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Jumper/Connector

Function

J12

1394 Pin Header

J16

High Definition Audio Header

E15

Chassis Intrusion Header

P24

USB Pin Header

P26

USB Pin Header

CD_IN Connector

P11

AUX_IN Connector

P18

SPDIF_IN Connector

J61

1394 Disable Jumper

JP29

SAS Disable Jumper

JP13

PCI-X Speed Select Jumper

E50

Clear CMOS Jumper

J88

Front Panel Header

Summary of Contents for S2915

Page 1: ...mark of Novell Inc 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: ...ge 25 2 7 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28 2 8 Installing Add In Cards Page 30 2 9 Connecting External Devices Page 31 2 10 Installing the Power Supply Page 32 2 11 Finishing Up Page 33 Chapter 3 BIOS 3...

Page 3: ...SATA cable 3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE cable 2 x SAS cable for S2915WA2NRF only 1 x IEEE1394 cable 1 x Thunder n6650W User s Manual 1 x Thunder n6650W Quick Reference Guide...

Page 4: ...http www tyan com 4 NOTE...

Page 5: ...dware Specifications Processors Dual 1207 pin ZIF sockets Supports up to two AMD Opteron 2000 Series processors Two onboard 5 phase digital VRMs Chipset NVIDIA NPF3600 NPF3050 NEC nPD720404 PCI X tunn...

Page 6: ...ard and mouse connectors Stacked Serial 1 connector Stacked USB 2 0 2 FireWire 1 connectors 2 stacked USB 2 0 2 RJ 45 1 connectors Stacked Line in Line out Mic in audio connectors SPDIF out Front pane...

Page 7: ...rly 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...

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 n6650W S2915A2NRF Block Diagram...

Page 10: ...http www tyan com 10 Thunder n6650W S2915WA2NRF Block Diagram...

Page 11: ...ors 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 with...

Page 12: ...efinition Audio Header E15 Chassis Intrusion Header P24 USB Pin Header P26 USB Pin Header P7 CD_IN Connector P11 AUX_IN Connector P18 SPDIF_IN Connector J61 1394 Disable Jumper JP29 SAS Disable Jumper...

Page 13: ...http www tyan com 13 CPUFAN1 SYSFAN5 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN0 CPUFAN0 SYSFAN4 SYSFAN3...

Page 14: ...ol Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 GND 12V Tachometer PWM SYSFAN4 5 3 pin Fan Connector 12V GND Tachometer Use these headers to connect the cooling fans to the motherboard to keep the system stable and reliab...

Page 15: ...http www tyan com 15 E15 P24 J16 P26...

Page 16: ...opened the system will then record this status and show a warning message on the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record Pin 1 INTRUDER Pin 2 GND P24 USB Pin H...

Page 17: ...http www tyan com 17 P18 P11 P7 J12 J88...

Page 18: ...ital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission J88 Front Panel Header HDD LED 1 2 Power LED HDD LED 3 4 Power LED GND 5 6 Power S W Reset SW 7 8 GND GND 9 10 NC NC 11 12 GND 5VSB 13...

Page 19: ...http www tyan com 19 JP13 E50 JP29 J61...

Page 20: ...ost your system setup password or need to clear the system BIOS settings you can reset the CMOS settings by using this jumper Power off the system and set E50 to 2 3 position and then power on to boot...

Page 21: ...ply lay the motherboard inside the chassis and align the 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...

Page 22: ...cessor s Your S2915 supports the latest processor technologies from AMD Check the TYAN website for latest processor support http www tyan com Figure 1 Detailed View of the Thermal Solution AMD PIB Pla...

Page 23: ...urrounding the processor The back plate also serves as a reinforcement plate for the LGA socket While doing the installation be careful in holding the components Follow these instructions to install y...

Page 24: ...on socket and screw the socket to the PCB board NOTE Do not assemble CPU before securing socket with screws 5 Inspect Socket F assembly to PCB The Socket F must be tightly attached onto the PCB There...

Page 25: ...are required Check the TYAN Web site at www tyan com for details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard The following diagram shows common types of DDR2 memory modules Key points to n...

Page 26: ...s the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration 2 Align the memory module with the socket The memory module is keyed to fit only one way in the socket 3 Seat the module firml...

Page 27: ...of the same type and density are required for dual channel DDR2 operation Mismatched memory may cause system instability Refer to the following table for supported DDR2 populations Note X indicates a...

Page 28: ...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: ...herboard Simply find the appropriate slot for your add in card and insert the 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...

Page 31: ...ete the installation LAN1 LAN2 LED Color Definition The onboard Ethernet port has green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status The chart below illustrates the different LED states Description Left LED...

Page 32: ...24 GND 11 12V1 23 5V 10 12V1 22 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 8 PWR OK 20 RESVD 7 GND 19 GND 6 5V 18 GND 5 GND 17 GND 4 5V 16 PSON 3 GND 15 GND 2 3 3V 14 12V 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 1 5 8 4 EPS 12V 8 pin CPU Power 4 GND 8...

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

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Page 35: ...ng unit CPU memory and I O subsystems This BIOS has been customized by adding important features such as virus and password protection power management and chipset tuning features that control the sys...

Page 36: ...in the Chipset section unless you are sure of the outcome TYAN or your system manufacturer has carefully chosen the chipset defaults for best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change...

Page 37: ...s Main Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Security Use this menu to configure security settings for your system B...

Page 38: ...ant in each item BIOS Date This shows the date that BIOS is created BIOS Version This shows the BIOS version QuickBoot Mode This allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decreas...

Page 39: ...Memory This displays the amount of extended memory present on the system Cache Ram This displays the amount of cache memory present on the system System Time Date setup System Time Adjusts the system...

Page 40: ...Win95 Win98 WinMe WinXP64 Reset Configuration Data If you install a new piece of hardware or modify your computer s hardware configuration the BIOS will automatically detect the changes and reconfigur...

Page 41: ...will set this enabled when possible Options Disabled Auto Set FID to MaxFID Enable this option to set the FID to MaxFID on fused non server parts It also sets the VID to 50mV less than the MaxFID Dis...

Page 42: ...hours Options Disabled Enabled ECC Error Checking Enable the DRAM controller to read write ECC check bits on the DIMMs and it allows the north bridge to check and correct ECC errors on the DRAM bus du...

Page 43: ...tions Disabled Enabled 3 4 1 2 Memory Controller Options Sub Menu Mem Hole Remap Recover DRAM lost to PCI address space below 4GB CAUTION 1 If enabled Bank and Node Interleaving Dram ECC Scrubbing are...

Page 44: ...r mice Enable for use with a non USB aware Operating System such as DOS or UNIX Options Disabled Enabled Self Healing Enable disable USB Self Healing feature Options Disabled Enabled MAC LAN Enable di...

Page 45: ...de Select interrupt mode between 8259 PIC mode or APIC mode Options APIC PIC 3 4 2 1 NV RAID Configuration Sub Menu NV RAID Configuration Enable disable NVIDIA RAID control SATA controller must be ena...

Page 46: ...ets the current FirstWare language to the selected language Options English Spanish French German Italian Japanese Chinese S Korean Chinese T FirstWare authentication Level Selects FirstWare authentic...

Page 47: ...http www tyan com 3 4 4 PCI Configuration Press Enter to enter each sub menu for configuration 3 4 4 1 PCI Device Slot 1 Sub Menu Option ROM Scan Initializes device expansion ROM Options Disabled Enab...

Page 48: ...isabled Enabled Latency Timer Minimum guaranteed time slice allotted for bus master in units of PCI bus clocks Options Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h 00E0h 3 4 4 2 Integrated SAS Controll...

Page 49: ...Disables the integrated 1394 controller Options Disabled Enabled 3 4 4 4 PCI PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Sub Menu C800 CBFF CC00 CFFF D000 D3FF D400 D7FF D800 DBFF DC00 DFFF Reserves the specified b...

Page 50: ...50 http www tyan com 3 4 4 5 PCI PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Sub Menu IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 15 Reserves the specified IRQ for use by legacy ISA devices Options Reserved Available...

Page 51: ...ell Netware or other operating systems select Other If you are installing new software and the drive fails change this selection and try again Different operating systems require different representat...

Page 52: ...ue sector number In essence the sectors are numbered 0 1 2 etc up to N 1 where N is the number of sectors on the disk In order for LBA to work it must be supported by the BIOS and operating system but...

Page 53: ...erred to and from the drive The Auto option automatically determines the correct transfer rates Options Auto Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 3 DMA 1 FPIO 4 DMA 2 Ultra DMA Mo...

Page 54: ...om 3 4 6 Floppy Configuration This section allows you to select the Floppy Configuration Legacy Diskette A Selects floppy type Options NONE 360 KB 5 25 in 1 2 MB 5 25 in 720 KB 3 5 in 1 44 1 25 MB 3 5...

Page 55: ...rt A using options Disabled no configuration Enabled user configuration Auto BIOS or OS chooses configuration OS Controlled displayed when controlled by OS Options Enabled Disabled Auto OS Controlled...

Page 56: ...300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K Console Type Enables the specified console type Options VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 ASCII Flow Control Enables flow control Options Disabled XON...

Page 57: ...ts read only Event Log Validity It reports the validity of the DMI event log read only View DMI Event Log It allows you to view the contents of the DMI event log read only Clear All DMI Event Logs Set...

Page 58: ...ystem will continue booting only if the correct password is entered If the wrong password is entered three times the system will automatically shut down Options Disabled Enabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector...

Page 59: ...tyan com 3 6 Boot Use this screen to configure the boot priority order Boot Priority Order It shows the boot priority for installed devices Excluded from boot order It lists devices to be excluded fro...

Page 60: ...ions Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum When enabled this option modulates the frequency of the CPU clock rate and hence all clock driven mainboard components so that any EMI interference generated is n...

Page 61: ...setup after saving the changes made Exit Discarding Changes This exits BIOS setup after discarding the changes made Load Setup Defaults This loads the factory default values Discard Changes This disc...

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Page 63: ...4 1 Flash Utility Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for For Flash Utilities BIOS downloads and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility with your motherboard p...

Page 64: ...tialize 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 ROM 14h Initialize keyboa...

Page 65: ...optional 81h Late POST device initialization B6h Check password optional 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports B9h Prepare Boot 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers BAh Initialize DMI paramete...

Page 66: ...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 to BIOS A0h Set time of da...

Page 67: ...tem to TYAN diskette maker If you would like to boot from hard disk press 0 and Enter or just wait for 10 seconds to boot automatically from hard disk Boot from CD ISOLINUX 2 00 2002 10 25 Copyright C...

Page 68: ...r nVidia NVRAID SATA and RAID Driver Diskette 01 Microsoft Windows 2000 32 bit Diskette 02 Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Diskette 03 Microsoft Windows XP 64bit Diskette 04 Microsoft Windows 2003 64 bit...

Page 69: ...he power supply and cooling fan The keyboard mouse USB serial and parallel ports are built in Bandwidth refers to carrying capacity The greater the bandwidth the more data the bus phone line or other...

Page 70: ...ort which is called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire and receives data on another single wire that is the data is transmitted in serial form one bit after a...

Page 71: ...are that controls the system hardware Form factor an industry term for the size shape power supply type and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board PCB or motherboard The standard form...

Page 72: ...nsmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect a 32 or 64 bit local bus data pathway which is faster than the ISA bus Local buses are those w...

Page 73: ...IOS RAID I O Steering Intel RAM Random Access Memory technically refers to a type of memory where any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data and is often referred to the system s main...

Page 74: ...le 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 up to 127 daisy chained peripheral...

Page 75: ...easily find the latest software and operating system components to keep their systems running as powerful and productive as possible Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly custom...

Page 76: ...is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet...

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