Tyan Computer S2877 User Manual 2

Tiger K8WE

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Version 1.00

S2877

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005-2006. All r ights reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written
consent from TYAN Computer Corp.

Trademark

All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in
this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to
the following.

TYAN, Taro and Tiger K8WE are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations ther eof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Nvidia and nForce are trademarks of Nvidia Corporation
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of M i crosoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
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.

Notice

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 conseq uential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other
malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this
document.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Page 4

1.1 Congratulations Page 4

1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 4

1.3 Software Specifications Page 6
Chapter 2: Board Installation Page 8

2.1 Board Image Page 9

2.2 Block Diagram Page 10

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 11

2.3.1 Front Panel Header: J139 Page 13

2.3.2 Clear CMOS Header: J112 Page 13

2.3.3 Chassis Intrusion Header: J77 Page 14

2.3.4 *FireWire (IEEE1394A) Enable/Disable Jumper: *J147 Page 14

2.3.5 *FireWire (IEEE1394A) Pin Header: *J148/*J149 Page 15

2.3.6 Buzzer/External Speaker Header: J14 Page 15

2.3.7 COM2 Connector: J42 Page 16

2.3.8 USB 2.0 Front Panel Headers: J25/J140 Page 16

2.3.9 Keyboard Lock Connector: J13 Page 17

2.3.10 Gigabit LAN1/**LAN2 Front Panel Header: J2/ **J3 Page 17

2.3.11 **VGA (ATI Rage XL) Enable/ Disable Jumper: **J85 Page 18

2.3.12 **BCM5705 Gigabit LAN Enable/ Disable Jumper: **J152 Page 18

2.3.13 *Front Panel Audio Header: *P53 Page 19

2.3.14 CPU FAN Connector: J9/J37 Page 19

2.3.15 Chassis 4-pin FAN Connector: J47 Page 20

2.3.16 Chassis 3-pi n FA N C onnectors: J36/J10 Page 20

2.3.17 3-pin or 4-pin fan support selection jumper: J5 Page 21

2.4 Installing the Processor(s) Page 22

2.5 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 23

2.6 Thermal Interface Material Page 24

2.7 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 25

2.8 Finishing Installing Heatsink Page 27

2.9 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 28

2.10 Installing the Memory Page 29

2.11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 32

2.12 Installing Add-In Cards Page 34

2.13 Connecting External Devices Page 35

2.14 Tips on modifying I/O shielding for ANRF and G2NR version Page 36

2.15 Installing the Power Supply Page 36

2.16 Finishing Up Page 37
Chapter 3: BIOS Page 39

3.1 BIOS Setup Utility Page 39

3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 40

3.3 BIOS Legend Bar Page 40

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3.4 Getting Help Page 40

3.5 BIOS Main Menu Page 41

3.6 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 42

3.6.1 Hammer Configuration Sub-Menu Page 43

3.6.2 Integrated Devices Sub-Me nu Page 44

3.6.3 PCI Configuration Sub-Menu Page 46

3.6.4 IDE Configuration Sub-Menu Page 51

3.6.5 Floppy Configuration Sub-Menu Page 53

3.6.6 I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu Page 54

3.6.7 Hardware Monitor Sub-Menu Page 55

3.6.8 Console Redirection Sub-Menu Page 56

3.6.9 Watchdog Timer Option Sub-Me nu Page 57

3.7 BIOS Memory Menu

3.8 Security Menu Page 59

3.9 BIOS Boot Menu Page 60

3.9.1 Boot Device Priority Page 61

3.10

3.11
Chapter 4: Diagnostics Page 66

4.1 Beep Codes Page 66

4.2 Flash Utility Page 66

4.3 BIOS Post Code Page 67
Glossary Page 70
Technical Support Page 76

Power Menu
BIOS Exit Menu

Page 58

Page 62
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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful entry-level workstation solutions

- the Tyan Tiger K8WE (S2877) - based on NVIDIA nForce(tm) Professional
Media and Communications P rocessor (M C P ) .

