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Tiger GC-SL
S2727
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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 Chapter 4: Diagnostics ……………………………………………Page 43 4.1 Beep Codes ……………………………………………Page 43 4.2 Flash Utility ……………………………………………Page 44 Appendix I: Glossary ……………………………………………Page 45 Appendix II: SMDC Information ……………………………………………Page 50 Appendix III: S2727 With Tyan Riser Cards ……………………………………………Page 51 Technical Support ……………………………………………Page 52 http://www.TYAN.com...
- Page 3 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1 x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable 1x Tiger GC-SL User’s Manual 1x Tiger GC-SL Quick Reference (sticker) 1x TYAN driver CD 1x I/O shield If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process.
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Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 – Congratulations! You have purchased one of the most powerful dual Intel processor solutions, the Tiger GC-SL S2727. Based on Serverworks Grand Champion SL chipset, the Tiger GC-SL S2727 is Hyper - Threading ready - utilizing onboard resources so that a second thread of data can be processed in a single processor. - Page 5 • Four USB ports (2 rear connectors and 2 front Novell Netware 6 with Support Pack 1 side USB headers for an optional cable) TYAN reserves the right to add support or • PS/2 keyboard and mouse connetors discontinue support for any OS with or without notice.
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Page 6: Chapter 2: Board Installation
(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For the safest conditions, Tyan recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap. - Page 7 The above photograph 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 l ook exactly like the board you received. The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 8 2.1 – Board Parts 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. The board parts are not to scale. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 9 3-pin fan connector with PWM fan control and fan speed reading FAN4 3-pin fan connector with PWM fan control and fan speed reading FAN5 3-pin CPU fan connector with fan speed reading FAN6 3-pin fan connector with PWM fan control and fan speed reading http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 10 Pin 7: Reset button (LOW asserted) Pin 8: GND Pin 9: +5V Pin10: Sleep button (LOW asserted) Pin11: NC (Not Connected) Pin12: GND Pin13: GND Pin14: Key Pin15: NC (Not Connected) Pin16: NC (Not Connected) Pin17: Chassis intrusion (LOW asserted) Pin18: GND http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 11 OPEN: The jumper enables the onboard ATI RAGE XL graphics controller. You can also use the onboard video in conjunction with another PCI graphics card for multiple monitor support. CLOSE: The jumper disables the onboard ATI RAGE XL graphics controller. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 12 Yellow LED: Off Green LED: On Link at 10Mbps with activity Yellow LED: Off Green LED: Blink Link at 100Mbps without activity Yellow LED: On Green LED: Off Link at 100Mbps with activity Yellow LED: Blink Green LED: Off http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 13 Yellow LED: On Green LED: Off Link at 100Mbps with activity Yellow LED: Blink Green LED: Off Link at 1000Mbps without activity Yellow LED: On Green LED: On Link at 1000Mbps with activity Yellow LED: Blink Green LED: Blink http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 14 J1 is an external LED header to indicate CPU1 signal PROCHOT# status. When CPU1 gets too hot, the CPU1 signal PROCHOT# will be asserted before CPU1 reaches cataclysmal failure or damage. The onboard LED (D1) acts as same as J1 to indicate CPU1 processor overheating. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 15 J44 is an external LED header to indicate CPU2 signal PROCHOT# status. When CPU2 gets too hot, the CPU2 signal PROCHOT# will be asserted before CPU2 reaches cataclysmal failure or damage. The onboard LED (D2) acts as same as J44 to indicate CPU2 processor overheating. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 16 2.16 – Serial Port Header (COM 2) COM2 The Second Serial Port Header Pin 1: DCD Pin 2: RXD Pin 3: TXD Pin 4: DTR- Pin 5: GND Pin 6: DSR Pin 7: RTS Pin 8: CTS Pin 9: RI Pin10: NC http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 17 Pin 3: USB_3- Pin 4: GND Pin 5: USB_3+ Pin 6: USB_2+ Pin 7: GND Pin 8: USB_2- Pin 9: GND Pin10: USB POWER Note: The external USB cable is optional and not included in the standard shipping box. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 18 These studs are usually metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. - Memory Type : Tiger GC-SL S2727 only supports Registered DDR memory with ECC. Non-Registered or non-ECC DDR memory modules are NOT supported. The board supports single DIMM operation.
- Page 19 Align the heatsink mounting bracket to the holes around the processor socket Insert Black securing peg (use the screws instead and skip step 5, if install with the CPU reinforcement kit) into bracket holes Insert White locking peg into Black securing peg Repeat process to mount all other brackets http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 20 Seat heatsink between brackets on processor Attach heatsink clips http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 21 2.20 – Installing the Processor and Heatsink Your Tiger GCSL S2727 supports the latest processor technologies from Intel. Check the following page on TYAN’s website for latest processor support: http://www.Tyan.com The following diagrams will detail how to install your processor(s): The processors you choose to use may not look exactly like the one pictured above, nor will the socket look exactly the same.
- Page 22 DDR based motherboards, they will not work if you are required to run the motherboard and processor buses at 533MHz. For this, PC2100 DDR (DDR266) modules are required. For important memory information, please check Tyan’s web site at: www.tyan.com recommendations.
- Page 23 Here are a few key points to note before installing memory into your Tiger GC-SL: At least ONE Registered DDR module with ECC must be installed for the system to turn on and POST (Power-On-Self-Test) 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB Registered PC2100/PC1600 DDR memory modules...
- Page 24 The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard. The other two connectors are used to connect to drives. TIP: Pin 1 on the IDE cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces the drive’s power connector. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 25 - Check power cable and cabling - Check power supply § Drive activity light is constantly on - Cable is on backwards TIP: Pin 1 on the cable (usually designated by a colored wire) faces the drive’s power connector. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 26 Before continuing onto the next section on connecting External Devices, make sure everything is properly connected. Typically, jumpers and case wiring are the most common causes of troubleshooting frustration, http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 27 The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for this motherboard: PS/2 COM1 10/100 10/100/1000 LAN 1 LAN2 S2727GNN Tiger GC-SL PS/2 COM1 10/100 LAN 1 S2727GN Tiger GC-SL 10/100 LAN1 Left LED Right LED...
- Page 28 Power connectors for CPU VRM Number of 12V power wire s Max. Current Rating source 24-pin EPS12V connector 12 Amperes 8-pin EPS12V connector 24 Amperes 20-pin ATX/12Vconnector 6 Amperes 4-pin square ATX connector 12 Amperes 4-pin AUX drive power connectors 6 Amperes http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 29 In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, even though the instructions herein were followed, 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...
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Page 30: Chapter 3: Bios
To select an item Use the left/right (Ö) 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>. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 31 Select the next value/setting of the field <Enter> Execute command or select submenu <F1> General help window <F2> or <F3> Change screen color <F7> Discard change <F8> Load failsafe defaults <F9> Load the default configuration values of the menu <F10> Save and exit http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 32 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ÖSelect Menu Enter Select 3.3.1 – System Time Feature Option Description HH : MM : SS Set the system time 3.3.2 – System Date Feature Option Description MM : DD : YYYY Set the system date http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 33 Secondary Master Secondary Slave Hard Disk Write Protect Enable Disable IDE Detect Time Out 0 sec 5 sec 10 sec 15 sec 20 sec 25 sec 30 sec 35 sec ATA 80Pin Cable Detection Host & Device Host Device http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 34 Set to always off to leave the system in the power off state. Set to always on to leave the system in the power on state. Set to last state to restore the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 35 5 Minutes system, when the OS locks up after 10 Minutes the user-defined period. 15 Minutes Under the normal sys tem operations, an application program, such as Tyan TSM utility, resets the watchdog timer periodically to prevent system reboot. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 36 PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. 3.5.3 – Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Sub-Menu Feature Option Description Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA For the onboard ATI Rage XL PCI VGA. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 37 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 3.5.6 – IRQ3~IRQ15 Sub-Menu Feature Option Description Available IRQ3~IRQ15 Reserved 3.5.7 – DMA0~DMA7 Sub-Menu Feature Option Description Available DMA0~DMA7 Reserved 3.5.8 – Reserved Memory Size Sub-Menu Feature Option Description Reserved Memory Size Enabled Disabled http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 38 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ÖSelect Menu Enter Select 3.6.1 – Boot Device Priority Sub-Menu The boot menu will list all bootable devices. Arrange the priorities of all bootable devices by using arrow keys and then pressing <Enter>. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 39 The IDE devices on tertiary IDE Disable channel can be only recognized with its device driver. For Windows 2K/XP, OS recognizes it as a RAID controller and should update the device drive by using Windows built-in “Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller”. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 40 3.8.1 – ACPI OS Sub-Menu Feature Option Description ACPI OS For operating systems that support the ACPI functionality such as XP, 2K and Me. 3.8.2 – Power Button Function Sub-Menu Feature Option Description 4 seconds delay Power Button Function Instant Off http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 41 Item Spec ific Help 4Change Supervisor Password 4Change User Password <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or 4Clear User Password <Enter> selects field F1 Help × Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ÖSelect Menu Enter Select http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 42 Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly. 3.10.5 – Load Failsafe Defaults Use this option to load all failsafe default setup values. Use this option when system CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 43 7 Short beeps = Non-Registered or non-ECC DIMMs inserted. Before contacting your vendor or Tyan Technical Support, be sure that you note as much as you can about the beep code length and order that you experience. Also, be ready with information regarding add-in cards, drives and O/S to speed the support process and come to a quicker solution.
- Page 44 BIOS. There are no NOTE 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. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 45: Appendix I: Glossary
SRAM instead of in the slower DRAM. Note that the cache is also much smaller than your system memory: a typical cache size is 512KB, while you may have as much as 4GB or more of system memory. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 46 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 replace the BIOS 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 47 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): a 32 or 64-bit local bus (data pathway) which is faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those which operate within a single system (as opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems). http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 48 Serial port: called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another). Sleep/Suspend mode: in this mode, all devices except the CPU shut down. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 49 ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert 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 into the board and locking it into place. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 50: Appendix Ii: Smdc Information
Tyan SMDC is not a peripheral card. Unlike regular peripheral card such as AGP card, Network card or SCSI card, SMDC does not require any hardware specific driver. As long as a standby power comes into the system, SMDC will begin looking after the system. -
Page 51: Appendix Iii: S2727 With Tyan Riser Cards
Appendix III: S2727 With Tyan Riser Cards * S2727 supports 64/32-bit PCI bus at 33 MHz only. Please check with your distributor for these riser cards or check http://www.etyan.com to purchase the desired card(s). http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 52: 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. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 53 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. Document #: D1497 - 101 http://www.tyan.com...