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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 – Congratulations!
You have just bought one of the most advanced platforms as a high Quality/reliable single board
computer. The Tomcat K7M is based on VIA KN400A chipset, supporting the AMD Geode NX
Processor with 133MHz FSB, DDR memory, VIA integrated Unichorme Graphics and more. These
features enable breakthrough performance for today's rapidly developing multimedia applications.
Visit TYAN's Website at http://www.TYAN.com. There you can find information on all of TYAN's
products with FAQ's, distributor's list and BIOS setting explanations.
1.2 – Hardware Specification
Processor
Single Socket A (Socket 462)
Support AMD Geode NX1250, NX1500 and
NX1750 CPU 453pin OPGA package.
Expansion Slots
Two 32Bit/33MHz PCI 2.3 Slots
Chipset
VIA KN400A chipset
VT8237
Winbond W83697HF LPC I/O chip
Realtek ALC655 AC'97 codec chip
Memory
Single memory channel
Supports up to two PC2100/2700 DIMMs
Up to 2GB of un-buffered Non-ECC memory
Integrated IDE
Dual channel master mode support up to four
IDE devices
Support for ATA-100/66/33 IDE drives and
ATAPI compliant devices
Integrated Serial ATA
Serial ATA Host controllers embedded
Two Serial ports running at 1.5Gb/s
Integrated LAN Controllers
One Integrated Realtek RTL8100C 10/100
Mbps Ethernet controller
Integrated Intel82541 Gigabit Ethernet
controller. (AGNN version only)
Back Panel I/O Ports
Stacked PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard ports
Stacked USB 2.0 ports (4 ports total)
One 9-pin UART Serial port
One 15-pin VGA port
One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
One RJ45 10/100 Base-T port
One RJ45 10/100/1000 Base-T port
(AGNN version only)
Vertical Mic-In/Line-In/Line-out audio jacks
(AGN version only)
Integrated I/O Interfaces
One Floppy connector for up to two drives
Two IDE connectors for up to four IDE
devices
Two SATA connectors for up to two devices
Two USB 2.0 Ports (via optional cable)
Pin headers for LAN LED/I
intrusion
Pin headers for 1*system Fans
Tyan 2 x 9 front panel connector
Com2 ports (pin header)
One integrated 11pin VGA pin header
CD Audio-input Connector
Mic, and Line-out pin header
S/PDIF out pin header
Integrated Graphics
Integrated S3 Graphics UniChorme
engine with MPEG-2 acceleration
Share memory: 16/32/64MB
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