SOYO Announces New DRAGON Ultra Motherboard For Pentium 4 CPUs



-- New Model Features SiS 645DX Chipset, 533FSB Support, DDR333 Memory, Digital Sound, USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet, Embedded RAID Chip



FREMONT, CA (May 6, 2002) - SOYO Computer, Inc. today announced a new addition to its DRAGON Ultra motherboard series for Intel Socket 478 Pentium 4 CPUs, which features the new SiS 645DX chipset.



SOYO's SY-P4S645DX motherboard with SiS 645DX/961 chipset maximizes system and memory performance with 533MHz FSB support, DDR333 memory, USB 2.0; on board RAID and 10/100 Ethernet, and many advanced and easily customized overclocking features. The board delivers the memory bandwidth and optimal performance for Intel's latest 400/533MHz FSB Pentium 4 processors.



SOYO's DRAGON-brand motherboards are defined by six standard features, which are found on all boards.



The "D" in DRAGON represents DDR memory support. The SY-P4S645DX DRAGON Ultra features 184-pin DDR SDRAM 2.5V DIMM sockets with support up to 3GBs of 200/266/333 DDR memory.




R = RAID (0,1) on board. The SY-P4S645DX features an embedded HiPoint IDE-RAID chip to provide ATA133 IDE RAID at Level 0 (data striping), Level 1 (disk mirroring) or Levels 0+1.




A = Audio on board. The SY-P4S645DX includes a CMI 8738 audio chip to provide 6-channel digital audio. The sound chip eliminates the need for a sound card, saves an expansion slot, and also supports optical output & SPDIF output. SOYO is bundling a SPDIF audio card with the board, which turns your computer into a high-end entertainment system with optical and coaxial connectivity.




G = AGP Pro Slot. The new DRAGON Ultra features one Universal AGP Pro slot, which supports 1x/2x/4x mode




O = Overclocking Features. Users can customize all DRAGON series motherboards by adjusting the CPU FSB, core voltage & multiplier, or AGP Pro voltage through the Award PCI BIOS setup. The FSB can be set in 1Mhz increments through the BIOS setup.




N = NIC 10/100 Ethernet on board with a PHY controller.




The SY-P4S645DX is expandable with six 32-bit Bus Mastering PCI slots (V2.2 compliant). The board features an on board Ultra I/O chip, which supports two RS-232 serial ports (16550 UART compatible); one parallel printer port (SPP/EPP/ECP mode); one FDD port (Supports 3 mode, 1.2/1.44/2.88 MB FDD; an IrDA (infrared) port with optional cable for transceiver, one game port, and six USB 2.0 ports (2 rear, 4-pin header). The board also includes two PCI bus mastering ATA133 E-IDE ports, and an Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE port, which supports four independent channels to accommodate eight IDE devices, including two for RAID.




Support is also included for on-board hardware monitoring, and includes SOYO's Hardware Health Utility to streamline PC system management. Among the many hardware monitoring functions are CPU fan speed and temperature monitoring through a thermal sensor; WOL (Wake On LAN) function to simplify network management; software power-off controls and remote and/or alarm power-on control.




SOYO bundles its 8-in-1 Software CD Pack with each board. It includes Norton AntiVirus 2002, Norton Ghost, Adobe Active Share and Acrobat Reader, Vcom AutoSave, WinDVD, eWalla text & voice messaging software, and Imagemore photographic collection.




The SY-P4S645DX will be bundled with a sigma box peripheral that includes four front USB 2.0 ports. The sigma box occupies a standard 3.5-inch drive bay.




SOYO will offer single board and volume discounts. Single board list price of the SY-P4S645DX is $180 (US) with volume discounts available.




ABOUT SOYO COMPUTER, INC.




SOYO Computer, Inc was founded in 1985, with worldwide headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and branch offices in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea. The company sells its products through a select group of distributors, resellers, system integrators, and VARs worldwide.




SOYO's U.S. headquarters are at 41484 Christy Street, Fremont, CA 94538. For information, call 510-226-7696 or visit www.soyousa.com.