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Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x S8236 Motherboard

1 x S8236 User’s manual

1 x S8236 Quick reference guide

1 x TYAN

Driver CD

1 x I/O shield

2 x Serial ATA Cable

1 x USB 2.0 Cable

1 x Mini-SAS to 7-Pin SATA Cable

2 x Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS Cable (S8236WGM3NR Only)

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Page 1: ...ks of Microsoft Corporation Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation Notice Information contained in this document is furnished by MiTAC International Corporation and has been reviewe...

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Page 3: ...ial 25 2 6 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 26 2 7 Installing the Memory 28 2 8 Attaching Drive Cables 34 2 9 Installing Add In Cards 35 2 10 Connecting External Devices 36 2 11 Installing th...

Page 4: ...erboard package should contain the following 1x S8236 Motherboard 1 x S8236 User s manual 1 x S8236 Quick reference guide 1 x TYAN Driver CD 1 x I O shield 2 x Serial ATA Cable 1 x USB 2 0 Cable 1 x M...

Page 5: ...s 1 2 Hardware Specifications S8236WGM3NR Supported CPU Series AMD 45nm 8 Core 12 Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors Magny Cours 4 HT3 12MB L3 per socket Features HyperTransportTM 3 technology HT3 li...

Page 6: ...bit high quality video compression Dual 10 100 Mb s MAC interfaces Brand ROM size AMI 4MB BIOS Feature Plug and Play PnP PCI2 3 WfM2 0 SMBIOS2 3 PXE boot ACPI 2 0 power management Power on mode after...

Page 7: ...4 pin headers Temperature Monitors temperature for CPU system environment LED Fan fail LED indicator Over temperature warning indicator Fan PSU fail LED indicator System Monitoring Others Watchdog ti...

Page 8: ...an com 8 1 3 Software Specifications For OS operation system support please check with TYAN support for latest information Remember to visit our Web site at http www tyan com for the latest AST2050 Us...

Page 9: ...uch a safely grounded object to release static charge i e power supply case For the safest conditions MiTAC recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap 2 Hold the motherboard by its edges and do no...

Page 10: ...http www tyan com 10 2 1 Board Image This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above picture...

Page 11: ...http www tyan com 11 2 2 Block Diagram S8236 Block Diagram...

Page 12: ...of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram But for the DIMM number please refer to the above placement for memor...

Page 13: ...LAN3 Active LED Header J53 HDD Fault Header J59 IPMB Header JP1 JP2 COM2 Function Select Jumper JP3 Clear CMOS Jumper JP6 Front Panel ID LED Button JP7 Chassis Intrusion Header LED1 ID LED LED2 SAS F...

Page 14: ...S SKU Only The amber LED lights up when the SAS controller detects errors in RAID Pin Signal 3V GND State Description OFF OFF Power Off LED4 Power On LED ON Green Power On Pin Signal 3VSB GND State De...

Page 15: ...art Beat LED Blinking Green The LED blinks per second to indicate that the SAS controller is working normally Pin Signal 3VSB GND State Description OFF OFF The LED shuts off when the BMC controller ca...

Page 16: ...http www tyan com 16 J4 J56 J55 J5 J30 J34 J12 J54...

Page 17: ...D PWLED GND 5 6 ID_LED GND HD_LED 7 8 Fault LED1 HD_LED 9 10 Fault LED2 PWR SW 11 12 LAN1_Active_LED PWR SW GND 13 14 LAN1_Active_LED Reset Switch 15 16 SMB_DATA RST SW GND 17 18 SMB_CLK ID Switch 19...

Page 18: ...http www tyan com 18 J29 J33 J31 LED1 J32 J53 J59...

Page 19: ...identified Off Off System not identified NOTE IPMI can activate ID LED from remote site Please visit the TYAN Web Site at http www tyan com to download the latest AST2050 Software Configuration Guide...

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Page 21: ...ur system setup password or need to clear BIOS setting 1 Power off system and disconnect both power connectors from the motherboard 2 Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for seconds to Clear CMOS...

Page 22: ...iguration Processor Installation G34 1944 pin Socket for AMD CPU Follow the steps below to install the processors and heat sinks Please note that the illustrations are based on a G34 1944 pin Socket w...

Page 23: ...3 Lift the socket cover to a fully open position 4 Take off the CPU protection cap 5 Place the CPU in the CPU socket and make sure that the gold arrow is located in the right direction with two notch...

Page 24: ...ce for as long as you own them The overheated processor is dangerous to the motherboard For the safest method of installation and information on choosing the appropriate heat sink using heat sinks val...

Page 25: ...touch this material Simply remove the protective cover and place the heat sink on the processor The second type of interface material is usually packaged separately It is commonly referred to as ther...

Page 26: ...uds are usually metal and are gold in color Usually the chassis manufacturer will pre install the support studs If you are unsure of stud placement simply lay the motherboard inside the chassis and al...

Page 27: ...ad of metal Although the plastic studs are usable MiTAC recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place Below is a chart detailing what the most common...

Page 28: ...memory recommended for your motherboard The following diagram shows common types of DDR3 memory modules Supports up to 256GB of R DIMM DDR3 and Low Voltage LV R DIMM DDR3 or 64GB of U DIMM DDR3 at 80...

Page 29: ...1_DIMM 12 C1 CPU1_DIMM 13 B0 CPU1_DIMM 14 B1 CPU1_DIMM 15 A0 CPU1_DIMM 16 A1 NOTE 1 indicates a populated DIMM slot 2 Paired memory installation for Max performance 3 Populate the same DIMM type in ea...

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Page 31: ...Hz SR and DR n a 1066MHz 1066MHz SR and DR SR and DR 1066MHz 1333MHz SR and DR n a 1066MHz 1333MHz SR and DR SR and DR Notes U DIMM can support up to 4GB sized DIMM s Maximum of 8GB per channel SR and...

Page 32: ...n a 1066MHz QR SR DR and QR n a 1333MHz SR and DR n a n a 1333MHz QR n a Notes RDIMM can support up to 16GB sized DIMM s SR and DR Memory has a MAX amount of 16GB per channel SR and DR 1 35v Memory M...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...are very simple There is no need to set Master Slave jumpers on SATA drives If you are in need of SATA SAS cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase The following pictures illustr...

Page 35: ...tly in the PCIE_2 slot 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 an...

Page 36: ...ay be required to complete the installation Onboard LAN LED Color Definition The three onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status The chart below illustrates the differen...

Page 37: ...2 5V 12V 11 23 5V 3 3V 12 24 GND 8 pin PW2 PW3 Signal Pin Pin Signal GND 1 5 12V GND 2 6 12V GND 3 7 12V GND 4 8 12V NOTE Please be aware that ATX 2 x ATX12V and ATXGES power supplies may not be compa...

Page 38: ...roperly 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 exper...

Page 39: ...igurations of the BIOS are current at the time of print and are subject to change and therefore may not match exactly what is displayed on screen This section describes the BIOS setup program The setu...

Page 40: ...best performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable 3 1 4 Setup Variations Not all systems have the same BI...

Page 41: ...unt x System Memory Size xxxx MB System Time HH MM SS System Date MM DD YYYY Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scre...

Page 42: ...on Onboard Devices Configuration Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Configuration Configure CPU IDE Configuration Configure t...

Page 43: ...PI SRAT Table C1E Support Processor x Disabled Enabled Enabled P state 0 Enabled Enabled This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State Select Screen Select Item Enter Go...

Page 44: ...http www tyan com 44 ACPI SRAT Table Enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Table Disabled Enabled C1E Support Enable or disable the C1 Enhanced mode Disabled Enabled...

Page 45: ...will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec Select the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI device s 0 35 at 5 interval BIOS Setup Utility Mai...

Page 46: ...Mode if the device supports it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled Disabled Disabled LBA Mode Auto Disabled Block Multi Sector Transfer Disabled The Data transfer from and...

Page 47: ...http www tyan com 47 32 Bit Data Transfer Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate Enabled Disabled...

Page 48: ...rt at OS Boot Power on Start at power on Disabled POST OS Power On Watchdog Timer Watchdog timer sets 2 4 6 8 10 12 minutes When WD time out occurs system will auto reboot 2 4 6 8 10 12 BIOS Setup Uti...

Page 49: ...Chipset Exit Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC support AMI OEMB table Headless mode ACPI v3 0 Enabled Enabled Disabled Enable RSDP pointers to 64 bit Fixed System Descriptio...

Page 50: ...S to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table RSDT table Enabled Disabled NOTE OEMB table is used to pass POST data to the AMI code during ACPI O S operations Headless Mode...

Page 51: ...ation Auto FAN Control Disabled Sensor Data Register Monitoring Auto Fan Control Switch Disabled fan full speed Enabled fan speed according max temperature Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Sc...

Page 52: ...x xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK Alert Alert Alert SDR Monitoring Next Page Press Enter key to display remain sensor ESC key to return this p...

Page 53: ...s Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Status of BMC Read only Clear BMC System Event Log Clear all events in BMC System Event Log Set LAN Config...

Page 54: ...e to traverse the event log Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Read only It can not be modified in user mode 3 3 6 2 Set LAN Configuration BIOS...

Page 55: ...rce STATIC DHCP Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit IP Address Source Select IPMI IP Address Source STATIC DHCP NOTE IP Address and Subnet Mask...

Page 56: ...ID Configuration Enabled Enabled 033 Press Enter and OK to save LAN configure Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Current VLAN ID Status Read on...

