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Neither this manual, nor any material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of manufacturer. ® Copyright 2011 MiTAC International Corporation. All rights reserved. TYAN a registered trademark of MiTAC International Corporation. Version 1.0a Disclaimer Information contained in this document is furnished by MiTAC International Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing.
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There will be 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. http://www.tyan.com...
About this Manual This manual provides you with instructions on installing your TYAN GT24-B8226. This Manual is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers. This manual consists of the following parts: Chapter1: Provides an introduction to the TYAN GT24-B8226...
Safety and Compliance Information Before installing and using TYAN GT24-B8226, take note of the following 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 provided for ventilation.
You must become familiar with the safety information in this guide before you install, operate, or service TYAN products. Symbols on Equipment Caution. This symbol indicates a potential hazard.
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· Make sure racks are coupled together if it is a multiple-rack installation. · Make sure the rack is level and stable before installing an appliance in the rack. · Make sure the leveling jacks are extended to the floor. http://www.tyan.com...
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· In all European electrical environments, you must ground the Green/Yellow tab on the power cord. If you do not ground the Green/Yellow tab, it can cause an electrical shock due to high leakage currents. http://www.tyan.com...
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TYAN, your authorized TYAN partner, or their agents. Equipment Modifications · Do not make mechanical modifications to the system. TYAN is not responsible for the regulatory compliance of TYAN equipment that has been modified.
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– Liquid has been spilled on the product or an object has fallen into the product. – The product has been exposed to rain or water. – The product has been dropped or damaged. – The product does not operate normally when you follow the operating instructions. http://www.tyan.com...
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Overview............... 15 About the TYAN GT24-B8226..........15 Product Model ................ 15 Features ................16 Standard Parts List ..............19 1.4.1 Box Contents ..............19 1.4.2 Accessories ..............20 About the Product..............21 1.6.1 System Front View ............21 1.6.2...
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Replacing the M1232/M1235 HDD Backplane ..... 70 3.8.1 M1232/M1235 HDD Backplane Features......73 3.8.2 M1232/M1235 Connector Pin Definitions......76 Replacing the Power Supply..........78 Appendix I: Cable Connection Tables .......... 81 Appendix II: FRU Parts Table ............83 Appendix III: Technical Support ........... 85 http://www.tyan.com...
GT24 B8226 in a version that can support up to to four ® hot-swap hard drives. The GT24 B8226 uses TYAN ’s latest chassis featuring a robust structure and a solid mechanical enclosure. All of this provides GT24 B8226 the power and flexibility to meet the needs of nowadays server application.
Standard Parts List This section describes GT24-B8226 package contents and accessories. Open the box carefully and ensure that all components are present and undamaged. The product should arrive packaged as illustrated below. 1.4.1 Box Contents Component Description 1U chassis,(4) hot swap HDDbays ®...
If any items are missing or appear damaged, contact your retailer or browse ® to TYAN ’s website for service: http://www.tyan.com ® The web site also provides information of other TYAN products, as well as FAQs, compatibility lists, BIOS settings, etc. ® TYAN Motherboard...
State Color Description Green 10Mb/100Mb/1000Mb linked RJ-45 Blinking Green 10Mb/100Mb/1000Mb activity Activity(left) No LAN linked Amber 1000Mb linked RJ-45 Green 100Mb linked Linkage(Right) 10Mb mode or No LAN linked NOTE: “Left” and “Right” are viewed from the rear panel. http://www.tyan.com...
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Color: Amber Color: Green No Driver Present or power disconnected OFF OFF Driver Present No Activity OFF ON Access Activity OFF Blinking HDD Fail On Solid OFF Identify (Locate the HDD) Blinking(1Hz) OFF SAS/SATA RAID Building Blinking(4Hz) OFF http://www.tyan.com...
1.6.4 Motherboard (S8226) Layout The 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. http://www.tyan.com...
Power On LED (Green) LED5 Standby LED (Green) LED6 SAS Error LED (Amber) LED7 SAS Heart Beat LED (Green) LED8 BMC Heart Beat LED (Green) Jumper Legend OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover http://www.tyan.com...
A grounding strap or an anti-static pad Most of the electrical and mechanical connections can be disconnected with your hands. It is recommended that you do not use pliers to remove connectors as it may damage the soft metal or plastic parts of the connectors. http://www.tyan.com...
Components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to GT24-B8226 or injury to yourself.
CPUs, memory modules and add on cards. 2.1.1 Removing the Chassis Cover Follow these instructions to remove GT24-B8226 chassis cover. Unscrew the rear top cover on the back side as shown in the small diagram. Slide the rear top cover out.
Follow the steps below on installing CPUs and CPU heatsinks. Locate the CPU socket. Take off the protection cap. Pull the lever slightly away from the socket and then push it to a fully open position. Push the CPU socket cover to a fully open position. http://www.tyan.com...
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Place the CPU into the socket and make sure that the gold arrow is located in the right direction. Close the CPU socket cover and press the lever down to secure the CPU. http://www.tyan.com...
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Position the heatsink on top of the CPU and secure it with 2 screws. Repeat the procedures mentioned earlier to install the second CPU and heatsink. http://www.tyan.com...
Align the memory module with the slot. When inserted properly, the memory slot locking levers lock automatically onto the indentations at the ends of the module. Follow the recommended memory population table to install the other memory modules. http://www.tyan.com...
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SR and DR Memory has a MAX amount of 24GB per channel QR Memory has a MAX amount of 32GB per channel QR 1.35v Memory MAX speed of 667MHz in a dual channel configuration SR: Single-rank, DR: Dual-rank, QR:Quad-rank http://www.tyan.com...
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3. Populate the same DIMM type in each channel, specifically - Use the same DIMM size - Use the same # of ranks per DIMM 4. Dual-rank DIMMs are recommended over single-rank DIMMs. 5. We don't suggest other memory installation. http://www.tyan.com...
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SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR CPU0_DIMM(4)A0 SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR CPU0_DIMM(5)A1 QR QR QR QR QR CPU0_DIMM(6)A2 SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR CPU1_DIMM(7)B0 SR/DR CPU1_DIMM(8)B1 CPU1_DIMM(9)B2 SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR CPU1_DIMM(10)A0 SR/DR CPU1_DIMM(11)A1 QR QR QR CPU1_DIMM(12)A2 SR/DR SR/DR SR/DR http://www.tyan.com...
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SR or DR NOTE: U-DIMM can support up to 4GB sized DIMM’s Maximum of 8GB per channel SR and DR UDDR3 module support only x8 DRAM module support only SR: Single-rank, DR: Dual-rank, QR: Quad-rank http://www.tyan.com...
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4. Dual-rank DIMMs are recommended over single-rank DIMMs 5. Unbuffered DIMM can offer slightly better performance than registerd DIMM if populating only a single DIMM per channel. 6. We don't suggest other memory installation. 7. AMD 4100 series CPU doesn't support Quad-ranks U-DIMM. http://www.tyan.com...
2.1.4 Installing Hard Drives The GT24-B8226 supports four 3.5” hard drives. Follow these instructions to install a hard drive. Press the locking lever latch and pull the locking lever open. Slide the HDD tray out. Remove the 6 screws. Place a hard drive into the drive tray.
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Use 6 HDD screws to secure the HDD. Reinsert the HDD tray into the chassis and press the locking lever to secure the tray. http://www.tyan.com...
2.1.5 Installing the PCI-E Cards The GT24-B8226 supports one PCI-E expansion slot. Follow these instructions to install the PCI-E card. Unscrew the riser card bracket from the chassis. Lift the front edge of the riser card bracket first before taking it out from the chassis.
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Release the screws on both sides of the riser card bracket as shown. Remove the PCI-E cover shields from the chassis. Insert the PCI-E card in the direction of arrows as shown. http://www.tyan.com...
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Screw the PCI-E cards firmly to the riser card bracket. http://www.tyan.com...
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Secure the riser card bracket to the chassis with two screws. The installation of PCI-E expansion card is now complete. http://www.tyan.com...
Follow these instructions to mount the TYAN GT24-B8226 into an industry standard 19" rack. NOTE: Before mounting the TYAN GT24-B8226 in a rack, ensure that all internal components have been installed and that the unit has been fully tested. Screws List...
2.2.2 Installing the inner Rails to the Chassis Screw the mounting ear to each side of TYAN GT24-B8226 as shown using two screws of #6-32 L5.3(D) from the supplied screws kit. Draw out the inner rails from rail assembly. Install inner rails to left and right sides of chassis using 1 M4-4L(A) screw for each side.
Reserve the distance same as in Step 2 on rear bracket. Secure the rear bracket to outer rail with 2 M4-4L(A) screws. Secure the outer rail to the rack using 2 brackets and 4 M5-8L(B) screws for each side. Secure the mounting brackets from inside, not outside, of the rack. http://www.tyan.com...
Draw out the middle rail to the latch position. Lift the chassis and then insert the inner slide rails into the middle rails. Push the chassis in and press the latch key (A). Then push the whole system into the rack (B) http://www.tyan.com...
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Secure the mounting ears of chassis to the rack with 2 M5-15L(C) screws. NOTE: To avoid injury, it is strongly recommended that two people lift the TYAN GT24-B8226 into the place while a third person screws it to the rack. http://www.tyan.com...
Motherboard, M1008 LED control board, M1232/M1235 HDD Backplane, M2091/M2091-R PCI-E Riser card, System fan, ODD drive, Power supply unit etc. Disassembly Flowchart The following flowchart outlines the disassembly procedure. Rear Components Chassis cover DIMMs Power CPU/Heatsink Assembly PCI Card M2091/2091-R PCI-E Riser card Mainboard Mainboard http://www.tyan.com...
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Front Components Chassis cover DVD ROM (optional) PCBs M1008 LED M1232/M1235 Control Board HDD Backplane http://www.tyan.com...
Removing the Cover Before replacing any parts you must remove the chassis cover first. Follow Chapter 2.1.1 to remove the cover of the GT24-B8226. Replacing Motherboard Components Follow these instructions to replace motherboard components, including the motherboard. 3.4.1 Replacing Expansion Card The GT24-B8226 has two preinstalled PCI-E ×16 riser cards,...
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Unscrew the M2091 riser card. Unscrew the M2091-R riser card. Install a new riser card onto the bracket following the procedures mentioned earlier in reverse order. http://www.tyan.com...
3.4.2 Disconnecting All Motherboard Cables Before replacing the motherboard or certain components, remove cables connected to the motherboard. Follow these instructions to remove all motherboard cables. Disconnect all power cables. Disconnect all other cables. http://www.tyan.com...
After removing all of the aforementioned cables, follow the instructions below to remove the motherboard from the chassis. Remove the heatsinks and processors if installed. Remove the nine screws securing the motherboard to the chassis. Carefully lift the motherboard from the chassis. http://www.tyan.com...
Follow these instructions to replace the slim DVD-ROM. Remove the power and data cable from the slim DVD-ROM adapter. Press the tab in the directions as shown to release the DVD-ROM drive. The DVD-ROM drive will be freed from the drive bay after pressing the tab. http://www.tyan.com...
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Disconnect the power and data cables from the DVD-ROM drive. Remove two screws that secure DVD-ROM drive to the bracket. Replace the DVD-ROM drive. Secure DVD-ROM to the bracket using two screws. Then replace the unit into the drive bay and connect the DVD-ROM power and data cables. http://www.tyan.com...
