server performance and 64-bit power come together in the form of Tyan's Thunder K8SE (S2892), a dual AMD OpteronT processor motherboard for intensive computing applications. Using the capabilities of the highly-scalable AMD64 processor design coupled with NVIDIA's nForce Pro core-logic, and an industry-leading Direct Connect Architecture, the Thunder K8SE delivers features such as dual Gigabit Ethernet and single 10/100 LAN ports, dual PCI Express x16 (one x16 and one x4 signal), and three PCI-X slots, support for up to eight (8) Registered DDR400/333 memory modules, integrated server video, built-in Serial ATA-II NVIDIA RAID, TAROT storage add-on card support, and remote management option all provide customers with the ability to do more and reach higher potentials in their server applications.
Specifications
Processor
Dual чPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
Up to two AMD OpteronT 200 series processors
Integrated 128-bit Dual-Ch DDR memory controller
Supports Single and Dual Core processors
Chipset
AMD-8131T PCI-X Tunnel
NVIDIA nForceT Prof. 2200 (CrushK8-04 Pro)
WinbondT W83627HF Super I/O ASIC
Analog Devices ADT7463 Hardware Monitoring IC
Memory
128-bit dual channel (interleaved) memory bus
Total of eight DDR DIMM sockets (four per CPU)
Supports up to 32GB of Registered DDR
Supports Single/Dual/Quad Rank mem. modules
Supports DDR 266/333/400 memory
Supports ECC with CHIPKILL technology
Expansion Slots
One x16 PCI Express slot with x16 signal
One x16 PCI Express slot with x4 signal
One PCI 2.3 compliant 5V tolerant 32bit/33MHz
Two independent 64-bit PCI-X buses
- Two 133/100 MHz PCI-X slots from Bridge A
- One 100/66 MHz PCI-X slot from Bridge B
- One Tyan TAROT SO-DIMM, 100/66MHz max.
from Bridge B (supports M7901,M7902, M9000)
Integrated I/O
One floppy connector supports up to two drives
One parallel port header and two serial
(one connector, one header)
Four USB 2.0 ports (two rear & two front)
One 15-pin VGA connector
PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors
System Management
Total of nine 3-pin fan headers
Six fan headers with monitoring
One 2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
Temperature, voltage and fan monitoring
Integrated LAN Controller
One Broadcom BCM5704C dual-ch GbE
- Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs
- Connected to PCI-X Bridge B
- Two Front Panel LED headers
One IntelR 82551QM 10/100Mbps LAN controller
- One RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs, stacked
on rear two USB 2.0 ports
- Connected to 32bit/33MHz PCI 2.3 bus
- One Front Panel LED header
Integrated Enhanced IDE Controller
Two IDE dual-drive ports support up to four
EIDE devices; support for UDMA 133/100/66/33
IDE drives and ATAPI devices
Integrated PCI Graphics
ATIR RAGET XL 8MB PCI graphics controller
Integrated SATA Controller
Two integrated dual port SATA-II controllers
Four SATA-II connectors: up to four drives
Supports 3.0Gb/s per port; RAID 0, 1, 0+1
NvRAIDT v2.0 support
Optional Modules (SMDC/TSO Support)
M7901/M7902, Ultra 320 SCSI TAROT card
- Adaptec AIC-7901/7902 single/dual-channel
Ultra320 SCSI controller
- Adaptec HostRAID 0, 1, 10 supported
M9000 SAS/SATA II TAROT card
- Adaptec AIC-9405/9410 SAS controller
- Supports up to 4-port (M9000-5) and 8-port
(M9000-10 ) SAS & SATA running at 3.0 Gb/s
- Adaptec HostRAID 0, 1 & 10 supported
Intelligent Platform Management Interface Header
TYAN Server Management Daughter card
(optional) supports features listed below via
IPMI header
QLogic Zircon Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) based on powerful ARM7 technology
Tailored for IPMI highest 2.0 spec.
Supports KCS and BT styles
Flexible Windows or Linux Management Solution
Supports RMCP and SNMP protocols
Supports ASF standard and EMP
I2C serial multi-master controllers and UARTs
Build-in IPMB connector
Remote power on/off and reset support
(IPMI-over-LAN)
BIOS
Phoenix BIOS on 8Mbit LPC Flash ROM
Supports ACPI 2.0 and SRAT
Supports PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
SMBIOS 2.3.1, BBS 1.1 compliant
Headless Operation via serial console redirect
48-bit LBA Support
Form Factor
SSI EEB v3.0 Footprint, fits most Rackmount
E-ATX chassis (12"x13"; 304.8x330.2mm)
EPS 12V/SSI (24 + 8pin) power connectors
Serial (one) and VGA (one) connectors
Stacked USB 2.0 (two) connectors
Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors
Two RJ-45 LAN connectors with LEDs
Regulatory
FCC Class B / European Community CE (DoC).