Tyan B4985F48V8HR (Rackmount) - Manuals

iv Safety Information Before installing and using the FT48-B4985, 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 or openings on the unit which are provided for ventilation. • Only use...

v Table of Contents Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 About the TYAN Transport FT48-B4985............................ 11.2 Product Model .................................................................... 21.3 Features ............................................................................. 31.4 Unpacki...

vi Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................... 55 3.1.1 Work Area .................................................................. 553.1.2 Tools ..................................................................

2 Chapter 1: Overview 1.2 Product Model B4985F48V8HR (Rackmount) B4985F48V8HR (Tower) Model Supported HDD type & quantity Storage backplane Power supply B4985F48V8HR SATA/SATA2 (8) (SAS ready) 8-port SAS/SATA 1140W (2+1) redundant, hot swap

Chapter 1: Overview 3 1.3 Features Enclosure • Industry 19” rack-mountable 4U & Pedestal convertible chassis • Storage bays-(3) 5.25” Driver bays-(8) 3.5” HDD bays • Dimensions:-D 27.5 x W 16.8 x H 6.9 inch-D 700 x W 427 x H 176 mm Processors • Supports Quad AMD ® 8000 Opteron™ Socket F processo...

4 Chapter 1: Overview 1.4 Unpacking This section describes the FT48-B4985 package contents and accessories.Open the box carefully and ensure that all components are present and undamaged. 1.4.1 Box Contents Component Description Industry standard 4U chassis with eight HDD bays and three further 5.25...

Chapter 1: Overview 7 HDD Screws FDD Cable 5 x Long Card Holders (including five screws) Sliding Rail Kit Screws & Small Brackets 2 x Mounting Ears (including six screws) FDD Front Panel Rail assembly Security Tab(including two screws)

8 Chapter 1: Overview 1.5 About the Product This section contains hardware diagrams and a block diagram of the FT48-B4985 system. 1.5.1 System Front View and Front Panel See the diagram below for details of the front panel indicators and switches. ID LED LAN2 LED HDD/IDE LED Power LED LAN1 LED USB p...

Chapter 1: Overview 13 1.5.7 Jumpers & Connectors Jumper/Connector Function J1 SMBUS Connector J14 Fan Connector (for barebone use only) J20 Clear CMOS Jumper- Pin 2-3 closed: Normal (Default)- Pin 1-2 closed: Clear J22 NMI Header J30/J95 USB Front Panel ConnectorJ30: USB2J95: USB3 J101 COM2 Hea...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 19 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.1 Before You Begin This chapter explains how to install motherboard compo-nents, including CPUs, CPU heatsinks, memory modules, and PCI cards. There are also instructions in this section for installing SATA/SAS hard drives. Take note of the precaution...

20 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.1.3 Precautions Components and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by discharges of static electricity. Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extremely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to the Transport FT48-B4985 or injur...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 21 2.2 Installing Motherboard Components This section describes how to install components on to the motherboard, including CPUs, memory modules and expan-sion cards. 2.2.1 Removing the Chassis Cover Follow these instructions to remove the Transport FT48-B4985 chassis cover. Thi...

22 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.2.2 Installing the CPUs and Heatsinks Follow these instruction to install the CPU and CPU heatsink. NOTE: The system supports up to four CPUs. CPU0 must be installed first followed by CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3. 1. Remove the two screws securing the pre-installed air duct. 2. Re...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 23 4. Lift up the CPU lever to unlock the socket. 5. Open the socket in the direction as illustrated. 6. Place the CPU in the socket as shown, making sure that pin 1 is located correctly. NOTE: The CPU will only fit in the socket one way. No force should be required to insert t...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 25 2.2.3 Installing the Memory Follow the instructions in this section to install memory mod-ules in your FT48-B4985 system. 1. Remove the two screws securing the pre-installed air duct. 2. Remove the air duct and locate the memory slots on the motherboard. 3. Press the memory ...

26 Chapter 2: Setting Up 4. Align the memory module with the slot. The module has indentations that align with notches in the slots. 5. Insert the memory module into the slot as shown. When inserted properly, the memory slot locking levers lock automatically onto the indentations at the ends of the ...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 27 Attention When Installing the Memory! Refer to the following table for supported DDR2 populations. Single (CPU0 only) Dual (CPU 0 and CPU1) Four (CPU0, CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3) CPU0DIMM0 X X X CPU0DIMM1 X X X CPU0DIMM2 X X X X X X CPU0DIMM3 X X X X X X CPU1DIMM0 X X CPU1DIMM1 X...

