Tyan Computer N3600T, S2937 User Manual

Thunder n3600T / / / S2937

Revision 1.00

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TYAN Computer Corp.

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the following.

TYAN, S2937 are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Nvidia and nForce are trademarks of Nvidia Corporation.
PhoenixBIOS is trademark of Phoenix Technologies.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Cor porati on.
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.

Notice

Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer

Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to print i ng.
TYAN assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any e xpress 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

Check the box contents…

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.00 Congratulations!

1.01 Hardware Specifications

1.02 Software Specifications

Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.00 Board Image

2.01 Block Diagram

2.02 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connector s

2.03 Jumper Settings

2.04 Onboard SAS Disable Header (*JP1)

2.05 OPMA card support select Header (JP2)

2.06 Clear CMOS (JP3)

2.07 USB Front Panel Header (J2)

2.08 Front Panel Header (J26)

2.09 COM2 Header (COM2)

2.10 IPMB connector (IPMB)

2.11 LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable Jumper(JP9,JP10)

2.12 TPM Enable/Disable Jumper (JP11)

2.13 Onboard VGA Enable/Disable Jumper (JP8)

2.14 CPU1 & CPU2 FAN Header (CPU FAN1/2)

2.15 System FAN Headers (SYS FAN 1/2/3/4/5/6/7)

2.16 TYAN Front Panel 2 for Barebones (J15)

2.17 LCD Module Header for Barebones (J113)

2.18 Fan connector for Barebones (J111)

2.19 Tips on Installing the Motherboard in Chassis

2.20 Installing the Processors

2.21 Installing the Memory

2.22 Thermal Interface Material

2.23 Heatsink Installation Procedures

2.24 Attaching Drive Cables

2.25 Installing Add-In Cards

2.26 Connecting External Devices

2.27 Installing the Power Supply

2.28 Finishing up

Chapter 3: BIOS Se tup

3.01 About the BIOS

3.02 Main BIOS Setup

3.03 Main Menu

3.04 Advanced Menu

3.05 Security Menu

3.06 Boot Menu

3.07 Power Menu

3.08 Exit Menu

Chapter 4: Diagnostics

4.00 Flash Utility

4.01 Phoenix BIOS Post Code

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Appendix: Gl ossary
Technical Support

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Before you begin…

Check the box contents !

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x S2937 motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

6 x SATA cable

3x SATA Drive Power Adapter

4 x SAS cable (for S2937WG2NR only)

1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable

9-pin Serial cable

1 x USB2.0 cable

1x S2937 user’s manual

1x S2937 Quick Reference guide

1x TYAN driver CD

1x I/O shield

2 x CPU Mounting Kit

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vend or/dealer for
replacement before continuing with the inst allation process.

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Chapter 1: Instruction

1.00 – Congratulations

You are now the owner of the ideal solution for rackmount servers. Tyan S2937
supports Dual AMD Opteron 2000 series processors , up to 64G
Registered/ECC memories, 2 Gigabit Ethernet port s, one IDE connector, 6
Serial ATA-II (SATA) connectors, 8 SAS connectors and 2 USB ports. S2937
offers exceptional performance for your server platform needs.

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

1.01 – Hardware Specifications

Processors

- Dual 1207-pin sockets

- Supports up to 2 x AMD Opteron
Rev.F 2000 series Dual-core / Quad­core processors.

- Up to 1.0GHz Hyper-Transport link
support

- AMD Dual Dynamic Power support
Chipset

- nVidia NFP3600 (MCP55)

- Winbond 83627HG Super I/O chip

- Analog Devices ADT7476 Hardware
Monitoring IC

Memory

- Dual-channel memory bus

- (16) 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets (8
per CPU)

- Supports registered, ECC DIMMs

- 64GB maximum of DDR2 667 / 533 /

400 memory
Expansion Slots

- (2) PCI-E x16 slots (w/ x8 signal)

- (1) PCI-E x16 slot (w/ x4 signal)

- (1) OPMA connector support M3
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Integrated Serial ATA II Controller

- Supports (6) SATA-II ports

- Supports up to 3.0Gb/s

- Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5

System Management

- (9) 4-pin fan headers

- CPU temperature & voltage monitor
support

- Watchdog timer support

Integrated SAS Controller

®

- LSI

- Supports (8) SAS/SATA ports

- RAID 0, 1 and 1E support

Integrated LAN Controller

- Intel “Ophir” (82571EB) Gigabit

- (2) 10/100/1000 LAN ports

Server Management

- OPMA card support M3

- TYAN M3295-2

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1068E SAS controller with PCI-

E x4 interface

Ethernet Controller

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Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics

- ATI ES1000 controller

- 32MB DDRI Frame Buffer of video
memory

Integrated I/O Interfaces

- (1) Floppy connector

- (1) ATA133/100 IDE connector

- (1) 9-pin Serial header

- (6) SATA-II connectors

- (8) SAS connectors (Four standard,
One 4-in-1)

- (1) USB 2.0 headers

- (1) COM header

- (1) 2 x 9pin TYFP header

- (1) 2 x 6pin TYFP2 header

- (1) 2 x 7pin FAN header

- (1) 2 x 3pin LCD Module header

Back Panel I/O Ports

- (1) PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connectors

- (1) 9pin Serial port

- (1) 15pin VGA port

- (1) Stacked USB 2. 0 (x2) and RJ-45
(x1) connectors (for OPMA)

- (2) Side-by-side RJ-45 connectors

BIOS

®

- Phoenix BIOS

on 8Mbit LPC Flash

ROM

- Support ACPI (S0, S1, S4, S5)

- Serial Console Redirect

- PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot

- PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power ­Management

- Multiple boot options

Power

- EPS12V 24 + 8 + 4-pin power

connector
Form Factor

- E-ATX (12” x 13”)

Regulatory

- FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

- European Community CE

(Declaration of Conformity)

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1.02 – Software Specifications

OS (Operating Systems) Support

Windows XP (32/64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Vista (32/64-bit)
SuSE 10.0 (32/64-bit)

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

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting-hole pattern of
the S2937 matches the E-ATX specifications. Before continuing with
installation, confirm that your chassis supports an E-ATX motherboard.

How to install our products right… the first time!

The first thing you should do is to read this user’s manual. It contains important
information which will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are
some precautions you should take when i nstalling 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 t he

board, or flex the board in an y way.

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

memory modules, and leads.

(4) Place the motherboard on a g r ounded 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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2.00 – Board Image

The picture above is r e presentative of the latest board revision available
at the time of publishing. The boar d you receive may or may not look
exactly like this picture.

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

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2.01 – Block Diagram

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2.02 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

Note: * Only for S2937WG2NR SKU.

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the
time of publishing. The board you rece ive m ay not loo k exa ctl y li ke the
diagram above.

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2.03 – Jumper settings

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Jumper Function Settings

*JP1

Onboard SAS Disable Jumper (for

See Section 2.04

S2937WG2NR onl

JP2 OPMA card support select header See Section 2.05
JP3 Clear CMOS See Section 2.06

J2 USB Front Panel Header See Section 2.07

J26 Front Panel Header See Section 2.08

COM2 COM2 Header See Section 2.09

IPMB IPMB connector See Section 2.10

JP9/JP10 LAN1/ LAN2 Enable/ Disable Jumper See Section 2.11

JP11 TPM Enable/ Disable Jumper See Section 2.12

JP8 Onboard VGA Enable/ Disable Jumper See Section 2.13

CPU FAN1/2 CPU1 & CPU2 FAN Header See Section 2.14

SYS FAN

1/2/3/4/5/6/7

J15 TYAN Front Panel 2 for Barebone See Section 2.16
J113 LCD Module Header for Barebone See Section 2.17
J111 Fan connector for Barebone See Section 2.18

JP7 ID LED Header for Barebone

J118 SAS Fault LED header for Barebone
J116

System FAN Headers See Section 2.15

4-Pin Power connector for TYAN riser
card M2061

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Jumper Legend

OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover

CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

To indicate the location of pin-1

To indicate the location of pin-1

JP2

JP3

JP1

J2

J26

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2.04 – SAS Disable Jumper (JP1)

For external disable SAS controller

Installed: Disable

(Default)

Not installed: Enable (Default)

2.05 – OPMA card supporting select header (JP2)

When using other OPMA card, remove jumper

When using TYAN OPMA card, install jumper

(Default)

(default)

2.06 – Clear CMOS (JP3)

Use this jumper when you have forgotten your
system/setup password or need to clear the system

Normal

(Default)

Clear

BIOS settings.
How to clear the CMOS data

- Power off system and disconnect the power

supply from the AC source

- Use jumper cap to close pin_2 and 3 for several
seconds to clear the CMOS

- Replace the jumper cap to close pin_1 and

pin_2 Reconnect the power supply to the AC
source and power on the system

2.07 – USB Front Panel Header (J2)

VCC

DATA-

DATA+

GND

KEY

1
3
5
7
9

2
4
6
8

10

VCC

DATA-

DATA+

GND

NA

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2.08 – Front Panel Header (J26)

HDD_LED+
HDD_LED­Reset Button ­Reset Button +
GND
External NMI
5VSB
SMBUS DATA
SMBUS CLOCK

JP8

COM2

1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17

2
4
6
8

10

12

14
16
18

PWR_LED+
PWR_LED­PWR Button +
PWR Button ­Warn LED +
Warn LED ­KEY
GND
INTRUDER#

IPMB

JP10

JP11

JP9

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2.09 – COM2 Header (COM2)

DCD
RXD
TXD
DTR
GND

1
3
5
7
9

2
4
6
8
10

DSR
RTS
CTS
RI
NA

2.10 – IPMB Connector (IPMB)

Signal Pin Pin Signal

IPMB DATA 1 2 GND

IPMB CLK 3 4 NC

2.11 – LAN1/LAN2 Enable/ Disable Jumper (JP9, JP10)

Default, Enable

(Default)

Install jumper to disable onboard LAN1/LAN2

2.12 – TPM Enable/ Disable Jumper (JP11)

(Default)

Default, Enable

Install jumper to disable TPM (Trusted Platform
Module) feature

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2.13 – Onboard VGA Enable/ Disable Jumper (JP8)

Default, Enable

(Default)

Install Jumper to disable onboard VGA

SYS FAN3

SYS FAN7

SYS FAN1

SYS FAN5

CPU2 FAN

SYS FAN6

CPU1 FAN

SYS FAN4

SYS FAN2

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2.14 – CPU1 & CPU2 FAN Header (CPU FAN1, CPU FAN2)

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

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

GND +12V Tachometer

Fan PWM (speed)
Control

2.15 – System FAN Headers (SYS FAN1/2/3/4/5/6/7)

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

Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4

GND +12V Tachometer

Fan PWM (speed)
Control

Note: S2937 only support 4pin FAN PWM.

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JP7

J116

J118

J113

J111 J15

2.16 – TYAN Front Panel 2 for Barebones (J15)

LAN2_LED+
LAN1_LED+
NC
FP_ID_LED_PW
IDLED_IN
Reserved

1
3
5
7
9

11

2
4
6
8
10

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LAN2_LED­LAN1_LED­NC
GND
GND
KEY

2.17 – LCD Module Header for Barebones (J113)

SIN GND SOUT

2 4 6
1

+5V KEY +5Vsb

3

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2.18 – Fan Connector for Barebones (J111)

CPU_FAN_TACH0
SYS_FAN_TACH1
SYS_FAN_TACH3
SYS_FAN_TACH5

NC
GND
GND

1
3
5
7

9
11
13

2
4
6
8
10

12

14

CPU_FAN_TACH1

SYS_FAN_TACH2
SYS_FAN_TACH4
SYS_FAN_TACH6

NC

KEY

CPU_FAN_PWM

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2.19 – 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 golden.
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.

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Some chassis include plastic studs instea d of metal. Although the plastic studs
are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten
the motherboard more securel y in place.

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

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

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2.20 - Installing the Processor(s)

Your S2937 supports the latest processor technologies from AMD. Check the
TYAN website for latest processor support:

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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

S2937 follows AMD 1U/2S CPU keep out zone spec, please use 1U RevF back
plate on S2937, the distance of two mounting hole use to lock the CPU heatsink
is 4.1 inch. 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

4 PEM nuts
should fit 4 holes.

PEM nuts pass
through the
holes.

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4. Locate four screw holes on socket and screw the socket to the PCB
board.

NOTE: Do not assemble CPU before securing socket with screws.

5. Inspect Socket F assembly to PCB. The Socket F must be tightly
attached onto the PCB. There must NOT be any gap bet w een stand off
the PCB.