Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Transport GS12 Tyan Computer
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1 http://www.TYAN.com Tr ansport GS1 2 / / / B 510 3G 1 2S2 Revision 1.00 Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2004. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN Computer Corp .
2 http://www.TYAN.com 1 Table of Contents Before You Begin ............................................................................ 5 Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4 1 Introduction .
3 http://www.TYAN.com LCD Driver .................................................................................... 30 Intel Application Accelerator ......................................................... 31 ASF Alert Simulation and WatchDog Drivers .
4 http://www.TYAN.com 6.3 About ASF 2.0 ............................................................................... 65 Set up Management Console ......................................................... 65 Check Agent and Management Console Link .
5 http://www.TYAN.com Before You Begin T his manual provides hardware - related information of the s ystem for administrators who use i t to develop and host w eb sites. The administrators should be familiar with operating systems and web brow s ers. Depending on the model purchased, your system may com e with pre - installed software.
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7 http://www.TYAN.com 1 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the system. This chapter introduces the features and functions of the product. 1.1 Unpacking After unpacking the shipping carton, you.
8 http://www.TYAN.com And the foll owing accessories : P/N 451715600031 1× rail kit P/N 343728700001 1× heatsink 1× primary IDE cable 1× secondary IDE cable 1× p rimary serial ATA cable 1× secon.
9 http://www.TYAN.com 1.2 Specifications NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Processor • Single s ocket 478 • Intel Pentium 4 Northwood/Prescott processor • Supports 5.
10 http://www.TYAN.com 1.3 System View Front View Ref Component Description Œ Power Button Turns the power on and off (soft - off). • Power Indicator Glows green when the power is on . Ž LAN1 Indicator Indicates a network connection on LAN1 (external c onnection).
11 http://www.TYAN.com Rear View Ref Component Description Œ Ventilation Openings Maintain proper operating tem perature. Do not cover or block the openings. • Power Connector Connects the power cord . Ž Power Switch Turns the main power of the system on and off.
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13 http://www.TYAN.com 2 Hard ware Installation This chapter , which is divided into two sections, provides instructions on the hardware installation of the sy stem . System Assembly section illustrates how to assembl e each component of the system . Rack Mounting section describes the procedures for mounting the system into the rack.
14 http://www.TYAN.com System Assembly Flowchart The following flowchart shows the basic procedures of system assembly: FINISH START INSTALL SYSTEM MEMORY REMOVE CA BINET COVER INSTALL C PU AND HEATSI.
15 http://www.TYAN.com 2.1 S ystem Assembly When insta lling a device, be sure to read the instructions accompanying the device together with the relevant section in this chapter. Safety Considerations l Static electricity can destroy electronic devices.
16 http://www.TYAN.com 3. L ift the socket arm up to the vertical position. Align the new CPU so its Pin 1 corner (beveled corner) is at the Pin 1 corner of the socket. 4. Insert the CPU pins into the socket. Press the arm downward to the horizontal position.
17 http://www.TYAN.com 6. Replace the cabinet cover. Installing System Memory Your system has four 184 - pin DIMM (Dual In - line Memory Module) sockets to support a max imum of 4 G B.
18 http://www.TYAN.com 3. To install the DIMM, make sure the retaining clips are in the unlocked position, then align the DIMM ’ s notched end with the socket ’ s corresponding end and firmly insert the DIMM into the socket. Finally p ush the retaining clips inwards to lock the DIMM in place.
19 http://www.TYAN.com 4. Fit the bracket with a hard disk drive bac k into place and secure with one screw. If using an Ultra ATA/100 hard disk drive, c onnect the corresponding end of the included HDD power to pin header cable to the motherboard ( Œ ) and the other end to the hard disk drive ( • ) .
20 http://www.TYAN.com 5. Replace the cabinet cover. 6. You can create or rebuild RAID for the hard disk drive (see chapter 6 for information). 2.2 Adding a CD Drive You will need to use a CD drive when installing an operating system and its corresponding drivers (see chapter 3).
21 http://www.TYAN.com Without a Secondary Ultra ATA/100 Hard Disk Drive Installed 1. Remove the cabinet c over (see the previous section in this chapter). 2. Connect one end of the data cable to the secondary IDE connector and the other end to the re ar of the CD drive ( Π).
22 http://www.TYAN.com You should find these st andard items: l 2 mounting ears l 2 rack slides (inner and outer slides) l 4 post slide mount adapters l hex screws (+) and hex nuts (for outer slides) l hex screws (for slide mount adapter – dark colored) Cabinet Slides and Ears 1.
23 http://www.TYAN.com 4. Attach a post slide mount adapter to the front end of the outer slide by securing 2 sets of hex screws and hex nuts together. 5. Attach a post slide mount adapter to the rear end by moving the inner rails to expose the scr ew holes.
24 http://www.TYAN.com Locking Tab To prevent the system chassis from sliding on its rails, secure the system cabinet to the rack with a screw on each of the mounting ears Ž (optional – refe r to the figure above).
25 http://www.TYAN.com Making the Connection 1. Connect one end of a Category 5 Ethernet cable to the LAN1 connector on the system and the other end to the network socket that connects to the external network.
26 http://www.TYAN.com 7. Press the power button to turn on the system. The h ard disk drive spins up, the fan turns on, and the LCD screen lights up. A number of status messages are displayed on the screen during the boot process. CAUTION: It is important to follow the proper power - down procedure for turning off the system.
27 http://www.TYAN.com 3 S oft ware Installation You need to install an operating system and its corresponding software drivers using the CD supplied with your system.
28 http://www.TYAN.com Driver OS Available on CD SuSE Linux 8.1 Not Available Turbo Linux 8 Not Available ASF Alert Simulation FreeBSD 4.7 Not Available Windows 2000 ü Windows 2000 SBS ü Windows 2003 ü Windows 2003 SBS ü Windows XP ü RedHat Linux 9.
29 http://www.TYAN.com 3.1 In stallation Instructions for Windows Windows Installation Notes Proceed with the normal Windows operating system installation but i f you are installing Windows on to a Serial ATA hard disk drive with RAID function, do the following first : 1.
30 http://www.TYAN.com 2. Run the wxp-ragex1-5-10-2600-6009.exe program in the ATI_RageXL XP directory. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 4. When finished installing, choose the “Yes” option to reboot and click “Finish” to restart your system.
31 http://www.TYAN.com Whe n installation ask s for the CD, just click " OK " and browse the path again to LCDGS12WindowsdriverLCDDriver.sys , th e n click Open - > OK to finish the LCD driver installation.
32 http://www.TYAN.com Clic k on “ Have Disk ” to browse and point the folder to the driver location at ASFWindowsdriverASF_Simulationhwdriverchecked.
33 http://www.TYAN.com 3.2 Installation Instructions for Linux (RedHat /SuSE/Turbo Linux) NOTE: Do not allow USB devices to be hot p lugged during installation of the Linux operating system . RedHat Linux 9.0 Installation Notes Proceed with the normal installation of RedHat Linux 9.
34 http://www.TYAN.com 4. Use the command uname – r to check which kernel the system is using. If the kernel is 2.4.18-5smp , modify the file /boot/kernel.h as follows: #define __BOOT_KERNEL_SMP 1 If you are using the SMP kernel, in order to allow a complete system shutdown, then perform the following : 1.
35 http://www.TYAN.com LCD Driver 1. Insert the driver CD into the CD drive. 2. Copy MiSM_LLCDxx_for_yyy.tar.gz of the /LCD/GS12/Linux/ directory to the directory of your choice (where xx refers to the version and yyy refers to the operating system). 3.
36 http://www.TYAN.com 3. Un tar/un zip archive: tar xfvz asfm-x.x.tar.gz . 4. Change to the driv er directory: cd asfm-x.x . 5. Install the WatchDog driver: make make install . 3.3 Installation Instructions for FreeBSD 4.7 NOTE: Do not allow USB devices to be hot plugged during installation of the Linux operating system .
37 http://www.TYAN.com Then save and exit . /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL cd ../../compile/MYKERNEL make depend make make install vi /etc/rc A dd the line apm -e 1 before the last line exit 0 . T hen save and exit . Reboot the system. Y ou can now use the new kernel .
38 http://www.TYAN.com dev/em/if_em_hw.c optional em Remove the following lines from the /usr/src/sys/conf/files.i386 file if they exist: dev/em/if_em_fxhw.
39 http://www.TYAN.com USB Floppy Drive Usage If your U SB floppy drive cannot be used normally, please add one line on /etc/sysctl.conf : kern.cam.da.
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41 http://www.TYAN.com 4 Using the LCD Console This chapter tells you how to use the LCD console to make various system configurations . 4.1 Configuring the System After you have made the network and power connections, you can configure the network settings using the LCD console .
42 http://www.TYAN.com The Down arrow button decreases the digit located at the cursor position. The S (Select) button accepts the data entered or selects the option displayed. The C (Cancel ) button cancels the data entered or the option displayed . 4.
