TYAN THUNDER HESL-T User manual

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Thunder HEsl-T Manual
Revision 1.01
S2688
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2001. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be
reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp.
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.
TYAN, Thunder HEsl-T S2688 are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
Intel, Intel Pentium, combinations thereof are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
ServerWorks, ServerSet III HE-SL, combinations thereof are trademarks of BC/ServerWorks, Corp.
Adaptec is a trademark of Adaptec, Inc.
AMI, AMI BIOS are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN products including
liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. 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
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Table of Contents
Before you begin…
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations
1.2 Hardware Specifications
1.3 Software Specifications
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Jumper Layout
2.2 Front Panel Connector
2.3 CMOS Reset
2.4 Force 33MHz Click for PCI Bus1
2.5 Force 33MHz Click for PCI Bus2
2.6 Host Bus Clock Frequency
2.7 CPU Core-to-Bus Multiplier
2.8 Add-in Drive Controller LED
2.9 External PC Speaker
2.10 Server Management Card
2.11 USB Port 2, 3 connectors
2.12 COM Port 2
2.13 LAN Activity LED
2.14 Mounting the motherboard
2.15 Installing Memory
2.16 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan
2.17 Connecting IDE/Floppy Drives
2.18 Installing Add-in Cards
2.19 Connecting PS/2, USB, Serial
2.20 Connecting the Power Supply
2.21 You’re Done!
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Main Setup
3.2 Advanced
3.2a Super I/O Configuration
3.2b IDE Configuration
3.2c Floppy Configuration
3.2d Boot Settings Configuration
3.2e Onboard Device Configuration
3.2f Event Log Configuration
3.2g Chipset
3.2h PCIPnP
3.2i Power Management Setup
3.2j Power
3.2kSecurity
3.8 Exit
Chapter 4: Installing the Hard Drives
SCSI Setup Section
Chapter 5: System Resources
5.1 Beep Codes
5.2 Flash Utility
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Appendix I: Hardware Monitoring Information
Appendix II: About Adaptec NightHawk
(2000S) Compatibility
Appendix III: Glossary
Technical Support
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Before you begin…
Check the box contents!
The retail motherboard package should contain the following:
1x Thunder HEsl-T motherboard
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable
1x Ultra-DMA-100/66/33 IDE cable
1x Ultra160 SCSI cable (for optional SCSI if included onboard)
1x Cable set: 9-pin Serial
1x Thunder HEsl-T user’s manual
1x TYAN driver CD
1x Adaptec 7899W NT Ultra160 SCSI driver diskette (if optional SCSI included)
1x I/O shield with 2 LAN ports
If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before
continuing with the installation process.

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations!
You are now the owner of the TYAN Thunder HEsl-T motherboard, the most reliable, high
performance motherboard for dual Pentium III processing. Designed to be portable as well as
flexible, the Thunder HEsl-T can fit into standard ATX chassis and 2U rackmount chassis. This
platform utilizes ServerWorks’ high-performance ServerSet III HE-SL chipset, enabling next
generation application and platform support. Intel Pentium III processors between 500MHz and
1.266GHz* are supported in single and dual configuration. *Please see TYAN’s website for
updates and information concerning CPU information and support:
http://www.tyan.com
This integrated performance board is supported in an ATX form factor. Features of the Thunder
HEsl-T include onboard UltraDMA-33 (Ultra160SCSI with onboard Adaptec controller) and
multiple boot options.
With both I/O and drive controller support onboard, dual 64-bit PCI slots provide upgrade solutions
for future add-in cards. Integrated 2D/3D graphics provided by the onboard ATI RAGE XL
controller enables ease of use into 2U and larger, chassis. Dual onboard LAN ports provide
connectivity without add-in overhead.
The Thunder HEsl-T supports up to 6GB of Registered ECC PC133 SDRAM.
Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find information on all
of TYAN’s products with FAQs, distributors list and BIOS setting explainations.
1.2 Hardware Specifications
Processor
•Dual PGA370 ZIF sockets
•Supports up to two Intel Pentium III
processors
•Supports Intel’s Pentium III Processor DP
•One onboard VRM (VRM 8.5) supports 2
CPUs
•Front-side bus support for 100/133MHz
Chipset
•ServerWorks ServerSet III HE-SL
•Integrated I/O APIC
•CSB5 south bridge
•CIOB north bridge
•National 87417 Super I/O ASIC
Memory
•Four 3.3v 168-pin DIMM sockets
•Supports up to 6GB of Registered
PC133/100 SDRAM
•Supports ECC (72-bit) memory
Integrated LAN
•Dual Intel 82559 LAN controllers
•10/100Mbps max data rate per controller
Integrated 2D/3D Graphics
•ATI RAGE XL graphics controller
•4MB frame buffer (SDRAM)
•Standard 15-pin analog VGA port
Integrated SCSI (manufacturing option)
•Adaptec AIC-7899W controller
•Dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI support
•160MB/sec max data throughput per
channel
•Supports up to 4 LVD SCSI devices per
channel
Hardware Monitoring
•Winbond W83782D hardware monitoring
ASIC
•CPU Temp, voltage and fan monitoring

