TYAN TOMCAT N3400B User manual

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Tomcat n3400B ///
S2925
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.
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 n3400B are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
AMI, AMI BIOS are trademarks of AMI Technologies.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
Marvell®is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries
XGIandXG20 are trademarks of XGICorporation
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
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image Page 8
2.2Block Diagram Page 9
2.3Board Parts,Jumpers and Connectors Page 10
2.4Installing the Processor Page 22
2.5Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 23
2.6Thermal Interface Material Page 24
2.7Heatsink Installation ProceduresPage 25
2.8Finishing Installing Heatsink Page 26
2.9Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 27
2.10 Installing the Memory Page 28
2.11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 30
2.12 Installing Add-In Cards Page 32
2.13 Connecting External Devices Page 33
2.14 Installing the Power Supply Page 34
2.15 Finishing Up Page 34
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 About the BIOS Page 35
3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 35
3.3Setup Basics Page 36
3.4Getting Help Page 36
3.5 In Case of Problems Page 36
3.6BIOS Main MenuPage 37
3.7Advanced Menu Page 38
3.8PCI PnP Menu Page 60
3.9BootMenu Page 62
3.10 Security Menu Page 65
3.11 ChipsetMenu Page 66
3.12 Exit Menu Page 73
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes Page 75
4.2 Flash Utility Page 75
Appendix I: SMDC Information
Appendix II: How to Make a Drive Diskette
Page 78
Page 80
Glossary Page 82
Technical Support Page 88

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Check the box contents!
Item S2925G2NR S2925A2NRF
1x Tomcat n3400B
S2925G2NRmotherboard 1x Tomcat n3400B S2925A2NRF motherboard
1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable
6x SATA cable 6x SATA cable
3x SATA Drive Power Adapter
3x SATA Drive Power
Adapter
1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE
cable 1x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable
---- 1xIEEE1394a Cable
1x USB2.0 cable 1x USB2.0 cable
1x Tomcat n3400B user’s
manual 1x Tomcat n3400B user’s manual
1x Tomcat n3400B Quick
Reference guide 1x Tomcat n3400B Quick Reference guide
1x TYAN driver CD 1x TYAN driver CD
1x I/O shield 1x I/O shield
1 x SLI bridge 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 powerfulserver solutions. The Tomcat
n3400B (S2925) is aflexible AMD64 platform for multiple applications, based on
NVIDIA nForce Pro3400 and SMSC DME5017 chipsets.
Designed to support AMD®Opteron™1000series processorsand 8GB DDRII-
667memory, the S2925 with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in
16MB XGI XG20TM video andsixserial 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 940-pin AM2 socket
•AMD Opteron 1000 series
processor
Expansion Slots
•One (1) x16 PCI-Econnector for
graphics
•One (1) x16 PCI-E with x8
bandwisth
•One (1) PCI Express connector
•Three 32-bit, 33MHz PCI v2.3
slots
•Total six usable expansion slots
Chipset
•nVIDIA nForce Pro 3400
•SMSC DME5017
System Management
•SMSC DME5017 w/ hardware
monitoring
•Six 4-pin fan header
•Temperature and voltage
monitoring
•Watchdog timer
Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics
•XGI XG20 PCI graphicscontroller
•16MB Frame Buffer of video
memory
Integrated LAN Controllers
•Two nForce Pro 3400 integrated
MAC with Marvell 88E1116-CAA
Gigabit Ethernet PHY
-32-bit PCIv2.3interface
-IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE
support
-Pin header for front panel LAN
LED
Integrated Audio
•Realtek ALC262 audio CODEC
•HAD 2.0 specification compliant
•2x5 pin header for front panel
audio connector
•CD-in connector
Integrated PCI 1394
•Co-lauout VIA VT6307 and
VT6308 PCI FireWire
(IEEE1394) controller

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Memory
•Dualmemorychannels
•Supports up to four DDR-800
DIMMs
•Up to 8GB of unbuffered,
ECC/non-ECCmemory
Integrated PCI IDE
•One (1) ATA IDE slot for 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 six serial ports running at
3.0Gb/s
•NV RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and JBOD
support
•SATA activity LED connector
Integrated I/O Interface
•One (1) floppy connector
•Four (4) USB 2.0 ports (via cable)
•One (1) COM port (via cable)
•Tyan 2x9 front panel pin header
•2x25 pin SMDC pin header
•One (1) ID LED pin header
•One (1) parallel pin header
•One TYFP2 pin header
•Two IEEE1394 ports (via cable)
Back Panel I/O Ports
•Stacked PS/2 mouse & keyboard
ports
•One (1) COM1 connector
•One (1) 15-pin VGA port
•3 audio jacks (frombottom: line
out, line in, MIC)
•Stacked two USB 2.0 ports and
one RJ45 (Marvell 88E1116-CAA
PHy + nVIDIA MAC) 10/100/1000
Base-T port with link/activity LED
•Stacked two USB 2.0 ports and
one RJ45 (Marvell 88E1116-CAA
PHy + nVIDIA MAC) 10/100/1000
Base-T port with link/activity LED
BIOS
•AMI BIOS 8Mbit Flash
•Supports ACPI 1.0
•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM 2.0 power
management
Power
•ATX 12V support, on board 4-
phase VRD
•Universal 24-pin + 8-pin power
connectors
•4-pin auxiliary power connector
Form Factor
•ATX footprint, 9.6”x 12.0”
(244mmx305mm)
Regulatory
•FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)
•CE (Declaration of Conformity)

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Chapter 2: Board Installation
You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the Tomcat n3400B S2925matchesthe 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 n3400B S2925 Block Diagram

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2.3 -Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors
DIMM4
DIMM3
DIMM2
DIMM1
PW1
KB/MS
COM1
VGA
AUDIO
LAN1
USB1
LAN2
USB2
FAN5
PW2
PW3
PCI-E1
PCI-E3
PCI-E2
PCI 1
PCI-E3
PCI 2
PCI 3
J13 J15 J19 J22 J23
J25 J28
BIOS SMSC
DME5017
J25
VT6308
VIA
J20 J21
JP2 JP3
SATA1
SATA0 SATA2
SATA3
SATA4 SATA5
IDE
J27
J24
JP5
J41
J33
J34
J35
J36
J37
JP6
JP7
JP8
CPU
nVIDIA
nForce Pro3400
JP1 JP9
JP4
J11
J7
VBAT