TYAN Thunder n3600QE S4980 User manual

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Thunder n3600QE /// S4980
Version1.0
Copyright
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2007. 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, Thunder n3600QEare trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks ofAMD 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 includingliability 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! 3
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications 5
Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.1 Board Image 8
2.2 Block Diagram 9
2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 10
2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 18
2.5 Installing the Processor(s) 19
2.6 Installing the Memory 24
2.7 Attaching Drive Cables 26
2.8 Installing Add-in Cards 28
2.9 Connecting External Devices 29
2.10Installing the Power Supply 30
2.11Finishing up31
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 About the BIOS 33
3.2 BIOS Menu Bar 33
3.3 Setup Basics 34
3.4 Getting Help 34
3.5 In Case of Problems 34
3.6 BIOS Main Menu 35
3.7 Advanced Menu 36
3.8 PCI/PnP Menu 57
3.9 Boot Menu 59
3.10 Security Menu 64
3.11 Chipset Menu 65
3.11 Exit Menu 73
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
4.1 Beep Codes 75
4.2 Flash Utility 75
4.3 BIOS Post Code 76
Appendix I: SMDC Information 78
Appendix II: How to Make a Driver Diskette 80
Glossary 82
Technical Support 89

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Check the box contents!
1x Thunder n3600QEmotherboard
1x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable
3x Serial ATA power cable
6x Serial ATA Cable
1x USB2.0 cable
1 x COM Port Cable
1x Thunder n3600QE user’s manual
1x Thunder n3600QE Quick Reference guide
1x TYAN driver CD
1x I/O shield
4x CPU Retention Frame and Back Plate (pre-installed)
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 the high performanceserver with four processors (can
expand to eight). The Thunder n3600QE (S4980) is a flexible AMD®platform
for multiple applications, based on NVIDIA®NFP3600 and SMSC SCH5017
chipsets.
Designed to support four AMD®Rev. F OpteronTM 8000 series processors and
max 64GB DDR2-667/533/400 memory, and featured with integrated RJ-45
LANconnectors, one PCI-Express x16 slotplus six serial ATA ports, the S4980
offers exceptional performance and versatile solution for your server platform.
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
Processors
•Quad 1207-pin ZIF sockets
•Supports up to four AMD®Rev. F
OpteronTM 8000 series CPU
•Up to 1.0GHz Hyper-Thansport
link support
Chipset
•NVIDIA NFP3600 (MCP55 Pro)
•SMSC SCH5017
Memory
•Dual memory channels
•Supports up to sixteen DDR2
667/533/400 DIMMs
•Supports up to 64GB of registered,
ECC memory
•Supports 4-rank memory
Integrated PCI IDE
•Single channel master mode
supports up to two IDE devices
•Supports for ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE drives and ATAPI compliant
devices
Integrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics
•XGI Volari Z7 (XG20)
16MB frame buffer memory
Integrated LANControllers
•Two(2) NFP3600 integrated MA C
with two Marvell 88E1116 single
port Gigabit Ethernet PHY
-Integrated TCP offload Engine
(TOE)
-IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE
support
-Front panel LAN LED support
(TYFP2 header)
Server Management
•M3291, IPMI 2.0 Remote System
Mgmt card
•Renesas H8S2167 BMC
controller
•BT, KCS, Logging support
•IPMI-over-LAN
•Remote power on/off and reset
•2-pin warning LED

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Integrated Serial ATA II
•Three Serial ATA II Host
controllers embedded
•Supports up to six serial ports
running at 3.0Gb/s per direction
per channel
•Serial ATA II specification
compliant
•nVIDIA MediaShieldTM supports
for RAID 0, 1,0+1, 5, JBOD
•HDD LED support (TYFP header)
Back Panel I/O Ports
•Stacked PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard
ports
•One double-decked USB 2.0 port
•COM1 connector
•One 15-pin VGA port
•Two side-by-side RJ45
10/100/1000 Base-T port with
link/activity LED
Integrated I/O Interfaces
•One IDE connector
•TwoUSB 2.0 ports (via cable)
•One COM port (via cable)
•Tyan 2x9pinfan header (for Tyan
barebone)
•Tyan 2x6 pin front panel header
•Tyan 2x25 pin SMDC header
•ID LED
•SMDC Warning LED header
BIOS
•AMI BIOS 8Mbit Flash
•Supports ACPI 2.0
•PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 Power
Management
•ACPI S1, S4, S5 supported
Power
•EPS 12V power with 24+8+8/4
power connectors
•One extra 2x2 power connector to
support next-generation SSI
PSU
•On board 5-phase digital VRD
Form Factor
•E-ATX footprint, 12”x13”
(304.8mm x 330.2mm)
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 Thunder n3600QE S4980matches the E-ATX specification. Before
continuing with installation, confirm that your chassis supports anE-ATX
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 asinstalling 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
Thunder n3600QE S4980Block Diagram

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2.3 -Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors
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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