TYAN Barebone System B4881V50S4H manual

B4881V50S4H User Manual Document part number: D1652-100[...]

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Preface Copyright This publication, including al l photographs, illustrations, and soft- ware, is protected under intern ational copyright laws , with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any material contained herein, may be reproduced withou t written co nsent of the man ufacturer . Copyright 2005 V ersion 1.00 Disclaimer Information con[...]

ii Federal Communicat ions Commission Notice for the USA Compliance Info rmation S tate- ment (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the followin g conditions: 1) This devi ce may not cause harmful interference, a nd 2) This device must accept any interferenc[...]

iii About this manual This manual provides you with instructions on installing your B4881V50S4H, and consists of the followin g sections: Chapter 1 – Overv iew: Provides an introduction to the B4881 V50S4 H barebones, shows a packing list, describes the external components, shows tables of key components, and provides a block diagram of the syste[...]

iv Safety in formation Before i nstalling and using the B 4881 V50S4H, take note of the fol- lowing precautio ns: • Read all instructions carefull y . • Do not place the unit on an unstable surface, cart, or stand. • Do not block the slots or openings on th e unit which are provided for ven tilation. • Only use the power source indicated on[...]

T able of Content s Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 About the B4881V 50S4H ...... ... ....... ............. ......... ............. 1 1.2 Features ............. ............ .......... ............. ............. ............. ... 2 1.3 Unpacking ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 3 1.3.1 Box contents ..........[...]

3.5 Replacing the SATA backplane ............ ............. ............. . 41 3.6 Replacing power supplies ..... .......... ............. ............ ........ 43 3.7 Replacing cooling fans .......... ................ ............. ............. . 43 Appendix BIOS ..... ............. ............. ............. ............. .......... ...........[...]

Chapter 1: Overview 1 Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 About the B4881V50S4H Congratulations o n your purchase o f the B4881V50S4H, r ack mount able or st andalone, bare bone system. This product support s up to 8 AMD Opteron™ 800 serie s processors and 128 GB of register ed DRAM, of fering exceptional computing power and simult aneous suppor t of 32-bit [...]

1.2 Features 2 Chapter 1: Overview 1.2 Features Enclosure • Industry s tandard pe destal or 19-inch rack mountable, 5U chassis • (4) hot swap SA T A HDD bays • (4) internal HDD bays (upgrada ble to hot swap bays) • (1) slim CD-ROM drive bay • (1) standard FDD bay • (3) 3.5- inch device bays • Dimensions: - 26.8 x 16.7 x 8.7-inch (5U) [...]

1.3 Unpacking Chapter 1: Overview 3 1.3 Unp acking This section describes the B488 1V50S4H p ackage content s and accessories. 1.3.1 Box content s Component Desc ription Industry standard 5U chassis with ei ght HDD bays and three further 5.24-i nch devic e bays T y an S4881 an d M4881 motherboard (pre-installed) T y an M4881 CPU board (8 pro cessor[...]

1.3 Unpacking 4 Chapter 1: Overview 1.3.2 Accessorie s Up to four 500 W hot-swap po wer sup- plies Three system cooling fans (pre- installed) 120 x 120 x 38 mm Four or eight processor heatsink assemblies (pre-installed) Rack mounting kit; moun ting ears, and rail assembly Cable set: • (4) SA T A cables • (1) 40-pin IDE ribbo n cable • (1) 34-[...]

1.3 Unpacking Chapter 1: Overview 5 1.3.3 Opening the box Open the box carefully and ensure that all component s are present and undama ged. The prod uct should arrive p ack- aged as illustrated below . Cont act your distributor if an ything is missing or a ppears damaged. Power cables and disk mounting kit Accessory pack Server door[...]

1.4 About the product 6 Chapter 1: Overview 1.4 About the product This sect ion cont ains hardwa re diagrams and a bl ock dia- gram of the B4881V50S4H system. 1.4.1 System front view and front p anel See the diagram b elow for details of th e front panel ind icators and switches. 1.4.2 S ystem rear vie w USB ports Reset id Power Floppy disk dr ive [...]

1.4 About the product Chapter 1: Overview 7 1.4.3 System internal view 1 Hard disk drive cradles 6 SA T A ports 2 SA T A backplane 7 Floppy disk drive socket 3 System cooling fans 8 PCI slots 4 Memory bank 9 CPU 5 IDE socket (CD-ROM drive) 10 Cradle for 5.25-inch devices 1 9 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 10[...]

1.4 About the product 8 Chapter 1: Overview 1.4.4 Motherboard block diagram DDR266/333 144-Bit DDR266/333 144-Bit DDR266/333 144-Bit DDR266/333 144-Bit 184 pin DIMM3 184 pin DIMM2 184 pin DIMM1 184 pin DIMM0 184 pin DIMM0 184 pin DIMM1 184 pin DIMM2 184 pin DIMM3 184 pin DIMM0 184 pin DIMM1 184 pin DIMM2 184 pin DIMM3 184 pin DIMM3 184 pin DIMM2 18[...]

1.4 About the product Chapter 1: Overview 9 1.4.5 CPU board block diagram OUT IN OUT IN IN LINK 0 LINK 0 LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 2 LINK 0 LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 0 LINK 2 LINK 1 LINK 1 OUT IN IN OUT IN OUT OUT IN OUT IN IN OUT IN OUT OUT OUT IN OUT IN 184 pin DIMN 0 184 pin DIMN 1 184 pin DIMN 2 184 pin DIMN 3 184 pin DIMN 3 184 pin DIMN 2 184 pin DIMN 1 184[...]

1.4 About the product 10 Chapter 1: Overview 1.4.6 Fan header locations CPU fan header2, J108 CPU fan header3, J109 CPU fan header1, J116 CPU fan header0, J117 System fan header1, J103 System fan header3, J105 System fan header2, J107[...]

Chapter 2: Settin g up 11 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.1 Bef ore yo u begin This chapter explains how to install mothe rboard compo- nents, including CPUs, memo ry modules, and PCI cards. There are also instructions in this section for ins t alling SA T A hard drives. Careful attent ion should be given to the pr ecautions men- tioned in this section whe[...]

2.1 Before you begin 12 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.1.3 Precaution s Component s and electronic circuit board s can be damaged by static electricity . Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extr emely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to th e B4881V50S4H or injury to yourself. • Ground yourself properly be[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Settin g up 13 2.2 Inst alling moth erboard compo nent s This section describes how to install CPUs, memory mod- ules, and ex pansion cards. 2.2.1 Removin g the c hassis cover Follow these instructions to re move the chassis cover . This step is required before any oth er procedures in this cha pter [...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 14 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.2.2 Inst alling CPUs and heat sinks This section describes how to install AMD Opter on proces- sors and h eat sinks on the B4 881V50S4H moth erboard a nd CPU expansion board. 1. Remo ve the ch assis c over . See Removing the chassis cover on page 13. 2. Remove th e optional pro cesso[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Settin g up 15 5. Place the CPU in the socket as shown, making sure that pin 1 is located cor rectly . 6. Push the CPU locking lever down to lock the CPU in place. 7. T ake a new heatsink and rem ove all packagin g and cov- ers from it. 8. Apply some thermal grease to the top of the CPU and place a h[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 16 Chapter 2: Setting up 9. Screw the heat sink to the heatsink ret ainer as shown. 10. Plug the coolin g fan lead int o a CPU fan pin heade r as shown. 1 1. Repeat step s three to seven with the other CPUs. Note: CPU and heat sink insta llation is the same for CPUs on the motherbo ard or on the CPU expansio n[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Settin g up 17 2. Loca te the memory socket s on the motherboard or CPU expansio n board. 3. Move th e memory slot lockin g levers t o the wi dest posi- tion as shown. 4. Position the memory modu le in the slot. Note: Memory modules will fit in the slot only one way . Ensure that the notches in the m[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 18 Chapter 2: Setting up The locking levers will return to the lo cked position. Make sure that the memory module is firmly in place. 2.2.4 Inst alling CPU expa nsion board The CPU expan sion board can accomm odate a furthe r four processors and 16 me mory DIMMS. 1. Remo ve the ch assis c over . See Removing t[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Settin g up 19 Note: Do not use excessive force to push the CPU exp ansion board in to place. Wh en properly aligned, the board should slot into place easily . 6. Secure in p lace with two screws as shown . 7. Insert two furt her coutersu nk screws through the ch assis to secure the exp ansion board [...]

2.3 Installing hard drives 20 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.2.5 Installing PCI-X cards Follow the instructions in this section to in stall a PCI card in your system. 1. Remo ve the ch assis c over . See Removing the chassis cover on page 13. 2. Remove a bla nking plat e from the rear panel of the chas- sis as shown. 3. Insert th e PCI/PCI-X car d into a [...]

2.3 Installing hard drives Chapter 2: Settin g up 21 2.3.1 Inst alling a storage backplane The B4881V50S4H is shipped with a single SA T A backplane installed that can support up to four hot-swap SA T A hard disks. A second SA T A backplane can be installed or a similar SCSI backplane can be inst alled. The installation pr ocess for SCSI and SA T A[...]

2.3 Installing hard drives 22 Chapter 2: Setting up 4. Fix the storag e backplane to the drive housing u sing six screws. 5. Press the dr ive housing re lease button and lower th e drive housing back into pla ce. 6. Connect power and dat a cables to the backplane. Note: The B4881V50S4H is not shipped with a SCSI controller as st andard. If you want[...]

2.3 Installing hard drives Chapter 2: Settin g up 23 2.3.2 Installing SA T A/SCSI hot swap drives 1. Press the release clip and pull the release lever to unlock the drive tray from the chassis. 2. Pull the empty drive tray from the chassis. 3. Remove the fou r screws holdin g the plastic spacer in place in the driv e tray and rem ove it from the tr[...]

2.3 Installing hard drives 24 Chapter 2: Setting up Note: The pr oduct is ship ped with a SA T A b ack- plane. T o install hot-swap SCSI drives, the optional SCSI backplane must be fitted. 5. Insert the drive tray ba ck into the chassis and push the locking lever into place to secure it. 2.3.3 Inst alling internal hard drives The B4881V50S4H ship s[...]

2.3 Installing hard drives Chapter 2: Settin g up 25 3. Remove the two screws holdi ng the cradle locking bar in place an d remove the bar . 4. Lif t the drive housing to th e vertical position as shown. 5. Slide the new dr ive into place until it locks. 6. Press the dr ive housing re lease button and lower th e drive housing back into pla ce. 7. C[...]

2.4 Rack mounting 26 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.4 Rack mounting The B4881V50S4H can be mounted in a st andard rack u sing the rail assembly supplied. 1. Remove th e thin, center ra il from each sliding rail set. 2. T ake the remaining rails and att ach the short L sections to them using the two M4L4 -H2.4 screws and washers - 4.2L10-0.8. Note: Measur [...]

2.4 Rack mounting Chapter 2: Settin g up 27 3. Bolt the assembl ed rail set s to the rack using M5L8-H3 screws. 4. Remove t he top, bl ack panel from the server to reveal the rail mounting screws beneath. 5. Bolt one of the thin, center sliding rails to ea ch side of the server using M4L6-H2.5 screws. Ensure that each ra il is bolted o n the right [...]

2.4 Rack mounting 28 Chapter 2: Setting up 7. Lif t the server up to the level of the rack and slide it between the rails mounte d in the rack. 8. Bolt the ea rs to the rack using M5L15- H3 screws to secure the server in place. Note: When the rails are extended, they will lock. T o shorten the rails again, you will need to oper ate the release me c[...]

2.5 Standalone Chapter 2: Settin g up 29 2.5 S t andalone The B4881V50S4H can be used as a st andalone device when fitted with the plast ic feet in the accessory pack. When used as a stand alone device, the feet mu st be fitted to pre- vent the unit from falling over . The four feet should be att ached as follows: 1. Each foot consist s of two piec[...]

2.6 Fitting the front door assembly 30 Chapter 2: Setting up Note: When using as a st andalone unit, all four feet sho uld be fit ted and extend ed fully to prevent instability . 2.6 Fitting the front door assembly A door is supplied with the B4881V5 0S4H that can be used when the unit is rack mounted or st andalone. T o attach the door: 1. Release[...]

2.6 Fitting the front door assembly Chapter 2: Settin g up 31 2. Insert the to p hinge pin into the ho le in the server casing. Align the lower hinge pin with the hole in th e casing and lower the door in to place. 3. Replace th e hinge clip on the top hinge pin.[...]

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3.1 Introduction Chapter 3: R eplaci ng p re-installed components 33 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-inst alled component s 3.1 Introduction This chapter describes how to rep lace all the pre-insta lled component s of your B4881V50S4H, inclu ding PCI-X cards, motherboard, CD-ROM drive , and floppy disk drive. There is also a section covering the r eplacem[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components 34 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-installed components IDE cable (CD- ROM) SA T A cables CPU fan pow er cables IDE socket for CD-ROM PRI-IDE, SEC-IDE SATA ports SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3 CPU fan pin headers. See“Fan header loca- tions” on page 10 for more information.[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components Chapter 3: R eplaci ng p re-installed components 35 Floppy disk drive cables USB cables LED control board c ables Floppy disk drive p ort FDD USB pin header J30, J31, J95 LED front panel pin head er J115[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components 36 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-installed components LED Control board connect or (J1 15) pin ou t JP4/JP5 LAN LED J1 19 ID Switch and J1 18 LED Function Color Pin Pin Color Function HDD LED Orange 1 2 Blue Green SW 34 Orange REST Blue 5 6 Power on SW 78 Blue 91 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 JP4 JP5 LAN1 Green 1 1 Green[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components Chapter 3: R eplaci ng p re-installed components 37 3.2.2 Replacing the CPU exp ansion board Follow these instructions to replace th e CPU expansio n board: 1. Remo ve the ch assis c over . See Removing the chassis cover on page 13. 2. Remove the ch assis side pane l as shown. 3. Remove the power cables from the[...]

