disabled Description Settings for boot priority. These can be customized depending on your preference. 65 http://www. tyan. com 3. 9. 3 Removable Drives Use this screen to select options for the Boot Device Priority. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Removable Drives 1st Drive [xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. ¡ö ¡÷ Select Screen ¡ô¡õ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Removable Drives 1st Drive Option xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx xx, xxx-xxxxx:xxx Disabled Description Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. These can be customized depending on your preference. 66 http://www. tyan. com 3. 10 Security Menu The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Supervisor password or User password. The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security. If you select password support, you are prompted for a one to six character password. If you forget it, you must clear CMOS and reconfigure. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Security Settings Install or change the password. Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] ¡ö ¡÷ Select Screen ¡ô¡õ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Security Settings Supervisor Password: Option Description If the password has been set, Installed displays. [. . . ] The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket, and a lever is pulled down. This shifts the processor over and down, guiding it into the board and locking it into place. 86 http://www. tyan. com 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. Furthermore, if you purchased your system from a dealer near you, you can bring your system to them to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself (which can have expensive consequences). [. . . ]