Tyan S3992G3NR-E manual

http ://w ww .ty an. co m 1 Thu nde r h 2000M /// S399 2-E Ve rs ion 1.0 Copy right Copyrigh t © TYA N Co mput er Corporation, 2007 . All ri gh t s re served. No pa r t o f this manu al may be reproduced or trans l ate d without pr i or wr it ten co nsent fro m TYAN Comput er Corp. T rademark All registe r e d and un r egistere d trade m arks and [...]

http ://w ww .ty an. co m 2 Table of Cont ent s Chapter 1 : Introduc t ion 1.1 Co ngratulations Page 5 1.2 Ha rdware S pecifi ca ti ons Page 5 Ch a pt e r 2: B o ar d I nst a l l at i on 2.1 Board I m age Page 8 2.2 Block Di agram Page 9 2.3 Board P arts, J umpers and Connect ors Page 10 2.4 Tips on I nsta ll ing M otherboard i n Chassis Page 22 2.[...]

http ://w ww .ty an. co m 3 Check t he box conten ts! The re t ail mo t he rboard p ackage shoul d contain t he following: 1x Thunde r h2000M motherboard 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 4 x SATA c a ble 2 x S-ATA Powe r cable 1 x Ul tra-D MA -10 0/66 IDE c ab le 1 x U SB 2 . 0 ca bl e 1 x C O M Po rt ca bl e 1 x Thunde r h2000M User’s Manua l 1 x Th[...]

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http ://w ww .ty an. co m 5 Ch apte r 1: Int roduc tion 1.1 - Congr atula tions You have purchase d one of the m ost pow erful se rver solu tions ava ilable. The Thunder h20 00M (S3992 -E) is a high - e nd server mo t he r board, base d on the Se r ve rW orks BCM5780 & BCM578 5 chipse ts. It a l so includes t he SMS C SCH4307 S upe r I/ O an d [...]

http ://w ww .ty an. co m 6 Syste m M anage m ent • Two (2) EMC6D 103 ha r d wa r e monit or in g IC • Eight (8) 3+ 1 f an h ead ers s upp ort t a c h omet er m onit or in g, si x ( 6) of t h em with sm art FA N c ontr ol • T emp er atu r e and volt ag e m onit ori ng • W atchd og ti m er s upp ort Expansion S l ots • Tw o (2 ) PCI E xp r[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 7 Cha pter 2: B oar d In sta llati on Precautions : The Thunder h2000M suppo r ts SS I , EPS12V type power supp l i e s (24pin + 8p in) and w ill not o perate with any othe r type s. F or prope r power supply i nsta l lation pro cedures se e page 36. DO NOT USE ATX 2. x o r ATXG ES p ower supplies as they will da m age the [...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 8 2.1- Boar d Image This p i cture is rep resenta t ive of the lat e st board revision a vailable a t the ti m e of publishing. The boa r d y ou receive may o r may not l ook exactly l i ke the above p i cture . The follow i ng page inc l udes de tail s on the vita l co mponents o f this motherboard.[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 9 2.2 - Bl ock Diagram Thunder h2000 M ( S39 92- E ) B l ock D iagram[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 10 2.3 - Bo ard Par ts, Jumper s and Con nector s T his di agr am is re pre se ntat iv e of th e l ate st boar d r ev isi on av ail a ble at t he ti me of publish ing . The bo ard you r ec eive may not loo k exact ly lik e t he abov e di agr am. Jumper Leg end  OPEN - Ju m pe r OFF , w i thout ju m pe r cove r  [...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 11 Ju m per/Conn ect o r Function FAN5/FAN6 4-pin Fan C onne ctor CPUFAN1/ CPUFAN2/ FAN1/ FAN2/FAN3/FAN4 4-pin Fan C onne ctor with Spe ed Control J19 IPMB Conne ctor J28 USB Fron t Panel Con nector J30/J39/J40/ J41 SATA C onnectors J47 LA N & ID L ED and ID Sw itch Con ne ctor J49 Front Pane l He ader JP1/JP2 SMDC/ASF2[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 12 CPUFAN1 FAN2 FAN5 FAN1 FAN6 CPUFAN2 FAN4 FAN3[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 13 FA N1~4/CPUFAN1~2: 4-pin Fan Co nnector wi t h Speed Contr o l CPUFAN1/ FAN1~4 +1 2 V PW M GN D T a c h om et e r 1 CPUFAN2 +1 2 V PW M GN D Ta c h o m e t e r 1 Use t he se he aders to conne ct the coo ling fans to the mo the rboa rd to ke ep the sys te m sta b le a nd r el i a bl e. This conne ctor supp orts t he t ach[...]

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http ://w ww .tya n.c om 15 J18 : S M DC Conne ctor J33 C ON 2 5X 2_ M329 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 41 43 45 47 49 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 44 46 48 50 LAD0 LAD2 GND 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 I2 C1 DA I2 C4 CL K GND 6 I2 C3 DA I2 C2 CL K 5VSB2 PW R BT N# RS T B T N# OEM BT N # EX T SMI# CP UNM I#[...]

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http ://w ww .tya n.c om 17 J 42 : S O-D IMM Sock et Conne c t SAS/ SA TA II Daughte r Ca rd (compat ible with Tyan M900 0- 10 , M7901 / 7902 U ltra 32 0 SCSI “ TAR O” card ). J 47 : LA N & ID LED and ID Sw itch Con necto r 1 1 1 2 1 2 Use t hese pin definitions to conne ct a port t o LAN & ID LE D an d ID Swi tch . Sign al Pin Pin Sign[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 18 JP8 JP3 JP2 JP5 JP1 JP4[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 19 JP 1/JP2: SM DC /ASF2.0 Se l ect Jumper J P3 : V GA En ab le /Disa ble Ju mpe r 1 3 (Default) - E nable V G A 1 3 Di s a bl e V G A J P4 : L AN3 En able /D isab le Ju mpe r 1 3 (Default) - E nable LAN3 (Intel 8255 1) 1 3 Di s a bl e L AN 3 J P5 : S 1/S 2 PC I-X Mod e S elec t J u mpe r JP 8: P1 PC I -X M ode Select Ju m [...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 20 JP11 JP7 JP9[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 21 JP7: S1 /S2 PCI-X F requency Se l ect Ju mper JP 9: P1 PC I- X Frequency S el ect Jumper 3 1 (Default) - Based on card 3 1 Force to run at 100M Hz or less JP 11: Clea r C M OS J umper 1 3 Clear 1 3 No rm al ( Def aul t) Us e th is j um per wh en you h ave f org ott en you r s yst em/ s etup pass wor d or n eed t o cl ear[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 22 2.4 - Tips on In stalling Moth erboard in Ch assis Bef o r e i n st al l i ng y o ur mot h er b oar d , m ak e s ur e y our ch a ssi s ha s t he ne cessary m otherboa r d support s t uds installed. The se stud s are usua lly m et al and a re gold i n color. Usually , t he chass i s m anufactu r e r w i ll pre -install th[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 23 2.5 - I nstalling the P rocessor (s) Your S 3992- E supports the late st p r oce ssor te chnol ogie s fro m AM D. C heck t he TYAN w ebsit e for l atest pr ocessor supp ort: ht tp :/ /www. t yan .co m Figur e 1. Explod ed Vie w of T her mal Solut ion AMD PIB Platfor ms bas ed on AM D S oc ket F Proc essor[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 24 Back pl ate Assembly The back plate i s moun t e d on the ba ckside of the m otherboa rd and e nhances local st if fness t o support shock and v ibration l oads ac ting on the he at sink. The ba c k pl at e a s sem bl y pr ev en t s exc es s i v e m o t her b o ar d wa r p ag e i n t h e ar ea n ear the pro cessor. W ith[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 25 4. Locate four sc rew ho les on socket and scre w t he socke t t o th e PC B board. NOTE: Do not assemb l e CPU before secu ring socket with screws . 5. Inspe ct Socket F asse m bly to PCB. The S ocket F must be tight ly att a ched on t o the PCB. There m ust NOT be any gap be t we en stand of f the PCB.[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 26 Pro cessor Inst all ation The proce ssor sho uld be installed ca refully. Ma ke sure you a re wearing an antistatic st r ap and hand l e t he processo r as litt le a s poss i ble. Follow these instructions to insta ll your proce ssor: 1. Place the PCB such that t he socke t ca m side faces you . M ake sure the leve r hoo[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 27 6. Re m ove the PnP c ap. U s e your left hand to ho l d the load p l a t e. Then use your right thu m b to re m ove the PnP ca p from t he l oad pl ate. W ith the packa ge i n the so cket, th e PnP c ap removal pr ocess will n ot damage the con tacts. 7. Clos e th e s ocke t. Ro tate the loa d p late on to th e p ac kag[...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 28 2.6 - I nstallin g the Mem ory Be fore ins ta lling me mory , e nsu re th at the me mor y y ou h ave is co mpa tib le wit h the m otherboard and processo r. O nly DDR2-667/533/400 DIMM m o dul es ar e r eq u i r ed . Ch ec k th e T YA N W eb si t e at : www.t y a n. com for details of the type of m e mory reco mm e nded [...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 29 Memory In st allation P rocedure Foll ow these instruc ti ons to instal l m em ory m odul es i nto the S 3992-E. 1. Pre ss t he locking leve r s in t he direction shown in t he f ol l owing il l ustrat i on . 2. Ali gn the m e m ory modu l e with the socke t . The m e m ory modu le i s keye d to fit only on e way in the [...]

