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Chapter 1
Introduction of VIA CN700 Chipset Motherboards
1-1 Feature of motherboard
The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series are designed for the new generation VIA C7™
processor family with the VIA CN700 Chipset that delivers a high performance and
professional desktop platform solution. The VIA CN700 is fully optimized to provide an
outstanding HD digital media experience. Featuring the all new high bandwidth V4 bus as
well as support for DDR2 memory modules which is expandable to 1.0GB.
The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series utilize the newest VIA CN700 chipset which
supports 400MHz/ 533MHz System Bus in data transfer rate. The VIA CN700 Chipset
motherboard series feature a robust shared memory architecture and
provide
133MHz/166MHz/200MHz Memory clock frequency for DDR2 533/400 system RAM
Modules. The motherboard series are embedded with VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge offers
ULTRA
ATA 133
and
Serial ATA with RAID 0, 1,JBOD
functions to provide speedier
HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance. The VIA CN700 Chipset
motherboard series implement the VIA VT6103L LAN PHY chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN
function provide 10/100 Mb/s data transfer rate.
The motherboard series also have an integrated 6-channel AC’97 CODEC on board which is
fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro
®
that gives you the best sound quality and
compatibility.
The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series are integrated the VIA Graphics UniChrome™
Pro IGP graphics core, the chipset features the Chromotion CE Video Display engine with
hardware MPEG-2 playback. Together with an advanced 2D/3D graphics core, the VIA
CN700 offers exceptional playback and streaming of various digital video formats while
maintaining ultra low power consumption and exerting minimal load on the processor. The
VIA CN700 also provides extensive display support with outputs to CRT, LCD and standard
definition TV as well as support for HDTV up to 1080p resolution.
With USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8x USB2.0 function ports
delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, the motherboards meet future USB
demand also have built-in hardware monitor function to monitor and protect your computer.
The motherboards provide reliable performance & meets mainstream specification of MCE
related concepts. It is really a cost effective choice for your computer.
