User manual TYAN THUNDER H1000E S3970G2NR

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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. 1 Table of Contents Check the box contents!Chapter 1: Introduction 1. 1 Congratulations 1. 2 Hardware Specifications Chapter 2: Board Installation 2. 1 Board Image 2. 2 Block Diagram 2. 3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors 2. 4 Installing the Processor 2. 5 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis 2. 6 Installing the Memory 2. 7 Attaching Drive Cables 2. 8 Installing Add-in Cards 2. 9 Connecting External Devices 2. 10 Installing the Power Supply 2. 11 Finishing up Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3. 1 About the BIOS 3. 2 BIOS Menu Bar 3. 3 Setup Basics 3. 4 Getting Help 3. 5 In Case of Problems 3. 6 BIOS Main Menu 3. 7 Advanced Menu 3. 8 PCI PnP Menu 3. 9 Boot Menu 3. 10 Security Menu 3. 11 Chipset Menu 3. 12 Exit Menu Chapter 4: Diagnostics 4. 1 Beep Codes 4. 2 Flash Utility 4. 3 AMIBIOS Post Code Appendix: SMDC Information Glossary Technical Support Page 3 Page 5 Page 5 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 22 Page 27 Page 28 Page 30 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 37 Page 37 Page 38 Page 38 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 62 Page 64 Page 69 Page 70 Page 80 Page 81 Page 81 Page 82 Page 85 Page 87 Page 93 2 Check the box contents! Item S2932WG2NR-E 1x Thunder n3600M S2932WG2NR-E motherboard 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable S2932G2NR-E 1x Thunder n3600M S2932G2NR-E motherboard 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 6 x SATA cable 6 x SATA cable 3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 3 x SATA Drive Power Adapter 2 x SAS Cable -1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable 1 x USB2. 0 cable 1 x Thunder n3600M user’s manual 1 x Thunder n3600M Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x I/O shield 1 x SLI bridge 2 x CPU Retention Frame and Back Plate 1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable 1 x USB2. 0 cable 1 x Thunder n3600M user’s manual 1 x Thunder n3600M Quick Reference guide 1 x TYAN driver CD 1 x I/O shield 1 x SLI bridge 2 x CPU Retention Frame and Back Plate 1 x COM Port cable 1 x COM Port cable 3 NOTE 4 Chapter 1: Introduction 1. 1 - Congratulations You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. [. . . ] Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Select remote access type. Onboard Device and PCI Slots Configuration Onboard VGA Onboard SAS Primary Graphics Adapter USB 1. 1 Controller USB 2. 0 Controller LAN1 LAN2 [Enabled] [Enabled] [PCI Express → PCI] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature MPS Configuration Onboard VGA/SAS Option Disabled Enabled Description Enabled/Disabled VGA/SAS controller Primary Graphics Adapter USB 1. 1/2. 0 Controller LAN1/LAN2 PCI Express → PCI PCI → PCI Express Disabled Enabled Auto Disabled Configure primary graphics adapter. Enabled/Disabled LAN controller Configure LAN1/LAN2 61 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 Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. The settings are described on the following pages. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Clear NVRAM Plug & Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Palette Snooping PCI IDE BusMaster [No] [No] [64] [Yes] [Disabled] [Enabled] Clear NVRAM during System Boot. ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 62 Feature Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Clear NVRAM Option No Yes Yes Description Clears NVRAM during system Boot. Yes: lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. This setting controls how many PCI clocks each PCI device can hold the bus before another PCI device takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. This is the default setting and should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled. Enabled: informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so the card will function correctly. Select a menu by highlighting it using the Arrow ( / ) keys and pressing Enter. The settings are described on the following pages. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Timing Confirugation IOMMU Option Menu Alternate VID Memory Timing Parameters Memory CLK CAS latency (Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) Min Active RAS (Tras) Row Precharge Time (Trp) RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd) Row Cycle (Trc) [Auto] [CPU Node 0] :XXX MHz :XX :X CLK :X CLK :X CLK :X CLK :XX CLK ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Option Description NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Auto 0. 850V 1. 050V 1. 025V 1. 000V 0. 975V 0. 950V 0. 925V 0. 900V 0. 875V 0. 825V 0. 800V CPU Node 0 CPU Node 1 Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in low power status. Memory Timing Parameters Select which node’s timing parameters to display 71 Feature Option Description NorthBridge Chipset Configuration It shows the clock frequency of the installed SDRAM. Memory CLK Read only CAS Latency (Tcl) Read only This controls the timing delay (in clock cycles) before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it. When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (row address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). This setting allows you to select the number of clock cycles allotted for the RAS pulse width, according to DRAM specifications. This item controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its chage before DRAM refresh, refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. RAS#-active to RAS#-active or auto refresh of the same bank. RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) Read only Min Active RAS (Tras) Read only Row Precharge Time (Trp) Read only RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd) Row Cycle (Trc) Read only Read only 72 3. 11. 1. 1 Memory Configuration Sub-Menu This menu has options for memory speed & latency. Use the Plus and Minus (+/-) keys to change the value of the selected option. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility PCI/PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Node Interleaving Channel Interleaving Enable Clock to All DIMMs MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Remapping CS Sparing Enable Unganged Mode Support Power Down Enable Power Down Mode [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Channel] MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use LIMIT, you can set one of the standard values. ← → Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Feature Memory Configuration Bank / Channel Interleaving Node Interleaving Option Description Disabled Auto Disabled Auto Disabled Enabled Enable Bank / Channel Memory Interleaving Enable Node Interleaving Enable unused clocks to DIMMs Even Memory slots are not populated. Enable/Disable MemClk Tri-Stating during C3 and Alt VID Enable Memory Remapping around Memory Hole Reserve a spare memory rank in each node. [. . . ] SDRAM (Static RAM): unlike DRAM, this type of RAM does not need to be refreshed in order to prevent data loss. SLI (Scalable Link Interface): NVIDIA SLI technology links two graphics cards together to provide scalability and increased performance. NVIDIA SLI takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, and features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics processing units) and NVIDIA MCPs (media and communications processors). Depending on the application, NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as two times the performance of a single GPU configuration. [. . . ]