VIA Announces P4PB 400 Mainboard, the World’s First Based
on the VIA Apollo P4X400 Chipset, Bringing AGP 8X, DDR400/333, 533MHz FSB
Support to the Pentium® 4 Platform

VIA P4PB 400 mainboard benefits from new generation of AGP
8X cards providing 2100MB/sec of bandwidth and delivering unparalleled levels of
graphics realism            

Taipei, Taiwan,
10 July 2002 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of
silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the VIA
P4PB 400 Mainboard, the world’s first mainboard to harness the unparalleled
performance and connectivity features of the VIA Apollo P4X400 chipset.      

The VIA P4PB
400’s performance features are exceptional and include AGP 8X, providing
2100MB/sec of ultra fast graphics bandwidth, double the speed of today’s
standard platforms. DDR400/333 SDRAM enables the new Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
with 533MHz FSB to perform to its full capacity by supplying a massive
3200MB/sec of fast double data rate memory thus eliminating all system data
bottlenecks. The P4PB 400’s unsurpassed connectivity features include integrated
USB 2.0/1.1, IDE ATA/133, onboard IEEE 1394, 10/100 LAN, and a Smart Card
connector.   

An onboard VIA
VT1616 audio codec provides six channels of studio quality, crisp, digital
surround sound and supports both optical and SPDIF outputs. The VIA P4PB 400 is
bundled with a S/PDIF connector bracket that fits neatly into any available PC
chassis I/O expansion slot. The S/PDIF brackets enables digital to digital
signal transfers between devices thus eliminating the signal degradation
associated with traditional analog audio. 

Network
connectivity is provided through the onboard VIA Rhine III VT6105M 10/100Mbps
Fast Ethernet LAN controller. The VT6105M is VIA’s most advanced LAN controller
featuring Wake-on-LAN, remote bootability and multiple VLAN, resulting in
increased system performance, security, and easier network management. 

The onboard VIA
VT6306 IEEE 1394 host controller and integrated VIA USB 2.0 enables seamless
connectivity to all the latest high speed multimedia devices and peripherals
such as digital video cameras, MP3 players, and the next generation of scanners
and printers.    

“With the
release of the Apollo P4X400-based P4PB 400 mainboard VIA is again showing its
industry leadership by pioneering the transition to the next generation of
performance features such as AGP 8X and DDR400 SDRAM” commented Richard Brown,
Director of Marketing at VIA Technologies, Inc.

The VIA P4PB
400 is available in two SKUs.  The P4PB 400-FL is VIA’s Premium level mainboard
supporting the complete comprehensive feature set. The P4PB 400-L is VIA’s Pro
level mainboard containing all features except IEEE 1394 support.

FliteDeck™ Firmware Suite

P4PB 400
mainboard users enjoy the added benefit of VPSD’s FliteDeck™ bundle. FliteDeck
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
enables advanced features such as overclocking, CPU fan speed and temperature
monitoring and BIOS updates. FliteDeck comprises four utilities, MissionControl,
JetStream, FlashPort, and SysProbe. For more information on the FliteDeck suite
of software and firmware applications please visit our website at:


http://www.viavpsd.com/product/FliteDeck_spec.jsp

VIA P4PB 400 Pricing and
Availability

The VIA P4PB
400 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/p4pb400_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 P4X400, 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 at

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™ 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.