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Thunder K8W
S2885
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.04 – BIOS B ............44 3.05 – BIOS S .............46 ECURITY 3.06 – BIOS C ..........47 HIPSET ETTING 3.07 – P ..............53 OWER 3.08 – BIOS E ............57 CHAPTER 4: DIAGNOSTICS .............58 APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY ............59 TECHNICAL SUPPORT .............64 WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 3: Before You Begin
1 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable 1 x Thunder K8W user’s manual 1 x Thunder K8W Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x Silicon Image SATA driver disk 1 x I/O shield 2 x CPU Retention Frame If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process. -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
Line-in, line-out, mic -in, rear connectors port connector Headphone & MIC front panel headers PS/2 KB/mouse connectors Two 4-pin ATAPI Audio headers Total five USB connections (three rear connectors and two front USB headers) WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 5: Software Specifications
SuSE Server 8.x for AMD -64 Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 Turbo Linux for AMD64 Other distributions of Linux pending validation TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with or without notice. Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com . -
Page 6: Chapter 2: Board Installation
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. (2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or flex the board in any way. -
Page 7: Board Image
This picture 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 picture. The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard. WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 8: Block Diagram
5703C PCI-X Slot 2 PCI-X Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 ATA-133 EIDE x2 SATA I/O Hub PCI 32bit/33MHz USB 1.1 front & rear 3114 8111 AD1981 SMBUS Codec 7463 BIOS SPDIF & Super Floppy Audio-out PS/2 Serial & Parallel WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 9: Board Parts, Jumpers And Connectors
The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram. Jumper Legend ©© OPEN - Jumper OFF without jumper cover ©© CLOSED - Jumper ON with jumper cover £ Key Pin Missing pin to indicate proper orientation WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 10 Pin2 : GND ©©©© external SMBUS devices Pin3 : SMBUS_CLK Pin4 : NC Onboard Buzzer/Speaker header Close Pin-3 and 4 (Default) - Onboard Buzzer Enabled ©©©© Open Pin- 3 and 4 - Disable onboard buzzer or connect to chassis ©©©© speaker WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 11 Caution: If you remove the jumpers and do not place the cable from your front panel audio solution on the header, you will not have any audio or microphone signals present on either the front or the back panel audio connections. WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 12 (Maximum one PCI-X 133 device) Closed – Forces PCI slots 1 & 2 to operate at a maximum bus speed © © of 100 MHz Close this jumper if using more than one PCI-X 133 card on this bus WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 13 Closed – Force PCI slots 3 & 4 to operate in at a maximum 66MHz Note: This jumper affects integrated Ethernet on the same bus J112 SATA (Serial ATA) Controller Disable © © Open – (Default) Enable onboard SATA Controller © © Closed – Disable onboard SATA Controller WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 14: Cpu And Chassis Fan Connectors
Tachometer from ADT7463 pin 9 PWM from ADT7463 pin 13 FAN2 Max 1.2 Amp CPU fan Tachometer from ADT7463 pin 14 PWM from ADT7463 pin 13 FAN3 Max 3.0 Amp fan Tachometer from ADT7463 pin 12 PWM from ADT7463 pin 10 WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 15: Oem Reserved Connectors And Jumpers
C Slave Address 0x2E 2.04 – OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers DO NOT MODIFY THESE JUMPERS The pin definition of these headers are not available RSVD RSVD GPIO GPIO J117 RSVD J118 OEM PS/2 KB-MOUSE (Default pins 2 -3) USBD RSVD RSVD WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 16: Installing The Processor(S)
If using a single processor, it MUST be installed in socket CPU0. When using a single processor only CPU0 memory banks are addressable. TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported configuration. The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install socket processors and may not be an exact representation of the processors you have. - Page 17 CPU lid (applying too much will reduce the effectiveness). Aways check with the manufacturer of the heatsink & processor to NOTE ensure the Thermal Interface material is compatible with the processor & meets the manufacturer’s warranty requirements WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 18 2. Insert screw through metal clip. Check that the heatsink’s metal clip is and the tab on the retention frame are as illustrated. 3. Tighten screw through metal clip. Repeat on other side. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. Finishing Installing the Heatsink WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 19: Installing Motherboard In Chassis
