Transport GT24 B2881 Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter1Overview.pdf
- Chapter2Setting Up.pdf
- Memory Slots
- CPU Sockets
- Chapter 2: Setting Up
- 2.0.1 Before You Begin
- 2.0.2 Work Area
- 2.0.3 Tools
- 2.0.4 Precautions
- 2.1 Rack Mounting
- 2.1.1 Installing the Server in a Rack
- 1. Screw the mounting ear to each side of Transport GT24 as shown using 2 screws from the supplied screws kit.
- 2. Draw out the inner rails from rail assembly. Install inner rails to left and right sides of chassis using 2 M4-5L(D) screws for each side.
- 3. Measure the distance between inner side of the front and rear mounting brackets in the rack.
- 4. Locate the front and rear brackets.
- 5. Reserve 90mm for GT20 or 40mm for GT24 on the front bracket. Secure the front bracket to outer rail with 2 M4- 4L(C) screws.
- 6. Reserve the distance same as in Step 2 on rear bracket. Secure the rear bracket to outer rail with 2 M4-4L(C) screws.
- 7. Secure the outer rail to the rack using 2 brackets and 4 M4-8L(E) screws for each side (A). Secure the mounting brackets from inside, not outside, of the rack (B).
- 8. Draw out the middle rail to the latch position.
- 9. Lift the chassis and then insert the inner slide rails into the middle rails.
- 10. Push the chassis in and press the latch key (A). Then push the whole system into the rack (B).
- 11. Secure the mounting ears of chassis to the rack with 2 M4-15L(F) screws.
- 2.1.1 Installing the Server in a Rack
- 2.2 Installing Motherboard Components
- 2.2.1 Removing the Chassis Cover
- 2.2.2 Installing the CPU, Heatsink and Air Duct
- 1. After removing the pre-installed air duct, locate the CPU sockets.
- 2. Pull the CPU lever up to unlock the CPU socket.
- 3. Place the CPU in the CPU socket, ensuring that pin 1 is located as shown in the following illustration.
- 4. Press the CPU socket lever down in the direction shown to secure the CPU.
- 5. Align the heatsink screw holes with the holes on the motherboard and insert two heatsink screws as shown.
- 6. Replace the air duct over the heatsink and secure the heatsink with two screws.
- 2.2.3 Installing the Memory
- 1. Locate the memory slots on the motherboard.
- 2. Press the memory slot locking levers in the direction of the arrows as shown in the following illustration.
- 3. Align the memory module with the slot. The module has indentations that align with notches in the slots.
- 4. Insert the memory module into the slot as shown.
- 2.2.4 Installing a PCI-X Card
- 2.3 Installing the Hard Drive for B2881G24S4-LC
- 2.4 Installing the Hard Drive for B2881G24S4H/U4H
- 1. Press the locking lever latch in the direction of arrow (A) and then pull the locking lever open (B).
- 2. Slide the drive tray out.
- 3. Place a hard drive into the drive tray.
- 4. Using 4 HDD screws to secure the HDD.
- 5. Reinsert the drive tray into the chassis (A), ensuring that the drive tray is completely inserted into the chassis (B).
- 6. Pressing the locking lever to secure the hard drive tray.
- 2.5 Installing the Slim FDD (Option)
- 1. Locate the two FDD rails and screws from the FDD kit. Secure the two rails to FDD using four screws.
- 2. Connect the FDD backplane to FDD using 2 screws.
- 3. Connect the FFC cable to FDD.
- 4. Using a screw driver to pull open the door of FDD tray.
- 5. Insert FDD module into the tray.
- 6. Locate the FDD cable from FDD kit. Connect the wrinkle side to the connector on floppy slot. Refer to the picture below for the correct direction. Then, connect the power cable of FDD to the connector on floppy slot.
- 7. Connect the other side to the connector on motherboard.
- 2.6 Installing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM (for B2881G24S4-LC only)
- 1. Use a screw driver to pull open the door of CD-ROM drive bay.
- 2. Before connecting the CD-ROM backplane to CD_ROM drive, first connect the two white buffers to the backplane with 2 screws (A). Then, secure the CD-ROM backplane to CD-ROM drive with 2 screws provided (B).
- 3. Insert the CD-ROM drive into the chassis
- 4. Connect the CD-ROM power and data cables.
- Chapter3Replacing.pdf
- Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-Installed Components
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Disassembly Flowchart
- 3.3 Removing the Cover
- 3.4 Replacing Motherboard Components
- 3.5 Replacing the LED Control Board
- 1. Remove the 2 screws securing the LED control board to the chassis.
- 2. Pull the LED control board free from the chassis as shown below.
- 3. Unplug the front panel ribbon cable from the connector.
- 4. Unplug the USB cable from the connector.
- 5. Remove the three screws securing the LED control board to the bracket
- 6. Release the LED control board from the chassis. After replacement, insert and secure the unit to the chassis following the reverse procedures from step 1~5.
- 3.6 Replacing the M1012 Adapter Board
- 1. Remove all the cables connected to the adapter board, including front panel, USB, LAN, power and five fan cables.
- 2. Remove the five screws to release the adapter board. Refer to page 49 for the location.
- 3.6.1 M1012 Adapter Board Features
- 3.6.2 M1012 Adapter Board Connector Pin Definition
- 3.6.3 System Fan Layout
- 3.7 Replacing the SATA or SCSI Backplane
- 1. Remove the 3 screws securing the adapter board to the chassis.
- 2. Grab the two lables to lift the adapter board.
- 3. Remove the ten screws that secure the bracket to the adapter board.
- 4. Release the adapter board free from the bracket.
- 5. Replace the unit to the chassis following the reverse procedures from step 1 to 4 after done.
- 3.7.1 S-ATA Backplane (M1204) Features
- 3.7.2 SCSI Backplane (M1205) Features
- 3.8 Replacing the Power Supply
- Chapter 3: Replacing Pre-Installed Components
- Appendix.pdf
- Appendix I: BIOS Differences
- Appendix II: Cable Connection Tables
- Table 1: B2881G24S4-LC Model
- Table 2: System Fan to M1012 Adapter Board
- Table 3: M1012 Adapter Board to Motherboard
- Table 4: Power Supply to Motherboard
- Table 5: Power Supply to M1012 Adapter Board
- Table 6: M1012 Adapter Board to Motherboard
- Table 7: M1003 Front Panel Control Board Related Cable
- Table 8: Chassis Intrusion Cable
- Table 9: FDD Related Cable (Option)
- Table 10: CD-ROM Related Cable (Option)
- Technical Support
- Appendix II: Cable Connection Tables
- Appendix I: BIOS Differences
Chapter 1: Overview 1
Chapter 1: Overview
1.1 About the Transport GT24 B2881
Congratulations on your purchase of the TYAN Transport
TM
GT24 (B2881), a highly-optimized rack-mountable barebone
system. The Transport GT24 (B2881) offers the latest in dual
processor server systems, providing a rich feature set and
incredible performance. Leveraging advanced technology
from AMD
®
, the Transport GT24 (B2881) based server sys-
tem are capable of offering scalable 32 and 64-bit computing,
high-bandwidth memory design, and a lightning-fast PCI-X
bus implementation. The Transport
TM
GT24 (B2881) not only
empowers your company in today’s demanding IT environ-
ment but also offers a smooth path for future application
usage.
The Transport
TM
GT24 (B2881) uses TYAN’s latest tooling-
made chassis featuring a robust structure, tool-less and mod-
ularized design, and a solid mechanical enclosure. All of this
provides the Transport
TM
GT24 (B2881) the power and flexi-
bility to meet the needs of nearly any server application.