VIA Technologies ha annunciato che i suoi chip-set siglati K8M890 e P4M900 hanno superato i test di compatibilità con il Sistema Operativo Vista a 32/64 bit, ottenendo dunque, nell'ambito del programma Windows Vista Logo, una importante certificazione che garantisce l'installazione senza problemi del nuovo OS di casa Microsoft in versione Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium o Home Basic in presenza di una motherboard con K8M890 o P4M900.

Nell'architettura di VIA per sistemi con cpu AMD Athlon64 (K8M890) e con Intel Core 2 Duo (P4M900), i due Northbridge sono abbinati al chip IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) Chrome9 che supporta DirectX 9 e PS.

Taipei, Taiwan, 14 December 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that the VIA K8M890 and the VIA P4M900 chipsets have passed the Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Basic logo tests, enabling customers get ready for Vista with confidence.

This certification means that customers will enjoy the assuredness of digitally signed drivers and the ability to update drivers distributed via Windows update. The testing involved in the certification program also confirms trouble-free installation of Windows Vista, including Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium and Home Basic editions.

In addition, the Microsoft Windows Vista Basic logo verifies that the VIA K8M890 and VIA P4M900 chipsets support functions that take advantage of some of the latest Windows installations, guaranteeing a secure, reliable and stable experience with the new operating system.

The VIA K8M890 and VIA P4M900 North Bridges both feature the VIA Chrome9 IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) core which provides DirectX 9.0 graphics support with hardware pixel shaders, supported by a WDDM driver for Microsoft Windows Vista. Both chipsets also offer support for the latest PCI Express add-in graphics cards, giving SIs and OEMs unparalleled flexibility to provide systems for a wide range of market segments.

"VIA is very pleased to have both an AMD IGP chipset and an Intel IGP chipset achieve this certification," commented Chewei Lin, Vice President of Product Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "This gives our customers confidence in building Vista ready systems for either platform."

The VIA P4M900 chipset supports up to 1066MHz FSB Intel processors including the latest Intel Core2 Extreme processors, as well as support for up to 667MHz DDR2 memory. The VIA K8M890 chipset supports the full range of AMD Athlon64 and AMD Sempron processors, including those supporting the latest AM2 socket.

Both chipsets feature the Ultra V-Link bus for connecting to VIA's feature rich range of South Bridge chips including the VT8251 which supports high fidelity VIA Vinyl HD audio codecs featuring up to 24-bit/192KHz audio resolutions and up to eight audio channels.

The VIA K8M890 chipset is available now. Boards featuring the chipset are available from all the world's leading motherboard manufacturers. To learn more about the VIA K8M890 chipset please visit the VIA website at:
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/k8-series/k8m890/

The VIA P4M900 chipset is available now. Boards featuring the chipset will be available from all the world's leading motherboard manufacturers in late Q4 2006. To learn more about the VIA P4M900 chipset please visit the VIA website at: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/p4-series/p4m900/

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