Via Technologies, Inc. · TWSE:2388
Via Technologies — Technical Presentation (July 2003)
20 slides from Via Technologies's technical presentation, July 2003
Slide 1: Bringing Serial ATA/RAID to the Mainstream
Bringing Serial ATA/RAID to the Mainstream
Slide 2: VT8237 South Bridge Overview
VT8237 South Bridge Overview n VIA DriveStation™ Controller Suite g Serial ATA g Full duplex high performance 150MB/s Dual Channel Serial ATA interface g Support for additional two Serial ATA devices through SATALite™ interface g V-RAID g Serial RAID controller g RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD g
Slide 3: VT8237 South Bridge Architecture
VT8237 South Bridge Architecture
Slide 4: Leading the Way with Native Serial ATA
Leading the Way with Native Serial ATA n Full Duplex High Performance 150MB/s per Port Dual Channel Serial ATA interface g Direct support for two SATA devices g Bypasses PCI Bus; flies straight to the 1GB/s Ultra V-Link chip interconnect for superior performance in the most data intensive applicatio
Slide 5: Easier System Integration
Easier System Integration SATA Cabling (left) vs PATA Cabling (right)
Slide 6: VIA DriveStation Native Serial ATA Performance
VIA DriveStation Native Serial ATA Performance
Slide 7: Extended SATA Support with the SATALite Interface
Extended SATA Support with the SATALite Interface n Enables extended support for additional two Serial ATA devices n Delivers RAID 0+1 support
Slide 8: VIA DriveStation: V-RAID
VIA DriveStation: V-RAID n Industry’s first full-featured native Serial RAID solution to be integrated into PC chipset architecture g Supports RAID Levels 0, 1, 0+11 and JBOD g Highest HDD Data Transfer Rates for Maximum System Performance g Superior Fault Tolerance for Optimum Data Integrity n Ease
Slide 9: VIA DriveStation V-RAID Configurations
VIA DriveStation V-RAID Configurations RAID Level 0 RAID Level 1 RAID Level 0+11 Effect: Striping Effect: Mirroring Effect: Mirroring & Striping Capacity: 100% Capacity: 50% Capacity: 50% Performance: High Performance: Performance: High Normal/High Fault Tolerance: Fault Tolerance: High Low Fault To
Slide 10: V-RAID Software Interface
V-RAID Software Interface nIndustry-first user-friendly V-RAID software enables easy installation and management g Tricky BIOS configurations are a thing of the past g Compatible with Windows® or Linux operating systems g VIA DriveThru™ technology enables ‘on-the-fly’ upgrades to RAID configurations
Slide 11: V-RAID vs Promise RAID Feature Comparison
V-RAID vs Promise RAID Feature Comparison Utility V-RAID Promise RAID Availability Packaged with driver Download from the website Create arrays Yes No Delete arrays Yes No Delete/Create Yes No spare HDD Select boot array Yes No Report RAID Yes Yes configuration status Warning when HDD Pop-up dialog
Slide 12: V-RAID Performance
V-RA| DPerformance LA HD Tach Burst Speed in Kps Falta \ (Higher is better) we connect V-RAID 0 on VIA VT8237 RAID 0 Promise PDC20376 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 Test Configurations VT8237 Scores: VIA KT600 reference mainboard; 512MB Corsair XMS3500; ATI Radeon 9700; AMD Athlon XP2600 Pro
Slide 13: VIA DriveStation V-RAID Performance
VIA DriveStation V-RAID Performance
Slide 14: South Bridge Serial ATA/RAID Feature Comparison
South Bridge Serial ATA/RAID Feature Comparison Specification VIA VT8237 Intel ICH5R Nvidia MCP-T Serial ATA Full-Duplex Full-Duplex None Dual Channel Dual Channel Serial ATA Serial ATA Maximum 2+2 2 0 number of SATA Devices RAID RAID 0 RAID 0 None RAID 1 RAID 0+1 JBOD RAID Setup V-RAID BIOS-based N
Slide 15: VIA Advanced Connectivity Suite
VIA Advanced Connectivity Suite n USB 2.0 Controller g Support for 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports g 480 Mb/s connection to the latest peripheral and multimedia devices n Network Controller g 10/100Mb/s Fast Ethernet MAC g Industrial-strength networking capabilities n PCI & LPC bus controllers g PCI 2.2 complia
Slide 16: VIA Vinyl Multichannel Audio Suite
VIA Vinyl™ Vinyl™ Multichannel Audio Suite n VIA Vinyl™ Audio g Richest choice of market leading integrated and onboard audio performance options g VIA Vinyl integrated 5.1 surround sound n VIA Vinyl AC ’97 audio controller n VIA Six-TRAC codec g VIA Vinyl Gold onboard 7.1 surround sound n VIA Envy2
Slide 17: VIA Vinyl Audio integrated 5.1 Surround Sound
VIA Vinyl Audio integrated 5.1 Surround Sound n Integrated six-channel Positional 3D AC’97 surround sound EAX 1.0 EAX 2.0 g Warmest AC ’97 audio A3DTM 1.x experience compatibility Bass Boost n VIA Six-TRAC codec I3DL2 g 20-bit architecture Fast Panning 3D g Excellent audio performance Algorithm fall
Slide 18: VIA Vinyl Gold Audio onboard 7.1 Surround Sound
VIA Vinyl Gold Audio onboard 7.1 Surround Sound n VIA Envy24PT high-resolution onboard 8-channel surround sound g Only 8-channel onboard audio solution on the market g Highest quality digital outputs g 24-bit resolution support g Sampling rates up to 96kHz g Bit-for-bit accurate transfers g Configur
Slide 19: V-MAP Architecture
V-MAP Architecture n Ultra V-Link g High throughput 1GB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect g Supports next generation VIA North Bridge options across all processor platforms g PT880, K8T800, CM400, etc n 8X V-Link g High speed 533MB/s South Bridge/North Bridge interconnect g Supports current g
Slide 20: Thank You
Thank You
VIA Technologies — Technical Presentation (July 2003) on 6ix