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Expansion Slots
•4 64-bit/66MHz (three 5v, one 3.3v) PCI
slots
•2 32-bit/33MHz PCI slots
Integrated PCI IDE
•Dual-channel master mode
•Up to four E-IDE drives
•Support for DMA/ATAPI devices
Integrated I/O
•One floppy connector supports up to two
drives (second one via optional slim FD
connector)
•Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports (one via
optional cable)
•One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port (via
optional cable)
•Four USB ports (two via optional cable)
•PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
BIOS
•AMI 4Mb BIOS Flash ROM
•Auto-configure IDE drive types
•Multiple boot options
•DMI 2.0 compliant
Form Factor
•ATX footprint (12” x 9.6”, 304.8mm x
243.84mm
•One 20-pin ATX power connector
•One Serial port and one VGA port
•Stacked USB (two) ports
•Side-by-side LAN (two) ports
•Stacked keyboard and mouse ports
Regulatory
•FCC DoC (declaration of Conformity)
•European Community of CE (declaration of
Conformity)
1.3 Software Specifications
OS Windows NT/2000

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Thunder HEsl-T
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. It contains important information which will
make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some precautions you should take when
installing your motherboard:
(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag.
Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch the power supply.
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.
(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, and leads.
(4) Avoid touching memory module contacts and IC chips
(5) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag from
which it came in.
Having reviewed the precautions above, the next step is to take the motherboard out of the
cardboard box and static bag, hold it by its edges and place it on a grounded antistatic surface,
component side up. Inspect the board for damage.
NOTE DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED

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2.1 – Jumper Section
Pin outs for certain connectors are available on the TYAN website: http://www.TYAN.com
2.2 – Front Panel Connector (J26)
17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1
18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1,3: HD LED
2,4: Power LED
5,7: Reset Switch
6,8: Power Switch
2.3 – CMOS Reset (JP8)
1 2 1,2: Connect these two pins together to reset the CMOS settings in case an incorrect
setting causes system instability or you have forgotten your system/setup password.
-Power off the system and disconnect the power supply.
-Close pins 1 and 2 on JP8
-Wait about 5 seconds
-Open pins 1 and 2 on JP8
-Reconnect the power supply and power on the system
2.4 – Force 33MHz Click for PCI Bus 1 (JP12)
1 2 Closed: All devices on PCI Bus1 (slots J31, J32, J33) will run at 33MHz Only.
Open (default): PCI Bus1 can run at 66MHz or 33MHz. Actual speed is determined
by the PCI card(s) plugged into J31/J32/J33. If any card is only 33MHz capable, all
cards in Bus1 will run at 33MHz. If all cards support 66MHz, or if no cards are
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2.5 – Force 33MHz Click for PCI Bus 2 (JP13)
1 2 Closed: All devices on PCI Bus2 (slots J35 and onboard SCSI) will run at 33MHz
Only.
Open (default): PCI Bus1 can run at 66MHz or 33MHz. Actual speed is determined
by the PCI card plugged into J33. If any card is only 33MHz capable, all cards in Bus1
will run at 33MHz. If all cards support 66MHz, or if no cards are installed, then Bus1
will run at 66MHz.
2.6 – Host Bus (FSB) Clock Frequency Select (JP5)
1
2
Closed: Host Bus clock frequency is fixed at 100 MHz, regardless of processor type.
Use this setting to force Host Bus clock to 100 MHz when using 133 MHz FSB
CPU(s).
Open (default): Host Bus clock frequency is determined by the type of processor(s)
installed. For CPUs that support 133 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), Host Bus clock will
be automatically set at 133 MHz, but can be over-ridden to 100 MHz if JP5 is closed.
For CPUs that are only capable of operating at 100MHz FSB, Host Bus frequency will
be auto-configured to 100MHz, and 133 MHz is NOT possible.
2.7– CPU Core-to-Bus Frequency Multiplier Select (JP1-4)
These jumpers allow you to adjust the processor core multiplier. However, retail processors will
not allow multiplier adjustment.
JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 Ratio
Open
Short
Short
Open
Open
Short
Short
Open
Open
Short
Open
Open
Short
Short
Short
Open
Short
Open
Open
Short
Open
Open
Open
Short
Short
Short
Short
Open
Short
Short
Short
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Short
Open
Short
Open
Short
Open
Short
Open
Short
Short
Open
Open
Open
Short
Short
Open
Short
Open
Short
Short
Short
Short
Open
Open
Open
Open
Open
Short
Short
Short
Open
Short
Open
Short
Short
4.0x
4.0x
4.5x
5.0x
5.5x
6.0x
6.5x
7.0x
7.5x
8.0x
8.5x
9.0x
9.5x
10.0x
10.5x
11.0x
11.5x
12.0x
4.0x is the default setting.
Note: Whatever the multiplier is set to, the setting will apply to both CPUs. These settings only
affect non-retail (engineering sample, Q-spec) CPUs. For a production (S-spec) CPU, the
multiplier is fixed inside the CPU, and these jumpers will not have any affect regardless of their
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2.8 – Add-in Drive Controller Activity LED (J27)
1
2Connect your chassis front panel IDE LED to this jumper for activity monitoring of all
drives connected to the onboard IDE controllers.
2.9 – External PC Speaker (J28)
1
2
3
4
Connect your chassis speaker to these pins for speaker functionality.
2.10 – TYAN Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) connector (J29)
You may use this connector for the server management card (purchased separately).
2.11 – USB Port 2, 3 Connectors (J24, J22)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
JP24 JP22
You may use these connectors for front panel USB connectors if your chassis
allows.
2.12 – COM Port 2 (J18)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5
You may use the included COM2 cable in this connector if you wish to use the
second serial port.
2.13 LAN Activity LED (J9)
1
2
3
4
You may use the following pins for LAN activity LED.
Pins 1 and 2 are for LAN1 activity
Pins 3 and 4 are for LAN2 activity