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Thunder K8SE
S2892
Version 1.02
Copyright
Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004-2005. All rights reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written
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AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
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  • Page 1 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Page 57 BIOS Boot Menu Page 58 3.10 Power Menu Page 60 BIOS Exit Menu Page 61 Chapter 4: Diagnostics Beep Codes Page 63 Flash Utility Page 63 BIOS Post Code Page 64 Glossary Page 67 Technical Support Page 73 http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations

    1.1 - Congratulations You have purchased one of the most powerful server/work station solutions. The Thunder K8SE (S2892) is a high-end server/work station mainboard, based on Nvidia nForce pro2200, Winbond W83627HF Super I/O, Analog Devices, ADT7463 Hardware Monitoring and AMD-8131 PCI-X Tunnel chipsets.
  • Page 4 Management Interface Header •Tyan Server Management - One 100/66 MHz PCI-X slot from Bridge B Daughter card (optional) - One 100/66 MHz max Tyan supports features listed below TARO SODIMM from Bridge B via SMDC header - Baseboard Management Integrated I/O Controller (BMC) •One floppy connector...

  • Page 5: Software Specifications

    OS (Operating System) Support Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SUSE Professional 9.x and SLES 9 RHEL3 Update 4 TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 6 NOTES: http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Board Installation

    Chapter 2: Board Installation Precautions: The Thunder K8SE supports SSI, EPS12V type power supplies (24pin + 8pin) and will not operate with any other types. For proper power supply installation procedures see page 34. DO NOT USE ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the board and void your warranty.

  • Page 8: 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. The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 9: Block Diagram

    2.2 - Block Diagram Thunder K8SE (S2892) Block Diagram http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 10: 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. Jumper Legend OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 11 SMBUS Connector Page 17 J57/J58 SMDC/ASF2.0 Select Jumper (Option) Page 17 4-Pin Front Fan Connector Page 19 J50/J9 CPU_Fan Connectors Page 19 J10/J11/J42/J43 3-Pin Chassis Fan Connectors Page 19 J35/J37/J38/J39 Serial ATA RAID Connectors Page 19 SMDC Connector Page 19 http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 12 RAG E XL CPU 2 JP56 Nvidia Cr ush K8-04 8131 PCI- X J 41 CPU 1 Winbond M 83627HF-A W R 3 T J51/ 52 BIOS http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 13: J26 Usb Front Panel Header

    Signal Data Carrier Detect Data-Set-Ready Receive-Data Request-to-Send Transfer-Data Clear-to-Send Data Terminal Ready Ring-Indicator Ground NC/KEY J15/JP56: PCI-X Bridge A Bus Speed Select Jumper Speed JP56 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz J25/J36: PCI-X Bridge B Bus Speed Select Jumper Speed 66MHz 100MHz http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 14: J8 Ati Onboard Vga Enable/Disable Jumper

    Cr ush K8-04 8131 PCI-X J 41 CPU 1 Winbond M 83627HF-A W R 3 T J51/ 52 BIOS J8: ATI Onboard VGA Enable/Disable Jumper (Default)-Enable onboard ATI Rage XL Graphic chip. Disable onboard ATI Rage XL Gigabit chip. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 15: 10/100/1000 Lan3/Lan2/Lan1 Front Panel Led Headers

    J16: PCI-X Bridge A Bus Mode Select Jumper Open (Default)-Allows PCI slots to operate in PCI-X mode. Closed-To force PCI slots to operate in PCI compatible mode. Close this jumper if the card you are using does not support PCI-X. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 16 RAG E XL CPU 2 Nvidia Cr ush K8-04 8131 PCI-X J 41 CPU 1 Winbond M 83627HF-A W R 3 T J51/ 52 BIOS http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 17: Onboard 10/100 Ethernet Enable/Disable Jumper

    For use with chassis that support this feature. J46: SMBUS Connector Use this connector to connect external SMBUS devices. Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 SMBUS_DATA SMBUS_CLK J57/J58: SMDC/ASF2.0 Select Jumper (Option) Support SMDC card Support ASF 2.0 http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 18 RAG E XL CPU 2 J35/J37 Nvidia Cr ush K8-04 J38/J39 8131 PCI- X J 41 CPU 1 Winbond M 83627HF-A W R 3 T J51/ 52 BIOS http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 19: J53 4-Pin Front Fan Connector

    You may use any two of the four Serial ATA ports to have the support of RAID 0 and 1 through the on board ICH6R south bridge chip. J24: SMDC Connector For connection with Tyan Server Management Daughter Card (SMDC). The SMDC connector supports http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 20: Installing The Processor(S)

    CPU1. When using a single processor only CPU1 memory banks are addressable. TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported configuration. The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install socket processors and may not be an exact representation of the processors you have.

  • Page 21: Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

    The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common CPU back plates: 1. Mounting screws 2. Heatsink retention frame 3. CPU socket 4. Motherboard PCB 5. Adhesive insulator material 6. Backplate assembly NOTE: Please see next section for specific instructions on how to install mounting bracket. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 22: Thermal Interface Material

    CPU lid (applying too much will actually reduce the cooling). Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink & processor to ensure the Thermal Interface material is NOTE compatible with the processor & meets the manufacturer’s warranty requirements http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 23: Heatsink Installation Procedures

    2. After tightening screws secure metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab. Repeat for the other side of heatsink. 3. After securing metal clip to plastic retention bracket center tab, push down on plastic clip to lock plastic clip to side tab. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 24 (which should already be attached to the heatsink) to the motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard. Once you have finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives (hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) to your motherboard. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 25: Tips On Installing Motherboard In Chassis

    Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the motherboard more securely in place. Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and how they should be installed.

  • Page 26: Installing The Memory

    •128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB* Registered PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM memory modules are supported •All installed memory will be automatically detected •The Thunder K8SE supports up to 16GB.* * Not validated at the time of print; subject to change. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 27 (Note: X indicates a populated DIMM Slot) DIMM Slot 128Bit support CPU1 DIMM1 CPU1 DIMM2 CPU1 DIMM3 CPU1 DIMM4 CPU2 DIMM1 CPU2 DIMM2 CPU2 DIMM3 CPU2 DIMM4 DIMM Slot 64-Bit Support CPU1 DIMM1 CPU1 DIMM3 CPU2 DIMM1 CPU2 DIMM3 http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 28 To remove the memory module, simply push the latches outwards until the memory module pops up. Then remove the module. YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the motherboard before performing system hardware changes. NOTE Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion device. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 29: Attaching Drive Cables

    Attaching Serial ATA Cables The Thunder K8SE is also equipped with 4 Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Connections for these drives are also very simple. There is no need to set Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives.
  • Page 30 Attach first floppy drive (drive A:) to the end of the cable with the twist in it. Drive B: is usually connected to the next possible connector on the cable (the second or third connector after you install Drive A:). http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 31: Installing Add-In Cards

    PCI-BUS0 INTC PCI-E Slot #1 (J13) PCIX- Express PCI-E Slot #2 (J12) PCI- Express YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the motherboard before performing system hardware changes. NOTE Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion device. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 32: Connecting External Devices

    The two onboard Ethernet ports have green and yellow LEDs to indicate LAN status. The chart below illustrates the different LED states. 10/100 Mbps LAN Link/Activity LED Scheme Speed Left LED Right LED Link Green Left Right 10Mbps Activity Green (Blink) 10Mbps Link Yellow 100Mbps Activity Yellow (Blink) 100Mbps http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 33: Installing The Power Supply

    2.13- Installing the Power Supply There are two power connectors on your Thunder K8SE Express. The Thunder K8SE requires an EPS12V (24 pin + 8 pin) power supply to boot. Please be aware that ATX 2.x and ATXGES power supplies are not compatible with the board and can damage the motherboard and/or CPU(s).

