TYAN Thunder n3600M (S2932, S2932, S2932WG2NR, S2932G2NR User Manual

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Thunder n3600M

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S2932

Version 1.1

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2007. 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, Thunder n3600M are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
AMI, AMI BIOS are trademarks of AMI Technologies.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Marvell

®

is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.

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 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! Page 3

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, Jumpers and Connectors Page 10

2.4 Installing the Processor Page 22

2.5 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 27

2.6 Installing the Memory Page 28

2.7 Attaching Drive Cables Page 30

2.8 Installing Add-in Cards Page 32

2.9 Connecting External Devices Page 33

2.10 Installing the Power Supply Page 34

2.11 Finishing up Page 35
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 About the BIOS Page 37

3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 37

3.3 Setup Basics Page 38

3.4 Getting Help Page 38

3.5 In Case of Problems Page 38

3.6 BIOS Main Menu Page 39

3.7 Advanced Menu Page 40

3.8 PCI PnP Menu Page 62

3.9 Boot Menu Page 64

3.10 Security Menu Page 69

3.11 Chipset Menu Page 70

3.12 Exit Menu Page 80
Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Beep Codes Page 81

4.2 Flash Utility Page 81

4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code
Appendix: SMDC Information

Page 82
Page 85

Glossary Page 87
Technical Support Page 93

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Check the box contents!

Item S2932WG2NR S2932G2NR

1x Thunder n3600M

S2932W G2NR motherboard

1x Thunder n3600M

S2932G2NR 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

2 x SAS Cable --

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE

cable

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE

cable

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

1 x Thunder n3600M user’s

manual

1 x Thunder n3600M user’s

manual

1 x Thunder n3600M Quick

Referenc e guide

1 x Thunder n3600M Quick

Referenc e 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

2 x CPU Retention Frame

and Back Plate

2 x CPU Retention Frame

and Back Plate

1 x COM Port cable 1 x COM Port cable

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NOTE

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Thunder
n3600M (S2932) is a flexible AMD64 platform for multiple applications, based
on NVIDIA nForce Pro3600 and SMSC DME5017 chipsets.

Designed to support AMD

®

uPGA 1207-pin ZIF L1 socket processors and 64GB
DDRII-667 memory, the S2932 with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built­in 32MB DDR video memory 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

•Two uPGA 1207-pin ZIF L1

sockets

•Supports up to two AMD



Opteron

TM

Rev. F 2000 Series
Santa Rosa Dual core
processors, and Barcelona Quad
core processors

•Integrated 128-bit DDR memory

controller

Expansion Slots

•Two (2) x16 PCI Express with x8

bandwidth

•Three (3) PCI-X slots

•One (1) 32-bit, 33MHz PCI v2.3

slots

•Total six (6) usable expansion

slots

Chipset

•nVIDIA nForce Pro 3600

•NEC nPD720400

•SMSC DME5017

•LSI 1068E

Integrated I/O Interfaces

• One (1) floppy connector

• One (1) IDE connector

• Six (6) SATA ports

• Eight (8) SAS ports

• Four (4) USB2.0 ports (2 at rear, 2

via cable)

• Two (2) COM port (1 at rear, 1 via

cable)

• Tyan 2x9 front-panel pin header

• Tyan 2x7 pin header (2.0mm) for

FAN tachometer and PWM

• 2x25 IPMI pin header

Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics

• ATI ES1000 PCI graphics

controller

• 32MB DDR Frame Buffer of video

memory

Integrated IDE

• One (1) ATA IDE slot for two IDE

devices

• Support for ATA-133/100/66/33

IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices

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System Management

• SMSC DME5017 w/ hardware

monitoring

• Seven 4-pin fan header

• Temperature and voltage

monitoring

• Watchdog timer

• Port 80 code display LED

• TYAN IPMI support

Memory

• Dual memory channels

• Supports up to 16 DDRII-667

DIMMs

• Up to 64GB of register ECC/non-

ECC memory

Integrated Serial ATA II

•Serial ATA Host controllers

embedded

•Supports six serial ports running at

3.0Gb/s

•NV RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD

support

•SATA activity LED connector

Serial Attached SCSI(SAS)

•LSI 1068E PCI-E SAS controller

•Supports 8 SAS ports running at

3.0Gb/s

•RAID 0, 1 and JBOD support

Back Panel I/O Ports

•Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard

ports

•Two (2) USB 2.0 ports

•One (1) COM1 connector

•One (1) 15-pin VGA port

•Two RJ45 (Marvell 88E1121 PHy

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

Integrated LAN Controllers

•Two 10/100/1000 Base-T LAN

(nForce Pro3600 integrated MAC
with Marvell 88E1121Gigabit
Ethernet PHY)

•IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE

support

BIOS

•AMI BIOS 8Mbit Flash

•Supports ACPI 2.0

•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 power

management

Power

•ATX12V support, on-board 4-

phase VRD

•Universal 24-pin + 8-pin power

connectors

•4-pin auxiliary power connector

Form Factor

•Extended ATX (13” x 12”)

•8 layers PCB

Regulatory

•FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

•CE (Declaration of Conformity)

PCI-E Assignment

•X16 PCI Express with x8

bandwidth

•X16 PCI Express with x8

bandwidth

•NEC nPD720400 with x4

bandwidth

•LSI 1068E with x8 bandwidth

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the Thunder n3600M S2932 matches the EATX specification. Before continuing
with installation, confirm that your chassis supports an 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 n3600M S2932 Block Diagram

DDR2 SDRAM 5

DDR2 SDRAM 7

DDR2 SDRAM 4

DDR2 SDRAM 6

DDR2 SDRAM 3

DDR2 SDRAM 5

Dual Socket F(LGA1207)

DDR2 SDRAM 7

DDR2 SDRAM 4

DDR2 SDRAM 6

Channel B

DDR2 SDRAM

Interface

PCI-X slot

GBLAN

GBLAN

PCI-X slot

RJ45

RJ45

88E1121

DDR2 SDRAM

Interface

Channel A

16 x 16

HyperTransport

IDE * 1

MCP55 Pro

RegisteredRegistered

AMD Socket F

Processor

CPU2

AMD Socket F

Processor

CPU1

PCI-E X8 (X16 Slot)

PCI-E X8 (X16 Slot)

uPD720400

DDR2 SDRAM 0

DDR2 SDRAM 1

DDR2 SDRAM 2

DDR2SDRAM 3

USB * 4

SATA * 6

PCI-X 64/133

DDR2 SDRAM

Interfac e

DDR2 SDRAM

Interfac e

Channel A

Channel B

DDR2 SDRAM 2

DDR2 SDRAM 1

PCI-Express X8

DDR2 SDRAM 0

Secondary CPU Primary CPU

PCI-X slot

Channel A

Channel B

NEC

S1 S2 P1

16 x 16

HyperTransport

Marvell

BIOS

Super IO

SCH5017

FLOPPY

COM1

COM2

KB/MS

PCI-Express X4

SAS1068E

LSI

PCI 32/33

PCI slot

VGA

ATI ES1000

PCI Bus

SAS * 8

LPC

RGMII

L1

L1

L0

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

CPU2_DIMM0

CPU2_DIMM1

CPU2_DIMM2

CPU2_DIMM3

CPU2_DIMM4

CPU2_DIMM5

CPU2_DIMM6

CPU2_DIMM7

CPU1_DIMM0

CPU1_DIMM1

CPU1_DIMM2

CPU1_DIMM3

CPU1_DIMM4

CPU1_DIMM5

CPU1_DIMM6

CPU1_DIMM7

PW1

PW3

PW2

CPU1

CPU2

PCI-E1

PCI

KB/MS

USB1

COM1

USB1

VGA

LAN2

LA N1

CPUFAN2

PCI-E1PCI-E1

PCI-E2

PCIX-P1

PCIX-S1

PCIX-S2

J10

J8

J17

J18

JP1
JP2
JP3
JP4
JP5
JP6

J38

J39

J41

FAN3

FAN4

SAS0

SA S1

SAS2

SAS3

SAS4

SAS5

SA S6

SA S7

J63

J64

J65

J66

J61

SATA0

SATA 1

SATA2

SATA 3

SATA4

SATA5

CP UFAN1

FAN1

FAN2

BIOS

ATI

ES1000

ATI

ES1000

SMSC

SC H50 17

32 MB

DDR

Ma rve ll
88E1121

FAN5

J67

NV IDI A
MCP55

LSI
1068E

NEC

UPD720400CFF

JP7

Jumper Legend

 OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover
 CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

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Jumper/Connector Function

JP1/JP2 PCI-S1/ PCI-S2 Speed Setting Jumper

JP3/JP4 SMDC Select Jumper

JP5 VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

JP6 SAS Enable/Disable Jumper

JP7 Clear CMOS Jumper

J1 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

J2 VGA Connector

J3 COM Port Connector

J4/J5 Gigabit LAN Port

J7/J42/J43/J59/J62

Chassis Fan Connectors
J59: FAN1, J62: FAN2, J42: FAN3, J43: FAN4

J7: FAN5
J8 COM Port Pin Header

J9/J55 J55: CPUFAN1; J9: CPUFAN2 connectors

J10 Floppy Connector

J17 SMDC Connector

J18 IPMB Pin Header

PW1/PW2/PW3 Power Connectors (see p.34 for details)

J38 LCM Pin Header (for Barebone use only)

J39/J63

TYAN Front Panel 2 Connector (for Barebone use

only)

J41 Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors

J61 Primary IDE Connector

J64 Front Panel Header

J65 SGPIO Header (for Barebone use only)

J66 SAS Fault LED Pin Header (for Barebone use only)

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J18

J64

J17

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J64: 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.

J18: 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

J17: SMDC Connector

J33

CON25X2_M3291

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37

41
43
45
47
49

2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40

44
46
48
50

LAD0
LAD2
GND 1
GND 2
GND 3
GND 4
I2C1DA
I2C4CLK
GND 6
I2C3DA
I2C2CLK
5VSB2
PWR BTN#
RS TBTN#
OEMBTN#
EXTSMI#
CPUNMI#
SIO_R XD
SIO_TXD

SIO_R TS#
SIO_C TS#
SERI RQ
GND 12
SMALERTB#

LAD1
LAD3

LFRAME#

PCI _CLK
PCI RST#
I2C1CLK

GND5

I2C4DA

I2C3CLK

5VSB1

I2C2DA

GND7

PCI PME#

COM_TXD

COM_RXD

SOL_CTRL

GND8
COM_RTS#
COM_CTS#

SYSPW RGD

OEMGPIO

BMC_RST#

SMALERTA#

BMC_DET#

The SMDC connector allows you to
connect with Tyan Server Management
Daughter Card (SMDC). The S2932
supports Tyan SMDC M3291. See
Appendix for more information on SMDC.

HDD LED+ 1 2 PWR LED+

HDD LED- 3 4 PWR LED­Reset Switch 5 6 PWR Switch
Reset Switch 7 8 Power Switch

NMI 9 10 Warning LED+
NMI 11  12 Warning LED-

5VSB 13 14 key

SMBus Data 15  16 GND

SMBus Clock 17  18 Chassis Intrusion

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JP1/JP2: PCI-S1/PCI-S2 Speed Setting Jumper

3

1

Max frequency is 133MHz

1

3

Max frequency is 100MHz

JP1/JP2/JP3/JP4/JP5/JP6
(from top to bottom)

JP7

15

JP3/JP4: SMDC Select Jumper

1

3

Support SMDC.

Please note that both JP3 and JP4 must be Pin #2-3
closed to support SMDC.

JP5: VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

3

1

Enable the onboard VGA function. (Default)

1

3

Disable the onboard VGA function.

JP6: SAS Enable/Disable Jumper

3

1

Enable the onboard SAS function. (Default)

1

3

Disable the onboard SAS function.

JP7: 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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J41: Front Panel USB2.0 Connector

9 10

1

2

Signal Pin Pin Signal

USB PWR 1 2 USB PWR

USB1- 3 4 USB2-

USB1+ 5 6 USB2+

GND 7 8 GND

Key

9 10

GND

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

J41

J8

J39

J63

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J8: COM Port Pin Header

9 10

1

2

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

J39: TYAN Front Panel 2 Connector (for Barebone use only)

11 12

1

2

Signal Pin Pin Signal

LAN1 LED+ 1 2 LAN1 LED-

LAN2 LED+

3 4

LAN2 LED-

NC

5 6

NC

ID LED+ 7 8 ID LED-

ID S/W +

9 10

ID S/W-

Key 11 12 NC

Use this header to connect to the front panel of
barebone.

J63: TYAN Fron Panel 2 Connector (for Barebone use only)

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13

14

Signal Pin Pin Signal

TACH1 1 2 TACH6

TACH2

3 4

TACH7

TACH3

5 6

TACH8

TACH4

7 8

TACH9

TACH5 9 10 TACH10

GND 11 12 Key

GND

13 14

PWM

Use this header to connect to the front panel of
barebone.

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J66

J65

J38

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J38: LCM Pin Header (for Barebone use only)

5

1

6

2

5

1

Use

this header to connect the LCM module with
system monitoring function. This header is reserved for
barebone use.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

VCC5V

1 2

RXD2

Key

3 4

GND

5VSB

5 6

TXD2

J65: SGPIO Header (for Barebone use only)

1

2

78

Signal Pin Pin Signal

SDATA_OUT0

1 2

SDATA_IN0

SCLOCK 3 4 SLOAD

SDATA_OUT1

5 6

SDATA_IN1

GND 7 8 Key

J66: SAS Fault LED Pin Header (for Barebone use only)

1

2

17

18

Signal Pin Pin Signal

SAS0+ 1 2 SAS0-

SAS1+

3 4

SAS1-

SAS2+ 5 6 SAS2-

SAS3+

7 8

SAS3-

Key 9 10 NC

SAS4+ 11 12 SAS4-

SAS5+ 13 14 SAS5-

SAS6+

15 16

SAS6-

SAS7+

17 18

SAS7-

Use this header to connect to the SAS Fault LED
on Barebone.

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J59

J42

J55

J9

J62

SAS5

SAS2

SAS3

SAS0

SAS1

J43

J7

SAS6

SAS7

Top: from left to right
SATA0, SATA2, SATA4
Bottom: from left to right
SATA1, SATA3, SATA5

SAS4

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J7/J42/J43/J59/J62: Front Fan Connectors

J7 J59/J62

+1 2V

PW M

GN D

Tac h omete r

+12V

PWM

GND

Ta c h o m e t e r

J42/J43

+12V

PW

M

GN

D

Tachom eter

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

J59: FAN1, J62: FAN2, J42: FAN3, J43:
FAN4
J7: FAN5

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

J9/J55: CPU FAN Connector

+1 2V

PW M

GN D

Tac h omete r

+12V

PWM

GND

Ta c h o m e t e r

CPUFAN2 CPUFAN1

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

J55: CPUFAN1, J9: CPUFAN2

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

SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5: Serial ATA RAID Connectors
SAS 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 SAS Connectors

7 GND

6 RXP

5 RXN

4 GND

3 TXN

2 TXP

7

1

1 GND

SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5 Connectors

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

- You may have the support of RAID 0, 1, 0+1,
and 5 through the onboard MCP55 Pro chip.

SAS 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 SAS Connectors

- Connects to the Serial ATA or SAS HDD via the
Serial ATA cable

- You may have the support of NV RAID 0, 1 and
JBOD through the onboard LSI SAS1068E chip.

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2.4 - Installing the Processor

Your Thunder n3600M S2932 supports the latest processor technologies from
AMD. Check the TYAN website for latest processor support:

http://www.tyan.com

Exploded View of AMD PIB Platforms Thermal Solution based on AMD Socket F
Processor

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Back plate Assembly

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.

Let 2 upper &
lower-middle
PEM nuts pass
through the
holes.

4 PEM nuts
should fit 4
holes.

2

4

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 left thumb and forefinger to hold the lever hook, then pull it
to the left side to clear the retention tab.

3. Rotate the lever to a fully open position.

4. Lift the load plate to a fully open position.

5. 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.

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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 load plate.
With the package in the socket, the PnP cap removal process will not
damage the contacts.

7. 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.

8. Repeat this procedure for the second processor if necessary.

CPU VRD Heat Dispersion Notice

INSTALL FAN INTO CHASSIS TO LET AIR FLOW IN!!!

-To ensure that the board runs efficiently and does not overheat, make sure
there is air flow around the CPU VRD (as shown) to help disperse the heat
generated around the CPU.

CPU VRD

CPU VRD

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2.5 - 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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2.6 - Installing the Memory

Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible
with the motherboard and processor. Only DDR2 register ECC/non-ECC
memory 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 n3600M S2932 supports up to 64GB of memory.

Memory Population Rule

(Note: X indicates a populated DIMM Slot)

Single CPU Installed

(CPU1 only)

Dual CPU installed

(CPU1 and CPU2)
Population Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CPU1_DIMM0 x x
CPU1_DIMM1 x x
CPU1_DIMM2 x x x x
CPU1_DIMM3 x x x x
CPU1_DIMM4 x x x x x x
CPU1_DIMM5 x x x x x x
CPU1_DIMM6 x x x x x x x x
CPU1_DIMM7 x x x x x x x x
CPU2_DIMM0 x
CPU2_DIMM1 x
CPU2_DIMM2 x x
CPU2_DIMM3 x x
CPU2_DIMM4 x x x
CPU2_DIMM5 x x x
CPU2_DIMM6 x x x x
CPU2_DIMM7 x x x x

NOTE:

Symmetrical DIMMS must be identical

- Same DRAM technology, eg 128-bit, 256-bit, etc

- Same DRAM bus width, eg x8 or x16

- Matched Sided DIMMs (single-sided or double-sided)

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Memory Installation Procedure

Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the Thunder n3600M.

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.

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.

Key slot