TYAN S8238 - Chapter 1: Instruction; Congratulations; Hardware Specifications

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Chapter 1: Instruction
1.1 Congratulations
You have purchased the powerful TYAN
®
S8238 motherboard, based on the
AMD
®
SR5650 (S8238GM2NR-LE) / SR5670 (S8238GM2NRI) & SP5100
chipsets. The S8238 is designed to support dual AMD
®
45nm 8-Core/12-Core
Opteron 6100 Series Processors and up to 192GB of 800, 1066 and 1333MHz
DDR3 memory modules. Leveraging advanced technology from AMD
®
, the
S8238 is capable of offering scalable 32 and 64-bit computing, high-bandwidth
memory design, and lightning-fast PCI-E bus implementation.
The S8238 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 S8238 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 S8238 (S8238GM2NR-LE)
Processor
Supported CPU
Series
AMD 45nm 8-Core/12-Core Opteron 6100 Series
Processors (Magny-Cours) / (2) HT3; 12MB L3 per
socket
Features
HyperTransport
TM
3 technology (HT3) links
provide up to 102.4 GB/s peak bandwidth per
processor; Quad 16-bit HyperTransport
TM
3
technology (HT3) links provide up to 6.4GT/s
per link.
Socket Type / Q'ty
G34 / (2)
Average CPU
Power (ACP)
wattage
Up to 105W
System Bus
Up to 6.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support
Chipset
Chipset
AMD SR5650 + SP5100
Memory
Supported DIMM
Qty
(8)+(4) DIMM slots
DIMM Type / Speed
U/RDDR3 & LV RDDR3, 800/1066/1333 MHz
Capacity
Up to 192GB
Memory channel
4 Channels per CPU
Memory voltage
1.5V or 1.35V