PowerLeap's New PL-PRO/ II Upgrade Revives Pentium Pro Machines - Upgrades the Entire Network Without Replacing Each System.Business Editors BELLE MEAD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 23, 2000 Powerleap(tm) Products, the leading provider of upgrade solutions for personal computers worldwide, today announced the PL-Pro/ II. This exciting new upgrade innovation will enable Pentium Pro systems to upgrade to faster 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. processing speeds. PowerLeap unleashed the PL-Pro/ II to adapt Pentium Pro (Socket 8) systems to the voltage and pinout requirements of the new generation of socket 370 processors such as the Intel Celeron and the VIA Cyrix Joshua processors. The PL-Pro/ II provides companies with the most cost effective Celeron CPU upgrade solution -- without replacing the computer's motherboard. The Intel Celeron processor enables the system to provide excelled performance for applications running on advanced operating systems such as Window 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux, and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . The processor provides MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). media enhancement capability technology to run multimedia and communications applications. Even up until recently, small and mid-sized businesses have commonly used Pentium Pros as system servers. The PL-Pro/II benefits business owners and IT professionals by affording them with a financially feasible way to upgrade their entire organization at a fraction of the cost of replacing each system. "Companies spend the majority of their budget purchasing new computer systems that they know will become obsolete after only a couple of years," said Nathaniel Dahl, President of PowerLeap Products, "The PL-Pro II allows these companies to possess the performance they desire at an incredibly lower cost through a simple upgrade." About PL-Pro II -- Delivers the most cost-effective CPU upgrade solution for Socket 8 (Pentium Pro) systems. -- Supports the Intel Celeron 533MHz (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. , 500MHz, 466MHz, and 433MHz processors (PPGA (Plastic PGA) See PGA. PPGA - Plastic Pin Grid Array form factor) on a 66/60MHz bus. -- Offers quick and easy installation. -- Includes the exclusive PowerLeap CPU Control Panel utility software for maximum performance. -- Features a high-performance 128KB level-2 cache and 32KB level-1 cache (consisting of separate 16KB instruction and 16KB data caches). The L1 and L2 caches run at the full processor speed. -- Offers unique 2-phase redundant CPU overheating Overheating An economy that is growing very quickly, with the risk of high inflation. protection. -- Provides intelligent overcurrent protection circuitry. -- Includes Autodetect VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) See voltage regulator. (Voltage Regulating Module) circuitry. -- Provides dual-CPU support (requires an SMP-compliant version of the Celeron) Pricing and Availability The PL Pro/II has a MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $249 for a 500MHz system and $329 for a 533MHz system. PowerLeap products are sold direct from their website at www.powerleap.com. About Powerleap Powerleap is the leading provider of CPU upgrades worldwide. Powerleap is based in Belle Mead, New Jersey Belle Mead is an unincorporated community located within Hillsborough Township and Montgomery Township, Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Up until about 1875, Belle Mead, then named Plainville, was part of Harlingen. with affiliate production and engineering facilities in Taiwan under the name of FriendTech Computer. Powerleap engineers have been designing award-winning computer products since 1987. The company offers a wide array of CPU upgrades based in Intel, 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. and Cyrix CPUs. Powerleap upgrades are in use as OEM/private label products from well-known computer companies worldwide. For more information visit www.powerleap.com or the Powerleap Upgrade Center near you. Powerleap is a trademark of Powerleap Products. All other products mentioned are property of their respective owners. Note to Editors: Photos available |
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