http ://w ww .tya n.c om 30 Key poi nts to no te before ins t alling memo r y into Thu nder h2000 M : For optimal d ual-cha nne l DDR opera tion, always inst all memor y in pairs beginning w it h C PU1_DIMM A3 and CP U1_DIMMB3 . Me m ory modu l es of the sa m e t ype an d density are re qui red f o r dual-chan nel DDR operation. Mismatch e d m e m [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 31 2.7 - A ttaching Dr ive Cables Atta ch ing IDE Dr ive Ca ble Attaching the IDE drive cable is si m p le. The cabl e is “ keye d” to only allow it to be c onnected i n the co rr e ct manne r . Attaching I DE cable to t he IDE conne ctor is illustr a t ed below: Simply p l ug in the BLUE END of t he IDE c abl e int o th[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 32 The following p ict u r es i l lustrate how to conne ct an SATA drive 1. SATA dr i ve cabl e connection 2. SATA dr i ve pow er connection 3. SATA cable m otherboard connector 4. SATA drive pow er adapte r Attaching Flo ppy Drive Cab l es Attaching floppy d iskette d r ive s ar e done in a similar m anne r to ha rd dr ives[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 33 2.8 - I nstallin g Add-In Cards Be f ore insta l ling add -in cards, it ’s helpful to know i f they are fully compatible with you r m otherboa r d. Fo r t his reason , we ’ve provide d t he d iagrams below, showing the m ost common slots that may appear on your m o therboard. No t all of t he s lots shown will ne cess[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 3 4 2.9 - I nstallin g Optional SO-DI MM Modules Your T hu nder h2 00 0M S 39 92-E m ot her boar d is equi pp ed wit h an opt i o n al pr opr i etar y SO- DIM M c onn ec tor . T he S O-D I MM c onn ect or c an b e us ed f or exp ans i on c ards t o pr ovi de suc h f eat ur e s as, ad dit i onal S A S/SAT A II or S CS I s upp[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 35 2.10 - C o nn ecting Exter nal Dev ices Your mo t he r board supports a number o f differe nt inte r face s for conne cti ng peripherals. So m e I/O ports m ay no t be a v ailable with the bo ard due to the di ff er en t co n fi g ur a ti o ns . Pe r ipheral de vi ce s can be p lugged straight into an y of t he s e por ts[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 36 LAN3 LED Colo r De f i nition The onboard Ethe r net po r t has gree n and yellow LE Ds to indi cat e LA N status . The char t be l ow illustr a t es the different LED sta t e s. 10/100 M bps LA N3 Link/Activity LED Scheme Speed Left LED Right LED Link 10Mbps Gre en Off Ac tivity 10Mbps Gre en (B link ) Off Link 100Mbps G[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 37 Applying powe r to t he boa rd 1. Conne ct the EPS 12V 8-pin pow er conne ct or. 2. Conne ct the EPS 12V 24 - pin powe r connector . 3. Connect powe r cab le to powe r supply a nd powe r outlet NOT E YOU M UST unp l ug t he powe r supply f r o m the w all outlet be fore plugging t he powe r cab l es to mothe r boa r d con[...]

