Tyan N3600QX - Manual

Chapter 1: Instruction 1.1 - Congratulations You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. Based on NVIDIA nForce Pro3600 chipset, the Thunder n3600QX (S4987) is designed to support AMD ® Opteron™ Socket F (1207) 8000 series dual-core and Quad- core processors and up to 128GB DDRII-6...

Chapter 2: Board Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. How to install our products right… the first time The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some precautions ...

2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram. But for the DIMM number please refer to the above placement for memory installation. For the l...

Jumpers & Connectors Jumper/Connector Function J3 Front Panel Header (14Pin x 2) J5 IPMB Pin Header (4Pin x 1) J12 USB Pin Header (5Pin x 2) J18 LCM Pin Header (3Pin x 2) J29 FAN Tach Connector (9Pin x 2) J19/J21/J22/J24/J39 FAN Connector (4Pin x 1) J35 M2061 PWR Connector (4Pin x 1) J36/J37 SAS...

Jumper Placement J3: Front Panel Connector (14Pin x 2) Signal Pin Pin Signal HD LED+ 1 2 HD LED- Reset Button+ 3 4 Reset Button- PW LED+ 5 6 PW LED- Fault LED+ 7 8 Fault LED- SM BUS DATA 9 10 SM BUS CLK NMI Button 11 12 NMI Button- 5VSB 13 14 INTRUDER# PWR Button+ 15 16 PWR Button- LAN2 LED+ 17 18 L...

J19/J21/J22/J24/J39: FAN Connector (4Pin x 1) Pin_1 Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal PWM TACH +12V GND NOTE: Pin 1 is not used when the FAN only have three pins. J21 J19 J22 J24 J39 15

J35: M2061 PCI-E to PCI-X Riser Connector (4Pin x 1) Pin_1 Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal N/C GND GND VDD_5_RUN J36/J37: SAS SGPIO Connector (3Pin x 2) Signal Pin Pin Signal SAS_SIO_DIN 1 2 SAS_SIO_DOUT SAS_SIO_CLK 3 4 GND KEY PIN 5 6 SAS_SIO_END J35 JP4 J38 JP8 J36/J37 JP3 JP9 16

J38: SAS Fault LED Connector (5Pin x 2) Signal Pin Pin Signal SAS_FAULT_L ED_N0 1 2 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N1 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N2 3 4 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N3 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N4 5 6 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N5 KEY PIN 7 8 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N7 SAS_FAULT_L ED_N6 9 10 GND JP3/JP4: OPMA Setting Jumper (2Pin) Install: TYAN OPMA Card (...

2.6 - Thermal Interface Material There are two types of thermal interface materials designed for use with the AMD ® Opteron ™ processors. The most common material comes as a small pad attached to the heat sink at the time of purchase. There should be a protective cover over the material. Take care n...

2.7 - Finishing Installing the Heat sink After you have finished installing the heat sink onto the processor and socket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should already be attached to the heat sink) to the motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the motherboard. ...

2.8 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install the support studs. If you are unsu...

Single CPU Installed (CPU0 only) Dual CPU installed (CPU0 and CPU1) Four CPU installed Quantity of memory installed 2 4 8 4 8 16 8 16 32 CPU0_DIMM1(A) √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM2(B) √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM3(A) √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM4(B) √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM5(A) √ √ √ √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM6(B) √ √ √ √ √ √ CPU0_DIMM7(A) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √...

Memory Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install memory modules into the Thunder n3600QX. 1. Press the locking levers in the direction shown in the following illustration. 2. Align the memory module with the socket. The memory module is keyed to fit only one way in the socket. 3. S...

2.10 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching IDE Drive Cable Attaching the IDE drive cable 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...

The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive 1. SATA drive cable connection 2. SATA drive power connection 3. SATA cable motherboard connector 4. SATA drive power adapter Attaching Floppy Drive Cables Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives. See...

Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not force any add-in cards into any slots if they do not seat in place. It is better to try another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add-in card. TIP: It’s good practi...

2.12 - Installing SO-DIMM Modules - OPMA Card Your Thunder n3600QX (S4987) motherboard is equipped with a proprietary SO-DIMM connector. The SO-DIMM connector plays the role of OPMA connector and supports Tyan M3295 M2 card and 3 rd party M3 OPMA card. Follow these steps to install the OPMA Card (M3...

2.14 - Installing the Power Supply There are six power connectors on your Thunder n3600QX (S4987). The Thunder n3600QX (S4987) supports 12V and 5.5V SB input DPS power supplies, please use below combination: PWR3/7/8: 4-Pin PWR Connector reserved for Tyan 2U Barebone only Refer to Diagram B for each...

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.1 About the BIOS The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables your hardware to interface with your soft-ware. The BIOS determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. The BIOS contains all the code required ...

3.3 Setup Basics The table below shows how to navigate in the setup program using the keyboard. Key Function <F1> General help window <ESC> Exit current menu Å Æ arrow keys Select a different menu ↑ or ↓ arrow keys Move cursor up/down <Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up/down...

3.6 BIOS Main Menu The Main BIOS Menu is the first screen that you can navigate. The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured. "Grayed-out" options cannot be configured, options in blue can be changed. The right frame dis...

3.7 BIOS Advanced Menu You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Super I/O Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described i...

3.7.2 IDE Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> Keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> Keys to change the value of the selection options. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP ...

3.7.3 Super I/O Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to select options for the Super I/O settings. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Securit...

3.7.4 ACPI Configuration Sub-Menu Use this screen to select options for ACPI. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. The sett...

Enabled Resume On LAN (MAC) Disabled Disable/Enable LAN(MAC) to generate a wake event. Enabled Resume On Ring Disabled Disable/Enable RI to generate a wake event. Enabled Resume On PS/2 Keyboard Disabled Disable/Enable PS/2 Keyboard to generate a wake event. Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Disa...

3.7.8 Remote Access Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this screen to view the Remote Access Configuration Menu. This feature allows access to the Server remotely via serial port. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the...

3.8 PCI PnP Menu You can use this screen to view PnP (Plug & Play) BIOS Configuration Menu. This menu allows the user to configure how the BIOS assigns resources & resolves conflicts. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the ...

3.9 Boot Menu You can display Boot Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority ...

3.9.4 Removable Drives BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Removable Drives 1st Drive [xx,xxx-xxxxx:xxx] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change OptionF1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option...

3.10 Security Menu The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is entered, using either the Supervisor password or User password. The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security. If you selec...

3.11 Chipset Menu This menu allows the user to customize functions of the AMD Chipsets. North Bridge configuration contains options for Memory & CPU settings. South Bridge configuration contains options for SM Bus & USB. Additional configuration for the AMD8131 PCI-X Tunnel is available in t...

3.11.1.2 ECC Configuration Sub-Menu This menu allows the user to configure ECC setup for system & DRAM. Use the up and down arrow ( Ç / È ) keys to select an item. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security...

3.12 Exit Menu You can display an Exit BIOS Setup option by highlighting it Arrow ( Ç / È ) keys and pressing Enter. BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Charges Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Def...

Chapter 4: Diagnostics NOTE : if you experience problems with setting up your system, always check the following things in the following order: Memory, Video, CPU By checking these items, you will most likely find out what the problem might have been when setting up your system. For more information...

Appendix I: How to Make a Driver Diskette Follow the steps below to make a driver diskette from the TYAN driver CD provided. 1. Start the system and insert the TYAN CD into the CD-ROM drive to boot from CD. You will see the following menu. Then press [1] and [Enter] to boot the system to Tyan disket...

3. The following picture pops up after selecting the chipset model. TYAN Driver Diskette Maker ** nVidia ** ====Choose Chipset Model==== 01 nVidia NVRAID EXIT 4. After selecting the chipset model, select the OS to start the diskette making. TYAN Driver Diskette Maker ====Example Chipset Driver==== D...

Appendix II: LSI Logic Config Utility NOTE: This appendix just provides a brief introduction of the LSI Logic integrated RAID solution for LSI Logic controller LSISAS 1068E. For detail of SAS RAID (S4987), please visit http://www.Lsilogic.com/contacts/index.html to refer to LSI manual. The main LSI ...

existing data on the first disk or press “D” to overwrite it. If you keep the existing data, this is called a migration . The first disk will be mirrored onto the second one, so the data you want to keep must be on the first disk added to the volume. And in this way, any data on the second disk is o...

Appendix III: InfiniBand Installation Guide InfiniBand™ enabling, Optional for S4987WG2NGI2 only Note: The appendix just gives a draft picture of the InfiniBand™ driver installation, for the detail please visit http://www.mellanox.com/ to download the latest InfiniBand Driver and users’ manual. The ...

Complete/Custom Components Selection. Only SDP or WSD may be installed. Not both! Below, SDK… 88

91 Appendix IV: Recommended Accessory List For integrating your Thunder n3600QX (S4987) into a 1U/2U system, you can either equip your S4987 with the Tyan Barebone qualified accessories or use others with the same specification as a reference. Power Supply Unit Below is detailed information of recom...

If you are interested in Tyan 1U GT26-B4987 accessory list, please visit http://www.tyan.com/support_download_fru.aspx?model=B.GT26B4987 for details. For the Tyan 2U TN27-B4987 accessory list (not available at the time of print), please visit www.tyan.com for further details. 92

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. AGP (Accelerated Graphics ...

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 as...

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 Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference...