TYAN TIGER GC-SL Manual 

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Congratulations! 1.2 Specifications Chapter 2: Board Installation 2.0 Board Image 2.1 Board Parts 2.2 Jumper Setting List 2.3 Connector List 2.4 Front Panel Connector 2.5 Clear CMOS 2.6 Onboard ATI RAGE XL Graphics 2.7 Onboard Intel 82551QM LAN 2.8 Ext. Intel 82551 LAN LED Header 2.9 Onboard Intel 82540EM LAN 2.10 Ext. Intel 82540 LAN LED Header 2.11 CPU Thermal-Trip 2.12 CPU-Hot Warning LED For CPU1 2.13 CPU-Hot Warning LED For CPU2 2.14 Watchdog Timer Control 2.15 Fan Connectors 2.16 Serial Header (COM2) 2.17 USB Header 2.18 Mounting the Motherboard 2.19 Xeon Reinfo ...

Check the box contents! The retail motherboard package should contain the following: 1x Tiger GC-SL motherboard 2x CPU retentions 2x CPU Retention Reinforcement back-plates with screws 1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable 1 x Ultra-DMA-133/100/66/33 IDE cable 1x Tiger GC-SL User’s Manual 1x Tiger GC-SL Quick Reference (sticker) 1x TYAN driver CD 1x I/O shield If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for replacement before continuing with the installation process. ...

1.1 – Congratulations! You have purchased one of the most powerful dual Intel processor solutions, the Tiger GC-SL S2727. Based on Serverworks Grand Champion SL chipset, the Tiger GC-SL S2727 is Hyper - Threading ready - utilizing onboard resources so that a second thread of data can be processed in a single processor. Compatible with both ATX12V and EPS12V power supplies, this platform offers convenient remote Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) monitoring through a Server Management Daughter Card. The Tiger GC-SL S2727 also features an ATX form factor, 64-bit PCI, Gigabit Ethernet port, Fa ...

• Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports (COM2 via an optional cable) • One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port header • Four USB ports (2 rear connectors and 2 front side USB headers for an optional cable) • PS/2 keyboard and mouse connetors System Management • Winbond W83782D or optional ADI ADM1027 • Total six 3-pin fan headers with tachometer monitoring • Three 3-pin fan headers and PWM control • 2-pin chassis intrusion header • Temperature and voltage monitoring • Watchdog timer BIOS • AMI BIOS on 4Mbit Flash ROM • Supports ACPI • Auto dete ...

Installation You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of the Tiger GC-SL matches the ATX specifications. Before continuing with installation, confirm that your chassis supports a standard ATX motherboard. Two CPU retention reinforcement back-plates are included for securing the CPU heatsinks. 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) Gr ...

The following is an image of the S2727 Tiger GC-SL. The above photograph is purely representative. Due to engineering updates and new board revisions, certain components may change and or be repositioned. The picture above may or may not look exactly like the board you received. The following page includes details on the vital components of this motherboard. ...

This jumper diagram 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 diagram. The board parts are not to scale. ...

Jumper Function Settings Ref. Page JP1 CMOS Clear Open: Normal (Default) Close: CMOS Clear Mode Page 11 JP20 Reserved Page 11 JP23 Enable/Disable CPU Thermal- trip power down feature Open: Enable (Default) Close: Disable Page 11 JP24 Enable/Disable onboard Intel 82551QM Fast Ethernet NIC Open: Enable (Default) Close: Disable Page 12 JP31 Enable/Disable onboard ATI Rage XL PCI VGA controller Open: Enable (Default) Close: Disable Page 14 JP35 Enable/Disable onboard Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet NIC Open: Enable (Default) Close: Disable Page 13 2.3 – Connectors Connector Function ...

Jumper ON (with a jumper shunt to cover the jumper pins) 2.4 – Front Panel Connector (J22) Your chassis will usually come with connectors to install onto the motherboard, such as HDD and Power LEDs. The Front Panel Connector (J22) has been implemented for such purposes. J22 Front Panel Connector Pin 1: Hard disk drive LED + Pin 2: Power LED + Pin 3: Hard disk drive LED - Pin 4: Power LED - Pin 5: GND Pin 6: Power button (LOW asserted) Pin 7: Reset button (LOW asserted) Pin 8: GND Pin 9: +5V Pin10: Sleep button (LOW asserted) Pin11: NC (Not Connected) Pin12: GND Pin13: GND Pin14: K ...

2.6 – Onboard ATI RAGE XL Graphics (JP31) JP1 CMOS Reset (OPEN) (CLOSE) Normal (default) Clear CMOS You can reset the CMOS settings in case an incorrect setting causes system instability or you have forgotten your system/setup password or have just flashed your BIOS by using these jumpers. • Power off system and disconnect the AC power from the power supply. • Set jumper JP1 to Clear CMOS. • Power system on and wait for the screen to show this message: “CMOS Settings Wrong, CMOS Checksum Bad”. Now the CMOS is cleared. • Power off system and disconnect the AC power from the power supply ...

2.8 – External LAN LED Header for onboard Intel 82551QM LAN (J40) JP24 Onboard Intel® 82551QM (LAN1) (OPEN) (CLOSE) Enabled (Default) Disabled The onboard LAN1, Intel 82551QM Fast Ethernet controller, with its RJ-45 (J26, next to VGA connector in the rear I/O.) can be enabled or disabled by JP24. OPEN: The jumper enables the onboard Intel 82551QM 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller. CLOSE: The onboard Intel 82551QM 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller can be disabled by placing a jumper shunt on jumper JP24. J40 Onboard Intel® 82551QM (LAN1) J40 is a 4-pin e ...

2.10 – External LAN LED Header for onboard Intel 82540EM LAN (J38) JP35 Onboard Intel® 82540EM LAN2 (for S2727GNN only) (OPEN) (CLOSE) Enabled (Default) Disabled The onboard LAN2, Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet controller, with its RJ-45 (J33) can be enabled or disabled by JP35. OPEN: The jumper enables the onboard Intel 82540EM10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller. CLOSE: The onboard Intel 82540EM 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller can be disabled by placing a jumper shunt on jumper JP35. J38 Onboard Intel® 82540EM LAN2 J38 is a 4-pin external LAN LED hea ...

The processor protects itself from overheating by the use of an internal integrated thermal sensor. When the Thermal-Trip is enabled, the system will shut off if temperature reaches about 135º Celsius at CPU junction temperature. The processor then stops all its executions. 2.12 – CPU-Hot Warning LED Header For CPU1 (J1) JP23 CPU Thermal-Trip Protection (OPEN) (CLOSE) Enabled (Default) Disabled OPEN: CPU Thermal-Trip Protection is enabled. CLOSE: CPU Thermal-Trip Protection is disabled. System will not be forced to shut off, when CPU Thermal-Trip occurs. In this case, overheating could da ...

J44 CPU-Hot Warning LED Header For CPU2 Pin 1: LED + J44 Pin 2: LED - J44 is an external LED header to indicate CPU2 signal PROCHOT# status. When CPU2 gets too hot, the CPU2 signal PROCHOT# will be asserted before CPU2 reaches cataclysmal failure or damage. The onboard LED (D2) acts as same as J44 to indicate CPU2 processor overheating. ...

Use these headers to connect cooling fans, both chassis and processor fans, to your motherboard. Cooling fans help keep the system more stable and operating reliably for its product life. +12Volts fans supported FAN PWM Fan Control Fan Tachometer/Speed Reading Max. Current CPUFAN1 No Yes 1.5 Amp CPUFAN2 No Yes 1.5 Amp FAN3 Yes Yes 1.2 Amp FAN4 Yes Yes 1.2 Amp FAN5 Yes Yes 1.2 Amp FAN6 No Yes 1.5 Amp 2.16 – Serial Port Header (COM 2) COM2 The Second Serial Port Header Pin 1: DCD Pin 2: RXD Pin 3: TXD Pin 4: DTR- Pin 5: GND Pin 6: DSR Pin 7: RTS Pin 8: CTS Pin 9: RI Pin10: NC ...

J30 USB #2 & #3 Header Pin 1: USB POWER Pin 2: GND Pin 3: USB_3- Pin 4: GND Pin 5: USB_3+ Pin 6: USB_2+ Pin 7: GND Pin 8: USB_2- Pin 9: GND Pin10: USB POWER Note: The external USB cable is optional and not included in the standard shipping box. ...

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. - Memory Type: Tiger GC-SL S2727 only supports Registered DDR memory with ECC. Non-Registered or non-ECC DDR memory modules are NOT supported. The board supports single DIMM operation. Hence, the minimum memory module is one memory DIMM to allow system to boot up. - CPU Front-Side Bus Speed Match: The S2727 Tiger GC-SL memory frequency is synchronized with both C ...

The processors heatsinks should be installed with the provided Xeon Processor Reinforcement Kit. Follow this installation guide, before installing the processors. 1. Check the parts in the kit: two back-plates and 9 screws. (Four screws for each plate and one spare screw.) 2. The back-plates must be installed prior to installing the motherboard into a chassis. 3. Ensure that the screws have firmly secured the motherboard between the CPU heatsink retention bases and the back-plates. The following diagrams will illustrate how to install the included ...