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Thunder K8SRE 

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S2891 

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AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation. 
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Summary of Contents for S2891

Page 1: ...ademark of SuSE AG Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds IBM PC AT and PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Notice Information contained in...

Page 2: ...ing Motherboard in Chassis Page 24 2 10 Installing the Memory Page 25 2 11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28 2 12 Installing Add In Cards Page 30 2 13 Connecting External Devices Page 31 2 14 Installing...

Page 3: ...memory controller 128bit 16bit ECC Chipset Nvidia nForce Professional 2200 CrushK8 04 Pro AMD 8131 PCI X Tunnel Winbond W83627HF Super I O Analog Devices ADT7463 Hardware Monitoring IC Memory 128 bit...

Page 4: ...eaders One 15 pin VGA connector PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors Regulatory FCC Class B DoC European Community CE DoC Intelligent Platform Management Interface Header Tyan Server Management Daughter...

Page 5: ...Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SUSE Professional 9 x and SLES 9 RHEL3 Update 4 TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice Remember to visit TYAN s...

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Page 7: ...before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge i e power supply case For th...

Page 8: ...icture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above picture The following page includes details o...

Page 9: ...http www tyan com 9 2 2 Block Diagram Thunder K8SRE S2891 Block Diagram...

Page 10: ...ctors This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram Jumper Legend OPEN Jumper OFF wi...

Page 11: ...Slot TARO Connector Bus Speed Override J73 J75 Front Panel LAN LED Headers J77 INTR Chassis Intrusion Header J85 ATI Video Disable Jumper J87 Gigabit Ethernet Disable Jumper J112 Clear CMOS Jumper J1...

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Page 13: ...0 GND J42 COM2 Header Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2 Signal Pin Pin Signal Data Carrier Detect 1 2 Data Set Ready Receive Data 3 4 Request to Send Transfer Data 5 6 Clear to Send...

Page 14: ...J85 ATI Video Disable Open Default Enable onboard video Closed Disable onboard video J113 The PCI Express x16 slot supports 1U or 2U riser cards See p 4 for the detailed configuration J85 J87 J112 J1...

Page 15: ...otherboard Use jumper cap to close J112 for several seconds to Clear CMOS Remove jumper cap default setting Reconnect power power on system J139 Front Panel Header J73 J75 Front Panel LAN LED Headers...

Page 16: ...http www tyan com 16 FAN8 FAN9 FAN6 FAN5 FAN2 FAN1 FAN7 FAN3 FAN4...

Page 17: ...an tachometer monitor ADT7463A pin24 FAN7 Direct 12V from power supply No power control and tachometer monitor FAN8 Fan tachometer monitor W83627HF AW pin111 FAN9 Fan power control ADT7463A pin13 Fan...

Page 18: ...all socket processors and may not be an exact representation of the processors you have Step 1 Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90 o or as far back as possible to the socket Step...

Page 19: ...e for the installation of the heatsink retention bracket and heatsink Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many different manufacturers a lot of them have their own metho...

Page 20: ...care not to touch this material Simply remove the protective cover and place the heatsink on the processor The second type of interface material is usually packaged separately It is commonly referred...

Page 21: ...gn plastic retention bracket screw holes with CPU back plate standoffs Tighten screws to secure plastic retention bracket Repeat for the other side DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 2 After tightening screws secure...

Page 22: ...op of motherboard Align heatsink retention frame screw hole with backplate assembly standoffs Place heatsink inside plastic retention bracket Place metal clip over retention frame tab Repeat for other...

Page 23: ...ocessor and socket attach the end wire of the fan which should already be attached to the heatsink to the motherboard The following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard Once yo...

Page 24: ...e screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case If there are any studs missing you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be securely installed Pay attention when...

Page 25: ...CPU1 both processors must be installed Single pairs or four modules are supported on each CPU Configure memory symmetrically on each CPU for best performance AMD Opteron TM processors support 64bit no...

Page 26: ...populated DIMM Slot Memory Configuration Chart CPU0 DIMM A1 CPU0 DIMM A2 CPU0 DIMM B1 CPU0 DIMM B2 CPU1 DIMM A1 CPU1 DIMM A2 CPU1 DIMM B1 CPU1 DIMM B2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X...

Page 27: ...g diagrams Once the memory modules are firmly seated in the slot two latches on either side will close and secure the module into the slot Sometimes you may need to close the latches yourself To remov...

Page 28: ...e closer together The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard The other two connectors are used to connect to drives Note Always remember to...

Page 29: ...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 connect...

Page 30: ...e card firmly Do not force any add in cards into any slots if they do not seat in place It is better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add...

Page 31: ...o complete the installation Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The two onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status The chart below illustrates the different LED states 10 10...

Page 32: ...24 13 1 12 12 12 4 1 8 5 EPS 12V 8 pin CPU Power 4 GND 8 12V3 3 GND 7 12V3 2 GND 6 12V3 1 GND 5 12V3 Applying power to the board 1 Connect the EPS 12V 8 pin power connector 2 Connect the EPS 12V 24 p...

Page 33: ...operly especially IDE cables and most importantly jumpers You may have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set correctly In the rare circumstance that you have experi...

