Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S2877 Tyan Computer
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http://www.tyan.com 1 T iger K8WE /// S2877 Version 1.00 Copyright Copyright © T YAN Comput er Corporation, 2005- 2 00 6. All rights reser v e d. No part of this manual may be re pr od uced or t ranslat ed without pr ior written consen t from TYA N Computer Co rp.
http://www.tyan.com 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction Page 4 1.1 Congrat ulat ions Page 4 1.2 Hardware Specific ations Page 4 1.3 Software S pecificatio ns Page 6 Chapter 2: Bo ard Instal lation Page 8 2.1 Board Image Page 9 2.2 Block Diagram Page 10 2.
http://www.tyan.com 3 3.4 Getting Help Page 40 3.5 BIOS Main Menu Page 41 3.6 BIOS Advance d Menu Page 42 3.6.1 Hammer Conf iguration S ub-Menu Page 43 3.6.2 Integrated D evices Sub-M e nu Page 44 3.6.3 P CI Configurat ion Sub-M enu Page 46 3.6.4 I DE Configurat ion Sub-M enu Page 51 3.
http://www.tyan.com 4 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 - Congratulations You have purc hase d one of the m o st powe r ful ent ry-lev el work stat ion sol utions - the Tyan Tiger K8WE (S2877) - ba sed on NVIDIA nFor ce(t m) Professional Media and C o mmunicati ons P rocessor (MC P).
http://www.tyan.com 5 DDR • Supports ECC with CHIPKill technology • Supports DDR4 00, DDR33 3, or DDR266 Expansio n Slots • Two x16 PCI Express expansion slots • - Slot 3 PCI-E x16 from nForce PRO 2200 with x4 signals • - Slot 5 PCI-E x16 from nForce PRO 2200 with x16 signals • Four 32-bit 33Mhz PCI v2.
http://www.tyan.com 6 • Watchdog Timer support • Temperature, voltage and fan monitoring 1.3 - Software Specifications OS (Operating System) Supp ort Window s 2000 Ser ver Windows 2000 Advanc ed Server Window s XP 32bi t Windows XP 64bit+sp1 Window s 2003 Ser ver Windows 2003 Server 64bit SuSE Enterprise Server 8.
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http://www.tyan.com 8 Chapter 2: Board Installation Precauti ons : The Tiger K8 WE supports SS I, EPS12V type power supplies (24pin + 8pin) and w ill not oper at e wi th a ny other types. Fo r proper po wer supply installation pr ocedures see page 36.
http://www.tyan.com 9 2.1- Board Image This picture is r epresentat ive of the late st boar d revisi on availabl e at the time of publishi ng. Th e board you r eceive m ay or may not look exactly l ike the abov e pictur e. The following page inc ludes de tails on the vital componen ts of this motherboard.
http://www.tyan.com 10 2.2 - Block Diagram Tiger K8WE (S2877) Block Di agram.
http://www.tyan.com 11 2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors This diagram is representative of the lat est board revision available at the time of publishing. The board you receive may not look e xactly like the above d iagram. NOTE: * i s only availabl e on S2877ANRF v ersion.
http://www.tyan.com 12 Jumper Legend OPEN - Jumper OFF, wi thout jumper cover CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover Jumper/Connector Function Settings J139 Front Panel Header See Section 2.3.1 J112 Clear CMOS J umper See Section 2.3.2 J77 Chassis Intrusion Header See Section 2.
http://www.tyan.com 13 2.3.1 Front P anel Header: J139 Function PIN # PIN # Function HDD LED+ 1 2 PWR LED+ HDD LED- 3 4 PWR LED- Reset Button - 5 6 PWR Button+ Reset Button + 7 8 PWR Button- VCC 9 10 NC IRRX 11 12 VCC GND 13 14 KEY IRTX 15 16 GND NC 17 18 SPKR 2.
