TYAN TOMCAT K8E-SLI User manual

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Tomcat K8E-SLI ///
S2866
Version 1.2
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.
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, Tomcat K8E-SLI are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Athlon, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
Phoenix, Phoenix-AwardBIOS are trademarks of Phoenix Technologies.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Broadcom®is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries
ATI and Rage XL are trademarks of ATI Corporation
nVIDIA, nForce are trademarks of NVIDIA 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
Check the box contents! Page 4
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations Page 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5
1.3 Software Specifications Page 7
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image Page 10
2.2Block Diagram Page 11
2.3Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 12
2.4Installing the Processor Page 24
2.5Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 25
2.6Thermal Interface Material Page 26
2.7Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 27
2.8Finishing Installing Heatsink Page 29
2.9Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 30
2.10 Installing the Memory Page 31
2.11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 33
2.12 Installing Add-In Cards Page 35
2.13 Installing Graphic Cards & SLI Bridge Page 36
2.14 Connecting External Devices Page 39
2.15 Installing the Power Supply Page 41
2.16 Finishing Up Page 41
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 About the BIOS Page 43
3.2Setup Basics Page 43
3.3Getting Help Page 43
3.4 In Case of Problems Page 44
3.5BIOS Main Menu Page 44
3.6Standard CMOS Features Menu Page 46
3.7Advanced BIOS Menu Page 48
3.8Advanced Chipset Menu Page 54
3.9Integrated Peripherals Page 58
3.10 Power Management Menu Page 62
3.11 PnP/PCI Configurations Menu Page 65
3.12 PC Health Status Menu Page 66
3.13 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Page 68
3.14
Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults Page 69
3.15Supervisor/User Password Setting Page 69
3.16 Save & Exit Setup/Exit without Saving Page 70
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes Page 71
4.2 Flash Utility Page 71

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Appendix: SMDC Information
Page 72
Glossary Page 74
Technical Support Page 80

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Check the box contents!
Item S2866A2NRF S2866G3NR
1x Tomcat K8E S2866A2NRF
motherboard 1x Tomcat K8E S2866G3NR motherboard
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable
4x SATA cable 4x SATA cable
2x SATA Drive Power Adapter
2x SATA Drive Power
Adapter
1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE
cable 1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable
1x IEEE1394a Cable -
1x USB2.0 cable 1x USB2.0 cable
1x Tomcat K8E user’s
manual 1x Tomcat K8E user’s manual
1x Tomcat K8EQuick
Reference guide 1x Tomcat K8E Quick Reference guide
1x TYAN driver CD 1x TYAN driver CD
1x I/O shield 1x I/O shield
1 x SLI card 1 x SLI card
1 x SLI bridge -
1x Retention Module 1 x Retention Module

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 -Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Tomcat
K8E-SLI (S2866) is a flexible AMD64 platform for multiple applications, based
on NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra or NVIDIA nForce pro2200 and SMSC DME1737
chipsets.
Designed to support AMD®Athlon™/Opteron™series processorsand 4GB
DDR 400/333 memory, the S2866with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN,
built-in 16MB XGI XG20TM video and four serial ATA ports, is ideal for CPU,
memory, and video intensive applications such as CAD, Graphics Design, and
High Bandwidth Video Editing, etc.
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
Processor
•uPGA 939-pin socket
•AMD Athlon 64 939 processor up
to Athlon 64 4000+, Athlon64
FX57, X2, and 939 Opteron 144,
148, 152, 165, 170, 175
•Up to 1000 MHz Hyper-Transport
link support
Expansion Slots
•One x16 PCI-Econnector for
graphics at #6 slot
•One x16 PCI-E connector
supports SLI technology for x8
PCI-E signal at #4 (S2866A2NRF
only)
•One SODIMM socket for SLI card
•Three 32-bit, 33MHz PCI v2.2
slots
Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics
(S2866G3NR only)
•XGI XG20 PCI graphic controller
•16MB Frame Buffer of video
memory
Integrated LAN Controllers
•One Broadcom BCM5705 GbE
controller
-Operating at PCIv2.2 interface
-Pin headers for front panel LAN
LED
•One Intel82551 10/100 LAN
controller (S2866G3NR only)
-Operating at PCIv2.2 interface
-WOL/PXE support
-Pin headers for front panel LAN
LED
•One integrated nVIDIA MAC with
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Chipset
•nVIDIA nForce pro2200
(S2866A2NRF only), supports
SLI technology
•nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
(S2866G3NR only), doesn’t
support SLI technology
System Management
•SMSC DME1737 w/ hardware
monitoring
•Total six 4-pin Fan connectors,
FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, and CPU
FAN have both tachometer and
auto FAN control; FAN4 has only
auto FAN control with FAN3;
FAN5 always run.
•Temperature and voltage
monitoring
•Watchdog timer
Memory
•Dual memory channels
•Supports up to four DDR-400/333
DIMMs
•Up to 4GB of unbuffered,
ECC/non-ECC memory
Integrated PCI IDE
•Single channel master mode
supports two IDE devices
•Support for ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices
Integrated Serial ATA II
•Serial ATA Host controllers
embedded
•Supports four Serial ports running
at 3.0Gb/s
•NVRAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD
support
•SATA activity LED connector
Ethernet PHY
-32-bit PCIv2.3interface
-WOL/PXE support
-Pin header for front panel LAN
LED
Intelligent Platform
Management Interface Header
(2x25 pin SMDC pin header)
•Tyan Server Management
Daughter card M3291 (optional)
Integrated Audio
(S2866A2NRF only)
•Realtek ALC655 audio CODEC
•AC’97 Rev.2.3 supported
•CD-in connector
Integrated PCI 1394a
(S2866A2NRF only)
•VIA VT6307 PCI FireWire (1394a)
controller
•Two 1394aports (via cable)
BIOS
•Award BIOS 8Mbit Flash
•Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0
•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 Power
Management
Power
•ATX 12V support, on board 4-
phase VRM
•Universal 24-pin + 8-pin power
connectors\
•4-pin auxiliary power connector
Form Factor
•ATX footprint, 9.6”x 12.0”
(244mmx305mm)

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Back Panel I/O Ports
•Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard
ports
•COM1 connector
•One 15-pin VGA port
•Three audio jacks (S2866A2NRF
only)
•Stacked two RJ45 ports for nVIDIA
and BCM5705 Gigabit LAN with
link/activity LED
•Stacked two USB2.0 ports and
one RJ45 for Intel82551 10/100
LAN with link/activity LED
(S2866G3NR only)
•Stacked two USB2.0 ports
(S2866A2NRF only)
Integrated I/O Interface
•Four USB2.0 ports (via cable)
•One COM port (via cable)
•Tyan 2x9 front-panel pin header
•2x25 pin SMDC pin header
Regulatory
•FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)
•CE (Declaration of Conformity)
Special Accessories:
1. SLI card M5001
2. SLI bridge M5000
(S2866A2NRF only)
3. SLI Bracket (S2866A2NRF
only)
Two SKUs
S2866G3NR
S2866A2NRF
1.3 -Software Specifications
OS (Operating System) Support
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP (32bit & 64bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32bit & 64bit)
SLES Serve 9.0 & SUSE Workstation 9.3
RHEL3 Update 5 (32bit & 64bit)
RHEL4 Update 1 (32bit & 64bit)
TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with
or without notice.

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Memo

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the Tomcat K8E-SLI matches the ATX specification. Before continuing with
installation, confirm that your chassis supports anATX 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.
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.

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2.2 -Block Diagram
Tomcat K8E-SLI S2866 Block Diagram

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2.3 -Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors
PW1 P3W
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1
P2W
1
DIMM 4
DIMM 3
DIMM 2
DIMM 1
CPU
nVIDIA nForce
pro2200
(nVIDIA nForce4
Ultra)
SMSC
DME1737
PCI E1
SLI Bridge
PCI E2
PCI 1
PCI 2
PCI 3
1
1
1
FDD
SMDC (J15) 1
1
SMDC (J15)
J7 J9
1
1
1
SMSC
DME1737
SMSC
DME1737
VIA
Vt6307
J28
J26
1
1
SMSC
DME1737
SMSC
DME1737
BIOS
J27
1
J25
J27
1
1
J38
J37
J36
J39
J43
IDE
1
J39
JP3
JP4
JP5 1
1
1
J34 1
J40
J42
J41
JP7
JP6 1
1
JP8 1
J33J32
1
1
1
J12
J13
1
1
1 1
SMSC
DME1737
Broadcom
BCM 5705
1
1J45
1
1
JP8
1
1
JP11J10P
1
JP12
J1P
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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Jumper Legend
©© OPEN -Jumper OFF, without jumper cover
©© CLOSED –Jumper ON, with jumper cover
Jumper/Connector
Function
JP4/JP5 SMDC/ASF 1.0 Select Header
J28 Front Panel Header
J7/J9 IEEE 1394a Connectors
J15 SMDC Connector
J27 COM2 Header
JP2 LCM Module Connector
J8Front Audio Header
JP1 PCI Slot Volt Select Header
J25/J26 Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors
J45 Front Panel LAN1/LAN2/LAN3 LED Headers
JP3Clear CMOS Jumper
JP9 BCM5705 LAN Control Jumper
JP10 Intel82551 LAN Control Jumper
JP11 VT6307 1394aControl Jumper
JP12 XG20 Graphics Control Jumper
J34 SATA Active LED Connector
J32/J33/J41/J42/J12
Chassis Fan Connectors
J40 CPU Fan Connector
J36/J37/J38/J39 Serial ATA RAID Connectors

