TYAN Transport TA26-B3892 User manual

Tyan Transport TA26-B3892
High Performance
Barebone System
Service Engineer’s Manual

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Overview
1.1 About the Tyan Transport TA26-B3892. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Product Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.1 Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.2 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 About the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.5.1 System Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.5.2 System Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.5.3 LED Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.5.4 Motherboard Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5.5 Jumpers & Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.5.6 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5.7 Internal View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2: Setting Up
2.0.1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.0.2 Work Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.0.3 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.0.4 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1 Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.1.1 Installing the Server in a Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Installing Motherboard Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2.1 Removing the Chassis Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2.2 Installing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.2.3 Installing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.2.4 Installing PCI Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.2.5 Installing Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.2.6 Installing a Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-Installed Components
3.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.1.1 Work Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.1.2 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.1.3 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.2 Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.3 Removing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.4 Replacing Motherboard Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.4.1 Disconnecting All Motherboard Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3.4.2 Removing the Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.5 Replacing the Slim DVD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.6 Replacing the LED Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.7 Replacing the Backplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.7.1 Backplane Features for TA26-B3892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.7.2 System Fan Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.7.3 Backplane Connector Pin Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.8 Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.8.1 Standard Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.8.2 Optional 1+1 Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix I: BIOS Differences
Appendix II: Cable Connection Tables

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PREFACE
Copyright
This publication, including all photographs, illustrations, and soft-
ware, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights
reserved. Neither this manual, nor any material contained herein,
may be reproduced without written consent of the manufacturer-.
Copyright 2006
Version 2.0
Disclaimer
Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Com-
puter Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability
prior to printing. TYAN assumes no liability whatsoever, and dis-
claims 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.
Trademark Recognition
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 and Transport TA26-B3892 are trademarks of TYAN Com-
puter Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD
Corporation.
AMI, AMIBIOS, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMI
Technologies.
Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM, PC, AT, PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a trademark of Adobe Corpora-
tion.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Notice for the USA Compliance Information State-
ment (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC
Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules
Operation is subject to the following conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) This device must accept any interference received including inter-
ference that may cause undesired operation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and the
receiver.
– Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that of the receiver.
Consult the dealer on an experienced radio/television technician for
help.
Notice for Canada
This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference
as specified in the Canadian Department of Communications Radio
Interference Regulations. (Cet appareil est conforme aux norms de
Classe B d’interference radio tel que specifie par le Ministere Cana-
dien des Communications dans les reglements d’ineteference
radio.)
Notice for Europe (CE Mark) This product is in conformity
with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC
(EMC).
CAUTION: Lithium battery included with this board. Do not puncture,
mutilate, or dispose of battery in fire. Danger of explosion if battery
is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent
type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used battery
according to manufacturer instructions and in accordance with your
local regulations.

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About this Manual
This manual provides you with instructions on installing your Trans-
port TA26-B3892. This manual is intended for experienced users
and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers.
This manual consists of the following parts
Chapter 1: Provides an Introduction to the TA26-B3892 bare-
bone, packing list, describes the external compo-
nents, gives a table of key components, and
provides block diagrams of the system.
Chapter 2: Covers procedures on installing the CPU, mem-
ory modules, and hard drives.
Chapter 3: Covers removal and replacement procedures for
pre-installed components
Appendix: Provides information on installing SMDC cards
and describes the differences between mainboard
BIOS and system BIOS. The cable connection
tables are also provided for reference of system
setup.
For information on the mainboard, please refer to the attached main-
board user’s manual. You can find the detailed description about
jumper and BIOS settings from the motherboard manual.

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SAFETY INFORMATION
Before installing and using the TA26-B3892, take note of the follow-
ing precautions:
–Read all instructions carefully.
–Do not place the unit on an unstable surface, cart, or stand.
–Do not block the slots and opening on the unit, which are pro-
vided for ventilation.
–Only use the power source indicated on the marking label. If
you are not sure, contact the Power Company.
–The unit uses a three-wire ground cable, which is equipped
with a third pin to ground the unit and prevent electric shock.
Do not defeat the purpose of this pin. If your outlet does not
support this kind of plug, contact your electrician to replace
your obsolete outlet.
–Do not place anything on the power cord. Place the power
cord where it will not be in the way of foot traffic.
–Follow all warnings and cautions in this manual and on the
unit case.
–Do not push objects in the ventilation slots as they may touch
high voltage components and result in shock and damage to
the components.
–When replacing parts, ensure that you use parts specified by
the manufacturer.
–When service or repairs have been done, perform routine
safety checks to verify that the system is operating correctly.
–Avoid using the system near water, in direct sunlight, or near
a heating device.
–Cover the unit when not in use.

Chapter 1: Overview 1
Chapter 1: Overview
1.1 About the Tyan Transport TA26-B3892
Congratulations on your purchase of the TYAN TransportTM
TA26-B3892, a highly-optimized rack-mountable barebone
system. The Transport TA26-B3892 is designed to support
AMD®Opteron™ 200 940-pin processor, providing a rich fea-
ture set and incredible performance. Leveraging advanced
technology from AMD®, the Transport TA26-B3892 server
system is capable of offering scalable 32 and 64-bit comput-
ing, high-bandwidth memory design, and a lightning-fast PCI-
X bus implementation. The TransportTM TA26-B3892 not only
empowers your company in today’s demanding IT environ-
ment but also offers a smooth path for future application
usage.
TYAN is also proud to deliver the TransportTM TA26-B3892 in
SAS/SATA flavor while supporting up to four (8) hot-swap
hard drives and one (1) slim DVD-ROM drive. The Trans-
portTM TA26-B3892 uses TYAN’s latest tooling-made chassis
featuring a robust structure, tool-less and modularized
design, and a solid mechanical enclosure. All of this provides
the TransportTM TA26-B3892 the power and flexibility to meet
the needs of nearly any server application.

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1.2 Product Models
Model HDD Bays HDD
Backplane
Power
Supply
B3892T26V8H 8 8-port
SAS/SATA
Single
600W
B3892T26V8HR 8 8-port
SAS/ SATA
600W (1+1)
redundant

Chapter 1: Overview 3
1.3 Features
Enclosure
• Industry 2U rack-mountable chassis
• Storage bay:
– (8) 3.5” HDD bays
• (1) slim line DVD-ROM bay
• Dimensions: D 26 x W 17 x H 3.5
inch (660x432x88mm)
Motherboard
• TYAN Thunder K8HM S3892G3NR
• Extended ATX footprint (12” x 13”)
Processors
• Dual µ PGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
• Supports one or two AMD®
Opteron™ 200 Series processors
(including dual core processors)
Chipset
• ServerWorks BCM5780 (HT2000) +
BCM5785 (HT1000) chipset
• National PC87417 Super I/O chip
Memory
• 128-bit dual channel memory bus
• Total sixteen (16) 184-pin 2.5-Volt
DDR DIMM sockets (8 on CPU1
and 8 on CPU2)
• Supports up to 32GB of Registered,
ECC DDR333/266 memory.
Video
•ATI
®ES1000 controller
• 32MB frame buffer of video memory
BIOS
• AMI BIOS on 8Mbit LCP Flash ROM
• ACPI 2.0 and SRAT support
• PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
• SMBIOS 2.3.1, BBS 1.1 compliant
• Headless operation via serial con-
sole redirect
• 48-bit LBA support
Expansion Slots
• Two (2) PCI Express x16 slots
(each w/ x8 signal)
• Two (2) PCI-X 133/100 MHz slots
• One (1) PCI-X 100 MHz slot
• One (1) PCI 32-bit 33 MHz, v2.3
compliant slot
• Supports a total of six (6) PCI-X/E
low profile cards
• One (1) Tyan “TARO” SO-DIMM
socket
Back I/O Ports
• One keyboard & one PS/2 mouse
port
• Two USB 2.0 ports
• One 9-pin COM port; 15-pin VGA
port
• Two 10/100/1000 RJ-45 LAN ports
• One 10/100 RJ-45 LAN port
Front Panel Features
•I/O
– (2) USB 2.0 ports
• LED indicators
– Power LED
– (3) LAN LEDs
– HDD active LED
•Switches
– Power
– Reset
Storage Controller
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
• Supports up to four SATA-II ports
Storage Backplane
• One (1) 8-port SAS backplane, sup-
porting up to 8 SAS HDDs or SATA
HDDs (Note: It is required to install
3rd party add-on card or Tyan’s
TARO card to support 8 SAS or
SATA HDDs. Add-on card is not
shipped with the B3892T26V8H/R
barebone.)
Networking
• Dual GbE LAN (from BCM5780)
– Embedded in BCM5780
– Two 10/100/1000 RJ-45 LAN
ports w/LED
• One Intel i82551QM fast Ethernet
controller
– One 10/100 RJ-45 LAN port w/
LED
– Operating on 32bit/33MHz PCI
bus

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Server Management
• Automatic fan speed control
• Supports Tyan Server Management
(TSM)
• Optional TYAN SMDC M3291, IPMI
v2.0 compliant remote server man-
agement kit
Power Supply
• EPS 12V, 2U, 600W with PFC for
B3892T26V8H
• EPS 12V, 2U, 600W 1+1 redundant
power with PFC for B3892T26V8HR
Regulatory
• FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)
• CE (Declaration of Conformity)

Chapter 1: Overview 5
1.4 Unpacking
This section describes the TA26-B3892 package contents
and accessories. Open the box carefully and ensure that all
components are present and undamaged.
1.4.1 Box Contents
Component Description
Industry standard 2U chassis, (8) hot-swap
HDD bays
Tyan Thunder K8HM S3892G3NR mother-
board (pre-installed)
Slim DVD-ROM drive (pre-installed)
LED and USB control board (pre-installed)
A B
EPS 12V, 2U, 600W PSU with PFC
(pre-installed) (A) (B3892T26V8H models)
EPS 12V, 2U, 600W (1+1) redundant PSU with
PFC (pre-installed) (B)
(B3892T26V8HR models)
A B
System Fans:
2 x (80mm x 80mm) (A)
1 x (60mm x 60mm) (B)