43 http://www.TYAN.com KEY PRESS PROMPT FUNCTION Down arrow four (4) times HW Monitor Display Upon each succeeding press of the Right arrow, the value of the following appear, depending on your settin.
44 http://www.TYAN.com KEY PRESS PROMPT FUNCTION Down arrow seven (7) times Performance List Configure Upon each succeeding press of the Right arrow, the following appears.
45 http://www.TYAN.com 4.3 Setting the Configuration For Linux Press the corresponding but ton according to the number of times specified on the following tables, and you will see the corresponding prompt .
46 http://www.TYAN.com KEY PRESS PROMPT FUNCTION Down arrow five (5) times HW Monitor Display Upon each succeeding press of the Right arrow, the value of the following appear, depending on your settings under HW Monitor List Configure (down arrow eighth time – see below): HWM Display (default is Yes ) VCC 2.
47 http://www.TYAN.com KEY PRESS PROMPT FUNCTION Down arrow nine (9) times Performance List Configure Upon each succeeding press of the Right arrow, the following appears.
48 http://www.TYAN.com 4.4 Setting the Configuration For FreeBSD Press the corresponding button according to the number of times specified on the following tables, and you will see the corresponding prompt .
49 http://www.TYAN.com KEY PRESS PROMPT FUNCTION Down arrow five (5) times HW Monitor Display Upon each succeeding press of the Right arrow, the value of the following appear, depending on your settings under HW Monitor List Configure (down arrow eigh th time – see below): HWM Display (default is Yes ) Temp1 Temp2 Temp3 Rot1 Rot2 Rot3 VC0 VC1 V3.
50 http://www.TYAN.com KEY PRESS PROMPT FUNCTION Down arrow nine (9) times Performance List Configure Upon each succeeding press of the Right arrow, the following appears.
51 http://www.TYAN.com 5 BIOS Setup 5.1 BIOS Setup Program BIOS Setup (SCU or Setup Configuration Utility) is a program for configuring the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) settings of the system. You need to run the BIOS Setup program when: l You see an error message on the screen requesting you to run Setup.
52 http://www.TYAN.com Key Function Enter Pops up an option window for the highlighted field. Esc 1) Returns to the mai n menu from a sub - menu. 2) Exits Setup. F9 Restores the Setup defaults. F10 Saves changes and exits Setup. Main Menu The Main menu contains the basic configuration settings of your system.
53 http://www.TYAN.com Legacy USB Support enables or disables support for Legacy Universal Serial Bus in non - USB - aware operating systems like DOS. Spread Spectrum enables or disables the S pread S pectrum functi on to reduce the EMI (Electro - Magnetic Interference) effect .
54 http://www.TYAN.com CAUTION : Set this item to disabled before installing an operating system, running Fdisk or Format program, or when re - installing software. Otherwise, the intended action will fail . Virus Check Reminder displays the virus check reminder message during system boot up.
55 http://www.TYAN.com Fan Mode Configuration allow s you to select the system f an ’s working mode . When set at Disabled (default) , a ll system fans will run at full speed . When set at Smart mode , the fan will autom atically adjust its speed according to the set temperature .
56 http://www.TYAN.com 5.2 Resetting BIOS Setup When you want to reset the BIOS configuration, you need to change the jumper setting. See the next figure for jumper location and the table that follow for jumper definition. CAUTION: Jumpers not describ ed in this section are reserved for factory use only.
57 http://www.TYAN.com 6 Using RAID and ASF 2.0 6.1 About RAID NOTE: You need to install two Serial ATA hard disk drive and running Windows XP or Windows 2000 in order for your system to support RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk).
58 http://www.TYAN.com 6.2 Creating an Array 1. Make sure that you have installed the Intel Application Accelerator program (refer to chapter 3 ) . Also, you need to install two Serial ATA disk drives to the motherboard (refer to chapter 7 ). 2. Boot up with Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
59 http://www.TYAN.com 2. Select RAID 0 under the item Select RAID Level , then click on Next . 3. Click on Yes (Y) to continue ..
60 http://www.TYAN.com 4. Click on Create to create the new RAID volume . 5. Click on OK to finish ..
61 http://www.TYAN.com Creating a Sec urity Array (RAID 1) 1. With the Intel Application Accelerator program running, select RAID , then click on Create Volume Manually .
62 http://www.TYAN.com 3. Click on Yes (Y) to continue . 4. Click on Yes (Y) to cont inue ..
63 http://www.TYAN.com 5. Click on Create to create the new RAID volume . 6. Click on OK to finish. Creating RAID With an Existing Data Drive Use this method if you have a Serial ATA disk drive that already contains data or is the boot device in your system.
