ASRock and ULi Announce the Availability of Highly-Anticipated M1695-based Motherboard; ASRock's 939 Dual-SATA2 Brings ULi's TGi Technology to the Mass Market.TAIPEI, Taiwan -- ULi Electronics Inc. (ULi), a leading core logic chipset manufacturer, and ASRock Inc. together announce the availability of much-awaited M1695/M1567-based motherboard - ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2. Featuring ULi's TGi Technology, the ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2 supports 1 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. 8x, 1 PCIe x16 slot, 1 PCIe x1 and 3 PCI slots that enable users to enjoy the freedom to continue using their AGP graphics cards while giving them enough headroom for future upgrade to PCI Express graphics cards. In addition, ULi's TGi Technology enables users to run applications which require multiple displays. "Devoted to bring ASRock die-hard users the best benefits, the newly released ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2, is believed to draw users' attention with its cost-effective, considerate and longevity features. Matching with ULi M1695/M1567, the life circle of 939 Dual-SATA2 is unlimitedly extended. The design of both AGP8X and PCI Express graphics interface, allows users to switch graphics cards depending on their budget and needs, and the Future CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. upgrade port lets users to upgrade future CPU socket when it is mature for the market. As for the scalability of hard disk, the embedded JMicron PCI Express based SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. 2 controller further extends 939 Dual-SATA's life circle by supporting Serial ATA II interface," said ASRock. ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2 supports AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. 64 Socket 939 with a FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus of 1GHz of HTT HTT Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel) HTT Human Touch Technology HTT Hypertext Template (Microsoft Windows file extension) HTT Holier Than Thou HTT Hyper Transport Technology HTT Human Terrain Team . Providing a future CPU Upgrade Slot, ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2 offers end-users the flexibility for future CPU upgrade to Socket M2. This board offers a SATA II 3.0 Gb/s and 2 SATA 1.5Gb/s ports, RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), and JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) A group of hard disks in a computer that are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. They are just a bunch of disks. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks , which not only enhance overall disk performance, but also provide utmost protection to data contents in hard drives. ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2 Specifications --For Socket 939: AMD Athlon 64FX and Athlon 64 processors --FSB 1 GHz (2.0GT/s), DDR400 --HyperTransport Technology, AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology --Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology --PCI Express x16 slot, PCI Express x1 slot, AGP 8X slot --PCI E SATA2 controller on board, optimizing the support for SATA2 HDD --Serial ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment 1.5Gb/s, RAID 0,1,JBOD --7.1channel Superior Quality Audio, 10/100 Ethernet 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. --ASRock 8CH I/O: 4 USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 ports, 7.1channel audio jack "M1695/M1567 is world's first chipset that supports both PCI Express x16 and native AGP 8X graphics interfaces. We are developing not only products with excellent qualities, but we also make sure that our products incorporate innovative features that give us a leading-edge against our competitors," said Alex Kuo, President of ULi. "ASRock's outstanding position in the channel market enable us to penetrate and fulfill market's strong demand for highly innovative and flexible, cost-effective solutions." ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2 Motherboard is available in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific markets. About ULi ULi Electronics Inc. is a leading fabless IC design company that develops world-class solutions for consumer electronics and professional computing products. ULi's expertise in the PC information industry and solid design capability superbly positioned ULi as a major component supplier dedicated to bringing system manufacturers more highly integrated, performance enhancing and cost effective IC solutions. For more information about ULi, please visit our website at http://www.uli.com.tw. |
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