These mounting holes are highlighted in the image below. Be sure to us e all of the mounting holes available NOTE Do not overtighten the screws as this can damage the motherboard 2.07 – Installing the Memory WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 20 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB* Registered PC2700/ PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM memory modules are supported All installed memory will be automatically detected The Thunder K8W supports up to 16GB with two CPU’s installed *2GB Registered PC2700 modules not available at time of print WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 21 When you install the memory modules, make sure the module aligns properly with the memory slot. The modules are keyed to ensure that it is inserted only one way. The method of installing memory modules are detailed by the following diagrams. DDR DIMM Slot 2.5V (TOP VIEW) WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 22: Attaching Drive Cables
The Thunder K8W is also equipped with four Serial ATA (SATA) channels. There are no Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives. 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 23: Connecting Aux/Cd Sound Cables & Speakers
There are two connectors available for CD audio AUX audio. Both connectors ar e 4-pin. See the illustration below for pinouts Audio_L Pin 1 Audio_GND Audio_GND Pin 4 Audio_R Rear Audio Connectors Digital SPDIF COAX Digital interface Supports 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Analog Connectors Line in Speaker out Microphone In WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 24: Installing Add-In Cards
PCI Slot #4 (64bit) AD24 PCIX-A INTD INTA INTB INTC PCI Slot #5 (32bit) AD26 PCI Bus0 INTA INTB INTC INTD Onboard SATA AD27 PCI Bus0 INTB Onboard GB LAN AD25 PCIX-A INTA Onboard FireWire AD28 PCI Bus0 INTD WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 25: Connecting External Devices
Connecting external devices to the motherboard is an easy task. The standard devices you should expect to plug into the motherboard are keyboards, mice, and printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board: WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 26: Installing The Power Supply
-12v +3.3V +3.3V Disconnect power supply from electrical outlet 1.Connect the EPS12V 8-pin power connector 2.Connect the SSI Workstation 6-pin power connector (if needed). 3.Connect the EPS12V 24-pin power connector 4.Connect power cable to power supply to power outlet WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 27: Finishing Up
In the rare circumstance that you have experienced difficulty, 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. WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 28: Chapter 3: Bios
F10 Save and Exit System Time [12:59:59] ESC Exit System Date [08/01/2003] To select an item Use the left/right (ß à) arrow keys to make a selection To display a sub-menu (A pointer “ 4” marks all sub menus) WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 29 <F6> or <+> or <Space> Select the next value/setting of the field <F8> Load Fail Safe default configuration values of the menu <F9> Load the Optimal default configuration values of the menu <F10> Save and exit <Enter> Execute command or select submenu WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 30: Bios Main Menu
ESC Exit System Memory Size : xxxx MB System Time [12:59:59] System Date [04/01/2003] Feature Option Description System Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time System Date MM : DD : YYYY Set the system date WWW.TYAN.COM... -
Page 31: Bios Advanced Menu
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 Menu Item USB Configuration device support WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 32 4Secondary IDE Slave [xxxx] system time. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disable] + /- Change IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [xx] Field ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device] Tab Select Field Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 33 BIOS times out on detecting an IDE Device Configures how the BIOS Host detects an 80pin IDE cable is ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable attached. Device Detection Host = Use chipset to detect Host & Device = Use IDE Device to Device detect WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 34 Description Enabled Enables or Disables the Onboard Floppy Controller Disabled Onboard Floppy Controller Disabled 1.3 MB This setting selects the type of Floppy A 720 KB the floppy disk drive installed Floppy B in system. 1.44/1.25 MB 2.88 MB WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 35 Disabled –turn off port Disabled Assigns the Parallel Port base Parallel Port Address I/O address Disabled –turn off port Disabled Bi-Directional Parallel Port Mode Configures Parallel port mode. Normal Bi-Directional= send & receive data Normal = can send data WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 36 RPM Tab Select Field Fan4 Speed xx RPM Help CPU1 V_core xx V F10 Save and Exit CPU2 V_core xx V ESC Exit CPU1 Vdimm xx V CPU2 Vdimm xx V xx V +3.3Vin xx V +12Vin xx V WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 37 CPU2 Fan Speed Displays speed of fans Fan1 Speed connected to appropriate Fan2 Speed Fan headers Fan3 Speed Fan4 Speed CPU1 V_core CPU2 V_core CPU1 DIMM Voltage Displays Voltage for CPU, CPU2 DIMM Voltage memory, & other devices +3.3Vin 3.3VSB +12V WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 38 ESC Exit 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...
- Page 39 115200 8n1 Serial Port Mode Sets the speed of data to terminal 57600 8n1 19200 8n1 9600 8n1 Hardware Flow Control Enables hardware flow control to protect None buffer overflow Disabled Post-Boot Support Keeps redirection active after booting to Enabled WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 40 , m ice, & bootable USB devices Enabled Auto USB ZIP Emulation Sets the type of device USB ZIP Floppy Type drive will emulate Hard Disk Disabled Enables beep during USB Device USB Beep Message Enumeration Enabled WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 41 PCI slot 5 Enabled Onboard Gigabit LAN Allows user to enable or disable onboard Disabled Ethernet controller PXE support Enabled Onboard Serial ATA Allows user to enable or disable onboard Option ROM Serial ATA controller option ROM (BIOS) Disabled WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 42: Bios Pci/Pnp Menu
DMA Channel_7 [Available] Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] Feature Option Description 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... - Page 43 Disabled Allows user to reserve a Reserved Memory Size specific size in memory for a 16K ~64K legacy device Disabled Allows user to reserve a Reserved Memory Address C0000 ~ specific address in memory for DC000 a legacy device WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 44: Bios Boot Menu
Change Field Typematic Rate [Fast] 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... - Page 45 Allows user to disable the “Press Enabled Hit “Del” Message DEL to enter setup” message Display Disabled during POST Allows devices (such as network Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture card) to capture INT19 for Enabled booting WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 46: 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... -
Page 47: Bios Chipset Setting Menu
[SHIFT_TAB] to select a 4 North Bridge Configuration field 4 South Bridge Configuration 4 AGP Configuration Use [+] or [ -] to configure 4 PCI-X Configuration system time. Change Field Tab Select Field Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 48 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...
- Page 49 Enables support on all banks for DRAM ECC ECC error checking and correction Enabled Disabled Enables support for ECC when L2 L2 Cache BG Scrub cache is idle Enabled Disabled Enables support for ECC when L1 Data Cache BG Scrub cache is idle Enabled WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 50 CalComp +Data Mode value. Recommended setting is CalComp -Data Auto. Auto Auto uses hardware compensation Data values. Other values add to or HT Link 0 RZ-Comp subtract from hardware generated CalComp +Data Mode value. Recommended setting is CalComp -Data Auto. WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 51 CalComp +Data value. Recommended setting is Auto. CalComp -Data Auto Auto uses hardware compensation Data N Strobe Drive values. Other values add to or Strength subtract from hardware generated CalComp +Data value. Recommended setting is Auto. CalComp -Data WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 52 Other values add to or subtract Mode from hardware generated value. CalComp +Data Recommended setting is Auto. CalComp -Data 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...
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Page 53: Power Menu
[ S1] Restore AC Power Loss [Last State] Manual Throttle Ratio [50%] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) [Disabled] Green PC Monitor Power State [Suspend] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 54 Suspend Specifies the power conserving state that the HDD Power hard disk drive enters after the specified Standby down Mode period of hard drive inactivity has expired WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 55 BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description BIOS à AML ACPI Table (RSDT) table. table Note: OEMB table is used to pass Disabled POST data to the AML code during ACPI O/S operations WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 56 Option Description Ignore When set to Monitor, this option allows BIOS to monitor devices Monitor IRQ 3 ~15 assigned to these specific IRQ for a PME# Event. Defaults IRQ 3,7,15 are Monitor set to monitor all others are ignored. WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 57: 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... -
Page 58: Chapter 4: Diagnostics
(2) Graphics initialization failed 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 59: Appendix I: Glossary
CPU can manipulate data in a buffer before copying it to a disk drive. While this improves system performance (reading to or writing from a disk drive a single time is much faster than doing so repeatedly) there is the possibility of losing your WWW.TYAN.COM... - Page 60 As with IRQs, it is vital that you do not double up devices on a single line. Plug-n-Play devices will take care of this for you. DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely available, very affordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not recharged regularly (every few milliseconds). This refresh WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 61 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 ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS.
- Page 62 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 WWW.TYAN.COM...
- Page 63 UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called UltraATA. Without a proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives. WWW.TYAN.COM...
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Page 64: Technical Support
(which can have expensive consequences). Help Resources: 1. See the beep codes section of this manual. 2. See the TYAN website for FAQ’s, bulletins, driver updates, and other information: http://www.tyan.com 3. Contact your dealer for help BEFORE calling TYAN. - Page 65 TYAN will pay to have the board shipped back to you. Notice for the USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules...