AMIBIOS Support Available for Intel's Springdale and Canterwood Chipsets, Enhancing Computing Power on the Desktop.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2003 American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. Inc.: Editorial Summary -- The Intel(R) 865G (Springdale) chipset has been added to the list of Intel chipsets enabled by AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System 8, joining the 875P (Canterwood) for workstations and the 855M for mobile computers (Centrino family). AMI announces that its PC initialization in·i·tial·ize tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science 1. To set (a starting value of a variable). 2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot. 3. software, AMIBIOS, supports platforms based on the combination of the Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor and the Intel(R) 865G Springdale chipset, as well as high-end gaming PCs based on the 875P (Canterwood). The Intel(R) 865G and Intel 865PE chipsets with integrated graphics extend the computing power of Hyper-Threading technology - previously targeted only at high-end systems - to mainstream desktop applications. This support, coupled with existing support for the 875P (Canterwood) allows AMI to address two crucial markets: desktops and PC-based workstations based on Intel's Pentium 4 processors. Several new features in these chipsets expand desktop performance, graphics and communications capability: -- Intel Extreme Graphics 2 -- 800MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus , Hyper-Threading Technology -- Dual Channel DDR See SDRAM. memory -- Stable Image Technology -- Intel Gigabit Ethernet -- Optional integrated software RAID technology The 865G and 865PE chipsets are designed to support Pentium 4 processors with Hyper-Threading technology and 800 MHz FSB system bus. Systems powered by those processors and chipsets are meant to execute network-intensive tasks simultaneously. AMIBIOS8 dramatically simplifies BIOS development with its unique graphical interface and streamlined, modular architecture. AMIBIOS8 visual development environment, Visual eBIOS (VeB) provides Original Equipment Manufacturers and Original Design Manufacturers with a friendly, easy-to-use tool to develop and customize their BIOS projects in minimal time. AMIBIOS8 modular architecture enables designers to pick and choose from a variety of eModules, to enable only those functions required by their platform, minimizing the flash memory required to store the BIOS ROM image. Numerous PCs featuring the new Intel Pentium 4 - 2.80C, 2.60C and 2.40C GHz - and the 865G Chipset are enabled by AMIBIOS8. These platforms are being shipped by major motherboard and PC manufacturers. About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. Privately held, AMI is best known for its AMIBIOS, shipping on over half the desktops in the world. AMI also supplies state-of-the-art hardware like service processors, disk subsystems and innovative storage solutions and is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ). Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For more information on AMI products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. Statement of Liability: Products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. No warranties are made, either express or implied, with regard to the contents of this work, its merchantability mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or fitness for a particular use.
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