Review of Socket 8 Motherboards
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.
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.
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