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1.4.2 Accessories
If any items are missing or appear damaged, contact your
retailer or browse to TYAN’s Web site for service:
http://www.tyan.com.
The Web site also provides information on other TYAN prod-
ucts, plus FAQs, compatibility lists, BIOS settings, and more.
1 x Tyan Driver CD
Power Cables
Left to right: Europe, US
Unit Handles
IDE FDD Cable
CPU Fans/ Heatsink
2865
Tomcat K8E
Barebone Manual &
Mainboard Manual

Chapter 1: Overview 7
Screw Pack
Sliding Rail
Brackets
FDD Power Cable
SAS Cable

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1.5 About the Product
The following views show you the product.
1.5.1 System Front View
1.5.2 System Rear View
Note: The above shows a dual power supply setup (B3892T26V8HR). A single supply setup
(B3892T26V8H) is also available. In both cases, the output voltage is the same.
Reset switch
USB ports
Warning LED
HDD activity LEDLAN LEDs
Hard Drive Bay x 8
DVD-ROM drive
HDD Tray
Activity LEDs
Power switch
Power LED
HDD Tray
Power LEDs
Power Supply Socket
Serial
Port
VGA
Port
Power Supply Fan
GbE LAN Port (NIC1)
2 USB Ports
PS/2 Mouse and
Keyboard Ports
GbE LAN Port (NIC2)
LAN Port (NIC3)
PCI-E and PCI-X Slots

Chapter 1: Overview 9
1.5.3 LED Definitions
Front Panel
LED Color State Description
Power Green
OFF
ON
OFF
Power ON
Power OFF
HDD Activity Amber
OFF
Blinking
OFF
HDD access activity
No disk activity
LAN1/LAN2/LAN3
Linkage
Green
Green
OFF
ON
Blinking
OFF
LAN linked
LAN accessing
No LAN linked
Fail Red
OFF
ON
OFF
System fails
Normal
Hot Swappable HDD
Tray Power LED
Green
OFF
ON
OFF
Power connected
Power disconnected
Hot Swappable
HDD Tray Active LED
SAS
HDD
Amber
Amber
OFF
ON
Blinking
OFF
HDD ready
HDD access activity
HDD not ready
SATA
HDD
Amber
OFF
Blinking
OFF
HDD access activity
No disk activity

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Rear I/O LED *Right or Left is viewed from the rear.
LED Color State Description
RJ45 NIC1/NIC2 Activity
(Left Side)
Green
OFF
Blinking
OFF
LAN activity
No LAN activity
RJ45 NIC1/NIC2 Linkage
(Right Side)
Green
OFF
ON
OFF
LAN linked
NO LAN linked
RJ45 NIC3
Linkage/ Activity
(Left Side)
Green
Green
OFF
ON
Blinking
OFF
10Mb/ 100Mb linked
10Mb/ 100Mb activity
No LAN linked
RJ45 NIC3
Linkage/ Activty
(Right Side)
Green ON 100Mb linked and activity
Zippy Power
Supply LED
Green
Green
Amber
Amber
OFF
ON
1Hz Blinking
ON
1Hz Blinking
OFF
Output ON and OK
AC present/Only 5Vsb ON
Power supply critical event causing a
shutdown: failure, OCP, OVP, fan fail
Power supply warning event where
the power supply continues to oper-
ate: high temp., high power, high cur-
rent, slow fan
No AC power

Chapter 1: Overview 11
1.5.4 Motherboard Layout

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1.5.5 Jumpers & Connectors
Jumper
/Connector Function
FAN5/FAN6 4-pin Fan Connector
CPUFAN1/CPUFAN2/
FAN1/FAN2/FAN3/
FAN4
4-pin Fan Connector with Speed Control
J19 IPMB Connector
J28 USB Front Panel Connector
J30/J39/J40/J41 SATA Connectors
J47 LAN & ID LED and ID Switch Connector
J49 Front Panel Header
JP1/JP2 SMDC/ASF2.0 Select Jumper
(Close 1-2) Default, supports ASF 2.0
(Close 2-3) supports SMDC card
JP3 VGA Enable/Disable Jumper
(Close 1-2) Default, enabled
(Close 2-3) Disabled
JP4 LAN3 Enable/Disable Jumper
(Close 1-2) Default, enabled
(Close 2-3) Disabled
JP5/JP8 PCI-X Mode Select Jumper
(Close 1-2) Default, Based on Card
(Close 2-3) Force to run at PCI mode (only 66 or
33 MHz)
JP7/JP9 PCI-X Frequency Select Jumper
(Close 1-2) Default, based on Card
(Close 2-3) 100MHz or less)
J60 2x7 pin fan connector
J43/J46 Reserved for OEM only