TYAN S8225 User manual

S8225
Version 1.00
Copyright
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About this guide
This user guide contains the information you need when installing and
configuring the motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts:
Chapter1: Instruction
This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology
it supports.
Chapter2: Board Installation
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you need to abide by when
installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and
connectors on the motherboard.
Chapter3: BIOS Setup
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS setup menu.
Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter4: Diagnostics
This chapter introduces some BIOS codes and technical terms to provide better
service for the customers.

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Contents
Before you begin… ..........................................................................4
Chapter 1: Instruction ......................................................................5
1.1 - Congratulations ........................................................................................ 5
1.2 - Hardware Specifications........................................................................... 5
1.3 - Software Specifications ............................................................................ 8
1.4 - AST2050 User Guide ............................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Board Installation ..........................................................9
2.1 - Board Image............................................................................................10
2.2 - Block Diagram .........................................................................................11
2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors....................................................12
2.4 - Installing the Processor and Heatsink .....................................................20
2.5 - Thermal Interface Material.......................................................................22
2.6 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis...............................................23
2.7 - Installing the Memory ..............................................................................25
2.8 - Attaching Drive Cables ............................................................................29
2.9 - Installing Add-In Cards ............................................................................30
2.10 - Connecting External Devices ................................................................31
2.11 - Installing the Power Supply ...................................................................32
2.12 - Finishing Up ..........................................................................................33
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup...................................................................34
3.1 - About the BIOS........................................................................................34
3.2 - BIOS Menu Bar .......................................................................................34
3.3 - Setup Basics ...........................................................................................35
3.4 - Getting Help ............................................................................................35
3.5 - In Case of Problems ................................................................................35
3.6 - BIOS Main Menu .....................................................................................36
3.7 - BIOS Advanced Menu .............................................................................37
3.8 - Boot Menu ...............................................................................................59
3.9 - Security Menu..........................................................................................61
3.10 - Chipset Menu ........................................................................................63
3.11 - Exit Menu ..............................................................................................72
Chapter 4: Diagnostics ..................................................................73
4.1 - Beep Codes.............................................................................................73
4.2 - Flash Utility..............................................................................................73
4.3 - AMIBIOS Post Code................................................................................74
Glossary..........................................................................................77
Technical Support..........................................................................83

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Before you begin…
Check the box contents!
The retail motherboard package should contain the following:
1x S8225 Motherboard
6x SATA Cable
2x SAS Cable
1xUSB2.0 Cable
2x6 pin Audio Cable
IO shielding
1 x S8225 User’s manual
1 x S8225 Quick reference guide
1 x TYAN®Driver CD

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Chapter 1: Instruction
1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. Based on the
AMD® SR5690 & SP5100 chipset, The TYAN®S8225 series motherboard is
designed to support 2 AMD®4-Core/6-Core Opteron™ 4100 series processors.
It is up to 128GB for RDDRIII and 32GB for UDDRIII .The memory interface
supports speed up to 1333MT/s.There are also 4 channels with 8 DDR3
DIMMs, providing a rich feature set and incredible performance. Leveraging
the advanced technology from AMD®, the TYAN®S8225 series is capable of
offering a scalable 32 and 64-bit computing environment with high-bandwidth
memory design and lightning-fast PCI-E Gen2 bus implementation.
The S8225 not only empowers you in today’s demanding IT environment but
also offers a smooth path for future application upgradeability. All of these rich
feature sets provides the S8225 with the power and flexibility to meet
demanding requirements for today’s IT environments.
The TYAN S8225 series is designed around several different configurations
which are detailed in the following 1.2 Hardware Specification section:
1.2 - Hardware Specifications
TYAN S8225
Supported CPU
Series
AMD 4-Core/6-Core Opteron™ 4100 Series
Processors
Socket Type / Q'ty C32 1207-pin / (2)
Average CPU
Power (ACP)
wattage
75W
Processor
System Bus Up to 6.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support
Chipset (2) AMD SR5690 + SP5100
Chipset
Super I/O Winbond W83627
DIMM slot Qty (4)+(4) DIMM slots
DIMM Type / Speed U/RDDR3 & LV RDDR3, 800/1066/1333MHz
Capacity supports up to 128GB RDIMM at 800MHz or
32GB UDIMM at 1066MHz
Memory channel 2 Channels per CPU
Memory
Memory voltage 1.35V/ 1.5V

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(4) PCI-E Gen.2 x16 slots (w/ x16 link,
Sot#5,7 from 1st SR5690; Slot#1,3 from 2nd
SR5690)
(1) PCI-E Gen.2 x8 slot (w/ x4link from 2nd
SR5690, Slot#4)
PCI-E
(1) PCI-E Gen.2 x4 slot (w/x4 link from 2nd
SR5690, Slot#6)
Expansion
Slots
PCI (1) PCI 32-bit slots (Slot#2)
Recommended
Barebones /
Chassis
2U Chassis FT48
Port Q'ty 4
LAN
Controller (2) Intel 82574L / (1) Intel 82576EB
Connector (2) Mini-SAS connectors (support 4
HDD’s/cable)
Controller LSI SAS2008 (for S8225WAGM4NRF only)
Speed 6.0 Gb/s
SAS
RAID RAID 0/1/1E/10 (LSI Integrated RAID)
Connector (6) SATA
Controller AMD SP5100
Speed 3.0 Gb/s
Storage
SATA
RAID RAID 0/1/10/5 (Promise Integrated RAID)
Connector type D-Sub 15-pin
Resolution 1600x1200@60Hz
Graphic
Chipset Aspeed AST2050
Onboard Chipset Realtek ALC262
Audio
Feature 2.1 channel
Port Q'ty (2) IEEE 1394 headers
Firewire
Chipset VIA VT6308P PCI Firewire controller
USB (9) USB2.0 ports (4 at rear, 4 via cable, 1
Vertical [Type A] onboard)
COM (2) ports (1 at rear, 1 via cable)
SAS (2) Mini-SAS (4-in-1) connectors
VGA (1) D-Sub 15-pin VGA port
RJ-45 (4) GbE ports
Power ATX12V / Universal 24-pin + 8-pin + 8-pin
power connectors
Input /Output
Front Panel (1) 2x12-pin SSI front panel header

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SATA (6) SATA-II connectors
Audio
(1) 2 x 5pin header for front panel audio
c nnector
(1) 2 x 6pin header for rear panel audio
connector
Firewire (2) IEEE 1394 headers
Chipset Winbond W83793G
Voltage Monitors voltage for CPU, memory, chipset
& power supply
Fan (7) 4-pin headers + (1) 20-pin header
Temperature Monitors temperature for CPU & system
environment
LED
Fan fail LED indicator / Over temperature
warning indicator / Fan & PSU fail LED
indicator
System
Monitoring
Others Watchdog timer support
Onboard Chipset Onboard Aspeed AST2050
AST2050 IPMI
Feature
IPMI 2.0 compliant baseboard management
controller (BMC) / USB 2.0 virtual hub
Server
Management
AST2050 iKVM
Feature
24-bit high quality video compression / Dual
10/100 Mb/s MAC interfaces
Brand / ROM size AMI / 4MB
BIOS
Feature
Plug and Play (PnP) /PCI2.3 /WfM2.0
/SMBIOS2.3 /PXE boot / ACPI 2.0 power
management /Power on mode after power
recovery / User-configurable H/W monitoring
Form Factor E-ATX
Physical
Dimension Board Dimension 12"x13" (305x330mm)
Operating
System OS supported list Please visit our web site for the latest update.
FCC (DoC) Class B
Regulation
CE (DoC) Yes
Operating Temp. 10° C ~ 35° C (50° F~ 95° F)
Non-operating
Temp. - 40° C ~ 70° C (-40° F ~ 158° F)
Operating
Environment
In/Non-operating
Humidity 90%, non-condensing at 35° C
RoHS RoHS 6/6
Complaint Yes
Motherboard (1) S8225 Motherboard
Manual (1) User's manual / (1) Quick Ref. Guide
Package
Contains
Installation CD (1) TYAN installation CD

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I/O Shield (1) I/O Shield
SATA (6) SATA signal cables
Cable
SAS (2) mini-SAS cables (forS8225WAGM4NRF
only)
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 and more.
1.3 - Software Specifications
For OS (operation system) support, please check the TYAN®website for the
latest information.
1.4 - AST2050 User Guide
Remember to visit TYAN®’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com for AST2050
updated user guide.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard.
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. 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.
DO NOT apply power to the board if it has been damaged.

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2.1 - Board Image
This diagram is representative of the latest motherboard (S8225WAGM4NRF)
revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not look
exactly like the above diagram.

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2.2 - Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors
This diagram is representative of the latest board revision (S8225) available at
the time of publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the
above diagram.