3.3 Replacing the slim CD-ROM driv e 38 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-installed components 3.2.3 Replacing the motherboard Follow these in structions to replace the motherb oard from your B4881V5 0S4H. 1. Remo ve the ch assis c over . See Removing the chassis cover on page 13. 2. Remove all ca bles to the motherb oard. See Disconnect- ing all motherboar[...]

3.3 Repl acing t he slim CD-ROM drive Chapter 3: R eplaci ng p re-installed components 39 2. Remove the power and data cables from the CD-ROM drive. 3. Press the release ca tch that secu res the CD-ROM dr ive and slide the CD -ROM drive f r om the front of the chassis. 4. Remove the fou r screws that sec ure the CD-ROM dr ive in the cradle and remo[...]

3.4 Replacing the floppy disk dr ive 40 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-installed components 6. Secure the ba ckplane to the n ew CD-ROM drive with two screws. 7. Slide a ne w CD-ROM unit into the cradle and secure it with four screws. 8. Slide the cradl e with the new CD-ROM unit back into place in the chassis. The release catch will click and secure the[...]

3.5 Replacing the SATA backplane Chapter 3: R eplaci ng p re-installed components 41 2. Remove the power and dat a cables fr om the floppy d isk drive. 3. Loosen the two ret aining screws that secures the floppy disk drive in place. 4. Slide the disk drive f rom the ch assis. 5. Slide the new unit in to place, secure with the retaining screw and re[...]

3.5 Replacing the SATA ba ckplane 42 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-installed components 2. Remove all th e SA T A hot-swap HDD trays from the B4881V50S4H. 3. Remove a ll cables fr om the SA T A backplane. 4. Remove the two screws holdi ng the cradle locking bar in place an d remove the bar . 5. Lif t the disk drive cradle to the vertical positio n as sh[...]

3.6 Replacing power supplies Chapter 3: R eplaci ng p re-installed components 43 3.6 Replacing power supplies The B4881V50S4 H has four hot-swap, re dundant power sup- ply bays. T o replace a powe r supply: 1. Unplug the powe r cable from the faul ty power supply . 2. Loosen the ret aining screw . 3. While pressin g the re lease catc h, pull the f [...]

3.7 Replacing cooling fans 44 Chapter 3: Replacing pre-installed components 3. Unplug the cooling fan power sup ply lead from the pin header on the mothe r board. 4. Remove th e four screws that ho ld the fan to the cha ssis and remove the fan. 5. Place a ne w fan in position in the chassis and se cure in place with four screws. 6. Plug the fan pow[...]

45 Appendix BIOS Introduction Y o ur B4881V50S4H system incl udes a powerf ul TY AN Thun- der K8QW Pro S4881 mothe rboard with Pho enix 8 Mbit LPC Flash ROM. The BIOS is the motherboar d’s basic input/output system. The BIO S contains all the s ettings re quired to co ntrol the k ey- board, display , disk drive s, serial communication s, and a nu[...]

46 Integrated devices submenu Use this screen to view and alter the setup of integr ated devices, including the USB configuration. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Conrol USB BIOS Legacy Suport SA T A0 Controller SA T A1 Controller Interrup t Mode X NV RAID Configuration [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [PIC] Item specific help F1: H[...]

47 Remote access configuration submenu Use this screen to view the remote access configuration menu. This feature all ows remote access to the Server using the ser ial port . PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Com Port Address Baud Rate Console T ype Flow Control Console Conne ction Continue CR a fter POST [Disabled] [300] [VT100] [None] [Direct] [[...]

48 T echnical support If a problem arises with this system , you should consult your dealer first for help. The system is likely to have bee n config- ured by your de aler , making him the most appro priate choice when seeking technical ad vice. Y our dealer may also be close enough to visit with the har dware for servicing or test- ing. Help resou[...]