Tyan S8236 User Manual

S8236

Version 1.1

Copyright

Copyright © 2010 MiTAC International Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of
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MiTAC International Corporation.

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manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the
following.

TYAN® is a trademark of MiTAC International Corporation.

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AMD

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is a trademark of Intel® Corporation.

Intel
AMI, AMI BIOS are trademarks of AMI Technologies.
Microsoft®, Windows® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Winbond

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is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.

Notice

Information contained in this document is furnished by MiTAC International
Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing.
MiTAC assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied
warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN
warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. MiTAC
retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or specifications at
any time, without notice. In no event will MiTAC 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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Contents

Before you begin…....................................................................................4

Chapter 1: Instruction ................................................................................5

1.1 Congratulations .................................................................................5

1.2 Hardware Specifications....................................................................5

1.3 Software Specifications.....................................................................8

Chapter 2: Board Installation..................................................................... 9

2.1 Board Image....................................................................................10

2.2 Block Diagram.................................................................................11

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors...........................................12

2.4 Installing the Processor and Heat sink............................................22

2.5 Thermal Interface Material ..............................................................25

2.6 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis ......................................26

2.7 Installing the Memory ......................................................................28

2.8 Attaching Drive Cables....................................................................34

2.9 Installing Add-In Cards....................................................................35

2.10 Connecting External Devices ........................................................36

2.11 Installing the Power Supply...........................................................37

2.12 Finishing Up...................................................................................38

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup ............................................................................. 39

3.1 About the BIOS................................................................................39

3.2 Main Menu.......................................................................................41

3.3 Advanced Menu...............................................................................42

3.4 PCI/PnP Menu.................................................................................62

3.5 Boot Menu.......................................................................................64

3.6 Security Menu..................................................................................68

3.7 Chipset Menu ..................................................................................69

3.8 Exit Menu.........................................................................................83

Chapter 4: Diagnostics............................................................................. 85

4.1 Beep Codes.....................................................................................85

4.2 Flash Utility......................................................................................85

4.3 AMIBIOS Post Code........................................................................86

Glossary..................................................................................................... 89

Technical Support ....................................................................................95

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Before you begin…

Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x S8236 Motherboard

1 x S8236 User’s manual

1 x S8236 Quick reference guide

1 x TYAN® Driver CD

1 x I/O shield

2 x Serial ATA Cable

1 x Mini-SAS to 7-Pin SATA Cable

2 x Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS Cable (S8236WGM3NR Only)

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1 x USB 2.0 Cable

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Chapter 1: Instruction

1.1 Congratulations

You have purchased the powerful TYAN® S8236 motherboard, based on the

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SR5690 & SP5100 chipsets. The S8236 is designed to support dual

AMD

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AMD

45nm 8-Core/12-Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors and up to 256GB
of 800, 1066 and 1333MHz DDR3 memory modules. Leveraging advanced
technology from AMD®, the S8236 is capable of offering scalable 32 and 64-bit
computing, high-bandwidth memory design, and lightning-fast PCI-E bus
implementation.

The S8236 not only empowers you in today’s demanding IT environment but also
offers a smooth path for future application upgradeability. All of these rich feature
sets provides the S8236 with the power and flexibility to meet demanding
requirements for today’s IT environments.

Remember to visit the TYAN® website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can
find all the information on all TYAN® products as well as all the supporting
documentation, FAQs, Drivers and BIOS upgrades.

1.2 Hardware Specifications

S8236WGM3NR

Supported CPU Series

Processor

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slots

Recommended
Barebone / Chassis

LAN

Storage

Features

Socket Type / Q'ty G34 / (2)
Average CPU Power

(ACP) wattage
System Bus Up to 6.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support
Chipset AMD SR5690 + SP5100
Super I/O Winbond W83627
Supported DIMM Qty (8)+(8) DIMM slots
DIMM Type / Speed U/RDDR3 & LV RDDR3, 800/1066/1333 MHz
Capacity Up to 256GB (total)
Memory channel 4 Channels per CPU
Memory voltage 1.5V or 1.35V
PCI-E (2) PCI-E Gen.2 x16 slots
Recommended TYAN

Riser Card
1U Barebone GT24-B8236
Port Q'ty (3)

Controller Intel 82574L / Intel 82576EB

SAS

SATA Connector (1) Mi ni-SAS (4-port) + (2) SATA

Connector (2) Mini-SAS connectors (totally support 8 ports)
Controller LSI SAS2008
Speed 6.0 Gb/s
RAID RAID 0/1/1E/10 (LSI Integrated RAID)

AMD 45nm 8-Core/12-Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors (Magny­Cours) / (4) HT3; 12MB L3 per socket

HyperTransportTM3 technology (HT3) links provide up to 102.4 GB/s
peak bandwidth per processor; Quad 16-bit HyperTransportTM3
technology (HT3) links provide up to 6.4GT/s per link.

Up to 105W

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Controller AMD SP5100
Speed 3.0 Gb/s
RAID RAID 0/1/10/5 (Promise Integrated RAID)

Graphic

Input /Output

System Monitoring

Server Management

BIOS

Physical Dimension
Operating System OS supported list Please visit our Web site for the latest update.
Regulation

Operating
Environment

RoHS RoHS 6/6 Complaint Yes

Package Contains

Optional accessories Riser Card

Connector type D-Sub 15-pin
Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz
Chipset Aspeed AST2050
USB (7) USB2.0 ports (2 at rear, 4 via cable, 1 type A onboard)
COM (2) ports (1 at rear, 1 via cable)
SAS (2) Mini-SAS (4-in-1) connectors
VGA (1) D-Sub 15-pin VGA port
RJ-45 (4) GbE ports

Power
Front Panel (1) 2x12-pin SSI front panel header

SATA (1) Mini-SAS connector & (2) SATA-II connectors
Chipset Winbond W83795G
Voltage Monitors voltage for CPU, memory, chipset & power supply
Fan Total (8) 4-pin headers
Temperature Monitors temperature for CPU & system environment

LED
Others Watchdog timer support

Onboard Chipset Onboard Aspeed AST2050
AST2050 IPMI

Feature
AST2050 iKVM

Feature
Brand / ROM size AMI / 4MB

Feature

Form Factor SSI EEB
Board Dimension 12"x13" (305x330mm)

FCC (DoC) Class B
CE (DoC) Yes
Operating Temp. 10° C ~ 35° C (50° F~ 95° F)
Non-operating Temp. - 40° C ~ 70° C (-40° F ~ 158° F)
In/Non-operating

Humidity

Motherboard (1) S8236 Motherboard
Manual (1) User's manual / (1) Quick Ref. Guide
Installation CD (1) TYAN installation CD
I/O Shield (1) I/O Shield

SATA (2) SATA signal cables / (1) Mini-SAS cable

Cable

SAS (2) Mini-SAS cables

ATX12V / SSI EEB spec. 2008 / Universal 24-pin + 8-pin + 8-pin
power connectors

Fan fail LED indicator / Over temperature warning indicator / Fan &
PSU fail LED indicator

IPMI 2.0 compliant baseboard management controller (BMC) / USB 2.0
virtual hub / BIOS update

24-bit high quality video compression / Dual 10/100 Mb/s MAC
interfaces

Plug and Play (PnP) /PCI2.3 /WfM2.0 /SMBIO S2.3 /PXE boot / ACPI

2.0 power management /Power on mode after power recovery / User­configurable H/W monitoring

90%, non-condensing at 35° C

M2091-R, PCI-E x16 1U riser card (right) / M2091, PCI-E x16 1U riser
card (left)

S8236GM3NR

AMD 45nm 8-Core/12-Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors (Magny­Cours)

Up to 105W

Processor

Chipset

Supported CPU Series
Socket Type / Q'ty G34 / (2)

Average CPU Power
(ACP) wattage

System Bus Up to 6.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support
Chipset AMD SR5690 + SP5100
Super I/O Winbond W83627

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Supported DIMM Qty (8)+(8) DIMM slots

Memory

Expansion Slots

Recommended
Barebone / Chassis

LAN

Storage SATA

Graphic

Input /Output

System Monitoring

Server Management

BIOS

Physical Dimension
Operating System OS supported list Coming soon

Regulation

Operating
Environment

RoHS RoHS 6/6 Complaint Yes

Package Contains

Optional accessories Riser Card

DIMM Type / Speed U/RDDR3 & LV RDDR3, 800/1066/1333 MHz
Capacity Up to 256GB (total)
Memory channel 4 Channels per CPU
Memory voltage 1.5V or 1.35V
PCI-E (2) PCI-E Gen.2 x16 slots
Recommended TYAN

Riser Card
1U Barebone GT24-B8236
Port Q'ty (3)

Controller Intel 82574L / Intel 82576EB

Connector (1) Mini-SAS (4-port) + (2) SATA
Controller AMD SP5100
Speed 3.0 Gb/s

RAID RAID 0/1/10/5 (Promise Integrated RAID)
Connector type D-Sub 15-pin
Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz
Chipset Aspeed AST2050
USB (7) USB2.0 ports (2 at rear, 4 via cable, 1 type A onboard)
COM (2) ports (1 at rear, 1 via cable)
VGA (1) D-Sub 15-pin VGA port
RJ-45 (4) GbE ports

Power
Front Panel (1) 2x12-pin SSI front panel header

SATA (1) Mini-SAS connector & (2) SATA-II conn ectors
Chipset Winbond W83795G
Voltage Monitors voltage for CPU, memory, chipset & power supply
Fan Total (8) 4-pin headers
Temperature Monitors temperature for CPU & sy stem env i ronm ent

LED
Others Watchdog timer support

Onboard Chipset Onboard Aspeed AST2050
AST2050 IPMI Feature
AST2050 iKVM

Feature
Brand / ROM size AMI / 4MB

Feature

Form Factor SSI EEB
Board Dimension 12"x13" (305x330mm)

FCC (DoC) Class B
CE (DoC) Yes
Operating Temp. 10° C ~ 35° C (50° F~ 95° F)
Non-operating Temp. - 40° C ~ 70° C (-40° F ~ 158° F)
In/Non-operating

Humidity

Motherboard (1) S8236 Motherboard
Manual (1) User's manual / (1) Quick Ref. Guide
Installation CD (1) TYAN installation CD
I/O Shield (1) I/O Shield
Cable SATA (2) SATA signal cables / (1) Mini-SAS cable

M2091, PCI-E x16 1U riser card (left) and M2091-R, PCI-E x16 1U
riser card (right)

ATX12V / SSI EEB spec. 2008 / Universal 24-pin + 8-pin + 8-pin
power connectors

Fan fail LED indicator / Over temperature warning indicator / Fan &
PSU fail LED indicator

IPMI 2.0 compliant baseboard management controller (BMC) / USB

2.0 virtual hub / BIOS update
24-bit high quality video compression / Dual 10/100 Mb/s MAC

interfaces

Plug and Play (PnP) /PCI2.3 /WfM2.0 /SMBIO S2.3 /PXE boot / ACPI

2.0 power management /Power on mode after power recovery /
User-configurable H/W monitoring

90%, non-condensing at 35° C

M2091-R, PCI-E x16 1U riser card (right) / M2091, PCI-E x16 1U
riser card (left)

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1.3 Software Specifications

For OS (operation system) support, please check with TYAN® support for latest
information.

Remember to visit our Web site at http://www.tyan.com
User’s Guide.

for the latest AST2050

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your 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, MiTAC 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 antist ati c

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 not look exactly like the above picture.

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2.2 Block Diagram

S8236 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. But
for the DIMM number please refer to the above placement for memory installation.
For the latest board revision, please visit our web site at http://www.tyan.com.

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Jumpers & Connectors

Jumper/Connector Function

J4 COM2 Header
J5/J12/J30/J34/J54/J55/J56 4-pin Fan Connectors
J23 Front Panel Header
J24 Reset Switch
J25 Power Switch
J28 Fan TACH Connector
J29/J33 USB Front Panel Header
J31 PSMI Connector
J32 LAN3 Active LED Header
J53 HDD Fault Header
J59 IPMB Header
JP1/JP2 COM2 Function Select Jumper
JP3 Clear CMOS Jumper
JP6 Front Panel ID LED Button
JP7 Chassis Intrusion Header
LED1 ID LED
LED2 SAS Flash Ready (Amber)
LED3 SAS HD Fault LED (Amber)
LED4 Power On LED (Green)
LED5 Standby LED (Green)
LED6 SAS Error LED (Amber)
LED7 SAS Heart Beat LED (Green)
LED8 BMC Heart Beat LED (Green)

Jumper Legend

OPEN - Jumper OFF

CLOSED - Jumper ON

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Without jumper cover

With jumper cover

LED Definitions

LED2

LED3

LED4

LED5

LED6

SAS Flash
Ready

SAS HD
Fault LED

Power On
LED

Standby
LED

SAS Error
LED

Pin Signal

+ +3V

- SAS_FLASH_RY

State Description

OFF OFF

Blinking Amber

Pin Signal

+ +3V

- LED_SASHDD_FAULT-

State Description

OFF OFF

ON Amber

Pin Signal

+ +3V

- GND

State Description

OFF OFF Power Off

ON Green Power On

Pin Signal

+ +3VSB

- GND

State Description

OFF OFF

ON Green

Pin Signal

+ +3V

- GND

State Description

OFF OFF

ON Amber

(SAS SKU Only) The SAS
firmware is not updated.

(SAS SKU Only) The LED shows
blinking amber when the system is
updating the SAS firmware.

(SAS SKU Only) The LED shuts
off when the RAID is functioning
normally.

(SAS SKU Only) The amber LED
lights up when the SAS controller
detects errors in RAID.

The power supply is not plugged in
or the power supply unit can not
work properly.

The green Standby LED is lit up
when the system is in idle mode.

The LED shuts off when the
onboard SAS controller can not
work properly.

(SAS SKU Only) When the
onboard SAS controller detects
errors, the LED will turn amber.

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LED7

LED8

SAS Heart
Beat LED

BMC Heart
Beat LED

Pin Signal

+ +3V

- GND

State Description

OFF OFF

Blinking Green

Pin Signal

+ +3VSB

- GND

State Description

OFF OFF

Blinking Green

The LED shuts off when the SAS
controller can not be detected or
properly initiated.
The LED blinks per second to
indicate that the SAS controller is
working normally

The LED shuts off when the BMC
controller can not be detected or
properly initiated.

The LED blinks per second to
indicate that the BMC controller is
working normally

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J12

J30

J5

J28

J4

J34

J56

J55

J54

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J4: COM2 Connector

Signal Pin Pin Signal

DCD 1 2 DSR
RXD 3 4 RTS
TXD 5 6 CTS
DTR 7 8 RI
GND 9 10 KEY

J5/J12/J30/J34/J54/J55/J56: 4-Pin FAN Connectors

Pin 1 2 3 4

Signal GND +12V TACH PWM

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

J23: Front Panel Connector

Signal Pin Pin Signal

PWRLED+
KEY
PWLED- (GND)
HD_LED+
HD_LED­PWR SW+
PWR SW- (GND)
Reset Switch+
RST SW- (GND)
ID Switch+
Temp Sensor
NMI Switch#

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20
21 22
23 24

FP Power (5VSB)
ID_LED+
ID_LED- (GND)
Fault LED1­Fault LED2­LAN1_Active_LED+
LAN1_Active_LED­SMB_DATA
SMB_CLK
INTRUDER_L
LAN2_Active_LED+
LAN2_Active_LED-

J28: Fan TACH Connector

Signal Pin Pin Signal

CPU0 FAN Tach 1 2 Rear FAN1 Tach
CPU1 FAN Tach 3 4 Rear FAN2 Tach
Front FAN1 Tach 5 6 FAN8 Tach
Front FAN2 Tach 7 8 FAN9 Tach
Front FAN3 Tach 9 10 FAN10 Tach
GND 11 12 KEY
CPU1 FAN PWM 13 14 CPU0 FAN PWM
FAN11 Tach 15 16 NC
FAN12 Tach 17 18 NC
NC 19 20 Front FAN1 PWM

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J31

J29

LED1

J59

J33

J32

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J53

J29/J33: USB Front Panel Connector

5

6

Signal Pin Pin Signal

5V Power 1 2 5V Power
D- 3 4 D­D+ 5 6 D+
GND 7 8 GND

KEY 9 10 NC

J31: PSMI Connector

Pin 1 2 3 4 5

Signal PSMI_Clock PSMI_Data PSU_Alert_L GND

LED1: ID LED

Pin Signal

+ P3V3_AUX

- ID_SW_L

State Color Description

On Blue System identified
Off Off System not identified

NOTE: IPMI can activate ID LED from remote site.

Please visit the TYAN Web Site at http://www.tyan.com
latest AST2050 Software Configuration Guide for IPMI settings.

J32: LAN3 Active LED Header

Pin Signal

1

1

2

J53: HDD Fault Header

2

1

Signal Pin Pin Signal

3.3V Standby 1 2 BMC FRU Clock
GND 3 4 BMC FRU Data
KEY 5 6 HDD Fail Input

3.3V

Standby

to download the

LAN3_ACTIVE_ LED+

LAN3_ACTIVE_ LED- (GND)

J59: IPMB Connector

Signal Pin Pin Signal

SMB_BMC_SDA2 1 2 GND
SMB_BMC_SCL2 3 4 NC

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JP6

JP1

JP2 JP7

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JP1/JP2: COM2 Function Switch Jumper

1

1

Pin 1-2 Closed: SIO to COM2 (Default)

3

1

Pin 2-3 Closed: BMC UART2 to COM2

3

JP3: Clear CMOS Jumper

1

3

Normal (Default)

You can reset CMOS by using this jumper if you have
forgotten your system/setup password or need to clear BIOS
setting.

1. Power off system and disconnect both power connectors
from the motherboard.

3

Clear CMOS

2. Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3 for seconds to
Clear CMOS.

3. Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2 (default setting).

4. Reconnect power & power on system.

JP6: Front Panel ID LED Button

1

Use this header to disable the ID LED.

JP7: Chassis Intrusion Header

Use this header to trigger the system chassis

1

intrusion alarm.

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2.4 Installing the Processor and Heat sink

The S8236 supported AMD® processors are listed in section 1.2 Hardware
Specifications on page 4. Check our website at http://www.tyan.com

for latest

processor support.

NOTE: MiTAC is not liable for damage as a result of operating an

unsupported configuration.

Processor Installation (G34 1944-pin Socket for AMD CPU)

Follow the steps below to install the processors and heat sinks.
Please note that the illustrations are based on a G34 1944-pin Socket which may
not look exactly like the motherboard you purchased. Therefore, the illustrations
should be held for your reference only.

NOTE: If only one processor is installed, start with CPU0 first.

1. Locate the CPU socket.

2. Pull the CPU lever slightly away from the socket and then push it to a full y
open position.

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3. Lift the socket cover to a fully open position.

4. Take off the CPU protection cap.

5. Place the CPU in the CPU socket and make sure that the gold arrow is
located in the right direction with two notches properly aligned.

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6. Close the socket cover and pr ess the CPU socket lever down to lock the CPU
in place.

7. Repeat the same procedures to install the second CPU.

Heat sink Installation

After installing the processor, you should proceed to install the heat sink. The CPU
heat sink will ensure that the processor do not overheat and continue to o perate at
maximum performance for as long as you own them. The overheated processor is
dangerous to the motherboard.

For the safest method of installation and information on c hoosing the appropriate
heat sink, using heat sinks validated by AMD

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®

. Please refer to the AMD® website:

The following diagram illustrates how to install heat sink onto the CPU of S8236.

8. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU and secure it to the motherboard with 2
screws.

9. Connect the heat sink Fan cable to the CPU0 FAN connector J34.

10. Repeat the same procedures to install the second heat sink (CPU1 Fan: J30).

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2.5 Thermal Interface Material

There are two types of
thermal interface materials
designed for use with the
processors.

The most common material
comes as a small pad
attached to the heat sink 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 heat
sink 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 heat sink & processor to
ensure that the thermal interface material is compatible with the processor
and meets the manufacturer’s warranty requirements.

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2.6 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 ch assis and align
the screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are a ny
studs missing, you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be
securely installed.

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Some chassis include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are
usable, MiTAC 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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2.7 Installing the Memory

Before installing memory, ensure that the memory you have is compatible with the
motherboard and processor. Check the TYAN Web site at http://www.tyan.com
details of the type of memory recommended for your motherboard.

The following diagram shows common types of DDR3 memory modules.

for

Supports up to 256GB of R-DIMM DDR3 and Low Voltage (LV) R-DIMM

•

DDR3, or 64GB of U-DIMM DDR3, at 800,1066 or 1333MHz speeds

• All installed memory will automatically be detected and no jumpers or settings
need changing

• All memory must be of the same type and density

• Always populate the memory starting from CPU0_DIMMA1 first

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Recommended Memory Population Table

Single CPU

Installed

(CPU0 only)

Dual CPU

installed

(CPU0 and CPU1)

Quantity of

memory installed

CPU0_DIMM(1)D0 √ √ √ √
CPU0_DIMM(2)D1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CPU0_DIMM(3)C0 √ √ √ √
CPU0_DIMM(4)C1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

CPU0_DIMM(5)B0 √ √ √ √ √ √
CPU0_DIMM(6)B1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CPU0_DIMM(7)A0 √ √ √ √ √ √
CPU0_DIMM(8)A1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

CPU1_DIMM(9)D0 √
CPU1_DIMM(10)D1 √ √ √ √ √
CPU1_DIMM(11)C0 √
CPU1_DIMM(12)C1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CPU1_DIMM(13)B0 √ √
CPU1_DIMM(14)B1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CPU1_DIMM(15)A0 √ √
CPU1_DIMM(16)A1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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NOTE:

1. √ indicates a populated DIMM slot.

2. Paired memory installation for Max performance.

3. Populate the same DIMM type in each channel, specifically

- Use the same DIMM size

- Use the same # of ranks per DIMM

4. Dual-rank DIMMs are recommended over single-rank DIMMs

5. Un-buffered DIMM can offer slightly better performance than registerd DIMM if
populating only a single DIMM per channel

6. We don't suggest other memory installation.

7. AMD 6100 series CPU doesn't support Quad-ranks U-DIMM

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