TYAN THUNDER K8QSD PRO User manual

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Thunder K8QSD Pro /// S4882UG2NR-D
Revision 1.00
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005-2006. All rights reserved. No part of this
manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN
Computer Corp.
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are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to the following.
TYAN, Thunder K8QSD Pro are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Phoenix BIOS is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies.
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Table of Contents
Before you begin… Page 4
Chapter 1: Introduction
Congratulations Page 5
Hardware Specifications Page 5
Software Specifications Page 6
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.00 Board Image Page 8
2.01 Block Diagram Page 9
2.02 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 10
2.03 Front Panel Connector (J6) Page 12
2.04 Clear CMOS Jumper (J8) Page 13
2.05 SMBus Connector (J11) Page 13
2.06 USB 1.1 Header (J12, J68) Page 14
2.07 Case Open Detect Connector (J19) Page 14
2.08 Serial Port Internal Header (J23) Page 15
2.09 PCI-X Speed Select Jumper (J24, J39) Page 15
2.10 PCI-X Speed Select Jumper (J41, J43) Page 16
2.11 Keyboard Lock Jumper (J42) Page 16
2.12 Gigabit LAN2 LED Header (J79) Page 17
2.13 Gigabit LAN1 LED Header (J80) Page 17
2.14 CPU FAN Connectors (J47, J5, J3, J44) Page 18
2.15 Chassis FAN Connectors
(J71, J4, J73, J70, J48, J9, J74, J75) Page 18
2.16 SCSI ZCR Slot Page 19
2.17 Parallel Header (LPT CONNECTOR) Page 19
2.18 OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers Page 20
2.19 Installing the Processors Page 20
2.20 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 21
2.21 Thermal Interface Material Page 22
2.22 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 23
2.23 Finishing Installing the Heatsink Page 24
2.24 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 25
2.25 Installing the Memory Page 27
2.26 Attaching Drive Cables Page 30
2.27 Installing Add-In Cards Page 32
2.28 PCI Riser Cards Page 33
2.29 Connecting External Devices Page 34
2.30 Installing the Power Supply Page 34
2.31 Finishing Up Page 35
Chapter 3: BIOS
3.00 BIOS Setup Utility Page 37
3.10 BIOS Menu Bar Page 37
3.20 BIOS Legend Bar Page 38
3.30 BIOS Main Menu Page 38
3.40 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 40
3.50 BIOS Security Menu Page 47
3.60 BIOS Power Menu Page 47
3.70 BIOS Boot Menu Page 48

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3.80 BIOS Exit Menu Page 49
Chapter 4: Diagnostics Page 50
Appendix I: Glossary Page 51
Appendix II: BIOS POST Code Page 56

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Before you begin…
Check the box contents!
The retail motherboard package should contain the following:
1x Thunder K8QSD Pro motherboard
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable
1x LVD SCSI cable
4 x SATA cable
2x SATA Drive Power Adapter
1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable
1x Cable set: 9-pin Serial and 25-pin Parallel
1x Thunder K8QS Pro user’s manual
1x Thunder K8QS Pro Quick Reference guide
1x TYAN driver CD
1x LSI SCSI driver diskette
1x Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID driver diskette
1x I/O shield with 2 LAN ports
4 x CPU Mounting Kit
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
Congratulations
You are now the owner of the ideal solution for rackmount servers, large computer
clusters, or pedestal server needs. The Tyan Thunder K8QSD Pro features support for
Quad AMD Opteron processors, dual channel Gigabit Ethernet, Serial ATA (SATA),
and dual channel U320 SCSI RAID.
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.
Hardware Specifications
Processor
Quad µPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
Supports up to four AMD OpteronTM 800
series single core & dual core processors
Four onboard 3-phase VRMs
Integrated 128-bit DDR Memory
Controller
Chipset
AMD-8131TM HyperTransport PCI-X
Tunnel
AMD-8111TM HyperTransport I/O Hub
Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip
- Total of 5 Hardware Monitoring ICs (2
ADT7463 and 3 LM63)
Memory
128-bit dual channel memory bus
Total 16 184-pin 2.5 Volt DDR DIMM
sockets
- 4 DIMM slots per CPU
Supports up to 64 GB Reg/ECC DDR
- Supports Chipkill technology
Supports PC2100, PC2700 & PC3200
DDR modules
Supports Single, Dual and Quad Rank
memory solutions
Expansion Slots
Two independent PCI-X buses
Two 64-bit 66/33 MHz (3.3-Volt) PCI-X
slots from PCI-X bridge A
Two 64-bit 133/100/66/33 MHz (3.3-Volt)
PCI-X slots from PCI-X bridge B
One legacy 32-bit 33MHz (5-Volt) PCI
slot
Total of five usable slots
Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller
Provides two IDE dual-drive ports
for up to four EIDE devices
Supports for UDMA 33/66/100/133
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices
Integrated I/O
Floppy Connector for single FDD
support
Two 9-pin Serial Ports
- 1 Serial Port connector and 1
Serial Port header
One 25-pin Parallel Port header
PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports
4 USB v1.1 Front Panel Headers
- Using AMD-8111 chipset
2 USB v2.0 Rear I/O Ports
- Using VIA VT6212 chipset
System Management
Total nine 3-pin fan headers with
tachometer monitoring
Four fan headers with (PWM) speed
control
One 2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
Temperature, voltage and fan
monitoring
Integrated PCI Graphics
ATIRageTM XL PCI graphics
controller
8MB Frame Buffer of video
memory

