Tyan Thunder K7 S2462 Motherboard

TYAN Updated: 2009-01-29 RSS
Tyan Thunder K7 S2462 Motherboard

Tyan's Thunder K7 is the world's first dual-processor platform for the AMD Athlon MP processor. This high-quality, feature-rich systemboard provides cutting-edge performance for today's most demanding workstation and server applications, and includes powerful connectivity and management features. In addition to its dual-processor design, the Thunder K7 features AMD's new 760MP chipset, DDR memory support, 64-bit PCI slots, AGP Pro slot (and integrated VGA), dual LAN controllers, dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI, and more.

Processor
- Dual PGA462 ZIF sockets
- Supports up to two AMD Athlon MP processors
- Two onboard VRMs
- Front-Side Bus support for 266/200MHz

Chipset
- AMD-760 MP chipset
- AMD-762 north bridge & AMD-766 south bridge
- Winbond™ W83627HF Super I/O ASIC

Memory
- Four 184-pin 2.5-Volt DDR DIMM sockets
- 25° angled sockets enable rackmount installation
- Supports up to 4GB * of Registered DDR 200/266
- Supports ECC (72-bit) memory modules
* Note: 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.

Expansion Slots
- One AGP Pro 50 slot
- Five 64/32-bit 33MHz (5-volt) PCI slots
- Total of six usable slots

Integrated I/O
- One floppy connector supports up to two drives
- Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports (one header and one connector)
- One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel header
- Four USB ports (two stacked rear connectors and two front panel headers)
- PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Integrated SCSI (option)
- Adaptec AIC-7899W controller
- Dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI support
- 160MBps maximum data throughput
- Supports up to 15 LVD SCSI devices per channel
- Channel A: 68-pin connector
- Channel B: 68-pin connector

System MonitorSystem Management
- 3-pin fan monitoring headers
- Winbond W83782D hardware monitoring ASIC
- CPU temperature and voltage monitoring
- System Monitoring Software: here

Integrated PCI IDE
- Dual-channel master mode
- Supports up to four enhanced IDE devices
- Support for DMA100/66/33 IDE and ATAPI compliant devices

Integrated LAN
- Two 3Com 3C920 LAN Controllers with 3C980 Server NIC Firmware
- 10/100Mbps data transfer rate per controller

Integrated Video
- ATI® RAGE™ XL graphics accelerator
- 4MB frame buffer (SDRAM)
- Standard 15-pin analog VGA port

BIOS
- Phoenix BIOS 4Mbit Flash ROM
- User settings for hardware monitoring
- Auto-configuration of IDE hard drive types
- Multiple boot options; DMI 2.0 compliant

Form Factor
- Extended ATX footprint (13" x 12")
- One 24-pin and one 8-pin power connectors for ATXGES Power Supplies only
- Stacked parallel (one), serial (two) and VGA (one) ports; side-by-side LAN (two) ports
- Stacked USB (two) ports
- Stacked keyboard and mouse ports
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