http://www.tyan.com 14 2.3.3 Chassi s Intrusio n Hea der: J77 PIN2 PIN1 Pin-2 GND Pin-1 INTRUDUER _L The Chassis Intrusion Header provides chassis intrusion- monitoring function. Note: For us e with chas sis t hat support this fea ture 2.3.4 *Fir eWire (IEEE1394A) Enable/Disab le Jum per: *J147 1 Use this jumper to enable/disable IEEE1394.
http://www.tyan.com 15 2.3.5 *Fir eWire (IEEE1394A ) Pin Header: *J14 8/*J149 Signal Pin Pin Signal NC1 1 2 Key TPA + 3 4 TPA ? GND 5 6 GND TPB + 7 8 TPB ? +12V 9 10 +12V GND 11 12 GND NC2 13 14 Key Note: J148 & J14 9 are onl y availabl e on S2877AN RF version.
http://www.tyan.com 16 2.3.7 COM2 Connector: J42 Signal Description Pi n # Pin # Signal Description Data-Carrier Detect 1 2 Data-Set- Ready Receive-Data 3 4 Request-to- Send Trans fer-D ata 5 6 Clear-to-Send Data- Terminal- Ready 7 8 Ring-Indicator Ground 9 10 Key Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.
http://www.tyan.com 17 2.3.9 Keyb oar d Lock Conn e ctor: J13 Open Closed Use this Jumper to enable/disable PS/2 keyboard. Open : Enable ( Default ) Closed : Disable 2.
http://www.tyan.com 18 2.3.11 **V GA (ATI Rage XL) Enable/ Disa ble Jum per: * *J85 Open Closed Use this Jumper to enable/disable onboard ATI Rage XL graphic. Open : Enable ( Default ) Closed : Disable Note: J85 is only avai lable on S2877G2NR v er si on.
http://www.tyan.com 19 2.3.13 *Fr ont Panel Audi o Head er: *P 53 Signal Description Pin # Pin # Signal Description AUD_MIC_L 1 2 GND AUD_MIC_R 3 4 AVDD AUD_FP_R 5 6 AUD_RET_R F_AUD_DET 7 8 KEY AUD_FP_L 9 10 AUD_RED_L Note: a. If you us e onboard Audio port , you must c lose Pin5- Pin6 and Pin9-Pin10.
http://www.tyan.com 20 2.3.15 Chassi s 4-pi n FAN C o n nec tor : J4 7 PIN1 Use this connector to connect chassis cooling fan to your motherboard. This 4-pin fan conn ector supp or ts a new standard fan with int egr ated fan speed contr ol on the fan itself for better fa n li fe.
http://www.tyan.com 21 2.3.17 3-pin or 4-pin fan support selection jumper: J5 Signal Description Pin # Pi n # Signal Description GND 6 5 SYS_FAN_PW M GND 4 3 CPU2_FAN_PWM GND 2 1 CPU1_FAN_PWM Pin # Co.
http://www.tyan.com 22 2.4 - Installing the Pr ocessor(s) Your brand new Tiger K8WE supports the latest 64 -bit processor technology from AMD. Only AMD Opteron ™ processor 200 series are certified and supported with t his motherboa rd. Check ou r website for late st processor supp or t .
http://www.tyan.com 23 2.5 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation After you are done installi ng the processor(s ), you sh ould proceed to installing the retention frame and heatsink. The CP U heatsink will en sure that the processors do not over heat a nd continue to oper ate at ma ximum perform ance for as long as you own them .
http://www.tyan.com 24 2.6 - Thermal Interface Material There are two t ypes of thermal interface materia ls designed for u se with the AMD Opteron process or. The most co mmon material comes as a small pad attached to the heatsink at the time of purchase.
http://www.tyan.com 25 2.7 - Heatsink Installation Procedures Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION 1. After placing backplate and interface mater ial under mot herbo ar d place heat sink rete ntion f r ame on top of motherboard. Ali gn plastic retention bracket screw hole s with CP U back- plate standoff s.
http://www.tyan.com 26 Type B: SCREW RETENTIO N TYPE HEATSINK 1. After placing CPU back-p l at e and adhesive interfac e material under motherboard, place heatsink retention frame on top of motherboard. A lign heatsi nk retentio n frame s crew hole with backp late assembly standof fs.