28 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.2.4 Installing the PCI-E/PCI Cards The FT48-B4985 has seven PCI card slots: 2 x PCI-E x16 slots 2 x PCI-E x4 slots 1 x PCI slot Follow the instructions in this section to install to install any of the above kinds of PCI cards in your FT48-B4985 system. 1. Locate the PCI-E/...

30 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.3 Installing Hard Drives The FT48-B4985 supports eight, hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard drives. The unit is shipped with eight hot-swap bays and two SATA backplanes. Follow these instructions to install a hard drive. 1. Press the release clip (A) and pull the release lever ...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 31 3. Place a SAS or SATA hard drive in the drive tray. 4. Secure the hard drive in place using four HDD screws. 5. Insert the drive tray back into the chassis and push the locking lever into place to secure it.

32 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.4 Installing the Expansion DVD-ROM (Option) To install the expansion DVD-ROMs, you need to remove the following four fans first. Follow the steps as instructed below. 1. Remove the FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, and FAN4 in the direction of the arrow from the chassis. 2. Unfasten an em...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 33 4. Attach the two rails removed from the drive bracket to the DVD-ROM with eight screws. 5. Slide the second DVD-ROM into the chassis. 6. Connect the power and DVD-ROM cables reserved in the system to the rear of the second DVD-ROM drive. 7. To install the third DVD-ROM, rep...

34 Chapter 2: Setting Up 8. Slide the third DVD-ROM into the chassis. 9. Connect the power and DVD-ROM cables reserved in the system to the rear of the third DVD-ROM drive.

Chapter 2: Setting Up 35 2.5 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Option) To install a floppy disk drive, you need to remove the follow-ing four fans first. Follow the steps as instructed below. 1. Remove all the fans in the direction of the arrow from the chassis. 2. Remove the two screws securing the...

36 Chapter 2: Setting Up 4. Unfasten an empty drive bracket from the chassis in the direction of the arrow shown. 5. Use a thin tool such as a flat screwdriver to pry open the front panel of the drive bracket as indicated. 6. Remove the front panel and the inner piece as shown.

Chapter 2: Setting Up 37 7. Install the FDD front panel to the front of the bracket. 8. Place a FDD in the drive bracket. 9. Secure the FDD in place using four screws.

38 Chapter 2: Setting Up 10. Slide the FDD with the drive bracket back into the chassis. 11. Connect one end of the supplied FDD cable and the power cable to the rear of the FDD (A). Pass the other end through the space behind the metal plate as shown below (B). 12. Connect the other end of the FDD ...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 39 2.6 Installing the LCM Kit (Option) To install a LCM kit, you need to remove all the fans, fan cra-dle, and unfasten an empty drive bracket from the chassis first. Refer to the first four steps given in “2.5 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Option)”. Then, do the following:...

40 Chapter 2: Setting Up 3. Slide the LCM kit into the chassis. 4. Connect the other end of the LCD cable to the COM2 header (J101) on the motherboard.

Chapter 2: Setting Up 41 2.7 Installing the Long Cards Follow these instructions to install the long card holders and long cards in your FT48-B4985. 1. Locate the holes to secure the long card holders on the fan cradle. 2. Secure the supplied long card holder to the fan cradle with one screw. 3. Ins...

42 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.8 Tower The FT48-B4985 can be used as a standalone device when fitted with the supplied plastic feet. When used as a standal-one device, the feet must be fitted to prevent the unit from falling over. Follow the steps below to rotate all the drives to the tower position fir...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 43 3. Unfasten the installed drives or the empty drive brackets from the chassis in the direction of the arrow shown. 4. Slide all the drives or the brackets out of the chassis. 5. Slide all the drives or the brackets back into the chassis vertically.

44 Chapter 2: Setting Up 6. Replace all the cables to the devices as shown. 7. Remove the front bezel from the door assembly and rotate it 90 degrees clockwise as shown. 8. Fit the front bezel back into position.

Chapter 2: Setting Up 45 2.8.2 Installing Chassis Foot Stands The four feet should be attached as follows: 1. Each foot consists of two pieces. Insert the round piece of the foot into the larger foot section. The small plastic tab on the round piece should fit into the curved slot on the other piece...

