TYAN Transport GX28 B2880T1S, B2880T1S, Transport GX28 User Manual

B2880T1S /// Transport GX28

Revision 1.0

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2003-2004. All rights reserved. No part of
this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN
Computer Corp.

All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in this
manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following.

TYAN, Thunder K8S S2880, Transport GX28 B2880T1S are trademarks of TYAN
Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc.
AMI, AMIBIOS are trademarks of AMI Software Incorporated.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation..
LSI is a trademark of LSI Logic Corporation.
IBM, PC, AT, PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a trademark of Adobe Corporation.

Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer Corporation and
has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. TYAN assumes no
liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale
and/or use of TYAN products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a
particular purpose or merchantability. TYAN retains the right to make changes to
product descriptions and/or specifications at any time, without notice. In no event will
TYAN be held liable for any direct or i ndirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss
of use, loss of data or other malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information
contained in this document.

1

http://www.tyan.com

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Page 3 ~ 5

1.1 About This Manual ……………………………………………………………..3

1.2 System Package Contents …………………………………………………....4

Chapter 2: System Overview Page 6 ~ 9

2.1 System Specification ……………………………………………………………6

2.2 Front View ……………………………………………………………………….7

2.3 Rear View ………………………………………………………………………..7

2.4 System Internal View …………………………………………………………...8

2.4 System Packaging ………………………………………………………………9

Chapter 3: Hardware Installation Page 10 ~ 24

3.0 Before you begin ……………………………………………………………..10

3.1 Opening the Chassis …………………………………………………………11

3.2 Power Supply Placement ……………………………………………………12

3.3 Motherboard Placement ……………………………………………………..13

3.4 Installing Processor(s) and Heatsink(s) ……………………………………14

3.5 Installing Air Duct / Air Baffle-Wall ………..………………………………..15

3.6 Installing and Connecting SCA Backplane ………………………………..16

3.7 Installing and Connecting Power Distribution Board ……………………..18

3.8 Installing and Connecting LED Control Board …………………………….19

3.9 Installing Riser Card and PCI Add-On Card ……………………………….20

3.10 Installing Memory Modules …………………………………………………..21

3.11 Installing Hard Disk Drives …………………………………………………..22

3.12 Installing External SCSI Connector (Optional Item) ………………………23

3.13 Finishing Up …………………………………………………………………...24

Appendix
A-1 Safety Document of System
A-2 Component Part Number List

2

http://www.tyan.com

Chapter 1: Introduction

Thank you for choosing the TYAN Transport GX28 B2880T1S, a rack density Dual
AMD

®

Opteron processor bare-bone system. Based on AMD’s Opteron processor
and AMD-8131 chipset, this Transport GX28 system leverages AMD’s 64-bit processor
architecture with integrated memory controller and Hyper Transport technology to
provide powerful computing capability and optimal I/O bandwidth for demanding
enterprise computing applications.

1.1 – About This Manual
This installation manual is to guide you through the system integration process. The

target audience should be system integrators, or experienced users with basic
computer/server knowledge on system assembly and configuration. You may skip

some parts of the installation guide since the Transport GX28 bare-bone system
has almost been pre-assembled before shipping. Still we recommend you keep
away this manual properly for future maintenance reference.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find
information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, compatibility list, distributors list and
BIOS setting explanations.

3

http://www.tyan.com

1.2 – System Package Contents

The Transport GX28 barebone system package should contain the following items:

Item Description

1 x 1U chassis with 4 removable HDD trays

Thunder K8S S2880UGNR motherboard (Pre-installed)

2 x Opteron Heatsink

2 x Air baffle-wall

1 x SCA backplane with 4 HDD ports (Pre-installed)

1 x Power riser board (Pre-installed)

1 x LED control board (Pre-installed)

1 x 68-pin SCSI cable, motherboard-to-SCA board (Pre-installed)
1 x USB 1.1 cable, motherboard-to-SCA board

(Pre-installed)

1 x 24-pin front panel cable, motherboard-to-SCA board (Pre-

installed)

1 x 40-pin consolidated front panel cable, SCA board-to-LED control

board (Pre-installed)

1 x 64-bit, 3.3V PCI riser card

1 x EPS 12V, 400W power supply (Pre-installed)

1 x 24-cord power cable with female-to-female type connectors,

SCA board-to-motherboard (Pre-installed)

1 x 8-cord power cable with female-to-female type connectors, SCA

board-to-motherboard (Pre-installed)

2x power cords (1 x compatible for standard US voltage, 1 x

compatible for standard German voltage)

Sliding rails package, with mounting screws & brackets

4

http://www.tyan.com

1 x Thunder K8S S2880 User’s Manual

1 x Transport GX28 B2880UGNR Hardware Installation Guide

1 x Thunder K8S S2880 Quick Reference

1 x TYAN driver CD

Spare screws pack

This barebone system ships standard with almost all components pre-inst alled, except
the riser card and CPU heatsinks. If any of above-listed items are missing, please
contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation
process.

5

http://www.tyan.com

Chapter 2: System Overview

2-1 System Specifications
Form Factor:

• Industry 19” 1U rack-mountable chassis

• Dimensions (D x W x H):

705mm x 432mm x43mm
(27.8” x 17” x 1.7”)

Storage:

• 4 Hot-Swappable 1” HDD drive bays

• Optional slim-line CD-ROM

• Optional slim-line FDD

System Cooling :

• 3pcs 9cm blowers with tachometer

monitoring

• 1pc 40x28mm ball bearing fan

• 3pcs power supply fans

• Specially-designed CPU fan duct

Back External I/O:

• Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard ports

• Stacked 2 USB 2.0 ports

• One 9-pin UART Serial port

• One 15-pin VGA port

• Two RJ45 port

Front Panel Feature

• I/O

- 2 USB 1.1 ports

• LED Indicators

- 4 HDD LEDs

- 2 LAN LEDs

- 1 Power

- 1 Fan Fail LED

- 1 Temperature Fail LED

PSU:

• 400W EPS12V PSU (w/ active PFC)

PCI Expansion

• 1x PCI-X expansion slot on riser card

System board:

• Tyan Thunder K8S S2880UGNR

Processor

• Dual mPGA 940-pin ZIF Socket

• Supports up to two AMD

®

Opteron
processors with integrated memory
controller

• Supports AMD

®

Opteron 240/242/244

Chipset

• AMD-8131 HyperTranport PCI-X
Tunnel

• AMD-8111 HyperTransport I/O Hub

Memory

• Six 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

• Supports up to 12GB of Registered DDR

333/266/200 RAM

• Supports only Registered ECC type

memory modules

Integrated LAN

• Two gigabit Ethernet LAN ports

(Broadcom BCM5704C) with teaming
features

BIOS

• AMI BIOS 8.0 on 4Mbit Flash ROM

• Supports APM1.2 & ACPI 1.0

• Power Management S1, S4 and S5
support

Regulatory

• FCC Class A certified

• European CE certified

(Declaration of Conformity)

TYAN reserves the right to add support
or discontinue support for any OS
without notice.

6

http://www.tyan.com

2-2 Front View

Slim CD-ROM
drive (Optional)

Slim floppy

drive (optional)

Reset switch

Power switch

(2)LAN LED

(4)

HDD LED

(2)USB ports

Power LED

Fan fail LED

Temp.fail LED

Hard drive bay 4

Hard drive bay 3

Hard drive bay 2

Hard drive bay 1

2.3 Rear View

Stacked
USB Ports

Stacked PS/2
Keyboard/Mouse port

Serial port

(

COM1

)

A

ir exhaust fan

EPS 12V

400W PSU

VGA port

Expansion slot

(2)RJ-45 LAN ports

7

http://www.tyan.com

2-4 System Internal View (For Reference Only)

3

2

10

4

5

11

12

6

13

7

14

8

15

16

9

1. Slim type FDD (optional) 9. 40x28mm air exhaust fan

2. LED control board 10. 40-wire consolidated front panel cable

3. Slim type CD-ROM (optional) 11. 3 x 9cm blower

4. Power riser board 12. 24-wire front panel cable

5. Ultra320 SCA backplane 13. 68-pin SCSI cable

6. Air baffle-wall 14. 2 x CPU heatsink

7. Thunder K8S S2880 MB 15. 64-bit riser card, 3.3V

8. Power supply with 3 fans 16. Riser card retention bar

8

http://www.tyan.com

2.5 System Packaging

liin r

il

k

Accessory Pack

(Under the system)

Barebone System

Accessory Pack

2 x Heatsink

Accessory Pack Contents

:

1) 1 x Tyan Thunder K8S Motherboard User’s Manual

2) 1 x Transport GX28 Barebone Hardware Installation Guide

3) 1 x Tyan S2880 Driver CD

4) 1 x LSI SCSI Driver Diskette

5) 1 x Promise FastTrak Driver Diskette

6) 1 x 64-bit, 3.3V PCI Riser Card

7) 2 x Power Cord (US Standard and German Standard)

8) 1 x Spare Screw Pack

9

http://www.tyan.com

Chapter 3: Hardware Installation

3.0 Before You Begin

You are now ready to install your system.
The first thing you should do is read this user’s manual. It contains important

information that will make installation and setup much easier. Here are some
precautions you should take when installing your system:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing the top cover of the system. Unplug

the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safel y grounded
object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For the safest
conditions, Tyan recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.

