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Thunder i7525 (S2676)
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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.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Thunder i7525 (S2676) Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ........................1 1.1 – Congratulations!......................1 1.2 – Hardware Specifications ....................1 1.3 – Board Diagram........................3 Chapter 2: Choose Proper Parts For Your System..............4 2.1 – Central Processor Unit (CPU) Considerations ..............4 2.2 –... -
Page 3: Before You Begin
1x Thunder i7525 (S2676) motherboard 1x 34-pin floppy drive cable 1x 80-pin Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable 1x 68-pin Ultra 320 SCSI cable (Optional) 1x Thunder i7525 (S2676) User’s Manual 1x Thunder i7525 (S2676) Quick Reference 1x TYAN driver CD 1x I/O shield... -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
You have purchased one of the most powerful Intel Xeon -based workstation solutions in a standard SSI EEB v3.5 form factor. Based on the Intel E7210 chipset, the Thunder i7525 (S2676) features some state-of-the-art technologies such as dual/single 800 MHz FSB Xeon processor support, multiple PCI- Express buses, dual channel DDR2 memory design, onboard PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet port, Serial-ATA IDE ports, and multiple USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports . - Page 5 Two bus -master UDMA ATA100/66/33 Conformity) Parallel IDE channels support up to 4 ATA/ATAPI complaint devices Note: TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice. Software Specifications OS (Operating System) Support...
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Page 6: Board Diagram
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 1.3 – Board Diagram The above picture is purely representative. Due to engineering updates and new board revisions, certain components may change and or be repositioned. The picture above may or may not look exactly like the board you received. -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Choose Proper Parts For Your System
§ Memory Installation The Thunder i7525 is based on Intel’s e7525 Tumwater chipset which supports a 144- bit wide dual memory channel in an interleaved scheme. The motherboard requires a minimum of 2 memory modules installed in order to boot/POST. You must install these 2 memory modules starting in DIMM slots 1 and 2. -
Page 8: Chassis/Enclosure Considerations
2.3 – Chassis/Enclosure Considerations § Motherboard size Thunder i7525 (S2676) board is in the board size of 12” (W) x13” (L). § Motherboard and CPU Heat-sink Mounting Holes There are six motherboard-mounting holes and eight CPU heat-sink mounting holes on Thunder i7525 (S2676) board design. - Page 9 Thunder i7525 (S2676) § Power requirements Check your power supply specifications to ensure sufficient power currents for each power rail based on your system configuration. The major system components/parts power sources are listed below as reference: Components/Parts Main Power Source...
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Page 10: Chapter 3: Board Installation
For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap. (2) Inspect the mounting holes pattern of the Thunder i7525 (S2676) to match your chassis standoff locations and remove the additional standoffs. (3) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or flex the board in any way. -
Page 11: Key Component View
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.1 –Key Component View Fig. 3-1 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Key Component View This jumper diagram 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 diagram. -
Page 12: Jumper Settings & Definitions
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.2 – Jumper Settings & Definitions Jumper / Function Connector 24-pin system power connector 8-pin CPU power connector CD- ROM audio input connector Keyboard/mouse connector Auxiliary audio input connector Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Front audio header... - Page 13 Pin3: Tachometer This 3-pin fan connector supports tachometer monitoring. There are three 3-pin fan connectors on Thunder i7525 (S2676) board. Use these connectors to connect chassis and processor cooling fans to your motherboard. Cooling fans can keep the system stable and reliable for its product’s life.
- Page 14 LED, Power LED, power button, reset button, The front panel header (marked as “j86”) has been implemented on Thunder i7525 (S2676) board for such purposes. Front Panel Header (J86) Function PIN # PIN # Function HDD LED+ PWR LED...
- Page 15 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.2.4 - Front USB Connector (USB2) Front USB Header (P24) Functio Functio Power Power USB6- USB7- USB6+ USB7+ Reserve 3.2.5 – External HDD LED Input Header (P29) Pin# Function LED2- LED2- http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 16 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.2.6– Front Audio Header (P23) (P23) Function Pin# Pin# Function Micro Analog input Micro Analog bias Right line Right line output return Left line Left line output return *Jumper 5, 6 and 9, 10 must be on the header to provide audio.
- Page 17 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.2.8 – PSU PC98 Connector (J109) (J109) Pin# Function Fan speed control Fan speed reader SMB clock SMB DATA 3.3 volt Ground http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 18 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.2.9 - Serial ATA Connectors (SATA0 & SATA1)SATA0/SATA1 (from Intel’s FW82801ER/ICH5R South Bridge chip): User can connect up to two serial ATA hard disks to run IDE mode or configure both drives to a RAID under Windows. The RAID level 0 or level 1 function is supported for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.
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Page 19: Mounting The Motherboard
3.4 – Installing the Processor and Heatsink Your Thunder i7525 (S2676) supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check the following page on TYAN’s website for latest processor support: http://www.tyan.com... - Page 20 Thunder i7525 (S2676) performance for as long as you own them. An overheated processor is dangerous to the health of the motherboard. DCA (Direct Chassis Attach) is required to install the Intel Xeon processor on the S2676 motherboard. The processor heat sinks need to be Intel’s CEK (Common Enabling Kit) compliant to attach properly.
- Page 21 Thunder i7525 (S2676) TIP: Use metal studs if possible, as they hold the motherboard into place more securely than plastic standoffs. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 22: Installing The Memory
S2676 design. For more information on the memory recommendation list, please visit Tyan’s web site at: www.tyan.com Here are a few key points to note before installing memory into your Thunder i7525 (S2676): 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4*GB Reg/ECC DDR2-400 memory modules... -
Page 23: Attaching Drive Cables
Attaching IDE drive cabling is simple. These cables are “keyed” to only allow them to be connected in the correct manner. TYAN motherboards have two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector designates the Primary channel, while the white connector designates the Secondary channel. - Page 24 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Attaching IDE cables to the IDE connectors is illustrated below: Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector, and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard IDE cable has three connectors, two of which are closer together.
- Page 25 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Floppy Drives Attaching a floppy dri v e can be done in a similar manner to an IDE drive. See the diagram below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector.
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Page 26: Installing Add-In Cards
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.8 – Installing Add-In Cards Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your motherboard. For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the most common slots that may appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will necessarily appear on your motherboard, however, there will be combinations of what you see here. -
Page 27: Connecting External Devices
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.9 – Connecting External Devices Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard dev ices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, m ouse, and printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board:... -
Page 28: Finishing Up
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.11 – Finishing Up Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer. Before closing up your chassis, make sure that all cables and wires are connected properly, especially IDE cables and most importantly, jumpers. You may have difficulty powering on your system if the motherboard jumpers are not set correctly. -
Page 29: Chapter 4: Bios Setup
Thunder i7525 (S2676) Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Installation The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables your hardware to interface with your software. This chapter describes different settings for the BIOS that can be used to configure your system. -
Page 30: Main Bios Setup
The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset section unless you are absolutely sure of the outcome. TYAN or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability carefully chose the Chipset’s default settings. - Page 31 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Native IDE: [xxx-(SATA1)] Native IDE: [xxx-(SATA2)] Installed O/S: [Other] System Information Base Memory: 640K Extended Memory: 512M Setup Item Selections (default Item Specific Help values are in bold) System Time: 00:00:00 … 23:59:59 <Tab>, <Shift-Tab> or <Enter> selects field.
- Page 32 Thunder i7525 (S2676) operating systems display unexpected behaviour. System Information View system information. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 33: Main Submenu Standard / Native Ide
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.2 – Main Submenu Standard / Native IDE Maximum Capacity: 160 GByte PIO Mode: PIO 4 DMA Mode: UDMA 5 Setup Item Selections (default Item Specific Help values are in Bold) Maximum Capacity: xxxx GByte (only view the current... - Page 34 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Ident-Nr.: System: Thunder i7525 System Version: System Serial: Board: (S2676) Board Version: S26361-D1691 Asset Tag: MAC Address: 00:E0:81:60:90:40 Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) BIOS Version Must reflect the current items this installed BIOS version.
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Page 35: Advanced Bios Features
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.3 – Advanced BIOS Features Hardware Monitoring BIOS Event Logging Processors Chipset Diskette Controller ATA Controller Integrated SCSI Controller Integrated Network Interface Integrated Audio Integrated 1394 Integrated USB I/O Device Configuration PCI Configuration Reset Configuration Data: [No]... - Page 36 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Integrated Network Configuration Interface integrated network interface Integrated Audio Configuration integrated audio controller Integrated 1394 Configuration integrated IEEE 1394 controller Integrated USB Configuration integrated controller I/O Device Configuration Peripheral configuration PCI Configuration PCI device configuration Reset Configuration...
- Page 37 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.3.1 Advanced Submenu Hardware Monitoring Fan Speed Control: [Auto] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Fan Speed Control: Silent [Silent] Auto Fans are working with the Full Speed lowest possible speed. Silent mode could cause performance loss.
- Page 38 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) BIOS Event Logging: Enabled [Enabled] Disabled Errors will be logged to BIOS event log. [Disabled] Errors will not be logged to the BIOS event log. View BIOS Event Log: Enter Select <Enter>...
- Page 39 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) CPU0 Type: Display current installed CPU type CPU0 Speed: Display current installed CPU speed CPU0 ID: Display current installed CPU ID CPU0 Patch ID: Display current...
- Page 40 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.3.5 Advanced Submenu Chipset ECC Memory Checking: [Enabled] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Memory Enabled If all memory modules Checking: Disabled system supporting parity this selection enables ECC mode. 4.3.6 Advanced Submenu Diskette Controller...
- Page 41 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) P-ATA Interface: P-ATA 1/2 + P-ATA Enables/Disables Parallel ATA channels. P-ATA 1/2 P-ATA 3/4 S-ATA Interface: Enabled Enables the Serial ATA Disabled Interface. S-ATA Mode: Compatible...
- Page 42 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.3.9 Advanced Submenu Integrated Network Interface Integrated Network Interface: [Enabled] Option ROM Scan: [Enabled] Latency Timer: [0040h] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Integrated Network Enabled Enables onboard Interface: Disabled LAN controller.
- Page 43 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.3.11 Advanced Submenu Integrated 1394 Integrated 1394: [Enabled] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Integrated 1394: Enabled Enables/Disables Disabled integrated 1394 controller. 4.3.12 Advanced Submenu Integrated USB Integrated USB 1.1: [Enabled] Integrated USB 2.0:...
- Page 44 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Base I/O Address: [378] Interrupt: [IRQ7] DMA channel: [DMA3] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Serial Port A: Auto Configure serial port Enabled using options: Disabled [Disabled] No configuration [Enabled] User configuration...
- Page 45 Thunder i7525 (S2676) for the parallel port. Interrupt: IRQ5 IRQ7 parallel port. DMA channel: DMA1 Set the DMA channel for DMA3 the parallel port. 4.3.14 Advanced Submenu PCI Configuration PCI Express x16: [Auto] PCI Device, Slot #1 PCI Device, Slot #2...
- Page 46 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Specific PCI device. PCI Device, Slot #4 Configuration Specific PCI device. PCI Device, Slot #5 Configuration Specific PCI device. PCI/PNP Reserve specific IRQs for Exclusion use by legacy devices. 4.3.15 Advanced PCI Configuration Submenu PCI Device, Slot #x...
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Page 47: Security Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) IRQ11: [Available] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) IRQ3 Available Reserves the specified Reserved IRQ for use by legacy devices. IRQ4 Available Reserves the specified Reserved IRQ for use by legacy devices. - Page 48 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Cabinet Monitoring: [Disabled] Trusted Platform Module: [Disabled] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Setup Password ‘Installed’ ‘Not Installed’ User Password ‘Installed’ ‘Not Installed’ Set Setup Password: Enter Setup Password controls access to the setup utility.
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Page 49: Power Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) doesn´t prevent setup entry. Fixed disk boot sector: Normal Write protects boot sector Write Protect on hard disk to protect against viruses. Write Flexible Unlocked [Unlocked] Disks: Locked Data can be written to floppy disk. [Locked] No data can be written to floppy disk. - Page 50 Thunder i7525 (S2676) values are in bold) APM Interface: Enabled Enable/Disable Advanced Disabled Power Management (APM) BIOS-interface for non-ACPI operating systems. APM Power Saving: Disabled Configure BIOS- Customized controlled APM. Maximum Power Savings [Disabled] Minimum Power BIOS-controlled Savings power management.
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Page 51: Boot Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) fields. Power-on via LAN: Enabled Allows the system to be Disabled switched on via a LAN wakeup. Power-off Disabled Allows the system to be Keyboard: Enabled switched off via power button on the keyboard. Power Failure Last State... - Page 52 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Disabled skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease time needed boot system. Quiet Boot: Enabled Minimal startup display Disabled during boot. Boot Menu: Enabled Allows you to bypass Disabled the normal sequence of boot devices. Before loading the OS press <F12>...
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Page 53: Exit Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) device between Hard Disk or Removable Disk 4.7 – Exit Menu Save Changes & Exit Discard Changes & Exit Get Default Values Load Previous Values Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Save Changes & Exit... -
Page 54: Chapter 5: Diagnostics
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 55: Appendix I: Glossary
Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix I: Glossary Appendix I: Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. - Page 56 EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM): also called Flash BIOS, 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...
- Page 57 Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard. The standard form factors are the AT and ATX, although TYAN also makes some Baby-AT and ATX Footprint boards. Global timer: onboard hardware timer, such as the Real-Time Clock (RTC).
- Page 58 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix I: Glossary Latency: the amount of time that one part of a system spends waiting for another part to catch up. This is most common when the system sends data out to a peripheral device, and it waiting for the peripheral to send some data back (peripherals tend to be slower than onboard system components).
- Page 59 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix I: Glossary RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): a way for the same data to be stored in different places on many hard drives. By using this method, the data is stored redundantly, also the multiple hard drives will appear as a single drive to the operating system. RAID level 0 is known as striping, where data is striped (or overlapped) across multiple hard drives, but offers no fault-tolerance.
- Page 60 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix I: Glossary Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices continue to operate normally. Striping: see RAID UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called UltraATA.
- Page 61 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS POST (hex) Description CFh: Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h: Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers...
- Page 62 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS POST (hex) Description 18h: Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 1Bh: Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR &...
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Page 63: Appendix Ii: Post Error Code For Bios
Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS 37h: Test DMA Channel 1. 39h: Test DMA page registers. 3Ch: Test 8254 3Eh: Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. 40h: Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2. - Page 64 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS 69h: Turn on L2 cache 6Bh: Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto- configuration table. 6Dh: 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.
- Page 65 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS E8POST.ASM starts Description 82h: 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If password is set, ask for password.
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Page 66: Technical Support
By offering plenty of options for users, Tyan serves multiple market segments with the industry's most competitive services to support them. "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 techsupport@tyan.com... - Page 67 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Compliance Information Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept a ny interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.