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DUAL XEON MBs with PAXVILLE, WOODCREST and CLOVERTOWN CPUs

Tyan Tempest i5000XL S2692ANR


Tyan is yet another behemoth in the workstation/server motherboard arena.  But amongst the giants, Tyan has been the favorite of enthusiasts in some way because of their innovative, stable boards even if they are not overclockable or easily modded.  They usually load their products with features more toward workstation use, and sometimes stripping them bare for even more affordability.  The S2692 is one of those "budget" i5000X boards:

From the familiar Tyan website:


Processor
 • Dual LGA771 sockets
 • Supports up to two Intelฎ Xeonฎ processors
     5000/5100/5300 series; dual-core; quad-core
 • 1333/1066/667 MHz FSB; VRD 11.0

Chipset
 • Intelฎ 5000X chipset
 • Intelฎ 6321ESB I/O Controller Hub
 • Winbond 83627EHG Super I/O chip

Memory
 • (4) 240-pin DDR2 FBDIMM sockets
 • Dual channel memory; supports ECC DIMMs
 • Supports maximum of 16GB of DDR2-533/667

Expansion Slots
 • (2) PCI-E x16 slots (one x8 sig. from 6321ESB;
     one x16 signals for graphics cards)
 • (1) PCI-E x8 slot (x4 sig. from 6321ESB)
 • (2) PCI-X 133/100MHz slots from 6321ESB
 • (1) PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

Integrated I/O 
 • (4) USB 2.0 ports (via two headers)
 • (6) standard SATA2 connectors
 • (1) IDE and (1) floppy ports
 • (1) 4-pin CD-in header & (1) 4-pin Aux-in header
 • (1) LPT header

Back Panel I/O 
 • Stacked PS/2 keyboard & mouse connectors
 • Stacked USB 2.0 ports (2)
 • (1) 9-pin 16550 UART serial port
 • Stacked USB 2.0 ports (2) & RJ45 connector
 • Stacked Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in audio connector

System Management
 • ADI ADT7470 Hardware Monitor
 • CPU thermal & voltage monitor support
 • Five (5) fan headers (4-pin configuration)
Trusted Platform Management (TPM)
 • Infineon SLB9635TT 1.2 (w/ 5000X-G chipset)

Integrated SATA Controller
 • Six (6) SATA-II ports running at 3.0Gb/s
 • RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 supported (Window OS only)

Integrated Audio Controller
 • HDA link; SPDIF port in rear
 • RealTek ALC888 controller (High-Def. Audio)
 • Stacked Mic-in/Line-in/Line-out rear ports
 • Front panel audio header
 • CD-in, Aux-in headers (4-pin configuration)

Integrated LAN Controllers
 • One Intelฎ "Gilgal" (82564EB) PHY Gigabit
   Ethernet LAN port - Direct link to ESB2

BIOS
 • Phoenix BIOSฎ on 8Mbit Flash ROM
 • Supports APM 1.2, ACPI 2.0
 • Serial Console Redirect
 • PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
 • PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0 Power Management
 • User-configurable H/W monitoring
 • Auto-configuration of hard disk types
 • Multiple boot options
 • 48-bit LBA support

Form Factor
 • CEB footprint (12" x 10.5")

Power
 • EPS12V / SSI (24 + 8 pin) power connectors

Regulatory
 • FCC Class B (Declaration of Conformity)
 • European Community CE (DoC); BSMI 

 

The S2692ANR comes in the familiar Tyan retail box.  Note the FOUR DIMM slots only.  This is the reason for the DUAL CHANNEL memory - other i5000X boards support QUAD CHANNEL memory. 

 

POST and BIOS setup pix below.

POST Screen with logo

Main
IDE Config Screens:
Memory Cache:
Board Information:

Advanced
Hardware Monitoring:
Realtime Sensors:
BIOS Event Logging:
 
Advanced Chipset Control:
 
Advanced Processor Options:
CPU Cache Control:
Diskette Controller:
 
ATA Controller:
 
Integrated Network interface:
 
Integrated Audio:
 
Integrated USB:
 
I/O Device Configuration:
 
PCI Configuration:
PCI Device, Slot #n:

Security
 

Power
 

Boot
Boot Device Priority:

 

Exit
 

Basic test results as follows:

 

 


   1. Introduction  
   2. Asus PVL-D/SCSI NEXT:  Tyan Tempest i5000XT S2696WA2NRF
   3. SuperMicro X7DAE  
   4. Tyan Tempest i5000XL S2692ANR  
   5. Tyan Tempest i5000XT S2696WA2NRF  
   6. Tyan Tempest i5000PX S5380G2NR  
   7. Tyan Tempest i5000PW S5382WAG2NRF  
   8. Windows XP 64-bit Benchmark Results  
   9. Conclusion  
     
     

 

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