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Jumpers & Connectors
Jumper/Connector Function
J52/J54/J55/J56/J57/J58/J59/J71 Fan Connector
J26 IPMB Pin Header
J42 COM2 Pin Header
J63 SAS Fault LED Connector
J65 FP Connector
J72 CMOS Clear
J75 SAS2008 Enable
J78 VGA Enable
J85 FP Audio Header
J87 1394 Headers
J88 1394 Headers
J89 Rear I/O Audio Header
J90 SP5100 SATA SGPIO Pin Header
Jumper Legend
OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover
CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

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Jumper Placement
J52/J54/J55/J56/J57/J58/J59: 4-Pin FAN Connector
Pin1
⑴GND/⑵P12V/⑶TACH/⑷PWM
J71: 20-Pin FAN Connector
⑴TACH1/⑵TACH6/⑶TACH2/⑷TACH7/
⑸TACH3
⑹TACH8/⑺TACH4/⑻TACH9/⑼TACH5/
⑽TACH10/⑾GND/⑿KEY/⒀PWM4/⒁
PWM3/⒂TACH11/⒃NC/⒄TACH12/⒅
NC/⒆NC/⒇PWM5
J55
J57
J56
J54
J58
J52
J59
J71

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J26: IPMB Pin Header
Pin_1
⑴IPMB_SDA/⑵GND/⑶IPMB_SCLK/⑷NC
J42: COM2 Pin Header
⑴DCD/⑵DSR/⑶RXD/⑷RTS⑸TXD⑹CTS/
⑺DTR/⑻RI
J26
J42 J63
J65
J72
J75
J78

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J63: SAS FAULT LED Connector
⑴LED_N0/⑵LED_N1/⑶LED_N2/
⑷LED_N3/⑸LED_N4/⑹LED_N5/⑺KEY/
⑻LED_N7/⑼LED_N6/⑽GND
J65: Front Panel Connector
⑴PWR_LED+/⑵FP_PWR/⑶KEY/
⑷ID_LED+/⑸PW_LED-/⑹IDLED-/
⑺HD-LED+/⑻FAULT_LED1-/⑼HD-LED-/
⑽FAULT_LED2-/⑾PWR_BTN_N/
⑿LAN1_ACTLED+/⒀GND/
⒁LAN1_ACTLED-/⒂RST_BTN_N/
⒃SMB_DAT/⒄GND/⒅SMB_CLK/
⒆ID_LED_BTN_N/⒇INTRUSION_L/
(21)TEMP_SENSE /(22)LAN2_ACTLED+/
(23)NMI_BTN_N/(24)LAN2_ACTLED-
J72: CMOS Clear Switch
Pin_3 Pin_1
Pin_3 Pin_1
⑴VBAT/⑵SB700_VBAT/⑶GND
Pin_3 Pin_1
Normal
(Default)
Pin_3 Pin_1
Clear CMOS
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
-Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and Pin_2
(default setting)
-Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and Pin_3
for several seconds to Clear CMOS
Reconnect power & power on system

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J75：SAS2008 Enable
Pin_3 Pin_1
Pin_3 Pin_1
⑴NC/⑵RESET#/⑶GND
(1-2: Enable (default) 2-3: Disable)
J78：VGA Enable
Pin_3 Pin_1
Pin_3 Pin_1
⑴NC/⑵RESET#/⑶GND
(1-2: Enable (default) 2-3: Disable)

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J85: FP Audio Header(5x2)
⑴MIC2_L/⑵GND/⑶MIC2_R⑷PRESENT#/
⑸LINEIN2_R/⑹JD/⑺GND/⑻KEY/
⑼LINEIN2_L/⑽JD
J87/J88: 1394 Header
⑴XTPAP/⑵XTPAM/⑶GND/⑷GND/
⑸XTPBP/⑹XTPBM/⑺Power/⑻Power/⑼Key/
⑽GND
J85 J90
J89 J87 J88

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J89: Rear I/O Audio Header(6x2)
⑴MIC1_L/⑵MIC1_R/⑶GND/⑷MIC1-JD/
⑸LINEIN1_L/⑹LINEIN1_R/⑺KEY/⑻LINEIN1-JD/
⑼LINE_OUT_L/⑽LINE_OUT_R/⑾NC/
⑿FRONT-JD
J90：SP5100 SATA SGPIO Pin Header(5x2)
⑴SMB_CLK/⑵DIN/⑶SMB_DAT/⑷DOUT/
⑸GND/⑹END/⑺KEY/⑻CLK/⑼NC/⑽ERR_LED
Onboard ID LED
Pin Signal
+ P3V3_AUX
- ID_SW_L
State Color Description
On Blue System identified
+ -
Off Off System not identified
Note:
You can identify the specific system using this LED.
Users from remote site could also activate ID LED by
input a few commands in IPMI, detailed software
support please visit http://www.tyan.com for lastest
AST2050 user guide.

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2.4 - Installing the Processor and Heatsink
Your brand new S8225, Only AMD®“Opteron™ 4100 series” processors
are certified and supported with this motherboard.
Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.TYAN.com
TYAN®is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported
configuration.
To install a CPU:
1.Take off the CPU protection cap.
2.Press the load lever with your thumb
and then move it to the right until it is
released from the retention tab. Lift the
load lever in the direction of the arrow
until the load plate is completely lifted.
(A) ------load lever
(B) ------load plate