User manual VIA VT6205 BROCHURE

[. . . ] In the Athlon64 3200+ category, 6 out of 8 are powered by the VIA VT6205 and only 2 out of 8 are sporting NVIDIA nForce3 chipsets. " "VIA, with the VT6205 chipset, currently offers a clearly better solution for the Athlon 64. " "All in all, we're pleasantly surprised by the Athlon 64's performance, and we have been receptive to VIA's VT6205 design. [. . . ] The nForce3 150, though, seems to be a little barren by comparison. " "The VT6205 chipset has basically enabled the Athlon64 3200+ to reclaim the performance crown from the Intel 3. 2GHz processor. " VIA Confidential and Proprietary VT6205 ­ Superior Feature Set "the VT6205 looks like the better workstation platform right now. The nForce3 Pro doesn't have any great flaws, and its single-chip approach is elegant, but the VT6205 offers more. " "In terms of chipset features, for the Athlon64, VIA simply has the feature edge right now. The same cannot be said about the . . . . nForce3. . . . . . . the board would often crash when installing Windows XP Professional. " "Currently we can crash every nForce3 board we have possession of, both retail and engineering samples, when running extreme IDE traffic. " VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA K8M800 Chipset n n Industry's First IGP Chipset for the AMD64 Platform Extends 64-bit Computing into the Mainstream S3 Graphics UniChromeTM Pro IGP Provides Ultimate HiDefTM Visual Experience on AMD64 Platform g S3 Chromotion CE Video Display Engine g g Output - Full HDTV Support, including 1080p Decoding ­ Hardware MPEG2 Decoder Dual 128-bit Pipelines Robust Shared Memory Architecture g High-Performance 2D/3D Graphics Engine g g n Hyper8TM Technology g g n VT8237 South Bridge g g Enables full 16-bit/800MHz implementation of HyperTransportTM interface 6. 4GB/s Bandwidth Integrated Serial ATA & V-RAID VIA Vinyl Audio n Available: Now VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA Hyper8TM Technology n Enables Full Implementation of HyperTransport Interface g 6. 4GB/s Bandwidth (800MHz/16-bit) HyperTransport interface for 754-pin and 940-pin AMD64 CPUs n Offers Unparalleled Performance Levels and Data Integrity g Analysis of retail motherboards featuring competitor's chipsets indicates many feature a HyperTransport link with reduced frequency or bit density Frequency Bit Density 16-bit 16-bit 8-bit Total Bandwidth 6. 4GB/s 4. 8GB/s 3. 2GB/s VIA VT6205 Competitor Sample A Competitor Sample B 800MHz 600MHz 800MHz VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA Hyper8TM Technology VIA Confidential and Proprietary Most Scalable Platform for AMD64 Architecture n VIA's flexible and highly scalable architecture allows motherboard manufacturers to cover all market segments and price points g VIA Networking Gigabit Ethernet g g Single chip 10/100/1000 design Advanced software interface VIA Vinyl integrated 5. 1 surround sound VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7. 1 surround sound VIA VT6307 1394 Controller 2 x 133MHz PCI-X support Up to 12 standard PCI connections VIA Confidential and Proprietary g VIA Vinyl Audio g g g Advanced Connectivity Options g g VIA VPX2 for Servers & Workstations g g VT8237 South Bridge Overview n VIA DriveStationTM Advanced Controller Suite g Serial ATA g g g V-RAID g g g High Performance 150MB/s Dual Channel Serial ATA interface Extended support for additional two Serial ATA devices through SATAliteTM interface Serial RAID controller RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 User-friendly VIA RAID Tool software interface Supports up to four PATA devices g Parallel ATA-133 g n VIA Advanced Connectivity Controller Suite g USB 2. 0 Controller g g Network Controller g Support for 8 USB 2. 0/1. 1 ports Enterprise Class 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet MAC g n VIA VinylTM Audio g g g PCI & LPC bus controllers VIA Vinyl integrated 5. 1 surround sound VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7. 