Tyan-computer THUNDER N3600T Manuel d'utilisateur

1 http://www.TYAN.com Thunder n3600T / / / S2937 Revision 1.00 Copyright© TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. All righ

10 http://www.TYAN.com 2.01 – Block Diagram

11 http://www.TYAN.com 2.02 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Note: * Only for S2937WG2NR SKU. This diagram is representative of the lat

12 http://www.TYAN.com 2.03 – Jumper settings Jumper Function Settings *JP1 Onboard SAS Disable Jumper (for S2937WG2NR only)See Section 2.04 J

13 http://www.TYAN.com Jumper Legend OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover To indicate the location o

14 http://www.TYAN.com 2.04 – SAS Disable Jumper (JP1) For external disable SAS controller Installed: Disable (Default) Not installed: Ena

15 http://www.TYAN.com 2.08 – Front Panel Header (J26) HDD_LED+ 1 2 PWR_LED+ HDD_LED- 3 4 PWR_LED- Reset Button - 5 6 PWR Button + Re

16 http://www.TYAN.com 2.09 – COM2 Header (COM2) DCD 1 2 DSR RXD 3 4 RTS TXD 5 6 CTS DTR 7 8 RI GND 9 10 NA 2.10 – IPMB Connector

17 http://www.TYAN.com 2.13 – Onboard VGA Enable/ Disable Jumper (JP8) Default, Enable (Default) Install Jumper to disable onboard VGA

18 http://www.TYAN.com 2.14 – CPU1 & CPU2 FAN Header (CPU FAN1, CPU FAN2) Use these headers to connect the cooling fans to the motherboa

19 http://www.TYAN.com 2.16 – TYAN Front Panel 2 for Barebones (J15) LAN2_LED+ 1 2 LAN2_LED- LAN1_LED+ 3 4 LAN1_LED- NC 5 6 NC FP_ID_

2 http://www.TYAN.com Table of Contents Check the box contents… Chapter 1: Introduction 1.00 Congratulations! 1.01 Hardware Specifications

20 http://www.TYAN.com 2.18 – Fan Connector for Barebones (J111) CPU_FAN_TACH0 1 2 CPU_FAN_TACH1 SYS_FAN_TACH1 3 4 SYS_FAN_TACH2 SYS_FAN_

21 http://www.TYAN.com 2.19 – Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the neces

22 http://www.TYAN.com Some chassis include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal stu

23 http://www.TYAN.com 2.20 - Installing the Processor(s) Your S2937 supports the latest processor technologies from AMD. Check the TYAN websit

24 http://www.TYAN.com Back plate Assembly S2937 follows AMD 1U/2S CPU keep out zone spec, please use 1U RevF back plate on S2937, the distance of

4. Locate four screw holes on socket and screw the socket to the PCB board. NOTE: Do not assemble CPU before securing socket with screws. 5. In

26 http://www.tyan.com Processor Installation The processor should be installed carefully. Make sure you are wearing an antistatic strap and handle

27 http://www.tyan.com 6. Remove the PnP cap. Use your left hand to hold the load plate. Then use your right thumb to remove the PnP cap from the l

28 http://www.tyan.com 2.21 – Installing the Memory Before attempting to install any memory, please make sure that the memory you have is compatibl

29 http://www.tyan.com Memory Installation Procedure When you install the memory modules, make sure the module aligns properly with the memory slot

3 http://www.TYAN.com Appendix: Glossary Technical Support …………………………Page 76 …………………………Page 81

30 http://www.tyan.com 2.22 – Thermal Interface Material There are two types of thermal interface materials designed for use with the AMD Opteron p

31 http://www.tyan.com 2.23 – Heatsink Installation Procedures Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION 1. After placing the back plate a

32 http://www.tyan.com Type B: SCREW RETENTION TYPE HEATSINK 1. After placing CPU back-plate and adhesive interface material under motherboard, pla

33 http://www.tyan.com 2.24 – Attaching Drive Cables Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow them to be con

34 http://www.tyan.com SATA Drivers The S2937 is also equipped with 6 Serial ATA (SATA) channels and 8 SAS connectors. Connections for these drives

35 http://www.tyan.com Floppy Drives Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives. See the picture below for an exam

36 http://www.tyan.com 2.25 – Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your

37 http://www.tyan.com 2.26 – Connecting External Devices Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you

38 http://www.tyan.com 2.27 – Installing the Power Supply There are three power connectors on your S2937. Tyan recommends that you have an EPS12V p

39 http://www.tyan.com 2.28 – Finishing Up Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer.

