TYAN THUNDER K8SE, Thunder K8SE S2892, S2892 User Manual

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Thunder K8SE

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S2892

Version 1.02

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004-2005. All rights reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written
consent from TYAN Computer Corp.

Trademark

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, Taro and Thunder K8SE are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Nvidia and nForce are trademarks of Nvidia Corporation
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations Page 3

1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 3

1.3 Software Specifications Page 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image Page 7

2.2 Block Diagram Page 9

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 10

2.4 Installing the Processor(s) Page 20

2.5 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 21

2.6 Thermal Interface Material Page 22

2.7 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 23

2.8 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 25

2.9 Installing the Memory Page 26

2.10 Attaching Drive Cables Page 29

2.11 Installing Add-In Cards Page 31

2.12 Connecting External Devices Page 32

2.13 Installing the Power Supply Page 33

2.15 Finishing Up Page 34
Chapter 3: BIOS

3.1 BIOS Setup Utility Page 35

3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 36

3.3 BIOS Legend Bar Page 36

3.4 Getting Help Page 36

3.5 BIOS Main Menu Page 37

3.6 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 38

3.7 BIOS Memory Menu Page 55

3.8 Security Menu Page 57

3.9 BIOS Boot Menu Page 58

3.10 Power Menu Page 60

3.9 BIOS Exit Menu Page 61

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes Page 63

4.2 Flash Utility Page 63

4.3 BIOS Post Code Page 64
Glossary

Page 67

Technical Support

Page 73

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server/work station solutions.
The Thunder K8SE (S2892) is a high-end server/work station mainboard, based
on Nvidia nForce pro2200, Winbond W83627HF Super I/O, Analog Devices,
ADT7463 Hardware Monitoring and AMD-8131

TM

PCI-X Tunnel chipsets.

Designed to support up to two AMD Op teron™ (200 series ) processors and
16GB of DDR400/333 memory, the S2892 is ideal for CPU, memory, and
network intensive applications required in the HPC and clustering applications.

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 Specifica tions

Processors

•Two uPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets

•Supports one or two AMD

Opteron

TM

processors

•Integrated 128-bit Dual Channel
DDR memory controller

Chipset

•Nvidia nForce pro2200

•AMD 8131™ PCI-X Tunnel

•Winbond W83627HF Super I/O

•Analog Devices ADT7463

Hardware Monitoring IC

Memory

•128-bit dual channel memory bus

•Total Eight 184-pin 2.6-volt DDR

DIMM sockets (four per CPU)

•Supports up to 16GB Registered
DDR

•Supports ECC type memory
modules

•Supports DDR400, DDR333

Integrated SATAII Controllers

•Two integrated dual port SATA II
controllers

•Four SATA connectors support up
to four drives

•Support up to 3Gb/s

Integrated LAN Controllers

•One Broa dcom



BCM5704 Dual

Port GbE controller

- Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with

LEDs

- Connected to PCI-X Bridge B

- Two front panel LED headers

•One Intel



82551QM 10/100 Mbps

Ethernet controller

- One RJ-45 LAN connector with

LEDs stacked on rear two-USB2.0
ports

- Connected to 32bit/33MHz PCI

2.3 bus

- One front panel LED header

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Expansion Slots

•One x16 PCI Express expansion
slot, which can split to two x8
slots through riser card

•One PCI 2.3 compliant 5V tolerant
32bit/33MHz slot

•One x16 PCI Express slot with x4
signals

•Two independent 64-bit PCI-X
buses

- Two 133/100/66 MHz PCI-X slots

from Bridge A

- One 100/66 MHz PCI-X slot from

Bridge B

- One 100/66 MHz max Tyan

TARO SODIMM from Bridge B

Integrated I/O

•One floppy connector

•One parallel port header and two

serial (one connector, one
header)

•Four USB2.0 ports (two rear
connectors & two fr on t panel
headers)

•One 15-pin VGA connector

•PS/2 mouse and keyboard

connectors

System Management

•Total 7 fan headers with
monitoring

- Four 3-pin fan head ers

- Three 4-pin fan headers

•One 2-pin chassis intrusion
header

•Temperature, voltage and fan
monitoring

Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller

•Two IDE dual-drive ports for up to
four EIDE devices

•Supports for UDMA
133/100/66/33 IDE drives and
ATAPI devices

BIOS

• Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC
Flash ROM

•PXE via Ethernet, USB device
boot

•SMBIOS 2.3.1, BBS 1.1 compliant

•Headless operation via serial

conso le redirec t

•48-bit LBA support

Intelligent Platform
Management Interface Header

•Tyan Server Management
Daughter card (optional)
supports features listed below
via SMDC header

- Baseboard Management

Controller (BMC)

- Tailored for IPMI

- Supports KCS and BT styles

- Flexible Windows or Linux

management solution

- Supports RMCP and SNMP

protocols

- Supports ASF standard and EMP

- 1

2

C serial multi-master controllers

and UARTs

- Built-in IPMB connector

- Remote power on/off and reset

support (IPMI-over-LAN)

Regulatory

•FCC Class B (Do C)

•European Community CE (DoC)

Integrated Video Controller

•ATI

®

RAGE XLTM PCI contr oller w/

8MB memory

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Form Factor

•SSI EEB v3.0 Footprint (12” x 13”,

304.8 x 330.2mm) fits most
Rackmount E-ATX chassis

•EPS 12V/SSI (24 + 8 pin) power
connectors

•Serial (one) and VGA (one)
connectors

•Stacked USB 2.0 (two) with one
RJ45 connectors

•Stacked PS/2 keyboard and
mouse connectors

•Two RJ-45 LAN connecto rs with
LEDs

1.3 - Software Spec ifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microso ft Wi ndo ws XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
SUSE Professional 9.x and SLES 9
RHEL3 Update 4
TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with
or without notice.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precautions: The Thunder K8SE supports SSI, EPS12V type power supplies

(24pin + 8pin) and will not operate with any other types. For proper power
supply installation procedures see page 34.

DO NOT USE ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the
board and void your warranty.

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
precaut i ons 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 safe ly grounded ob j ect to re le as e st atic charge (i .e. po w er
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) In spe ct 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.

The following page includes details on the vital component s of this
motherboard.

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2.2 - Block Diagram

Thunder K8SE (S2892) Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Conn ec tors

CPU 2

CPU 1

DIMM A1

DIMM A2

DIMM B1

DIM M B2

DIMM A1DIMM A1

DIMM B2

DIM M B1

DIMM A 2

DIMM A 1

DIMM B2

X16 PCI Express

PCI 32

X4 PCI Express

X16 PCI Express

100/66 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X133/100 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X

FDD1

J24

LPT1

J42

J37
J38

J39

J43

J41

J36

J49

J48

J47

J44

IDE1

IDE2

BIOS

Win bond

M83627HF-AW

J50

J53

J51 / 52J

J46

DIM M B2

P1W

PW2

J11

J9

J10

RAGE XL

215R 3LASB 41

J26

J35

Nvidia

Crush K8-0 4

AMD

8131 PCI-X

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1
1

1

J25

J15

J16

J8

1

J25

J56

1

J1P

J57

J58

J45

1

J14

U10

R3T

R1T

R2T

This diagram is representative of the latest bo ard 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 j umper cover
 CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

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Jumper/Connector Function Page

J26 USB Front Panel Header Page 13
J45 COM2 Header Page 13
J15/J56 PCI-X Bridge A Bus Speed Select Jumper Page 13
J25/J36 PCI-X Bridge B Bus Speed Select Jumper Page 13
J8 ATI Onboard VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Page 14

J44/J51/J52

10/100/1000 LAN3/LAN2/LAN1 Front
Panel LED Headers

Page 15

J49 Front Panel Header Page 15
JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper Page 15
J16 PCI-X Bridge A Bus Mode Select Jumper Page 15

J14

Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Enable/Disable
Jumper

Page 17

J48 Chassis Intrusion Connector Page 17
J46 SMBUS Connector Page 17
J57/J58 SMDC/ASF2.0 Select Jumper (Option) Page 17
J53 4-Pin Front Fan Connector Page 19
J50/J9 CPU_Fan Connectors Page 19
J10/J11/J42/J43 3-Pin Chassis Fan Connectors Page 19
J35/J37/J38/J39 Serial ATA RAID Connectors Page 19
J24 SMDC Connector Page 19

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CPU 2

CPU 1

DIMM A1

DIMM A2

DIMM B1

DIMM B 2

DIMM A1DIMM A1

DIMM B2

DIMM B1

DIMM A2

DIMM A1

DIMM B2

X16 P C I Ex pr ess

PCI 32

X4 PCI Express

X16 P C I Ex pr ess

100/ 66 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X133/100 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X

FDD1

J24

LPT1

J42

J37
J38

J39

J43

J41

J36

J49

J4 8

J47

J44

IDE1

IDE2

BIOS

Winbond

M83627HF-AW

J50
J53

J51/ 52J

J46

DIMM B 2

P1W

PW2

J11

J9

J10

RAG E XL

J26

J35

Nvidia

Cr ush K8 - 0 4

AMD

8131 PCI-X

J25

J15

J16

J8

J25

J56

J1P

J57

J58

J45

J14

U10

R3T

R1T

R2T

J26

J15

J25

JP56

J45

J36

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J26: USB Front Panel Header

10 2

9 1

Use this header to connect to front panel USB
connector.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

VCC

1 2

VCC

Data -

3 4

Data -

Data +

5 6

Data +

GND

7 8

GND

KEY

9 10

GND

J45: COM2 Header

2 10

1 9

Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

Data Carrier Detect

1 2

Data-Set-Ready

Receive-Data

3 4

Request-to-Send

Transfer-Data

5 6

Clear-to-Send

Data Terminal Ready

7 8

Ring-Indicator

Ground

9 10

NC/KEY

J15/JP56: PCI-X Bridge A Bus Speed Select Jumper

Speed J15 JP56

66MHz

1

1

100MHz

1

1

133MHz

1

1

J25/J36: PCI-X Bridge B Bus Speed Select Jumper

Speed J25 J36

66MHz

1

1

100MHz

1

1

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CPU 2

CPU 1

DIM M A1

DIM M A2

DIM M B1

DIMM B2

DIM M A1DIM M A1

DIMM B2

DIM M B1

DIMM A2

DIMM A1

DIMM B2

X16 PCI Express

PCI 32

X4 PCI Express

X16 PCI Express

100/6 6 PC I-X

133/100 PCI-X133/100 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X

FDD1

J24

LPT1

J42

J37
J3 8

J3 9

J43

J41

J36

J49

J48

J47

J44

IDE1

IDE2

BIOS

Winbond

M83627HF-AW

J50
J53

J51/ 52J

J46

DIMM B2

P1W

PW2

J11

J9

J10

RAGE X L

J26

J3 5

Nvidia

Crush K8-04

AMD

8131 P CI-X

J25

J15

J16

J8

J25

J56

J1P

J57

J58

J45

J14

U10

R3T

R1T

R2T

J8: ATI Onboard VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

1
3

(Default)-Enable onboard ATI Rage XL Graphic chip.

1
3

Disable onboard ATI Rage XL Gigabit chip.

J52

J51

J44

J49

J8

JP1

J16

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J44/J51/J52: 10/100/1000 LAN3/LAN2/LAN1 Front Panel LED Headers

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Use these headers to connect with the front panel dual
color LEDs to indicate the speed of LAN1, LAN2 and
LAN3.

J44: LAN3; J51: LAN2; J52: LAN1

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
Yellow+ Yellow- Green+ Green-

J49: Front Panel Header

JP1: Clear C MOS Jump er

J16: PCI-X Bridge A Bus Mode Select Jumper

1

Open (Default)-Allows PCI slots to operate in PCI-X
mode.

1

Closed-To force PCI slots to operate in PCI compatible
mode. Close this jumper if the card you are using does
not support PCI-X.

HDDLED+ 1  2 PWR LED+

HDDLED- 3  4 PWR LED-

GND 5  6 PWR SW

Reset SW+ 7  8 GND

+5V 9  10 NC

IRRX 11  12 Speaker+

GND 13  14 NC (KE Y)

IRTX 15   16 Buzzer+

NC 17  18 Speaker-/Buzzer-

31

(Clear)

3

1

(Default)

You can reset CMOS settings by using this jumper if
you have lost your system/setup password or need to
clear system BIOS setting.
Power off system and disconnect both power
connectors from the motherboard before clearing
CMOS. Reconnect power and power on system after
done.

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CPU 2

CPU 1

DIM M A1

DIM M A2

DIM M B1

DIMM B2

DIM M A1DIM M A1

DIMM B2

DIM M B1

DIMM A2

DIMM A1

DIMM B2

X16 PCI Express

PCI 32

X4 PCI Express

X16 PCI Express

100/6 6 PC I-X

133/100 PCI-X133/100 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X

FDD1

J24

LPT1

J42

J37
J3 8

J3 9

J43

J41

J36

J49

J48

J47

J44

IDE1

IDE2

BIOS

Winbond

M83627HF-AW

J50
J53

J51/ 52J

J46

DIMM B2

P1W

PW2

J11

J9

J10

RAGE X L

J26

J3 5

Nvidia

Crush K8-04

AMD

8131 P CI-X

J25

J15

J16

J8

J25

J56

J1P

J57

J58

J45

J14

U10

R3T

R1T

R2T

J14

J48 J46

J57

J58

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J14: Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Enable/Disable Jumper

1
3

(Default)-To enable onboard 10/100 Ethernet.

1
3

To disable onboard 10/100 Ethernet.

J48: Chassis Intrusion Connector

1

Pin 1: Intrusion detection. Pin 2: GND.
For use with chassis that support this feature.

J46: SMBUS Connector

4

1

Use this connector to connect external SMBUS
devices.

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
SMBUS_DATA GND SMBUS_CLK NC

J57/J58 : SMDC/ASF2.0 Se lect Jumper (Optio n)

J57 J58

1
3

1
3

Support SMD C card

J57 J58

1
3

1
3

Support ASF 2.0

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CPU 2

CPU 1

DIMM A1

DIMM A2

DIMM B1

DIMM B2

DIMM A1DIMM A1

DIMM B2

DIMM B1

DIMM A2

DIMM A1

DIMM B2

X16 P C I Expr ess

PCI 32

X4 PCI Express

X16 P C I Expr ess

100/66 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X133/100 PCI-X

133/100 PCI-X

FDD1

J24

LPT1

J42

J37
J38

J39

J43

J41

J36

J49

J48

J47

J44

IDE1

IDE2

BIOS

Winbond

M83627HF-AW

J50
J53

J51/ 52J

J46

DIMM B2

P1W

PW2

J11

J9

J10

RAG E XL

J26

J35

Nvidia

Cr ush K8 - 0 4

AMD

8131 PCI-X

J25

J15

J16

J8

J25

J56

J1P

J57

J58

J45

J14

U10

R3T

R1T

R2T

J50

J53

J9 J10

J35/J37
J38/J39

J43

J42

J11

J24

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J53: 4-Pin Front Fan Connector

+12 V

Speed Contro l 2

Spe ed Control

Ta c ho met e r

Use this header to connect the chassis
cooling fan to your motherboard to keep the
system stable and reliable.

