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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 – Congratulations!
You have just bought one of the most advanced platforms suited for digital content creation,
productivity and 3D gaming applications. The Trinity i845E is based on Intel’s 845E chipset,
supporting the Intel Pentium 4 Processor, DDR memory, AGP Pro, and more. These features
enable breakthrough performance for today’s rapidly developing multimedia applications.
Visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find information on all of TYAN’s
products with FAQ’s, distributor’s list and BIOS setting explanations.
1.2 – Hardware Specifications
Processor
• Single mPGA478 ZIF socket
• Supports one Intel Pentium 4 processor,
including "Northwood" series
• Onboard VRM (VRM 9.1 spec)
• Front-Side Bus support for 400MHz or
533MHz
Chipset
• Intel 845E chipset
• MCH + ICH4 + FWH
• Winbond W83627HF LPC I/O ASIC
Memory
• Four 184-pin 2.5v DDR DIMM sockets
• Supports up to 2GB of Unbuffered
PC2100/1600 DDR memory
• Supports ECC memory modules
Expansion Slots
• One AGP Pro slot
• Five 33MHz 32-bit (5-volt) PCI slots
• Total of six usable slots
Integrated PCI IDE
• Dual-channel master mode
• Supports up to four Enhanced IDE devices
• Support for ATA -100/66 IDE and ATAPI
compliant devices
Integrated LAN (manufacturing option)
• Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
• Two LAN controllers
- one Intel 82540 Gigabit controller
- one Intel 82562 10/100 controller
Integrated IDE RAID (manufacturing option)
• Promise PDC20276 bus-master controller
• Dual-channel ATA -133 IDE RAID
• Supports up to 4 ATA-133/100/66 IDE drives
• Supports RAID Levels 0, 1
Integrated 2D/3D Graphics (manufacturing
option)
• ATI RAGE XL graphics controller
• 8MB frame buffer
• Standard 15-pin analog VGA port