TYAN THUNDER I7525, User Manual

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Thunder i7525 (S2676)
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 – Congratulations!
You have purchased one of the most powerful Intel Xeon

-based workstation solutions in a
standard SSI EEB v3.5 form factor.
Based on the Intel E7210 chipset, the Thunder i7525 (S2676) features some state-of-the-art
technologies such as dual/single 800 MHz FSB Xeon

processor support, multiple PCI-Express
buses, dual channel DDR2 memory design, onboard PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet port, Serial-
ATA IDE ports, and multiple USB2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports. By doubling the capability of
existing AGP8x designs with transfer rates of 4.0 Gigabytes per second over a x16 PCI Express
lane for graphics controllers, the onboard x16 PCI-Express slot supports a high performance
graphics infrastructure for high-end gaming or multimedia
.
Visit Tyan’s website at
http://www.tyan.com . There, you can find information on all of Tyan’s
products with up-to-date FAQs, a list of worldwide distributors, Tyan software utilities, the latest
drivers, memory compatibility listings, and BIOS setting explanations.
1.2 – Hardware Specifications
Processors
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Dual mPGA604 ZIF sockets
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Supports single or dual Intel Xeon

processors (Nocona)
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800MHz Front-Side Bus
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Dual onboard 4-phase VRD10.1 complaint
voltage regulation design
Chipset
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Intel E7525 chipset
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E7525 MCH (North Bridge)
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ICH5R (South Bridge)
§
PXH (PCI-X hub)
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SMSC LPC47B397 Super I/O chip
Expansion Slots
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One x16 PCI-Express high-performance
Graphics slot
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One PCI-X 64-bit 133/100/66MHz (3.3-
Volt) slot
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Two PCI-X 64-bit 100/66MHz (3.3-volt)
slots
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One PCI 32-bit 33MHz (5-Volt) slots
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Total of six usable slots
Memory
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Eight 240-pin 1.8-Volt DDR2 400 DIMM
sockets
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Dual channel memory bus
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Supports ECC or non-ECC memory
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Up to 16GB of Registered DDR2 DIMM
modules
Integrated LAN
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Broadcom BCM5751 PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
System Hardware Health Monitor
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Total four 3-pin fan headers with
tachometer monitoring and five of them
with PWM control
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Chassis intrusion header
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Temperature and voltage monitoring
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Watchdog timer
BIOS
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Phoenix BIOS 4Mbit flash ROM
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Supports ACPI 1.0b, PnP, DMI 2.0
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Auto configuration of IDE devices
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Multiple boot options
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Power Management: ACPI S1, S3, S4 and
S5 modes
Other Integrated I/O Interfaces
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One floppy connector for up to two drives
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One UART serial port connector
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One ECP/EPP/SPP parallel connector
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Four USB2.0 ports (2 front USB ports via
an optional cable)
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PS/2 mouse & keyboard ports
Form Factor
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SSI EEB 3.5 footprint (12”x13”,