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h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 39 Chapter 3: BIOS 3.1 – B IOS S etu p Ut ility Wit h th e B IOS s etu p ut i lity, yo u can modify B IOS set t ings and control the s pec i a l f ea t ur es of you r c om p ut er . Th e s et u p ut il i ty u s e s a num b er of m enus for making change s and t urn i ng the spe ci al f eatu r e s on or o f f. NOT E Al l m [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 40 3.2 – BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of t he w i ndows l ists these se l ections: M ain T o conf igur e b asic sy st em set up s Ad vanc ed T o c onf ig ur e the ad van c ed c hips et f eatur es PCI /P nP T o c onf ig ur e leg ac y P lug & P lay or PC I s etti n gs B oot T o c onf ig ur e s yst em b oot or d [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 41 In C as e o f P rob le ms If you d iscove r that you ha ve troub le booting the co mput er afte r m aking and saving t he change s with the B IOS setup pr ogr a m , you can r e st art the co m puter by hold i ng the power butt on down un t il the co m pute r shuts off ( us uall y w i thin 4 se conds); re setti ng by press[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 42 3.4 – BIO S Main Menu Th e Ma i n BIO S Men u i s t h e fi r st sc r een t hat y ou ca n na vi g at e. T h e Mai n BI O S set u p m en u s cr een h as t w o m ai n fram es. Th e l ef t fr am e di s pl a ys al l t he options th at can be configured. "Grayed-out" op tions can not be configur e d, options in b lu[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 43 3.5 – BIO S Advanced Menu Yo u can se lec t an y o f the ite ms in the left fra me of th e s cre en, s uch as Su pe r I/O Co nfig ura tion , to go to th e sub me nu fo r tha t ite m. Y ou ca n d isp lay an Advance d BIOS Se tup option by highlight i ng i t using the <Arrow> ke ys. All Advance d BIOS Se tup options[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 4 4 Featur e Option Descr iption A dvance d Se t ti ngs MPS C onf igur at i on M enu Ite m C onfig ur e th e M ult i-Pr oc ess or Ta ble PCI Expr es s C onf igurat i on M enu Ite m C onfig ur e PCI E xpr ess L0 and L1 li nk p ower st ates . R emot e Acc ess C onf igur ati on M enu Ite m C onf igur e R em ot e Ac c ess USB C [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 45 3.5 .1 CPU C onfig urati on S ub-Me nu Yo u c an u s e thi s sc r een t o vi ew CP U C onf i g ur at io n Me nu. Use t he up and down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an i te m . Use t he Plus and M i nus (+ / -) keys to change the va l ue of the selecte d opti o n. The se ttings are describe d on the following page[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 46 Featur e Option Descr iption CPU Configuration Disa bl ed GART Err or Reportin g En abled T his opti on sh ou ld rem ai n d is abl ed f o r n orm al oper at ion . T h e dr iver de velop er ma y enabl e it f or th e pur pos e of test in g. Enable d Micr oc od e U pd ate Dis abl ed En able C PU M icr oc od e Up d ate Enable[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 47 3.5 .2– ID E C onfi gurati on S ub-Me nu You can use t his scr e e n to se l e ct opt i ons for the I DE C onfigur at ion Se ttings. Us e t h e u p an d dow n <Ar r o w> key s t o s el ec t an it em . U s e t he < Pl u s > a nd <Minus> ke ys to change t he value of the se l e ct e d option. BIOS S etup[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 48 3.5. 2.1 – Primary/ Second ary IDE Master/ Slave Sub-Men u BIOS S etup U til it y Ma i n Adv anc ed PCI /PnP B oot Sec urit y C hi ps et E xit Prim ary I DE M ast er De v i ce : No t De te cte d Ty pe LB A /La rge Mode B l oc k ( M u l t i- S ec t o r T r an s f er ) PIO Mod e DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T . 32 Bit D ata T rans f [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 49 3.5 .3 – Flop py Co nfig ura tion Sub-M enu Yo u c an u s e thi s sc r een t o s pec i f y o pt i o ns f or th e F l op py C o nf i gu r at io n Se tting s. U se the up and dow n <A rrow > k ey s to se le ct a n ite m. Use th e < Plus > and <M i nus> keys t o change the value of the se l e ct e d optio[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 50 3.5. 