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Page 1: Table Of Contents
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Page 2: Before You Begin
APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY.............. 58 1 x Thunder K8SR user’s manual TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..............63 1 x Thunder K8SR Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x Silicon Image SATARAID driver disk 1 x Silicon Image SATALink (IDE) driver disk... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
Other distributions of Linux pending validation Supports ECC or non-ECC Analog Devices ADT7463 monitor IC TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with Supports DDR400*, 333, or 266. connected to SMBus 1.0 or without notice. -
Page 4: Chapter 2: Board Installation
2.00 – Board Image Chapter 2: Board Installation Precaution: The Thunder K8SR supports EPS12V/SSI type power supplies (24pin + 8pin) and will not operate with any other types. For proper power supply installation procedures see page 26. DO NOT USE ATX 2.x or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the board and void your warranty. -
Page 5: Block Diagram
2.02 – Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 2.01 – Block Diagram S2885 Thunder K8SR Block Diagram DIMM2 DIMM4 DIMM2 DIMM4 Upper 64-bit Upper 64-bit 128-Bit Dual Channel 128-Bit Dual Channel CPU 1 CPU 2 Lower 64-bit Lower 64-bit DIMM3 DIMM1... - Page 6 Close Pin-3 and 4 (Default) - Onboard Buzzer Enabled ©©©© 3¾ Green + LNK/ACT 10Mb LNK/ACT 4¾ Green - Open Pin- 3 and 4 - Disable onboard buzzer or connect to chassis ©©©© speaker SMDC HEADER Tyan proprietary Server Management Daughter Card header WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 7 INTR – Chassis Intrusion Header J103 RSVD Active Low this header connects ADT7463 pin76 ©© PIN1: Case Open PIN2: GND J104 RSVD J110 RSVD ATI Video disable ©© Open – (Default) Enable onboard video GPIO ©© Closed – Disable onboard video GPIO WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 8 W83682HF/F pin95 CPU2 DDR VDD 2.5V ADT7463A pin22 NOTE: ADT7463 SMBus 1.1 slave Address: xx2Dh FAN1 Direct +12V from power supply (No power control and tachometer monitor) FAN2 Fan power control: ADT7463A pin10 Fan tachometer monitor: ADT7463A pin12 FAN3 WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 9: Installing The Processor
When using a single processor only CPU0 memory banks are The following diagram will illustrate how to install back-plate and retention frame: addressable. (1) Mounting screws TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported (2) Retention frame configuration. (3) CPU socket... -
Page 10: Installing Motherboard In
3. Tighten screw through metal clip. Repeat on other side. Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor. The following diagram shows common types of DDR SDRAM modules: WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 11 • 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB* Registered DDR400 /333/266 SDRAM memory modules are supported • The Thunder K8SR supports up to 16GB with two CPU’s installed 2GB Registered DDR333/400modules not available at time of print DDR400 supported on Opteron™ 246 and higher...
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Page 12: Attaching Drive Cables
There are no Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives. 32-bit 5v Universal PCI supports 33MHZ Tyan has supplied two SATA cables and one SATA power adapter. If you are in need of other cables or power adapters please contact your place of purchase. - Page 13 Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The There are two power connectors on your Thunder K8SR. The Thunder K8SR requires an EPS12V (24-pin + 8-pin) or ATX12V power standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mice, and printer cables.
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Page 14: Chapter 3: Bios
Use the left/right (ß à) arrow keys to make a selection To display a sub-menu (A pointer “4” marks all sub menus) Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. BIOS Menu Bar WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 15: Bios Main Menu
Load the Optimal default configuration values of the menu Feature Option Description <F10> Save and exit <Enter> Execute command or select submenu System Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time System Date MM : DD : YYYY Set the system date WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 16: Evices
Views & controls Event Log Device & PCI Slots Allows control of integrated devices Menu Item Configuration & cards plugged into PCI slots Remote Access Menu Item Configures Console Redirect Configuration Configures USB controller & legacy USB Configuration Menu Item device support WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 17 Device = Use IDE Device to Onboard Floppy Controller Disabled Device detect Disabled 1.3 MB This setting selects the type of Floppy A the floppy disk drive installed 720 KB Floppy B in system. 1.44/1.25 MB 2.88 MB WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 18 Disabled –turn off port Disabled Assigns the Parallel Port base Parallel Port Address I/O address Disabled –turn off port Disabled Parallel Port Mode Bi-Directional Configures Parallel port mode. Bi-Directional= send & receive Normal data Normal= can send data WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 19 Feature Option Description View all unread events on the View Event Log Event Log Mark All Event Log as Read Marks all events as read Event Log Statistics Displays the storage capacity & usage of the Event Log WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 20 Serial Port Mode Sets the speed of data to terminal Enabled 57600 8n1 19200 8n1 9600 8n1 Hardware Flow Control Enables hardware flow control to protect buffer overflow None Post-Boot Support Disabled Keeps redirection active after booting to Enabled WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 21: Bios Pci/Pnp Menu
Serial ATA controller option ROM (BIOS) Feature Option Description Disabled The Yes setting allows the operating system to change Plug & Play OS the interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings. Set this option if the system is running Plug and WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 22: Bios Boot Menu
DC000 Tab Select Field System Keyboard [Present] Help Parity Check [Disabled] F10 Save and Exit Boot To OS/2 [No] ESC Exit Wait for “F1” If Error [Enabled] Hit “Del” Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 23: Bios Security Menu
Installed displays. If no password is set, Not Installed Installed displays. Change Supervisor Select this option to change Password Supervisor Password Select this option to change Change User Password User Password Select this option to clear User Clear User Password Password WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 24: Bios Chipset Setting Menu
Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT_TAB] to select a field Bank Interleaving [Disabled] Node Interleaving [Disabled] Use [+] or [-] to Burst Length [Disabled] configure system time. Change Field Tab Select Field Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 25 Other values add to or Data Enabled HT Link 0 RZ-Comp subtract from hardware generated CalComp +Data Disabled Enables support for ECC when L1 Mode value. Recommended setting is Data Cache BG Scrub cache is idle CalComp -Data Enabled Auto. WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 26: Power Menu
[Suspend] Recommended setting is Auto. CalComp -Data Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] HT Link 1 N- Auto uses hardware compensation Auto Comp Mode values. Other values add to or subtract Data from hardware generated value. CalComp +Data WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 27 Suspend Disabled POST data to the AML code during Specifies the power conserving state that the HDD Power ACPI O/S operations hard disk drive enters after the specified Standby down Mode period of hard drive inactivity has expired WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 28: Bios Exit Menu
Use this option to load default performance setup values. Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly. Load Failsafe Defaults Use this option to load all default failsafe setup values. Use this option when troubleshooting WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 29: Chapter 4: Diagnostics
AT design by rotating the board 90 degrees, so that the IDE connectors are Before contacting your vendor or Tyan Technical Support, be sure that you note closer to the drive bays, and the CPU is closer to the power supply and cooling as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. - Page 30 BIOS programs without having to buy a new chip. Cache: a temporary storage area for data that will be needed often by an TYAN’s BIOS updates can be found at http://www.tyan.com application. Using a cache lowers data access times since the information is stored in SRAM instead of slower DRAM.
- Page 31 It is fast enough to support operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 32: Technical Support
Return Merchandise 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. WWW.TYAN.COM WWW.TYAN.COM...