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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 – Congratulations!
You are now the owner of one of the most flexible TYAN dual AMD Athlon motherboards
available. Utilizing the latest chipset technology for dual AMD multi-processing, the Thunder K7X
is fully capable of handling all your heaviest software demands. But software isn't the only thing
you'll be ready for; optional is onboard dual-channel Ultra160 or Ultra320 SCSI, handling all your
storage needs. If networking is what you need, then the Thunder K7X has enough bandwidth for
all your needs through the use of dual integrated 10/100Mbit Ethernet ports.
All this is done efficiently and conveniently as the Thunder K7X is ready to fit in even the tightest
spots. Thoughtfully designed, all aspects of the Thunder K7X were designed from the ground up
to support even the thinnest 1U chassis.
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 PGA462 ZIF sockets
• Supports up to two AMD Athlon MP
• Two onboard VRMs
• Front-Side Bus support for 200MHz and
266MHz
Chipset
• AMD 760 MPX chipset
• AMD 762 system controller (north bridge) and
AMD 768 peripheral bus controller (south
bridge)
• Winbond 83627HF Super I/O ASIC
Memory
• Four 184-pin 2.5v DDR DIMM sockets
• 25-degree angled sockets enable rackmount
installation
• Supports up to 4GB of Registered
PC2100/1600 DDR memory
• Also supports ECC (72-bit) memory modules
*The AMD-760 MPX requires a portion of memory to
be reserved for PCI devices. Allocation for these
devices is dependent on the number of PCI devices
installed, and option ROM for each device. Common
configurations will see 3.5GB to 3.8GB of available
memory.
Integrated PCI IDE
• Dual-channel master mode
• Supports up to four IDE devices
• Support for ATA-100/66/33 IDE and ATAPI
Integrated SCSI (manufacturing option)
• Adaptec LVD SCSI Controller
• Dual-channel LVD SCSI support
• Supports up to 15 LVD SCSI devices per
channel
Integrated Video (Manufacturing option)
• ATI RAGE XL graphics controller
• 4MB frame buffer (SDRAM)
• Standard 15-pin analog VGA port
Server Management (Daughter card Option)
• Tyan-defined header connects to Server
Management Daughter Card (SMDC), which
supports the Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI)
• Q-Logic Zircon Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC)
• Support for IPMI, SDR, SEL, FRU
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• I
C and IPMB
Integrated LAN
• Two 3COM 3C920 LAN controllers (with
3COM 3C980 server option ROM)
• 10/100Mbps data transfer rate per controller
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