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Thunder i7525 (S2676)
User's Manual
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Thunder i7525
S2676
Revision 1.00
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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 Before you begin…................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 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... - 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 Microsoft Windows XP...
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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
Thunder i7525 (S2676) board supports single or dual Intel Xeon processors. Single Processor System: When only install a single processor on Thunder i7525 (S2676) board, the processor must be installed on the CPU1 ZIF (Zero-Insertion-Force) socket. Dual Processor System: Thunder i7525 (S2676) board supports dual processor configurations only in which both processors operate with the same FSB frequency, core frequency, and have the same internal cache sizes. -
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) Components/Parts Main Power Source Power Connectors CPU1 +12V_CPU1 8-pin CPU power connector CPU2 +12V_CPU2 8-pin CPU power connector Memory (Normal) +12V 24-pin and 6-pin power connectors Memory +5Vstandby 24-pin power connector (Suspend to RAM) System logic +3.3V...
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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 http://www.tyan.com... - Page 12 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Fig. 3-1 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Key Component View http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 13 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 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.
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Page 14: 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 Auxiliary audio input connector Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector Audio SCSI LED Auxiliary audio input connector... - Page 15 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 16 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Front Panel Header (J86) Function PIN # PIN # Function HDD LED+ LED_GRN HDD LED# LED_YEL GND1 FP_PBTN# FP_RESET GND2 FP_SLP# IRRX GND3 GND4 IRTX IR_PWR RSVD1 RSVD2 http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 17 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) http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 18 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Pin# Function LED2- LED2- http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 19 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.2.6 - 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 20: Mounting The Motherboard
3.4 – Installing the Processor and Heat sink 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 21: Mounting The Motherboard
Each processor heat-sink needs to be mounted to chassis with which are 8 processor heat-sink mounting holes (4 holes for each processor) - Memory Type: The Thunder i7525 (S2676) supports DDR2 Registered type memory modules and requires minimum two memory modules to power up the system. Unbuffered or DDR-I Memory is NOT supported. - Page 22 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 23: Installing The Memory
Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor. Thunder i7525 (S2676) board supports up to eight 240- pin 1.8-Volt DDR2 400 Registered ECC DIMM modules. The DDR2-400 memory modules can be using 256Mb, 512Mb and 1Mb memory chips. -
Page 24: 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 25 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 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. The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard.
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Page 26: Installing Add-In Cards
Thunder i7525 (S2676) Attaching a floppy drive 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. - Page 27 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not force any add-in cards (or anything else) into any slots if they won’t seat in place. It’s better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add-in card.
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Page 28: Connecting External Devices
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 3.8 – 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, mouse, and printer cables. The following diagram will detail the ATX port stack for the following board:... -
Page 29: Finishing Up
Thunder i7525 (S2676) YOU MUST unplug the power supply before plugging in the 24-pin and 8-pin NOTE power cables to motherboard connectors. 3.10 – Finishing Up Congratulations on making it this far! You’re finished setting up the hardware aspect of your computer. -
Page 30: 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 i n terface with your software. This chapter describes different settings for the BIOS that can be used to configure your system. -
Page 31: 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 32 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Installed O/S: [Other] System Information Base Memory: 640K E xtended 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. System Date: 01/01/1980 <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>...
- Page 33 Thunder i7525 (S2676) System Information View system information. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 34: 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 35 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 36: Advanced Bios Features
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.3 – Advanced BIOS Feature s Hardware Monitoring BIOS Event Logging Processors Chipset Diskette Controller ATA Controller http://www.tyan.com... - Page 37 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Integrated SCSI Controller Integrated Network Interface Integrated Audio Integrated 1394 Integrated USB I/O Device Configuration PCI Configuration Reset Configuration Data: [No] Setup Item Selections (default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring configuration...
- Page 38 Thunder i7525 (S2676) controller I/O Device Configuration Peripheral configuration PCI Configuration PCI device configuration Reset Configuration Select 'Yes' if you want Data: to clear the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) area. In Advanced BIOS features, you will be able to adjust many of the feature that effect system speed and boot-up options.
- Page 39 Thunder i7525 (S2676) speed. Realtime Sensors This screen displays information about hardware monitoring sensors. 4.3.2 Hardware Monitoring Submenu Realtime Sensors Sensor xxx: value yyy Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Please display All items on this menu...
- Page 40 Thunder i7525 (S2676) to the BIOS event log. View BIOS Event Log: Enter Select <Enter> to view the content of the BIOS event log. Clear BIOS Event Log: Disabled Setting this to enabled, Enabled will clear BIOS event log after rebooting system.
- Page 41 Thunder i7525 (S2676) CPU1 Type: Display current installed CPU type CPU1 Speed: Display current installed CPU speed CPU1 ID: Display current installed CPU ID CPU1 Patch ID: Display current installed Patch ID CPU1 FSB: Display current maximum FSB speed Hyper-Threading:...
