SOYO Takes Intel BX Technology to its Highest Level With 133MHz Bus Support and ATA 100 Controller on new Motherboards.Business Editors and Technology Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 SOYO SOYO Society of Orthodox Youth Organization proved that proven technology does not vanish -- it just reinvents itself. SOYO breathed new life into Intel BX chipset technology when it today announced a pair of Intel Slot 1, BX chipset motherboards, which feature 133 Front Side Bus(FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus ) and an embedded ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment 100 controller chip to maximize the performance of both Intel Pentium III Slot 1, and Celeron CPUs. SOYO's SY-6BA+IVe motherboard has been re-engineered to support 133MHz FSB. It has a single board list price of $125 U.S. with volume discounts available. The SY-6BA+100 (list price $145 U.S) has been enhanced with 133MHz FSB, and an embedded ATA 100 chipset controller to power next generation high-speed hard drives as well as support RAID 0 (Striping) and RAID 1 (Mirroring). ATA 100 is the next generation in the Ultra ATA hard disk protocol. It provides a maximum 99.9 MB/s burst transfer rate from ATA 100 hard drives, compared to the 66MB/s and 33MB/s that Ultra ATA 66 and 33 give respectively. The SY-6BA+IVe and SY-6BA+100 feature 1AGP (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. , 5PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and 2 ISA expansion slots, and will support up to 1GB 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. system memory with 4 x 168-pin DIMMs sockets. Onboard I/O includes one floppy disk connector for two floppy drives, two serial ports, one parallel port, one PS/2 mouse port, two USB ports, one IRDA (Infrared Data Association, Walnut Creek, CA, www.irda.org) A membership organization founded in 1993 and dedicated to developing standards for wireless, infrared transmission systems between computers. (infrared) port, and one PS/2 keyboard port. Both ATX footprint motherboards also feature a new clock generator that allows the 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. Frontside System Bus (FSB) and PCI bus clock to be custom-configured -- from 133MHz-155MHz. This feature allows users to fine-tune the system bus speed for performance-oriented applications such as 3D modeling, animation or gaming. The new design also protects overclocked systems from crashes, particularly when using PCI bus add-in cards, because the SOYO motherboards automatically set the PCI bus clock to a safe level when the CPU FSB is set. When users overclock To speed up the computer beyond the manufacturer's specifications in order to run faster. This is accomplished by changing a jumper on the motherboard or by changing the clock crystal. The motherboard and CPU may or may not be able to handle the increased speed. the CPU FSB, the PCI bus clock will be automatically clocked to a safe level. Other enhancements geared to overclocking include adjustable CPU Core voltage The CPU core voltage (VCORE) is the power supply voltage supplied to the CPU (which is a digital circuit), GPU, or other device containing a processing core. The amount of power a CPU uses, and thus the amount of heat it dissipates, is the product of this voltage and the . Users can set CPU Core voltage directly through the BIOS without jumpers. SOYO has also included its Hardware Doctor Software package, which enables users to control and monitor their system at all times. The CPU / system fan speed can be controlled in four steps. In addition, an alarm for low battery voltage is included. SOYO has also implemented a Power Failure Resume Function, which is a selectable item inside the BIOS that allows users to choose if they want the system to power on or off automatically in the event of a power disaster. The feature is important when using the motherboard as a web or network server to ensure the system is always working. Another server-specific feature is latching IDE/FDD cables, which provide a more stable connection for peripherals. SOYO Bundles Norton Anti-Virus, Norton Ghost, Virtual Drive Each SY-6BA+IVe and SY-6BA+100 motherboard will ship with a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). bundle (3-in-1 Deluxe Extra Software Pack) that has a retail value of $150. It includes: -- Symantec Norton AntiVirus, to protect components and software from virus attacks -- Symantec Norton Ghost disk cloning software, which allows users to rebuild their Windows operating system environment in minutes -- Virtual Drive CD-ROM emulation application SOYO, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of SOYO Computer, Inc. Founded in 1985, with worldwide headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and branch offices in Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea, SOYO is one of the fastest growing major motherboard manufacturers in the world with 1999 sales of $315 million. The company sells its products through a Tech Data and a select group of resellers, system integrators, and VARs worldwide. SOYO's U.S. headquarters are at 41484 Christy Street, Fremont, CA 94538. For information, call 510/226-7696 or visit www.SOYO.com. SOYO is a registered trademark. Other product names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. |
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