Review of Socket 8 Motherboards

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Tyan S1662D

Here we have the quintessence of a server motherboard. 8 SIMM sockets and 5 PCI slots should be enough for most demands. This board needs VRM modules to be plugged in, since there is not much space left for them onboard. Such a board is usually not chosen due to performance considerations; there are faster boards among the candidates. Overdrive processors up to 266 MHz can be used, the multipliers needed for this clock speed are supported.

Tyan S1662D, Rev. ?

Baby AT format, AT power supply; 3x ISA, 5x PCI; 8x SIMM; Award flash BIOS; external frequencies: 60, 66 MHz; multipliers: up to x4.0; I/O chip: SMC; PIO 4 onboard; FDC onboard; 2x serial 16550; 1x EPP/ECP parallel; 1x PS/2 mouse (without connector); 1x USB (without connector); IrDA support; SDMS support ver. 3.07.

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.