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TYAN Tomcat S2865 Server Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce4 core-logic Chipset - Socket PGA-939

1 x Processor Support - 4 GB - Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 ATA-7 - Onboard Video - 1 x PCIe x16 Slot - MPN: S2865G2NR See Product Details

Product Details of TYAN Tomcat S2865 Server Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce4 core-logic Chipset - Socket PGA-939

Description

What has the power of AMD64 core technology, the performance of the NVIDIA nForce 4 chipset, and features for the server and desktop space? The Tomcat K8E (S2865) Desktop Board offers customers the flexibility to meet numerous application requirements. Features of the Tomcat K8E include support for the AMD Opteron 100 series (939-pin socket) processor, support for up to 4GB of DDR400/333 unbuffered memory, PCI Express x16 and dual x1 slots, integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in multi-channel audio, SATA-II NVRAID and much more. In addition, Tomcat K8E-based systems will deliver higher performance-per-watt and better acoustic levels thanks to PowerNow! technology (with the AMD Opteron. With all of this, plus scalability for 32-bit and 64-bit applications, the Tomcat K8E presents a compelling solution for any number of customer requirements.

Quick Glance

Supported Processor: Opteron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2

Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, VGA Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes

System Board Style: ATX

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-939

System Chipset: nVIDIA

Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM

Summary

Product Title: TYAN Tomcat S2865 Server Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce4 core-logic Chipset - Socket PGA-939

Manufacturer: TYAN

Power Score: 4.4 | 3 Reviews

CPU + Northbridge Support

Supported Processor: Opteron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2

Processor Socket: Socket PGA-939

System Chipset: nVIDIA

Maximum Number of Processors: 1

Bus Speed: 1000 MHz

Memory Support

Number of Memory Slots: 4

Max System Memory: 4 GB

Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM

Connectors

Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, VGA Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes

On-Board Headers: Floppy - 34 pin Header, Front Audio, IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin, IEEE 1394a, Parallel, Serial ATA - 7 pin, Serial RS-232, Surround Audio, USB 2.0

Number of IDE Headers: 2

Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports: 4

Number of Fan Connectors: 6

Number of PCI Slots: 4

Number of PCI-Express x1 Slots: 2

Number of PCI-Express x16 Slots: 1

Additional Features

Controller Type: Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-7)

Video Bus: PCI Express x16

On Board Video Chipset: ATI Rage-XL

Network Interfaces Included: Ethernet (10 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) Yes

Audio Codec: Realtek ALC655

Supported Audio Channels: 6.1 Channels

Physical Specifications

System Board Style: ATX

Width: 12 in

Depth: 9.60 in

Warranty

Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited

More Info

URL: Manufacturer Link

Additional Specifications

Frequency Band: Chipsets: nVIDIA nForce4 core-logic SMSC DME1737 System Management: SMSC DME1737 w/ hardware monitoring One 4-pin CPU fan with auto fan control Four 4-pin system fan headers (three with tachometer input and four with auto fan control) One 3-pin chassis fan connecrtor. Temperature and voltage monitoring Watchdog timer BIOS Features: Award BIOS 8Mbit Flash Supports APM 1.2 & ACPI 1.0 PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 Power Management Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) Microsoft Windows XP (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) SuSE Professional 9.x SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 RHEL3.0 Update 4

Product Series: K8E

Processor Technology: HyperTransport Technology

Graphics Controller Memory: 8 MB

Onboard Video: Yes

Number of Total Expansion Slots: 7

Network (RJ-45): Yes

Serial Port: Yes

Parallel Port: Yes

Total Number of USB Ports: 4

Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 4

Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 2

Onboard LEDs Header: Yes

Total Number of PCI Express Slots: 3

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Reviews on TYAN Tomcat S2865 Server Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce4 core-logic Chipset - Socket PGA-939

  • 5
  By member: kiran_gogeneni - Feb 7, 2007

Fast and Easy

Strengths: Systemis very fast, The Best Bord with Low Price

Weakness: NO Firewire post in the model I got

I used AMD Opteron 180 Processor, 4 GB of RAM ,400GB HD and OS-2003 Server, System is running very fast. over all for 700$ I got best CPU. Thanks KK

  • 3
  By member: gbltech1524 - Aug 25, 2008

Tomcat K8E w/Linux

Strengths: Decent AMD 64 motherboard w/good Linux Support.

Weakness: Cheesy onboard RAID. NIC options in BIOS are confusing and undocumented.

Don't use cheesy onboard RAID w/Linux. Set secondary nic to RGMII in BIOS to work w/Linux. I used Slamd64 (64bit Slackware port) and compile my own kernel from kernel.org, so I probably experienced more problems than most (because I caused them ;-)

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  • 4.5
  testseek.com - Nov 21, 2008

Tyan Tomcat K8E

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