VIA PT880 Chipset
Introduction
November 2003VIA PT880 Highlights
Bringing Intuitive Technology to the Intel?
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Pentium? 4 Platform
Exceptional Performance
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VIA DualStream64? dual channel memory controller
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Asynchronous bus design maximizes system optimization and flexibility
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Optimized support for 800MHz/533MHz/400MHz FSB
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Hyper-Threading Technology Support
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Rich Digital Media Experience
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AGP8X support for state of the art graphics
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VIA Vinyl? Multichannel Audio Suite for superlative integrated and
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onboard 6-channel and 8-channel surround sound
Cutting-Edge Storage Technology
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Serial ATA and V-RAID integrated in the VT8237 South Bridge
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Unrivaled Stability & Reliability
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Unified VIA Hyperion 4-in-1 Driver
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Ultra V-Link Interconnect
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1066MB/s link between the North and South Bridge
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Global Availability
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Multiple design wins from the world’s leading motherboard
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manufacturersVIA DualStream64?
World’s most intelligent dual
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channel DDR 400 memory controller
for optimum system performance
Lightning fast access to system
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memory enabled by revolutionary
new intuitive technologies:
Enhanced data prefetch protocol
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Improved memory branch prediction and
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larger on-chip branch table
Tighter read/write turnaround for improved
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clock timingsVIA PT880 Platform ArchitectureUnmatched Memory Performance
The VIA DualStream64 memory controller enables
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unparalleled levels of dual channel DDR400 memory
bandwidth
“VIA manages to achieve the best memory bandwidth
numbers, which obviously is made possible by the new
memory interface.” – Tom’s Hardware GuideUnmatched System PerformanceMost Scalable Platform for the
Intel? Pentium? 4
VIA’s flexible and highly scalable
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architecture allows motherboard
manufacturers to cover all market
segments and price points
VIA Networking Gigabit Ethernet
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Single chip 10/100/1000 design
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Advanced software interface
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VIA Vinyl Audio
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VIA Vinyl integrated 6-channel surround sound
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VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 8-channel surround sound
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Advanced Connectivity Options
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VIA VT6307 1394 Controller
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VIA VPX2 for Servers
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133MHz PCI-X support
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Up to 12 standard PCI connections
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Portfolio of Scalable Solutions
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10/100 Ethernet (MAC & PHY)
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Gigabit Ethernet (MAC & PHY)
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VIA PT880芯片組是一款專為臺式機(jī)和服務(wù)器平臺設(shè)計的高性能整合主板控制器。該芯片組基于VIA的先進(jìn)的VT82C550/VT82C551南橋與VT82C540北橋技術(shù)，并結(jié)合了Intel Pentium 4或AMD Athlon XP處理器所需的高性能I/O接口、內(nèi)存管理和擴(kuò)充能力。 產(chǎn)品手冊通常會詳細(xì)介紹以下內(nèi)容： 1. **概述**：對PT880芯片組的技術(shù)特性和優(yōu)勢進(jìn)行介紹，包括支持的處理器類型、前端總線速度、內(nèi)存規(guī)格（如DDR SDRAM）、最大支持的PCI-E插槽數(shù)量及速度等。 2. **硬件架構(gòu)**：說明南橋和北橋各自的功能模塊，如USB、IEEE-1394 (FireWire)、IDE/SATA接口、AGP/PCI-E擴(kuò)展插槽、AC'97音頻控制器、LVDS/LCD顯示接口等。 3. **BIOS特性**：闡述配套BIOS的相關(guān)信息，如支持的配置選項、安全設(shè)置、POST自檢流程、更新方法等。 4. **內(nèi)存管理**：詳細(xì)解釋如何配置和優(yōu)化DDR SDRAM的工作模式，包括頻率、時序參數(shù)等。 5. **電源管理**：介紹芯片組內(nèi)置的節(jié)能技術(shù)，如Power Save、Smart Connect等，以及相關(guān)設(shè)置指導(dǎo)。 6. **擴(kuò)展插槽兼容性**：列出所有支持的外設(shè)插槽及其兼容的設(shè)備類型，如PCI-E x1/x8顯卡插槽、PCI或PCI-X插槽、ATA/RAID接口等。 7. **系統(tǒng)兼容性**：明確指出適用于這款芯片組的操作系統(tǒng)范圍，以及推薦使用的BIOS版本號。 8. **安裝與調(diào)試指南**：提供詳細(xì)的安裝步驟、BIOS設(shè)置示例以及常見問題排查建議。 9. **性能測試與評估**：給出典型應(yīng)用場景下的性能數(shù)據(jù)對比和提升效果分析，以供用戶參考。 綜上所述，VIA PT880芯片組產(chǎn)品手冊將全面詳盡地展示其在計算機(jī)主板構(gòu)建中的功能特性、應(yīng)用領(lǐng)域及使用維護(hù)要點。