TYAN THUNDER N6650W User manual

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Thunder n6650W /// S2915
Version 1.0
Copyright
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 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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the following.
TYAN, Taro and Thunder n6650W are trademarks of TYAN Computer
Corporation.
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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 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image Page 8
2.2 Block Diagram Page 10
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 11
2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 21
2.5 Installing the Processor(s) Page 22
2.6 Installing the Memory Page 25
2.7 Attaching Drive Cables Page 28
2.8 Installing Add-In Cards Page 30
2.9 Connecting External Devices Page 31
2.10 Installing the Power Supply Page 32
2.11 Finishing Up Page 33
Chapter 3: BIOS
3.1 About the BIOS Page 35
3.2 Main BIOS Setup Page 37
3.3 Main Menu Page 38
3.4 Advanced Menu Page 40
3.5 Security Menu Page 58
3.6 Boot Menu Page 59
3.7 Power Menu Page 60
3.8 Exit Menu Page 61
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Flash Utility Page 63
4.2 Phoenix BIOS Post Code Page 64
Appendix I: How to Make a Driver Diskette Page 67
Glossary Page 69
Technical Support Page 75

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Check the box contents!
The retail motherboard package should contain the following:
1x Thunder n6650W motherboard
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable
6 x SATA cable
3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter
1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable
2 x SAS cable (for S2915WA2NRF only)
1 x IEEE1394 cable
1 x Thunder n6650W User’s Manual
1 x Thunder n6650W Quick Reference Guide
1 x TYAN driver CD
1 x I/O shield
If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for
replacement before continuing with the installation process.

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NOTE

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions available. The
Thunder n6650W (S2915) is a high-end server motherboard, based on the
NVIDIA NPF3600 and NPF3050 chipsets. It also includes the NEC nPD72044
PCI-X tunnel and SMsC 5307 Super I/O chipsets.
This motherboard is designed to support two AMD Opteron 2000 Series
processors and up to 32GB of DDR2 400/533/667 memory. The S2915 is ideal
for CPU, memory, and I/O intensive applications required in the HPC (High
Performancec Computing) and clustering environments. The S2915 is also
ideal for computing and graphics acceleration applications required in the
HPC/clustering environments or workstation platforms.
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
Processo
r
s
•Dual 1207-pin ZIF sockets
•Supports up to two AMD Opteron
2000 Series processors
•Two onboard 5-phase digital VRMs
Chipset
•NVIDIA NPF3600 + NPF3050
•NEC nPD720404 PCI-X tunnel
•SMsC 5307 Super I/O controller
Integrated I/O
•One 9-pin 16550 UART serial port
•10 USB 2.0 ports (6 at rear, 1 internal
vertical connector, and 3 front ports
via optional cables)
•PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors
•6 SATA-II connectors
•Dual RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports
•One IDE and one Floppy connectors
System Management
•CPU thermal & voltage monitor
support
•Six 4-pin fan header (PWM and
Memory
•Dual-channel memory bus
•Eight DDR2 sockets (four per CPU)
•Supports ECC Registered DIMMs
•Maximum of 32GB DDR2-
400/533/667
Integrated Network Processor
•Two GbE via Marvell PHY 88E1121
•Supports WOL and PXE
•Two RJ-45 ports with LEDs
Integrated FireWire (1394a)
Controller
•TI TSB43AB22A 1394a PCI controller
•1394a channel for rear (connector)
•1394a channel for front (header)
Integrated Audio Controller
•HDA link
•RealTek ALC262 controller (High
Definition Audio)
•Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in rear ports
•SPDIF-out in rear

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tachometer support)
•One 2-pin chassis intrusion header
•Watchdog timer support
Expansion Slots
•Four (4) PCI Express x16 slots
- one x16 signal from NPF3050
- one x16 from NPF3600 PRO
- one x16 from NPF3600 PRO with x8
signal
- one x16 from NPF3050 with x8 signal
•Two (2) PCI-X 100/133MHz slots from
NEC nPD720404
•One (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot
•Seven (7) expansion slots total
Form Factor
•SSI / Extended ATX (12” x 13”)
•EPS 12V/SSI (24 + 8 + 4 pin) power
connectors
•Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse
connectors
•Stacked Serial (1) connector
•Stacked USB 2.0 (2) + FireWire (1)
connectors
•2 stacked USB 2.0 (2) + RJ-45 (1)
connectors
•Stacked Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in audio
connectors
•SPDIF-out
•Front panel audio header
•CD-in, Aux-in headers (4-pin
configuration)
Integrated SAS Controller
(for S2915WA2NRF only)
•LSI 1068E SAS controller
•Eight SAS ports
BIOS
•Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC Flash
ROM
•Supports ACPI (S0, S1, S3, S4, S5)
•Serial console Redirect
•PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
•PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power
Management
•User-configurable H/W monitoring
•Auto-configuration of hard disk types
•Multiple boot options
•48-bit LBA support
Regulatory
•FCC Class B (DoC)
•European Community CE (DoC)

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
Precautions: The Thunder n6650W supports SSI, EPS12V type power
supplies (24pin + 8pin +4pin) and will not operate with any other types. For
proper power supply installation procedures see page 32.
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 n6650W (S2915A2NRF) Block Diagram

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Thunder n6650W (S2915WA2NRF) Block Diagram