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Chapter 1
Introduction of VIA K8M800 Chipset Motherboards
1-1 Feature of motherboard
The VIA K8M800 Series motherboards are based on the latest VIA K8M800 Chipset and
VT8237RP chipset which supports the new generation innovative 64-bit AMD Socket AM2
dual core multi-tasking Socket AM2 Athlon64 x2 processors. With an integrated low-latency
high-bandwidth DDR2
memory controller and the highly-scalable Hyper Transport
technology-based system bus which is up to 1000 MHZ, VIA K8M800 Platform Processor
Chipset motherboard series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional
desktop platform solution with the advantages of new generation 64-bit AMD Socket AM2
Athlon64 x2 processors and the fully compatibility of the next generation operation system.
The VIA K8M800 chipset motherboard series implement VIA K8M800 chipset which
supports 400MHz/ 533MHz /800MHz system bus of data transfer rate and Hyper Threading
technology.
The VIA K8M800 chipset motherboard series
support 400MHz/333MHz/266MHz/
200MHz memory clock frequency for DDR2 800/ DDR2 667 /DDR2 533/DDR2 400 system
RAM Modules expandable to 2GB. The motherboard series are embedded with VIA
VT8237R PLUS South Bridge offers ULTRA
ATA 133
and
Serial ATA with
RAID 0 and
RAID 1
function to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance.
The VIA K8M800 Chipset motherboard series implement the VIA
VT6103 PHY LAN 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 K8M800 motherboard series integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro IGP featuring High
Performance & High Quality 3D Accelerator supports Ultra-AGPII with 2GB/s bandwidth,
built-in MPEG-2/1 Video Decoder and Video Accelerator supports VCD DVD HDTV
decoding and playback, supports graphic and video overlay function. Built-in programmable
24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 300MHz pixel clock and programmable frame buffer size
between 16MB and up to 64MB provide excellent performance for those who want even
greater graphic performance. The K8M800 motherboard series provided an AGP slot supports
AGP 8X/4X capability and Fast write Transaction.
With USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8 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.