Follow these instructions to replace the M1008 LED control board. Remove the two screws securing the LED control board unit to the chassis. Push the LED control board unit out and unplug the cables from the connectors at the back of the unit. http://www.tyan.com...
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Remove three screws securing the LED control board to the bracket. Lift the LED control board free from the chassis. After replacing the LED control board, insert the unit into the chassis following the above procedures in reverse http://www.tyan.com...
Follow these instructions to replace the cooling fans in your system. Locate the cooling fans in your system. Unplug the cables connected to the mainboard and lift the fan unit up from the chassis. Follow Step A & B to unlock the fans. http://www.tyan.com...
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40x28mm Fan Step A Step B Follow Step C & D to take out the old fan and replace with a new one. 40x28mm Fan Step C (Take out the old fan.) Step D (Replace with a new fan.) http://www.tyan.com...
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Reinstall the fans into the chassis. Connect the fan cables to the backplane fan connectors. System Fan to M1232/M1235 System Fan Connect to M1232/M1235 → Fan1 Fan2 → Fan2 Fan3 → Fan3 Fan4 → Fan4 Fan5 → Fan5 Fan6 http://www.tyan.com...
Replacing the M1232/M1235 HDD Backplane Disconnect the power cables connected to the HDD Backplane. Disconnect the Mini SAS cable and the fan cables. http://www.tyan.com...
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Remove the three screws securing the bracket to the chassis base. Lift the bracket up from the chassis. Unscrew the HDD Backplane from the bracket. Replace a new HDD Backplane and reinstall it into the chassis following the steps mentioned earlier in reverse. http://www.tyan.com...
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Connect to S8226 MB Board → Mini-SAS Cable J17 (SAS 0 ~ 3) → Fan Cable M1232/M1235 SATA/SAS Backplane to S8226GM3NR SATA/SAS BP Cable Connect to S8226 MB Board → Mini-SAS Cable J20 (SATA 0 ~ 3) → Fan Cable http://www.tyan.com...
3.8.1 M1232/M1235 HDD Backplane Features M1232 Front View FAN7 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 SATA Connector FAN6 J39: Mini SAS Connector http://www.tyan.com...
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M1235 Front View FAN7 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 J41: SGPIO J15: CPLD_JTAG J7: Fan Header J39: Mini SAS Connector http://www.tyan.com...
Replacing the Power Supply Disconnect the power cables from the motherboard and the M1232. PSU to M1232/M1235 Backplane (BP) Board Connect to M1232/M1235 → 2x2P PWR P3 → B4P P4 http://www.tyan.com...
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PSU to S8226 MB Power Supply Unit Connect to S8226 (PSU) → 2x12P PWR P1 → 2x4P PWR P2 → 2x4P PWR P7 → PSMI P8 Remove nine (9) screws that secure the power supply to the chassis. http://www.tyan.com...
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Remove the power supply bracket and then slide out the whole power supply unit. Install a new power supply unit following the steps in reverse. http://www.tyan.com...
Cable M1232 Connect to S8226 MB (S8226GM3NR) → Mini-SAS Cable (S8226WGM3NR) → Fan cable 3. Control Cable and USB Cable M1008 LED Control Board to S8226 MB M1008 Connect to S8226 MB → Control Cable J23+J32 → USB Cable http://www.tyan.com...
Appendix II: FRU Parts Table GT24-B8226 FRU Parts Model Item Part Number Picture Quantity Description Number Power Supply CPSU-0520 471015200263 single Power Supply 500W 336252012294 CFAN-0241 14700RPM,40*40*28MM Heatsink & CHSK-0320 343769000004 AMD C32 1U Passive Heatsink Cooler M2091 PCI-E X16 1U Riser Card(Left)
TYAN's tech support is some of the most impressive we've seen, with great response time and exceptional organization in general.” — Anandtech.com Please feel free to contact us directly for this service at tech-support@tyan.com Help Resources: 1.
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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. ® TYAN GT24-B8226 Service Engineer’s Manual V1.0a Document No.:...
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