Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview - TYAN Thunder i860 S2603 User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations!
You are now the proud owner of the premier dual Intel® Xeon platform!
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The Thunder i860™ is a high performance workstation platform designed for applications that require the
power of dual Intel® Xeon™ processors. This platform utilizes the Intel 860 chipset and can support CPU
speeds through 1.7+GHz* and front side bus speeds of 100 MHz or 133 MHz. Please see Tyan's website
for updates and information concerning CPU information and support:
http://www.tyan.com
This integrated performance board is supported in an Extended ATX form factor. Some of the features
included are onboard UltraDMA-100/66/33 support, and an Intel 82550 10/100 LAN controller.
With I/O and drive controller support onboard, the one 4X AGP Pro 50 slot, three 32-bit/33MHz PCI slots,
and two 64/32-bit 66/33MHz PCI slots are free for numerous types of add-on expansion cards. The use of
a separate Memory Expansion Card (MEC) allows for memory expansion options.
Remember to visit Tyan's website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find information on all of
Tyan's products with FAQs, distributors list, and BIOS settings explanations.
NOTE: Due to its extremely powerful processing capabilities, the Thunder i860 requires a special-
ized dual Xeon-capable, APPROVED* power supply. Also, a Memory Expansion Card (MEC) is
required to harness the complete Rambus memory performance potential.
* not verified at time of print, check the Tyan website for updates: http://www.tyan.com
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