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Page 35: ...re based on a typical system The actual menus displayed on your screen may be different and depend on the hardware and features installed in your computer To start the BIOS setup utility a Turn on or...

Page 36: ...d Bar The chart describes the legend keys and their alternates Key Function F1 or Alt H General help window ESC Exit current menu arrow keys Select a different menu or arrow keys Select different item...

Page 37: ...ved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help BIOS Date BIOS V...

Page 38: ...etup Configurations No Reset Configuration Data No Hammer Configuration Integrated Devices PCI Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration I O Device Configuration Console Redirection F1 Help...

Page 39: ...lect an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Item Specific Help CPU Memory Controller WARNING Changing options to unsupported...

Page 40: ...mode Disabled ACPI SRAT Table Enabled Enable ACPI2 0 static resources affinity table for ccNUMA systems 3 6 2 Integrated Devices Sub Menu You can use this screen to select options for the Integrated...

Page 41: ...l NV Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the NV Configuration settings Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the s...

Page 42: ...onfiguration Sub Menu You can use this screen to select options for the PCI Configuration settings Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of t...

Page 43: ...up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Item Specific Help Option ROM Scan Enable Master Late...

Page 44: ...enixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Item Specific Help C800 CBFF CC00 CFFF D000 D3FF D400 D7FF D800 DBFF DC00 DFFF Available Available Available Available Available Available F1 Help Select Item Change Va...

Page 45: ...S Setup Utility Advanced Item Specific Help IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ15 Indicates a DMA interrupt I O or memory resource conflict with another device Available Available Available Avail...

Page 46: ...ry Master Secondary Slave Indicates a DMA interrupt I O or memory resource conflict with another device Other Disabled Disabled F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Scre...

Page 47: ...Disabled Disabled Disabled Standard Disabled F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Screen Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Feature Option Description Disabled M...

Page 48: ...lect an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Item Specific Help Legacy Diskette A Legacy Diskette B Indicates a DMA interrupt...

Page 49: ...ppy disk controller Base I O address Disabled 3F8 IRQ 3 Disabled Normal 3F8 IRQ3 Disabled 378 IRQ5 Output only DMA1 Disabled Primary F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select...

Page 50: ...ure Floppy disk controller using options Primary Base I O address Secondary Set the base I O address for parallel port 3 6 7 Console Redirection Sub Menu You can use this screen to select options for...

Page 51: ...nable the specified baud rate VT100 Console Type VT100 8bit Enable the specified console type None Flow Control XON XOFF Enable flow control Direct Console connection Via modem Indicate whether the co...

Page 52: ...ache Base 0 512k Cache Base 512k 640k Cache Extended Memory Area Cache A000 AFFF Cache B000 BFFF Cache C800 CBFF Cache CC00 CFFF Cache D000 D3FF Cache D400 D7FF Cache D800 DBFF Cache DC00 DFFF Cache E...

Page 53: ...Menu This menu has options for the Security options Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Bo...

Page 54: ...every month Disabled System back reminder Daily Display reminder message at boot daily every Monday or 1st of every month 3 9 BIOS Boot Menu This menu has options for the Boot Device Priority Use the...

Page 55: ...enable the item PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Boot Item Specific Help 0 Legacy Floppy Drives 1 IDE0 2 IDE1 3 IDE2 4 IDE3 5 PCI BEV MBA v7 6 6 Slot 0A48 6 7 USB FDC USB HDD ALL PCI SCSI 1394 HDD 1394 CD Le...

Page 56: ...selected option PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Boot Item Specific Help Spread Spectrum Power Loss Control Disabled Stay off F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Screen Enter...

Page 57: ...t Screen Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Previous Values Exit Saving Changes Use this option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS System will use the new s...

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Page 59: ...ype of error is a memory error Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support be sure that you note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience Also be ready w...

Page 60: ...itial POST values 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 4Ch Shadow video BIOS...

Page 61: ...onboard Super I O ports and IRQs B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional 81h Late POST device initialization B6h Check password optional 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports B9h Prepare Boot 83h Conf...

Page 62: ...E4h Initialize system I O 9Dh Initialize security engine optional E5h Check force recovery boot 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts E6h Checksum BIOS ROM 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives E7h Go...

Page 63: ...to the drive bays and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling fan The keyboard mouse USB serial and parallel ports are built in Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity The greater the bandwidt...

Page 64: ...emiconductors chips that hold the basic startup information for the BIOS COM port another name for the serial port which is called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along o...

Page 65: ...BIOS This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots Firmware low level software that controls the system hardware Form factor an industry term for the size shape power supply...

Page 66: ...olatile RAM memory that holds its data without power DRAM in contrast is volatile Parallel port transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time PCI Peripheral Component Intercon...

Page 67: ...iping and mirroring providing fault tolerance striping and faster access all at the same time RAIDIOS RAID I O Steering Intel RAM Random Access Memory technically refers to a type of memory where any...

Page 68: ...USB Universal Serial Bus a versatile port This one port type can function as a serial parallel mouse keyboard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting...

Page 69: ...your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN 4 Check the TYAN user group alt comp periphs mainboard TYAN Returning Merchandise for Service During the warranty period contact your distributor or system ve...

Page 70: ...a circuit different from that of the receiver Consult the dealer on an experienced radio television technician for help Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio inte...

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