Tyan Thunder i7500 S2720 Motherboard

TYAN Updated: 2009-01-29 RSS
Tyan Thunder i7500 S2720 Motherboard

Utilizing the Intel E7500 chipset, the Thunder i7500 provides leading-edge performance for today's high-throughput servers. Supporting up to two Intel Xeon Processors and 12GB of fast DDR memory, the Thunder i7500 also features two fully independent PCI-X buses for maximum I/O bandwidth. In addition, the Thunder i7500 features dual-channel SCSI with zero-channel RAID support, Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet LAN connectivity, and ATI graphics. This platform is compatible with EPS 12V power supplies and SSI EEB v3.0 server chassis'.

Processor
- Dual PGA603 ZIF sockets
- Supports up to two Intel® Xeon™ processors with 512KB of integrated L2 cache
- Onboard VRM (VRM 9.1 spec)
- Front-Side Bus support for 400MHz

Chipset
- Intel® E7500 server chipset
- MCH + ICH3 + P64H2 + FWH
- Each Intel P64H2 supports two PCI-(X) buses
- Winbond™ W83627HF Super I/O chip

Memory
- Six 184-pin 2.5V DDR DIMM sockets
- Supports up to 12GB of Registered DDR266/200
- Dual channel memory bus; supports 72-bit ECC

Expansion Slots
- Five independent PCI(-X) buses
- Two 64-bit 133/100/66MHz (3.3V) PCI-X slots
- Two 64-bit 66/33MHz (3.3-Volt) PCI-X slot
- One 32-bit 33MHz (5V) PCI slot
- Total of five usable slots

Integrated I/O
- One floppy connector supports up to two drives
- Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports
- One 25-pin ECP/EPP/SPP parallel header
- Two USB ports; PS/2 keyboard & mouse ports

Integrated Dual Channel SCSI (option)
Adaptec RAID Ready - Adaptec AIC-7899W controller
- Dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI
- performance 160MB/sec max.
- data throughput per channel
Intel RAID Controllers - Connects to 66MHz PCI-X bus for maximum throughput
- Supports up to 15 LVD SCSI
- devices per channel
- Adaptec Zero Channel RAID and Intel RAIDIOS ready

Integrated Video
- ATI® RAGE™ XL PCI graphics controller
- 8MB Frame Buffer of video memory

System MonitorSystem Management
- 3-pin fan monitoring headers
- 2-pin chassis intrusion header
- 3-pin Wake-on-Modem (WoM) header
- CPU temperature/voltage monitoring
- Winbond W83782D hardware monitoring ASIC
- System Monitoring Software: here

Server Management (daughtercard option)
- QLogic™ Zircon Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
- I 2C and IPMB

Integrated PCI IDE
- Dual-channel master mode
- Support up to four Enhanced IDE devices
- Support for ATA-100/66/33 IDE drivers and ATAPI-compliant devices

Integrated LAN Controllers
- Gigabit and Fast Ethernet connectivity
- Two LAN controllers - one Intel® 82544GC 10/100/1000 controller - one Intel® 82550 10/100 controller
- Gigabit NIC connected to the 66MHz PCI-X bus

BIOS
- AMI BIOS 8.0 on 4/8Mbit Flash ROM
- User settings for hardware monitoring
- Auto configuration of IDE hard drive types
- Multiple boot options

Form Factor
- SSI EEB v3.0 footprint (12" x 13")
- fits in many ATX-compliant tower chassis
- EPS12V power connector
- Stacked parallel (one), serial (one) and VGA (one) connectors
- Stacked USB (two) ports
- Side-by-side LAN (two) ports
- Stacked keyboard, and mouse ports