K7 Motherboard support
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Gigabyte Announces Plans to Produce
Motherboard Optimized for the AMD-K7™ Processor
Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 1999 - Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. of Taiwan today announced plans to produce motherboards optimized to support the yet-to-be-released AMD-K7™ microprocessor. The new motherboard, which is expected to go into mass production early in Q3, will optimize the many enhanced features of both the new processor and the new AMD core logic (chipset).
Key features will include 5 PCI slots and a 200 MHz front side bus (North Bridge-to-CPU) which is based on the Alpha EV6 protocol.. Comprehensive hardware health monitoring, ACPI 1.0 and APM 1.2 power management, and Super I/O capabilities will also be standard. The motherboard will be produced in the ATX form factor.
In a brief interview provided to the Taiwanese press, senior Gigabyte executives praised the new motherboard as the latest example of Gigabyte's fundamental and enduring focus on product innovation and providing its customers with the widest range of high performance computer technologies.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had sales revenues of $2.5 billion in 1998. (NYSE: AMD).
About Gigabyte
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd., an ISO-9001 certified company, is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of quality, high-performance components and sub-assemblies for the international computer industry. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, the company's motherboard production in 1998 exceeded 4,000,000 units. Sales revenue in 1998 exceeded US$348 million. The company, which is listed on the TAIEX, markets to distributors, system integrators, and OEM computer manufacturers worldwide.
gigabyte.com.tw
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And here are the specs of two unannounced K7 motherboards taken from JC's page -
FIC SD11 - ATX, Slot A, 200MHz, 3 DIMM, 1AGP, 5 PCI/2 ISA
MSI MS-6167 - ATX, Slot A, 100/200MHz, 3DIMM (768MB max), 4PCI, 3ISA, 1AGP
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