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JP4/JP5: SMDC/ASF1.0 Select Header
13
©©© Support ASF1.0
1 3
©©© Support SMDC card
J9
J28
J7
JP5
JP4

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J28: Front Panel Header
The Front Panel Header is used to connect some control or signal wires from
motherboard to chassis, such as HDD LED, power LED, power button, and
reset button.
J7:IEEE1394a Connector
9 1
©©©©
©©©©©
10 2
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
A0P 12A0N
GND 34GND
B0P 56B0N
VCC 78VCC
_910
GND
Use this header to connect to the external device
of IEEE 1394a.
J9: IEEE1394a Connector
9 1
©©©©
©©©©©
10 2
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
A1P12A1N
GND 34GND
B1P56B1N
VCC 78VCC
_910
GND
Use this header to connect to the external device
of IEEE 1394a.
HDDLED+ 1¾
¾2PWR LED+
HDDLED-3¾
¾4PWR LED-
GND 5¾
¾6PWR SW+
Reset SW+7¾
¾8
GND
GND 9¾
¾
10
WLED+
NMI 11¾
¾12
WLED-
5VSb13¾
¾14
Key
SMBus Data
15¾
¾16
GND
SMbus Clock
17¾
¾18
Chassis Intr# (Active Low)

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J15: SMDC Connector
The SMDC connector allows you to connect with Tyan Server Management
Daughter Card (SMDC). The S2866 supports Tyan SMDC M3291. See
Appendix for more information on SMDC.
J15
J27
JP2
J8

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J27: COM2 Header
2 10
©©©©
©©©©©
1 9
Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.
*TYAN does not provide cable for this header. It is
designed for OEM use only.
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
DCD 12DSR
RXD 34RTS
TXD 56CTS
DTR 78RI
GND 910
_
JP2: LCM Module Connector
1 5
2 6
Use this header to connect the LCM module with
system monitoring function. This header is reserved for
barebone use.
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
VCC 12RXD2
_34GND
V5DU 56TXD2
J8: Front Audio Header
1 9
2 10
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
GND 12GND
VCC 34VCC
Front-Speaker-
Out-L56Speaker-Out-L
NC 78_
Front-Speaker-
Out-R910
Speaker-Out-R
Use this header to connect with the front panel
audio outputs.

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JP1: PCI Slot Volt Select Header
3 1
©©© Select 3.3 volt for PCI slot.
3 1
©©© Select 5 volt for PCI slot. (Default)
J
25
J
26
J
45
J
P3
J
P1

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J25/J26: Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors
1 9
2 10
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
USB PWR 12USB PWR
USB2-34USB3-
USB2+ 56USB3+
GND 78GND
_910
GND
Use these headers to connect to the USB devices
via the enclosed USB cable.
J45: Front Panel LAN1/LAN2/LAN3 LED Headers
1 11
2 12
Signal Pin Pin Signal
RGMII_LED_HDR
12GND
5705_LED_HDR 34GND
82551_LED_HDR
56GND
IDLED+ 78GND
IDLEDBTN-910 GND
NC 11 12 _
Use these headers to connect the front panel dual color
LEDs to indicate the speed of LAN1, LAN2 and LAN3.
*Refer to p. 39 for the correct LAN LED color definition.
JP3: Clear CMOS Jumper
1
3
Normal
1
3
Clear
(Default)
Use this jumper when you forgot your system/setup
password or need to clear system BIOS setting.
How to clear the CMOS data
-Power off system and disconnect power
supply from AC source
-Use jumper cap to close Pin_2 and 3 for
several seconds to Clear CMOS
-Replace jumper cap to close Pin_1 and 2
Reconnect power supply to AC source
Power on system

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J
P9
J
P10
J
P11
J
P12