AMD Athlon MP 2200+ Server Roundup - September 2002

Gaining access to the Tyan Thunder K7X beneath the hood is once again accomplished with the use of a screwdriver, it seems like very few manufacturers will follow in the footsteps of Appro and introduce toolless designs. Beneath the hood you'll see two AMD retail heatsink/fans covering the Athlon MP processors, with the rest of the system neatly hidden from sight.

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Between the CPUs and the drive bays is a panel that two blowers hang from; the blowers move cooler air over the CPUs' heatsinks and help circulate air around the case as well. Because of this panel, it's somewhat of a challenge to access all of the memory banks without unscrewing and removing the panel.

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We would've liked to have seen a screwless removable blower module used here instead; it would make upgrades much easier and thus minimize any potential downtime.