SUPERMICRO'S Ships New I2O-Ready Motherboard for High-End Servers.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997--SUPERMICRO today announced immediate volume shipments of the SUPER P6DLH I2O-ready motherboard targeted for high-end servers. Based on Intel's 440 LX chipset, it accommodates dual Pentium II 300/266/233 MHz or higher processors, 1 GB EDO or 512 MB 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. , 9 PCI slots, and 3 ISA slots. It supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface See ACPI. (hardware, standard) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface - (ACPI) An open industry standard developed by Intel, Microsoft, and Toshiba for configuration and power management. (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. ) specifications, Wake-on-LAN, SDRAM, concurrent PCI, and Ultra DMA 33 MB/s burst data transfer rate. The I2O architecture of SUPER P6DLH consists of a 66 MHz i960 RD I/O processor, an 8 Mb Flash I/O BIOS, and local IOP IOP intraocular pressure. IOP Intraocular pressure, see there memory of up to 64 MB. It provides a standard way to off-load the I/O functions from 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. , creating a direct I/O pipeline that no longer passes through the host processor. Besides delivering increased system performance, the I2O specification eliminates the need for different drivers for each combination of operating system and SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. or Network Interface Card. Because the drivers may be standardized, and not re-written for new operating system releases, drivers can become more highly optimized and robust, improving performance and reliability in mission-critical enterprise computing. "The SUPER P6DLH with the I2O architecture will be a major benefit to the entire MIS computing industry," said Charles Liang, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SUPERMICRO. "The I2O architecture will provide better system performance, faster access to new I/O technology, and increased fault tolerance. SUPERMICRO has distinguished itself by being the first company to ship production volumes of motherboards and servers for this exciting new environment." "Intel Corp. has long recognized SUPERMICRO's contribution to the I2O architecture. SUPERMICRO shipped its first I2O-ready motherboard (SUPER P6DNH) in November of 1996 and continues their strong commitment to I2O-ready server solutions," said Ron Smith, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Computing Enhancement Group. SUPER P6DLH is also PC 98-ready which features Microsoft's OnNow, slow blinking LED for sleep-state indicator, BIOS support for 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. keyboard, real time clock wake-up alarm, main switch override mechanism, and external modem ring-on if system is in SoftOff state. Furthermore, the motherboard has PC Health Monitoring functions such as seven on-board voltage monitors for CPU cores, CPU I/O, +3.3V, +/-5V, and +/-12V, three-fan status monitors with firmware/software control on/off, chassis temperature control, CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode, system overheat LED and control, chassis intrusion detection, system resource alert, support for SUPER PC Doctor and Intel LANDesk Client Manager, hardware BIOS virus protection, and up to 20 A current switching voltage regulator for CPU core with auto-sensing voltage ID ranging from 1.3 V to 3.5 V. SUPER P6DLH is full AT size. Included I/O are 2 EIDE (Enhanced IDE) An extension to the IDE interface that supports the ATA-2 and ATAPI standards. ATA-2 (Fast ATA) provides faster transfer rates (see IDE for details) and allows for multiple channels, each connecting two devices. ports, a floppy port, an ECP/EPP parallel port, PS/2 mouse port, 2 serial ports, an infrared port and 2 USB ports. It comes with a CD loaded with utilities such as: SUPERMICRO PIIX PIIX PCI ISA IDE Accelerator (Intel chipset) PIIX Pci to Isa Ide Accelerator 4 Upgrade Utility for Win 95, BIOS Flash Upgrade Utility, DMI (Desktop Management Interface) The first desktop management standard from the DMTF. Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). Browser for Win 95, DMI Wizard, SUPERMICRO SUPER PC Doctor Utility ver 1.10b, and Intel LANDesk Client Manager for Win NT and Win 95 (optional). SUPERMICRO manufactures motherboards and Server Building Block Solutions both in the United States and off-shore. All products are available through OEMs and distributors. For more information, contact SUPERMICRO at tel: 408/895-2000, fax: 408/895-2008, e-mail: marketing@supermicro.com, or visit SUPERMICRO on the World Wide Web at http://www.supermicro.com . -0- Note to Editors: SUPERMICRO is a leading supplier of high-end motherboards and servers. Since its founding in 1993, SUPERMICRO has led the industry in delivering leading edge technology such as the I2O architecture. SUPERMICRO strives to build long-term relationships with its customers by providing outstanding engineering innovation, quality, and reliability. SUPERMICRO's Super Server Building Block Solution decreases system integrators' time-to-market and ensures interoperability of all components. CONTACT: S&S Public Relations Steve Simon, 847/291-8420, ext. 237 stevesimon1@compuserve.com |
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