4 – Super IO Configurat ion Sub- Menu You can use t his scr e en to se l e ct options for the Super I/O settings. Use the up and dow n a r row ( Ç / È ) keys t o se l ect an ite m . Use the Plu s and Min us (+/-) ke ys to chan ge the value o f the se lected opt i on BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance d PCI /Pn [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 51 3.5. 5 S-A T A Configurat ion Sub- Menu Yo u c an u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew S- A TA Con fi g ur at i o n Me nu. U s e t he up a nd down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an i te m . Use t he Plus and M i nus (+ / -) keys to change the va l ue of the selecte d opti o n. The se ttings are describe d on the follow[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 52 3.5. 6 –ACPI Config uratio n S u b-Menu Us e th is s cre e n to se le ct op tio ns for AC PI. U se the up and do wn arro w ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an item. U se the P lus and Minus (+/-) ke ys to c hange the value of the se l e ct e d option. A descr i ption o f the se l e ct e d it e m appe ars on t he right s i[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 53 3.5 .7 – Ev en t Lo ggin g det ails Sub-M enu You can use t his scree n to vie w t he Event Log C ontrol Me nu. This l og s syste m eve nts (such as CMOS clear, ECC me mory er r ors, etc) and w rites t he log into N VRAM. U s e t he up and dow n arrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se lect an i t e m . Use the Plu s and M i nus ([...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 5 4 3.5. 8 – Hardware Healt h Configu ration Sub-M enu Yo u c an u s e thi s sc r een t o vi ew t he H a r dwa r e Hea l t h C o nf ig ur a ti o n Set ti n g s. Us e t h e u p an d dow n ar ro w ( Ç / È ) keys to se lect an ite m . Us e the Plus and Minus (+ / -) keys to c hange the value o f the se lected op tion. T he [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 55 Featur e Option Descr iption Hard ware Hea lth Confi gur atio n En abled CPU FAN 1, F AN 1, 2, 3 P ower C ontr ol Disa bl ed FA N power duty c y c le i s au to dy nami c pr ogr amm ed in s el ected t em per atur e r ang e. Dis abl ed: F an P ower O n. En abled : F an P ower D ut y C yc le=3 0 %(4 0 ˚ C)- 100%( 60 ˚ C ),[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 56 3.5.8.1 – Mai nbo ar d Voltages Repo r t Sub- M en u BI OS S e tu p Ut ility Main Advan ced PC I/PnP Boo t Securit y Chips et Ex i t Board Voltages Report CPU1 Vdim m CPU2 Vdim m CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore +V3.3 (S B) +3VDU +V5 ( SB) VCC +12V (for c pu1 v c or e) +12V (for c pu2 v c or e) : x.xx x V : x.xx x V : x.xx x V : x[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 57 3.5. 9 MPS Configurat ion Sub-M enu You can use t his scr e en to se lect MPS revision. Use the up a nd down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys t o select an ite m. The se ttings ar e de scribed on t he follow ing pa ges. BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance d PCI/ PnP Boot S ecurit y Ch ips et E xit M PS Configur ati on MPS R evisi [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 58 3.5. 10 PCI Exp ress Configurati on Sub-Menu You can use t his scr ee n to e nabl e PCI Ex pr ess sup port. Use the up a nd down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se lect an ite m . The settings a re de scribed on t he following page s. BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance d PCI/ PnP Boot S ecurit y Ch ips et E xit PCI E xpre [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 59 3.5. 11 – Remote Access Con figurati on Sub-Menu Yo u c an u s e t hi s sc r een t o vi ew t he R em o t e Acc es s Co nf i gu ra t i on Menu. Th i s f eat ur e a ll o ws acc es s to th e Ser v er r e m ot el y vi a ser i al po r t. Us e t he u p a n d down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an i te m . Use t he Plu[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 60 Featur e Option Descript ion Confi gure Remot e Acces s typ e a nd par am eters Disa bl ed B oot L oader R edir ect ion A ft er BIOS POST Always D i s ab l e: T u r n s of f t h e r e d i r ec t i o n a f t er POST B oot L oader : R edir ect ion is ac ti ve du rin g P O ST and d uri n g B oot Load er . Always: R edir ect [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 61 3.5. 12 – USB Configu ration Sub- Menu Yo u c an u s e thi s sc r een t o vi ew t he U SB Co nf i gur at i o n Menu. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se l ect an ite m . Use the Plus a nd Minus (+/-) k eys t o c h a nge t h e v al u e of th e s el ec t ed o pt i o n. T he s et t i n gs ar e d esc r i bed o [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 62 3.5. 13 Device & PCI Slo ts Configu ration Sub-Menu You can use t his scr e e n to e nabl e t he onboar d device s and P CI slo ts. Use the up a nd down a rrow ( Ç / È ) keys t o se lect an it e m . The se ttings are desc r ibed on the f o l lowing page s. BIOS S etup U til it y Main Ad vance d PCI/ PnP Boot S ecuri[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 63 3.6 –BI OS PCI/PnP M enu Yo u c an u s e thi s sc r een t o vi ew Pn P ( Pl u g & P l ay ) BI O S Co nf i gu r at i on Me nu. This m enu allows t he user to configure how the BIOS assig ns resource s & resol ves con fli c ts. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an it e m. Use t he Pl us and [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 6 4 Featur e Option Descr iption A dvance d P CI/PnP Set t i ngs No Clear NVRAM Ye s Cl ears NVR A M durin g s y st em B oot. Y es Plug & Play O S No N o: lets th e BIOS c o nf i gur e all t h e devic es in th e s ystem . Yes : let s t h e op erat in g s yst em conf igu r e Plug an d Pl ay (PnP ) dev ice s no t requ ired[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 65 3.7 – BIO S Boot Menu Yo u c an di s pl a y B oot Set u p o pt io n by hi g hli g ht i ng i t u si n g t h e Arr o w ( Ç / È ) ke ys and pre ssing E nt er. The se ttings a re de scri bed o n the following pa ges. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/PnP Bo ot S ec urity C hips et E xit Boot S etti ngs  B oot [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 66 Featur e Option Des cript ion Boot S etti ngs C onfig urat ion En abled Quic k B oot Disa bl ed T his opti on al l ows us er byp ass B IOS self t est dur ing P OST . Disa bl ed Qui et Boot En abled Dis abl ed: dis p l ays n or m al POS T me ss age s. En abled : d is pla ys O EM l og ins t ead of POST mess age s . Forc e B[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 67 3.7. 2 – Boot Device Prio rity Sub-M enu Us e th is s cre e n to se lec t op tion s f or the Boo t D e vice Pr iori ty. U se the up a nd down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an i te m . Use t he Plus and M i nus (+ / -) keys to change the va l ue of the selecte d option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanc ed PC[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 68 3.7. 3 – Removabl e Drives Sub-Menu Us e t h is sc r een t o s el ec t opt i o ns fo r t h e Rem o v ab l e Dr i v es. Use t h e u p and down a r row ( Ç / È ) ke ys to se l e ct an i te m . Use t he Plus and M i nus (+ / -) keys to change the va l ue of the selecte d option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanc ed PC[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 69 3.8 – BIO S Securit y M enu The syst e m can be configured so that al l use rs mus t e nt e r a password e very time the sy ste m bo ots o r whe n B IOS Se tup is e nte red , usin g e ithe r the Supe r visor passw ord or User passw ord. The Supe r viso r an d U ser passwords activate t wo diffe rent leve ls of pas sword[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 70 3.9 – BIO S Chipset Menu This m enu allows the use r to cus t o mi z e functions of the A MD C hi pse ts. North Bridge conf i gu ration co nt a i ns op tions for Memory & C PU se t ti ngs. Sou th Bridge configuration contains op tions for SM Bus & USB. Ad ditional conf i guration for the AM D8131 PCI-X Tunne l i[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 71 3.9.1 – Nor t h Br idge Ch ipset Conf i guration Su b-Menu This m enu gives option s for custo m iz i ng m e mory & H ypertran sport set t ings . Se l ect a m enu by high l ighting i t using the Arrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys a nd pre ssi ng Enter. The settings a r e describe d on the following page s. BIOS S etup U til it[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 72 Featur e Option Descr iption North Bri dge Chi ps et C onfigur atio n Mi n Act i ve R A S (T r as) R ead only T his setti ng all ows you t o s elect t h e numb er of c l ock c ycl es all ott ed f or th e RAS puls e widt h, acc ordi n g t o DR A M sp ecif ic ations . T h e less t he c l ock cy cles, t he fa st e r the D RA[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 73 3.9.1.1 – Mem o r y C onfi gurat i on Sub- M enu This m enu has op ti ons for me m o r y spe ed & l ate ncy. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se l ect an ite m . Use t he P l us and Minu s ( +/-) ke ys to change the va l ue of the selecte d option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/ PnP B oot S[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 7 4 Enable d Un gange d Mo de Suppo rt Disabled En abled : C onf ig ur ed to t w o sin gl e- cha nnel DRAM Cont r ol ler s Dis abl ed : C onf igur ed t o a s in gle dual- ch an nel D RA M C ontr oll er Enable d P ower D ow n E nabl e Disabled Enable or dis a bl e DDR p owe r d own mode Channel Powe r D own M ode Ch ip Se le [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 75 3.9.1.2 –ECC C onfigur a ti on Su b-Menu Th i s m en u a ll o ws t he u s er to co n fi g ur e E CC set u p f or sy st em & DR AM . Us e t he up and dow n a r row ( Ç / È ) keys t o se l ect an ite m . Use the Plu s and Min us (+/-) ke ys to chan ge the value o f the se lected opt i on . BIOS S etup U til it y Mai[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 76 Dis abl ed 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1.2 8us 2.5 6us 5.1 2us 10. 2us 20. 5us 41. 0us 81. 9us 163. 8us 327. 7us 655. 4us 1.3 1ms 2. 62ms 5. 24ms 10. 49ms 20. 97ms 42. 00ms DRAM BG Scrub 84. 00ms DR AM sc ru bb in g c orr e c ts mem or y err ors s o l at er r eads are c orr ect . D oing t his whil e mem or y is n ot bein [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 77 Disa bl ed 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1.2 8us 2.5 6us 5.1 2us 10. 2us 20. 5us 41. 0us 81. 9us 163. 8us 327. 7us L2 / L3 C ac h e BG S cr ub 655. 4us All ows th e L2/ L 3 D at a C ach e RA M to be c or re cted w hile idle .[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 78 3.9.1.3 D RAM Timing Con figur a t ion Sub -Menu This m enu al l ows the user to confi gu r e DRAM Timing. U s e t he up and dow n arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to se l ect an ite m . Use t he P l us and Minu s ( +/-) ke ys to change the va l ue of the selecte d option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/ PnP B oot Secur[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 79 3.9.1.4 IOMM U O ption Sub-Menu This m e nu has op t ions for IOMM U. Use the up and down arro w ( Ç / È ) keys to se lec t an ite m. Use the Plu s an d M inus (+ /-) ke ys to cha ng e th e va lue o f th e se lected option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/ PnP B oot Secur ity Chipset Exit IOM MU M ode [ 128 M[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 80 3.9.2 – H T200 0 Sy st em I /O Con f iguration Sub-Menu Thi s m enu all ows t he user to c onfi gure HT2000 System I/O S ubm enu. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to sel ect an it em. Use the Plus and Mi nus (+/-) k eys to change the value of the select e d opt i on. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PCI/[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 81 3.9.3 – HT 1000 S outhBridge C hipset C onfiguration Sub- Menu Thi s m enu all ows t he user to enabl e SM B us 2.0 contr o l l er. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to sel ect an it em. Use the Plus and Mi nus (+ /-) keys to change t he v al ue of the select ed option. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanced PC[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 82 3.10 – BIO S Exit Menu You can display an Exit BI O S Se t up opt i on by high li g hting i t Arrow ( Ç / È ) ke ys and pressing E nt e r. BIOS S etup U til it y Main A d vanc ed PCI/ PnP B oot S e c ur ity C hips et Exit Exit Options S ave C h anges and E xit Dis car d C hang es an d E xit Di scard C ha rge s Load O [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 83 Cha pter 4: D ia gno sti cs Note: i f you ex perience pr oble m s wi t h setting up your syste m , alwa ys che ck the fol low ing th ing s in the fol low ing ord er: Me mory , V ideo , CPU By c h ecki n g t hes e i t em s , y o u wi ll m os t l i k ely f in d ou t wh at th e p r obl em m i g ht have be en w hen se t ti ng[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 8 4 4.3 A MIBIOS Post Code Th e P O ST co d e ch ec k poi nt s ar e t h e l ar g est s et of ch ec kp o i nts d ur i ng th e B IO S