VIA CN8960 pages

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VIA

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CN896 +

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VT8237S

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North Bridges South

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Bridge

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Chipset:

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The VIA CN896 North Bridge contains VIA's first graphic core supporting DirectX 9.0 3D graphics and it is also

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designed to support PCI Express to fully meet the increased system bandwidth demands placed on periphera

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devices. Combined with VIA's latest processors, the CN896 demonstrates the efficacy of the 800 MHz V4 host

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bus with its maximum data throughput of 6.4 Gbps. Its design provides OEM partners with a power efficient

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platform for affordable systems.

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The VIA CN896 is rich in graphics features. Its integrated VIA Chrome9™ HC IGP provides support for 2D and

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3D acceleration and is fully compatible with DirectX 9.0. Together with a high performance VIA South Bridge

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VT8237S, the VIA CN896 offers a truly engaging multimedia experience.

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The VIA CN896 supports a wide array of display devices. Tailor the CN896 for use with flat panel displays, a wide

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variety of LCD panels, TFT color panels, DVI monitors and TV displays. Separate display engines enable two

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outputs to display simultaneously with different information at different resolutions, pixel depths and refresh

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rates.

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Supported by the VIA VT8237S South Bridge, the VIA CN896 North Bridge provides optimized system

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performance and power-efficient architecture, fully certified with the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Logo. It

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incorporates support for a rich set of features including high bandwidth SATA (3 Gbps), USB 2.0, PCI Express,

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10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, superb high definition multimedia experience with integrated VIA Vinyl HD audio

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core, and legacy interfaces such as PS/2 and PCI slots.

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Key Features

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Host Interface

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■ VIA NanoT7C7®/Eden™ processor (up to 800

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MHz FSB)

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North/South Bridge Link

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■ 1 GB/sec 16-bit V-Link host controller

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supporting V-Map Modular Architecture

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System Memory

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■ Supports 64-bit DDR 333/400 or DDR2 533/667

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(4 GB max)

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■ Optimized Unified Memory Architecture (UMA)

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Unified Video Decoding Processor

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■ Integrated VIA Chrome9™ Graphics core

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supporting DirectX 9.0 3D graphics

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■ Chromotion 3.0 CE Video Display engine

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■ MPEG-2 video decoding acceleration with

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motion compensation

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■ 128-bit 2D and 3D Graphics engine

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■ Full HDTV support up to 1080i/720p

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VIA Vinyl™ Audio

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■ Supports VIA Vinyl Gold 8-channel HD Audio

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controller & integrated VIA Vinyl 6-channel HD

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Audio

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Display Interface

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■ 12-bit DVI transmitter (with VT1632A)

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■ 24-bit flat panel display interface and dual 12-bit flat

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panel display interface (with VT1636)

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■ 12-bit interface to external TV encoder for SDTV and

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HDTV display (with VT1625)

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■ Supports DuoView+™

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■ CRT display interface, supporting up to 1920 x 1440

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Storage Interface

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■ Supports up to two SATA (3 Gbps) devices

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■ Supports up to four Parallel ATA 66/100/133 devices

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■ RAID0,1JBOD

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Peripheral Expansion Bus

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■ Supports eight USB 2.0 ports

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■ Supports enterprise class 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet

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MAC

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■ Supports PCI buses (6 masters)

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■ Supports one xl 6 PCI Express and two xl PCI Express

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ports

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■ Supports GPIO

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■ Supports ISA (external support)

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■ Supports COM port (with VT1211)

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Power Management

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■ PowerSaver™ support

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■ Advanced system power management support

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TDP Power

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■ TDP max: 3.6 W for CN896 with integrated GFX

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1 WforVT8237S

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JifiBk embedded

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