Page 57: ...EF Support Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit PEF Support Enable or disable PEF support Enabled Disabled PEF Action Global Control Select actio...

Page 58: ...Remote Access Enables remote access to system through serial port Disabled Enabled NOTE The following BIOS items are available only when Remove Access is set to Enabled Serial Port Number Select Seri...

Page 59: ...Combo Key Support Enable VT UFT8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Enabled Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay Gives the delay in seconds to display memory information No Delay Delay 1...

Page 60: ...Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected Enabled Di...

Page 61: ...Enable or disable the onboard SAS controller Enabled Disabled Onboard VGA Enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Enabled Disabled BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset...

Page 62: ...ster 64 32 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ Yes No Palette Snooping This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the...

Page 63: ...http www tyan com 63 PCI IDE Bus Master Enabled BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives Enabled Disabled...

Page 64: ...Mode Bootup Num Lock Wait for F1 if Error Hit DEL Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture Endless Boot Disabled Disabled Force BIOS On Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests...

Page 65: ...s for F1 key to be present if error occurs Enabled Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Displays Press DEL to run Setup in POST Enabled Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled allows option ROMs to trap int...

Page 66: ...sponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Set your boot device priority These can be customized depending on your preference 3 5 3...

Page 67: ...ves 1st Boot Device xx xxx xxxxx xxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item...

Page 68: ...nstall or change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Supervisor Password User Password Read only Change Supervisor Password Install...

Page 69: ...ING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration RD890 Configuration Configure CPU Bridge features Select Screen Select It...

Page 70: ...ers CPU Node 0 Memory CLK CAS Latency Tcl RAS CAS Delay Trcd Row Precharge Time Trp Min Active RAS Tras RAS RAS Delay Trrd Row Cycle Trc Read to Precharge Trtp Write Recover Time Twr xxx xxx xxx xxx x...

Page 71: ...Exit ESC Exit Bank Interleaving Bank Interleave setting has to do with the actual RAM chip properties most good quality RAM chips have 4 bank interleaving and work best at this setting Inter leaving...

Page 72: ...y is scrubbed in 8 hours Basic Super Disabled Good Max User DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Enabled Disabled DRA...

Page 73: ...28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 82 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us L2 L3 Cache BG Scrub Allow the L2 L3 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us...

Page 74: ...Config Auto Auto Manual Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DRAM Timing Config Select the DRAM Frequency programming method If Auto the DRAM sp...

Page 75: ...nction Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Native IDE Enabled Last State Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 Gener...

Page 76: ...rusion Detection Disabled Disable Chassis Intrusion Detection Enabled When a chassis open event is detected the BIOS will report the event Disabled Enabled SGPIO Function Enable or disable the SP5100...

Page 77: ...Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit IOMMU Disable or Enable IOMMU function Disabled Enabled Primary Video Controller PCIE GPP1 GPP2 PCI...

Page 78: ...Configuration Port 02 Features Port 03 Features Port 04 Features Port 09 Features Port 11 Features Port 12 Features Port 13 Features NB SB Port Features GPP1 Core Setting GPP2 Core Setting GPP3a Core...

Page 79: ...Disabled Force PCIE link speed to GEN1 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Gen2 High Speed Mode Disabled force PCIE link speed to GEN1 Auto Dis...

Page 80: ...and Exit ESC Exit Link ASPM Active State Power Management Disabled L0s L1 L0s L1 L0s Downstream L0s Downstream L1 L1 Immediate ACK When Enabled L1 will be ACK d immediately Disabled Enabled 3 7 3 1 3...

Page 81: ...Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Turn Off PLL During L1 L23 Enabled Disabled TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Enabled Disabled LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Enabled Disabled 3 7 3 1 4 SB Core Setting BIOS Setup Uti...

Page 82: ...it physical addressing Disabled HT supports 40 bit physical addressing Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit HT Extended Address Enabled HT suppor...

Page 83: ...ut not saved into CMOS Load Optimal Defaults Use this option to load default performance setup values Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly Load Failsafe...

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Page 85: ...r 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 with informa...

Page 86: ...T1ChHandlerBlock 08 Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 0A Initializes the 804...

Page 87: ...e and write contents of ESCD in NVRam 84 Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested 8C Late POST in...

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Page 89: ...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 electrical path can carry Greater bandwidth results in...

Page 90: ...ight 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 another Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on e...

Page 91: ...ware 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 92: ...ster than the ISA bus Local buses are those which operate within a single system as opposed to a network bus which connects multiple systems PCI PIO PCI Programmable Input Output modes the data transf...

Page 93: ...it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with non synchronous...

Page 94: ...ard or joystick port It is fast enough to support video transfer and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy chained peripheral devices VGA Video Graphics Array the PC video display standard V SYNC c...

Page 95: ...rs and comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis memory and much more With all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away users can easily find the latest software and operating syste...

Page 96: ...d by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and t...

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