Tyan THUNDER K7X PRO User Manual
S2469
Thunder K7X Pro
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Revision 1.50
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Table of Contents
Before you begin…
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.0 Congratulations
1.1 Hardware Specifications
1.2 Software Specifications
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.0 Board
2.1 Board Jumpers
2.2 Jumper Summary
2.3 Front Panel Connectors (J12)
2.4 Chassis Intrusion Header (J15)
2.5 CMOS Reset (J21)
2.6 10/100Mbit LAN LED (J33)
2.7 USB Header (J36)
2.8 Front Side Bus 133MHz Select
2.9 Front Side Bus 100MHz Select
2.10 Onboard SCSI (J80)
2.11 Onboard ATI Rage XL (J85)
2.12 Onboard GbE (J88) and 10/100Mbit
Ethernet (J86)
2.13 Primary PCI Speed (J92)
2.14 GbE Front Panel LED (J102)
2.15 FAN connectors
2.16 Mounting the Motherboard
2.17 Installing the Memory
2.18 Installing Processors and Heatsinks
2.19 Attaching Drive Cables
2.20 Installing Add-In Cards
2.21 Connecting External Devices
2.22 Installing the Power Supply
2.23 Finishing Up
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.0 Main BIOS Setup
3.1 Advanced Setup
3.2 Chipset Configuration
3.3 Keyboard Configuration Screen
3.4 I/O Configuration
3.5 PCI Configuration
3.6 Security Setup
3.7 Power Setup
3.8 Boot Setup
3.9 Exit
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.0 Beep Codes
4.1 Flash Utility
Appendix: Glossary
Technical Support
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Before you begin…
Check the box contents!
The retail motherboard package should contain the following:
1x Thunder K7X Pro motherboard
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable
1x LVD SCSI cable (if optional SCSI included)
1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable
1x Cable set: 9-pin Serial
1x Thunder K7X Pro user’s manual
1x Thunder K7X Pro Quick Reference guide
1x TYAN driver CD
1x Adaptec SCSI driver diskette (if optional SCSI included)
1x I/O shield with 2 LAN ports
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
1.0 – Congratulations
You are now the owner of one of the most flexible TYAN dual AMD Athlon motherboards
available. Utilizing the latest chipset technology for dual AMD multi-processing, the Thunder K7X
Pro is fully capable of handling all your heaviest software demands. If networking is what you
need, then the Thunder K7X Pro has enough bandwidth through the use of one Gigabit Ethernet
and10/100Mbit Ethernet ports.
All this is done efficiently and conveniently as the Thunder K7X Pro is ready to fit in even the
tightest spots. Thoughtfully designed, all aspects of the Thunder K7X Pro were designed from the
ground up to support even the thinnest 1U chassis.
Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com. There you can find information on
all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS upgrades.
1.1 – Hardware Specifications
Processor
• Dual PGA462 ZIF sockets
• Supports up to two AMD Athlon MP
• Two onboard VRMs
• Front-Side Bus support for 200MHz and
266MHz
Chipset
• AMD 760 MPX chipset
• AMD 762 system controller (north bridge) and
AMD 768 peripheral bus controller (south
bridge)
• Winbond W83627HF Super I/O ASIC
• Winbond W83782D hardware monitoring IC
Memory
• Four 184-pin 2.5V DDR DIMM sockets
• 25-degree angled sockets enable rackmount
installation
• Supports up to 4GB of Registered
PC2100/1600 DDR memory
• Also supports ECC (72-bit) memory modules
Note: The AMD-760 MPX requires a portion of
memory to be reserved for PCI devices.
Allocation for these devices is dependent on
the number of PCI devices installed, and option
ROM for each device. Common configurations
will see 3.5GB to 3.8GB of available memory.
Integrated SCSI (manufacturing option)
• Adaptec AIC-7902W or AIC-7899 dualchannel controller
• Ultra320/Ultra160 SCSI with 320/160MB/sec
throughput per channel (64-bit 66MHz)
• Channel A and Channel B –
68-pin connectors
• (ZCR) Zero Channel RAID Ready
Integrated Video (Manufacturing option)
• ATI RAGE XL graphics controller
• 8MB frame buffer (SDRAM)
Integrated LAN
• Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet controllers
- Intel 82545EM 10/100/1000Mbps controller
(64-bit 66MHz)
- Intel 82551QM 10/100/100Mbps controller
(32-bit 33MHz)
Hardware Monitoring
• Winbond W83782D hardware monitoring
ASIC
• CPU temperature/voltage monitoring
• 3-pin fan monitoring headers
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Integrated PCI IDE
• Dual-channel master mode
• Supports up to four IDE devices
• Support for ATA-100/66/33 IDE and ATAPI
compliant devices
Expansion Slots
• One AGP Pro 110 slot; supports 4X/2X AGP
• Two 64-bit 66MHz* (3.3V) and three 32-bit
33MHz (5V) PCI slots
• Total of six usable slots
Integrated I/O
• One floppy connector supports up to two
drives
• Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports (one via
cable)
• One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
• PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
• Two USB ports and two front side USB
headers)
BIOS
• Phoenix BIOS 4.0 revision 6.0 on 4Mbit
Flash ROM
• PXE boot and SMBIOS v2.3.1 support
• BIOS Boot Specification v1.01 (BBS) support
• Boot to USB (Mass Storage Class) support
• ACPI v1.0 support
• Universal Console Redirect (UCR) support
• Power on after AC failure control
Regulatory
• FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity)
• European CE (Declaration of Conformity)
Form Factor
• Extended ATX footprint (13” x 12”)
• ATX12V/EPS12V dual use power connectors*
• Stacked parallel (one), serial (one) and VGA
(one) connectors
• Stacked USB (two) connectors
• Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse
connectors
• Side-by-side RJ-45 LAN (two) connectors
with LEDs
* Warning: The S2469 does NOT support
ATXGES or ATX2.X power supplies.
1.2 Software Specifications
OS (Operating System) Support
• Microsoft Windows NT 4 Service Pack 6A
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows XP
TYAN reserves the right to add support or
discontinue support for any OS with or
without notice.
* Due to the tight PCI 66MHz timing of the AMD-760 MPX chipset, it may be necessary to set the
bus to 33MHz when using multiple PCI cards. For more information, refer to the AMD 760
System Controller Datasheet (PID# 24416) on the AMD website: www.amd.com.
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Chapter 2: Board Installation
Precaution: The Thunder K7X Pro supports ATX12V and EPS12V power supplies (24-pin/8-pin)
and will not operate with any other types. Refer to section 2.21 for instructions on installing
ATX12V and EPS12V power supplies.
Do not use ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the board and void your
warranty.
Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Thunder K7X
Pro matches the E-ATX (Extended ATX) system board specifications. Your chassis should
support a standard E-ATX motherboard form factor.
How to install our products right… the first time
The first thing you should do is 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) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or flex the
board in any way.
(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, memory modules,
and leads.
(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that the
board was shipped in.
(5) Inspect the board for damage.
The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your chassis, as well
as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.
NOTE DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED
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2.0 – Board
The following is an image of the S2469 Thunder K7X Pro.
The above photograph is only a representation of the actual board. Because boards may
be updated and go through different 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 will detail vital components of this board.
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2.1 – Board Jumpers
The above jumper schematic diagram is representative of the latest board revision
available at the time of this manual’s publishing. The board you have received may or may
not be like the above schematic.
Jumper Legend
Jumper OFF (disconnected)
Jumper ON (connected)
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2.2 – Jumper Summary
Jumper Number Description Reference Page
J12 Front Panel Connector See below
J15 Chassis Intrusion Header See below
J21 CMOS Reset Page 10
J33 10/100 LAN LED Page 10
J34 RESERVED N/A
J36 USB Header Page 10
J49, J48, J53, J52
J80 Onboard SCSI Page 11
J85 Onboard ATI RAGE XL Page 11
J86 Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Page 11
J88 Onboard Gigabit Ethernet Page 11
J92 Primary PCI speed Page 11
J102 GbE Front Panel LED Page 12
J103 RESERVED N/A
J104 RESERVED N/A
J105 RESERVED N/A
2.3 – Front Panel Connector (J12)
Your chassis will usually come with connectors to install onto the motherboard, such as HDD and
Power LEDs. The Front Panel Connector (J12) has been implemented for such purposes.
Front-side Bus Select 133MHz
or 100MHz
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2.4 – Chassis Intrusion Header (J15)
Certain chasses have a switch that detects whether or not they are being opened. This switch
connects to the Chassis Intrusion Header to sound an alarm when the chassis is being opened
without authorization. Simply connect the two-pin switch to the J15 header to enable.
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2.5 – CMOS Reset (J21)
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Clear CMOS
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2.6 – 10/100Mbit LAN LED (J33)
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2.7 – USB Header (J36)
2.8 – Front-side Bus Select 133MHz (DEFAULT)
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J49
J48
J53
J52
You can reset the CMOS settings in case an incorrect setting causes system
instability, you have forgotten your system/setup password, or have just flashed
your BIOS by using these jumpers.
- Power off system, disconnect power supply from motherboard
- Set jumper J21 to Clear CMOS
- Wait about 5 seconds
- Set jumper J21 to Default
This header is provided as a visual alert of when the on-board Ethernet port are
active. Simply connect up to two 2-pin LEDs to the LAN LED header for active
monitoring of the on-board Ethernet port.
Standard USB connector wire colors:
VCC = Red
Data + = White
Data - = Green
GND = Black
Note: Plugging in the USB connector incorrectly can result in damaging
the USB device and/or the motherboard.
The Front-side USB header is designed for chassis are support front-side
USB. TYAN does not provide these cables.
Depending on the processor you have, you may need to adjust the
processor Front Side Bus speed in order to have the processors operate
correctly.
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2.9 – Front-side Bus Select 100MHz
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J49
J48
J53
J52
2.10 – Onboard SCSI (J80)
2.11 – Onboard ATI Rage XL (J85)
2.12 – Onboard GbE (J88) and 10/100Mbit Ethernet (J86)
2.13 – Primary PCI Speed (J92)
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Depending on the processor you have, you may need to adjust the
processor Front Side Bus speed in order to have the processors operate
correctly.
OPEN (default) the jumper to enable the onboard SCSI feature.
CLOSE the jumper to disable. This switch affects both channel A and
channel B on the SCSI controller.
Note: Boards with ZCR (Zero Channel RAID Support must have onboard
SCSI enabled in order to use a ZCR card.
OPEN (default) the jumper to enable the onboard ATI RAGE XL
graphics controller.
CLOSE the jumper to disable the onboard ATI RAGE XL.
Use J88 to enable or disable LAN1.
Use J86 to enable or disable LAN2.
OPEN (default) the jumper to have the primary PCI bus operate at
66MHz (default).
CLOSE the jumper to force the primary PCI bus to operate at 33MHz.
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2.14 – GbE Front Panel LED (J102)
Pinout:
2.15 – FAN connectors
The green LED indicates 10Mb connection/activity.
The yellow LED indicates 100Mb connection/activity.
When both LEDs are on, this indicates Gigabit connection/activity.
Use these headers to connect cooling fans, both chassis and processor
fans, to your motherboard. Cooling fans help keep the system more
stable and operating reliably for its product life.
+12v (1.2A) fans supported
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