http://www.tyan.com 27 2.8 - Finishing Installing the H eatsink After you have finish ed inst alling the h eatsi nk ont o the pr ocess or and s ocket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should alre ady be att ached to the heatsink) to the mother board.
http://www.tyan.com 28 2.9 - Tips on Installing Motherboard i n Chassi s Before install ing your mo therboard, make sure your chassis has the necessary mother b oard supp or t studs installed. Th ese studs are usua lly metal and are gol d in col o r. Usually, the cha ssis ma nuf acturer will pr e-inst all the support studs.
http://www.tyan.com 29 2.10 - Installing the Memory Before attempt ing to install any m emo ry, make sure that th e memory you have is compatible with the mother b oard as well as th e pr ocessor.
http://www.tyan.com 30 This follo wing chart outlines th e rules for populati ng memory (Note: X indica tes a popul ated DI MM Slot) Memory Configuratio n Chart CPU1 DIMM-A1 CPU1 DIMM-A2 CPU1 DIMM-B1 .
http://www.tyan.com 31 Memory Installation Proc edure When you instal l the me mory modules, make sure the module aligns properly wit h the memory slot. The module s are keyed to ensure that it is inserted only one way. The method of installing memo ry modules are detailed by t he follow ing diagr ams.
http: //www.tya n.com 32 2.11 - Attaching Drive Cables Attaching I DE Drive Cable Attaching the I DE drive cabl e is simple. The cable is “keyed” to only allow it to be connected in the correct manner.
http: //www.tya n.com 33 The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive 1.SA TA dr i v e cabl e connectio n 2. SATA drive power connection 3. SATA cable motherboard connect or 4. SATA drive power adapt er Attaching Floppy Drive Cables Attaching floppy diskette drive s are done in a similar m anner to hard dr ives .
http: //www.tya n.com 34 2.12 - Installing Add-In Cards Before insta llin g add-in car d s, it ’s helpf ul to know if t hey ar e f ully com p atibl e with your motherbo ard. For t his reason , we’v e provided th e diagrams belo w, showing the most common slots that may appear on your motherboar d.
http: //www.tya n.com 35 2.13 - Connecting External Devices Your mother board sup ports a number of diffe r ent interf ac es for connecti ng peripherals.
http: //www.tya n.com 36 2.14 - Tips on modifying I/O shielding for ANRF and G2NR version We have enclos ed be low I/O shiel ding, wh ic h is com patible wi th board of both S2877ANR F and S2877G2 N R version. The VGA port, GbE LAN2(B C M5705) por t an d Audi o port s are c over e d with soft metal which can be disasse mbled easily by hand.
http: //www.tya n.com 37 4 1 8 5 EPS 12V 8-pin (CPU Po wer) 4 GND 8 +12V3 3 GND 7 +12V3 2 GND 6 +12V3 1 GND 5 +12V3 Appl yi ng pow er t o t he boar d 1.
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http: //www.tya n.com 39 Chapter 3: B IOS Setup 3.1 - BIOS Setup Util ity With the BIOS setup utility, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your computer. The setup ut ility uses a num ber of menus for making change s and turning the special features on or off.
http: //www.tya n.com 40 3.2 - BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar at the t op of the windows lists these selections: Main To configure basic system setups Advanced To conf igure the advance d chipset features.
http: //www.tya n.com 41 3.5 - BIOS Main Menu The Main BIOS Menu i s the first scr een that you can navigate. The Ma in BIOS setup menu scr ee n has two main fr ames. The left fr ame displays all the options that ca n be configure d. "Gra yed-out" optio ns ca nnot be configured, options in blue can be changed.
http: //www.tya n.com 42 3.6 - BIOS Advanced Menu You can select any of the ite m s in the left fr ame of the screen, such as Hammer Confi gurati on, to go to t he sub menu for that item. You can displa y an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlig hting it using the <Arrow> keys.