46 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.9 Rack Mounting After installing the necessary components, the Transport FT48-B4985 can be mounted in a standard rack using the sliding rail kit. Sliding rail kit Rail assembly x 2 Mounting ears x 2 Screws kit x 3 2.9.1 Installing the Server in a Rack Follow these instruct...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 47 Installing the Inner Rails to the Unit 1. Remove the black panels from the left side of server to reveal the rail mounting screwholes beneath. 2. Screw the mounting ears to each side of the FT48-B4985 as shown using three M4-L5 screws (C) from the supplied screws kit. 3. Dra...

48 Chapter 2: Setting Up Installing the Outer Rails to the Rack 4. Measure the distance between inner side of the front and rear mounting brackets in the rack. 5. Adjust the outer rails to fit the length of the rack (the distance measured in step 4). The sliding brackets have long slits to allow the...

Chapter 2: Setting Up 49 7. Secure the outer rails to the rack using four M6 screws (B) for each side. Secure the mounting brackets from outside, not inside, of the rack.

50 Chapter 2: Setting Up Rackmounting the Server 8. Draw out the middle rail to the latch position. 9. Lift the unit and then insert the inner slide rails into the middle rails. 10. Push the unit in and press the latch key.

Chapter 2: Setting Up 51 11. Push the whole system into the rack. 12. Secure the mounting ears of the unit to the rack using two small brackets (A) and M6 screws (B). Notes: • When the rails are extended, they will lock. To shorten the rails again, you will need to operate the release mechanism in e...

52 Chapter 2: Setting Up 2.10 Opening the Chassis Front Bezel 1. Insert the front bezel key (packed in a bag in the accessory box) and rotate the key 90 degrees counterclockwise to unlock the front bezel. 2. Pull the front bezel in the direction of the arrow to open.

Chapter 2: Setting Up 53 2.11 Installing the Security Tab 1. Insert the supplied security tab into the security slot from the rear of the FT48-B4985 as shown below. 2. Secure the security tab with two screws. 3. Now you can lock the FT48-B4985 chassis with a padlock using the opening from the securi...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 55 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3.1 Introduction This chapter describes how to replace all the pre-installed components of your FT48-B4985, including the motherboard, SAS/SATA backplane, LED control board, DVD-ROM, power supply, cooling ...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 57 3.2 Disassembly Flowchart The following flowchart outlines the disassembly procedure. Note: The Transport FT48-B4985 should be always powered off before disassembly. Rear Components Chassis top cover Mainboard DIMMs Heatsink/CPU assembly PCI card Main...

58 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3.3 Removing the Chassis Cover Follow these instructions to remove the Transport FT48-B4985 chassis cover. This step is required before any other procedures in this chapter can be undertaken. 1. If the chassis lid is secured with two screws from the r...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 59 3.4 Removing the Front Door Assembly A door is supplied with the FT48-B4985 that can be used when the unit is rack mounted or standalone. Follow these instructions to remove the door. 1. Pull out the four fixing bars locking the door assembly onto the...

60 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3.5 Replacing Motherboard Components Follow these instructions to remove motherboard components and replace the motherboard. 3.5.1 Disconnecting All Motherboard Cables Before replacing the motherboard or certain components, remove cables connected to ...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 61 3.5.2 Replacing the Motherboard After removing all of those cables, follow these instructions to replace the motherboard in your FT48-B4985. 1. Remove the heatsinks and processors if installed. 2. Remove the nine screws securing the motherboard to the...

62 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3.6 Replacing the Cooling Fans The FT48-B4985 requires six chassis cooling fans. Follow these instructions to replace a cooling fan. 1. Remove the fan in the direction of the arrow from the fan cradle. 2. Replace a new fan into the fan cradle followin...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 63 3.7 Replacing the Fan Control Board To replace a cooling fan, you need to remove all the fans and the fan cradle first. Refer to the first three steps given in “2.5 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Option)”. Then, do the follow-ing: 1. Disconnect the...

64 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3. Remove the two fixing brackets as instructed for replacement of the fan control board. 4. Remove the ten screws securing the fan board to the chassis. 5. After replacement, install the fixing brackets and secure the fan cradle in place following th...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 67 3.8 Replacing the SAS/SATA Backplane To replace the SAS/SATA backplane, you need to remove all the fans and the fan cradle first. Refer to the first three steps given in “2.5 Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Option)”. Then, do the following: 1. Remov...

68 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 4. Lift the backplane from the chassis. 5. Place a new backplane in position and secure in place with one screw. 6. Reconnect the power and data cables.

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 69 3.8.1 M1211-P SAS/SATA Backplane Features Front View Rear View (Top to bottom) J1/J2/J3/J4 29 pin SAS/SATA connectors J13/J14 Big 4P Power Connector (Top to bottom) J5/J6/J7/J8 (Default) Primary 7 pin connectors JP3 2x4 pin header for SAS Hard Disk Fa...

70 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 3.8.2 M1211-P SAS/SATA Backplane Connector Pin Definition JP3 SAS Hard Disk Failure LED Input (Reserved for SAS add-on card) J13 and J14 Big 4-pin Power Connector Pin Out 1 HDD AF+ 2 HDD AF- 3 HDD BF+ 4 HDD BF- 5 HDD CF+ 6 HDD CF- 7 HDD DF+ 8 HDD DF- ...

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 71 3.9 Replacing the LED Control Board Follow these instructions to replace the LED control board. 1. Remove the FAN2 in the direction of the arrow from the chassis. 2. Remove all the cables from the LED control board. 3. Unfasten the LED module and slid...

72 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 4. Remove the three screws securing the LED control board to the bracket. 5. Slide the LED control board from the bracket as shown. 6. After replacement, insert and secure the unit to the chassis following the above steps in reverse.

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 75 3.10 Replacing the DVD-ROM To replace the DVD-ROM, you need to remove the following four fans first. Follow the steps as instructed below. 1. Remove the FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, and FAN4 in the direc- tion of the arrow from the chassis. 2. Remove the power a...

76 Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 4. Remove the eight screws securing the two DVD-ROM rails to the drive. 5. After replacement, insert the unit to the chassis following the above steps in reverse.

Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-installed Components 77 3.11 Replacing the Redundant Power Supply If the 2+1 redundant power supply is fitted, any of the three units can be hot swapped. Follow these instructions to replace a redundant power supply unit. 1. Release the redundant power supply by turning the ...

78 Appendix I: BIOS Differences The BIOS of B4985 is similar to the BIOS of S4985. There is only one menu different. You may refer to the attached motherboard manual for the complete BIOS information. The differences between B4985 and S4985 is on the “Advanced/Hardware Health Information” menu. See ...

79 S4985 Advanced/Hardware Monitor Information Table of Differences PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Hardware Monitor Item Specific Help CPU0 Temperature xxx ºC CPU1 Temperature xxx ºC CPU2 Temperature xxx ºC CPU3 Temperature xxx ºC Sys1 Temperature xxx ºC Sys2 Temperature xxx ºC Sys3 Temperature ...

80 Appendix II: Cable Connection Tables SAS/SATA Cables FAN Cables Power Supply Cables Table 1: FT48-B4985 Model M1211-P SAS/SATA Backplane 1 Connects to Motherboard J8 (HDD1) Æ J98 J7 (HDD2) Æ J99 J6 (HDD3) Æ J18 J5 (HDD4) Æ J19 M1211-P SAS/SATA Backplane 2 Connects to Motherboard J8 (HDD5) Æ J113 ...

82 Other Cables Table 9: LED Control Board to Motherboard M1007 LED Control Board Connects to Motherboard J1 (USB) Æ J30 J2 28-pin (TYFP1) Æ J115 J2 28-pin (TYFP2) Æ J122 Table 10: DVD-ROM Cable to Motherboard DVD-ROM Connects to Motherboard DVD-ROM 1 Æ IDE 1 DVD-ROM 2 (option) Æ IDE 1 DVD-ROM 3 (op...

85 Cable Connection Table SMDC Card (M3291) Connects to Motherboard J1 connector Æ SMDC connector J2 COM port Æ J101 COM2 header

86 Appendix IV: Installing Expansion Hard Drives The FT48-B4985 allows you to add up to four expansion hot swap drives. Use the supplied 3-to-4 conversion HDD cage (optional accessory) to install the expansion hard drives in either a horizontal or vertical position. Before the installation, you need...

91 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system, you should first turn to your dealer for direct support. Your system has most likely been configured or designed by them and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system contains. Hence, they should be of the most...

92 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. 4. Check the TYAN user group: alt.comp.periphs.main-board.TYAN Returning Merchandise for Service During the warranty period, contact your d...