Tyan M4881 User manual

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QUAD CPU Card

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M4881

Revision 1.00

manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from TYAN

Computer Corp.

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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.

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Table of Contents

Before you begin… Page 3

Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations Page 4

Hardware Specifications Page 4

Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.00 Board Image Page 6

2.01 Block Diagram Page 8

2.02 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 9

2.03 power switch jumper (J1) Page 11

2.04 CPU fan connector(J2,J3,J4,J5 ) Page 11

2.05 PWR CON ( PWR3 ) Page 12

2.06 PWR CON(PWR 4) Page 12

2.07 Chassis 3PIN FAN Connectors（J6,J7） Page 13

2.08 OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers Page 13

2.09 Installing the Processors Page 13

2.10 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 14

2.11 Thermal Interface Material Page 15

2.12 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 16

2.13 Finishing Installing the Heatsink Page 17

2.14 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 18

2.15 Installing the Memory Page 19

2.16 HT Slot Brief Introduction Page 22

2.17 Installing the Power Supply Page 22

2.18 Finishing Up Page 24

Chapter 3: Install M4881 to S4881

3.01 Installing HT4881 cards Page 25

3.02 Installing heat sinks of S4881 Page 25

3.03 Installing M4881 Page 26

3.04 Installing

heat sinks of M4881 Page 26

Chapter 4: Diagnostics Page 27

Technical Support Page 28

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Before you begin…

Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x QUAD CPU Cards motherboard

1x QUAD CPU Cards user’s manual

2 x HT 4881 card

4 x CPU Mounting Kit

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement

before continuing with the installation process.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful AMD Opteron

TM

processor solutions, the

QUAD CPU Cards M4881. It is the expansion board of Tyan Thunder K8QW S4881. You

may upgrade four-way S4881 to eight-level processing platform through use of HT4881

and M4881 add-on modules.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com

. There you can find

information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS upgrades.

Hardware Specifications

Processor

- Quad µPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets

- Supports four Single/Dual Core AMD

Opteron

TM

800 series processors

- Four onboard 4-phase VRMs

- Integrated 128-bit DDR Memory

controller

Memory

- 128-bit dual channel memory bus

- Sixteen 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

(Four per CPU)

- Supports up to 64 GB Reg/ECC DDR

- Supports DDR266, DDR333, or

DDR400

- Supports Single/Dual and Quad Rank

memory

HT 4881 card

- Used to connect M4881 to S4881

System management

- One Analog Devices ADT7476

Hardware Monitoring IC and one

Analog Devices ADT7463 Hardware

Monitoring IC

- Temperature and voltage monitoring

- Four (4) 4-pin CPU fan header with

tachometer monitoring and smart FAN

control

- Two (2) 3-pin system fan header with

tachometer monitoring

Hyper Transport™ Connectors

- Two PCI Express x16 slots with

TYAN private signal definition

which uses the Hyper Transport

to connect two HT cards to the

S4881. (CPU Board specifically

designed by TYAN).

Form Factor

- 12”x13” dimension with special

architecture

- EPS12V power connectors

24pin+8pin+8pin+2X2pin(ATX

12V)+1X4pin(5V)

Regulatory

- FCC Class B (Declaration of

Conformity)

- European Community CE

*Not validated at the time of print, subject

to change.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

Precaution: The QUAD CPU Card supports EPS12V power supplies (24-pin/8-pin) and

will not operate with any other types.

DO NOT USE ATX 2.x, ATX12V or ATXGES power supplies as they will damage the

board and void your warranty.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is read this user’s manual. It contains important information

that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some precautions you

should take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic

bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and then touch a

safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power supply case). For the

safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a static safety wrist strap.

(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board, or

flex the board in any way.

(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, memory

modules, and leads.

(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag

that the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

(6) Specially take care of the 2 HT slots on the solder side (bottom) of the

motherboard.

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your chassis,

as well as installing the processor, memory and cables.

NOTE DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED

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2.00 – Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of

publishing. The board you receive may or may not look exactly like the above

picture.

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This is the solder side(bottom) of M4881 , and you can see the two HT 4881

slots clearly.

HT4881 Card image

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2.01 – Block Diagram

M4881 QUAD CPU Board Block Diagram

Note: The Hyper Transport speed between HT CON & CPU can reach up to 2000MT/S

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2.02 – 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.

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Function Settings

J1 Power Switch

See Section 2.03 for pin out

configuration

J2~J5 CPU Fan Connectors See Section 2.04

PWR CON See Section 2.05, 2.06

J6,J7 System Fan Connectors See Section 2.07, 2.08

Jumper Legend

OPEN - Jumper OFF Without jumper cover

CLOSED - Jumper ON With jumper cover

To indicate the location of pin-1

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2.03 – Power Switch Jumper (J1)

Pin_3 Pin_1

Single

Power

Pin_3 Pin_1

Multi-

Power

In single power mode, the power supply

should provide : (1350W or more)

8pin 12V power connector×4

4pin 12V power connector×2

24pin 12V power connector×2;

In multi-power mode, two pwer supply

will support S4881 and M4881 separate-

ly. Each one should provide:(750W or

more)

8pin 12V power connector×2

4pin 12V power connector×1

24pin 12V power connector×1

2.04– CPU FAN Connectors (J2, J3, J4, J5)

#

FAN

Description

Function

Amp

Rated

(Maximum)

J2

CPUFAN4

RPM

Read

2.0 A

J3

CPUFAN5

RPM

Read

2.0 A

J4

CPUFAN6

RPM

Read

2.0 A

J5

CPUFAN7

RPM

Read

2.0 A

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2.05–PWR CON ( PWR3 )



ATX 12V power

connector This power

connector should be

plugged when use 4 rank

memory

Signal Pin Pin Signal

GND 1 3 12V

GND 2 4 12V

2.06–PWR CON ( PWR4 )



Pin Signal

1 12V

2 GND

3 GND

4 5V

1X4-Pin 5V power connector

This power connector should be

plugged when use 4 rank memory

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2.07 –Chassis 3-PIN FAN Connectors（J6,J7）

#

FAN

Description

Function

Amp Rated

(Maximum)

J6 SYSFAN1 Read 1.6 A

J7 SYSFAN2 Read 1.6 A

2.08 – OEM Reserved Connectors and Jumpers

The connectors and jumpers, which are not listed, are reserved for OEM use only.

2.09– Installing the Processor(s)

Your brand new QUAD CPU Card supports the latest 64-bit processor technologies from

AMD. Only AMD Opteron

™

processor 800 series are certified and supported with this

motherboard.

Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.tyan.com

NOTE Must mount all the four processors, or the 8P system (S4881+M4881)

can’t work normally.

TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported configuration.

The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install socket processors and may

not be an exact representation of the processors you have.

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Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90

o

or as far back as possible to the

socket.

Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins underneath the processor to

ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.

Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until the processor sits

flush with the socket.

Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place.

Your processor is installed.

Repeat these steps for the second, third and fourth processor if you are using four

processors.

Take care when installing processors as they have very fragile connector pins below the

processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly.

2.10 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

After you are done installing the processor(s), you should proceed to installing the

retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the processors do not

overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long as you own them.

Overheated processors are also dangerous to the health of the motherboard.

The backplate assembly prevents excessive motherboard flexing in the area near the

processor and provides a base for the installation of the heatsink retention bracket and

heatsink.

Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many different

manufacturers, a lot of them have their own method of installation. For the safest method

of installation and information on choosing the appropriate heatsink, use heatsinks

validated by AMD. Please refer to AMD’s website at www.amd.com

.

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The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common CPU back

plates:

1. Mounting screws

2. Heatsink retention frame

3. CPU socket

4. Motherboard PCB

5. Adhesive insulator material

6. Backplate assembly

NOTE: Please see next section

for specific instructions on how

to install mounting bracket.

2.11 -- Thermal Interface Material

There are two types of thermal

interface materials designed for

use with the AMD Opteron

processor.

The most common material

comes as a small pad attached

to the heatsink at the time of

purchase. There should be a

protective cover over the

material. Take care not to touch

this material.

Simply remove the protective

cover and place the heatsink on

the processor.

The second type of interface

material is usually packaged

separately. It is commonly

referred to as ‘thermal

compound’. Simply apply a thin

layer on to the CPU lid (applying

too much will actually reduce the

cooling).

NOTE

Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink & processor to

ensure the Thermal Interface material is compatible with the

processor & meets the manufacturer’s warranty requirements

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2.12 Heatsink Installation Procedures

Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION

1. After placing backplate and interface

material under motherboard place heatsink

retention frame on top of motherboard.

Align plastic retention bracket screw hole

with CPU back-plate standoffs.

Tighten screws to secure plastic retention

bracket. Repeat for on other side.

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2. After tightening screws secure metal clip

to plastic retention bracket center tab.

Repeat for on other side of heatsink.

3. After securing metal clip to plastic

retention bracket center tab, push down on

plastic clip to lock plastic clip to side tab.

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Type B: SCREW RETENTION TYPE HEATSINK

1. After placing CPU back-plate and

adhesive interface material under

motherboard, place heatsink retention

frame on top of motherboard. Align

heatsink retention frame screw hole with

backplate assembly standoffs. Place

heatsink inside plastic retention bracket.

Place metal clip over retention frame tab.

Repeat for other side.

2. Insert screw through metal clip.

BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED

ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB.

3. Tighten screw through metal clip.

Repeat on other side.

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2.13 -- Finishing Installing the Heatsink

After you have finished installing the heatsink onto the processor and socket, attach

the end wire of the fan (which should already be attached to the heatsink) to the

motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to connect fans onto the

motherboard.

Once you have finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives (hard drives,

CD-ROM drives, etc.) to your motherboard.

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2.14 –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

unsure of stud placement, simply lay the motherboard inside the chassis and align the

screw holes of the motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are any studs

missing, you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be

securely installed.

QUAD CPU CardsM4881 Mounting Hole Placement

Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic studs are

usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will fasten the

motherboard more securely in place.

Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look like and

how they should be installed.

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2.15 – Installing the Memory

Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you have is

compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor.

The following diagram shows common types of DDR SDRAM modules:

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Here are a few key points to note before installing memory into your QUAD CPU

Cards:

• Always install memory beginning with CPU4_DIMM0 or CPU4_DIMM2

• In order to access memory that is associated with each CPU socket you

must also have a CPU installed in that corresponding socket. Memory

installed into dimm sockets that do not have a CPU installed with it will be

non-functional.

• AMD Opteron

TM

processors support 64-bit (non-interleaved) or 128bit

(interleaved) memory configurations

• At least ONE Registered DDR SDRAM module must be installed for the

system to turn on and POST (power on self test)

• 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB Registered PC1600 /PC2100 /

PC2700 / PC3200 DDR SDRAM memory modules are supported

• All installed memory will be automatically detected

The QUAD CPU CardsPro supports up to 32GB / 64GB.*

The eight-way system (S4881+M4881) supports up to 64GB /128 GB.

* Not validated at the time of print; subject to change. For 4-rank memory,

please contact Tyan for recommended memory list.

Modifying the memory configuration for a M4881 is fairly simple by following a few

basic steps. The following terms are used in the memory modification description:

• Bank – One or more DIMM’s logically arranged to form a given memory bus

access width (64-bit or 128-bit).

• Node – A Single processor, its memory controller and all of its associated

memory DIMM’s and DIMM sockets. A node represents a given processor’s

memory array as viewed from the HyperTransport ™ link.

• Bank Interleave – This form of interleaving causes the memory controller to

group two 128-bit DIMM banks into one large array. Every other 128-bit word

is stored in a given DIMM bank. Even word addresses are stored in the bank

composed of slots DIMM0 and DIMM1. Odd word addresses are stored in the

bank composed of slots DIMM2 and DIMM3. If enabled in BIOS setup, each

node with four identical DIMM’s is setup to use bank interleave.

• Node Interleave – Node based interleaving causes the system to group even

numbers of nodes into one large array. In the case of two-way node

interleaving (2 processors present), every other 128-bit word is stored on a

given node. Four-way node interleaving (four processors present) results in

every 4

th

128-bit word being stored on a given node. Node interleave is not

compatible with Microsoft’s SRAT table or Linux NUMA. If enabled in BIOS

setup and if all loaded nodes have the same amount of memory.

Rules for populating memory

:

64-bit support

: Choose DIMM slots 0 or 2 by themselves or use 0 and 2 together for

every CPU socket that corresponds to those DIMM slots.

128-bit support

: Choose DIMM slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3 or all 4 together for every

CPU socket that corresponds to those DIMM slots.

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