TYAN n3600QE User Manual
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S4980
Thunder n3600QE
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Version 1.0
Copyright
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of
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TYAN Computer Corp.
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the following.
TYAN, Thunder n3600QE are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
AMI, AMIBIOS are trademarks of AMI Software Incorporated.
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Notice
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
indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other
malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this
document.
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Table of Contents
Check the box contents! 3
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image 8
2.2 Block Diagram 9
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 10
2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 18
2.5 Installing the Processor(s) 19
2.6 Installing the Memory 24
2.7 Attaching Drive Cables 26
2.8 Installing Add-in Cards 28
2.9 Connecting External Devices 29
2.10 Installing the Power Supply 30
2.11 Finishing up 31
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 About the BIOS 33
3.2 BIOS Menu Bar 33
3.3 Setup Basics 34
3.4 Getting Help 34
3.5 In Case of Problems 34
3.6 BIOS Main Menu 35
3.7 Advanced Menu 36
3.8 PCI/PnP Menu 57
3.9 Boot Menu 59
3.10 Security Menu 64
3.11 Chipset Menu 65
3.11 Exit Menu 73
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes 75
4.2 Flash Utility 75
4.3 BIOS Post Code 76
Appendix I: SMDC Information 78
Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette 80
Glossary 82
Technical Support 89
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Check the box contents!
1 x Thunder n3600QE Quick Reference guide
1x Thunder n3600QE motherboard
1 x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable
3 x Serial ATA power cable
6 x Serial ATA Cable
1 x USB2.0 cable
1 x COM Port Cable
1 x Thunder n3600QE user’s manual
1 x TYAN driver CD
1 x I/O shield
4 x CPU Retention Frame and Back Plate (pre-installed)
If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for
replacement before continuing with the installation process.
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NOTE
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased the high performance server with four processors (can
expand to eight). The Thunder n3600QE (S4980) is a flexible AMD® platform
for multiple applications, based on NVIDIA® NFP3600 and SMSC SCH5017
chipsets.
Designed to support four AMD® Rev. F OpteronTM 8000 series processors and
max 64GB DDR2-667/533/400 memory, and featured with integrated RJ- 45
LAN connectors, one PCI-Express x16 slot plus six serial ATA ports, the S4980
offers exceptional performance and versatile solution for your server platform.
Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com. There you can
find information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS
upgrades.
1.2 - Hardware Specifications
Processors
•Quad 1207-pin ZIF sockets
•Supports up to four AMD® Rev. F
•Up to 1.0GHz Hyper-Thansport
Chipset
•NVIDIA NFP3600 (MCP55 Pro)
•SMSC SCH5017
Memory
•Dual memory channels
•Supports up to sixteen DDR2
•Supports up to 64GB of registered,
•Supports 4-rank memory
Integrated PCI IDE
•Single channel master mode
•Supports for ATA-133/100/66/33
TM
Opteron
link support
667/533/400 DIMMs
ECC memory
supports up to two IDE devices
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices
8000 series CPU
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Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics
•XGI Volari Z7 (XG20)
16MB frame buffer memory
Integrated LAN Controllers
•Two (2) NFP3600 integrated MAC
with two Marvell 88E1116 single
port Gigabit Ethernet PHY
- Integrated TCP offload Engine
(TOE)
- IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE
support
- Front panel LAN LED support
(TYFP2 header)
Server Management
•M3291, IPMI 2.0 Remote System
Mgmt card
•Renesas H8S2167 BMC
controller
•BT, KCS, Logging support
•IPMI-over-LAN
•Remote power on/off and reset
•2-pin warning LED
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Integrated Serial ATA II
•Three Serial ATA II Host
controllers embedded
•Supports up to six serial ports
running at 3.0Gb/s per direction
per channel
•Serial ATA II specification
compliant
•nVIDIA MediaShieldTM supports
for RAID 0, 1,0+1, 5, JBOD
•HDD LED support (TYFP header)
Back Panel I/O Ports
•Stacked PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard
ports
•One double-decked USB 2.0 port
•COM1 connector
•One 15-pin VGA port
•Two side-by-side RJ45
10/100/1000 Base- T port with
link/activity LED
Integrated I/O Interfaces
•One IDE connector
•Two USB 2.0 ports (via cable)
•One COM port (via cable)
•Tyan 2x9 pi n fan header (for Tyan
barebone)
•Tyan 2x6 pin front panel header
•Tyan 2x25 pin SMDC header
•ID LED
•SMDC Warning LED header
BIOS
•AMI BIOS 8Mbit Flash
•Supports ACPI 2.0
•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 Power
Management
•ACPI S1, S4, S5 supported
Power
•EPS 12V power with 24+8+8/4
power connectors
•One extra 2x2 power connector to
support next-generation SSI
PSU
•On board 5-phase digital VRD
Form Factor
•E -ATX footprint, 12”x13”
(304.8mm x 330.2mm)
Regulatory
•FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)
•CE (Declaration of conformity)
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Chapter 2: Board Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the Thunder n3600QE S4980 matches the E -ATX specification. Before
continuing with installation, confirm that your chassis supports an E-ATX
motherboard.
How to install our products right… the first time
The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important
information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some
precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:
(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your 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 case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a
static safety wrist strap.
(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the
board, or flex the board in any way.
(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors,
memory modules, and leads.
(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the
antistatic bag that the board was shipped in.
(5) Inspect the board for damage.
The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your
chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.
NOTE
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED
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2.1- Board Image
This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at
the time of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look
exactly like the above picture.
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2.2 - Block Diagram
Thunder n3600QE S4980 Block Diagram
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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors
This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.
Jumper Legend
©© OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover
©© CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover
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Jumper/Connector Function
J4/J5/J6/J13/J16/J18/J25/J26 Fan connector with speed control
J12 COM Port Pin Header
J17 USB Front Panel Pin Header
J14 Front Panel Pin Header
J11 IPMB Pin Header
J10 SMDC Connector
J9 LCM Pin Header
J8 SGPIO Pin Header
IDE1 Hard Drive Connector
JP2 SMDC Warning LED Header (for M3291)
JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper
SATA0/1/2/3/4/5 Serial ATA RAID Connectors
J3/J15 Reserved for Barebone only
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J15 J9 J12 J17 J3
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J15: FAN Tachometer Pin Header (for TYAN barebone use only)
1217
11211
9 1
2 10
5 1
Use these pin definitions to connect to the
barebone fans.
Pin 1 F1_TACH Pin 2 F6_TACH
Pin 3 F2_TACH Pin 4 F7_TACH
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Pin 5 F3_TACH Pin 6 F8_TACH
Pin 7 F4_TACH Pin 8 F9_TACH
Pin 9 F5_TACH Pin 10 F10_TACH
Pin 11 GND Pin 12 KEY
Pin 13 PWM2 Pin 14 PWM1
Pin 15 F13_TACH Pin 16 F11_TACH
Pin 17 F14_TACH Pin 18 F12_TACH
J3: TYAN FP2 Connector (for TYAN barebone use only)
Pin 1 LAN1 LED+ Pin 2 LAN1 LEDPin 3 LAN2 LED+ Pin 4 LAN2 LED-
2
Pin 5 NC Pin 6 GND
Pin 7 ID LED+ Pin 8 ID LED1 Pin 9 ID_LED S/W+ Pin 10 ID_LED S/WPin 11 KEY Pin 12 NC
J17: USB Front Panel Connector
10 2
Pin 1 USBPWR Pin 2 USBPWR
Pin 3 USB 4- Pin 4 USB 2Pin 5 USB 4+ Pin 6 USB 2+
Pin 7 GND Pin 8 GND
Pin 9 KEY Pin 10 GND
J12: COM2 Header
Pin 1 DCD Pin 2 DSR
Pin 3 RXD Pin 4 RTS
Pin 5 TXD Pin 6 CTS
Pin 7 DTR Pin 8 RI
Pin 9 GND Pin 10 KEY
1 9
J9: LCM Pin Header
6 2
Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 RXD2
Pin 3 KEY Pin 4 GND
Pin 5 5VSB Pin 6 TXD2
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J14
J8
SATA3/SATA4/SATA5
J11
SATA0/SATA1/SATA2
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J14: Front Panel Header
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The Front Panel Header is used to connect some control or signal wires from
motherboard to chassis, such as HDD LED, power LED, power button, and
reset button.