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Integrated Dual Channel SCSI (Mfg.
option)
LSI 53C1030 U320 SCSI controller
Dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI
Connects to PCI-X Bridge A
Supports LSI ZCR (Zero Channel RAID)
Integrated SATA Controller (Mfg.
option)
One Silicon Image SiL3114 controller
Four SATA 1.0 ports
Supports up to Four SATA drives
Supports RAID 0,1,0+1
Intelligent Platform Management
Interface Header
Tyan Server Management Daughter
cards (optional); supports features
listed below via IPMI header
QLogic™ Zircon Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) based
on powerful ARM7 technology
Tailored for IPMI highest 1.5 Spec.
Supports KCS and BT styles
Flexible Windows and Linux based
Management Solution
Supports RMCP and SNMP protocols
Supports ASF standard and EMP
I2C serial multi-master controllers and
UARTs
Built-in IPMB connector
Remote power on/off and reset support
(IPMI-over-LAN)
Integrated LAN Controllers
Broadcom®BCM5704C dual-
channel Gigabit Ethernet
controller
Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with
LEDs
Connected to PCI-X Bridge A
Two Front Panel LED headers
BIOS
Phoenix BIOS
4Mbit LPC Flash ROM
Watchdog timer
USB boot support
48-bit LBA Support
Supports PXE via Ethernet
ACPI 2.0 & 1.0B support
Form Factor
SSI MEB footprint (13” x 16” /
330.2mm x 406.4mm)
EPS12V power connectors
One serial port and one VGA
connector
Stacked USB 2.0 (two) connectors
Stacked PS/2 keyboard and
mouse connectors
Two RJ-45 side-by-side LAN
connectors with LEDs
Regulatory
FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)
European Community CE
Software Specifications
OS (Operating System) Support
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SuSE 8.0 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Adv. Server SuSE 9.0, 9.1 Pro (32-bit/64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Server (32-bit/64-bit) Turbo Linux 8.0 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Server (32-bit/64-bit) Turbo Linux 10.0 (64-bit)
Red Hat Linux 9.0, AS 3.0 (32-bit) Fedora Linux 3.0 core 3(64-bit)
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3.0 Update 4 (64-bit)
TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or
without notice.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
Precaution: The Thunder K8QSD Pro supports EPS12V power supplies (24-pin/8-pin)
and will not operate with any other types.
DO NOT USE ATX 2.x, ATX12V 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 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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2.00 – 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.

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2.01 – Block Diagram
S4882 Thunder K8QSD Pro Block Diagram

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2.02 – 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.

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Function Settings
J6 Front Panel Connector See Section 2.03 for pinout
configuration
J8 Clear CMOS Jumper
Close Pin-1 and Pin-2 (Default)
Normal mode
Close Pin-2 and Pin-3
Clear CMOS mode
J11 SMBus Connector See Section 2.05 for pinout
configuration
J12,J68 USB 1.1 Header Front port headers
J19 Case Open Detect
Connector
See Section 2.07 for pinout
configuration
J23 Serial Port Internal Header See Section 2.08 for pinout
configuration
J24,J39 PCI-X channel B frequency
configure
See Section 2.09 for adjusting
speed
J41,J43 PCI-X channel A frequency
configure
See Section 2.10 for adjusting
speed
J42 Keyboard Lock Connector
Open: Enable PS/2 keyboard
(Default)
Closed: Disable PS/2 keyboard
J79 Gigabit LAN2 LED Header See Section 2.12 for pinout
J80 Gigabit LAN1 LED Header See Section 2.13 for pinout
CPU Fan Connectors See Section 2.14
Chassis Fan Connectors See Section 2.15
SCSI Zero Channel RAID
(ZCR) PCI Slot (PCI-X Slot4) See Section 2.16
Parallel Header(LPT CONN) See Section 2.17

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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
2.03 – Front Panel Connector (J6)
Function PIN
#
PIN
# Function
HDD
LED+ 1 2 PWR LED+
HDD
LED- 3 4 PWR LED-
Reset
Button - 5 6 PWR Button+
Reset
Button + 7 8 PWR Button-
VDD_5_R
UN 9 10 NC
IRRX 11 12 VDD_5_RU
N
GND 13 14 NC
IRTX 15 16 BUZZER
_SPKR
NC 17 18 SPKR

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2.04 – Clear CMOS Jumper (J8)
Pin_3 Pin_1 Default
Pin_3 Pin_1
Clear
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_2 and
Pin_3 for several seconds to Clear
CMOS
-Put jumper cap back to Pin_1 and
Pin_2 (default setting)
Reconnect power & power on system
2.05 – SMBus Connector (J11)
Pin_1
Pin_1:
SMBUSD_0
Pin_2:
GND
Pin_3:
SMBUSC_0
Pin_4
: NC
Use this connector to connect external
SMBUS devices

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2.06 – USB 1.1 Header (J12, J68)
Signal
Description
Pin
#
Pin
#
Signal
Description
VCC 1 2 VCC
USB DATA- 3 4 USB DATA-
USB DATA+ 5 6 USB DATA+
GND 7 8 GND
NC 9 10 GND
2.07 – Case Open Detect Connector (J19)
PIN2
PIN1
Pin-2
GND
Pin-1
INTRUDUER_L
For use with chassis that support
this feature

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2.08 – Serial Port Internal Header (J23)
Signal
Description
Pin
#
Pin
#
Signal
Description
DCD2_L_SER
(Data Carrier
Detect)
1 2
DSR2_L_S
ER (Data-
Set-Ready)
RXD2_SER(Re
ceive-Data) 3 4
RTS2_L_S
ER(Reques
t-to-Send)
TXD2_SER(Tra
nsfer-Data) 5 6
CTS2_L_S
ER(Clear-
to-Send)
DTR2_L_SER(
Data-Terminal-
Ready)
7 8
RI2_L_SE
R(Ring-
Indicator)
GND (Ground) 9 10 NC
2.09 – PCI-X channel B (PCI-X 1 and PCI-X 2) frequency configure (J24,J39)
Open
Closed
These two jumpers (J24&J39) are used
to adjust PCI-X Bridge B PCI frequency.
Note: If 2 PCI-X cards are mounted,
we advise to choose configuration to
100MHz, and if PCI cards are
mounted, we advise to choose
configuration to PCI Mode.
J39 J24
133MHz
(default) Open Open
100MHz Open Closed
PCI Mode Closed ＊
＊denotes open or closed

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2.10 – PCI-X channel A frequency configure (J41, J43)
Open
Closed
These two jumpers (J41&J43) are used
to adjust PCI-X Bridge A PCI frequency.
Note: If PCI cards are mounted, we
advise to choose configuration to
PCI Mode.
J41 J43
100MHz Open Open
66MHz
(default) Open Closed
PCI Mode Closed ＊
＊denotes open or closed
2.11 – Keyboard Lock Jumper (J42)
OPEN (Default)
To enable PS/2 keyboard
CLOSED
To disable PS/2 keyboard

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2. 12– Gigabit LAN2 LED Header (J79)
Pin_1:LAN LED+
PIN-1 PIN-2
Pin_2:LAN LED-
2. 13– Gigabit LAN1 LED Header (J80)
Pin_1:LAN LED+
PIN_1 PIN_2
Pin_2:LAN LED-
Use this 2-pin header to connect
external LAN LED.

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2.14– CPU FAN Connectors (J47, J5, J3, J44)
# FAN
Description Function Amp Rated (Maximum)
J47 CPU_FAN0 RPM
Read 1.6 A
J5 CPU_FAN1 RPM
Read 1.6 A
J3 CPU_FAN2 RPM
Read 1.2 A
J44 CPU_FAN3 RPM
Read 1.6 A
2.15– Chassis FAN Connectors (J71, J4, J73, J70, J48, J9, J74, J75)
# FAN
Description Function
Amp
Rated
(Maximu
m)
J71 FAN1 Read 2.0 A
J4 FAN2 Read 2.5 A
J73 FAN3 Read 2.5 A
J70 FAN4 Read 2.5 A
J48 FAN5 NA 1.6 A
J9 FAN6 Read 1.6 A
J74 FAN7 Read 1.2 A
J75 FAN8 NA 1.2 A

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2.16 – SCSI Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) PCI Slot (PCI-X Slot4)
This slot is capable of accepting the LSI
Zero Channel RAID card*
Note: It supports LSI 2032L Zero
Channel RAID Card.
2.17– Parallel Header (LPT CONN)
Signal
Configuration
PIN
#
PIN
#
Signal
Configuration
STB 1 2 AUTFD
DATA0 3 4 ERROR
DATA1 5 6 INIT
DATA2 7 8 SLIN
DATA3 9 10 GND
DATA4 11 12 GND
DATA5 13 14 GND
DATA6 15 16 GND
DATA7 17 18 GND
ACK 19 20 GND
BUSY 21 22 GND
PE 23 24 GND
SLCT 25

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2.18 – OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers
The connectors and jumpers, which are not listed, are reserved for OEM use only.
2.19– Installing the Processor(s)
Your brand new Thunder K8QSD Pro supports the latest 64-bit processor technologies
from AMD. Only AMD Opteron™ processor 800 series are certified and supported with this
motherboard.
Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.tyan.com
NOTE If using a single processor, it MUST be installed in socket CPU0.
When using a single processor only CPU0 memory banks are
addressable.
TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported configuration.
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.
Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90o or as far back as possible to the
socket.
Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins underneath the processor to
ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.
Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until the processor sits
flush with the socket.
Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place.
Your processor is installed.
Repeat these steps for the second, third and fourth processor if you are using four
processors.
Take care when installing processors as they have very fragile connector pins below the
processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly.