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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 K8S Pro features support for Dual
AMD Opteron processor(s), two channel Gigabit Ethernet, one 10/100 Ethernet and Serial
ATA (SATA).
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
● Dual µPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
● Supports up to two AMD Opteron
processors
● Onboard VRM, 4-phase PWM
● 128-bit DDR dual-channel memory
controller integrated in CPU
Chipset
™
● AMD-8131
HyperTransport
Tunnel
™
● AMD-8111
HyperTransport
● Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip
● Analog Devices ADM1027 Hardware
Monitoring IC
Memory
● 128-bit DDR dual-channel memory bus
● Total eight 184-pin 2.5-Volt DDR DIMM
sockets (4 on CPU1 and 4 on CPU2)
● Supports up to 16 Gigabyte Registered
DDR
● Supports ECC type memory modules
● Supports PC3200*, PC2700, PC2100
and PC1600 DDR
* NOTE: With Opteron 246 C-stepping
CPU and above.
Expansion Slots
● 2 Independent PCI-X buses from AMD-
8131
− PCI-X bridge A supports 64-bit
100 / 66 / 33 MHz with two 3.3-Volt
PCI-X slots
−
PCI-X bridge B supports 64-bit 133 /
100 / 66 / 33 MHz with two 3.3-Volt
PCI-X slots
● One legacy 32-bit 33MHz PCI slot (5v)
from AMD-8111
● Total of five usable slots
Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller
™
● Provides two IDE dual-drive ports
for up to four IDE devices
● Supports up to ATA-133 IDE
devices
Integrated I/O
● One floppy, Two serial (one
™
PCI-X
header and one connector), and
one parallel header
™
I/O Hub
● PS/2 KB/Mouse connectors
● Total four USB connections (2 I/O
panel, rear connectors and 2 USB
headers)
System Management
● Total six 3-pin fan headers with
tachometer monitoring
● Three fan headers with PWM
control
● 2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
● Temperature, voltage and fan
monitoring
Integrated SATA Controller
● Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID
● Supports SATA 1.0 Specification
● Supports 4 channel SATA port for
up to four SATA devices
● Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1
● Connected to legacy 32-bit 33MHz
PCI bus
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