TYAN THUNDER K8SE User manual

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Thunder K8SE /// S2892
Version 1.02
Copyright
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004-2005. All rights 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 Thunder K8SE 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 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 consequential 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
1.1 Congratulations Page 3
1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 3
1.3 Software Specifications Page 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image Page 7
2.2 Block Diagram Page 9
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 10
2.4 Installing the Processor(s) Page 20
2.5 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 21
2.6 Thermal Interface Material Page 22
2.7 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 23
2.8 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 25
2.9 Installing the Memory Page 26
2.10 Attaching Drive Cables Page 29
2.11 Installing Add-In Cards Page 31
2.12 Connecting External Devices Page 32
2.13 Installing the Power Supply Page 33
2.15 Finishing Up Page 34
Chapter 3: BIOS
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility Page 35
3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 36
3.3 BIOS Legend Bar Page 36
3.4 Getting Help Page 36
3.5 BIOS Main Menu Page 37
3.6 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 38
3.7 BIOS Memory Menu Page 55
3.8 Security Menu Page 57
3.9 BIOS Boot Menu Page 58
3.10 Power Menu Page 60
3.9 BIOS Exit Menu Page 61
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes Page 63
4.2 Flash Utility Page 63
4.3 BIOS Post Code Page 64
Glossary Page 67
Technical Support Page 73

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful server/work station solutions.
The Thunder K8SE (S2892) is a high-end server/work station mainboard, based
on Nvidia nForce pro2200, Winbond W83627HF Super I/O, Analog Devices,
ADT7463 Hardware Monitoring and AMD-8131TM PCI-X Tunnel chipsets.
Designed to support up to two AMD Opteron™ (200 series) processors and
16GB of DDR400/333 memory, the S2892 is ideal for CPU, memory, and
network intensive applications required in the HPC and clustering applications.
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
•Two uPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
•Supports one or two AMD
OpteronTM processors
•Integrated 128-bit Dual Channel
DDR memory controller
Chipset
•Nvidia nForce pro2200
•AMD 8131™ PCI-X Tunnel
•Winbond W83627HF Super I/O
•Analog Devices ADT7463
Hardware Monitoring IC
Memory
•128-bit dual channel memory bus
•Total Eight 184-pin 2.6-volt DDR
DIMM sockets (four per CPU)
•Supports up to 16GB Registered
DDR
•Supports ECC type memory
modules
•Supports DDR400, DDR333
Integrated SATAII Controllers
•Two integrated dual port SATA II
controllers
•Four SATA connectors support up
to four drives
•Support up to 3Gb/s
Integrated LAN Controllers
•One BroadcomBCM5704 Dual
Port GbE controller
- Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with
LEDs
- Connected to PCI-X Bridge B
- Two front panel LED headers
•One Intel82551QM 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet controller
- One RJ-45 LAN connector with
LEDs stacked on rear two-USB2.0
ports
- Connected to 32bit/33MHz PCI
2.3 bus
- One front panel LED header

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Expansion Slots
•One x16 PCI Express expansion
slot, which can split to two x8
slots through riser card
•One PCI 2.3 compliant 5V tolerant
32bit/33MHz slot
•One x16 PCI Express slot with x4
signals
•Two independent 64-bit PCI-X
buses
- Two 133/100/66 MHz PCI-X slots
from Bridge A
- One 100/66 MHz PCI-X slot from
Bridge B
- One 100/66 MHz max Tyan
TARO SODIMM from Bridge B
Integrated I/O
•One floppy connector
•One parallel port header and two
serial (one connector, one
header)
•Four USB2.0 ports (two rear
connectors & two front panel
headers)
•One 15-pin VGA connector
•PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connectors
System Management
•Total 7 fan headers with
monitoring
- Four 3-pin fan headers
- Three 4-pin fan headers
•One 2-pin chassis intrusion
header
•Temperature, voltage and fan
monitoring
Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller
•Two IDE dual-drive ports for up to
four EIDE devices
•Supports for UDMA
133/100/66/33 IDE drives and
ATAPI devices
BIOS
•Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC
Flash ROM
•PXE via Ethernet, USB device
boot
•SMBIOS 2.3.1, BBS 1.1 compliant
•Headless operation via serial
console redirect
•48-bit LBA support
Intelligent Platform
Management Interface Header
•Tyan Server Management
Daughter card (optional)
supports features listed below
via SMDC header
- Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC)
- Tailored for IPMI
- Supports KCS and BT styles
- Flexible Windows or Linux
management solution
- Supports RMCP and SNMP
protocols
- Supports ASF standard and EMP
- 12C serial multi-master controllers
and UARTs
- Built-in IPMB connector
- Remote power on/off and reset
support (IPMI-over-LAN)
Regulatory
•FCC Class B (DoC)
•European Community CE (DoC)
Integrated Video Controller
•ATI® RAGE XLTM PCI controller w/
8MB memory

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Form Factor
•SSI EEB v3.0 Footprint (12” x 13”,
304.8 x 330.2mm) fits most
Rackmount E-ATX chassis
•EPS 12V/SSI (24 + 8 pin) power
connectors
•Serial (one) and VGA (one)
connectors
•Stacked USB 2.0 (two) with one
RJ45 connectors
•Stacked PS/2 keyboard and
mouse connectors
•Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with
LEDs
1.3 - Software Specifications
OS (Operating System) Support
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
SUSE Professional 9.x and SLES 9
RHEL3 Update 4
TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with
or without notice.

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NOTES:

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
Precautions: The Thunder K8SE supports SSI, EPS12V type power supplies
(24pin + 8pin) and will not operate with any other types. For proper power
supply installation procedures see page 34.
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. 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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2.1- 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
Thunder K8SE (S2892) Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors
CPU 2
CPU 1
DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM B1
DIMM B2
DIMM A1DIMM A1
DIMM B2
DIMMB1
DIMM A2 DIMM A1 DIMM B2
X16 PCI Express
PCI 32
X4 PCI Express
X16 PCI Express
100/66 PCI-X
133/100 PCI-X133/100 PCI-X
133/100 PCI-X
FDD1
J24
LPT1
J42
J37
J38
J39
J43 J41
J36
J49
J48
J47
J44
IDE1
IDE2
BIOS
Win bond
M83627HF-AW
J50
J53J51/ 52J
J46
DIMM B2
P1W
PW2
J11
J9
J10
RAGE XL
215R 3LASB41
J26
J35
Nvidia
Crush K8-04
AMD
8131 PCI-X
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
J25
J15
J16
J8
1
J25
J56
1
J1P
J57
J58
J45
1
J14
U10
R3T
R1T
R2T
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 cover
 CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover