TYAN Tomcat n3400B S2925, S2925, S2925G2NR, S2925A2NRF User Manual

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Tomcat n3400B

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S2925

Version 1.0

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of
this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from
TYAN Computer Corp.

Trademark

All regist ered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in
this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to

the following.
TYAN, Tomcat n3400B are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.

AMD, Opteron, and combination s thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
AMI, AMI BIOS are trademarks of AMI Technologies.

Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
Marvell® is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries
XGI and XG20 are trademarks of XGI Corporation
nVIDIA, nForce are trademarks of NVIDIA 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 rig ht 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! Page 4

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations Page 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image Page 8

2.2 Block Diagram Page 9

2.3 Board Parts, Jumper s and Connectors Page 10

2.4 Installing the Processor Page 22

2.5 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 23

2.6 Thermal Interface Material Page 24

2.7 Heatsink Installation Procedure s Page 25

2.8 Finishing Installing Heatsink Page 26

2.9 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 27

2.10 Installing the Memory Page 28

2.11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 30

2.12 Installing Add-In Cards Page 32

2.13 Connecting External Devices Page 33

2.14 Installing the Power Supply Page 34

2.15 Finishing Up Page 34
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 About the BIOS Page 35

3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 35

3.3 Setup Basics Page 36

3.4 Getting Help Page 36

3.5 In Case of Problems Page 36

3.6 BIOS Main Menu Page 37

3.7 Advanced Menu Page 38

3.8 PCI PnP Menu Page 60

3.9 Boot Menu Page 62

3.10 Security Menu Page 65

3.11 Chipset Menu Page 66

3.12 Exit Menu Page 73
Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes Page 75

4.2 Flash Utility Page 75

Appendix I: SMDC Information
Appendix II: How to Make a Drive Diskette

Page 78
Page 80

Glossary Page 82
Technical Support Page 88

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Check the box contents!

Item S2925G2NR S2925A2NRF

1x Tomcat n3400B

S2925G2NR motherboard

1x Tomcat n3400B

S2925A2NRF motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

6 x SATA cable 6 x SATA cable

3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter

3 x SATA Drive Power

Adapter

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE

cable

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE

cable

---- 1 x IEEE1394a Cable

1 x USB2.0 cable 1 x USB2.0 cable

1 x Tomcat n3400B user’s

manual

1 x Tomcat n3400B user’s

manual

1 x Tomcat n3400B Quick

Reference guide

1 x Tomcat n3400B Quick

Reference guide

1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield 1 x I/O shield

1 x SLI bridge 1 x SLI bridge

1x Retention Module 1 x Retention Module

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Tomcat
n3400B (S2925) is a flexible AM D64 platform for multiple applications, based on
NVIDIA nForce Pro3400 and SMSC DME5017 chipsets.

Designed to support AMD® Opteron™ 1000 series processors and 8GB DDRII­667 memory , the S2925 with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in
16MB XGI XG20TM video and six serial ATA ports, is ideal for CPU, memory,
and video intensive applications such as CAD, Graphics Design, and High
Bandwidth Video Editing, etc.

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

Processor

•uPGA 940-pin AM2 socket

•AMD Opteron 1000 series

processor

Expansion Slots

•One (1) x16 PCI -E connector for
graphics

•One (1) x16 PCI -E with x8
bandwisth

•One (1) PCI Express connector

•Three 32-bit, 33MHz PCI v2.3

slots

•Total six usable expansion slots

Chipset

•nVIDIA nForce Pro 3400

•SMSC DME5017

System Management

•SMSC DME5017 w/ hardware
monitoring

•Six 4-pin fan header

•Temperature and voltage

monitoring

•Watchdog timer

Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics

•XGI XG20 PCI graphics controller

•16MB Frame Buffer of video

memory

Integrated LAN Controllers

•Two nForce Pro 3400 integrated
MAC with Marvell 88E1116-CAA

Gigabit Ethernet PHY

- 32-bit PCIv2.3interface

- IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE

support

- Pin header for front panel LAN

LED

Integrated Audio

•Realtek ALC262 audio CODEC

•HAD 2.0 specification compliant

•2x5 pin header for front panel

audio connector

•CD-in connector

Integrated PCI 1394

•Co-lauout VIA VT6307 and
VT6308 PCI FireWire
(IEEE1394) controller

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Memory

•Dual memory channels

•Supports up to four DDR-800

DIMMs

•Up to 8GB of unbuffered,
ECC/non-ECC memory

Integrated PCI IDE

•One (1) ATA IDE slot for two IDE
devices

•Support for ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant

devices

Integrated Serial ATA II

•Serial ATA Host controllers
embedded

•Supports six serial ports run ning at

3.0Gb/s

•NV RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD
support

•SATA activity LED connector

Integrated I/O Interface

•One (1) floppy connector

•Four (4) USB 2.0 ports (via cable)

•One (1) COM port (via cable)

•Tyan 2x9 front panel pin header

•2x25 pin SMDC pin header

•One (1) ID LED pin header

•One (1) parallel pin header

•One TYFP2 pin header

•Two IEEE1394 ports (via cable)

Back Panel I/O Ports

•Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard
ports

•One (1) COM1 connector

•One (1) 15-pin VGA port

•3 audio jacks (from bottom: line

out, line in, MIC)

•Stacked two USB 2.0 ports and
one RJ45 (Marvell 88E1116-CAA

PHy + nVIDIA MAC) 10/100/1000
Base-T port with link/activity LED

•Stacked two USB 2.0 ports and
one RJ45 (Marvell 88E1116-CAA

PHy + nVIDIA MAC) 10/100/1000
Base-T port with link/activity LED

BIOS

•AMI BIOS 8Mbit Flash

•Supports ACPI 1.0

•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM 2.0 power

management

Power

•ATX 12V support, on board 4­phase VRD

•Universal 24-pin + 8-pin power
connectors

•4-pin auxiliary power connector

Form Factor

•ATX footprint, 9.6” x 12.0”
(244mmx305mm)

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 hol e pattern of
the Tomcat n3400B S2925 matches the ATX specification. Before continuing
with installation, confirm that y our chassis supports an ATX motherboard.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is read ing 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

Tomcat n3400B S2925 Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

DIMM4
DIMM3
DIMM2

DIMM1

PW1

KB/MS

COM1

VGA

AUDIO

LAN1
USB1

LAN2
USB2

FAN5

PW2

PW3

PCI-E1

PCI-E3

PCI-E2

PCI 1

PCI-E3

PCI 2

PCI 3

J13

J15

J19

J22

J23

J25

J28

BIOS

SMSC

DME5017

J25

VT6308

VIA

J20

J21

JP2 JP3

SATA1

SATA0

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4 SATA5

IDE

J27

J24

JP5

J41

J33

J34

J35

J36

J37

JP6

JP7

JP8

CPU

nVIDIA

nForce Pro3400

JP1 JP9

JP4

J11

J7

VBAT

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Jumper Legend

©©

OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover

©©

CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

Jumper/Connector Function

JP2/JP3 SMDC/ASF 1.0 Select Header
J19 Front Panel Header

J20/J21

Front Panel IEEE 1394 Headers
J20: 1394-1, J21: 1394-2

J15 IPMB Pin Header
J13 SMDC Connector

JP9 LCM Module Connector
JP1 Enable/Disable VGA Function Jumper

J28 COM2 Header

J24/J27

Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors
J24: USB3, J27: USB4

J25 Front Panel LAN1/LAN2/ID LED Headers
JP5 Clear CMOS Jumper

JP4 Enable VT6308 (1394) Function Jumper
J7 Front Audio Header

J11 External CD-in Header

J34/J35/J36/J37/J10

Front Fan Connector s

J34: FAN1, J35: FAN2, J36: FAN3, J37: FAN4
J33 CPU Fan Connector
SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5 Serial ATA RAID Connectors

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JP2/JP3: SMDC/ASF1.0 Select Header

1

3

(Default)

Support SMDC card

(JP2 & JP3 )

3

1

Support ASF 1.0

(JP2 & JP3)

JP3

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
SMB_CLK LAN_BMBCLK ASFCLK

JP2

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
SMB_DATA LAN_SMBDA ASFDA

J19 J21 JP2

J15

J13 J20

JP3

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J19: Front Panel Header

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.

J20/J21: Front Panel IEEE1394 Headers

1 9

2 10

Signal Pin Pin

Signal

XTPA+ 1 2 XTPA-

GND 3 4 GND

XTPB+ 5 6 XTPB-

POWR 7 8 POWR

_ 9 10

GND

Use these headers to connect to the external
devices of IEEE 1394.

J20: 1394-1, J21: 1394-2

J15: IPMB Pin Header

1

Use this header to connect to the IPMB device.

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
IPMB

DATA

GND IPMB

CLK

NC

J13: SMDC Connector

The SMDC connector allows you to connect with Tyan Server Management
Daughter Card (SMDC). The S2925 supports Tyan SMDC M3291. See

Appendix for more information on SMDC.

HDDLED+

1¾ ¾2 PWR LED+

HDDLED- 3¾ ¾ 4 PWR LED-

Reset Switch 5¾ ¾ 6 PWR Switch
Reset Switch 7¾ ¾ 8 Power Switch

NMI 9¾ ¾

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WLED+

NMI 11¾ ¾ 12 WLED-

5VSB 13¾ ¾ 14 key

SMBus Data 15¾ ¾ 16 GND

SMBus Clock 17¾ ¾ 18 NC

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JP1

JP9

J28

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JP9: LCM Module Connector

5

1

10

2

Use this header to connect the LCM module with

system monitoring function. This header is reserved for
barebone use.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

VCC

1 2

RXD2

_ 3 4

GND

5VSB

5 6

TXD2

JP1: Enable/Disable VGA Function Jumper

3

1

Enable the onboard VGA function. (Default)

3

1

Disable the onboard VGA function.

J28: COM2 Header

1 9

2 10

Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.
*TYAN does not provide cable for this header. It is

designed for OEM use only.

Signal Pin Pin

Signal

DCD 1 2 DSR
RXD 3 4 RTS

TXD 5 6 CTS

DTR 7 8 RI

GND 9 10

Key

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J24 J25 J27 JP5

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J24/J27: Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors

10 2

9 1

Signal Pin Pin

Signal

USB PWR 1 2 USB PWR

USB1- 3 4 USB2-

USB1+ 5 6 USB2+

GND 7 8 GND

_ 9 10

GND

Use these headers to connect to the USB devices
via the enclosed USB cable.

J24: USB3, J27: USB4

J25: Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 ID LED Headers

1 11

2 12

Signal Pin Pin Signal

LAN1 LED+ 1 2 LAN1 LED­LAN2 LED+ 3 4 LAN2 LED-

NC 5 6 NC

IDLED+ 7 8 IDLED-

ID S/W+ 9 10 ID S/W-

NC

11 12

_

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

JP5: Clear CMOS Jumper

1

3

Normal

(Default)

3

1

Clear

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
several seconds to Clear CMOS

- Replace jumper cap to close Pin_1 and 2
Reconnect power supply to AC source

Power on system

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JP4 J11 J7

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JP4: Enable VT6308(1394) Function Jumper

1

3

Enable the integrated 1394a function of VT6308 PCI
FireWire controller. (Default)

1

3

Disable the integrated 1394a function of VT6308 PCI
FireWire controller.

J7: Front Audio Header

1 9

2 10

Signal Pin Pin

Signal

Mic_L 1 2 GND

Mic_R 3 4 Key

Line_R 5 6 GND

_ 7 8 NC

Line_L 9 10

GND

Use this header to connect with the front panel
audio outputs.

J11: External CD-in Header

1

Use this header to connect to the external CD-in
device.

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

CDIN_L GND GND CDIN_R

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J37 J35 J36 J10 J34 J33 SATA5

SATA4

SATA2

SATA3

SATA0

SATA1

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J34/J35/J36/J37/J10: Front Fan Connectors

J34/J35/J36/J37

+12V

PWM

GND

Tachometer

J10

+12V

NC

GND

NC

Use these headers to connect the chassis cooling fans
to your motherboard to keep the system stable and
reliable.

J34: FAN1, J35: FAN2, J36: FAN3, J37: FAN4
J10: FAN5

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

J33: CPU FAN Connector

+12V

PWM

GND

Tachometer

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

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

SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5: Serial ATA RAID Connectors

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

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1

1 GND

Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the
Serial ATA cable

You may use any two of the six Serial ATA ports to
have the support of RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and 5 through
the onboard nVIDIA chip.

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2.4 - Installing the Processor

Your brand new Tomcat n3400B S2925 supports the latest 64-bit processor
technology from AMD®. Only AMD® Opteron™ series processors are certified

and supported with this motherboard.
Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.tyan.com

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

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

Step 1: Lift the lever on the socket until it is approxima tely 90o 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.
Take care when installing the processor as it ha s 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, you should proceed to install the
retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the processor

do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long
as you own them. The overheated processor is dangerous to the motherboard.

The backplate assembly prevents excessive motherboard flexing in the area
near the processor and prov ides 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 s 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™
processors.

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 wit h the processor & meets the manufacturer’s
warranty requirements

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2.7 - Heatsink Installation Procedures

1. After placing backplate and
interface material under motherboard

place heatsink retention frame on top
of motherboard. Align plastic retention
bracket screw hole s with CPU back­plate standoffs.
Tighten screws to secure plastic

retention bracket. Repeat for the other
side. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2. After tightening screws secure
metal clip to plastic retention bracket
center tab. Repeat for the other side

of heatsink.

3. After securing metal clip to plastic
retention bracket center tab, push

down on plastic clip to lock plastic clip
to side tab.

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2.8 - Finishing Installing the Heatsink

After you have finished installing the heatsink onto the processor and
socket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should already be attached to

the heatsink) to the motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to
connect fans onto the motherboard.

Once you have finishe d installing all the fans you can connect your drives
(hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) to your motherboard.

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2.9 - 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.