1 surround sound g g AC '97 audio VIA Six-TRAC codec g n V-MAP Architecture g 24/96 resolution audio VIA Envy24PT + VIA Six-TRAC Codec + additional DAC Ultra V-Link g g g TwinBridge Architecture g High throughput 1GB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect Supports new generation of VIA North Bridge options across all processor platforms Flexible, high bandwidth architecture for AMD OpteronTM& AMD AthlonTM 64 processors High speed 533MB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect Supports current generation of VIA North Bridge options across all processor platforms Optimized system performance and stability g V-Link g g g VIA Hyperion 4in1 Unified Drivers g VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA DriveStation V-RAID n Industry's first full-featured native Serial RAID solution to be integrated into PC core logic chipset architecture g g g n Ease of Use g g Supports RAID Levels 0, 1 & 0+11 Highest HDD Data Transfer Rates for Maximum System Performance Superior Fault Tolerance for Optimum Data Integrity Easy installation and array management with userfriendly V-RAID Software Interface VIA's DriveThruTM technology enables `on-the-fly' upgrades to RAID configurations Integrated V-RAID H/W and S/W solution reduces overall system cost Easy installation and user-friendly software removes technical barriers n Bringing RAID to the Mainstream g g 1RAID Level 0+1 only supported on motherboards and systems where support for two additional Serial ATA drives has been added through the integration of the VIA SATAlite interface. VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA DriveStation V-RAID Configurations RAID Level 0 RAID Level 1 RAID Level 0+11 Effect: Striping Capacity: 100% Performance: High Fault Tolerance: Low Effect: Mirroring Capacity: 50% Performance: Normal/High Fault Tolerance: High Effect: Mirroring & Striping Capacity: 50% Performance: High Fault Tolerance: High 1RAID Level 0+1 only supported on motherboards and systems where support for two additional Serial ATA drives has been VIA Confidential added through the integration of the VIA SATAlite interface. and Proprietary TM Line of VIA Networking Velocity Gigabit Ethernet Controllers n g g g Complete Gigabit Ethernet Package Single chip 10/100/1000 design Ready Now!Integrated Cicada SimpliPHYTM Technology g Delivers superior real world Gigabit performance Connection speed Link Quality Cable Analysis g GigaCheckTM Software Interface g g g VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA VinylTM Multichannel Audio Suite n VIA VinylTM Audio g Richest choice of market leading integrated and onboard audio performance options g VIA Vinyl integrated 5. 1 surround sound n n VIA Vinyl AC '97 audio controller VIA Six-TRAC codec VIA Envy24PT + VIA Six-TRAC + additional DAC Only onboard audio solution with 8-channel immersion audio 24/96 resolution digital outputs g VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7. 1 surround sound n n n VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA K8 Series In Summary n Industry's most comprehensive portfolio of AMD64 chipsets, covering ALL market segments g g g g n Industry's highest performance & most scalable platform for AMD64 Architecture g g g Athlon 64 Performance Desktop / Enthusiast Dual / Single Opteron Servers & Workstations Athlon 64 Mainstream Desktop Athlon 64 Mobile n Established credentials g g VIA Hyper8 Technology enables full implementation of HyperTransport interface between CPU and chipset V-MAP pin-to-pin compatible architecture Scalable features including Gigabit Ethernet, VIA Vinyl Audio, 1394 & VPX2 for PCI-X Long-term leadership on the AMD platform Lead the way with implementation PC133, DDR266, AGP8X, USB2. 0 etc VIA Confidential and Proprietary Thank You VIA Confidential and Proprietary [. . . ] The same cannot be said about the . . . . nForce3. . . . . . . the board would often crash when installing Windows XP Professional. " "Currently we can crash every nForce3 board we have possession of, both retail and engineering samples, when running extreme IDE traffic. " VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA K8M800 Chipset n n Industry's First IGP Chipset for the AMD64 Platform Extends 64-bit Computing into the Mainstream S3 Graphics UniChromeTM Pro IGP Provides Ultimate HiDefTM Visual Experience on AMD64 Platform g S3 Chromotion CE Video Display Engine g g Output - Full HDTV Support, including 1080p Decoding ­ Hardware MPEG2 Decoder Dual 128-bit Pipelines Robust Shared Memory Architecture g High-Performance 2D/3D Graphics Engine g g n Hyper8TM Technology g g n VT8237 South Bridge g g Enables full 16-bit/800MHz implementation of HyperTransportTM interface 6. 4GB/s Bandwidth Integrated Serial ATA & V-RAID VIA Vinyl Audio n Available: Now VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA Hyper8TM Technology n Enables Full Implementation of HyperTransport Interface g 6. 4GB/s Bandwidth (800MHz/16-bit) HyperTransport interface for 754-pin and 940-pin AMD64 CPUs n Offers Unparalleled Performance Levels and Data Integrity g Analysis of retail motherboards featuring competitor's chipsets indicates many feature a HyperTransport link with reduced frequency or bit density Frequency Bit Density 16-bit 16-bit 8-bit Total Bandwidth 6. 4GB/s 4. 8GB/s 3. 2GB/s VIA VT6205 Competitor Sample A Competitor Sample B 800MHz 600MHz 800MHz VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA Hyper8TM Technology VIA Confidential and Proprietary Most Scalable Platform for AMD64 Architecture n VIA's flexible and highly scalable architecture allows motherboard manufacturers to cover all market segments and price points g VIA Networking Gigabit Ethernet g g Single chip 10/100/1000 design Advanced software interface VIA Vinyl integrated 5. 1 surround sound VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7. 1 surround sound VIA VT6307 1394 Controller 2 x 133MHz PCI-X support Up to 12 standard PCI connections VIA Confidential and Proprietary g VIA Vinyl Audio g g g Advanced Connectivity Options g g VIA VPX2 for Servers & Workstations g g VT8237 South Bridge Overview n VIA DriveStationTM Advanced Controller Suite g Serial ATA g g g V-RAID g g g High Performance 150MB/s Dual Channel Serial ATA interface Extended support for additional two Serial ATA devices through SATAliteTM interface Serial RAID controller RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 User-friendly VIA RAID Tool software interface Supports up to four PATA devices g Parallel ATA-133 g n VIA Advanced Connectivity Controller Suite g USB 2. 0 Controller g g Network Controller g Support for 8 USB 2. 0/1. 1 ports Enterprise Class 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet MAC g n VIA VinylTM Audio g g g PCI & LPC bus controllers VIA Vinyl integrated 5. 1 surround sound VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7. 1 surround sound g g AC '97 audio VIA Six-TRAC codec g n V-MAP Architecture g 24/96 resolution audio VIA Envy24PT + VIA Six-TRAC Codec + additional DAC Ultra V-Link g g g TwinBridge Architecture g High throughput 1GB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect Supports new generation of VIA North Bridge options across all processor platforms Flexible, high bandwidth architecture for AMD OpteronTM& AMD AthlonTM 64 processors High speed 533MB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect Supports current generation of VIA North Bridge options across all processor platforms Optimized system performance and stability g V-Link g g g VIA Hyperion 4in1 Unified Drivers g VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA DriveStation V-RAID n Industry's first full-featured native Serial RAID solution to be integrated into PC core logic chipset architecture g g g n Ease of Use g g Supports RAID Levels 0, 1 & 0+11 Highest HDD Data Transfer Rates for Maximum System Performance Superior Fault Tolerance for Optimum Data Integrity Easy installation and array management with userfriendly V-RAID Software Interface VIA's DriveThruTM technology enables `on-the-fly' upgrades to RAID configurations Integrated V-RAID H/W and S/W solution reduces overall system cost Easy installation and user-friendly software removes technical barriers n Bringing RAID to the Mainstream g g 1RAID Level 0+1 only supported on motherboards and systems where support for two additional Serial ATA drives has been added through the integration of the VIA SATAlite interface. VIA Confidential and Proprietary VIA DriveStation V-RAID Configurations RAID Level 0 RAID Level 1 RAID Level 0+11 Effect: Striping Capacity: 100% Performance: High Fault Tolerance: Low Effect: Mirroring Capacity: 50% Performance: Normal/High Fault Tolerance: High Effect: Mirroring & Striping Capacity: 50% Performance: High Fault Tolerance: High 1RAID Level 0+1 only supported on motherboards and systems where support for two additional Serial ATA drives has been VIA Confidential added through the integration of the VIA SATAlite interface. and Proprietary TM Line of VIA Networking Velocity Gigabit Ethernet Controllers n g g g Complete Gigabit Ethernet Package Single chip 10/100/1000 design Ready Now! [. . . ]