THG Visits AMD: The First PCs With The Hammer CPU

The Foundation: AMD Solo 2

The "Solo 2" motherboard is equipped with an AMD "Claw Hammer" as well as 256 MB DDR memory.

View of the Southbridge AMD-8111, which contains the I/O-Hub.

The Northbridge AMD-8151 is located in a PGA case. A few humorous motherboard designers wanted to be eternalized here. The hammer is very similar to the logo of Tom's Hardware Guide. If you play those 5 notes you will hear the Intel jingle.

A side view of the AMD "Solo 2" motherboard. Note the three USB 2.0 ports.