Chapter 1: Introduction; Congratulations; Hardware Specifications - TYAN THUNDER K8SD PRO Manual

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 K8SD 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 PGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
? Supports up to two AMD Opteron
Series processors (including dual core
processors)
? 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)
? Registered, ECC modules supported
? Supports PC2100, PC2700,
and PC 3200* DDR
? Supports up to 16GB of Single/Dual
Rank and 32GB**
memory
* With Opteron 246 C-stepping CPU and
above
** Not validated at the time of release
Integrated LAN Controllers
®
? Two Broadcom
channel Gigabit Ethernet controller
? Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs
? Connected to PCI-X Bridge A
? Three Front Panel LED headers
®
? One Intel 82551QM 10/100 Ethernet
controller (Optional)
? Stacked USB 1.1 (two) ports and RJ45
LAN port on top
™
200
™
PCI-X
™
I/O Hub
of Quad Rank
BCM5704C dual-
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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
header and one connector), and
one parallel header
? 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, 10
? Connected to legacy 32-bit 33MHz
PCI bus
Integrated PCI Graphics
T M
? ATI Rage XL PCI graphics
controller
? 8MB Frame Buffer of video
memory
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