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

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Jumper Legend
©© OPEN-Jumper OFF, without jumper cover
©© CLOSED–Jumper ON, with jumper cover
Jumper/Connector Function
JP2/JP3SMDC/ASF 1.0 Select Header
J19 Front Panel Header
J20/J21 Front Panel IEEE 1394 Headers
J20: 1394-1, J21: 1394-2
J15 IPMB Pin Header
J13 SMDC Connector
JP9LCM Module Connector
JP1 Enable/Disable VGA Function Jumper
J28 COM2 Header
J24/J27 Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors
J24: USB3, J27: USB4
J25 Front Panel LAN1/LAN2/ID LED Headers
JP5Clear CMOS Jumper
JP4Enable VT6308 (1394) Function Jumper
J7Front Audio Header
J11 External CD-in Header
J34/J35/J36/J37/J10 Front Fan Connectors
J34: FAN1, J35: FAN2, J36: FAN3, J37: FAN4
J33CPU Fan Connector
SATA 0/1/2/3/4/5 Serial ATA RAID Connectors

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JP2/JP3:SMDC/ASF1.0 Select Header
1
3
(Default)
Support SMDC card
(JP2 & JP3 )
3
1
Support ASF 1.0
(JP2 & JP3)
JP3
Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
SMB_CLK LAN_BMBCLK ASFCLK
JP2
Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
SMB_DATA LAN_SMBDA ASFDA
J19
J21
JP2
J15
J13
J20
JP3

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J19: Front Panel Header
The Front Panel Header is used to connect some control or signal wires from
motherboard to chassis, such asHDD LED, power LED, power button, and
reset button.
J20/J21:Front Panel IEEE1394 Headers
1 9
2 10
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
XTPA+ 12XTPA-
GND 34GND
XTPB+ 56XTPB-
POWR 78POWR
_910
GND
Use these headersto connect to the external
devicesof IEEE 1394.
J20: 1394-1, J21: 1394-2
J15: IPMB Pin Header
1
Use this header to connect to the IPMB device.
Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
IPMB
DATA GND IPMB CLK NC
J13: SMDC Connector
The SMDC connector allows you to connect with Tyan Server Management
Daughter Card (SMDC). The S2925 supports Tyan SMDC M3291. See
Appendix for more information on SMDC.
HDDLED+
1
¾
¾
2
PWR LED+
HDDLED-3¾¾4PWR LED-
Reset Switch 5¾¾6PWR Switch
Reset Switch 7¾¾8 Power Switch
NMI 9¾¾
10
WLED+
NMI 11¾¾12 WLED-
5VSB 13¾¾14 key
SMBus Data 15¾¾16 GND
SMBus Clock 17¾¾18 NC

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JP1
JP9
J28

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JP9: LCM Module Connector
5
1
10
2
Usethis header to connect the LCM module with
system monitoring function. This header is reserved for
barebone use.
Signal Pin Pin Signal
VCC 12RXD2
_34GND
5VSB 56TXD2
JP1: Enable/Disable VGA Function Jumper
3
1
Enable theonboard VGA function. (Default)
3
1
Disable theonboard VGA function.
J28: COM2 Header
1 9
2 10
Use these pindefinitions 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
Key

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J
24
J
25
J
27
J
P5

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J24/J27: Front Panel USB2.0 Connectors
10 2
9 1
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
USB PWR 12USB PWR
USB1-34USB2-
USB1+56USB2+
GND 78GND
_910
GND
Use these headers to connect to the USB devices
via the enclosed USB cable.
J24: USB3, J27: USB4
J25: Front Panel LAN1/LAN2 ID LED Headers
1 11
2 12
Signal Pin Pin Signal
LAN1 LED+ 12LAN1 LED-
LAN2 LED+ 34LAN2 LED-
NC 56NC
IDLED+ 78IDLED-
ID S/W+ 910 ID S/W-
NC 11 12 _
Use these headers to connect the front panel dual color
LEDs to indicate the speed of LAN1, LAN2 and ID LED.
JP5: Clear CMOS Jumper
1
3
Normal
(Default)
3
1
Clear
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
Poweronsystem

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J
P4
J
11
J
7

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JP4: Enable VT6308(1394) Function Jumper
1
3
Enable the integrated 1394a function of VT6308 PCI
FireWire controller. (Default)
1
3
Disable the integrated 1394a function of VT6308 PCI
FireWire controller.
J7:Front Audio Header
1 9
2 10
Signal Pin
Pin
Signal
Mic_L 12GND
Mic_R 34Key
Line_R 56GND
_78NC
Line_L 910
GND
Use this header to connect with the front panel
audio outputs.
J11: External CD-in Header
1
Use this header to connect to the external CD-in
device.
Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4
CDIN_L GND GND CDIN_R

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J
37
J
35
J
36
J
10
J
34
J
33
SATA5
SATA4
SATA2
SATA3
SATA0
SATA1