the VIA Apollo P4X333 Chipset
Impressive feature set enables unprecedented performance
levels on the Intel® Pentium® 4 Platform, significant performance increase over
nearest competing solution
Taipei, Taiwan, 15 May 2002 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a
leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform
solutions, today announced the VIA P4PB Mainboard, the world's first mainboard
to fully harness the awesome performance of the VIA Apollo P4X333, the most
advanced chipset for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor platform.
The P4PB's impressive feature set includes 533/400MHz
FSB support, as well as support for the new DDR333 SDRAM with ECC, providing the
Pentium® 4 with 2700MB/sec of fast double data rate memory. Additional high-end
features include RAID ATA/133 0,1 which can effectively double hard drive
performance
(striping) or offer data back-up (mirroring), USB 2.0
providing data transfer speeds of up to 40 times faster than the present USB 1.1
standard, and onboard 6 channel surround sound audio for a total home theatre
entertainment experience.
"The unsurpassed feature set and unprecedented
performance levels of the VIA Apollo P4X333 chipset has enabled the VIA P4PB
mainboard to break all performance records on the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
platform," commented
Richard Brown, Director of Marketing at VIA
Technologies, Inc.
The VIA P4PB is an ATX form factor board with three
DDR333/266 DIMMs. Expansion is provided though five PCI, one AGP, and a CNR
slot. Smart Card and Memory Stick support is also available.
FliteDeck(tm) Support
P4PB mainboard users enjoy the added benefit of VPSD's
FliteDeck bundle.
FliteDeck(tm) is an extensive system management suite
that empowers the user by enabling full system control through an easy to use
Windows®-based management suite. FliteDeck(tm) enables advanced features such as
overclocking, system monitoring and BIOS updates and comprises four utilities,
MissionControl, JetStream, FlashPort, and SysProbe. For more information on the
FliteDeck(tm) suite of software and firmware applications please visit our
website at: <http://www.viavpsd.com/products/FliteDeck_spec.jsp>
VIA P4PB Pricing and Availability
The VIA P4PB is available now through VPSD global
distribution partners. Pricing information is available on request. For further
details please visit our website at: <http://www.viavpsd.com/products/p4pb_spec.jsp>.
About VIA Platform Solutions Division
VPSD brings to market a wide selection of VIA branded
products and platforms for building high-performance PCs, workstations and
servers, as well as facilitating the rapid development of an exciting new
generation of desktop and mobile Information PCs, Information Servers, and
Information Stations in line with VIA's "Total Connectivity" vision. Products
offered by VPSD include a complete line of high performance mainboard solutions
based on the industry-leading VIA Apollo P4X266, P4X266A, and P4M266 chipsets,
and the innovative new VIA EPIA mainboard based on the ultra compact mini-ITX
form factor. Detailed product information about the complete VPSD product line
is available at the VPSD website, which can be accessed from
www.viavpsd.com.
About VIA Technologies, Inc.
VIA Technologies, Inc. is a leading innovator and
developer of PC core logic chipsets, microprocessors, and multimedia,
communications, optical media and networking chips. VIA delivers value to the PC
industry by designing, marketing, and selling high-performance VIA Apollo core
logic chipsets for the full range of PC platforms, and cost-effective VIA C3(tm)
processors for Value PCs and Internet Appliances, as well as developing complete
solutions for the PC platform through its VPSD Business Unit. Its customers
include the world's top OEMs, mainboard manufacturers, and system integrators.
VIA is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, at the center of the Greater China
high-tech manufacturing engine, and has branch offices in the US, China and
Europe. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE2388), and
achieved annual revenues of nearly US$1 billion in 2001. Additional information
can be found at
www.via.com.tw.