64 http://www.TYAN.com 1. With the Intel Application Accelerator program running, select RAID , then click on Create Volume from Existing Disk . 2. Select a source disk, then click on Next . 3. Then, follow the steps outlined in the previous sections Creating an Array for Performance (RAID 0) and Creating a Security Array (RAID 1).
65 http://www.TYAN.com 6.3 About ASF 2.0 NOTE: You need to be running Windows XP , Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 in order for your system to support ASF 2.0 (Alert Sta ndard Format). ASF 2.0 enables remote systems to activate security features as well as control your system (e.
66 http://www.TYAN.com Check Agent and Management Console Link 1. To check the link between the Agent and the Management Console, ping each other ’ s IP address ( ipconfig and ping ).
67 http://www.TYAN.com 3. Run the ASFMgmtConsole.exe f ile on the Management Console, then check if the data from the Agent is correct..
68 http://www.TYAN.com Obtain Traps and Push Messages 1. Run AlertApp to set Heartbeat . 2. Run ASFMgmtConsole to obtain Alert from the Agent..
69 http://www.TYAN.com Remote Control 1. To generate Key from Management Console , run ASFMgmtConsole to generate the Administrator Key . 2. Save the Key from Management Console into a floppy disk. 3. Run AlertApp to load the Security Key to the Agent.
70 http://www.TYAN.com 4. Run AlertApp to select the Remote Control functions supported by the system. 5. Run ASFMgm tConsole to select and execute Remote Control operations (send secured RMCP).
71 http://www.TYAN.com 7 Expanding the System You can expand the capabilities of the system by adding or upgrading internal devices . When install ing a device, be sure to read the instructions accompa nying the device together with the relevant section in this chapter.
72 http://www.TYAN.com 7.2 Installing an Expansion Card Your system support s one PCI slot located on a ri ser card. You can install a PCI expansion card for additional or enhanced functions.
73 http://www.TYAN.com 5. Replace the cabinet cover. NOTE : According to the standard X86 structure , there is only 128 k (C0000h - DFFFFh) shadow RAM for system option ROM.
74 http://www.TYAN.com 3. Secure the hard disk drive to the bracket w ith four bottom screws. 4. Fit the bracket with the hard disk drive back into place and secure with one screw.
75 http://www.TYAN.com 6. You can create RAID for the hard disk drives (see Chapter 6 for information)..
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77 http://www.TYAN.com 8 System Parts Replacement In case the need arises, y ou can replace various system components. When removing and install ing a device, be sure to read the instructions accompanying the device together with the relevant section in this chapter.
78 http://www.TYAN.com 8.2 Removing the Front Bezel Care must be taken to ensure that the latches on the front bezel used to attach it to the system chassis does not break . Follow this procedure to detach it from the system chassis: 1. Open the cabinet c over (see the previous section in this chapter ).
79 http://www.TYAN.com Reverse t he above sequence when installing the new button board . 8.4 Replacing the Fan There are two fans located at the front of the system. To replace either one, follow these procedures. 1. Remove the cabinet c over (see the previous section in this chapter ).
80 http://www.TYAN.com 8.5 Replacing the USB Board The USB board contains the circuitry for the two USB ports located on the system ’ s front panel. To replace it, follow these procedures. 1. Remove the cabinet c over (see the previous section in this chapter ).
81 http://www.TYAN.com Reverse the above sequence when installing the new LCD module . 8.7 Replacing the Power Supply To replace the system ’ s power supply, follow these procedures. 1. Remove the cabinet c over (see the previous section in this chapter ).
82 http://www.TYAN.com Reverse the above sequence when installing the new power supply . 8.8 Replacing the Blower To rep lace the system ’ s blower, follow these procedures. 1. Remove the cabinet c over (see the previous section in this chapter ). 2.
83 http://www.TYAN.com 5. Remove the heatsink screws following a diagonal s equence to detach the heatsink and remove the CPU from its socket. 6. Detach the DIMM from the socket on the motherboard. 7. Detach the riser card from the PCI slot on the motherboard.
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85 http://www.TYAN.com 9 Appendix Caution Texts Concerning Lithium Batteries DANISH ADVARSEL! Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagti g h åndtering. Udskiftning m å kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Lev ér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren.
86 http://www.TYAN.com FRENCH ATTENTION: II y a danger d ’ explosion s ’ il y a remplacement incorrect de la batterie. Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du même type ou d ’ un type équivalent recommand é par le constructeur. Mettre au rebut les batteries usag ées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.
87 http://www.TYAN.com 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: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.
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