  • Page 34: Finishing Up

    In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, you can find help by asking your vendor for assistance. If they are not available for assistance, please find setup information and documentation online at our website or by calling your vendor’s support line. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 35: Chapter 3: Bios

    Use the left/right ( ) arrow keys to make a selection To display a sub-menu (A pointer “ ” marks all sub menus) Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 36: Bios Menu Bar

    Execute command or select submenu 3.4 - Getting Help Pressing [F1] will display a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help window, press [ESC] or [F1] key again. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 37: Bios Main Menu

    -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description System Time HH:MM:SS Set the system time MM:DD: System Date Set the system date YYYY http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 38: Bios Advanced Menu

    WinMe commonly. Win2X/XP Choosing “Yes” will prevents a Plug and Play Secured Setup Configurations Operation System from changing system settings. Select “Yes” if you want to clear the Extended System Reset Configuration Data Configuration Data (ESCD) area. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 39 L2 ECC Scrub CTL: [1.31 ms] Dram ECC Scrub CTL: F1: Help ¡ ô ¡ õ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 40 Set the rate of background 160ns DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL scrubbing for DCACHE 320ns lines. 640ns 1.28us 2.56us Disabled 40ns 80ns Set the rate of background 160ns L2 ECC Scrub CTL scrubbing for L2 cache 320ns lines. 640ns 1.28us 2.56us http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 41 ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description USB1.1+USB2 USB Control Set USB controllers. USB1.1 Disabled Enabled Set support for USB USB BIOS Legacy Support Disabled Keyboard/Mouse. Enabled Set First Serial ATA SATA0 Controller device. Disabled http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 42 ¡ ô ¡ õ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description Enabled NV RAID Configuration Set Nvidia RAID control. Disbled http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 43 PCI Device, Slot #1 Menu Item configuration. Reserve specific upper PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Menu Item memory blocks for use by Exclusion legacy ISA devices. Reserve the specific IRQs PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Menu Item for use by legacy ISA Resource Exclusion devices. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 44 Enabled Initialize device expansion Option ROM Scan ROM. Disabled Disabled Enable selected device as Enable Master a PCI bus master. Enabled Minimum guaranteed time Default Latency Timer slice allotted for bus master 0020h in units of PCI bus clocks. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 45 Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Screen Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Previous Values Feature Option Description C800-CBFF, CC00-CFFF Reserves the specified Available D000-D3FF, D400-D7FF block of upper memory for Reserved D800-D8FF, DC00-DFFF use by legacy ISA devices. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 46 : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Screen Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Previous Values Feature Option Description Reserves the specified IRQ Available IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/15 for use by legacy ISA Reserved devices. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 47 Select the IDE access Large Disk Access Mode mode. Other Both Disabled Enable the integrated local Local Bus IDE adapter Primary bus IDE adapter. Secondary Primary Master/Slave Menu Item Configure the IDE channel. Secondary Master/Slave Menu Item Configure the IDE channel. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 48 F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description Enabling LBA causes Enabled Logical Block Addressing LBA Mode Control to be used in place of Disabled Cylinders, Heads_Sectors. This setting enables or Disabled 32 Bit I/O disables 32 bit IDE data Enabled transfers. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 49 F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description 1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2 360kb 5 1/4” Legacy Diskette A: 1.2MB 5 1/4” Select the floppy type. 720kb 3 1/2” 2.88MB 3 1/2” Disabled Legacy Diskette B: Select floppy type 1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2 http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 50 Disabled Set the mode for parallel Mode port using options. Output only Bi-directional Enabled Configure Floppy disk Floppy disk controller controller using options. Disabled Primary Set the base I/O address Base I/O address for parallel port. Secondary http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 51 Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description Monitor and control the Fan Control and Monitor Menu system fan. View the system voltage System Voltage Monitor Menu value http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 52 : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description Disabled Configure FAN power duty Auto FAN Power Control cycle control. Enabled http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 53 H1 DDR 2.5V VDD HT0 RUN VDD 3.3V F1: Help ¡ ô ¡ õ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 54 Disabled Onboard Select the Com Port Com Port Address COMA address. Onboard COMB 19.2K 1200 Enable the specified baud Baud Rate 2400 rate. 9600 38.4K 57.6K Console Type PC ANSL Enable the specified VT100 console type. VT100 8bit VT100+ http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 55: Bios Memory Menu

