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LIBRE-FRIENDLY MAINBAORD
Unleash new levels of work, action and intensity with powerful and libre software inside. Designed to give you the main building block for a modern computer that fully respects your freedom.
The Free Software Foundation's "Respects Your Freedom" hardware product certification
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The Vikings D8 mainboard fully meets the criteria for the FSF's hardware endorsement program and was certified on 2018-10-24
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Boot firmware - Libreboot & coreboot
The Vikings D8 comes with coreboot or Libreboot. Both make use of SeaBIOS and work perfectly fine. That being said, Coreboot has a more up-to-date codebase and as such we choose coreboot as the standard option.
One of the good things about having a libre-friendly system is that you can replace the boot firmware from the user-space of your operating system. This is fairly easy even for the untrained and Vikings can send instructions on how to do that. What's more, you can order a 2nd chip (2M PDIP) for swapping your boot firmware or for other testing purposes.
CPU(s)
This system comes with an 8-core AMD Opteron 4200-series CPUs installed. Available is:
- a high performant (95W TDP) 8-core Opteron 4284 CPU with 3.0/3.3/3.7 GHz (base/full load turbo/half load turbo)
- a highly power efficient (35W TDP) 8-core Opteron 4256 EE CPU with 1.6/1.9/2.8 GHz (base/full load turbo/half load turbo)
You can order the Vikings D8 with a second CPU, so 16 CPU cores will be available. CPUs are subject to availability.
ECC Memory
ECC Unbuffered DIMMs this system comes with, contain error correction code (ECC). ECC parity helps detect and correct single-bit memory errors, which can cause sudden shutdowns, file corruption or data loss. Help prevent costly (or annoying) downtimes, which also ensure a higher level of data integrity.
8GB of ECC RAM are included, which is generally a good starting point for most computing needs in the office and at home. You can upgrade RAM in 8GB increments to suit additional needs.
Peace of mind - legal and commercial guarantee options
Vikings offers two service packages for the D8 Workstation:
- 2-year E.U. legal guarantee (included): conditions see vkgs.io/eulegalguarantee
- 3-year commercial guarantee: Extension of the E.U. legal guarantee to three years, waiver of the reversal of the burden of proof and payment of postage costs towards the customer for the entire period.
| Motherboard | |
| Boot Firmware | Various options based on a de-blobbed coreboot, 2 - 16 MB firmware images |
| Processor/System Bus | 2 x Socket G34, AMD Opteron™ 6200 series, HyperTransport™ Technology 3.0, 6.4 GT/s per link (triple link) |
| Graphics | On-board (Aspeed AST2050 with 8MB VRAM) or PCIe expansion card |
| Expansion Slots | Total Slots: 6 Slot Location 1: PCI 32bit/33MHz Slot Location 2: PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X8 Link) Slot Location 3: PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X16 Link), Auto switch to x8 link if slot 2 is occupied Slot Location 4: PCI-E x8 (Gen2 X4 Link) Slot Location 5: PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X16 Link) Slot Location 6: PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X16 Link), Auto turn off if slot 5 is occupied, For 1U FH/FL Card, MIO supported Additional Slot 1 : PIKE Slot for Storage expansion |
| Core Logic | AMD SR5690, AMD SP5100 |
| Form Factor | SSI-EEB |
| On Board I/O | 1 x PSU Power Connector (24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V + 8-pin SSI 12V power connector), 1 x Management Connector , Onboard socket for management card, 3 x USB pin header , Up to 6 Devices, 1 x Internal A Type USB Port, 8 x Fan Header , 4pin (3pin/4pin fan dual support), 2 x SMBus, 1 x Serial Port Header, 1 x TPM header, 1 x PS/2 KB/MS port |
| Back I/O Ports | 1 x External Serial Port, 2 x External USB Port, 1 x VGA Port, 2 x RJ-45, 1 x PS/2 KB/Mouse |
| Environment | Operation temperature: 10℃ ~ 35℃, Non operation temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃, Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% (non condensing) |
| Processor | |
| # of cores | 4 - 32 |
| Clockspeed | 1.6 - 3.3 GHz |
| Processor Cooler (included!) | |
| Noctua CPU coolers (quiet) | Includes low noise (L.N.A.) and ultra low noise adaptors (U.L.N.A). Rotational Speed (+/- 10%): 1600 RPM, Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%): 1300 RPM, Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%): 1000 RPM |
| Memory | |
| Memory Type | Brand: Crucial Form Factor: UDIMM Total Capacity: 8GB Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • 1024Meg x 72 • ECC: YES Kit Qty: 1 Speed: 1600 MT/S Voltage: 1.35V DIMM Type: Unbuffered |
| Storage | |
| SATA Controller | 6 x SATA2 300MB/s (AMD SP5100) |
| SAS/SATA Controller | 8x SAS2 6G (PIKE 2008 add-on card required) |
| Case Options | |
| Vikings Convertible Workstation | Cost efficient and robust workstation/full tower case that can be converted into a 5U server rack (affordable conversion kit required) 220x430x595mm (w/h/d) |
| Fractal Design Define XL R2 | Midi Tower, 232x559x560mm (w/h/d) |
| Lian Li PC-A76X | Full Tower, 285x710x683mm (w/h/d) |
| Corsair Obsidian 750D | Full Tower, 235x560x546mm (w/h/d) |
D8 Mainboard FSF RYF-Certified
- Product Code: VKGS-D8BOARDRYF
- Availability: 271
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375.00€
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