Tyan Thunder K7 - Specs / Packaging

Okay okay... So I couldn't go the whole review without any explanation of the new architecture and specifications of the board, but I will keep it very short (just this page), so bear with me. Here is the quick low-down on the board, just to give you an idea of what you're getting into:

Processor Info	Dual PGA462 ZIF sockets Supports dual AMD processors Two onboard VRMs 200MHz and 266MHz system bus support
Expansion Slots	One AGP Pro slot supports 2x/4x modes Five 64/32-bit 33MHz 5V PCI slots Total of six useable slots
Chipset Info	AMD 760MP chipset IDG4-2 northbridge and Viper southbridge Winbond W83627HF Super I/O ASIC
Hardware Monitoring	Winbond W83627D hardware monitoring 3-pin fan monitoring headers 2-pin chassis intrusion header CPU temperature and voltage monitoring
Server Management	Supports IPMI Q-Logic Zircon controller (BMC) Support for IPMI, SDR, SEC, FRU I2C and 16550-based serial interfaces
Memory	Four 3.3V 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets 25-degree angled sockets for rackmount installation Supports up to 3.5GB PC1600/2100 registered DDR Supports ECC (72-bit) Memory modules
Integrated I/O	One floppy connector supports up to two drives Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports (one via cable) One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port Four USB ports (two via optional cable) PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Integrated PCI IDE	Dual-channel master mode Up to four Enhanced IDE devices Support for UltraDMA-100/66/33 IDE and ATAPI compliant devices
Integrated LAN	Two 3Com 3C920 LAN controllers 10/100 Mbps data transfer rate per controller
Integrated SCSI	Adaptec AIC-7899W controller Dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI support 160 Mbps maximum data throughput Supports up to 15 LVD SCSI devices per channel Channels A & B: 68-pin connector each
Integrated 2D/3D Graphics	ATI Rage XL PCI Accelerator 4MB 1Mx16 SDRAM frame buffer Standard 15-pin analog VGA port
BIOS	Phoenix BIOS 4 Mb Flash Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0 Auto-configuration of IDE hard disk types User settings of hardware monitoring Multiple boot options DMI 2.0 compliant
Form Factor	Ext. ATX footprint 12" x 13" (304.80mm x 330.20mm) One 24-pin and one 8-pin power connector Stacked mouse & keyboard ports Stacked two USB ports Stacked one parallel, one serial, and one VGA port Two RJ-45 LAN ports with LEDs
Regulatory	FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity) European Community CE (Declaration of Conformity)

And a simple diagram of how the new architecture/board works, taken from the AMD PR kit (Mmmm... Independent busses!):

See. That was painless don't you think? If you bothered to actually read all that stuff up there, you noticed some pretty interesting things. Things like dual 3Com NICs, Adaptec U160, ATI video/AGP Pro, and all sorts of other cool stuff built-in to and/or supported by this board. Make no mistake, this is a serious piece of hardware aimed squarely at the server or uberhigh-end workstation.

There are plenty of goodies on the board, but what do you get in the box? Have no fear, Tyan will hook you up: