TYAN S8232, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Instruction
1.1 Congratulations
You have purchased the powerful TYAN
®
S8232 motherboard, based on the
AMD
®
SP5100 chipset. The S8232 is designed to support dual AMD
®
45nm 8-
Core/12-Core Opteron 6100 Series Processors and up to 256GB RDIMM or
64GB UDIMM of 800, 1066 and 1333MHz DDR3 memory, as well as low-voltage
DDR3 memory modules. Leveraging advanced technology from AMD
®
, the
S8232 is capable of offering scalable 32 and 64-bit computing, high-bandwidth
memory design, and lightning-fast PCI-E bus implementation.
The S8232 not only empowers you in today’s demanding IT environment but also
offers a smooth path for future application upgradeability. All of these rich feature
sets provides the S8232 with the power and flexibility to meet demanding
requirements for today’s IT environments.
Remember to visit the TYAN
®
website at http://www.tyan.com . There you can
find all the information on all TYAN
®
products as well as all the supporting
documentation, FAQs, Drivers and BIOS upgrades.
1.2 Hardware Specifications
TYAN S8232 (S8232WGM4NR)
Supported CPU
Series
AMD 45nm 8-Core/12-Core Opteron 6100 Series
Processors (Magny-Cours) / HT3.0 support ; 12MB L3
per socket
Socket Type / Q'ty G34 / (2)
Average CPU Power
(ACP) wattage
Up to 105W
Processor
System Bus Up to 6.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support
Chipset AMD (2) SP5100
Chipset
Super I/O Winbond W83627
Supported DIMM Qty (12)+(12) DIMM slots
DIMM Type / Speed U/RDDR3 & LV RDDR3, 800/1066/1333 MHz
Capacity Up to 256GB RDIMM/ 64GB UDIMM
Memory channel 4 Channels per CPU
Memory
Memory voltage 1.5V or 1.35V
PCI-E
(2) PCI-E Gen.2 x8 slots (x4 link) / (4) PCI-E Gen.2
x16 slots
Expansion
Slots
PCI (1) PCI 32-bit slot
Port Q'ty (4)
LAN
Controller Intel 82576EB
Storage SAS
Connector (2) Mini-SAS connectors (2x (4-in-1) connectors)