Tyan Tomcat K7M S2498 Motherboard

TYAN Updated: 2009-01-29 RSS
Tyan Tomcat K7M S2498 Motherboard

Need a compact, power-efficient platform? The Tyan Tomcat K7M (S2498) offers all of this and more! Powered by the AMD Geode™ NX processor, and using the capabilities of the VIA KN400A chipset, the Tomcat K7M also implements a compact FlexATX form factor, a power-optimized design, Gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet connection options, built-in audio, integrated graphics, and multiple hardware monitoring features. All of this provides customers with an incredible solution for embedded systems and applications.

Processor
- Socket A (Socket 462)
- Support AMD Geode™ NX CPU

Chipset
- VIA KN400A chipset
- VT8237 Southbridge
- Winbond W83697HF LPC I/O chip
- Realtek ALC655 AC'97 codec chip

Memory
- Single memory channel
- Supports up to two PC2100/2700 DIMM
- Up to 2GB of unbuffered non-ECC memory

Expansion Slots
- Two 32bit/33MHz PCI 2.3 slots

Back Panel I/O Ports
- Stacked PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
- Stacked four USB 2.0 ports
- One 9-pin UART Serial port
- One 15-pin VGA port
- One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
- One RJ45 10/100 Base-T port
- One RJ45 10/100/1000 Base-T port (AGNN version only)
- Vertical Mic-In/Line-In/Line-Out audio jacks (AGN version only)

Integrated I/O
- One floppy connector for up to two drives
- Two IDE connectors for up to four IDE devices
- Two SATA connectors for up to two devices
- Two USB 2.0 ports (via optional cable)
- Pin headers for LAN LED/I2C/Chassis intrusion
- Pin headers for 3*system Fans
- Tyan 2 x 9 front panel connector
- Com2 port (pin header)
- One integrated 15pin VGA pin header
- CD Audio - input connector
- Mic, Line-in and Line-out Pin Header
- S/PDIF out Pin Header

Integrated LAN Controllers
- One integrated Realtek RTL8100C 10/100Mbps Ethernet controller
- Integrated Intel82541 Gigabit Ethernet controller (AGNN version only)

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

Integrated Serial ATA
- Serial ATA Host controllers embedded
- Two Serial ports running at 1.5Gb/sec.

Integrated Audio
- Enhanced AC'97 2.3 compliant audio link
- Analog Devices 1981B codec
- Supports 5.1 Surround Sound
- CD-in/Aux-in connectors

Integrated Graphics
- Integrated S3 Graphics UniChrome™ 2D/3D engine with MPEG-2 acceleration
- Share memory: 16/32/64MB

BIOS
- Award BIOS 4Mbit Flash ROM
- Supports APM 1.2 and ACPI 1.0
- Auto detection of memory size
- Auto configuration of IDE hard disk types
- User settings of hardware monitoring
- Multiple boot options
- Power management: S1, S3, S4
- Support AMD Power now technology

Power
- Onboard 2-phase VRM
- ATX 12V (20-pin) power connectors

Form Factor
- Flex ATX footprint (9"x7.5"; 228.6x190.5mm)

Regulatory
- FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity)
- European Community CE (DoC)

OS Support
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Linux Redhat 8 & 9