4 http://www.TYAN.com Before you begin… Check the box contents! The retail motherboard package should contain the following: 1x S2937 mother

40 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 3: BIOS 3.01 About the BIOS The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables

Getting Help Pressing [F1] displays a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted it

42 http://www.tyan.com 3.02 Main BIOS Setup When you enter PhoenixBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear as below: The main men

3.03 Main In this section, you can alter general features such as the date and time, as well as access to the IDE configuration options. Note that t

44 http://www.tyan.com System Time / System Date System Time: Adjusts the system clock. HH Hours (24hr. format): MM Minutes : SS Seconds Sy

3.04 Advanced This section facilitates configuring advanced BIOS options for your system. Installed O/S This allows you to select the operating syst

46 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.1 Hammer Configuration This section allows you to fine tune the hammer configuration. HT-LDT Frequency The port’s tran

47 http://www.tyan.com Enable the DRAM controller to designate a DIMM bank as a spare for logical swap during runtime. Options: Disabled / Enabled A

48 http://www.tyan.com Set the level of ECC protection. If User is selected, individual ECC options may be changed. Other options besides Disabled

49 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.1.2 Memory Controller Options Sub-Menu Mem Hole Remap Recover DRAM lost to PCI address space below 4GB. Options: Di

5 http://www.TYAN.com Chapter 1: Instruction 1.00 – Congratulations You are now the owner of the ideal solution for rackmount servers. Tyan S29

50 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.1.3 Memory Config Options Sub-Menu Mem Clock Mode Options: Auto / Limit Memory Clock Options: DDR2 400 / DDR2 500 /

3.4.2 Integrated Devices This section allows you to configure Integrated Devices. USB Control Enable/disable USB controllers. Options: Disabled /

3.4.2.1 NV RAID Configuration Sub-Menu NV RAID Configuration Enable/disable NVIDIA RAID control. SATA controller must be enabled for RAID featur

3.4.3 IDE Configuration This section allows you to fine tune the IDE configuration. Large Disk Access Mode UNIX, Novell Netware or other operating

54 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.3.1 Primary Master / Slave Sub-Menu The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on

55 http://www.tyan.com When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This translation may be done in the same way that it is don

56 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.4 Floppy Configuration This section allows you to select the Floppy Configuration. Legacy Diskette A Selects floppy t

57 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.5 I/O Device Configuration This setting allows you to select the I/O Device Configuration. Serial Port A Configure Se

58 http://www.tyan.com Mode: Options: Normal / IR / ASK-IR Base I/O Address Set the base I/O address for serial port B. Options: 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 /

59 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.6 Hardware Monitor / IPMI This setting allows you to view the onboard hardware monitor device. IPMI If OPMA is Fou

6 http://www.TYAN.com Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics - ATI ES1000 controller - 32MB DDRI Frame Buffer of video memory Integrated I/O Interfaces

60 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.7 Console Redirection This setting allows you to configure Console Redirection. COM Port Address If enabled, it wil

61 http://www.tyan.com 3.4.8 DMI Event Logging This setting allows you to configure DMI Event Logging. Event Log Capacity It reports the space

62 http://www.tyan.com 3.05 Security These settings allow you to configure the security options for your system. Supervisor Password Is / User Passw

63 http://www.tyan.com 3.06 Boot Use this screen to configure the boot priority order. Halt on Errors [ALL Errors] Halt POST on any errors. [No Ha

64 http://www.tyan.com This allows you to select the primary display device. Options: OnBoard VGA / PEG1(PCI-E Slot1 4x) / PEG2(PCI-E Slot2 8x) /PEG

65 http://www.tyan.com 3.07 Power These settings allow you to control the Power Configuration. Enable ACPI This allows you to enable or disable ACPI

66 http://www.tyan.com 3.7.1 Spread Spectrum TGIO Spread Spectrum Disable or Enable TGIO Spread Spectrum Options: Disabled / Down Spread LDT Spr

67 http://www.tyan.com 3.7.2 ACPI Table High Precision Event timer Enable/Disable Multimedia Timer support. Options: No / Yes ACPIMCFG Table S

68 http://www.tyan.com 3.08 Exit These settings set the exit options on your system. Exit Saving Changes This exits BIOS setup after saving the chan

69 http://www.tyan.com NOTE

7 http://www.TYAN.com 1.02 – Software Specifications OS (Operating Systems) Support Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32/64-bit) W

70 http://www.tyan.com Chapter 4: Diagnostics Note: if you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following things in th

71 http://www.tyan.com 4.2 Phoenix BIOS Post Code Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description 02h Verify Real Mode 32h Test CPU bus-cl

72 http://www.tyan.com Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description 6Ah Display external L2 cache size A2h Check key lock 6Bh Load custom

73 http://www.tyan.com E9h Initialize Multi Processor F1h Initialize Run Time Clock EAh Initialize OEM special code F2h Initialize video E

74 http://www.tyan.com Appendix I: How to Make a Driver Diskette Follow the steps below to make a driver diskette from the TYAN driver CD provided.

75 http://www.tyan.com ** nVidia** ====Choose Chipset Model==== 01 nVidia NVRAID EXIT 4. After selecting the chipset m

76 http://www.tyan.com Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating syste

77 http://www.tyan.com Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application. Using a cache lowers data access times

78 http://www.tyan.com Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware. Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power sup

79 http://www.tyan.com PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used by IDE drives. These modes use the CPU for data t

8 http://www.TYAN.com Chapter 2: Board Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting-hole pattern of the S2937 matches

80 http://www.tyan.com bus or a set of SCSI busses. SISL: SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic ( LSI ) (only on LSI SCSI boards) Sleep/Suspend mode: in

81 http://www.tyan.com Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should turn to your dealer for help first. Your system has most

82 http://www.tyan.com service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently

9 http://www.TYAN.com 2.00 – Board Image The picture above is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing.