Tyan THUNDER I7520, D, R, RD User Manual

Thunder i7520 S5360 / Thunder i7520R S5360-1U

Thunder i7520/S5360

Thunder i7520R/S5360-1U

Revision 1.01

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Before you begin… ................................................................................................................. iii

Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................................................ 1

1.1 – Congratulations! .........................................................................................................1

1.2 – i7520 S5360 Hardware Specifications ....................................................................... 2

1.3 – i7520 S5360 Board Image ......................................................................................... 4

1.4 – i7520 S5360 Block Diagram ...................................................................................... 5

1.5 – i7520 S5360 Components View................................................................................. 6

1.6 – i7520 S5360 Jumper Settings Quick Reference ........................................................ 7

1.7 – i7520R S5360-1U Hardware Specifications............................................................... 8

1.8 – i7520R S5360-1U Board Image ............................................................................... 10

1.9 – i7520R S5360-1U Board Diagram ........................................................................... 11

1.10 – i7520R S5360-1U Key Components View ............................................................. 12

1.11 – i7520R S5360-1U Jumper Settings Quick Reference............................................ 13

Chapter 2: Choose Proper Parts For Your System ............................................................. 14

2.1 – Central Processor Unit (CPU) Considerations ......................................................... 14

2.2 – Memory Considerations ........................................................................................... 14

2.3 – Chassis/Enclosure Considerations ..........................................................................15

2.4 – Power Supply Considerations.................................................................................. 15

Chapter 3: Board Installation ................................................................................................17

3.1 – Jumpers ...................................................................................................................18

3.2 – Installing the Processor and Heatsink...................................................................... 28

3.3 – Mounting the Motherboard ....................................................................................... 29

3.4 – Installing the Memory............................................................................................... 30

3.5 – Attaching Drive Cables ............................................................................................ 31

3.6 – Installing Add-In Cards............................................................................................. 33

3.7 – Connecting External Devices................................................................................... 34

3.8 – Installing the Power Supply...................................................................................... 35

3.9 – Finishing Up ............................................................................................................. 35

Chapter 4: BIOS Setup...........................................................................................................36

4.1 – Main BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................... 38

4.2 – Main CMOS Features .............................................................................................. 40

4.3 – Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................................................ 43

4.4 – Security .................................................................................................................... 46

4.5 – Power....................................................................................................................... 46

4.6 – Boot.......................................................................................................................... 47

4.7 – Exit ........................................................................................................................... 48

Chapter 5: Diagnostics ..........................................................................................................49

5.1 Beep Codes ................................................................................................................ 49

5.2 Flash Utility.................................................................................................................. 49

Appendix I: Glossary .............................................................................................................50

Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS ................................................................................ 55

Appendix III: SMDC Information ........................................................................................... 57

Appendix IV: PCI-X/PCI Bus .................................................................................................. 58

Appendix V: Riser Card Support .......................................................................................... 60

Technical Support .................................................................................................................. 62

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Before you begin…

Before you begin…

Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder i7520 S5360 or Thunder i7520R S5360-1U motherboard

1x 80-pin Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable

1x Thunder i7520 S5360 / Thunder i7520R S5360-1U User’s Manual

1x Thunder i7520 S5360 / Thunder i7520R S5360-1U Quick Reference

1x TYAN Driver CD

1x I/O shield

1 x Serial ATA driver diskette

1 x Serial ATA power cable

2 x Serial ATA cables

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 – Congratulations!

You have purchased one of the most powerful Intel Xeon Extended ATX form factor.

Based on the same printed circuit board design, Tyan provides two models with different manufacturer’s options. This user’s manual covers both models.

Thunder i7520 S5360 is ideal for a pedestal or tower enterprise server systems featuring some state-of-the-art technologies such as dual/single 800 MHz FSB Xeon support with EM64T 64-bit technology, multiple PCI-X buses, PCI-Express bus, dual channel DDR Registered ECC memory design, onboard dual 64-bit PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet ports, Serial-ATA IDE ports, and multiple USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports.

Thunder i7520R S5360-1U takes Thunder i7520 S5360 similar design and well suited for high-density rackmount configurations.

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. There, you can find information on all of Tyan’s product FAQ’s, lists of worldwide distributors, Tyan Software utilities, the latest Windows and Linux based drivers, memory compatibility listings and much more.

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-based server solutions in an

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1.2 – i7520 S5360 Hardware Specifications

Processors

- Dual Intel Xeon “Nocona” processors

- Two ZIF mPGA604 sockets

- Onboard EVRD 10.1

- 800 MHz FSB support

- Supports Intel Extended Memory 64

Technology (EM64T)

Expansion Slots

- Three PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz slots*

- One PCI-X 100/66 MHz slot

- One PCI-X 66 MHz slot

- One (x 8) PCI-Express slot

- One 32-bit/33 MHz PCI 2.2 slot

- Four PCI-X, one PCI-Express (x 8), and

one PCI independent buses

- Total seven usable slots

Chipset

- Intel Lindenhurst E7520 chipset

- MCH North Bridge and ICH5R South

Bridge chips

- Two PXH I/O Bridge chips

- Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip

Memory

- Eight DDR-333/266 DIMM sockets

- Up to 32/16 GB of Registered

DDR266/333

- Supports ECC type memory modules

Integrated IDE (Parallel ATA)

- Provides two PCI bus master channels

for up to four UDMA IDE devices

- Support for UDMA 33/66/100 IDE and

ATAPI devices

Integrated Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers

- Provides independent DMA operation on

2 ports

- Data transfer rates up to 1.5GB/s

- Supports RAID 0 or 1 (with

82801ER/ICH5R chip)

- Adaptec’s driver and option ROM

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Optional SCSI module (Tyan M7902)

- Adaptec AIC7902 dual-channel

Ultra320 SCSI controller

- Operating at 64-bit PCI-X bus

- Supports Intel ‘s RAIDIOS and

Adaptec’s Zero-Channel RAID logics

- Supports Adaptec’s HostRAID

- Two 68-pin SCSI connectors

Integrated I/O

- One floppy connector for up to two

drives

- Two 9-pin UART serial support (1

port via cable---optional)

- One 25-pin ECP/EPP parallel

header

- PS/2 mouse & keyboard stacked

connectors

- Six USB 2.0 ports (2 rear USB

connectors, four front USB ports via optional cables)

BIOS

- Phoenix BIOS 8 Mb flash ROM

- Supports ACPI Power Management:

S1, S4 and S5 modes

- Auto detection of memory size

- Auto configuration of IDE hard disk

types

- User settings of hardware

monitoring

- Multiple boot options including PXE

- Supports Console Redirect

Form Factor

- Extended ATX (12" x 13”)

- One EPS ATX/12V 24-pin system

power connector

- One SSI EEB v3.51 complaint 8-pin

split CPU power connector

- Stacked PS/2 mouse/keyboard ports

- Stacked two USB ports

- One serial, one parallel and one

VGA ports

- Two RJ45 connectors (Depends on

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Integrated PCI Graphics

- ATI Rage XL PCI controller

- 8 MB Frame Buffer

Integrated Dual GbE LAN Controllers

- Dual 10/100/1000 GbE LANs

- Intel 82546GB controller

- Supports ASF1.0 or IPMI1.5

- Two RJ45 connectors with LED’s

Optional SATA RAID module (Tyan M8110/M8120)

- Adaptec/Marvell 64-bit PCI-X SATA-I

controller

- Eight or four 1.5 GB/s SATA ports

- High-performance command queuing

with EDMA support

- Supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 10

- Adaptec ZCR support

* Refer to Section IV for greater PCI bus routing clarification

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 advanced Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows NT4.0 Red Hat 8.0, 9.0 SuSE Server 8.0 Other distributions of Linux pending validation

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice.

the onboard LAN option)

System Management

- ADI ADT7463 H/W Monitor IC

- Three 4-pin (3-pin compatible) fan

connectors

- Six 3-pin system fan headers

- Tachometer monitoring and PWM

control for certain fans

- One 2-pin chassis intrusion header

- SMBus connectors

- Temperature and voltage monitoring

- Watchdog timers

- Optional Tyan‘s M3291 SMDC

(Server management Daughter Card) IPMI 2.0 via a 2x25 header

Regulation

- FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

- European Community CE

(Declaration of Conformity)

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1.3 – i7520 S5360 Board Image

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1.4 – i7520 S5360 Block Diagram

The above picture is purely representative. Due to engineering updates and new board revisions, certain components may change and or be repositioned. The picture above may or may not look exactly like the board you received.

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

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1.5 – i7520 S5360 Components View

Fig. 3-1 Thunder i7520 S5360 Key Component View

This jumper diagram 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 diagram. The board parts are not to scale.

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1.6 – i7520 S5360 Jumper Settings Quick Reference

Jumper Function Settings

JP1 CMOS Clear

(Refer to Section 3.1.2)

JP2 Onboard VGA

(Refer to Section 3.1.3)

JP5 Watch-Dog Timer

(Refer to Section 3.1.4)

JP7 PCIX1 Channel B (for PCIX1-

S1 and PCIX1-S2 slots)

JP8 PCIX2 Channel A (for PCIX2-

P1 slot)

JP9 PCIX2 Channel B (for PCIX2-

S1 slot)

JP10 Onboard Intel 82546GB NIC Open: Enable dual GbE ports

SPK Buzzer/External Speaker 1-4: For external speaker connector

CPU

CPU1 Fan Connector

FAN1 CPU

CPU2 Fan Connector

FAN2 FAN1 4-pin System Fan Connector Refer to Section 3.1.15 FAN2 ~

3-pin System Fan Connectors

FAN7 J9 External LED Input Header Refer to Section 3.1.11 J34 SMDC Connector Refer to Section 3.1.12 J38 LAN1 LED Header Refer to Section 3.1.14 J40 LAN2 LED Header Refer to Section 3.1.14 USB2 USB Header Refer to Section 3.1.13 P-SATA/

SATA Connectors

S-SATA

JFP (Front Panel Connector)

Signal

HD LED +

HD LED -

GND

Reset Button -

+5V

3Vsb

SMB DATA

SMB CLK

Pin Pin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12

13 14

15 16 17 18

1-2: Clear CMOS

2-3: Normal Open: Enable ATI VGA

Close: Disable ATI VGA

1-2: WDT resets system 2-3: WDT generates NMI Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz Refer to Section 3.1.5

Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz Refer to Section 3.1.7

Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz Refer to Section 3.1.8

Close: Disable dual GbE ports Refer to Section 3.1.9

3-4: Enable onboard buzzer Refer to Section 3.1.10

Refer to Section 3.1.15

Refer to Section 3.1.16

Signal

PWR LED +

GND

PWR_ON-

GND

Warning LED+

GND

KEY

GND

Chassis Intrusion-

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1.7 – i7520R S5360-1U Hardware Specifications

Processors

- Dual Intel Xeon “Nocona” processors

- Two ZIF mPGA604 sockets

- Onboard EVRD 10.1

- 800 MHz FSB support

- Supports Intel Extended Memory 64

Technology (EM64T)

Expansion Slots

- One PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz slot*

- One PCI-X 100/66 MHz slot

Chipset

- Intel Lindenhurst-VS E7320 chipset

- MCH North Bridge and ICH5R South

Bridge chips

- One PXH I/O Bridge chip

- Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip

Memory

- Eight DDR-333/266 DIMM sockets

- Up to 32/16 GB of Registered

DDR266/333

- Supports ECC type memory modules

Integrated IDE (Parallel ATA)

- Provides two PCI bus master channels

for up to four UDMA IDE devices

- Support for UDMA 33/66/100 IDE and

ATAPI devices

Integrated Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers

- Provides independent DMA operation on

2 ports

- Data transfer rates up to 1.5GB/s

- Supports RAID 0 or 1 (with

82801ER/ICH5R chip)

- Adaptec’s driver and option ROM

Integrated PCI Graphics

- ATI Rage XL PCI controller

- 8 MB Frame Buffer

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Optional SCSI module (Tyan M7902)

- Adaptec AIC7902 dual-channel

Ultra320 SCSI controller

- Operating at 64-bit PCI-X bus

- Supports Intel ‘s RAIDIOSTM and

Adaptec’s Zero-Channel RAID logics

- Supports Adaptec’s HostRAID

- Two 68-pin SCSI connectors

Integrated I/O

- One floppy connector for up to two

drives

- Two 9-pin UART serial support (1

port via cable---optional)

- One 25-pin ECP/EPP parallel

header

- PS/2 mouse & keyboard stacked

connectors

- Six USB 2.0 ports (2 rear USB

connectors, four front USB ports via optional cables)

BIOS

- Phoenix BIOS 8 Mb flash ROM

- Supports ACPI Power Management:

S1, S4 and S5 modes

- Auto detection of memory size

- Auto configuration of IDE hard disk

types

- User settings of hardware

monitoring

- Multiple boot options including PXE

- Supports console re-direction

Form Factor

- Extended ATX (12" x 13”)

- One EPS ATX/12V 24-pin system

power connector

- One SSI EEB v3.51 complaint 8-pin

split CPU power connector

- Stacked PS/2 mouse/keyboard ports

- Stacked two USB ports

- One serial, one parallel and one

VGA ports

- Two RJ45 connectors (Depends on

the onboard LAN option)

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Integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN Controllers

- Dual 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LANs

- Intel 82546GB controller

- Supports ASF1.0 or IPMI1.5

- Two RJ45 connectors with LEDs

Optional SATA RAID module (Tyan M8110/M8120)

- Adaptec/Marvell 64-bit PCI-X SATA-I

controller

- Eight or four 1.5 GB/s SATA ports

- High-performance command queuing

with EDMA support

- Supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 10

- Adaptec ZCR support

Riser Card Support

 2U-riser cards

o M2360 (Supports up to three 64-bit

PCI-X slots on 3 independent PCIX buses)

o M2364 (Supports up to two 64-bit

PCI-X slots and one PCI-Express x4 slot)

o M2044

 1U-riser cards

o M2033 o M2037

 Refer to Appendix IV for PCI-X/PCI bus arrangement  TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without

notice.

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 advanced Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows NT4.0 Red Hat 8.0, 9.0 SuSE Server 8.0 Other distributions of Linux pending validation

TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice.

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System Management

- ADI ADT7463 H/W Monitor IC

- Three 4-pin (3-pin compatible) fan

connectors

- Six 3-pin system fan headers

- Tachometer monitoring and PWM

control for certain fans

- One 2-pin chassis intrusion header

- SMBus connectors

- Temperature and voltage monitoring

- Watchdog timers

- Optional Tyan‘s M3291 SMDC

(Server management Daughter Card) IPMI 2.0 via a 2x25 header

Regulation

- FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

- European Community CE

(Declaration of Conformity)

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1.8 – i7520R S5360-1U Board Image

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1.9 – i7520R S5360-1U Board Diagram

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1.10 – i7520R S5360-1U Key Components View

Fig. 3-1 Thunder i7520 S5360 Key Component View

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1.11 – i7520R S5360-1U Jumper Settings Quick Reference

Jumper Function Settings

JP1 CMOS Clear 1-2: Clear CMOS

JP2 Onboard VGA

JP5 Watch-Dog Timer

JP7 PCIX1 Channel B (for

PCIX1-S1 and PCIX1-S2 slots)

JP10 Onboard Intel 82546GB

NIC

SPK Buzzer/External Speaker 1-4: For external speaker connector

CPU FAN1 CPU1 Fan Connector Refer to Section 3.1.15 CPU FAN2 CPU2 Fan Connector Refer to Section 3.1.15 FAN1 4-pin System Fan

Connector

FAN2 ~ FAN7

3-pin System Fan Connectors

J9 External LED Input Header Refer to Section 3.1.11 J34 SMDC Connector Refer to Section 3.1.12 J38 LAN1 LED Header Refer to Section 3.1.14 J40 LAN2 LED Header Refer to Section 3.1.14 USB2 USB Header Refer to Section 3.1.13 P-SATA/

SATA Connectors

S-SATA

JFP (Front Panel Connector)

Signal

HD LED +

HD LED -

GND

Reset Button -

+5V

3Vsb

SMB DATA

SMB CLK

Pin Pin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12

13 14

15 16 17 18

2-3: Normal (Refer to Section 3.1.2) Open: Enable ATI VGA

Close: Disable ATI VGA (Refer to Section 3.1.3)

1-2: WDT resets system

2-3: WDT generates NMI (Refer to Section 3.1.4)

Open: Enable 133 MHz maximum frequency

Close: Disable 133 MHz and up to 100/66 MHz Refer to Section 3.1.5

Open: Enable dual GbE ports

Close: Disable dual GbE ports Refer to Section 3.1.9

3-4: Enable onboard buzzer Refer to Section 3.1.10

Refer to Section 3.1.15

Refer to Section 3.1.16

Signal

PWR LED +

GND

PWR_ON-

GND

Warning LED+

GND

KEY

GND

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Chapter 2: Choose Proper Parts For Your System

Before you installing a system with this motherboard, make sure your major system parts meet the following basic guidelines and requirements:

2.1 – Central Processor Unit (CPU) Considerations

 Process Type and Package

Both Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U boards support Intel

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800 MHz front side bus (FSB) processors in 604-pin Pin Grid Array package.

Xeon

 Front Side Bus (FSB)

The processor host bus, or called Front Side Bus (FSB), always operates at 800 MHz. Choose Intel Xeon board. The system will not be operational with installing Intel Xeon processors.

 Single/Dual Processor System

Both Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U boards support single or dual Intel Xeon

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processors. Single Processor System The processor must be installed on the CPU1 ZIF (Zero-Insertion-Force) socket, if only one processor is present. Dual Processor System For dual processor configurations, both processors must operate with the same FSB frequency, core frequency, and have the same internal cache sizes. Mixing processors operating at different FSB frequency, core frequency, or cache sizes may cause system non-operation or damages on processors and/or the motherboard.

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800 MHz FSB processors for Thunder i7520 S5360



533 or 400 MHz FSB

2.2 – Memory Considerations

 Memory Type

Both Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U boards support up to

eight 184-pin DDR333/266 Registered ECC DIMM modules. The DDR memory

modules can be using 256Mb, 512Mb and 1Mb memory chips.

Visit Tyan’s web site for the memory recommendation list.

 Memory Installation

Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U are based on Intel’s E7520 Linderhurst chipset and Intel’s E7520R Linderhurst-VS chipset, respectively. Both models support 144-bit wide dual memory channels in interleaved memory scheme. With the exception of Configuration 1 in the memory configuration table below, memory modules are installed in pairs, starting from DIMM8 towards DIMM1. Each pair of memory modules must be in the same capacity, density, speed, and configuration. Visit Tyan’s web site for the memory recommendation list at: www.tyan.com

DIMM 8

Ch. B (Black) (Blue) (Black) (Blue) Conf. 1 X Conf. 2 X X Conf. 3 X X X X Conf. 4 X X X X X X Conf. 5 X X X X X X X X

DIMM 7 Ch. A

DIMM 6 Ch. B

DIMM 5 Ch. A

DIMM 4 Ch. B

DIMM 3 Ch. A

DIMM 2 Ch. B

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2.3 – Chassis/Enclosure Considerations

 Motherboard size

The printed circuit board size is 13” (W) x12” (L).

 Motherboard and CPU Heat-sink Mounting Holes

There are nine motherboard-mounting holes and eight CPU heat-sink mounting holes on the board design. The motherboard and CPU mounting hole pattern follows SSI EEB v3.51 (A Server System Infrastructure specification for Entry Pedestal Servers and Workstations) specifications. Ensure that your chassis supports those 9 motherboard-mounting holes to secure the motherboard.

S5360/S5360-1U supports Intel’s CEK (Common Enabling Kit) for securing Intel’s



800 MHz FSB processors and processor cooling heat-sinks in the chassis.

Xeon Two CEK springs for the dual processors are pre-assembled with the motherboard or enclosed in the motherboard accessory package. The CPU heat-sinks must be mounted down to the chassis base pan with stand-offs. Any additional chassis standoffs, besides the 9 motherboard-mounting holes and 8 CPU heat-sink mounting holes, should be removed to preventing from short-circuit or motherboard damage.

 Others

As a system integrator, the air-flow/thermal, EMI/EMC, shock/vibration, and system packing should be also considered for choosing a proper enclosure.

2.4 – Power Supply Considerations

 Power connectors

Both Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U boards support EPS/12V power supply unit (PSU) with two power connectors listed below.

EPS/12V Power Connectors

24-pin system power connector (PW1)

8-pin CPU power connector

(PW2)

 Split processor power planes

Both Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U boards support dual Intel’s 800 MHz FSB Xeon

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processors, which could reach up to 140 Watts per processor. (Check Intel’s web for your processor specifications.) By following SSI EEB v3.51 specifications, S5360/S5360-1U is designed with two separate voltage regulator circuits to provide the power for both onboard processors in separate power rail. Using a power supply with a combined CPU power plane from the CPU power connector, is not allowed and may cause system failed to power up or a damage to power supply.

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 Power requirements

Check your power supply specifications to ensure sufficient power currents for each power rail based on your system configuration. The major system components/parts power sources are listed below as reference:

Components/Parts Main Power Source Power Connectors

CPU1 +12V_CPU1 8-pin CPU power connector CPU2 +12V_CPU2 8-pin CPU power connector Memory (Normal) +12V 24-pin power connector Memory (Suspend to RAM) System logic +3.3V 24-pin power connector X8 PCI-Express +12V and +3.3V 24-pin power connector X1 PCI-Express +12V and +3.3V 24-pin power connector 64-bit PCI-X +12V, +5V, +3.3V and

32-bit PCI +12V, +5V and +3.3V 24-pin power connector Cooling fans +12V 24-pin power connector IDE/SATA hard drives +12V and +5V From PSU CDROM/DVD drives +12V and +5V From PSU

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+5Vstandby 24-pin power connector

24-pin power connector

3.3Vstandby

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Chapter 3: Board Installation

How to install our products right…. the first time!

The first thing you should do read 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) Inspect the mounting holes pattern of the Thunder i7520 S5360 to match your

chassis standoff locations and remove the additional standoffs.

(3) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or flex

the board in any way.

(4) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, memory

modules and leads.

(5) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that

the board was shipped in.

(6) Inspect the board for damage. (7) Check the jumper settings and connector locations as described in next sections.

In last sections of this chapter, we will cover the 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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3.1 – Jumpers

Jumper Example:

OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover

CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

3.1.1 - Front Panel Header (TYFP)

Normally, a chassis has some control or signal wires can be connected onto a motherboard for hard drive LED, power LED, power button, and reset button, The front panel header (marked as “TYFP”) has been implemented on Thunder i7520 S5360 or Thunder i7520R S5360-1U board for such purposes.

To indicate the location of pin-1

Front Panel Header (TYFP)

JFP (Front Panel Connector)

Signal

HD LED +

HD LED -

GND

Reset Button -

+5V

3Vsb

SMB DATA

SMB CLK

Pin Pin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Signal

PWR LED +

GND

PWR_ON-

GND

Warning LED+

GND

KEY

GND

Chassis Intrusion-

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3.1.2 - Clear CMOS (JP1)

3.1.3 - Enable/Disable onboard ATI Rage XL graphics (JP2)

JP1

You can reset the CMOS settings by pressing this button, if you have forgotten your system/setup password or need to clear system BIOS settings.

JP2

Pin 1-2: Clear CMOS

Pin 2-3: Normal (Default)

- Power off system and disconnect

both power connectors from the motherboard

- Place the jumper shunt to close

JP1 Pin 1 and Pin 2 for several seconds to Clear CMOS

- Move the jumper shunt back to JP1

Pin 2 and Pin 3 position

OPEN: Enable Onboard VGA (Default)

CLOSED: Disable Onboard VGA

The onboard ATI Rage XL graphics controller is placed on 32-bit 33 MHz PCI bus with 8 MB video frame buffer.

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3.1.4 – Watchdog Timer (JP5)

3.1.5 – PCIX-1 Channel B (for PCIX1-S1 and PCIX1-S2 slots) Maximum Frequency (JP7)

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JP5

Pin 1-2: Watchdog resets system (Default)

Pin 2-3: Watchdog generates NMI

Once the watchdog function is enabled in BIOS setup, system needs an application or utility to clear the watchdog timer periodically before the timer expiration. If the application or utility fails to clear the watchdog timer, the system will be reset or entered a NMI service routine, depending on the JP5 setting. It is an OEM option of generating NMI service routing for watchdog function.

JP7

OPEN: 133/100/66 MHz (Default)

CLOSE: 100/66 MHz

JP7 is for onboard PXH-1 Channel B PCI-X bus frequency setting. The PCIX1-S1 and PCIX1-S2 slots are the only devices on this PCI-X bus. Only one device/add-in card on PCIX1-S1 slot is allowed to run this bus to run PCI-X frequency up to 133 MHz. Placing two or more devices on PCIX1-S1 through a riser card or installing one device on PCIX1-S2 slot can only support up to PCI-X 100 MHz.

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3.1.6 – PCIX-1 Channel A Maximum Frequency

The following devices are connected to PCIX-1 Channel A PCI-X bus:

- TARO Socket (Tyan’s 200-pin SODIMM proprietary socket)

- Onboard Intel 82546GB dual channel gigabit Ethernet controller

- PCIX1-P1 64-bit PCI-X slot (available on Thunder i7520 S5360 only)

- ZCR socket (available on Thunder i7520R S5360R only)

The maximum PCI-X bus frequency on this bus (PCIX-1 Channel A) is set to 66 MHz.

3.1.7 – PCIX-2 Channel A Maximum Frequency (For Thunder i7520 S5360 only)

JP8 (For PCIX2-P1 PCI-X slot)

OPEN: 133/100/66 MHz (Default)

CLOSE: 100/66 MHz

JP8 is for the onboard secondary PXH I/O Bridge chip (PXH-2) Channel A PCI-X bus frequency setting. The PCIX2-P1 slot is the only device on this PCI-X bus.

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3.1.8 – PCIX-2 Channel B Maximum Frequency (For Thunder i7520 S5360 only)

JP9 (For PCIX2-S1 PCI-X slot)

OPEN: 133/100/66 MHz (Default)

CLOSE: 100/66 MHz

JP9 is for the onboard secondary PXH I/O Bridge chip (PXH-2) Channel B PCI-X bus frequency setting. The PCIX2-S1 slot is the only device on this PCI-X bus.

3.1.9 - Enable/Disable onboard 82546 NIC (JP10)

JP10

OPEN: Enable Onboard 82546 NIC (Default)

CLOSED: Disable Onboard 82546 NIC

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3.1.10 – External Speaker Header (SPK)

3.1.11 – External LED Input Connector (J9)

Pin 2 –3: Enable onboard buzzer (Default)

Pin 1 and Pin 4: For connecting

an external chassis speaker (with disabling onboard buzzer)

J9 External LED Input Connector

Pin 1: External LED ACTIVE signal input (active at Logic High)

J9 is for an external LED input connector. It can be connected with an internal device LED indication, such as hard disk drive LED.

This signal is combined or shared with onboard primary IDE LED, secondary IDE LED and SATA LED.

With M7902 SCSI module on TARO SODIMM socket, the M7902 SCSI drive LED is also combined with above LED signals and to be connected to the front panel header

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HDD LED pins (TYFP Pin 1 and Pin 3).

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3.1.12 - SMDC Connector (J34)

J34 SMDC Connector

J34 is a 25 x 2 position connector, which is for connecting an optional Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC). Both Thunder i7520 S5360 and Thunder i7520R S5360-1U boards support

Tyan M3291 (SMDC) See Appendix III for details about the Tyan SMDC

3.1.13 - Front USB Connector (USB2)

Front USB Header (USB2)

Function Pin# Pin# Function

Power 1 2 Power USB2- 3 4 USB3- USB2+ 5 6 USB3+ GND 7 8 GND Key 9 10

Reserved

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3.1.14 – Gigabit LAN1 LED Header (J38) & LAN2 LED Header (J40)

NIC1 and NIC2 RJ45 LED Scheme

J38: NIC1 external LINK/ACTIVITY LED Header

J40: NIC2 external LINK/ACTIVITY LED Header

Pin_1: LINK- /ACT-

Pin_2: Power

Right LED

(SPEED)

Description

No Link OFF OFF

Linked at 10 Mbps Green OFF

Linked at 100 Mbps Green Green

Linked at 1000 Mbps Green Yellow

Activity at any speed Blink Green

Left LED

(ACTIVITY)

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3.1.15 - Fan Connector

This 4-pin fan connector supports a new standard of fan connector for better fan life. It has an integrated fan speed control on the fan itself. The first 3 pins of this 4-pin fan connector are backward compatible with a traditional 3-pin fan connector without PWM fan speed control. (Pin4 will be unconnected for connecting a 3-pin fan).

There are three 4-pin fan connectors (CPU FAN1, CPUFAN2 and FAN1) and six 3-pin fan connectors (FAN2, FAN3, FAN4, FAN5, FAN6 and FAN7) on the Thunder i7520 S5360/Thunder i7520R S5360-1U board. Use these connectors to connect chassis and processor cooling fans to your motherboard. Cooling fans can keep the system stable and reliable for its product life.

Pin1: GND Pin2: +12V Pin3: Tachometer

Pin4: Fan PWM (Speed) Control

* PWM stands for Pulse Width Modulation

FAN PWM Control Tachometer Reading CPUFAN1 Yes (ADT7463 Pin24/PWM1) Yes (ADT7463 Pin11/TACH1) CPUFAN2 Yes (ADT7463 Pin10/PWM2) Yes (ADT7463 Pin12/TACH2) FAN1 Yes (ADT7463 Pin13/PWM3) Yes (ADT7463 Pin9/TACH3) FAN2 No No FAN3 Yes (SIO Pin116/FANPWM1)* Yes (SIO Pin111/FANIO3) FAN4 Yes (SIO Pin116/FANPWM1)* Yes (SIO Pin113/FANIO1) FAN5 No No FAN6 No No FAN7 Yes (SIO Pin115/FANPWM2) Yes (SIO Pin112/FANIO2)

* FAN3 and FAN4 are shared the same PWM control.

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3.1.16 - Serial ATA Connectors (P-SATA & S-SATA)

The Primary SATA (SATA0) and the secondary SATA (SATA1) ports are integrated into Intel’s ICH5R South Bridge chip: Users can connect up to two serial-ATA hard disks onto these two connectors to run IDE mode or configure both drives as a RAID (RAID level 0 or 1) under Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.

ICH5R Integrated Serial-ATA Connectors

Regarding to SATA RAID setup information, you may search the contents of the driver CD that shipped with your motherboard or visit our website at: www.tyan.com

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3.2 – Installing the Processor and Heatsink

DCA (Direct Chassis Attach) is required to install the Intel Xeon S5360/Thunder i7520R/S5360-1U. The processor heat-sinks need to be Intel’s CEK (Common Enabling Kit) compliant. Each processor heat-sink needs to be mounted to chassis with which are 8 processor heat-sink mounting holes (4 holes for each processor)

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processors on Thunder i7520

After you finish 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.

After you’re finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives (hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) to your motherboard.

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3.3 – Mounting the Motherboard

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually metal and are in gold or silver color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. Remove the unused or additional studs, which may scratch the motherboard or cause short-circuit with the components on the bottom side. If you’re 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.

TIP: Use metal studs if possible, as they hold the motherboard into place more securely than plastic standoffs.

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3.4 – Installing the Memory

Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor. Check Section 2.2 “Memory Consideration” for your memory module selection. For this information, please check TYAN’s web site at:

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When installing memory modules, make sure the modules align properly with the memory socket. There should be keys (small indents) on your memory modules that fit according to the keys in the memory socket. DDR modules and sockets have only one key, which is slightly near the center of the module/socket. The method of installing memory modules is detailed in the following diagrams.

Once the memory modules are firmly seated in the socket, two clamps on either side will close and secure the module into the socket. Sometimes you may need to close the clamps manually.

To remove the memory module, simply push the clamps outwards until the memory module pops up. Then simply remove the module.

TIP: When installing memory, a module may require a considerable amount of force to seat properly, although this is very rare. To avoid bending and damaging your motherboard, place it on its anti-static bag and onto a flat surface, and then proceed with memory installation.

Note: You MUST unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing system hardware changes, to avoid damaging the board or expansion device

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3.5 – Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching IDE drive cabling is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow them to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector designates the Primary channel, while the

white connector designates the Secondary channel.

Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below:

Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector, and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard IDE cable has three connectors, two of which are closer together. The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard. The other two connectors are used to connect to drives.

TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces the drive’s power connector.

Serial ATA

Attaching Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA connectors is illustrated below:

Serial ATA Hard drive

Serial A TA Cable

Serial A TA Connector

Serial ATA Cable

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Simply plug in the BLACK END of the Serial ATA cable into the motherboard Serial ATA connector, and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard Serial ATA cable has two connectors. Both BLACK ENDS of the Serial ATA cable are the same that are used to connect to drives or motherboard.

Floppy Drives

Attaching a floppy drive can be done in a similar manner to an IDE drive. See the diagram below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force proper connection of the cable.

Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. While they are minor and installing them incorrectly doesn’t cause severe problems, it may cause your system to freeze or crash when trying to read and/or write to diskettes.

Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives

Drive is not automatically detected

Drive Fail message at bootup

Drive does not power on

Drive activity light is constantly on

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The first floppy drive (commonly denoted as A:) is usually attached to the end of the cable with the twist in it. Drive B: is usually connected to the second or third connector in the cable (the second or third connector after you install Drive A:).

Refer to your floppy drive’s installation instructions (if available), or contact your dealer if you are unsure about how to attach the floppy drive(s). Remember, you can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time.

Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in backwards or a bad floppy drive or motherboard. Try another floppy drive to verify the problem if the cable is properly installed or try replacing the actual cable. Also check to see if the onboard floppy controller is enabled in the BIOS setup. The cable, floppy drive or motherboard may be faulty. Try another drive or cable to verify. Check power cable and cabling. Maybe a bad power supply or drive cable problem. Usually signifies that the cable on the drive is on backwards, which is a common issue. Reverse the cable at the floppy drive end and try again.

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3.6 – Installing Add-In Cards

Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the most common slots that may appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will necessarily appear on your motherboard, however, there will be combinations of what you see here.

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not force any add-in cards (or anything else) into any slots if they won’t seat in place. It’s better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the addin card.

TIP: It’s a good practice to install add-in cards in a staggered manner, rather than directly adjacent to each other. This allows air to more easily circulate within the chassis, providing improved cooling for all installed devices.

Note: YOU MUST unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing system hardware changes, to avoid damaging the board or expansion device.

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3.7 – Connecting External Devices

Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mouse, and printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board:

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Besides being used primarily to connect printers, the Printer Port is also used for devices such as Zip drive, some external CD-RW drives and or other external devices. More on the uncommon side these days are the Serial Ports. They were primarily used to connect external modems, but most modems today are using USB or are installed internally.

TIP: While the ports have been created to accept connectors in only one direction, make sure to be careful when inserting connectors. At times, attaching connectors in the incorrect orientation can damage, bend and or break the pins.

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3.8 – Installing the Power Supply

There are two power connectors on this motherboard. By default, this motherboard requires that you have an EPS ATX12V power supply that has the standard ATX-style 24-pin connector, as well as an additional 8-pin square connector. The CPU power is provided by the onboard switching voltage regulator, which is sourced by +12V power. This +12V CPU power source is from the onboard 8-pin split power planes. The +12V power on the 24-pin ATX power connector is for system board and separated from CPU +12V regulator power source. Therefore, the CPU will not be powered if you do not connect the 8-pin CPU power connector.

PW1: 24-pin main power connector

PW2: 8pin +12V power connector

NOTE

YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging in the 24-pin and 8-pin

power cables to motherboard connectors.

3.9 – Finishing Up

Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cables and wires are connected properly, especially IDE cables and most importantly, jumpers. You may have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set correctly.

In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, you can find help by asking your vendor for assistance. If they are not available for assistance, please find setup information and documentation online at our website or by calling your vendor’s support line.

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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

Installation

The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables your hardware to interface with your software. This chapter describes different settings for the BIOS that can be used to configure your system.

The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is provided for reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at the time of print, and therefore may not match exactly what is displayed on screen.

This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you modify basic configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated, battery-backed memory (called NVRAM) that retains the information when the power is turned off.

This motherboard’s BIOS is a customized version of the industry-standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible personal computers. The BIOS provides critical, low-level support for the system’s central processing unit (CPU), memory, and I/O subsystems.

This BIOS has been customized by adding important features such as password protection, power management, and chipset “tuning” features that control the system. This section will guide you through the process of configuring the BIOS for your system setup.

Starting Setup

The BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer. The BIOS reads system configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the Power-On-Self-Test (POST).

When these preliminary tests are complete, the BIOS searches for an operating system on one of the system’s data storage devices (hard drive, CD-ROM, etc). If one is found, the BIOS will launch that operating system and hand control over to it. You can enter the BIOS setup by pressing the [F2] key when the machine boots up and begins to show the memory count.

Setup Basics

The table below shows how to navigate in the setup program using the keyboard.

Tab Moves from one selection to the next Left/Right Arrow Keys Change from one menu to the next Up/Down Arrow Keys More between selections Enter Opens highlighted section +/- Keys Change settings.

Key Function

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Getting Help

Pressing [F1] will display a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press [ESC] or [F1] key again.

In Case of Problems

If you discover that you have trouble booting the computer after making and saving the changes with the BIOS setup program, you can restart the computer by holding the power button down until the computer shuts off (usually within 4 seconds); resetting by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL; or clearing the CMOS.

The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are absolutely sure of the outcome. The chipset defaults are carefully chosen by TYAN or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system to become unstable or unusable.

Setup Variations

Not all systems will have the same BIOS setup layout or options. While the basic look and function of the BIOS setup remains more or less the same for most systems, the appearance of your Setup screen may differ from the charts shown in this section. Each system design and chipset combination requires a custom configuration. In addition, the final appearance of the Setup program depends on the system designer. Your system designer may decide that certain items should not be available for user configuration, and remove them from the BIOS setup program.

NOTE: On the following pages, options written in bold type represent the BIOS Setup default.

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4.1 – Main BIOS Setup

When you enter Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility, the following screen will appear as below:

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time: System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

►IDE Channel 0 Master ►IDE Channel 0 Slave ►IDE Channel 1 Master ►IDE Channel 1 Slave ►IDE Channel 2 Master ►IDE Channel 3 Master

►Memory Cache ►Boot Features

►System Information

F1: Help ↑↓ Select Item

Esc: Exit

Main

Use this menu for basic system configuration and system date and time settings.

Advanced

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

←→ Select Menu Enter: Select ► Sub-Menu

o Advanced Chipset Control

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance.

o Advanced Processor Options

Use this menu to specify your processor settings.

o I/O Device Configuration

Use this menu to specify your basic I/O peripherals such as floppy, serial and parallel ports.

o Console Redirection

Use this menu to assign one of serial ports to perform the console redirection function.

o Hardware Monitor

Use this menu to setup BIOS event logging. The information of system voltages, temperatures and fan tachometers is also display in this sub-menu.

[ 10 : 15: 18] [02/15/2004]

[1.44/1.25 MB 3

[None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None]

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

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1/2”]

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

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Security

Use this menu to setup passwords and storage media protection.

Power

Configure the power button behavior and the settings for system power resume from an AC power loss.

Boot

Configure the system boot up sequence for multiple bootable devices.

Exit

Use this menu to save or ignore the changes of CMOS settings. The default BIOS settings can also be retrieved, in case of improper custom CMOS settings.

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4.2 – Main CMOS Features

In this section, you can alter general features such as the date and time, as well as access to the IDE configuration options. Note that the options listed below are for options that can directly be changed within the Main Setup screen. User can Use the arrow or <Enter> keys to highlight the item and then use the <+ > or < - > keys to select the value you want in each item.

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time: System Date:

Legacy Diskette A:

►IDE Channel 0 Master ►IDE Channel 0 Slave ►IDE Channel 1 Master ►IDE Channel 1 Slave ►IDE Channel 2 Master ►IDE Channel 3 Master

►Memory Cache ►Boot Features

►System Information

F1: Help ↑↓ Select Item

Esc: Exit

System Time / Date Setup:

[HH: MM: SS]

MM Minutes SS Seconds

[MM/DD/YYYY]

DD Days YYYY Years

←→ Select Menu Enter: Select ► Sub-Menu

System Time: Adjusts the system clock.

HH Hours (24hr. format)

System Date: Adjusts the system date.

MM Months

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[1.44/1.25 MB 3

[None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None]

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

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<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

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Legacy Diskette A:

Defines the floppy drive type. None / 360K, 5.25in / 1.2M, 5.25in / 720K, 3.5in / 1.44M, 3.5in / 2.88M, 3.5in

IDE and Integrated SATA Master / Slave Setup:

Computer detects IDE drive types. None / Auto / Manual

Memory Cache:

To select the memory cache types for memory segments within 640KB base address and extended memory.

Feature Option Description

Cache System BIOS Area:

Cache Video BIOS Area

Cache Base 0-512k

Cache Base 512k-640k

Cache Extended Memory Area

Cache A000-AFFF/B000-BFFF

Cache C800-CBFF/CCC0CFFF…DC00-DFFF

Cache E000-E3FF/E400E7FF…EC00-EFFF

Uncached Write Protect

Uncached Write Through Write Protect

Write Back Uncached

Write Through Write Protect Write Back

Uncached

Write Through Write Protect Write Back

Disabled

USWC Caching Write Through Write Protect Write Back

Disabled

Write Through Write Protect Write Back

Disabled

Write Through

Write Protect

Write Back

Control Caching of System BIOS Area.

Control Caching of Video BIOS Area

Control caching of 512k Base Memory

Control caching of 512k-640k Base Memory

Control Caching of System Memory above One Megabyte

Control Caching of This Block

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Boot Features:

System Information:

Summary Screen:

Enable or disable the system configuration information on display during system boot up stage.

Enabled / Disabled

Quiet Boot:

Enable or disable the display of OEM logo screen during POST (Power On Self Test).

Enabled / Disabled

QuickBoot Mode:

Enable or disable the system to skip certain tests during POST. Enabling this item will reduce the system boot time

Enabled / Disabled

F12 Boot Menu:

Enable or disable the display of Multiboot menu. When this item is enabled, users can choice a different boot device from BIOS settings by pressing <F12> hotkey during system boot up stage.

Enabled / Disabled

Halt on POST Errors:

Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected during power up.

Enabled / Disabled

Display system board model, BIOS version and BIOS build date.

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4.3 – Advanced BIOS Features

In Advanced BIOS features, you will be able to adjust many of the feature that effect system speed and boot-up options.

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Advanced CMOS Setup Menu

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Installed O/S Reset Configuration Data Large Disk Access Mode

Parallel ATA Serial ATA Native Mode Operation SATA RAID Enable

► Advanced Chipset Control ► Advanced Processor Options ► I/O Device Configuration ► Console Redirection

Legacy USB Support

► Hardware Monitor

F1: Help ↑↓ Select Item

Esc: Exit

Installed O/S:

Select the operating system installed on your system, which you will use most commonly. Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior. Win95 / Win98 / WinMe / Win2000 / Other

Reset Configuration Data:

If you select “Yes” on this item, the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) area will be cleared. No / Yes

Large Disk Access Mode:

Different operating systems may require different representations of hard disk geometries. For UNIX, Novell Netware, or certain operating systems, this item needs to set as “Other”. For Microsoft Windows or DOS operating systems, choice “DOS”. Other / DOS

Parallel ATA:

This option allows users to enable or disable the integrated primary and/or secondary parallel ATA channels. Disabled / Channel 0 / Channel 1 / Both

←→ Select Menu Enter: Select ► Sub-Menu

[ Win2000 ] [No] [DOS]

[Both] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled]

[Enabled]

+/- Change Value

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Item Specific Help

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Select the operating system installed on your system, which you will use most commonly.

Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior.

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Serial ATA:

This option allows users to enable or disable the integrated ICH5R serial ATA ports. Enabled / Disabled

Native Mode Operation: This option for ATA hard drives. Certain operating systems cannot support Native Mode Operation. Setting “Auto” for this item is recommended. Auto / Parallel ATA / Serial ATA / Both

SATA RAID Enable:

Select the ICH5R integrated SATA ports to be IDE mode or RAID mode. If select to “RAID” mode for attached SATA drives, there is an option ROM banner display to allow users to enter the RAID configuration menu during the system boot up. The ICH5R integrated SATA ports support RAID level 0 or RAID level 1 under Windows. Enabled / Disabled

Advanced Chipset Control:

Enabled / Disabled

Advanced Processor Options:

Integrated USB Integrated USB 1.1

Integrated USB 2.0 Enabled / Disabled Integrated Gbit LAN Integrated Gbit LAN

Onboard LAN1 Boot Strap Enabled / Disabled

Onboard LAN2 Boot Strap Enabled /Disabled

Users can enable or disable Intel’s Hyper Threading Technology to enable or disable a logical processor for each processor under Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2003.

Hyper Threading Technology

Enabled / Disabled

Other options in this sub-menu are for debug purpose.

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I/O Device Configuration:

Floppy disk controller: Enabled / Disabled

Serial port A: Disabled / Enabled / Auto

Interrupt: IRQ3 / IRQ4

Serial port B: Disabled / Enabled / Auto

Interrupt: IRQ3 / IRQ4

Parallel port: Disabled / Enabled / Auto

Interrupt: IRQ5 / IRQ7

Console Redirection:

COM Port Address: Disabled / Onboard COM A / Onboard COM B

Baud Rate: 300 /1200 /2400 /9600 / 19.2K /38.4K /57.6K /115.2K

Console Type: VT100 / VT100 8bit / PC-ANSI, 7bit / PC ANSI / VT100+ / VT-UTF8

Flow Control: None / XON/XOFF / CTS/RTS

Console connection: Direct / Via Modem

Continue C.R. after POST ON / OFF Enable Console Redirection after OS has loaded.

Legacy USB Support

Enable support for legacy Universal Serial Bus. Enabled / Disabled

Hardware Monitor

BIOS Event Logging

Real-time Sensors Auto display CPU/system temperatures, fan speeds and voltages.

Base I/O Address: 3F8 / 2F8 /3E8/2E8

Base I/O Address: 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8/2E8

Mode: Output Only / Bi-directional / EPP / ECP

Base I/O Address: 3F8 / 278 / 3BC

DMA: DMA1 / DMA3

Select onboard serial port or serial port on BMC IPMI card for console

redirection.

Indicate whether the console is connected directly to the system or a

modem is used to connect.

BIOS Event Logging: Enabled / Disabled

View BIOS Event Log: [Enter] Press < Enter > key to view the event log

Clear all BIOS Event Logs: Enabled /Disabled

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4.4 – Security

In Security BIOS features, you will be able to setup passwords and floppy write-protect.

Phoenix cME FirstBIOS Pro Advanced CMOS Setup Menu

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Supervisor Password Is User Password Is

Set Supervisor Password Set User Password

Diskette Access Fixed Disk Boot Sector Virus Check Reminder System Backup Reminder Password on Boot

Start From Floppy Start From IDE CD-ROM

Floppy Write Protect

F1: Help ↑↓ Select Item

Esc: Exit

Please refer to the “Item Specific Help” fields for the descriptions of each settings.

←→ Select Menu Enter: Select ► Sub-Menu

Clear / Set Clear / Set

[Enter] [Enter]

[Supervisor] [Normal] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]

[Enabled] [Enabled]

[Disabled]

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

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Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility.

F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

4.5 – Power

Power Button Behavior:

Select the desired system power state after press power button. [On/Off] / [Wake/Sleep]

After Power Failure: With this setting, users can specify the choice for the AC power resume…

[Last State] / [Stay Off] / [Power On]

[Stay Off]: Set to stay off to leave the computer in the power off state, after power resume from an AC power loss. [Last State]: Set to last state to restore the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. [Power On]: Set to power on to leave the computer in the power on state..

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4.6 – Boot

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

+ Removable Devices + Hard Drive CD-ROM Device

Network Boot

F1: Help ↑↓ Select Item

Esc: Exit

The boot menu will list all bootable devices. Use <Enter> to expand or collapses devices with a + or -, Use <+> or <-> to arrange the priorities of all bootable devices

←→ Select Menu Enter: Select ► Sub-Menu

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

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F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

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4.7 – Exit

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes

F1: Help ↑↓ Select Item

Esc: Exit

Exit Saving Changes

Use this option to exit setup utility and re-boot. All new selections you have made are stored into CMOS. System will use the new settings to boot up.

Exit Discarding Changes

Use this option to exit setup utility and re-boot. All new selections you have made are not stored into CMOS. System will use the old settings to boot up.

Load Setup Defaults

Use this option to load all default setup values. Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly.

Discard Changes

Use this option to restore all new setup values that you have made but not saved into CMOS.

Save Changes

Use this option to store all new setup values into CMOS.

←→ Select Menu Enter: Select ► Sub-Menu

+/- Change Value

Item Specific Help

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F9: Setup Defaults

F10: Save

and Exit

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Chapter 5: Diagnostics

Note: if you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following things in the following order:

By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when setting up your system. For more information on troubleshooting, check the TYAN website at:

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5.1 Beep Codes

Fatal errors, which halt the boot process, are communicated through a series of audible beeps. For example, if the BIOS POST can initialize the video but an error occurs, an error message will be displayed. If it cannot display the message, it will report the error as a series of beeps.

The most common type of error is a memory error.

Before contacting your vendor or TYAN Technical Support, be sure that you note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. Also, be ready with information regarding add-in cards, drives and O/S to speed the support process and come to a quicker solution.

Memory, Video, CPU

5.2 Flash Utility

Every BIOS file is unique for the motherboard it was designed for. For Flash Utilities, BIOS downloads, and information on how to properly use the Flash Utility with your motherboard, please check the TYAN web site: http://www.tyan.com/

Note: Please be aware that by flashing your BIOS, you agree that in the event of a BIOS flash failure, you must contact your dealer for a replacement BIOS. There are no exceptions. TYAN does not have a policy for replacing BIOS chips directly with end users. In no event will TYAN be held responsible for damages done by the end user.

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Appendix I: Glossary

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification

that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure.

ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface): also known as IDE or ATA; a drive implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself. It allows CD-ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices, just like HDDs.

Bandwidth: refers to carrying capacity. The greater the bandwidth, the more data the bus, phone line, or other electrical path, can carry. Greater bandwidth, then, also results in greater speed.

BBS (BIOS Boot Specification): is a feature within the BIOS that creates, prioritizes, and maintains a list of all Initial Program Load (IPL) devices, and then stores that list in NVRAM. IPL devices have the ability to load and execute an OS, as well as provide the ability to return to the BIOS if the OS load process fails for some reason. At that point, the next IPL device is called upon to attempt loading of the OS.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): the program that resides in the ROM chip, and provides the basic instructions for controlling your computer’s hardware. Both the operating system and application software use BIOS routines to ensure compatibility.

Buffer: a portion of RAM which is used to temporarily store data, usually from an application, though it is also used when printing, and in most keyboard drivers. The CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it, all at once, to a disk drive. While this improves system performance --- reading to or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly --- there is also the possibility of losing your data should the system crash. Information stored in a buffer is temporarily stored, not permanently saved.

Bus: a data pathway. The term is used especially to refer to the connection between the processor and system memory, and between the processor and PCI or ISA local buses.

Bus mastering: allows peripheral devices and IDEs to access the system memory without going through the CPU (similar to DMA channels).

Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an application. Using a cache lowers data access times, since the needed information is stored in the SRAM instead of in the slow DRAM. Note that the cache is also much smaller than your regular memory: a typical cache size is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB of regular memory.

Cache size: refers to the physical size of the cache onboard. This should not be confused with the cacheable area, which is the total amount of memory which can be scanned by the system in search of data to put into the cache. A typical setup would be a cache size of 512KB, and a cacheable area of 512MB. In this case, up to 512KB of the main memory onboard is capable of being cached. However, only 512KB of this memory will be in the cache at any given moment. Any main memory above 512MB could never be cached.

Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on” or “closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”.

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CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic startup

information for the BIOS.

COM port: another name for the serial port, which is called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). Parallel ports transmit the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

DDR (Double Data Rate): is a technology designed to double the clock speed of the memory. It activates output on both the rising and falling edge of the system clock rather than on just the rising edge, potentially doubling output.

DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): faster and more capacious form of RAM than SIMMs, and do not need to be installed in pairs.

DIMM bank: sometimes called DIMM sockets, because the physical slot and the logical unit are the same. That is, one DIMM module fits into one DIMM socket, which is capable of acting as a memory bank.

DMA (Direct Memory Access): channels that are similar to IRQs. DMA channels allow hardware devices (like soundcards or keyboards) to access the main memory without involving the CPU. This frees up CPU resources for other tasks. As with IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Play devices will take care of this for you.

ECC (Error Correction Code or Error Checking and Correcting): allows data to be checked for errors during run-time. Errors can subsequently be corrected at the same time that they’re found.

EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, is a ROM chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com

EMRL: Embedded RAID Logic. An Adaptec specific RAID technology.

ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-

n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots.

Fault-tolerance: a term describing a system where one component can quickly be replaced without causing a loss of service, such as in a RAID system.

Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware.

Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector

type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The standard form factors are the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-AT and ATX Footprint boards.

Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).

Handshaking: a process where two devices initiate communications. One device, typically the

server, sends a message to another device, typically a client, in order to request establishment

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of a communications channel. The two devices will then exchange messages back and forth in order to settle on a communications protocol.

HDD: stands for Hard Disk Drive, a type of fixed drive.

H-SYNC: controls the horizontal synchronization/properties of the monitor.

IC (Integrated Circuit): the formal name for the computer chip.

IDE (Integrated Device/Drive Electronics): a simple, self-contained HDD interface. It can

handle drives up to 8.4 GB in size. Almost all IDEs sold now are in fact Enhanced IDEs (EIDEs), with maximum capacity determined by the hardware controller.

IDE INT (IDE Interrupt): a hardware interrupt signal that goes to the IDE.

I/O (Input/Output): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware (mouse, keyboard, etc.)

Initial Program Load (IPL): a feature built into BBS-compliant devices, describing those devices as capable of loading and executing an OS, as well as being able to provide control back to the BIOS if the loading attempt fails.

IPL: see Initial Program Load.

IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a hardware device to the CPU.

The interrupt controller assigns priorities to incoming requests and delivers them to the CPU. It is important that there is only one device hooked up to each IRQ line; doubling up devices on IRQ lines can lock up your system. Plug-n-Play operating systems can take care of these details for you.

Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and it waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).

Mirroring: see RAID.

NVRAM: ROM and EEPROM are both examples of Non-Volatile RAM, memory that holds its

data without power. DRAM, in contrast, is volatile.

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Compaq or IBM package other companies’ motherboards and hardware inside their case and sell them.

Parallel port: transmits the bits of a byte on eight different wires at the same time (that is, in parallel form, eight bits at the same time).

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64-bit local bus (data pathway) which is faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a single system (as opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems).

PCI PIO (PCI Programmable Input/Output) modes: the data transfer modes used by IDE drives. These modes use the CPU for data transfer (in contrast, DMA channels do not). PCI refers to the type of bus used by these modes to communicate with the CPU.

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PCI-to-PCI bridge: allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot.

Pipeline burst SRAM: a type of RAM that can maintain it’s data as long as power is provided

to the memory chips. In this configuration, SRAM requests are pipelined, which means that larger packets of data are sent to the memory at one time, and acted upon quickly. This type of SRAM operates at bus speeds higher than 66MHz.

Pipelining: improves system performance by allowing the CPU to begin executing a second instruction before the first is completed. A pipeline can be likened to an assembly line, with a given part of the pipeline repeatedly executing a set part of an operation on a series of instructions.

PM timers (Power Management timers): software timers that count down the number of seconds or minutes until the system times out and enters sleep, suspend, or doze mode.

PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug-n-Play devices require little set-up to use. Novice end users can simply plug them into a computer that is running on a Plug-n-Play aware operating system (such as Windows 98), and go to work. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug-n-Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware.

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment): one of four components that together make up the Wired for Management 2.0 baseline specification. PXE was designed to define a standard set of preboot protocol services within a client, towards the goal of allowing networked-based booting to boot using industry standard protocols.

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly, also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but offers no fault-tolerance. RAID level 1 is known as mirroring, which stores the data within at least two hard drives, but does not stripe. RAID level 1 also allows for faster access time and fault-tolerance, since either hard drive can be read at the same time. RAID level 0+1 is both striping and mirroring, providing fault-tolerance, striping, and faster access all at the same time.

RAIDIOS: stands for RAID I/O Steering, a type of RAID technology from Intel. RAIDIOS is a specification used to enable an embedded I/O controller, embedded on the motherboard, to be used as just an I/O controller or to be the I/O component of a hardware RAID subsystem. The RAIDIOS circuit allows an I/O Processor (either embedded on the motherboard or on an addin card) to configure the I/O controller and service the I/O controller’s interrupts. The I/O controller and the I/O Processor together are two of the primary components of a hardware RAID subsystem.

RAM (Random Access Memory): technically refers to a type of memory where any byte can be accessed without touching the adjacent data, is often used to refer to the system’s main memory. This memory is available to any program running on the computer.

ROM (Read-Only Memory): a storage chip which contains the BIOS; the basic instructions required to boot the computer and start up the operating system.

SATA (Serial ATA): is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage interface. Serial ATA is a drop-in solution in that it is compatible with today’s software and

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operating systems. It will provide for systems, which are easier to design, with cables that are simpler to route and install, smaller cable connectors, and lower voltage requirements.

SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM): called as such because it can keep two sets of memory addresses open simultaneously. By transferring data alternately from one set of addresses and then the other, SDRAM cuts down on the delays associated with nonsynchronous RAM, which must close one address bank before opening the next.

Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another).

SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL): Architecture that allows a RAID controller, such as AcceleRAID 150, 200 or 250, to implement RAID on a system board-embedded SCSI bus or a set of SCSI busses. SISL: SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic ( LSI ) (only on LSI SCSI boards)

SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module): formally the most common form of RAM for motherboards. They must be installed in pairs, and do not have the carrying capacity or the speed of DIMM modules.

Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down.

SRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order

to prevent data loss. Thus, it is faster and more expensive.

SSI (Server System Infrastructure): an industry initiative intended to provide ready-to-use design specifications for common server hardware elements (chassis, power supplies, and racks) to promote and support server industry growth.

Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue to operate normally.

Striping: see RAID

UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called

UltraATA. Without proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives.

USB (Universal Serial Bus): a versatile port. This one port type can function as a serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick port. It is fast enough to support video transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices.

VGA (Video Graphics Array): the PC video display standard

V-SYNC: controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor.

ZCR: Zero Channel RAID. PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard SCSI chip,

thus lowering cost of RAID solution

ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket, and a lever is pulled down. This shift the processor over and down, guiding into the board and locking it into place.

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Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS

Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

02h Verify Real Mode 3Ah Autosize cache 03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers

04h Get CPU type 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 06h Initialize system hardware 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST

values 09h Set IN POST flag 46h 2-1-2-3. Check ROM copyright notice 0Ah Initialize CPU registers 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 0Bh Enable CPU cache 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 0Eh Initialize I/O component 4Bh QuietBoot start (optional) 0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 10h Initialize Power Management 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 11h Load alternate registers with initial

POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during

warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 52h Test keyboard 14h Initialize keyboard controller 54h Set key click if enabled 16h 1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM checksum 58h 2-2-3-1. Test for unexpected interrupts 17h Initialize cache before memory

autosize 18h 8254 timer initialization 5Ah Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 5Bh Disable CPU cache 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt

Controller 20h 1-3-1-1. Test DRAM refresh 60h Test extended memory 22h 1-3-1-3. Test 8742 KBD Controller 62h Test extended memory address lines 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 64h Jump to UserPatch1 26h Enable A20 line 66h Configure advanced cache registers 28h Autosize DRAM 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 68h Enable external and CPU caches 2Ah Clear 512 KB base RAM 69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM)

2Ch 1-3-4-1. RAM failure on address 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failure on data bits of

low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS

shadow 30h 1-4-1-1. RAM failure on data bits of

high byte of memory bus 32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency 70h Display error messages 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 72h Check for configuration errors 36h Warm start shut down 76h Check for keyboard errors 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present BAh Initialize DMI parameters 80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and

IRQs

45h POST device initialization

50h Display CPU type and speed

51h Initialize EISA board

59h Initialize POST display service

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB

area

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch Display shadow-area message

6Eh Display possible high address for UMB

recovery

BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

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Code Beeps / Description Code Beeps / Description