This connector supports the tachometer
monitoring and auto fan speed control.

J50/J9: CPU_Fan Connectors

+12 V

Speed Contro l 2

Spe ed Control

Ta c ho met e r

Use these hea der s to connect the processor
cooling fans to your motherboard to keep the
system stable and reliable.
J50: CPUFAN1, J9: CPUFAN2

These connectors support the tachometer
monitoring and auto fan speed control.

J10/J11/J42/J43: 3-Pin Chassis Fan Connectors

+12V

GND

NC

Use these headers to connect the chassis cooling
fan to your motherboard to keep the system at
optimum performance levels.

J35, J37, J38, J39: Serial ATA RAID Connectors

7 GND
6 RXP
5 RXN
4 GND
3 TXN
2 TXP

1 7

1 GND

Connects to the Serial ATA ready drive s via
the Serial ATA cable

You may use any two of the four Serial ATA
ports to have the support of RAID 0 and 1
through the on board ICH6R south bridge chip.

J24: SMDC Connector

For connection with Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC).
The SMDC connector supports

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2.4 - Installing the Processor(s)

Your brand new Thunder K8SE supports the latest 64-bit processor technology
from AMD. Only AMD Opteron

™

processor 200 series are certified and
supported with this motherboard.
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NOTE

If using a single processor, it MUST be installed in socket
CPU1. When using a single processor only CPU1 memory
banks are addressable.

TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported
configuration.

The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install socket processors
and may not be an exact representation of the processors you have.

Step 1: Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90

o

or as far back as
possible to the socket.
Step 2: Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins underneath
the processor to ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.
Step 3: Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until
the processor sits flush with the socket.
Step 4: Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place. The
installation is finished.
Repeat these steps for the second processor if you are using two processors.

Take care when installing processors as they have very fragile connector pins
below the processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly.

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2.5 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

After you are done installing the processor(s), you should proceed to installing
the retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the
processors do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance
for as long as you own them. Overheated processors are also dangerous to the
motherboard.

The backplate assembly prevents excessive motherboard flex ing in the area
near the processor and provides a base for the installation of the heatsink
retention bracket and heatsink.

Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many
different manufacturers, a lot of them have their own method of installation. For
the safest method of installation and information on choosing the appropriate
heatsink, use heatsinks validated by AMD. Please refer to AMD’s website at

www.amd.com

.
The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common CPU back
plates:

1. Mounting screws

2. Heatsink retention frame

3. CPU socket

4. Motherboard PCB

5. Adhesive insulator
material

6. Backplate assembly

NOTE: Please see next
section for specific
instructions on how to install
mounting bracket.

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2.6 - Thermal Interface Material

There are two types of
thermal interface materials
designed for use with the
AMD Opteron processor.

The most common material
comes as a small pad
attached to the heatsink at
the time of purchase. There
should be a protective cover
over the material. Take care
not to touch this material.
Simply remove the protective
cover and place the heatsink
on the processor.

The second type of interface
material is usually packaged
separately. It is commonly
referred to as ‘thermal
compound’. Simply apply a
thin layer on to the CPU lid
(applying too much will
actually reduce the cooling).

NOTE

Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink &

processor to ensure the Thermal Interface material is

compatible with the processor & meets the manufacturer’s

warranty requirements

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2.7 - Heatsink Installation Procedures

Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION

1. After placing backplate and
interface ma t er i a l un der moth e r b oar d
place heatsink retention frame on top
of motherboard. Align plastic retention
bracket screw holes with CPU back­plate standoffs.
Tighten screws to secure plastic
retention bracket. Repeat for the other
side. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2. After tightening screw s secu re
metal clip to plastic retention bracket
center t a b. Repeat for the other side
of heatsink.

3. After securing meta l c lip to plastic
retention bracket center tab, push
down on plastic clip to lock plastic cl ip
to side tab.