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Chapter 1: Introduction
Congratulations
You are now the owner of the ideal solution for rackmount servers, large computer
clusters, or pedestal server needs. The Tyan Thunder K8QW features support for
Quad AMD Opteron processors, dual channel GbE Network Adapters and SATA
devices. The Thunder K8QW also offers the option to upgrade to eight-level processing
capabilities through the use of the HT4881 and the 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 up to four Single/Dual Core
AMD Opteron
• Four onboard 4-phase VRMs
• Integrated 128-bit DDR Memory
controller
Chipset
• NVIDIA CrushK8-04 Professional
• AMD-8131
TM
• Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip
• Three Analog Devices ADT7476
Hardware Monitoring IC
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
Expansion Slots
• Two x16 PCI Express slot, one with x4
signals
• Two independent 64-bit PCI-X buses
• One 133 MHz max 3.3V PCI-X slot
from Bridge B
• Two 100 MHz max 3.3V PCI-X slots
from Bridge A
• Total of five usable slots
TM
800 series processors
HyperTransport I/O Hub
http://www.TYAN.com
Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller
•
Provides two IDE dual-drive
ports for up to four EIDE
devices
•
Supports for UDMA 33 /66 /
100 /133 IDE drives and
ATAPI compliant devices
Integrated I/O
•
One floppy connector supports
up to two drives
•
Two 9-pin serial ports (one
connector and one header) and
One 25-pin parallel port pin-
header
•
Eight USB 2.0 EHCI ports (two
rear connectors & three headers
with two ports each)
•
PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connectors
System Management
•
Modular BMC 2x25pin header
for SMDC support
•
Ten 4-pin fan headers support
tachometer monitoring and
smart FAN control (PWM)
•
Temperature and voltage
monitoring
•
One 2-pin Chassis Intrusion
header
•
Port 80h LED display
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