Chapter 1: Introduction; Hardware Specifications; Software Specifications - TYAN Thunder K8SR User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations
You have just purchased the premier solution in high-end rackmount server
motherboards. This motherboard was designed from the ground up to
maximize cooling efficiency and performance in the same platform.
Powered by the AMD Opteron™ Processor with the scalability of 32-bit and
64-bit support, this platform supports, eight DIMM slots for 16GB of PC3200
DDR memory with ECC, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, integrated Serial ATA/SATA
RAID, optional SCSI and SODIMM ZCR support, and optional advanced
server management tools.

Hardware Specifications

Processor
Dual µPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
Supports one or two AMD Opteron
processors
128-bit DDR dual-channel memory
controller integrated in CPU
Chipset
AMD-8131
PCI-X Tunnel
AMD-8111
I/O Hub
Winbond W83627HF Super I/O
Memory
128-bit DDR dual-channel memory
bus
Eight DIMM sockets (four per CPU)
Supports up to 16GB of DDR RAM
Requires registered RAM
Supports ECC or non-ECC
Supports DDR400*, 333, or 266.
Integrated I/O
One floppy, two serial (one pin header
& one DB-9 connector), & one parallel
port (pin header)
PS/2 KB/mouse connectors
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Total four USB 1.1 connections (two
rear connectors and two front pin
headers)
Integrated EIDE Controller
Two ports for up to four EIDE devices
Supports up to ATA-133 IDE devices
Expansion Slots
Two PCI-X slots
- One 64-bit (3.3v) PCI-X slots
support up to 133 MHz on Bus B (PCI
Slot 1)
- One 64-bit (3.3v) PCI-X slot
supports maximum of 100 MHz on
Bus A (PCI Slot 2)
System Management
Analog Devices ADT7463 monitor IC
connected to SMBus 1.0
Total nine 3-pin fan headers (five with
control and monitoring, one with
monitoring only, and three without
monitoring or control)
2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
Integrated SATA Controller
Silicon Image SIL3114 SATA
Four SATA 1.0 channels
IDE RAID 0, 1, 0+1 (option)
48-bit LBA support
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
®
Broadcom
BCM5704C Gb Ethernet
Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with
LEDs PCI-X Bridge A (64-bit
100MHz)
Two front Panel LED headers
Regulatory
FCC Class B (Declaration of
Conformity)
European Community CE
(Declaration of Conformity)
* DDR400 is supported with
Opteron™ model 246 and higher

Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
SuSE Server 8.x for AMD-64
Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0
Turbo Linux for AMD64
Other distributions of Linux pending validation
TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with
or without notice.
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.
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BIOS
®
AMIBIOS8
on 4Mbit LPC Flash
ACPI 1.0b & 2.0
Serial Console Redirect
PXE via Ethernet
USB device boot
48-bit LBA Support
Form Factor
SSI EEB v3.0 footprint (13 x12"
330.2x304.8 mm)
EPS12V/SSI 2.0 (24pin + 8pin)
Universal power connector
Serial (one) and VGA (one)
connectors
Stacked USB 1.1 (two) connectors
Stacked PS/2 KB/Mouse connectors
Two side-by-side RJ-45 LAN
connectors with LED

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