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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.00 – Congratulations!
You have purchased one of the most powerful AMD Opteron
TM
processor solutions, the Tomcat
K8S S2850. The Tomcat K8S S2850 features a high bandwidth integrated memory controller for
superior productivity, HyperTransport™ chipset technology to increase overall performance by
removing or reducing I/O bottlenecks, and low profile I/O ports with strategically placed DIMM slots
to allow maximum airflow across the motherboard for efficient system cooling. This platform offers
convenient remote Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) monitoring through a Server
Management Daughter Card. The Tomcat K8S S2850 also features an ATX form factor, Single or
Dual Gigabit Ethernet port, an onboard ATI 8MB PCI RAGE XL VGA, and an onboard Quad
channel Serial ATA, which provides an advanced and versatile solution for your server needs.
Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.tyan.com
. There you can find information on all of
TYAN’s products with FAQs, distributors list and BIOS setting explanations.
1.01 – Hardware Specifications
Processor
- PGA 940-pin ZIF socket
- Supports one AMD Opteron
TM
processor
- Onboard 3-phase PWM Controller
- Integrated 128-bit DDR Memory Controller
Chipset
- AMD-8111
TM
HyperTransport
TM
I/O Hub
- Winbond W83627HF Super I/O chip
- Winbond W83782D Hardware Monitor
chip
Memory
- 128-bit dual channel memory bus
- Total of four 184-pin 2.5-Volt DDR DIMM
sockets
- Supports up to 8 Gigabytes Registered
DDR *
- Supports ECC type memory modules
- Supports PC1600, PC2100, & PC2700
DDR *
Expansion Slots
- Total of six 32-bit 33MHz (5-Volt) PCI
slots
Integrated Enhanced IDE Controller
- Provides two IDE dual-drive ports for up to
four EIDE devices
- Supports UDMA 33/66/100/133 IDE drives
and ATAPI compliant devices
Integrated I/O
- One floppy connector supports up to
two drives
- Two 9-pin serial ports (one connector
and one header) and One 25-pin
parallel port header (connector is
optional)
- PS/2 mouse and keyboard
connectors
- Four USB v1.1 ports (2 stacked rear
connectors; 2 USB headers)
BIOS
- AMI
®
BIOS 8.0 on 4Mbit LPC Flash
ROM
- Supports ACPI 1.0b
- 48-bit LBA Support
- Supports PXE via Ethernet
- Supports USB device boot
- Watchdog timer
System Management
- Total of six 3-pin fan headers
- All fan headers with tachometer
monitoring
- One 2-pin Chassis Intrusion header
- Temperature, voltage and fan
monitoring