SMBUS Clock
17
5VSB
SMBUS Data
15
Non-mask
Interrupt (NMI)
13
11
RESET
HLED-
HLED+
9 7 5 3 1
18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Intruder
Key
GND
Warning LED-
Warning LED+
S / W
PLED-
POWER
PLED+
J8: SGPIO Pin Header
8 2
Pin 1 SDATA TX0 Pin 2 SDATA RX0
Pin 3 SCLOCK Pin 4 SLOAD
Pin 5 SDATA TX1 Pin 6 SDATA RX1
Pin 7 GND Pin 8 NC
SATA0/1/2/3/4/5: Serial ATA RAID Connector
7 GND
7
6 RXP
Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via
the Serial ATA cable.
5 RXN
4 GND
3 TXN
2 TXP
1 GND
1
J11: IPMB Pin Header
Pin 1 IPMB DATA Pin 2 GND
Pin 3 IPMB CLK Pin 4 NC
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J4 JP1 J5 J13 J26 J25 J18 J6 J16
J10
JP2
JP2: Warning LED Pin Header for M3291
Pin 1 WLED_CTL Pin 2 NC
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J4/J5/J6/J13/J16/J18/J25/J26: 4-pin Fan Connector with speed control
+12V
Tachometer
GND
1
1
3
3
1
Use this header to connect the cooling fan to
GND
Speed Control
your motherboard to keep the system at
optimum performance levels.
J4: FAN2 (CPU2 fan)
J5: FAN3 (system fan3)
1
J6: FAN4 (system fan4)
J13: FAN5 (CPU4 fan)
J16: FAN7 (system fan7)
+12V
Tachometer
Speed Control
J18: FAN8 (system fan8)
J25: FAN1 (CPU1 fan)
J26: FAN6 (CPU3 fan)
J10: SMDC Connector
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
41
43
45
47
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LAD0
LAD2
GND1
GND2
GND3
GND4
I2C1DA
I2C4CLK
GND6
I2C3DA
I2C2CLK
5VSB2
PWRBTN#
RSTBTN#
SLPBTN#
EXTSMI#
SVM_THERM#
CPUNMI
GPIO1
GND9
GND10
RSVD3
RSVD5
GND12
SMALERTB#
CON25X2_SVM_A
PS_PWRGD
SMALERTA#
J32
LAD1
LAD3
LFRAME#
PCI_CLK
PCIRST#
I2C1CLK
GND5
I2C4DA
I2C3CLK
5VSB1
I2C2DA
GND7
PCIPME#
SVM_IRQ#
SVM_WOL#
GND8
GPIO2
GPIO4
GND11
RSVD6
GND13
For connection with Tyan Server Management
2
4
Daughter Card (SMDC).
6
8
The SMDC connector is only compatible with
10
12
Tyan M3291 (SMDC).
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16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
44
46
48
50
JP1: Clear CMOS Jumper
Use this jumper when you forgot your system/setup
password or need to clear system BIOS setting.
How to clear the CMOS data
- Power off system and disconnect power
supply from AC source
- Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and 3 for
Normal
(default)
several seconds to Clear CMOS
Clear CMOS
- Replace jumper cap to close Pin_1 and 2
Reconnect power supply to AC source
Power on system
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2.4 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis
Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the
necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs 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 align the screw 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 plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic
studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will
fasten the motherboard more securely in place.
Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look
like and how they should be installed.
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2.5 - Installing the Processor(s)
pre-
installed
Your S4980 ports the latest processor technologies from AMD. Check the
TYAN website for latest processor support:
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Figure 1. Exploded View of Thermal Solution AMD PIB Platforms based on AMD
Socket F Processor
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Back plate Assembly
Let 2 upper &
4 PEM nuts
The back plate is mounted on the backside of the motherboard and enhances
local stiffness to support shock and vibration loads acting on the heat sink. The
back plate assembly prevents excessive motherboard warpage in the area near
the processor. Without a back plate, excessive warpage could cause serious
damage to electrical connections of the processor socket and integrated circuit
packages surrounding the processor. The back plate also serves as a stiffener
plate for the LGA socket.
While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components. Follow these
instructions to install your back plate:
1. Remove the release liner from the back plate.
2. Align the PEM nuts on the back plate to the holes on the reverse side
of the PCB.
3. First, insert the taller upper & lower middle PEM nuts through the
holes of the PCB. The remaining four shorter PEM nuts should
automatically fit the 4 holes on the PCB as shown in the following
pictures.
lower-middle
PEM nuts pass
through the
should fit 4
holes.
holes.
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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. Inspect Socket F assembly to PCB. The Socket F must be tightly
attached onto the PCB. There must NOT be any gap between stand
off the PCB.
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Processor Installation
The processor should be installed carefully. Make sure you are wearing an
antistatic strap and handle the processor as little as possible.
Follow these instructions to install your processor:
1. Place the PCB such that the socket cam side faces you. Make sure
the lever hook is on your top-left side.
2. Use your right thumb to push the latches of PnP cap and remove the
PnP cap from the load plate.
3. Use your left thumb and forefinger to hold the lever hook, and then
pull it to the left side to clear the retention tab.
4. Rotate the lever to a fully open position.
5. Put your right thumb on the bottom-right side of the load plate to
open it.
6. Rotate the load plate to a fully open position.
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7. Locate the Pin 1 indicator of the package. Align the package with the
socket and carefully insert the package into the socket with vertical
motion only. Vertically check if the CPU is seated well in the socket
housing. If not, take out the CPU, with vertical motion only, and
repeat the above steps.
NOTE: The alignment keys must be located in the notches of the package.
8. Close the socket. Rotate the load plate onto the package lid.
Engage the load lever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate.
Secure the lever near the hook end under the retention tab.
9. Repeat this procedure for the second processor if necessary.
Attention!
1. TYAN recommends that reengaging the PnP cap after operating or
testing, whenever the package is not in the socket.
2. Please note that the cap must be replaced when returning the MB to
TYAN for repair service. Failure to do so will void your warranty and
may cause damage to the board.
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2.6 - Installing the Memory
DIMM
Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with
the motherboard and processor. Only DDR2-667/533/400 registered ECC
DIMM modules are required. Check the TYAN Web site at: www.tyan.com
for details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard.
The following diagram shows common types of DDR2 memory modules.
• All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or
settings need changing.
• The Thunder n3600QE S4980 supports up to 64GB of memory.
The following chart outlines the suggested rules for populating memory.
CPU / Memory Population Rules
CPU
Single
(CPU 1 only)
Dual
(CPU 1 & CPU2)
Four
(CPU 1, CPU2,
CPU3 & CPU4)
CPU1DIMM1
x x x
CPU1DIMM2 x x x
CPU1DIMM3
CPU1DIMM4
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
CPU2DIMM1 x x
CPU2DIMM2 x x
CPU2DIMM3 x x x x
CPU2DIMM4 x x x x
CPU3DIMM1 x
CPU3DIMM2 x
CPU3DIMM3 x x
CPU3DIMM4 x x
CPU4DIMM1 x
CPU4DIMM2 x
CPU4DIMM3 x x
CPU4DIMM4 x x
NOTE: Please always install memory beginning with CPU1DIMM1. You can
choose to install single, dual or four memory modules.
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Memory Installation Procedure
Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the Thunder n4250QE
S4985G3NR.
1. Press 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.
Key slot
3. Seat the module firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until it sits
flush with the socket. The locking levers pop up into place.
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2.7 - Attaching Drive Cables
Attaching IDE Drive Cable
Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only
allow them to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards
have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black
connector designates the Primary channel, while the white connector
designates the 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). Each standard IDE cable
has three connectors, two of which are closer together. The BLUE
connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects
to the motherboard. The other two connectors are used to connect to drives.
NOTE: Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers. If only using
one device on a channel, it must be set as Master for the BIOS to detect it.
TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces
the drive’s power connector.
Attaching Serial ATA Cables
The Thunder n3600QE S4980 is also equipped with 6 Serial ATA (SATA)
channels.
Connections for these drives are also very simple.
There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives.
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Tyan has supplied two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter. If you
are in need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of
purchase.
The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive
Attaching Floppy Drive Cables
Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives.
See the picture below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current
floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the
colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In most cases, there
will be a key pin on the cable which will force a proper connection of the
cable.
1. SATA drive cable
connection
2. SATA drive power
connection
3. SATA cable motherboard
connector
4. SATA drive power adapter
Attach first floppy drive
(drive A:) to the end of
the cable with the twist
in it. Drive B: is usually
connected to the next
possible connector on
the cable (the second or
third connector after you
install Drive A:).
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