Tyan S2460 - Manuals

Tiger MP S2460 5 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Congratulations! The Tyan Tiger MP™ is a direct descendent of the Thunder K7, the most critically acclaimed and deco- rated system board in the history of Tyan. Aimed directly at the power-user and enthusiast market, the Tiger MP is a high performance wor...

http://www.tyan.com 6 1.2 Tiger MP System Block Diagram AMD-762 System Controller AMD Athlon MP Processor 0 Socket 462 AMD Athlon MP Processor 1 Socket 462 184-pin Registered DDR DIMMs PCI slots #1 - 5 AMD-766 Peripheral Bus Controller AGP slot Winbond W83627HF LPC bus 64-bit / 33MHz PCI bus Serial ...

Tiger MP S2460 7 1.3 Hardware Specifications Dual PGA462 ZIF socketsSupports dual AMD Athlon MP processorsTwo onboard VRMs200MHz and 266MHz system bus support One AGP slot supports 2x/4x modesFour 64/32-bit 33MHz 5V PCI v2.2 slotsTwo 32-bit 33MHz 5V PCI v2.2 slotsTotal of seven usable slots AMD-760 ...

http://www.tyan.com 8 1.4 Software Specifications ATX 12” x 10.3” (304.80mm x 261.62mm)One 20-pin power connector (requires 30A on +5V line)Stacked mouse & keyboard portsStacked two USB portsStacked one parallel, two serial ports FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity)European Community CE (Decl...

Tiger MP S2460 9 Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.1 Installation Once you’ve checked that everything is inside the box (see p. 4 for details), you will then be ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the motherboard matches the ATX board specifi- cations, so your chassis must ...

http://www.tyan.com 10 2.4 Quick References for Jumpers In this manual, the term “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. See Figure 2.0a and Figure 2.0c for examples...

Tiger MP S2460 11 2.5 Map of Motherboard Jumpers Se ri a l por t 1 Se ri a l por t 2 Keyboard port (lower port) Mouse port (upper port) USB Po rt s Pa ra lle l po rt CPU1 CPU0 AMD-760 MP J89 J3 6 J15 J34 J12 FDD Primary IDE Secondary IDE 20-pin power connector (4) DDR DIMM sockets AGP Slot (4 ) 6 4 ...

http://www.tyan.com 12 2.6 Setting up Jumpers and Onboard Connectors 2.6-A. Front Panel Connector (J12) Your chassis will usually come with connectors to install onto the motherboard, such as HDD and Power LEDs. The Front Panel Connector has been implemented for such purposes. 2.6-B. CMOS Reset (J21...

Tiger MP S2460 13 2.6-C. CPU Front Side Bus Jumpers (J48, J49; J52, J53) (READ NOTE BELOW) With these jumpers, the CPU FSB can be set to either 200 or 266MHz. 2.6-D. Front-side USB Header* (J36) This header allows for a USB connection*. The USB channel on this header is on a separate channel from th...

Tiger MP S2460 17 2.6-K. Flash Utility You can upgrade the BIOS of this motherboard by using the Flash Utility (see p. 44 ). Check the Tyan website for more details: http://www.tyan.com BIOS

http://www.tyan.com 18 2.7 Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis Your chassis may include mounting hardware. If mounting hardware was included, you can use the fol- lowing examples to help you in installing your motherboard into the chassis. If your chassis has the studs integrated into the chas...

Tiger MP S2460 19 2.8 Installing Memory Please keep in mind that although some memory modules may appear to be high-quality, they may con- tain inferior or substandard parts. The type of memory you choose to install should be checked against the memory compatibility list, which is available from Tya...

http://www.tyan.com 20 Lock the DIMM into place by pushing the clips back on either end of the socket onto the notches in the ends of the DIMM (see pictures below for details). Removing a DIMM Removing a DIMM is just the reverse: pull back the clips from the DIMM (see pictures below), and care- full...

Tiger MP S2460 21 Suggested Memory Configurations The table below shows some of the possible memory configurations. Not all possible configurations are listed. Your memory configuration may differ from one or more of the combinations** shown below. DI M M 1 ** DIM M 2 DIM M 3 DIM M 4 Total possible ...

http://www.tyan.com 22 2.9 Installing the CPU and Cooling Fan AMD Athlon MP processors up to 1.4GHz can be used on this board. For more information on CPU com- patibility, check Tyan’s website at: http://www.tyan.com . When installing your CPU, remember the following: The CPU is a sensitive electron...

Tiger MP S2460 23 Installing the Cooling Fan(s) After a CPU has been installed, you will need to install the proper cooling device* for the CPU. This device, a heatsink/fan combination, can be purchased at many computer retail stores. Installation of the cooling device* may vary depending on the fan...

http://www.tyan.com 24 2.10 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives A variety of IDE and ATAPI-compliant devices can be installed on this motherboard, such as hard disk drives (HDDs) and CD-ROMs. Please keep in mind that on this motherboard, the pri- mary IDE connector is BLACK , and the secondary IDE conn...

Tiger MP S2460 25 Connecting Floppy Drives See the picture below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable w...

Tiger MP S2460 27 2.12 Connecting PS/2, USB, and Serial Devices This motherboard includes ports for PS/2 mouse and keyboard, Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices, and serial and parallel devices. Please note that the upper PS/2 port is the mouse port, and the lower PS/2 port is for the keyboard (see F...

http://www.tyan.com 28 2.13 Connecting the power supply* This motherboard requires the following: ATX power supply , one that conforms to ATX standard 2.01 or better A minimum of 30+A on the +5V power line* The clip on the power connector should lock over the tab on the onboard connector. You should...

Tiger MP S2460 31 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Introduction to the BIOS setup The BIOS is the basic input/output system, required by the computer to perform functions such as CPU and hard drive support. This chapter describes different settings for the BIOS that can be used to config- ure your system. The ...

Tiger MP S2460 33 3.1 Main Setup In this screen, you can alter general features such as the date and time, as well as access the IDE config- uration screens. Note that the options listed below are for options that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen. System Time FORMAT: System Date ...

http://www.tyan.com 34 3.1-A. Master and Slave screens The following options are for setting the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system. Type FORMAT:OPTIONS: [ option ] NOTES: All options are dependent on the drive. None 1 to 39 Auto-typing is not able to supply the drive type, or ...

http://www.tyan.com 38 ( advanced setup, continued ) 3.2-A. Chipset Configuration screen Options related to the graphics interface can be altered through this screen. DMA1DMA3 These options appear when parallel port is set to ‘Enabled’. FORMAT: [ option ] OPTIONS: DMA Channel PCI Configuration Discu...

Tiger MP S2460 39 3.2-B. Keyboard Configuration screen Options related to the keyboard can be altered through this screen. 3.2-C. I/O Configuration screen Options related to the I/O interface can be altered through this screen. Auto ‘Auto’ will have the BIOS taking control of the Num-Lock key at POS...

http://www.tyan.com 40 3.2-D. PCI Configuration screen Options related to the PCI slots can be altered through this screen. 3.2-E. PCI/PnP IRQ Exclusion screen Options related to the PCI/PnP interrupts can be altered through this screen. 3.2-F. PCI/PnP UMB Exclusion screen Options related to the upp...

Tiger MP S2460 51 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. Hence, they should be of the most assis...

http://www.tyan.com 52 Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoCFCC Part 15: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1)2) Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limit...