pre-boot p rocess. T he fo l lowing table de scri be s the type of che ckpoints tha t m ay o c cu r d ur i n g t h e P O ST p or ti on of th e BI O S: Checkp oint Des cript ion 03 Dis abl e N MI[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 85 Checkp oint Des cript ion 37 Dis pl ayin g s ign- on m es s age, C PU i nf orm ati on, s etu p k ey mess ag e, and an y OE M s p ecif ic inf orm ati on. 38 In itia lize s di ff e r ent dev ice s thro ugh DIM. See DI M Co de Che ckp oin ts sect i on o f d oc um ent f o r m or e i nf ormat i on. 39 Init ializ e s D MAC-1 &a[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 86 NOTE[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 87 Appendix: SM DC Information Overview Tyan Se r ver Man age m ent Daug ht e r C ar d ( SMD C) is a powe r ful ye t cost- efficient sol ution for high- e nd server manage m ent hardwa re p ackages. Tyan’ s goal is to pr ovide r e m ote syste m m on i toring and con t rol e ven whe n the operating s ystem is absence or sim[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 88 Features o f Ty an Ser ve r Man agement Monitor various syste m co m pone nts re m ote l y - such as fans, pro cessor te m perature, and more Re m ote powe r on and power off Console re di rect -the ab ili ty to vie w s yste m re m o te ly Alert and error act i ons -such as audible be ep, e -m ail, powe r down and r e boo[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 89 Gloss ar y ACPI ( Advanced Configuration and Power I n t erface): a po we r manage m ent s pec i f i c at io n th at al l ow s t h e o per at i n g s yst em to c o nt r ol t he am o u nt of p o wer distribute d t o the co mput e r’s de vices. D evices no t i n use can be turne d off, reducing unne cessary power e xpendi[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 90 los ing you r d ata sho uld th e s yste m cr as h. Info rma tion in a bu ffe r is te mpo rar ily stored, no t permanently save d. Bus: a da ta pathw ay. The t e rm is use d espe cially t o re f e r to the connection betwee n the processo r and syste m memor y , and betwe en the processor and PCI or I SA local bus es. Bus [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 91 DRAM ( Dynami c RAM): widely available , ve r y aff ordab le for m of RAM wh i ch looses da t a i f it is no t r e charged regularly (eve ry few milli seco nds). This re fresh require m ent m ake s DRAM t hr e e to ten t im es slower t han non-recharged RA M such as SRAM . ECC (Error C orrection C ode or Er r or Check ing[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 92 IRQ (Interrupt R equest): an e l e c tron i c re quest tha t runs f r o m a ha rdware device t o t he C PU. The interrupt co ntroller ass igns priorit i es t o incoming reque st s and delivers t he m to t he CPU . It i s i m porta nt that the re is only one de vice hooke d up to e ach IR Q line; dou bling up devices on IR[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 93 RAID (Redundan t Array of Independ ent Disks): a wa y for t he sa m e da ta to be stored in diffe r e nt place s on m any ha rd drives. B y using t h i s m ethod, t he data is sto r e d redundan t ly an d mu l tiple hard driv e s will appear as a sing l e dr i ve to the ope rating s yst e m. RA ID leve l 0 is k nown as st[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 9 4 support vi deo trans fer, and i s ca pable of suppor ti n g up to 127 daisy-cha i ned pe ri phe r al de vi ce s. VGA (Video Graph i cs A r ray): the PC v i de o display s tandard V-SYNC: con tr o l s the vertical s canning prope rti e s of the monitor. ZCR ( Zero Channel RAI D): PC I ca rd tha t a llow s a RA ID car d to[...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 95 Te chnic al S up por t If a proble m arise s w i th your sys tem, you shou ld turn to y our de aler for he lp first. Your sys te m has most li ke l y be en conf i gure d by the m, and the y shoul d have t he best ide a of wha t hardware and softwa re your sy ste m conta ins. Fu rt he rmore, i f you purcha sed you r syste [...]

h ttp://w ww .tyan .com 96 NOTE: A receipt or co py of your i n voice m arked w i th the date of purc hase is r equ i red before any warranty service can be rendered. You may obt ain service by ca lling the manufacturer f or a Return Merchan di se Authorization ( R M A) numbe r . The RMA nu m be r should b e prominently displayed on the outside o f[...]