Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations; Hardware Specifications - TYAN THUNDER N3600B Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Thunder
n3600B (S2927) is a flexible AMD64 platform for multiple applications, based on
NVIDIA nForce Pro3600 and SMSC SCH5017 chipsets.
Designed to support AMD
memory, the S2927 with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in 16MB
TM
XGI XG20 video and six serial ATA ports, is ideal for CPU, memory, and
video intensive applications such as CAD, Graphics Design, and High
Bandwidth Video Editing, etc.
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.

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processor
Dual 1207-pin ZIF sockets
Supports up to two AMD Socket F
Opteron 2000 series processors
Up to 1.0GHz Hyper-Transport link
support
Expansion Slots
One (1) x16 PCI-E (PCI-E1)
One (1) x16 PCI-E with x8
bandwisth (PCI-E2)
Three 32-bit, 33MHz PCI v2.3
slots (PCI1~PCI3)
Total five usable expansion slots
Chipset
nVIDIA nForce Pro 3600
SMSC SCH5017
Memory
Dual memory channels
Supports 8x DDRII-667/533/400
registered, ECC DIMMs
®
Opteron™ 2000 series processors and DDRII-667
Integrated LAN Controllers
Two nForce Pro 3600 integrated
MAC with two Marvell 88E1116
single port Gigabit Ethernet PHY
- Integrated TCP offload Engine
(TOE)
- IEEE802.3 compliant, WOL/PXE
support
- Pin header for front panel LAN
LED
Integrated Audio
(S2927A2NRF only)
Realtek ALC262 audio CODEC
HD Audio 1.0 compliant
2 x 5 pin header for front panel
audio connector
CD_IN connector
Integrated PCI 1394
(S2927A2NRF only)
VIA VT6307/6308 PCI FireWire
(1394) controller
Two IEEE1394 ports (via cable)
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