http: //www.tya n.com 43 Integrated Devices Menu Ite m Set integrat ed dev ices. PCI Configuration Menu Item Confi gur e PCI devic es. IDE Configurati on Menu Item Configure IDE interface.
http: //www.tya n.com 44 Feature Optio n Description Auto Mem Clock Mode Limit Select Memory Clock frequency. Disabled Node Memory In terleave Enabled Interleave memory blocks across Processor Nodes. BIOS will auto detect capability of memory system. Disabled Dram Block Interleave Enabled Interleave memory blocks across dram chip selects.
http: //www.tya n.com 45 F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ← → : Selec t Sc reen E nter: Selec t Sub-Menu F10: P revious V alues Feature Optio n Description Disabled USBA+USBB USB Control USBA+ USBB+USB2 Set USB controllers.
http: //www.tya n.com 46 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Sla ve IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary S lave Internal SA TA Primary Internal SA TA Secondary External SATA Primary External SATA Secondary [.
http: //www.tya n.com 47 PCI Device, Slot # 1 PCI Device, Slot # 2 PCI Device, Slot # 3 PCI Device, Slot # 4 Onboard Device Contr ol Option ROM Pl acement [Disabled] PCI/PNP IS.
http: //www.tya n.com 48 Item Specific Help Option ROM Scan : Enable Master: Latency Time r [Enabled] [Disabled] [Default] F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit.
http: //www.tya n.com 49 F1: Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Values F9: Setup Defaults Esc: Exit ← → : Selec t Sc reen E nter: Selec t Sub-Menu F10: P revious V alues PCI/PNP ISA UHB Region Exclusion You can use this scr een to select op tions for the PCI/PNP ISA UH B Region Exclusion set tings.
http: //www.tya n.com 50 PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Re source Exclusion You can use this scr een to select op tions for the PCI/PNP IRQ Resou rce Exclusion set tings. Use the u p and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plu s> and <Mi nus> ke ys to change the value of the se lected option.
http: //www.tya n.com 51 3.6.4 - IDE Configuration Sub-Menu You can use this scr een to select opti ons for the IDE Conf iguration settings. Use the up and down < Arrow> keys t o se lect an item. Use the < Plus> and <Minus> keys t o chan ge the valu e of the sele cted option.
http: //www.tya n.com 52 Primar y M ast er /Slave, Seco ndary Mast er /Slave The following screen sh ows the information o f IDE device. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Adva nced Item S pecific Help Type: C.
http: //www.tya n.com 53 Disabled Ultra DMA Mode Enabled Select the Ultra DMA mode used for moving data to/from the drive. 3.6.5 - Fl oppy Confi guratio n Sub-Menu You can use this scr een to select op tions for the Floppy Configurati on settings. Use the up and dow n <Arrow> keys to select an item.
http: //www.tya n.com 54 3.6.6 - I/O Device Configura tion Su b-Menu You can use this scr een to select opti ons for the I/O Device Confi g ur ation settings. Use the up and dow n <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Min us > keys to chan ge t he valu e of the selected option.
http: //www.tya n.com 55 IRQ3 Interrupt IRQ4 Set the interrup t for seria l port B Disabled Parallel port Enab led Configure par a llel port using opti ons. 378 Base I/O Addres s 278 Set the base I/O address for parallel port. IRQ5 Interrupt IRQ7 Set the interr upt for par allel port.
http: //www.tya n.com 56 3.6.8 – Co nsole Redi r ection Sub-Menu You can use this scr een to select options for the Co nsole Redirection settings. Use the up and dow n <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Min us > keys to chan ge t he valu e of the selected option.
http: //www.tya n.com 57 Direct Console co nn e ction Via mo dem Indicate whether the console is connected directly to th e system or a modem is used to connect.
http: //www.tya n.com 58 3.7 - BIOS Memory Menu This menu has options f or memory spee d & latency. Use the up an d down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> an d <Minu s> keys to change the value of the select ed option.
http: //www.tya n.com 59 Feature Option Description Disabled Memory Cache Enab led Set the state of memory cache. Disabled USHC Write Through Write Protect Cache A000-A FFF Cache B000-B FFF Write Back Control cachi ng of the memory blocks.
http: //www.tya n.com 60 Feature Optio n Description Disabled Password on boot Enabled Enable pass word ent ry on boot. Normal Fixed disk boot sector Write Prot ect Write protects boot sector on hard disk to prot ect against viruses. User Diskette access Supervisor Control access to diskette drives.
http: //www.tya n.com 61 Feature Optio n Description Disabled QuickBoot Mode Enabled Allow th e system to skip certain tests while booti ng. Disabled Boot-time Di agnostic Screen Enabled Display the diagnostic screen during boot . Disabled Summary screen Enabled Display system configuration on boot .
http: //www.tya n.com 62 3.10 - Power Menu This menu ha s options for the Pow er management . Use the up an d down <Arrow> keys to select an item.
http: //www.tya n.com 63 Enable Spectrum. Stay Off Power L os s Co ntrol Power On Control power l oss..
http: //www.tya n.com 64 3.11 - BIOS Exit Menu Thi s menu ha s optio ns for th e Exit Pr iority. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item.
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http: //www.tya n.com 66 Chapter 4: Diagnostics Note: if you experience pr ob lems with setting up your system, always check the follow in g thin g s in the following order: Memory, V ideo, CPU By checking these items, you will most lik ely fi nd out what the prob lem might have been when se tting up your system.
http: //www.tya n.com 67 4.3 BIOS Post Code Code Beeps / Descriptio n Code Beeps / Description 02h Verify Rea l Mo de 32h Test CPU bus- clock frequency 03h Disable N on-Maskab le Interrup t (NMI) 33h .
http: //www.tya n.com 68 2Eh 1-3-4-3. RAM failur e on data bits of low byte of memory bus 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 68h E nable e xter nal and CPU caches 30h 1-4-1-1.
http: //www.tya n.com 69 92h Jump to User P a tch2 C7h I nitializ e not ebook dockin g late 93h Build MPTABLE for multi- processor boar ds C8h Force che ck (option al) 95h Install CD ROM for bo ot C9h.
http: //www.tya n.com 70 Glossary ACPI (Advanced Confi gurat i on an d Pow er Inter f ace): a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer ’s devices. Devices not in us e can be turned off , reducing u nn ecessary power expendit ur e.
http: //www.tya n.com 71 losing your data should the system crash. Information in a buffer is temp orarily stored, not perma ne ntly saved. Bus: a data pathway. The t erm is used es pecially to refer to the connection between the processor a nd system me m or y , and b etween the pr oc essor and PCI or ISA local buses.
http: //www.tya n.com 72 DRAM (Dynamic RAM): widely ava ilable, v ery af fordable form of RAM which looses data if it is not re charg ed regular ly (every few milliseconds). This refresh requirement makes DRAM three to te n times slower than non-recharged RAM such as SRAM.
http: //www.tya n.com 73 I/O (Input/Out put): the connection between your computer and another piece of hardware ( m ouse, keyboard, etc.) IRQ (Interrupt Request): an electronic request that runs from a har dware device to the CPU. The interrupt contro ller assigns pr iorities to incomi ng requests and delivers them to the CPU.
http: //www.tya n.com 74 PXE (Preboot Executi o n En vironment): one of four com ponents that together make up the Wired for Management 2.0 bas eline specificat ion.
http: //www.tya n.com 75 SDRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of R AM does no t need to be refreshed in or der to preve nt data loss. Thus, it is faster and more e xpensive. Standby mode: in this mo de, the video and hard driv es shut down; all other devices continue to oper at e normally.
http: //www.tya n.com 76 Technical Suppor t If a problem arises wi th your s ystem, you should turn to your dealer for help first. Your system has most likely been configur ed by them, and they should have the best idea of what hardware and software your system co ntains.
http: //www.tya n.com 77 Notice f or the USA Compliance Information S tatement (Decl aration of Conformity Pro cedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This de vice complies with part 15 of t he FCC Rules Operation i.
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