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S4520 THUNDER GC-HE 

 

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Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be 
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Summary of Contents for S4520 THUNDER GC-HE

Page 1: ...Logic Zircon and combinations thereof are trademarks of QLogic Corporation ServerWorks Grand Champion and combinations thereof are trademarks of ServerWorks Inc Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Elect...

Page 2: ...ds 2 12 Connecting External Devices 2 13 Installing the Power Supply 2 14 Finishing Up Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 0 BIOS Setup Utility 3 1 BIOS Menu Bar 3 2 BIOS Legend Bar 3 3 BIOS Main Menu 3 4 BIOS Adv...

Page 3: ...ions 2x flat ribbon cables 1x ribbon cable for hot plug control panel 1x 34 Pin floppy drive cable 1x Ultra160 LVD SCSI cable 1x Ultra DMA 100 66 33 IDE cable 1x Thunder GC HE User s Manual 1x Thunder...

Page 4: ...DDR DIMM sockets Supports up to 24GB of Registered DDR RAM Multi bit memory ECC Expansion Slots Seven 64 bit 100MHz 3 3V PCI X slots Each CIOB X supports two PCI X buses with up to two PCI X slots on...

Page 5: ...dd support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice Form Factor SSI MEB footprint 16 x 13 406 40mm x 330 20mm Compatible with 4U height restriction if rack mounted Application specific...

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Page 7: ...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 cas e For the safest conditions...

Page 8: ...TE Fan locations as labeled on some revisions of the motherboard may be incorrect It is highly recommended if you intend to monitor fans that you use the information in this manual for accuracy If you...

Page 9: ...ly tested by a certified technician prior to use Default OFF Set for 6x IREF N A JP8 Clock swing Select 0 Use this setting to adjust the CPU clock swing This setting can also be used to during FCC tes...

Page 10: ...l additional front panel connector when using the TYAN SMDC baseboard management controller BMC Switches and error status are controlled directly by the BMC Pins also require a TYAN supported IPMI SAF...

Page 11: ...le onboard graphics controller Onboard ATI RAGE XL graphics shares PCI bus with the onboard LAN controllers Onboard LAN 1 JP2006 and LAN 2 JP2007 Enabled Disabled Use JP2006 to enable or disable onboa...

Page 12: ...ne controller error Anode of LED J 10 Raid back plane controller error Cathode of LED J 11 ANY system fan error LED Anode of LED K 12 ANY system fan error LED Cathode of LED K 13 Any power supply erro...

Page 13: ...mally open momentary switch 6 System Power button Side B of normally open momentary switch 7 Reserved Anode of LED A 8 Reserved Cathode of LED A 9 System Power LED Blinks in S1 Anode of LED B 10 Syste...

Page 14: ...us this indicates that there is an error on this slot and is usually caused by installing a PCI card that cannot operate at the PCI slot s frequency ORANGE FLASHING status this indicates that the slot...

Page 15: ...will be activated If you are using a hot plug supported OS such as Windows 2000 Server you can utilize the Hot plug control features by double clicking on the Unplug or Eject Hardware icons on the ta...

Page 16: ...J2003 PCI 32b 33 0 B LAN 2 J2004 PCI 32b 33 0 C NOTE Any PCI cards that are intended to wake up the system from Suspend state using the PME signal protocol such as NIC adapters are required to be ins...

Page 17: ...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 Some chassis include plast...

Page 18: ...1 5 GHz and 1 6 GHz MP processors the processor frequencies must be set by SW2 DIP switches 2 5 1 BIOS Auto setting except 1 4 1 5 1 6 GHz Xeon MP Foster processors In BIOS setup ADVANCED FREQUENCY S...

Page 19: ...h the processor just like on memory modules to ensure that they insert the correct way 3 Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until the processor sits flush with the socke...

Page 20: ...yan com The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common heatsinks 1 Align the heatsink mounting bracket to the holes around the processor socket 2 Insert Black securing peg into b...

Page 21: ...21 http www tyan com 3 Insert White locking peg into Black securing peg 4 Repeat process to mount all other brackets 5 Seat heatsink between brackets on the processor 6 Attach heatsink clips...

Page 22: ...and MUST be installed for the board to operate One VRM is required for each processor that is installed However installing more VRM s than there are processors is fine The system MUST be powered down...

Page 23: ...ove the memory expansion card or memory modules to avoid damaging the board or the memory expansion card Before attempting to install any memory make sure that the memory you have is compatible with t...

Page 24: ...PC100 or PC133 and their sockets have two keys and will not insert into DDR DIMM sockets The method of installing memory modules is detailed in the following diagrams Once the memory modules are firml...

Page 25: ...s doing so will void your warranty and damage both the board and the riser card A few things to remember Memory must be installed in order from bank 3 down to Bank 1 Bank 1 is located at the bottom of...

Page 26: ...pulate J11 1 EMPTY EMPTY Populate J2 Populate J10 4 Way Interleave Bank A Side B Side 3 Populate J8 Populate J16 Populate J4 Populate J12 2 Populate J7 Populate J15 Populate J3 Populate J11 1 Populate...

Page 27: ...Secondary channel Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector and the other end s into the drive s...

Page 28: ...oppy drives While they are minor and installing them incorrectly doesn t cause severe problems it may cause your system to freeze or crash when trying to read and or write to diskettes Symptoms of inc...

Page 29: ...e It s better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add in card TIP It s good practice to install add in cards in a staggered manner rather th...

Page 30: ...lowing diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board S4520 Thunder GC HE Besides being used primarily to connect printers the Printer Port is also used for devices such as Zip drive s...

Page 31: ...must be installed in order for EPS12V power supplies to operate with the board TYAN s recommended list of power supplies will have the correct cable harnesses pre attached Please seewww tyan com for d...

Page 32: ...32 http www tyan com NOTE Please visit our web site to check our power supply recommendation list...

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...

Page 34: ...your system Press F2 to start BIOS setup utility BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time 12 59 59 System Date 11 01 2002 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 4...

Page 35: ...Bar The chart describes the legend keys and their alternates Key Function F1 or Alt H General help window ESC Exit current menu or arrow keys Select a different menu or arrow keys Move cursor up down...

Page 36: ...ry Extended Memory Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 3 3 1 System Time Feature Opti...

Page 37: ...Multiprocessor Specification 1 4 POST Errors Enable Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub Menu F10 Save and E...

Page 38: ...t BIOS configure the port Output Only Bi directional Parallel Port Mode ECP Disabled Enabled Floppy Disk Controller Auto This setting determines whether the floppy disk controller is activated Primary...

Page 39: ...nu Feature Option Description Plug Play OS Yes No 3 3 7 Reset Configuration Data Sub Menu Feature Option Description Reset Configuration Data Yes No This setting erases all configuration data in a sec...

Page 40: ...OS 3 3 10 Local Bus IDE Adapter Sub Menu Feature Option Description Disable Primary Local Bus IDE Adapter Secondary Both 3 3 11 Multiprocessor Specification Sub Menu Feature Option Description Multipr...

Page 41: ...F10 Save and Exit 3 6 BIOS Boot Menu BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Removable Devices Legacy Floppy Drive CD ROM Drive Hard Drive HD 1 HD 2 Bootable Add in Card...

Page 42: ...boot All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS System will use the new settings to boot up 3 7 2 Exit Discarding Changes Use this option to exit setup utility and re boot All new selection...

Page 43: ...RAM failure on data bits xxxx F On On On 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice G On On On 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts H On On On 98h 1 2 Search for option ROM failure I On On 28h 1 3 3...

Page 44: ...Load IPL devices and then stores that list in NVRAM IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS as well as provide the ability to return to the BIOS if the OS load process fails for some r...

Page 45: ...ecause the physical slot and the logical unit are the same That is one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket which is capable of acting as a memory bank DMA Direct Memory Access channels that are simi...

Page 46: ...t into BBS compliant devices describing those devices as capable of loading and executing an OS as well as being able to provide control back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails IPL see Initial P...

Page 47: ...that together make up the Wired for Management 2 0 baseline specification PXE was designed to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client towards the goal of allowing networked...

Page 48: ...UltraDMA 33 66 100 a fast version of the old DMA channel UltraDMA is also called UltraATA Without proper UltraDMA controller your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new...

Page 49: ...ttp www TYAN com 3 Contact 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 you...

Page 50: ...N10 are connected to JP3006 JP3007 JP3008 and JP3009 on the gang fan cable connector to JP2008 on motherboard FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 and FAN6 are connected to the connectors J3 J4 J5 and J7 on the gang fan ca...

Page 51: ...51 http www tyan com Rear Fans FAN11 FAN12 and FAN13 are directly connected to JP9 JP10 and JP11 on motherboard...

Page 52: ...n 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 in...

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