Achme, a Micro-Star Company, Announces 440LX AGPset Motherboards; Pentium II Motherboards Are Foundation for High Performance Workstations or Servers.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997--Achme Computer, Inc., a Micro-Star Company, today announced two new Pentium II system motherboards based on the new Intel 440LX AGPset. Designed to be the foundation of cost effective, high performance file servers and workstations, the new Accelerated Graphics Port See AGP. (hardware, graphics) Accelerated Graphics Port - (AGP) A bus specification by Intel which gives low-cost 3D graphics cards faster access to main memory on personal computers than the usual PCI bus. (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. ) motherboards enable users to take advantage of the full performance capability of 233MHz to 300MHZ Pentium II processors. The Achme MS-6111 and MS-6117 motherboards are PC97-compliant for increased system performance, reliability and ease of use. Designed for the most demanding applications, the MS-6111 has four-168 pin DIM sockets support up to 1 GB of EDO/FP DRAM or 512 MB of SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. . Comprehensive hardware monitoring including 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. and system temperature, fan speed, and chassis intrusion, is provided with National Semiconductor's LM78 System Hardware Monitor. The MS-6117 provides 1 AGP, 5 32-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and 2 16-bit ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. slots, with one shared PCI/ISA slot. Providing blazing AGP performance for more cost-conscious applications, the MS-6117 has three-168 pin DIM sockets to support up to 768 MB of EDO/FP DRAM or 384 MB of SDRAM. Health monitoring with the LM78 is optional. The MS-6117 provides 1 AGP, 4 PCI and 3 ISA slots, with one shared PCI/ISA slot. Both boards support both 3.3 and 5 volt PCI cards. Heat sink and fan for the S.E.C. (Single Edge Contact) CPU cartridge are optional. "The Achme MS-6111 and MS-6117 are designed and manufactured to lead the industry with their features, quality, and cost-effectiveness," stated Angel Lin, Achme Computer Vice President. "In fact, while most competitive motherboards have three DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module sockets, the MS 6111 has four to guarantee that users will have the memory space and performance capability to satisfy the most demanding workstation and server applications." Both motherboards take full advantage of the capabilities of the Pentium II processor by providing EDO/SDRAM support, Accelerated Graphics Port, 33 MHZ Ultra DMA, Remote Wake Up, and ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. (Advanced Configuration Power Interface), with Soft Power Off. Advanced "Super I/O" capabilities include support for three floppy disk drives, including the new LS-120. Maximizing user satisfaction, the flash BIOS and drivers are upgradable through the Internet and Achme's bulletin board system. All Achme motherboards are manufactured in ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified manufacturing facilities, 100% tested with completely filled SIMM banks, and aged 24 hours before shipment. The Achme MS-6111 motherboard was tested and approved by Intel's Platform Support Labs, fully tested for operation with Novell, Windows NT and Windows 95, and certified by CE, FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. B and DoC, the latest FCC regulation. Both the MS-6111 and MS-6117 are available for immediate delivery. Micro-Star International, doing business in Fremont, Calif. as Achme Computer Inc., is ranked the number six PC motherboard manufacturer in the world by Computer Reseller News. With ten years of experience in designing and manufacturing motherboards and add-on peripherals, Micro-Star's products have been widely recognized for their excellent performance, quality, and reliability by their customers. Micro-Star markets its products through its seven supporting offices worldwide. Achme Computer Inc. is the sales and marketing organization for Micro-Star in the United States. Achme markets products to computer system manufacturers, system integrators, value-added resellers and distributors. For more information call Achme Computer Inc. at 510/623-8818, fax 510/623-8585, or visit the company on the World Wide Web at www.achme.com . CONTACT: Liza Beresford-Dittoe, 317/926-1246 liza@sspr.com |
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