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Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing. MiTAC assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims 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.
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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...
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About this Manual This manual provides you with instructions on installing your TYAN GT20A-B7040. 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 TYAN GT20A-B7040...
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Safety and Compliance Information Before installing and using TYAN GT20A-B7040, 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.
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To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire and damage to the equipment, observe all precautions included in this guide. 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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· Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all times. · In all European electrical environments, you must ground the Green/Yellow tab on the power cord. If you do not ground the 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 GT20A-B7040..........15 Product Model................. 15 Features ................. 16 Standard Parts List ..............18 1.4.1 Box Contents ..............18 1.4.2 Accessories ..............19 About the Product ..............20 1.5.1 System Front View ............20 1.5.2...
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M1235 Connector Pin Definitions ........69 Replacing the Power Supply ..........71 Appendix I: Fan and Temp Sensors..........73 Appendix II: Cable Connection Tables ......... 77 Appendix III: FRU Parts Table ............79 Appendix IV: Technical Support ........... 81 http://www.tyan.com...
The GT20A-B7040 not only empowers your company in nowadays IT demand but also offers a smooth path for future application usage. ® TYAN is also proud to deliver the GT20A-B7040 in a version that can support ® up to four 3.5” hot-swap hard drives. The GT20A-B7040 uses TYAN ’s latest chassis featuring a robust structure and a solid mechanical enclosure.
Features TYAN GT20AB7040 (B7040G20AV4H) Form Factor 1U Rackmount Gross Weight 17 kg Chassis Model GT20A System Dimension (D x W x H) 24.6" x 17.2" x 1.72" (625.4 x 436 x 43.6mm) Motherboard S7040GM2NR-1U-B Board Dimension CEB, 12"x10.5" (305x267mm) Buttons...
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Non-operating Temp. - 40° C ~ 70° C (-40° F ~ 158° F) Environment In/Non-operating 90%, non-condensing at 35° C Humidity RoHS RoHS 5/6 Compliant Barebone (1) GT20AB7040 Barebone Package Manual (1) User's manual Contains Installation CD (1) TYAN installation CD http://www.tyan.com...
Standard Parts List This section describes the GT20A-B7040 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 HDD bays ®...
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...
If one of HDD access HDD Access Green Blinking then LED blinking ID located Blue Solid On ID free Blue Access Green Blinking LAN1 Link Green Solid On Off Link Green Access Green Blinking LAN2 Link Green Solid On Off Link Green http://www.tyan.com...
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Table-2 State Activity LED Status LED Description Color: Green Color: Red Drive present,no activity Green (Blinking) Drive present,with activity HDD Fail Blink Blinking @4Hz Identify Blink Blinking @1Hz Rebuilding http://www.tyan.com...
Image-3 Description 500W Power Supply ID LED Button LAN2 + 2 USB Stack (1RJ45+2USB) 100/1000 GbE LAN port) Serial Port LAN1(shared with IPMI)+2USB Stack (1RJ45+2USB) 100/1000 GbE LAN port) LAN port location (Reserved) ID LED Expansion Slot VGA Port http://www.tyan.com...
Solid Green Solid Yellow 1000 Mbps Link Blinking Green Solid Yellow (1Gbps) Active NOTE: “Left” and “Right” are viewed from the rear panel. ID LED Status Behavior Remark Color Normal ID LED Blue Local and Located Solid on remote http://www.tyan.com...
Motherboard (S7040) layout Important NOTES to the User "▲" indicates the location of "Pin 1". Jumpers not indicated are for testing only. B7040G20AV4H In your barebone that LAN1 & LAN2 and chipset I350 have been removed on the S7040 motherboard. http://www.tyan.com...
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Patsburg Upgrade ROM Module Header SATA1/SATA2 SATA3.0 Connector SATA3/4/5/6 SATA2.0 Connector SGPIO2/SGPIO3/SGPIO4 PCH SGPIO Pin Header (reserved for barebone) 2PHD_1/2PHD_2 I350 LAN LED Jumper Legend OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover http://www.tyan.com...
USB 2.0 Clock Buffer ICS ICS9ZX21901B ASpeed IBM C D-Sub Connector Voltage and Thermal senser AST2300 Front Rear COM Port Smart Fan Controller TYPE A 64Mb SPI System ROM SPI interface SPI BMC FW flash ROM BMC FW 16M bit http://www.tyan.com...
Caution! To avoid damaging the motherboard and associated components, do not use torque force greater than 7kgf/cm (6.09 lb/in) on each mounting screw for motherboard installation. Do not apply power to the board if it has been damaged. http://www.tyan.com...
Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to GT20A-B7040 or injury to yourself. Ground yourself properly before removing the top cover of the system.
CPUs, memory modules, HDD and add on cards. 2.2.1 Removing the Chassis Cover Follow these instructions to remove the GT20A-B7040 chassis cover. Release the screw on the back side. Then slide the chassis cover in the direction of arrow. Located the chassis as the cover has been removed.
2.1.1 Installing Hard Drives The GT20A-B7040 barebone supports (4) 3.5” and 2.5” hard trays. Follow these instructions to install a hard drive into the hard tray. Warning!!! Always install the hard disk drive to the chassis after the chassis is secured on the rack.
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Unscrew the six screws as shown. Place a hard drive into the drive tray. Use 6 HDD screws to secure the HDD. Reinsert the drive tray into the chassis (A), Press the locking lever to secure the hard drive. (B) http://www.tyan.com...
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Repeat the same procedures to install other HDD trays. http://www.tyan.com...
Follow these instructions to remove the LED control board. Remove the 2 screws securing the LED control board to the chassis. 2. Pull the LED control board free from the chassis as shown below. 3. Unplug the USB cable from the connector. http://www.tyan.com...
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4. Unplug the front panel ribbon cable from the connector. 5. Remove the three screws securing the LED control board to the bracket http://www.tyan.com...
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6. Release the LED control board from the bracket. After replacement, insert and secure the unit to the chassis following the reverse procedures from step 1~5. http://www.tyan.com...
2.1.2 Installing the CPU and Heatsink Follow the steps below to install the processor and heatsink. Install the CPU Locate the CPU socket. Take off the CPU Socket protection cap. http://www.tyan.com...
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Pull the CPU lever up to unlock the CPU socket. Open the socket to a fully open position. Place the CPU in the CPU socket. Make sure the gold arrow is located in the right direction. http://www.tyan.com...
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Close the socket and press the CPU socket lever down to secure the CPU. http://www.tyan.com...
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Install the heatsink Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and secure it with 8 screws. Secure the heatsink in the direction of the picture shown. http://www.tyan.com...
Press the memory slot locking levers in the direction of the arrows as shown in the following illustration. 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. http://www.tyan.com...
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Recommended Memory Population Table NOTE: B7040G20AV4H In your barebone that LAN1 & LAN2 and chipset I350 have been removed on the S7040 motherboard. http://www.tyan.com...
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Use the same # of ranks per DIMM. 4. Dual-rank DIMMs are recommended over single-rank DIMMs 5. Un-buffered 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. http://www.tyan.com...
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1600 1600 QR x4 QR x8 LRDIMM Module Support 1DPC 2DPC Ranks per (DIMM Per Channel) (DIMM Per Channel) DIMM & Data width 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V SRx8 1066 1066, 1333 1066 1066 DRx8 1066 1066, 1333 1066 1066 http://www.tyan.com...
2.1.4 Installing the PCI-E Card The GT20A-B7040 has one preinstalled M2210-L8-1F riser card, You can install a PCI-E expansion card into the expansion slot which is available with riser card. The following instructions are for LAN card installation. You may refer to the procedures below for PCI-E installation.
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Insert the LAN card as shown. Push the tab of PCI slot in the direction as shown to fix the LAN card. http://www.tyan.com...
Follow these instructions to install the slim SATA DVD-ROM. 1. Use a screw driver to pull open the door of DVD-ROM drive bay in the direction as illustrated. 2. Place the DVD-ROM Bracket on the DVD-ROM. Secure the DVD-ROM bracket to DVD-ROM drive with 2 screws provided. http://www.tyan.com...
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3. Connect the slim odd SATA cable and slim DVD SATA cables to the DVD-ROM drive. 3. Insert the DVD-ROM drive into the chassis. 4. Connect the slim odd SATA cable and DVD SATA cables. http://www.tyan.com...
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NOTE: The DVD cable kit will not include in the box content with the DVD bracket kit. The DVD cable kit is in the package when you purchase the DVD-ROM drive. http://www.tyan.com...
Screws Kit x 1 Mounting Brackets x 4 2.2.1 Installing the Server in a Rack Follow these instructions to mount the TYAN GT20A-B7040 into an industry standard 19" rack. NOTE: Before mounting the TYAN GT20A-B7040 in a rack, ensure that all internal components have been installed and that the unit has been fully tested.
After installing the necessary components, the TYAN GT20A-B7040 can be mounted in a rack using the supplied rack mounting kit. Screw the mounting ear to each side of TYAN GT20A-B7040 as shown. Please using screws from the supplied screws kit.
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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. Mounting Bracke t 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 GT20A-B7040 into the place while a third person screws it to the rack. http://www.tyan.com...
Motherboard, LED control board, SATA HDD board, M2210-L8-1F PCI-E Riser card, System fans, and Power supply unit etc. 3.0.2 Disassembly Flowchart The following flowchart outlines the disassembly procedure. Rear Components Node Cover DIMMs Power CPU/Heatsink Assembly PCI-E Card Mainboard Mainboard http://www.tyan.com...
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Front Components Node Cover PCBs SATA HDD Board LED Control Board http://www.tyan.com...
Removing the Cover Before replacing any parts you must remove the chassis cover. Follow Section 2.1.1 Removing the Chassis Cover (page 31) to remove the cover of the GT20A-B7040. Removing Motherboard Procedures Follow these instructions to replace the motherboard. 3.2.1...
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Disconnect the front panel, SGPIO and USB 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 heatsink and processor 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 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 Step D 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 M1235 System Fan Connect to M1235 → Fan1 Fan1 → Fan2 Fan2 → Fan3 Fan3 → Fan4 Fan4 → Fan5 Fan5 http://www.tyan.com...
Replacing the M1235 HDD Backplane Disconnect the power cables connected to the HDD Backplane. Disconnect the Mini SAS cable, control cable and the fan cables. Remove the three screws securing the bracket to the chassis base. http://www.tyan.com...
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M1235 SATA/SAS Backplane to S7040 SATA/SAS BP Cable Connect to S7040 MB Board SATA1~SATA4 → Mini-SAS Cable SGPIO2 M1235 SATA/SAS Backplane to S7040 SATA/SAS BP Cable Connect to S7040 MB Board → Fan Cable FAN_HDR1 http://www.tyan.com...
Replacing the Power Supply Replace the power supply unit: Disconnect the power cables from the motherboard and the M1235. PSU to M1235 Backplane (BP) Board Connect to M1235 → 2x2P P3 → B4P P4 http://www.tyan.com...
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Remove four (4) screws that secure the power supply to the chassis. Lift the whole power supply unit up. Install a new power supply unit following the steps in reverse. http://www.tyan.com...
This section aims to help readers identify the locations of some specific FAN and Temp Sensors on the motherboard. A table of BIOS Temp sensor name explanation is also included for readers’ reference. NOTE: The red dot indicates the location of the sensors. http://www.tyan.com...
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BIOS Fan Sensor Name Explanation CPU0_FAN Fan speed of CPU0_FAN CPU1_FAN Fan speed of CPU1_FAN SYS_FAN_1 Fan speed of SYS_FAN_1 SYS_FAN_2 Fan speed of SYS_FAN_2 SYS_FAN_3 Fan speed of SYS_FAN_3 SYS_FAN_4 Fan speed of SYS_FAN_4 SYS_FAN_5 Fan speed of SYS_FAN_5 http://www.tyan.com...
Cable M1235 Connect to S7040 MB SATA1~SATA4 → Mini-SAS Cable SGPIO2 → Fan cable FAN_HDR1 3. Control Cable and USB Cable M1008 LED Control Board to S7040 MB M1008 Connect to S7040 MB → Control Cable → USB Cable http://www.tyan.com...
Appendix III: FRU Parts Table GT20A-B7040 FRU Parts Item Model Number Part Number Picture Description PCBA M2210-L8-1F 411T47600010 M2210-L8-1F for GT20A CCBL-067P 422782700006 Mini-SAS cable CCBL-0317 332810000397 Cable A/C Power Cord, L=1800mm, US type CCBL-0300 332810000281 A/C Power Cord, L=1830mm, EU type...
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(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 GT20A-B7040 Service Engineer’s Manual V1.0 Document No.:...