Desktop Chipsets

Unified VIA Hyperion Pro Drivers
VIA's unified approach to drivers has been established for eight generations of chipsets, allowing end users to benefit from seamless hardware and software compatibility.

VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite
Delivering rich, warm surround sound at resolutions as high as 24/96 through up to six- or eight- channel outputs, the VIA Vinyl HD Audio surround sound and VIA Vinyl Gold HD Audio surround sound enables crisp, clear performance, representing the highest levels of audio quality in a mainstream integrated or onboard solution.

Native Serial ATA/RAID Support
The VIA DriveStation Controller Suite with native four channel Serial ATA/RAID controller, provides direct support for four 150MB/s Serial ATA II devices. The V-RAID controller features native RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD, ensuring optimum data integrity and system performance. The user friendly V-RAID software interface enables easy disk array configuration and management.

Integrated Graphics Technology
The VIA Chrome9 HC IGP delivers exceptional integrated graphics and video playback performance for the latest 3D and digital media applications, without the need and expense of an external AGP or PCI Express graphics card.

Ultra V-Link Bus
Delivering data throughput speeds of up to 1GB/s from the VIA VT8251 South Bridge to the VIA P4M900 North Bridge, the Ultra V-Link interface delivers the necessary bandwidth and low latency required by today's increasingly demanding multimedia applications.

ACPI/APM/PCI/PM

I/O APIC / LPC Super I/0

8 ports

Parallel ATA 133 (up to 4 devices)

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 & JBOD (SATA)

Four-Channel Serial ATA supports 4 SATA 3.0Gb/s devices

6 slots

MC'97

VIA Velocity Gigabit Ethernet (PCI companion controller)
VIA integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet

VIA Vinyl HD Audio (AC'97 integrated)
VIA Vinyl Gold HD Audio (PCI companion controller)

Ultra V-Link (1GHz/s)

1066/800/533/400MHz

Intel? Pentium? 4, Celeron, and Core2 Duo Processors

The VIA P4M900 benefits from VIA's unique V-MAP (VIA Modular Architecture Platform) architecture that facilitates faster product development and speeds up time to market, and features the high-throughput Ultra V-Link interconnect running at speeds of up to 1GB/s between the North and South Bridge.

The VIA VT8237A also features the VIA Vinyl Multichannel HD Audio Suite for superlative integrated and onboard eight-channel surround sound, and offers a host of high-bandwidth connectivity options, including support for the VIA Velocity Gigabit Ethernet companion chip, integrated 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet and up to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports.

Enabling support for up to 1066MHz FSB Intel processor based systems including support for DDR2 memory, the VIA P4M900 features the high-bandwidth Ultra V-Link bus for a connection to VIAs outstanding range of South Bridge solutions including the VIA VT8237A with its integrated VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite, delivering rich, High Definition audio at resolutions as high as 32-bit/192kHz, while the VIA Advanced Connectivity Suite offers a wide range of high-bandwidth connectivity options, including support for up to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports and high-throughput 10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet.

The core of the VIA P4M900 North Bridge lies the VIA Chrome9 HC IGP, delivering a rich visual experience through the implementation of innovative features such a 128 bit 2D/3D engine with dual pixel pipeline. The P4M900 also features extensive display support for all HDTV output formats including 1920x1080p when coupled with an HDTV encoder, and additional advanced graphics capabilities include the Chromotion Video Display Engine, comprehensive de-interlace support, and DuoView for enhanced productivity and presentation capabilities. The P4M900's highly flexible architecture also allows for an external PCI Express x16 port for optional graphic card upgrades.