TN810 "Tornado" ATX

Trimond TN810 “Tornado” Rev A Known Limitations

Please note: the limitations listed here are just a snapshot valid at the time of writing.  Please contact the Motherboard Division for assistance with undocumented issues.

BIOS ISSUES
HARDWARE ISSUES
SOFTWARE DVT ISSUES - Win 95, version 4.00.950B
SOFTWARE DVT ISSUES - Win 98, version 4.10.98
SOFTWARE DVT ISSUES - Windows NT 4 WS

 

BIOS ISSUES

Please note: Many of the BIOS limitations listed below are on account of the current release being a very early beta.  These will be addressed/implemented in due course.

  • Power management support is minimal
  • No ACPI support
  • No fan control
  • No support for MIDI and Joystick ports
  • No support DMI/SMBIOS
  • No support for chassis intrusion security
  • No support for user defined defaults in NVRAM
  • ISA bridge support is incomplete
  • Video BIOS is a beta version
  • No wake up support except power button
  • No alert on LAN
  • ECP parallel port mode fails
  • No legacy ISB support
  • LAN BIOS is not final
  • No support for keyboardless operation
  • No support for system indicators
  • Setup support limited to 4 PCI slots
  • Some setup options have incrorrect help text
  • Occaionally the F2 key is ignored and therefore no entry to setup
  • No serial number support

 

HARDWARE ISSUES

  • Rev A silicon video - video clarity problem
  • Power LED doesn’t work
  • Audio works on boards loaded with Windows 98 OSR1 and latest audio drivers, but audio drivers are "lost" on alternative reboots of Windows

 

SOFTWARE DVT ISSUES - Win 95, version 4.00.950B

  • BIOS
    During Typical installation the Setting up Hardware dialog box prompted for the following file: Serialui.dll, this file could not be located on Win 95 CD or C:\Windows\System directory. The file must be ‘skipped’ for installation to continue.
  • BIOS
    Following initial installation of Win 95, the system prompts the user to Restart, this, the system appears to do, but hangs. System was powered-down and restarted for installation to continue. On Restart the system emits 4 short, distinct beeps, and a Multi-coloured pixel screen.
  • BIOS
    ECP Printer Port Properties - Not present, not working properly or insufficient drivers. O/S cannot determine which resources the device is using - possible conflict.

    Comment: BIOS - Advanced\IO Device Configuration\Modes: ECP by default, changing setting to EPP clears the conflict in the O/S Device Manager?
  • BIOS
    F10 invoked (Exit and Save changes) - Changing (or not changing) setting in BIOS hangs the system, must be powered-down and restarted. Port 80 Card returns a value of 38.
  • BIOS
    It was noted on examination of BIOS that the O/S setting had changed from Win 95 to ’Other’.
  • BIOS/PWR MAN
    Not yet fully functional.
  • BIOS/PWR MAN
    Green LED light remains on when system is shutdown.
  • VIDEO
    Device Manager - Refreshing devices, cause the monitor’s screen to darken - (Keyboard and HDD still active).
  • VIDEO
    Several of the O/S System’s dialog box buttons are illegible, further, some of the text also suffer the same fate.
  • AUDIO
    Volume Control option not available. Message Box: “There are no active mixer devices available. You may install or activate mixer devices from control panel”. (This was attempted without success. Audio drivers are installed at this point).
  • POST
    During POST an error message is displayed, “Resource conflict - Allocation error static node # 00”. (F1 & F2 options available).
  • WINDOWS
    On examination of Device Manager a cautionary-exclamation appears next to the following device: Intel 828001AA Bus Master IDE Controller

    NB. No other devices such as the Primary and Secondary IDE Controllers are listed. 

 

SOFTWARE DVT ISSUES - Win 98, version 4.10.98

  • AUDIO/VIDEO
    ACPI screen darkens when Media Player played ‘Logoff’, there is a distinct interference in sound on opening.
  • AUDIO
    Accessing a *.WAV file on CD on several occasions caused the system to hang.
  • AUDIO
    System hung during audio stress testing, power-down and restart required.
  • VIDEO/BIOS
    Device Manager - Removing device(s) and refreshing hangs the system.
  • CONTROL PANEL
    Add New Hardware option hangs the system during detection phase.
  • VIDEO
    Device Manager - Whilst running Win 98 OSR1 Beta 2 version 4.10.2150.4 in ACPI mode refreshing devices following examination causes the monitor to darken, HDD appears to power-down. Keyboard key-presses briefly wakes the HDD but video fails to recover.
  • VIDEO
    Failed to recover following 60+ hours video stress testing. The system hung, keyboard inactive and required power-down and restart.

    A similar occurrence happens whilst running Win 95 and Win 98 OSR1 Beta 2 version 4.10.2150.4 in APM mode, i.e. the monitor darkens for several seconds but recovers full-screen video.
  • BIOS
    System hangs when settings are changed in BIOS (or not changed, in either case F10 is invoked), 4 beeps sound, and a multi-coloured pixel screen appears. (This also occurs under Win 95).
  • BIOS
    Phase one of installation, on restart the system hangs, 4 short beeps sound, (code 2C) and a multi-coloured pixel screen appears. (This also occurs under Win 95).
  • BIOS
    During installation of Win 98 OSR1 Beta 2 version 4.10.2150.4 the system was required to be powered-down and restarted (the system did not respond to keyboard or mouse commands).
  • BIOS
    Volume Control Option does not function whilst in BIOS Default (F9) mode (O/S setting: ‘Other’).
  • AUDIO
    System not playing Compact Disc Audio (CDA) Tracks
  • WINDOWS
    Accessing a text file in either Notepad or Wordpad caused the system to hang. Similarly, when accessing a *.WAV and TXT files on CD, the system also hung.
  • WINDOWS
    Opening Windows Explorer & My Computer\C:\ hung the system on a number of occasions.
  • WINDOWS
    Installation of External serial port modem driver hung the system.
  • WINDOWS
    A periodic electrical pulse occurs across the monitor’s screen
  • WINDOWS
    Application switching caused system to hang.
  • WINDOWS
    Attempts to access shared‘C’ Drive caused system to hang.
  • WINDOWS
    Opening Start\Programs\Accessories\Communications program hung the system.

 

SOFTWARE DVT ISSUES - Windows NT 4 WS

  • AUDIO
    Onboard volume very low.
  • AUDIO
    No sound, or volume control option available.
  • SP 4 installation
    After installation of Service Pack 4 and restart, the following error message is displayed: “The procedure entry point bLocalCall could bot be located in the dynamic link library SPOOLSS.DLL”.

    Comment: The problem is not reported on examination of the system, or in subsequent installations.
  • O/S installation
    System hung during O/S installation prior to obtaining product key code.

    Comment: Subsequent full installation completed without problems.