Tyan Computer TYAN S1668 user manual Introduction

1. Introduction

1.1 Overview

The S1668 is a quality, high performance dual processor mainboard based on the powerful Intel Pentium Pro microprocessors. This mainboard is designed around the latest and fastest Intel 440FX chipset and can support CPU speeds of 150MHz through 200MHz.

The S1668 supports EDO memory, Burst EDO, ECC and memory parity checking.The S1668's PCI Local Bus provides high performance capabili- ties that are ideal for a wide range of demanding applications such as:

CAD, CAM, CAE, networking, multi-user environments, database man- agement, desktop publishing, image processing and 3D animation.

This integrated system board achieves the highest reliability and features the industry standard "ATX" form factor. Some of the features included are: on-board dual channel PCI IDE, on-board floppy controller, on-board high speed I/O, Universal Serial Bus and on-board PS/2 mouse connector.

Flexibility and expandibility have been designed into the S1668. With I/O and drive controller support built on-board, the five PCI and three ISA (One ISA and one PCI as a shared slot) slots are free for add-on expansion cards. With eight SIMM sockets, the S1668 can provide a very

flexible memory configuration of 8MB to 1024MB of RAM. With the S1668's support for dual Pentium Pro processors, you can start a system with just one CPU, and later add another, when more processing power is required.

Remember to take a look at Tyan Computers web site located at http://www.tyan.com. Here you can find information on all of Tyan's products along with FAQ's, distributors list, drivers and CMOS setting explanations.

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