Tyan THUNDER N6650W User Manual

S2915

Thunder n6650W

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Version 1.0

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of
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TYAN Computer Corp.

Trademark

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the following.

TYAN, Taro and Thunder n6650W are trademarks of TYAN Computer
Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Nvidia and nForce are trademarks of Nvidia Corporation
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.

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Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer
Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing.
TYAN assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied
warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN products including liability or
warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. TYAN
retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or specifications
at any time, without notice. In no event will TYAN be held liable for any direct or
indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other
malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations Page 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image Page 8

2.2 Block Diagram Page 10

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 11

2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 21

2.5 Installing the Processor(s) Page 22

2.6 Installing the Memory Page 25

2.7 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28

2.8 Installing Add-In Cards Page 30

2.9 Connecting External Devices Page 31

2.10 Installing the Power Supply Page 32

2.11 Finishing Up Page 33
Chapter 3: BIOS

3.1 About the BIOS Page 35

3.2 Main BIOS Setup Page 37

3.3 Main Menu Page 38

3.4 Advanced Menu Page 40

3.5 Security Menu Page 58

3.6 Boot Menu Page 59

3.7 Power Menu Page 60

3.8 Exit Menu Page 61

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.1 Flash Utility Page 63

4.2 Phoenix BIOS Post Code Page 64

Appendix I: How to Make a Driver Diskette
Glossary
Technical Support

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Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder n6650W motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

6 x SATA cable

3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable

2 x SAS cable (for S2915WA2NRF only)

1 x IEEE1394 cable

1 x Thunder n6650W User’s Manual

1 x Thunder n6650W Quick Reference Guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

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

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1 x I/O shield

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions available. The
Thunder n6650W (S2915) is a high-end server motherboard, based on the
NVIDIA NPF3600 and NPF3050 chipsets. It also includes the NEC nPD72044
PCI-X tunnel and SMsC 5307 Super I/O chipsets.

This motherboard is designed to support two AMD Opteron 2000 Series
processors and up to 32GB of DDR2 400/533/667 memory. The S2915 is ideal
for CPU, memory, and I/O intensive applications required in the HPC (High
Performancec Computing) and clustering environments.
ideal for computing and graphics acceleration applications requir ed in the
HPC/clustering environments or workstation platforms.

Remember to visit TYAN’s website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find
information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS
upgrades.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processors

• Dual 1207-pin ZIF sockets

• Supports up to two AMD Opteron

2000 Series processors

• Two onboard 5-phase digital VRMs

Chipset

• NVIDIA NPF3600 + NPF3050

• NEC nPD720404 PCI-X tunnel

• SMsC 5307 Super I/O controller

Integrated I/O

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One 9-pin 16550 UART serial port

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10 USB 2.0 ports (6 at rear, 1 internal

vertical connector, and 3 front ports
via optional cables)

• PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors

• 6 SATA-II connectors

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Dual RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports

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One IDE and one Floppy connectors

System Management

CPU thermal & voltage monitor

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support

• Six 4-pin fan header (PWM and

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Memory

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Dual-channel memory bus

• Eight DDR2 sockets (four per CPU)

• Supports ECC Registered DIMMs

• Maximum of 32GB DDR2-

400/533/667

Integrated Network Processor

Two GbE via Marvell PHY 88E1121

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• Supports WOL and PXE

• Two RJ-45 ports with LEDs

Integrated FireWire (1394a)
Controller

• TI TSB43AB22A 1394a PCI controller

• 1394a channel for rear (connector)

• 1394a channel for front (header)

Integrated Audio Controller

HDA link

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• RealTek ALC262 controller (High

Definition Audio)

• Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in rear ports

• SPDIF-out in rear

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The S2915 is also

tachometer support)

• One 2-pin chassis intrusion header

• Watchdog timer support

Expansion Slots

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Four (4) PCI Express x16 slots

- one x16 signal from NPF3050

- one x16 from NPF3600 PRO

- one x16 from NPF3600 PRO with x8
signal

- one x16 from NPF3050 with x8 signal

• Two (2) PCI-X 100/133MHz slots from

NEC nPD720404

• One (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

• Seven (7) expansion slots total

Form Factor

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SSI / Extended ATX (12” x 13”)

• EPS 12V/SSI (24 + 8 + 4 pin) power

connectors

• Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse

connectors

• Stacked Serial (1) connector

• Stacked USB 2.0 (2) + FireWire (1)

connectors

• 2 stacked USB 2.0 (2) + RJ-45 (1)

connectors

• Stacked Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in audio

connectors

• SPDIF-out

• Front panel audio header

• CD-in, Aux-in headers (4-pin

configuration)

Integrated SAS Controller
(for S2915WA2NRF only)

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LSI 1068E SAS controller

• Eight SAS ports

BIOS

• Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC Flash

ROM

• Supports ACPI (S0, S1, S3, S4, S5)

• Serial console Redirect

• PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot

• PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power

Management

• User-configurable H/W monitoring

• Auto-configuration of hard disk types

• Multiple boot options

• 48-bit LBA support

Regulatory

• FCC Class B (DoC)

• European Community CE (DoC)

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precautions: The Thunder n6650W supports SSI, EPS12V type power

supplies (24pin + 8pin +4pin) and will not operate with any other types. For
proper power supply installation procedures see page 32.

DO NOT USE ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the
board and void your warranty.

How to install our products right… the first time
The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important

information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some
precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the

antistatic bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and
then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. po wer
supply case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a
static safety wrist strap.

(2) Hold the moth erboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the

board, or flex the board in any way.

(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors,

memory modules, and leads.

(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the

antistatic bag that the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your
chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.

NOTE

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN

DAMAGED.

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2.1- Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest board revision a vailable at
the time of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look
exactly like the above picture.

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

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2.2 - Block Diagram

Thunder n6650W (S2915A2NRF) Block Diagram

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Thunder n6650W (S2915WA2NRF) Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.

Jumper Legend




OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper covered
CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper covered

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Jumper/Connector Function

J12 1394 Pin Header

J16 High Definition Audio Header

E15 Chassis Intrusion Header

P24 USB Pin Header

P26 USB Pin Header

P7 CD_IN Connector

P11 AUX_IN Connector

P18 SPDIF_IN Connector

J61 1394 Disable Jumper

JP29 SAS Disable Jumper

JP13 PCI-X Speed Select Jumper

E50 Clear CMOS Jumper

J88 Front Panel Header

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CPUFAN1

SYSFAN0

CPUFAN0

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN1

SYSFAN3

SYSFAN4

SYSFAN5

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SYSFAN0/1/2/3: 4-pin Fan Connector with Speed Control

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PWM

SYSFAN4/5: 3-pin Fan Connector

CPUFAN0/CPUFAN1: 4-pin Fan Connector

GND

PWM

1

+12V

Ta ch ome t er

Tachometer

+12V
Tachometer

GND

GND

+12 V

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

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

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
GND +12V Tachometer PWM

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

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
Tachometer +12V GND

CPUFAN0

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

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CPUFAN0 & CPUFAN1
Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
GND +12V Tachometer NC

Tachometer

+12V

CPUFAN1

1

N

GND

GND

+12V
Tachometer

NC

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E15

P26

J16

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P24

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J16: High Definition Audio Header

9 1

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 PORT1L 2 GND
3 PORT1R 4 PRESENCE#

10 2

5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN
7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY
9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN

E15: Chassis Intrusion Header

This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If
the chassis is opened, the system will then record this

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status and show a warning message on the screen. To
clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and
clear the record.

P24: USB Pin Header

Use this header to connect to front panel USB connector.

1

2 10

Signal Pin Pin Signal

VCC 1 2 VCC

USB DATA- 3 4 USB DATA-

USB DATA+ 5 6 USB DATA+

GND 7 8 GND
KEY 9 10 NC

Pin 1 INTRUDER
Pin 2 GND

P26: USB Pin Header

Use this header to connect to a USB connector.

1

5

Pin Signal

1 VCC
2 USB DATA­3 USB DATA+
4 GND
5 KEY

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P18

P11

P7

J12

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J88

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P7: CD_IN Connector

This is for CD-ROM audio connector.

L

RGND

P11: AUX_IN Connector

This connector is used for DVD Add-on Card with
Line_In Connector.

L

RGND

P18: SPDIF_IN Connector

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This connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony &
Philips Digital Interconnect Format) interface for
digital audio transmission.

J88: Front Panel Header

HDD LED+

HDD LED-

GND

Reset SW+

GND

NC

5VSB

NC
NC

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

9 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18

J12: 1394 Pin Header

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10 2

Power LED+
Power LED­Power S/W+

GND

NC

GND

Key

GND

INTRU#

Signal Pin Pin Signal

TPA+ 1 2 TPA-

GND 3 4 GND
TPB+ 5 6 TPB­+12V 7 8 +12V

KEY 9 10 GND

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The motherboard
provides one front panel
header for electrical
connection to the front
panel switches and
LED’s.

J61

E50

JP29

JP13

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JP13: PCI-X Speed Select Jumper

1

1

Open: 133MHz (Default)

Closed: Force to run at 100MHz

JP29: SAS Disable Jumper

1

1

Open: Enable SAS Controller (Default)

Closed: Disable SAS Controller

E50: Clear CMOS Jumper

1
3

(Clear)

1
3

(Default)

If you have lost your system/setup password or need to
clear the system BIOS settings, you can reset the
CMOS settings by using this jumper.

Power off the system and set E50 to (2-3) position, and
then power on to boot up the system. The CMOS will
be cleared when the screen is on. Finally shut down
the power, replace E50 to the default setting (1-2),
power on the system again.

J61: 1394 Disable Jumper

1

1

Open: Enable 1394 functionality (Default)
Closed: Disable 1394 functionality

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2.4 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the
necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually
metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install
the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placement, simply lay the
motherboard inside the chassis and align the screw holes of the
motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are any studs missing,
you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be
securely installed.

Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic
studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will
fasten the motherboard more securely in place.

Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look
like and how they should be installed.

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2.5 - Installing the Processor(s)

Your S2915 supports the latest processor technologies from AMD.
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Figure 1. Detailed View of the Thermal Solution AMD PIB Platforms based on the
AMD Socket F Processor

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Back plate Assembly

The back plate is mounted on the backside of the motherboard and enhances
local stiffness to support shock and vibration loads acting on the heat sink. The
back plate assembly prevents excessive motherboard stress in the area near
the processor. Without a back plate, excessive stress could cause serious
damage to electrical connections of the processor socket and integrated circuit
packages surrounding the processor. The back plate also serves as a
reinforcement plate for the LGA socket.

While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components.
Follow these instructions to install your back plate:

1. Remove the release liner from the back plate.

2. Align the PEM nuts on the back plate to the holes on the reverse side
of the PCB.

3. First, insert the taller upper & lower middle PEM nuts through the
holes of the PCB. The remaining four shorter PEM nuts should
automatically fit the 4 holes on the PCB as shown in the following
pictures.

Let 2 upper &
lower-middle
PEM nuts pass

4 PEM nuts
should fit 4
holes.

through the
holes.

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