81h Late POST device initialization BCh Clear parity checkers 82h Detect and install external RS232

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

ports 83h Configure non-MCD IDE controllers BEh Clear screen (optional) 84h Detect and install external parallel

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

ports 85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

devices 86h. Re-initialize onboard I/O ports. C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) 87h Configure Motherboard Devices C2h Initialize error logging 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area C3h Initialize error display function 89h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts

C4h Initialize system error handler

(NMIs) 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area C5h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) 8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse C6h Initialize notebook docking (optional) 8Ch Initialize floppy controller C7h Initialize notebook docking late 8Fh Determine number of ATA drives

C8h Force check (optional)

(optional) 90h Initialize hard-disk controllers C9h Extended checksum (optional) 91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk

D2h Unknown interrupt

controllers 92h Jump to UserPatch2 E0h Initialize the chipset 93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor

E1h Initialize the bridge

boards 95h Install CD ROM for boot E2h Initialize the CPU 96h Clear huge ES segment register E3h Initialize system timer 97h Fixup Multi Processor table E4h Initialize system I/O 98h 1-2. Search for option ROMs. E5h Check force recovery boot 99h Check for SMART Drive (optional) E6h Checksum BIOS ROM 9Ah Shadow option ROMs E7h Go to BIOS 9Ch Set up Power Management E8h Set Huge Segment 9Dh Initialize security engine (optional) E9h Initialize Multi Processor 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts EAh Initialize OEM special code 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

drives A0h Set time of day ECh Initialize Memory type A2h Check key lock EDh Initialize Memory size A4h Initialize Typematic rate EEh Shadow Boot Block A8h Erase F2 prompt EFh System memory test AAh Scan for F2 key stroke F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

ACh Enter SETUP F1h Initialize Run Time Clock AEh Clear Boot flag F2h Initialize video B0h Check for errors F3h Initialize System Management Mode B2h POST done - prepare to boot

F4h Output one beep before boot

operating system B4h One short beep before boot F5h Boot to Mini DOS B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional) F6h Clear Huge Segment B6h Check password (optional) F7h Boot to Full DOS B9h Prepare Boot

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Appendix III: SMDC Information

Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC) is a powerful yet cost-efficient solution for high-end server management hardware packages. Tyan’s goal is to provide remote system monitoring and control even when the operating system is absence or simply fails. This empowers Tyan’s server board with advanced industrial-standard features.

Tyan SMDC is a snap-in card that provides essential server management solution. It enables any IT Manager by providing multi-interfaces to access the hardware remotely and perform monitor, control and diagnose activities effectively.

Tyan SMDC is powered by an intelligent controller known as Baseboard Management Control (BMC). BMC is a standalone mini-CPU and runs on its own Real Time Operating System (RTOS) to complete all different kinds of tasks. Backed by Renesas’ H8 technology, IT manager can rest assure his server machines are always taken care.

Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike an AGP card, Network card or SCSI card, the SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver. As long as a standby power comes into the system, the SMDC will be active on the system.

Tyan SMDC is compatible with all IPMI-compliance software as well as Tyan System Operator

By adding SMDC, Tyan’s server board becomes a highly manageable and IPMI compatible system with all the advanced features suggesting in IPMI Specifications.

More detailed information on Tyan’s SMDC card can be found on our website:

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The SMDC M3291 is equipped with the following features:

(TSO) software package.

 Hardware Monitoring  Protocol and Standard  Auxiliary Communication Interface  Auxiliary SMBus / I

C buses

 Teamed with other IPMB Devices (PMCs and EMCs)  Remote Monitor, Control and Diagnostics  Remote Console Redirect over LAN  Sensor Data Record  System Event Log  Field Replaceable Unit Information Storage  Real Time Clock  Upgrade BMC firmware  “Always Ready”  TYAN System Operator ™ (TSO)  OEM Drivers  Front Panel LED and Buzzer (Optional)

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Appendix IV: PCI-X/PCI Bus

Appendix IV: PCI-X/PCI Bus

Thunder i7520 S5360

S5360 board has two onboard Intel 6700PXH 64-bit PCI Hubs. Each of Intel 6700PXH chip supports two independent 133 MHz PCI-X channels. Those two Intel 6700PXH chips are marked as “PXH-1” and “PXH-2” on Fig. AP4-1.

Intel 6700PXH chip (PXH-1):

 PCI-X Channel A Bus: Connected to TARO

and Intel 82546GB dual channel GbE controller.

 PCI-X Channel B Bus: Connected to PCIX1-S1 and PCIX1-S2 expansion slots

Secondary Intel 6700PXH chip (PXH-2):

 PCI-X Channel A Bus: Connected to PCIX2-P1 expansion slot  PCI-X Channel B Bus: Connected to PCIX2-S1 expansion slot

Expansion Slot Frequency:

 PCI-E1: PCI-Express x8  PCIX1-S1: PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz (Up to 100/66 MHz with a PCI-X card on

PCIX1-S2 slot)

 PCIX1-S2: PCI-X up to 100/66 MHz  PCIX1-P1: PCI-X up to 66 MHz  PCIX2-S1: PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz  PCIX2-P1: PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz  PCI1: 32-bit PCI at 33 MHz

SO-DIMM, PCIX1-P1 expansion slot

Fig. AP4-1: Thunder i7520 S5360 PCI-X/PCI Buses

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Appendix IV: PCI-X/PCI Bus

Thunder i7520R S5360-1U

This board has one onboard Intel 6700PXH 64-bit PCI Hub, which supports two independent 133 MHz PCI-X channels. The Intel 6700PXH chip is marked as “PXH-1” on Fig. AP4-2.

Primary Intel 6700PXH chip (PXH-1):

 PCI-X Channel A Bus: Connected to TARO

SO-DIMM, ZCR and Intel 82546GB

dual channel GbE controller.

 PCI-X Channel B Bus: Connected to PCIX1-S1 and PCIX1-S2 expansion slot

expansion slots

Expansion Slot Frequency:

 PCIX1-S1: PCI-X up to 133/100/66 MHz (Up to 100/66 MHz with a PCI-X card on

PCIX1-S2 slot)

 PCIX1-S2: PCI-X up to 100/66 MHz

Fig. AP4-2: Thunder i7520R S5360-1U PCI-X/PCI Buses

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Appendix V: Riser Card Support

Appendix V: Riser Card Support

2U Riser Cards

 Provides three PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz slots on independent PCI-X buses

M2360

M2364

M2044

 Provides two PCI-X 100/66 MHz slots on a PCI-X bus

 Provides one PCI-Express x8 slot with PCI-Express x4 lanes

 Provides three PCI-X slots on a PCI-X bus

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Appendix V: Riser Card Support

1U Riser Cards

M2033

 Universal card edge with one PCI-X/PCI slot (with 3.3 V key)

M2037

M2037R

 Universal card edge with one 64-bit PCI slot (with 5 V key)

 Universal card edge with one right-side 64-bit PCI slot (with 5 V key)

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Technical Support

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system, you should first turn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likely been configured or designed by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains. Hence, they should be of the most assitance for you. Furthermore, if you purchased your system from a dealer near you, take the system to them directly to have it serviced instead of attempting to do so yourself (which can have expensive consequences).

If these options are not available for you then Tyan Computer Corporation can help. Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations. Tyan's website (www.tyan.com easy-to-access resources such as in-depth Linux Online Support sections with downloadable Linux drivers and comprehensive compatibility reports for chassis, memory and much more. With all these convenient resources just a few keystrokes away, users can easily find the latest softare and operating system components to keep their systems running as powerful and productive as possible. Tyan also ranks high for its commitment to fast and friendly customer support through email. By offering plenty of options for users, Tyan serves multiple market segments with the industry's most competitive services to support them.

"Tyan's tech support is some of the most impressive we've seen, with great response time and exceptional organization in general" - Anandtech.com

Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at techsupport@tyan.com

Help Resources:

Returning Merchandise for Service

During the warranty period, contact your distributor or system vendor FIRST for any product problems. This warranty only covers normal customer use and does not cover damages incurred during shipping or failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse, or improper maintenance of products.

NOTE: A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service can be rendered. You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid. TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you.

1. See the beep codes section of this manual.

2. See the TYAN website for FAQ’s, bulletins, driver updates, and other information: http://www.tyan.com

3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN.

4. Check the TYAN user group: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.TYAN

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Thunder i7520 / Thunder i7520R Technical Support

Operation is subject to the following conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures:

Notice for Canada This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. (Cet appareil est conforme aux norms de Classe B d’interference radio tel que specifie par le Ministere Canadien des Communications dans les reglements d’ineteference radio.)

CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture, mutilate, or dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your local regulations.

Notice for the USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.  Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the

receiver.

 Consult the dealer on an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Notice for Europe (CE Mark) This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC).

Document #: D1590 - 101

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