Installing Add-In Cards - TYAN THUNDER K8QW Manual

2.32 – Installing Add-In Cards
Before installing add-in cards, it's helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your
motherboard. For this reason, we've provided the diagrams below, showing the most
common slots that may appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will
necessarily appear on your motherboard.
Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not
force any add-in cards into any slots if they do not seat in place. It is better to try
another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and
the add-in card.
Note: Only PCI Express slots are usable with 1 CPU installed in the CPU0 slot.
Add a second CPU in the CPU1 slot to use PCI-X slots. This is because the PCI-
X 8131 chip is only connected to the CPU1 HT bus.
HT SLOT brief introduction
The two HT Slots are actually two PCI-Ex16 slots with TYAN private signal definition
and use Hyper Transport to connect two HT cards to the M4881 (CPU Board specially
designed by TYAN).
Note: All 4 CPUs need to be installed before you can add the M4881 CPU daughter
board since only the CPU2 and CPU3 sockets have an HT connection to the M4881.
YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the
NOTE motherboard before performing system hardware changes. Otherwise
you may damage the board and/or expansion device.
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