- Page 42 Thunder i7525 (S2676) mode. 4.3.6 Advanced Submenu Diskette Controller Diskette Controller: [Enabled] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Diskette Controller: Enabled Enable/Disable the floppy Disabled disk controller. 4.3.7 Advanced Submenu ATA Controller P-ATA Interface: [P-ATA 1/2 + P-ATA...
- Page 43 Thunder i7525 (S2676) [Native] Serial ATA configured in native mode. Some operating systems do not support native IDE devices. 4.3.8 Advanced Submenu Integrated SCSI Controller Integrated SCSI Controller: [Enabled] Option ROM Scan: [Enabled] SCSI Mode: [SCSI] Setup Item Selections (Default...
- Page 44 Thunder i7525 (S2676) 0060h PCI bus clocks. 0080h 00A0h 00C0h 00E0h 4.3.10 Advanced Submenu Integrated Audio Integrated Audio: [Enabled] Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Integrated Audio: Enabled Enables/Disables Disabled integrated audio controller. 4.3.11 Advanced Submenu Integrated 1394...
- Page 45 Thunder i7525 (S2676) values are in bold) Integrated USB 1.1: Enabled Enables or Disables the Disabled USB hardware. Integrated USB 2.0: Enabled Enables or Disables the Disabled USB 2.0 hardware. USB Legacy Support: Enabled Enable legacy keyboard Disabled support Universal Serial Bus.
- Page 46 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Interrupt: IRQ3 Set the IRQ for the serial IRQ4 port. Parallel Port: Auto Configure parallel port Enabled using options: Disabled [Disabled] No configuration [Enabled] User configuration [Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration. Mode: Set the mode for the parallel port.
- Page 47 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) PCI Express x16 Auto Configures Disabled E xpress x16 Slot: Enabled [Auto] BIOS configures the slot. [Disabled] Slot is disabled. [Enabled] Slot is always enabled. PCI Device, Slot #1 Configuration Specific PCI device.
- Page 48 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Option ROM Scan: Enabled Initialize device Disabled expansion ROM. Latency Timer: Default Minimum guaranteed 0020h time slice allotted for bus 0040h master in units of PCI 0060h bus clocks. 0080h 00A0h 00C0h 00E0h 4.3.16 Advanced Configuration Submenu...
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Page 49: Security Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) IRQ11 Available Reserves the specified Reserved IRQ for use by legacy devices. 4.4 – Security Menu Setup Password Not Installed User Passwor d Not Installed Set Setup Password: [Enter] Set User Password: [Enter] Password on boot: [Disabled]... - Page 50 Thunder i7525 (S2676) access to the system at boot. Use at least 4 characters password; otherwise the system can be tampered easily. Password on boot: Disabled Enable/Disable password Enabled entry on boot. Start from Floppy: Enabled Allows you to disable the Disabled boot from diskette.
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Page 51: Power Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) 4.5 – Power Menu APM Interface: [Enabled] APM Power Saving: [Customized] Standby Timeout: [15 min] Suspend Timeout: [Disabled] APM Resume Timer: [Disabled] APM Resume Time: [00:00:00] Power-on via LAN: [Enabled] Power-off via Keyboard: [Disabled] Power Failure Recovery:... -
Page 52: Boot Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) consumption. Standby Timeout: Disabled Time system 2 min inactive before entering 5 min Standby mode. 10 min Standby mode the screen 15 min is dark. 30 min Suspend Timeout: Disabled Time the system is in 2 min... - Page 53 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Halt on POST Errors: [Enabled] Fast Boot: [Enabled] Quiet Boot: [Enabled] Boot Menu: [Enabled] Boot Device Priority Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Halt on POST Errors: Enabled Pauses displays Disabled setup entry or resume...
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Page 54: Exit Menu
Thunder i7525 (S2676) + Removable Devices + Hard Drives + CD-ROM Drives Network Boot Setup Item Selections (Default Item Specific Help values are in bold) Keys used to view or configure devices: <Enter> expands collapses devices. <Ctrl+Enter> expands all <Shift+1>... -
Page 55: Chapter 5: Diagnostics
The most common type of error is a memory error. 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 56 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.
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Page 57: 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 58 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 59 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 60 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 61 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 62 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 ver sion of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also called UltraATA.
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Page 63: Appendix Ii: Post Error Code For Bios
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 64 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 &...
- Page 65 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 66 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 67 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix II: Post Error Code for BIOS 83h: Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h: Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h: 1. USB final Initialization 2. Switch screen back to text mode 87h: NET PC: Build SYSID Structure.
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Page 68: Appendix Iii: 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 69: Technical Support
You may obtain service by calling the manufacturer for a 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. 5-13... - Page 70 Thunder i7525 (S2676) Appendix III: SMDC 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 any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.