Designed to support up to two AMD Opteron(tm) 200 series processors, and up
to 24GB of Registered DDR400 memory, the S2877 is ideal for video and
graphics development applications that demand the highest level of
performance from the CPU, memory, and video subsystems.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processor

•Supports one or two AMD
Opteron™ 2xx processors

•Two onboard 4-phase VRMs

TM

•Dual HyperTransport

links

between two CPU, support up to

6.4GB/s data transfer rate each
link

•144-bit DDR interface (128-bit
data + 16 bit ECC)

•Scalable 32bit and 64bit
computing

•Secure computing with Nx reg ist er
support

Chipset

•Nvidia nForce Professional 2200
(CK8-04)-connected to CPU1

•Winbond W83627HF Super I/O

•One Analog Device

ADT7468 Hardware Monitoring

IC

Memory

•128-bit dual channel (interleaved)
memory bus

•Total Six DDR-1 DIMM sockets
(Four for CPU1&Two for CPU2)

•Supports up to 24GB Registered

Integrated ATA-133

Professional 2200)

•Two ATA-133 IDE Channel for up
to four devices

Integrated SATAII Generation 1
Controllers

Professional 2200)

(from nForce

•Two integrated dual port SATA II
controllers

•Four SATA connectors support up
to four drives

•3 Gb/s per direction per channel

•NvRAID v2.0 support

•Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+ 1 and

JBOD

Integrated LAN Controller

•One Broadcom
LAN controller (G2NR version
only)

- One RJ-45 LAN connector with

LEDs

- One front panel LED headers

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•One Marvell

88E1111 GbE PHY

- One RJ-45 LAN connectors with
LEDs

- One front panel LED headers

•Supports WOL and PXE

(from nForce

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BCM5705 GbE

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DDR

•Supports ECC with CHIPKill
technology

•Supports DDR400, DDR333, or
DDR266

Expansion Slots

•Two x16 PCI Express expansion
slots

•- Slot 3 PCI-E x16 from nForce
PRO 2200 with x4 signals

•- Slot 5 PCI-E x16 from nForce
PRO 2200 with x16 signals

•Four 32-bit 33Mhz PCI v2.3 (Slot
0, Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 4)

•Total of six usable slots

Integrated I/O Ports

•One floppy connector supports up
to two drives

•Four USB 2.0 Ports (via cable)

•One COM port (via cable)

•Tyan 2 x 9 front-panel pin header

Back Panel I/O Ports

•Stacked PS/2 Mouse &
Keyboard ports

•One 15-pin VGA port

(G2NR version only)

•One 9-pin Serial port

•Two stacked RJ-45 with two

USB2.0 ports

(G2NR version only)

•One stacked RJ-45 with two
USB2.0 ports

(ANRF version only)

•Stacked two USB2.0 ports

(ANRF version only)

•Stacked Mic-in/Line-In/Line-Out
audio jacks

System Management

•Five fan headers support
tachometer monitoring, three 4­pin fan support smart FAN
control (PWM).

•Full Duplex Gigabit Ethernet
support

Integrated FireWire (IEEE
1394A) Controller
(ANRF version only)

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TSB43AB22A IEEE 1394a

•TI
PCI controller

•Two FireWire 1394 pin headers

Integrated Audio
(ANRF version only)

•Realtek ALC655 6-channel
CODEC

•2 x 5 pin header for front panel
audio connector

•CD-in connector

•Aux-in connector

Integrated 2D/3D Graphics
(G2NR version only)

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•ATI

RAGE XLTM PCI controller

w/ 8MB memory

Form Factor

•ATX (12” x 9.75”)

BIOS

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•PhoenixBIOS

on 8Mbit LPC

Flash ROM

•ACPI 2.0

•Serial Console Redirect

•USB device boot

•Power management: S0, S1, S4

and S5

•48-bit LBA support

•Power Supply

•EPS12V Power Supply

•EPS12V/SSI v3.5 (24 + 8) power

connectors

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•Watchdog Timer support

•Temperature, voltage and fan

monitoring

1.3 - Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows XP 32bit
Windows XP 64bit+sp1
Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2003 Server 64bit
SuSE Enterprise Server 8.0 AMD64
SuSE 9.2 pro 32bit
SuSE 9.3 pro 32bit

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

Remember to visit TYAN’s website at http://www.tyan.com
information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, manuals, and BIOS updates.

. There you can find

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precautions: The Tiger K8W E supports SSI, EPS12V type power supplies

(24pin + 8pin) and will not operate with any other types. For pr oper power
supply installation procedures see page 36.

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 ma nual. 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 it s 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 grounded antistatic surface or on the

antistatic bag that the board was shipped in .

(5) I nspect the board for damage.

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

NOTE

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN

DAMAGED

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2.1- Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at
the time of publishing. The board you receive may 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

Tiger K8WE (S2877) 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.

NOTE: * is only available on S2877ANRF version.
** is only available on S2877G2NR version.

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Jumper Legend

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r

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

OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover



Jumper/Connector Function Settings

*J148/*J149

J25/J140 USB2.0 Front Panel Header See Section 2.3.8

CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

J139 Front Panel Header See Section 2.3.1
J112 Clear CMOS Jumper See Section 2.3.2

J77 Chassis Intrusion Header See Section 2.3.3

*J147

J14
J42 COM2 Connector See Section 2.3.7

FireWire (IEEE1394A) Disable

Jum

FireWire (IEEE 1394A) Pin

Header

Buzzer/ External Speaker

Header

See Section 2.3.4
See Section 2.3.5
See Section 2.3.6

J13 Keyboard Lock Connector See Section 2.3.9

J2

**J3

**J85 VGA Enable/Disable Jumper See Section 2.3.11

**J152

P51 CD_IN Connector
P52 Audio Aux_IN Connector

**P53 Front Audio Header See Section 2.3.13

J9 CPU1 Fan Connector (4pin) See Section 2.3.14
J37 CPU2 Fan Connector (4pin) See Section 2.3.14
J47 Chassis Fan Connector (4pin) See Section 2.3.15

Marvell 88E1111 GbE LAN

Front Panel Heade

BCM5705 GbE LAN Front

Panel Heade

BCM5705 LAN Enable/Disable

Jumpe

See Section 2.3.10
See Section 2.3.10

See Section 2.3.12

J36/J10 Chassis Fan Connector (3pin) See Section 2.3.16

J5

3-pin or 4-pin fan support

selection Jumpe

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See Section 2.3.17

2.3.1 Front Panel Header: J139

Function

HDD LED+ 1 2 PWR LED+

HDD LED- 3 4 PWR LED-

PIN # PIN

#

Function

2.3.2 Clear CMOS Header: J112

Reset
Button -

Reset
Button +

VCC 9 10 NC

IRRX 11 12 VCC

GND 13 14 KEY
IRTX 15 16 GND

NC 17 18 SPKR

5 6

7 8

PWR
Button+

PWR
Button-

Pin_3 Pin_1

Clear

Default

Pin_3 Pin_1

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

- Power off system and

disconnect both power
connectors from the
motherboard

- Use jumper cap to close Pin_1
and Pin_2 for several seconds
to Clear CMOS

- Put jumper cap back to Pin_2
and Pin_3 (default setting)

Reconnect power & power on
system

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2.3.3 Chassis Intrusion Header: J77

PIN2

Pin-2

GND

PIN1

Pin-1

INTRUDUER
_L

The Chassis Intrusion Header
provides chassis intrusion­monitoring function.

Note: For use with chassis that
support this feature

2.3.4 *FireWire (IEEE1394A) Enable/Disable Jumper: *J147

1

Use this jumper to enable/disable
IEEE1394.
Open : Enable (Default)
Closed : Disable

Note: J147 is only available on
S2877ANRF version.

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2.3.5 *FireWire (IEEE1394A) Pin Head er: *J148/*J149

Signal Pin Pin Signal

Note: J148 & J149 are only
available on S2877ANRF
version.

2.3.6 Buzzer/External Speaker Head er : J14

NC1

TPA +

GND

TPB +

+12V
GND

NC2

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

9 10
11 12
13 14

PIN1

Key

TPA ?

GND

TPB ?

+12V

GND

Key

Pin # Signal Description

1 Speaker+
2 NC
3 Buzzer-
4 Speaker-

Close Pin3 and Pin4 (Default)

Enable onboard buzzer

Open Pin3 and Pin4

Disable onboard buzzer or
connect to chassis speaker

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2.3.7 COM2 Connector: J42

Signal
Description

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

Data-Carrier
Detect

Receive-Data 3 4

Transfer-Data 5 6 Clear-to-Send
Data-

Terminal­Ready

Ground 9 10 Key

Use these pin definitions to connect
a port to COM2.

2.3.8 USB 2.0 Front Panel Headers: J25/J140

1 2

7 8 Ring-Indicator

Data-Set­Ready

Request-to­Send

Signal
Description

VCC

USB DATA-

USB DATA+

GND

KEY

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

VCC

USB DATA-

USB DATA+

GND

NC

Use these headers to connect to
chassis front panel USB connectors.

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2.3.9 Keyboard Lock Connector: J13

Open

Closed

Use this Jumper to enable/disable

PS/2 keyboard.
Open : Enable (Default)
Closed : Disable

2.3.10 Gigabit LAN1/**LAN2 Front Panel Header: J2/ **J3

PIN1

Pin # Signal Description

1 1000Mb+/100Mb-_Link
2 1000Mb-/100Mb+_Link
3 Active-
4 Active+

Use this 4-Pin Header to connect
LAN LED on Front Panel.

Note: J3 is only available on
S2877G2NR version.

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2.3.11 **VGA (ATI Rage XL) Enable/ Disable Jumper: **J85

Open

Closed

Use this Jumper to enable/disable

onboard ATI Rage XL graphic.
Open : Enable (Default)
Closed : Disable

Note: J85 is only available on
S2877G2NR version.

2.3.12 **BCM5705 Gigabit LAN Enable/ Disable Jumper: **J152

Open

Closed

Use this Jumper to enable/disable
LAN2 (BCM5705 GbE LAN)
Open : Enable (Default)
Closed : Disable

Note: J152 is only available on
S2877G2NR version.

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2.3.13 *Front Panel Audi o Header: *P53

2.3.14 CPU FAN Connector: J9/J37

Signal
Description

AUD_MIC_L 1 2 GND

AUD_MIC_R 3 4 AVDD

AUD_FP_R 5 6 AUD_RET_R

F_AUD_DET 7 8 KEY

AUD_FP_L 9 10 AUD_RED_L

Pin # Pin # Signal

Description

Note: a. If you use onboard Audio
port, you must close Pin5-Pin6
and Pin9-Pin10.

b. P53 is only available on

S2877ANRF version.

PIN1

Use these connectors to connect
processor cooling fans to your
motherboard.
J9 for CPU1 & J37 for CPU2.

This 4-pin fan connector supports a
new standard fan with integrated
fan speed control on the fan itself
for better fan life.

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2.3.15 Chassis 4-pin FAN C on ne ctor : J47

PIN1

Use this connector to connect
chassis cooling fan to your
motherboard.

This 4-pin fan connector supports a
new standard fan with integrated
fan speed control on the fan itself
for better fan life.

2.3.16 Chassis 3-pin FAN C on ne ctor s : J 36/J10

Use these connectors to connect
chassis cooling fans to your
motherboard.

The traditional 3-pin fan connector
does not have PWM fan speed
control function.

PIN1

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2.3.17 3-pin or 4-pin fan support selection jumper: J5

Signal

Description

GND

GND

GND

Pin #

1 & 2

3 & 4

Pin # Pin

6 5

4 3

2 1

Corresponding

FAN

CPU1 FAN J9

CPU2 FAN J37

Signal

#

Description

SYS_FAN_PWM

CPU2_FAN_PWM

CPU1_FAN_PWM

FAN

Connector

5 & 6

Open: To support 3-pin auto fan

Closed (Default): To support 4-pin auto fan

Chassis FAN J47

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2.4 - Installing the Processor(s)

Your brand new Tiger K8WE supports the latest 64-bit processor technology
from AMD. Only AMD Opteron
supported with this motherboard.
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If using a single processor, it MUST be installed in socket

NOTE

CPU1. When using a single processor only CPU1 memory
banks are addressable.

TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported
configuration.

™

processor 200 series are certified and

The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install socket processors
and may not be an exact representation of the processors you have.

o

Step 1: Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90

or as far back as
possible to the socket.
Step 2: Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins under neath
the processor to ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.
Step 3: Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until
the processor sits flush with the socket.
Step 4: Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place. The
installation is finished.
Repeat these steps for t he second processor if you are usi ng two processors.

Take care when installing processors as they have very fragile connector pins
below the processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly.

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2.5 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

After you are done installing the processor(s), you should proceed to installing
the retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the
processors do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance
for as long as you own them. Overheated processors are also dangerous to the
motherboard.

The backplate assembly prevents excessive motherboard flexing in the area
near the processor and provides a base for the installation of the heatsi nk
retention bracket and heatsink.

Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many
different manufacturers, a lot of them have their own method of installation. For
the safest method of installation and information on choosing the appropriate
heatsink, use heatsinks validated by AMD. Please refer to A M D’s website at

www.amd.com

The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common CPU back
plates:

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1. Mounting screws

2. Heatsink retention frame

3. CPU socket

4. Motherboard PCB

5. Adhesive insulator
material

6. Backplate assembly

NOTE: Please see next
section for specific
instructions on how to insta ll
mounting bracket.

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2.6 - Thermal Interface Material

Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink &

NOTE

processor to ensure the Thermal Interface material is
compatible with the processor & meets the manufacturer’s
warranty requirements

There are two types of
thermal interface materials
designed for use with the
AMD Opteron processor.

The most common material
comes as a small pad
attached to the heatsink at
the time of purchase. There
should be a protective cover
over the material. Take care
not to touch this material.
Simply remove the protective
cover and place the heatsink
on the processor.

The second type of interface
material is usually packaged
separately. It is commonly
referred to as ‘thermal
compound’. Simply apply a
thin layer on to the CPU lid
(applying too much will
actually reduce the cooling).

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