Page 2 - Table Of Contents
2 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Table Of Contents 1. Introduction....................................................................... 3 1.1 Overview................................................................31.2 Hardware Specifications.......................................... 41.3 Softwa...
Page 3 - Notice
3 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview The S1472 is a quality, high performance mainboard designed for IntelPentium microprocessors. This mainboard utilizes the Intel 430VX chipsetand can support CPU speeds of 75MHz through 200MHz. S1472 willalso support the CyrixM1/6x86 CPU...
Page 5 - Software Specifications; Trademarks
5 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1.3 Software Specifications w BIOS Award or AMI BIOS AT CMOS setup, BIOS/CHIPSET setup,and hard disk utility included.Support for easy BIOS upgrades with flashEPROM chip. w O.S. Operates with MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windowsfor Work Group 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NTOS/...
Page 6 - Board Installation; The mainboard package should contain the following:
6 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 2. Board Installation 2.1 Unpacking The mainboard package should contain the following: w S1472 Mainboard w One IDE 40 pin cables w One 34 pin floppy cable w User's Manual The mainboard contains sensitive electric components which can be easilydamaged by static ele...
Page 7 - Socket 7; RTC; COAST Socket
7 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Com1 Com2 Parallel Port PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 ISA Slot 3 pin 1 pin 1 J 4 8 J 4 7 3. On Board Resource SettingFigure 3.1 S1472 ATX Board Layout DRAM Bank 0 82437VX 82371SB A TX PWR CON Socket 7 CPU 0 Floppy Con....
Page 9 - Default ATX on off off off on on off off off off; AT on off off off on on on on off on; P55C Pentium MMX Voltage Settings:; Pinout Assignment
9 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com ATX/AT Power Supply Select: J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J33 J53 J54 J55 Default ATX on off off off on on off off off off AT on off off off on on on on off on P55C Pentium MMX Voltage Settings: When using the Pentium MMX CPU's, you should verify with yourvendor the corr...
Page 10 - Damage to system can result if these are set incorrectly!; CPU Multiplier: J21 and J22
1 0 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Memory Voltage: 5V is the default. Some EDO memory uses 3.3V. Damage to system can result if these are set incorrectly! Volts J27 J28 J29 J30 J3 J4 J5 Default 5V On On On On Off Off Off 3.3V Off Off Off Off On On On Tag RAM Setting: J8 J8 Enable on-board Tag on D...
Page 14 - Hardware CMOS & Password Reset; a. Power off the system
1 4 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.7 Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation The RESET switch on your cases' display panel provides users with theHARDWARE RESET functinon which is the same as power on/off. Thesystem will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed by the user.The RESET...
Page 16 - CPU Installation; The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can be easily; A cooling fan and heat sink assembly is required to protect the
1 6 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 1. Make sure the ZIF socket lever is up. To raise the lever, pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go. The top plate will slide back. 2. Align the CPU and socket Pin 1 corners. The pins on the bottom should align with the rows of holes i...
Page 17 - Upgrading Cache Memory
1 7 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.12 Upgrading Cache Memory The S1472 has 256Kb of on-board pipelined burst SRAM and can be upgraded to 512Kb by adding a Tyan approved 256Kbcache module. Please refer to your vendor for the approvedupgrade modules. w Refer to page 9 for the cache jumper settings...
Page 18 - Peripheral Device Installation
1 8 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 3.13 Peripheral Device Installation After all the jumpers on the mainboard have been set, then it can be mountedinto the case. Then proceed to install the display card and any other periph-eral devices. If a PCI-Bus interface card is to be installed in the system...
Page 19 - BIOS Configuration
1 9 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4. BIOS Configuration Award's BIOS has a built in setup program that allows the user to modify battery-backed CMOS SRAM. Entering incorrect information or forget-ting your password can lock you out of your system.(refer to 3.9 forresetting of CMOS) 4.1. Entering ...
Page 21 - CMOS SETUP UTILITY
2 1 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.3. Getting Help 4.3.1. Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at thebottom of the screen. 4.3.2. Setup Page menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keysto use an...
Page 22 - Power Management setup; Automatically configure hard disk parameters.
2 2 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w w Standard CMOS setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS. w w BIOS features setup This setup page includes all of the enhanced features of Award's BIOS. w w Chipset features setup This setup page includes all the items of the 4...
Page 23 - STANDARD CMOS SETUP
2 3 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w w Date The date format is <month>, <day>, <year>. Press <F3> to show the calendar. Base Memory: 640 K Extended Memory: 7168 KExpanded Memory: 0 KOther Memory: 384 K Total Memory: 8192 K ESC: Quit : Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify F1: Help ...
Page 24 - Drive A type/Drive B type
2 4 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com N o n e No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity 1.2M,5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5 in. ...
Page 25 - Video; Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode.; Halt On; Base Memory
2 5 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w w Video This category detects the type of graphics adapter used for the primarydisplay system. It must match your video display card and monitor. Al-though secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select thattype in setup. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics ...
Page 26 - ROM ISA BIOS
2 6 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Expanded Memory Expanded Memory (EMS) defines a 64K page frame inthe area between 640K and 1Mb containing four 16K pagesthat are windows into the EMS memory. Programs issuerequests to the EMS manager to switch the page to anypart of EMS memory. Extended memory ca...
Page 27 - Default value is Disabled
2 7 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w w Virus warning This category flashes on screen. During and after the system boot up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear. In the meantime, you ca...
Page 28 - Default value is On; Memory Parity Check; The default value is disabled; Gate A20 Option
2 8 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w w Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, the BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Default value is Enabled Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determ...
Page 29 - Chipset Features Setup; The Chipset Features Screen; Security Option
2 9 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com ROM ISA BIOS CHIPSET SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Configuration :Enabled DRAM Timing :70ns DRAM RAS# Precharge Time :3DRAM R/W Leadoff Timing :6 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay :3 DRAM Read Burst Timing :x2222/x3333DRAM Write Burst Timing : x 2 2 2 2 Fast MA to ...
Page 32 - PCI Slot Configuration
3 2 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.8 PCI Slot Configuration ROM ISA BIOS PCI SLOT CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Resource Controlled by :Manual Reset Configuration :Disabled IRQ3 assigned to :legacy ISA IRQ4 assigned to :legacy ISA IRQ5 assigned to : P C I / P n P IRQ7 assigned to :legacy IS...
Page 33 - Select the PCI IRQ Active scheme either LEVEL or EDGE.
3 3 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com w w Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you seelect Auto, all the interrupt request and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. w w...
Page 34 - Integrated Peripherals
3 4 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 4.9 Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals Award Software, Inc. IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO :Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Master PIO :Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO :Auto On-Chip Primary PCI-IDE :Enable On-Chip Second...
Page 35 - Load SETUP defaults; If any problem has occurred, loading the SETUP DEFAULTS is
3 5 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP DAVE & EXIT SETUP PCI SLOT configuration EXIT WITH OUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS 4.10. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ROM ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE I...
Page 38 - Flash Writer Utility; AMIFLASH.COM -The Flash Memory Writer utility for; Note
3 8 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 5.0 Flash Writer Utility You can upgrade the BIOS of your mainboard by using a "FlashMemory Writer"(FMW) utility. This utility can be downloaded from thefactory's BBS(Consult your system vendor for the phone #). Thesystem BIOS is stored on a 'flash' EPROM...
Page 40 - Once you have satisfied the two requirements mentioned above,; Warning: If you do not successfully install a complete BIOS file
4 0 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com Once you have satisfied the two requirements mentioned above, you can run FMW. You can copy the contents of the “Flash”directory to your hard drive, or you can run the utility from abackup of the support floppy disk. Make sure the new BIOS fileis in the same dire...
Page 41 - Parity check error
4 1 S1472-001-01 http://www.tyan.com 6.0 System Resource6.1. TIMER & DMA CHANNEL MAP TIMER MAP: TIMER Channel-0 system timer interruptTIMER Channel-1 DRAM REFRESH requestTIMER Channel-2 SPEAKER tone generator DMA CHANNELS: DMA Channel-0 AvailableDMA Channel-1 AvailableDMA Channel-2 FLOPPY DISK a...