(2) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, memory

modules, and leads.

(3) Motherboard is pre-installed in the system, if, under any circumstances, it is

removed from the system, place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic
surface.

(4) Inspect the board and system for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install the processor, memory, disk drive
and cables.

NOTE

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE SYSTEM IF ANY PART OF THE
SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAS BEEN DAMAGED

10

http://www.tyan.com

3.1 Opening the chassis

Unscrew the Top Cover

1. Place the bare-bone system on a
smooth surface

2. Unscrew the top covers (There are six
screws used, marked with circle)

Remove the Top Cover

1. Remove the front top cover first.
Pressing the cover forward for about
half an inch, and then lift it up from
the chassis.

2. Repeat above step to the back top
cover to remove it from the chassis.

Front
Side

Press here and
push forward

11

http://www.tyan.com

3.2 Power Supply Placement (Pre-Installed)

SPECIFICATION:

 Voltage: 95 ~ 264 VAC full range
 Frequency : 47 ~ 63 HZ
 Max. output: 400W
 Temperature range: Operating 0℃ --- 40℃

 Over load protection: 130 +/- 20%

Over voltage protection: +5v  5.7v ~ 6.2v, 3.3v  3.7 ~ 4.1v
12v1  13.3 ~ 14.3v, 12v2  13.3 ~ 14.3v

 Short circuit protection: +5v, -5v, +12v, -12v, +3.3v
 EMI noise filter: FCC Class B, CISPR22 Class B
 Safety: UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No/ 950, TÜV IEC 950
 Remote On / Off control
 Cooling: Three 40mm DC fans
 Active power factor correction meet IEC-1000-3-2 Class D

1. Detach the AC connector from the
power supply

2. Push the AC connector into the
chassis, the spring plates will then
prevent the connector from felling off

3. Attach the 2 cables to the AC
connector

4. Screw the ground (green) cable to the
power supply bracket.

5. Mount the power supply firmly to the
chassis.

Detach the

A

C connector
from power
su

pply

Push in this way

Spring plates

Ground this
green cable to
the bracket

12

http://www.tyan.com

3.3 Motherboard Placement (Pre-Installed)
NOTE: For motherboard setting and configuration details, please refer to the

Thunder K8S S2880 Motherboard User’s Manual bundled with this
barebone system.

1. Place the motherboard carefully into
the chassis to avoid component
damage. Make sure that the edge
with the I/O ports goes match to the
rear part of the chassis.

2. Secure the motherboard with 8
screws indicated by circles.

NOTE: Leave other 4 screws open for
mounting the air duct & air baffle-wall.
(Please refer to Section 3.5 for the
steps of mounting the air duct & air
baffle-wall.)

Leave these 4 screws open
for mounting the air duct &
air baffle-wall later

13

http://www.tyan.com

3.4 Installing Processor (s) and Heatsink(s)

Installing Processor(s)

1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket until
it is approximately 130

o

or as far back

as possible to the socket.

2. Align the processor with the socket.
There are keys underneath the
processor just like on memory
modules to ensure that they get
inserted properly.

3. Place the processor firmly into the
socket by gently pressing down until
the processor sits flush with the
socket.

4. Place the socket lever back down
until it snaps into place.

Repeat these steps for any additional
processors if you are using more than one
processor.

Installing Heatsink(s)

1. Apply thin layer of thermal compound
beneath the heatsink

2. Place the heasink on top of the
installed processor matching the two
screws to the mounting holes.

3. To secure the heatsink, tighten each
screw half way first so that the
heasink sits on the processor evenly.

4. Repeat the above steps to the second
heatsink, if dual processors are
installed.

940-pin ZIF sockets for

AMD Opteron

14

http://www.tyan.com

3.5 Installing Air Duct/Air Baffle-Wall

NOTE: The air duct & baffle-wall are pre-installed for protection purpose during the

transportation. They have to be detached from the chassis before installing
processor(s) and heatsink(s).

Picture of air duct & baffle-wall

1. Place the air duct on top of the
CPU-1 with front side adjoining the
central retention bar (See picture at
right)

2. Make the side wing of the air duct
stuck in between the first two fins of
the CPU_2 heatsink.

3. Place the air baffle-wall standing
along the power supply with 3
mounting holes in alignment with those
on motherboard.

4. Use 3 hexagonal head screws to
secure the air baffle-wall.

A

ir baffle-wall to duct the air to

CPU2 (closer to the rear I/O)

B

Air duct for the CPU1
(closer to the blowers)

A

CPU1 &
Heatsink

A

Central Strud

A

CPU_1

A

CPU_2

Stuck this wing in
between the first
two heatsink fins

B

CPU_2

A

ir baffle-

wall

Mount to the
chassis here

15

http://www.tyan.com

3.6 Installing and Connecting SCA Backplane (Pre-Installed)

Features of SCA Backplane

1. 68-pin SCSI connector (to MB) 2. I2C connector

3. USB connector (to MB) 4. Front panel connector (to MB)

5. 40-pin consolidated front panel connector (to LED control board)

6. 34-pin floppy drive connector (to MB) 7. FAN 1 connector (for blower 1)

8. Micro-processor unit 9. Buzzer

10. FAN 2 (for blower 2) 11. FAN 3 (for blower 3)

12. 2 x 4-pin power connector (to power supply)

13. DIP switch (See Function Setting below)

14. Slim FDD connector (for connecting optional slim type FDD)

DIP Switch (DS1) Function Setting

SWITCH SWITCH ON SWITCH OFF (Default)
Switch 1 HDD motor Delay_Start ON HDD motor Delay_Start OFF
Switch 2 HDD motor Remote_Start ON HDD motor Delay_Start OFF
Switch 3 ADD ID +4 (ID#7 has been

assigned to the Host)

Default ID

Switch 4 ADD ID + 8 Default ID
Switch 5

Temperature Alert set on 60℃ Temperature Alert set on 50℃

Mounting the SCA Backplane

1. Lay the SCA board in the chassis with
10 mounting holes in alignment with
10 standoffs beneath

2. Place 10 long brass screws into the
holes and tighten to secure the SCA
board

12

SCSI HDD
connector 4

SCSI HDD
connector 3

SCSI HDD
connector 2

SCSI HDD
connector 1

13

14

10 x long
brass screws
for mounting
the SCA
board to the
chassis

6

5

4

3

9

8

10

11

7

2

1

16

http://www.tyan.com

Connecting the SCA Backplane

1. SCA-to-Motherboard cables
include:

a. 1 x 68-pin SCSI cable
b. 1 x USB cable
c. 1 x 24-pin front panel cable

(See picture at right)
d. 3 x fan (blower) cables
e. 2 x 4-pin power cables
f. 1 x 34-pin FDD ribbon cable

(optional)

2. SCA-to-LED board cables include:
a. 1 x 40-pin consolidated front

panel ribbon cable (See
picture at right)

(Please refer to the SCA backplane
picture on top of this section for the
location of each connector)

24-pin front

p

anel cable

Connect to
SCA board

Motherboard

LED Control

SCA
Backplane

17

http://www.tyan.com

3.7 Installing and Connecting Power Distribution Board (Pre-Installed)

Picture of the Power Distribution Board

1. Connect power cables to the power

riser board

2. Lay the power distribution board on

top of the SCA backplane with
connector side downward.

3. Use 10 flat-head screws to secure the

power riser board

4. Then you can attach the two power-in

cables to motherboard. (See picture
on right)

24-pin power
connector

8-pin power
connector

24-pin power

8-pin power
connecto

r

(Power out to Motherboard)

(Power in from Power

SCA backplane
beneath

Picture (right):
Installed and
connected
power
distribution
board

18

http://www.tyan.com

3.8 Installing and Connecting LED Control Board (Pre-Installed)

Features of LED Control Board

1. Place the LED control board properly

and secure with 2 flat-head screws
(indicated in circle). Make sure that a
plastic sheet is placed under the LED
control board for insulation purpose)

2. Connect the 40-pin consolidated flat

ribbon cable to the connector on the
LED control board.

40-pin connector
(connected to SCA backplane
through a consolidated cable)

2 x LAN LEDs

Link/Activity

2 x USB ports

4 x HDD LEDs

Fan Fail

Mute Switch

Temp Fail

Front Panel

Power Switch

Reset Switch

A

plastic sheet
under the LED
control board
for insulation
purpose

Mounting
holes

19

http://www.tyan.com

3.9 Installing the Riser Card and PCI Add-on Card

Installing PCI Riser Card & Retention Bar

1. Insert the bundled 64-bit PCI riser
card into the PCI_1 expansion slot

2. Place the PCI retention bar above the
riser card and secure it with 2 screws
at both ends to the central strut and
the chassis back panel.

Installing PCI Add-On Card

1. Unscrew and remove the chassis

angled bracket (See picture indicated
in circle on right)

2. Slide in and insert the PCI add-on

card to the expansion slot on the riser
card

3. Position and screw the angled bracket

back in place.

Detach the angled bracket at
chassis rear first; then, screw it
back in place after securing the PCI
add-on card

Make sure the
riser card is
snapped and
secured by the
flanges on the
retention bar

Central Strut

PCI_1
64-bit/133MHz
PCI-X bus

20

http://www.tyan.com

3.10 Installing Memory Modules

Please refer to Section 2.34 Installing the Memory (Page 29, 30) of the Thunder

K8S S2880 Motherboard User’s Manual for memory installation, supported memory
types and other important related information.

21

http://www.tyan.com

3.11 Installing Hard Disks

1. Slightly push the releasing latch
toward right to release the HDD tray
lever

2. Pull out the HDD tray and place the
SCSI hard drive into drive tray. Then,
secure the drive using 4 screws.

3. Then, insert the drive into the bay and
push the lever back into place.

Push this latch
toward right to
release the HDD
tray lever

Use 4 flat-head
screws to
secure the hard
disk into tray

22

http://www.tyan.com

3.12 Installing External SCSI Connector (Optional Item)

1. Detach the chassis angled bracket
from the chassis

2. Attach the 68-pin connector of the
cable to that on the motherboard

3. Mount the other end of the cable (with
bracket) to the rear panel

4. Position and screw the angled
bracket back in place.

68-pin connector
with mounting
bracket

68-pin connector,
attached to SCSI
connector on MB

Detach the
chassis corner
bracket before
installing the
PCI add-on card

Mounted
to the
PCI
expansio
n card
opening
at

Integrated SCSI
connecto

r

Secure the
angled bracket
back to
chassis

23

http://www.tyan.com

3.13 Finishing Up

Before placing the top cover back and
secure it screws, make sure that

1. The connector of the real fan to has
been plugged to FAN 2 pin header
on the motherboard

2. All cables have been connected
correctly and properly

Now, you can plug the AC power cord to
the system and start to boot it up..

Plug the real
fan connector
to FAN 2 pin
header on the
MB

Congratulations on making it this far! You have finished setting up the hardware aspect
of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cable s and wires
are connected properly, especially cables and most importantly, jumpers. You may
have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set
correctly. For detailed M/B jumper settings, please refer to T YAN Thunder K8S S2880
Motherboard User’s Manual bundled here with this barebone s ystem.

In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, you can find help by
asking your vendor for assistance. If they are not available for assistance, please find
setup information and documentation online at our website or by calling your vend or’s
support line.

24

http://www.tyan.com

Appendix1: Safety document of Transport GX28 Server Barebone System

Notice for the USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity
Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that
may cause undesired operation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined 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 the receiver.

• Plug the equipment into an outlet on 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 interference as specified in the
Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. (Cet
appareil est conforme aux norms de Classe B d’interferenc e radio tel que specifie par
le Ministere Canadien des Communications dans l es reglements d’ineteference radio.)

Notice for Europe (CE Mark)
This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC,
92/31/EEC (EMC).

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate,
or dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by
manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions
and in accordance with your local regulations.

25

http://www.tyan.com

A-2 Components Part Number

Transport GX28 B2880T1S 1U Barebone Sy ste

m

Replaceable Components Part Number

Item

Part Number Description

1

340723200001 Chassis ASSY, 1U/4 Bay without HDD backblane

2

340723200002 Chassis ASSY, without HDD trays

3

341723200002 HDD tray

4

336252012091 9cm blower

5

336252012090 4cm ball-bearing fan

6

412723200007 Riser card, 64-bit, 3.3V

7

411723200001 TYAN Thunder K8S S2880UGNR motherboard

8

343723200002 Heatsink; K8, 100x74mm

9

412723200004 PCB ASSY; Ultra320 SCA backplane, 4-port

10

412723200005 PCB ASSY; Power distribution board (24+8 pin)

11

412723200006 PCB ASSY; LED control board

12

422723200005

Cable ASSY;Ultra 320 68-pin cable, motherboard-to
backplane

13

422723200006 CABLE ASSY; Front Panel, motherboard-to backplane

14

422723200007 CABLE ASSY; Front panel, backplane to LED board

15

422723200008 CABLE ASSY;USB 1.0; motherboard-to-backplane

16

422723200009 CABLE ASSY;Power cable, 24-pin, F-to-F connector

17

422723200010 CABLE ASSY;L:Power cable, 8-pin, F-to-F connector

18

471172400033 PSU ASSY ; EPS-12V, 1U 400W w/PFC

19

332810000190 Power cord, US-type

20

332810000191 Poewr cord, Germany-type

21 341723200003 Sliding Rails

Document #: D1540-100

26

http://www.tyan.com