TYAN Thunder n4250QE-S4985G3NR-E User manual

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Thundern4250QE
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S4985G3NR-E
Version1.0
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TableofContents
Check theboxcontents! 3
Chapter1:Introduction
1.1Congratulations……………………………………………………………
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1.2HardwareSpecifications…………………………………………………
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Chapter2:BoardInstallation
2.1 BoardImage………………………………………………………………
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2.2 BlockDiagram…………………………………………………………….
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2.3 BoardParts, JumpersandConnectors………………………………...
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2.4 TipsonInstallingMotherboardinChassis……………………………..
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2.5 InstallingtheProcessor(s)……………………………….......................
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2.6 InstallingtheMemory…………………………………………………….
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2.7 Attaching DriveCables…………………………………………………..
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2.8 InstallingAdd-inCards………………………………............................
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2.9 ConnectingExternalDevices……………………………………………
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2.10 InstallingthePowerSupply……………………………………………...
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2.11 Finishingup……………………………………………………………….
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Chapter3:BIOSSetup
3.1 AbouttheBIOS……………………………………………………………
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3.2 BIOSMainMenu………………………………………………………….
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3.3 AdvancedMenu…………………………………………………………..
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3.4 SecurityMenu……………………………………………………………..
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3.5 PowerMenu……………………………………………………………….
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3.6 Boot Menu…………………………………………………………………
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3.7 Exit Menu………………………………………………………………….
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Chapter4:Diagnostics
4.1 BeepCodes……………………………………………………………….
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4.2 FlashUtility………………………………………………………………..
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4.3 BIOSPostCode…………………………………………………………..
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AppendixI:SMDCInformation
AppendixII:How toMake aDriverDiskette
Glossary

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Check theboxcontents!
1xS4985-E motherboard
1x34-Pinfloppydrivecable
2xUltra-DMA-133/100/66/33IDEcable
2xSerial ATApowercable
4xSerial ATACable
1xCOMPort Cable
1xS4985-Euser’smanual
1xS4985-EQuickReferenceguide
1xTYANdriverCD
1xI/Oshield
Ifanyoftheseitemsaremissing,pleasecontactyourvendor/dealerfor
replacement beforecontinuingwiththeinstallationprocess.

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Chapter1:Introduction
1.1-Congratulations
You havepurchasedthehighperformanceserverwithfourprocessors(can
expand toeight).TheThundern4250QE(S4985G3NR_E)isaflexibleAMD®
platformformultipleapplications,basedonNVIDIA®nForceProfessional2200
(CK804pro)andNVIDIAnForceProfessional2050(IO4)chipsets.
Designedtosupport fourAMD®Opteronprocessorsandmax64GBDDR2-
667/533/400memory,andfeaturedwithintegratedRJ-45LANconnectors, PCI-
Express x16 slotspluseightserialATAports,theS4985offersexceptional
performanceandversatilesolution foryourserverplatform.
RemembertovisitTYAN’sWebsiteat http://www.TYAN.com.Thereyou can
findinformation onallofTYAN’sproductswithFAQs,onlinemanualsandBIOS
upgrades.
1.2-HardwareSpecifications
Processor
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•SupportsAMD®Opteron TMRev.
F8000seriesSantaRosaDual
Core/ BarcelonaQuad-core
processor(SupportSplit Power
Plane)
•Fouronboard5-phasedigital
VRMs
Chipset
•NVIDIAnForceProfessional2200
(CK804pro)
•NVIDIAnForceProfessional2050
(IO4)
•WinbondW83627HFSuperI/O
•Three Analog DevicesADT7476
HardwareMonitoringIC
Memory
•Dualchannelmemorybus
•SixteenDDR2DIMM sockets
(FourperCPU)
•Supportsup to64GBRegistered
DDR2memory
•SupportsECC typememory
IntegratedLANController
•Two(2)Marvell88E1111GbE
PHY
-EachonehasRJ-45LAN
connectorwithLEDs
-EachonehasfrontpanelLED
header
•OneIntel82541PIGbELAN
controller
-RJ-45LANconnectorwithLED
IntegratedVideoController
•XGIXG20
•PCIinterface
•16MBDDR memory
IntelligentPlatform
ManagementInterface Header
•Tyan ServerManagement
Daughtercard(optional)supports
featureslistedbelowviaIPMI
header
-RenesasBaseboard
ManagementController(BMC)
-TailoredforIPMI2.0spec.

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modules
•SupportsDDR2-667/533/400
•Supportsfourrankmemory
ExpansionSlots
•Two(2)x16 PCIExpress slots
withx16 signal
•Two(2)x16 PCIExpress slots
withx4signal
•One32bit/33MHzPCIv2.3slot
•Totaloffiveusableslots
IntegratedI/O
•One(1)floppyconnectorsupports
up totwodrives
•One(1)parallelport headerand
two(2)serialports(one
connector,oneheader)
•Six(6)USB2.0EHCI ports(two
rearconnectors&fourheaders)
•PS/2mouseand keyboard
connectors
SystemManagement
•ModularBMC2x25 pinheaderfor
SMDC support
•Six(6)4-pinfanheaderssupport
tachometermonitoringandsmart
FANcontrol(PWM),four(4)3-
pinfanheaderssupport
tachometermonitoring
•Temperatureandvoltage
monitoring
•Port80hLEDdisplay
IntegratedATA-133
•Two(2)ATA-133channelsforup
tofour(4)ATA-133devices
IntegratedSATAControllers
•Four(4)integrateddualport
SATAcontrollers(twofrom
CK804proandtwofromIO4)
•Supportsup toeight(8)SATA
drives
•Supportsup to3.0Gb/s
•Supportsfour(4)independent
-SupportsKCSandBTstyles
-FlexibleWindowsorLinux
ManagementSolution
-SupportsRMCPandSNMP
protocols
-SupportsASFstandardandEMP
-12Cserialmulti-mastercontrollers
and UARTs
-Built-inIPMBconnector
-Remotepoweron/off andreset
support(IPMI-over-LAN)
BIOS
•PhoenixBIOSon 8Mbit LPCFlash
ROM
•ACPI 2.0
•SerialConsoleRedirect
•USB deviceboot
•48-bitLBAsupport
•Powermanagement:S0,S1, S4
and S5
FormFactor
•SSI MEB Footprint(13”x16”)
•EPS12V/SSIv3.5(24+8+8)power
connectors
•One(1)serialconnectorand one
(1)VGAport
•StackedUSB2.0connectors
•StackedPS/2keyboardand
mouseconnectors
•Three (3)RJ-45LANconnectors
withLEDs
PowerSupply
•EPS 12VPowerSupply

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SATAports
•SupportsRAID0,1, 0+1,5
Chapter2:BoardInstallation
You arenowreadytoinstallyourmotherboard. Themountingholepatternof
theThundern4250QES4985G3NRmatchestheSSIMEB specification. Before
continuingwithinstallation,confirmthatyourchassissupportsanSSIMEB
motherboard.
Howtoinstallourproductsright thefirsttime
Thefirstthing youshoulddoisreadingthisuser’smanual.Itcontainsimportant
informationthat will makeconfiguration and setup mucheasier. Herearesome
precautionsyoushouldtakewheninstalling yourmotherboard:
(1)Groundyourselfproperlybeforeremovingyourmotherboardfromthe
antistaticbag. Unplugthepowerfromyourcomputerpowersupplyand
thentouchasafelygroundedobjecttoreleasestaticcharge(i.e. power
supplycase).Forthesafestconditions, TYANrecommendswearing a
staticsafetywrist strap.
(2)Holdthemotherboardbyitsedgesand do nottouchthebottomofthe
board, orflextheboardinanyway.
(3)Avoidtouchingthemotherboardcomponents, ICchips,connectors,
memorymodules,andleads.
(4)Placethemotherboardonagroundedantistaticsurfaceoronthe
antistaticbagthattheboardwasshippedin.
(5)Inspecttheboardfordamage.
Thefollowingpagesincludedetailsonhowtoinstallyourmotherboardintoyour
chassis, aswellasinstallingtheprocessor, memory,disk drivesand cables.
NOTE
DO NOTAPPLYPOWERTOTHEBOARDIFITHASBEEN
DAMAGED

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2.1-BoardImage
Thispictureisrepresentativeofthelatestboardrevision availableat
thetimeofpublishing.Theboardyou receivemayormaynotlook
exactlylike theabovepicture.

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2.2-Block Diagram
Thundern4250QES4985G3NRBlockDiagram

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2.3-BoardParts, JumpersandConnectors
Thisdiagramisrepresentativeofthelatestboard revisionavailableatthetime of
publishing. Theboardyou receivemaynotlookexactlyliketheabove diagram.

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JumperLegend
©© OPEN -JumperOFF, without jumpercover
©© CLOSED –JumperON,withjumpercover
Jumper/Connector Function
J1 SMBUSConnector
J14 Fan Connector(forbareboneuseonly)
J20 ClearCMOSJumper -Pin2-3closed:Normal(Default)
-Pin1-2closed:Clear
J22 NMI Header
J30/J95 USB FrontPanelHeaders J30:USB2
J95:USB3
J101 COM2Header
J115 FrontPanelHeader
JP1 RI Header
JP2 IntruderHeader
CPUFAN0/1/2/3 CPUFan Connectors
SYSFAN0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 ChassisFanConnectors
SATA0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 SerialATARAIDConnectors
J122 Front panel LEDheadersforthe LAN

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J14:FAN Connector(forbareboneuseonly)
2
13
1
14
Usethesepindefinitionstoconnecttothebarebone
fans.
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
CPUFAN0_TACH 1 2 CPUFAN2_TACH
CPUFAN1_TACH 3 4 CPUFAN3_TACH
SYSFAN0_TACH 5 6 CPU_FAN_TACH2
SYSFAN4_TACH 7 8 SYSFAN5_TACH
NC 9 10
NC
GND 11
12
Key
GND 13
14
CPUFAN0_PWM
JP1
J1
J14
J22
JP2
J32
J122

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JP1:RIHeader
1
Usethisheadertoconnect tothe externaldevice
of wakeon ring.
JP2:IntruderHeader
1
Usethisheadertoconnect tothe devicefor
intruderfunction .
J22:NMI Header
1
Usethisheadertoissue anon-maskable
interrupt.
J1:SMBUSConnector
1
Usethisheadertoconnect tothe external
SMBUSdevices.
J32:External SCSI LEDConnector
1
Usethisheadertoconnect tothe externalSCSI
LED.
J122: FrontpanelLEDheaders fortheLAN
Usethisheadertoconnect tothe Front panel
LED.
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
LAN1_LED+
1 2 LAN1_LED-
LAN2_LED+
3 4 LAN2_LED-
LAN3_LED+
5 6 LAN3_LED-
ID_LED+ 7 8 ID_LED-
ID_S/W+ 9 10
ID_S/W-
RSVD 11
12
Key

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J115:FrontPanel Header
TheFrontPanelHeaderisusedtoconnectsomecontrolorsignalwiresfrom
motherboardtochassis,suchasHDD LED,powerLED, powerbutton, and
reset button.
HDDLED+ 1¾
¾2 PWRLED+
HDDLED- 3¾
¾4 PWRLED-
ResetSW 5¾
¾6 PWRSW
ResetSW 7¾
¾8
PWRSW
VCC 9¾
¾
10
NC
IRRX 11¾
¾12
VCC
GND 13¾
¾14
key
IRTX 15¾
¾16
GND
NC 17¾
¾18
Speaker
J115
J20
J101
J30
J95

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J20:ClearCMOSJumper
3
1
Normal
(Default)
1
3
Clear
Usethisjumperwhenyouforgotyoursystem/setup
passwordorneedtoclearsystemBIOSsetting.
HowtocleartheCMOSdata
-Poweroff systemand disconnectpower
supplyfromAC source
-UsejumpercaptoclosePin_1and2for
severalsecondstoClearCMOS
-ReplacejumpercaptoclosePin_2and3
Reconnect powersupplytoACsource
Poweron system
J101:COM2Header
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210
UsethesepindefinitionstoconnectaporttoCOM2.
*TYANdoesnotprovidecableforthisheader. It is
designedforOEMuseonly.
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
DCD 1 2 DSR
RXD 3 4 RTS
TXD 5 6 CTS
DTR 7 8 RI
GND 9 10
Key
J30/J95:USBFrontPanel Headers
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210
J30: USB2
J95: USB3
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
VCC 1 2 VCC
Data- 3 4 Data-
Data+ 5 6 Data+
GND 7 8 GND
Key 9 10
NA
Usetheseheaderstoconnect tothe USBdevices
via the enclosed USB cable.

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SYSFAN4
SATA0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7
SYSFAN3
SYSFAN6
SYSFAN2
SYSFAN1
SYSFAN0
SYSFAN5
SYSFAN7

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CPUFAN0/CPUFAN1/CPUFAN2/CPUFAN3:CPUFanConnectors
12V
PWM
GND
Tachometer
Usethisheadertoconnecttheprocessorcooling
fan toyourmotherboardtokeepthesystemat
optimumperformancelevels.
SYSFAN0/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2/SYSFAN3/SYSFAN4/SYSFAN5:Chassis
FanConnectors
12V
PWM
GND
Tachometer
Usethisheadertoconnectthechassiscooling
fan toyourmotherboardtokeepthesystemat
optimumperformancelevels.
SYSFAN6/SYSFAN7:ChassisFanConnectors
+12V
SpeedGND
Usethisheadertoconnectthechassiscooling
fan toyourmotherboardtokeepthesystemat
optimumperformancelevels.
SATA0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7:SerialATARAIDConnectors
7 GND
6 RXP
5 RXN
4 GND
3 TXN
2 TXP
7
1
1 GND
ConnectstotheSerialATAreadydrivesviathe
SerialATAcable
You mayuse theseeightSerial ATAportsto
have thesupportofRAID0,1, 0+1 or5
throughtheonboardNVIDIAnForce
Professionalchipset(CK804pro&IO4).

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2.4-TipsonInstallingMotherboardinChassis
Beforeinstallingyourmotherboard, makesureyourchassishasthe
necessarymotherboardsupport studsinstalled.Thesestudsareusually
metalandaregoldincolor. Usually,thechassismanufacturerwill pre-install
thesupportstuds.Ifyou areunsureofstudplacement,simplylaythe
motherboardinsidethechassisandalignthescrewholesofthe
motherboardtothestudsinsidethecase.If thereareanystudsmissing,
you will knowright awaysincethemotherboardwillnotbeabletobe
securelyinstalled.
Somechassis’includeplasticstudsinstead ofmetal.Although theplastic
studsareusable, TYANrecommendsusing metalstudswithscrewsthat will
fastenthemotherboardmoresecurelyinplace.
Belowisachartdetailingwhatthemostcommonmotherboardstudslook
likeand howtheyshouldbeinstalled.

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2.5-InstallingtheProcessor(s)&Heatsink(s)
YourThundern4250QES4985G3NR supportsthelatestprocessor
technologiesfromAMD.Check theTYANwebsiteforlatestprocessorsupport:
http://www.tyan.com

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ProcessorInstallation
Theprocessorshouldbeinstalledcarefully. Makesureyouarewearing an
antistaticstrapandhandletheprocessoraslittleaspossible.
Followtheseinstructionstoinstallyourprocessor:
1. PlacethePCBsuchthatthesocketcamsidefacesyou.Makesure
theleverhookison yourtop-leftside.
2. Useyourleftthumbandforefingertoholdtheleverhook,thenpullit
totheleftsidetocleartheretentiontab.
3. Rotatethelevertoafullyopenposition.
4. Lift theloadplatetoafullyopenposition.
5. LocatethePin1indicatorofthepackage.Align thepackagewiththe
socket and carefullyinsertthepackageintothesocket withvertical
motiononly.Verticallycheck if theCPUisseatedwell inthesocket
housing.If not,takeouttheCPU,withverticalmotiononly,and
repeat theabovesteps.
NOTE:Thealignmentkeys mustbelocatedinthenotchesof thepackage.