    Cache D000 – D3FF: [Disabled] Cache D400 – D7FF: F1: Help ¡ ô ¡ õ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ¡ ö ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 56 Write Protect uncached Write Back Write Control caching of system Cache Extended Memory Through memory above one Area megabyte. Write Protect uncached Disabled USHC Write Cache A000-AFFF Control caching of the Through Cache D400-D7FF memory blocks. Write Protect Write Back http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 57: Security Menu

    Option Description Disabled Enable password entry on Password on boot boot. Enabled Write protects boot sector Normal Fixed disk boot sector on hard disk to protect Write Protect against viruses. User Control access to diskette Diskette access drives. Supervisor http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 58: Bios Boot Menu

    Enabled Determine which type of Just zero it tests will be performed on Extended Memory Testing extended memory (above None 1M). Select the search order for Menu Item Boot Device Priority the types of boot devices. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 59 ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit The boot menu will list all bootable devices. Use <Enter> to expand or collapses devices with a ‘+’ or ‘-‘. Use <+> or <-> to arrange the priorities of all bootable devices. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 60: Power Menu

    ¡ ÷ : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-Menu F10: Save and Exit Feature Option Description Disabled Enable or disable Spread Spread Spectrum Spectrum. Enabled Set the detection function Chassis Intrusion Detect of chassis intrusion. Stay Off Power Loss Control Control power loss. Power On http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 61: Bios Exit Menu

    Discard Changes Use this option to restore all new setup values that you have made but not saved in CMOS. Save Changes Use this option to restore all new setup values that you have made and saved in CMOS. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 62 NOTES: http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 63: Chapter 4: Diagnostics

    BIOS flash failure, you must contact your dealer for a replacement BIOS. There are no exceptions. TYAN does not have a policy for replacing BIOS chips directly with end users. In no event will TYAN be held responsible for damages done by the end user.

  • Page 64: Bios Post Code

    Enable A20 line Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Autosize DRAM Test extended memory Initialize POST Memory Test extended memory Manager address lines Clear 512 KB base RAM Jump to UserPatch1 1-3-4-1. RAM failure on Configure advanced cache address registers http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 65 Test and initialize PS/2 Initialize error logging mouse Initialize floppy controller Initialize error display function Determine number of ATA Initialize system error drives (optional) handler Initialize hard-disk PnPnd dual CMOS controllers (optional) Initialize local-bus hard-disk Initialize notebook docking controllers (optional) http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 66 Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize System Management Mode Initialize Memory type Output one beep before boot Initialize Memory size Boot to Mini DOS Shadow Boot Block Clear Huge Segment System memory test Boot to Full DOS Initialize interrupt vectors http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 67: Glossary

    The CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it to a disk drive. While this improves system performance (reading to or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly) there is the possibility of http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 68 CPU. This frees up CPU resources for other tasks. As with IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Play devices will take care of this for you. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 69 BIOS, it is a ROM chip which can, unlike normal ROM, be updated. This allows you to keep up with changes in the BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS.
  • Page 70 PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug-n-Play devices require little set-up to use. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug-n-Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 71 AcceleRAID 150, 200 or 250, to implement RAID on a system board-embedded SCSI bus or a set of SCSI busses. SISL: SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic ( LSI ) (only on LSI SCSI boards) Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down. http://www.tyan.com...
  • Page 72 CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an open ZIF socket, and a lever is pulled down. This shifts the processor over and down, guiding it into the board and locking it into place. http://www.tyan.com...

  • Page 73: Technical Support

    (which can have expensive consequences). If these options are not available for you then Tyan Computer Corporation can help. Besides designing innovative and quality products for over a decade, Tyan has continuously offered customers service beyond their expectations.
  • Page 74 Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and the package should be mailed prepaid. TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you. Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of...

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