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DUAL XEON MBs with PAXVILLE, WOODCREST and CLOVERTOWN CPUs
Tyan Tempest i5000XT S2696WA2NRF
If the S2692 was the budget board, the S696 is
the luxury edition with all the accoutrements an
enthusiasts can ask for. This heavy hitter
features full quad-channel memory support, and
on-board SAS as well. Check it out:
Processor
Dual LGA771
sockets
Up to (2)
Intelฎ Xeonฎ
5000/5100/5300
series
processors;
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
(8) 240-pin
DDR2 FBDIMM
sockets
Four memory
channels;
supports ECC
DIMMs
Maximum of
32GB of
DDR2-533/667
Expansion Slots
(2) PCI-E x16
slots (one x4
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 2
headers)
(6) standard
SATA2 connectors
(1) IDE
and (1) floppy
ports
(8) SAS ports
(1) 4-pin
CD-in and (1)
4-pin Aux-in
header
(1) 9-pin
front panel
audio header
Back Panel I/O
Stacked PS/2
keyboard & mouse
connectors
Stacked (1)
serial and (1)
parallel connector
Stacked (2)
USB 2.0 ports
Firewire
(1394a) connector
(2) stacked
USB 2.0 ports &
(1) RJ45 port
Stacked
Line-in,
Line-out, Mic-in
audio connectors
System
Management
ADI ADT7470
Hardware Monitor
CPU thermal &
voltage monitor
support
Five (5) fan
headers (4-pin
configuration)
Integrated Audio
Controller
HDA link;
SPDIF in/out
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
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Integrated SATA
Controller
(6) SATA-II
ports running at
3.0Gb/s
RAID 0, 1, 5,
and 10 supported
(Window OS
only)
Integrated SAS
Controller
LSI 1068E SAS
controller
(8) SAS
ports; RAID 0,
1, and 1E
supported
Supports
Integrated
Mirroring,
Integrated
Enhanced
Mirroring, and
Integrated
Stripping
Integrated
FireWire (1394a)
Controller
TI TSB43AB22
1394a controller
1394a channel
for rear
(connector)
1394a channel
for front
(header)
Integrated LAN
Controllers
Intelฎ
Gigabit from
6321ESB
(with dual
pors "Gilgal")
- ASF 2.0;
two RJ-45 ports
with LED
Trusted
Platform
Management (TPM)
Infineon
SLB9635TT 1.2
(w/ 5000X-G
chipset)
BIOS
Phoenix BIOSฎ
on 8Mbit Flash
ROM
Support ACPI
2.0
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
SSI / Extened
ATX footprint
(12" x 13")
Power
EPS12V / SSI
(24 + 8 + 4 pin)
power connectors
Regulatory
FCC Class B
(Declaration of
Conformity)
European
Community CE (DoC)
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Photos of the retail-boxed product:
 
POST and BIOS setup pix below.
Main
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IDE Config Screens:
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Memory Cache:
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Board Information:
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Security
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Power
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Boot
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Boot Device Priority:
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Exit
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The S2696 has the honor of being
the chosen platform to test both Clovertowns and
Woodcrest CPUs. Benchmark images of the
Clovertowns are first:
Next, the test results using the Woodcrest
3.0GHz dual-cores:
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