Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 - Congratulations
You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions available. The
Thunder K8HM (S3892) is a high-end server motherboard, based on the
ServerWorks BCM5780 & BCM5785 chipsets. It also includes the NS PC87417
Super I/O and SMSC EMC6D 103S Hardware Monitoring chipsets.
This motherboard is designed to support up to two AMD Opteron™ 200 Series
processors and maximum 16GB/32GB of DDR266/333 memory. The S3892 is
ideal for CPU, memory, and network intensive applications required in the HPC
and clustering environments.
Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can find
information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS
upgrades.
1.2 - Hardware Specifications
Processors
• Two uPGA 940-pin ZIF sockets
• Supports up to two AMD Opteron
TM
200 Series processors (including dual
core processors)
• Integrated 128-bit DDR memory
controller
Chipset
• ServerWorks BCM5780 + BCM5785
chipsets
• National PC87417 Super I/O chip
Memory
• 128-bit dual channel memory bus
• Total sixteen (16) 184-pin 2.5V DDR
DIMM sockets (8 on CPU1 and 8 on
CPU2)
• Supports PC2100/2700/3200
• Registered, ECC/Non-ECC module
supported
Expansion Slots
• Two (2) PCI Express X16 slots (each
w/ x8 signal)
Integrated Video Controller
• ATI ES1000 controller
• 32MB DDR frame buffer
Integrated Enhanced IDE
Controller
•Integrated Enhanced IDE Controller
• Single-channel master mode supports
up to two IDE devices
• Supports IDE drives and ATAPI-
compliant devices
Integrated SATA Controllers
• Supports four SATA-II ports at 3.0
Gb/s (BCM5785 Chipset)
• RAID 0/1/5 supported
Integrated LAN Controllers
• Dual GbE LAN (from BCM 5780)
- Embedded in BCM5780
- Two 10/100/1000 RJ-45 LAN ports
w/LED
• One Intel i82551 QM fast Ethernet
controller
- One 10/100 RJ-45 LAN port w/LED