AOpen America Introduces New Generation of Pentium 4 Compatible Motherboards.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2001 The AOpen AX4T Motherboard Uses Intel's 850 Chipset and Rambus RDRAMs in Achieving High Performance IT Solutions AOpen America, Inc. today announced the newest member of its expanding motherboard product line, the AOpen AX4T, using Intel's new Pentium 4 processor chip and the Intel 850 Chipset designs to offer the highest level of computing performance yet available on a motherboard. AOpen has incorporated all the features of Intel's NetBurst micro-architecture coupled with the new Intel 850 Chipset memory controller hub and I/O controller hub I/O CONTROLLER Hub (ICH) is the name for the microchip Intel 82801, which works as southbridge on motherboards with Intel chipsets (Intel Hub Architecture). It is used to connect and control peripheral devices. to support the latest Internet and e-Commerce technology with high bandwidth memory and communications, direct pipelines for audio and video, and improved calculation capabilities. The AOpen AX4T specifications include 100 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus ), 400 MHz system bus support, 300/400 MHz RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Pronounced "r-d-ram." A dynamic RAM chip technology from Rambus, Inc., Los Altos, CA (www.rambus.com). Rambus licensed its memory designs to semiconductor companies, which manufactured the chips. RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) See RDRAM. See also RIM. support, jumperless design, onboard IDE controller support, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. controller onboard including Fast Ethernet support, AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. 2.0 and CNR compliance, AC'97 2.1 Audio CODEC onboard, and 4 channel USB ports. "Very high-performance users require very high-performance IT solutions," said Paul Su, president of AOpen America, Inc. "Combining Intel's latest processor and chipset innovations with our superb design and manufacturing allows us to offer our customers performance, quality, and reliability at affordable prices." The AOpen AX4T architecture is implemented using the ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. form factor, accommodating 5 PCI slots, 1 AGP slot, and 1 CNR. Capability is included for up to 2.0 GBytes of RDRAM using 184 pin RIMMs in 64/128/256/512 MByte memory modules. Onboard sound is accomplished using Sigma Tel's STAC 1. (language) STAC - Storage Allocation and Coding Program. 2. (company) STAC - The company responsible for Stacker and stac compression. http://stac.com/. 9700 AC'97 CODEC. I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output support includes 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 4 channel E-IDE hark disk controller, 1 floppy connector, 2 channel USB ports, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port, PS/2 mouse and keyboard interface, plus game/MIDI port, speaker out, mic-in. Also included is a real time clock, 3 Volt lithium battery, and 4 Mbytes of Award PnP Flash ROM BIOS. "Our channel partners can now offer the broadest range of motherboards to their customers -- from starter systems for small office and home businesses to the very highest performance motherboards available in the marketplace -- all from one company with world-class manufacturing, global support, and sales channels that offer the support our customers deserve," commented Al Peng, manager of motherboard products for AOpen America, Inc. Pricing and availability The product is available now through AOpen's channel partners. The AOpen AX4T product is retail priced at $219.00 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and includes a one-year warranty. For more information on the AOpen AX4T and AOpen's complete family of motherboard products please visit AOpen's website at: http://english.aopen.com/products/mb/default.htm. About AOpen America Headquartered in San Jose, AOpen America is the world's largest total component solutions manufacturer and a member of an $10.0 billion technology group. Leveraging more than 23 years of technology manufacturing experience and more than 1,000 Group patents, AOpen designs, develops and markets advanced PC motherboards, optical drives, PC housings, peripherals, multimedia and networking solutions for resellers, system integrators and those who value reliability and performance. Editor's Note: More information about AOpen, AOpen Products, services, and business partners is available on the World Wide Web at: www.AOpenUSA.com. AOpen is a registered trademark of AOpen Inc. All other products, brand names or companies are trademarks or registered marks of their respective companies. |
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