Tyan Thunder i840 S2520 Motherboard

TYAN Updated: 2009-01-29 RSS
Tyan Thunder i840 S2520 Motherboard

The Thunder i840 is designed for enterprise server and workstation applications requiring the processing power of dual Intel Pentium III processors. With its 64-bit PCI bus, the Thunder i840 accepts the latest high- performance peripherals such as Gigabit network and Fibre Channel storage controllers. It also features integrated video, dual network connections, dual-channel Ultra 160 SCSI support, and accepts up to 4GB of RIMM-based RDRAM. With its Intelligent Platform Management Interface, this board offers extensive cross-platform server management capabilities across complex system topologies.

* Processor
- Dual PGA370 ZIF sockets; supports two Intel Pentium III processors (FC-PGA)
- Onboard VRMs (VRM 8.4 spec)
- Front-Side Bus support for 100MHz and 133MHz

* Chipset
- Intel 840 chipset
- MCH + ICH2 + P64H + FWH (4Mb)
- Intel P64H to support 64-bit / 66MHz slots
- National PC87366 LPC Super I/O chip

* System Memory
- Dual-channel memory bus
- Four 184-pin RIMM sockets
- Supports up to 2GB PC800 RDRAM
- 3.2GB/sec maximum memory bandwidth

* Hardware Monitoring
- Winbond W83782D
- 3-pin fan monitoring headers
- 2-pin chassis intrusion header
- CPU temperature and voltage monitoring

* Server Management (optional)
- Supports the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI); Q-Logic Zircon controller (BMC)
- Support for IPMI, SDR, SEC, FRU
- One IPMB and two I2C serial interfaces

* Expansion Slots
- One AGP Pro slot supports 2x/4x modes
- Two 64-bit / 66MHz (3.3-volt) PCI slots
- Two 64-bit / 66MHz (5.0-volt) PCI slots
- Two 32-bit / 33MHz (5.0-volt) PCI slots
- Total of seven usable slots

* Integrated I/O
- One floppy connector supports up to two drives
- Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports (one via optional cable)
- One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
- Four USB Ports (two ports via cable - for front of chassis); PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

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

* Integrated LAN
- Two LAN controllers: One Intel 82559 LAN controller, One Intel ICH2 w/ 82562ET "Kinnereth"
- 10/100Mbps data transfer rate per controller

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

* Integrated SCSI
- Adaptec AIC-7899w chipset
- Dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI support
- 160MBps throughput and up to 15 devices per channel
-- Channel A: 68-pin connector
-- Channel B: 68-pin connector

* BIOS
- AMI BIOS on 4 Mb Flash ROM
- Supports APM v1.2 & ACPI v1.0
- User settings for hardware monitoring
- Auto-configuration of IDE hard drive types
- Multiple boot options; DMI 2.0 compliant

* Form Factor
- Extended ATX footprint (12" x 13")
- Dual 20-pin ATX power connectors
- Stacked keyboard and mouse ports
- Stacked VGA (one), parallel (one) and serial (two) ports; stacked USB (two) ports
- Stacked RJ45 (two) LAN ports with LED