Bringing Serial ATA/RAID
to the MainstreamVT8237 South Bridge Overview
VIA DriveStation? Controller Suite
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Serial ATA
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g Full duplex high performance 150MB/s Dual Channel Serial ATA interface
g Support for additional two Serial ATA devices through SATALite? interface
V-RAID
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g Serial RAID controller
g RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
g User-friendly Windows-based V-RAID software interface
Parallel ATA 133
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g Supports up to four PATA devices
VIA Advanced Connectivity Suite
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USB 2.0 Controller
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g Support for 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
Network Controller
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g Enterprise Class 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet MAC
PCI & LPC bus controllers
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VIA Vinyl? Audio
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VIA Vinyl integrated 5.1 surround sound
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g AC ’97 audio
g VIA Six-TRAC codec
VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7.1 surround sound
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g 24/96 resolution audio
g VIA Envy24PT + VIA Six-TRAC Codec + additional DAC
VIA Stylus Audio drivers
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g Integrated Sensaura technology
g Full 3D gaming support
V-MAP Architecture
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Ultra V-Link
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g High throughput 1GB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect
g Supports new generation VIA North Bridges across all processor platforms
8X V-Link
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g High speed 533MB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect
g Supports current generation VIA North Bridges across all processor
platforms
VIA Hyperion 4in1 Unified Drivers
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g Optimized system performance and stabilityVT8237 South Bridge ArchitectureLeading the Way with Native Serial ATA
Full Duplex High Performance 150MB/s per Port
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Dual Channel Serial ATA interface
Direct support for two SATA devices
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Bypasses PCI Bus; flies straight to the 1GB/s Ultra V-Link
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chip interconnect for superior performance in the most
data intensive applications
SATALite? interface expands support to four SATA devices
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through external Serial ATA PHY
Easier Configuration
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Instant recognition by the Operating System for “On the
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Fly” installation
No Master/Slave configurations
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Full backward Parallel ATA compatibility for seamless
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migration path
System Design Innovation
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Simpler cabling for improved airflow and easier system
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installation
Reduced pin-count to minimize use of valuable mainboard
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real estate
Lower power & lower voltage for smoother small form
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factor and low profile system design implementationsEasier System Integration
SATA Cabling (left) vs PATA Cabling (right)VIA DriveStation Native Serial ATA
PerformanceExtended SATA Support with the
SATALite Interface
Enables extended support for additional two
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Serial ATA devices
Delivers RAID 0+1 support
nVIA DriveStation: V-RAID
Industry’s first full-featured native Serial
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RAID solution to be integrated into PC chipset
architecture
Supports RAID Levels 0, 1, 0+11 and JBOD

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