List of VIA chipsets
This is a list of computer motherboard chipsets made by VIA Technologies.
Mature/Obsolete
Socket 7
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Max. cache |
Max. cacheable RAM |
Parity/
ECC |
PCI |
AGP |
IGP |
Apollo Master[1] |
VT82C575M + VT82C577M |
VT82C576M + VT82C416 |
|
Socket 5 |
66 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO |
66 MHz |
1024 MB |
2 MB |
1024 MB w/ 1 MB L2 |
No |
2.1 |
No |
No |
Apollo VP[2] |
VT82C585VP, VT82C587VP |
VT82C586 |
|
Socket 7 |
66 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM |
66 MHz |
512 MB |
2 MB |
512 MB w/ 2 MB L2 |
No |
2.0 |
No |
No |
Apollo VP2/97[2] |
VT82C595 |
VT82C586B |
|
Socket 7 |
66 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM |
66 MHz |
512 MB |
2 MB |
512 MB w/ 2 MB L2 |
Yes |
2.0 |
No |
No |
Apollo VPX/97[2] |
VT82C595 |
VT82C586B |
|
Socket 7 |
66 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM |
66 MHz |
512 MB |
2 MB |
512 MB w/ 2 MB L2 |
No |
2.0 |
No |
No |
Apollo VP3[2][3] |
VT82C597 |
VT82C586B |
1997 |
Socket 7 |
66 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM |
66 MHz |
1024 MB |
2 MB |
1024 MB w/ 2 MB L2 |
Yes |
2.0 |
2× |
No |
Apollo MVP3[2][4] |
VT82C598AT |
VT82C586B, 596A/B or 686A/B |
|
Super Socket 7 |
66 - 100 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM |
66 - 100 MHz |
768 MB |
2 MB |
512 MB w/ 2 MB L2 |
Yes |
2.1 |
2× |
No |
Apollo MVP4[5] |
VT8501 |
VT82C686A/B or VT82C596B |
|
Super Socket 7 |
66 - 100 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM |
66 - 100 MHz |
768 MB |
2 MB |
512 MB w/ 2 MB L2 |
Yes |
2.1 |
No |
Trident Blade3D |
AMD licensed the VIA Apollo VP2/97 core logic architecture as its AMD 640 chipset.
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Max. cache |
Max. cacheable RAM |
Parity/ECC |
PCI |
V-Link |
AGP |
IGP |
Apollo Pro[2] |
VT82C691, VT62C692BX |
VT82C586B |
|
Pentium III, Pentium II, Pentium Pro |
66/100 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO PC66/PC100 SDRAM |
66/100 MHz |
1 GB |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
2.1 |
No |
2× |
No |
Apollo Pro+ |
VT82C693 |
VT82C586B, VT82C596A/B |
|
Pentium III, Pentium II, Pentium Pro |
66/100 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO BEDO PC66/PC100 SDRAM |
66/100 MHz |
1 GB |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
2.1 |
No |
2× |
No |
Apollo Pro 133 |
VT82C693A |
VT82C596A/B, VT82C686A/B |
July 1999 |
Pentium III, Pentium II |
66/100/133 MHz |
No |
FPM EDO PC66/PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
66/100/133 MHz |
1.5 GB |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
2.1 |
No |
2× |
No |
Apollo Pro 133A |
VT82694X or VT82C694MP |
VT82C596B or VT82C686A/B |
Oct 1999 |
Pentium III, Pentium II |
66/100/133 MHz |
Yes (VT82C694MP only) |
PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
66/100/133 MHz |
2 GB |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
2.1 |
No |
4× |
No |
Apollo Pro 133T |
VT82C694T |
VT82C686B |
|
Pentium III, Celeron |
66/100/133 MHz |
No |
PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
66/100/133 MHz |
2 GB |
NA |
NA |
Yes |
2.1 |
No |
4× |
No |
ProSavage PM133 |
VT8601 |
VT82C686A/B |
|
Pentium III, Pentium II |
66/100/133 MHz |
No |
PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
66/100/133 MHz |
|
NA |
NA |
|
2.1 |
No |
4x |
Yes |
PLE133 |
VT8601A |
VT82C686B |
|
Pentium III, Celeron, C3 |
66/100/133 MHz |
No |
PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
66/100/133 MHz |
1 GB |
NA |
NA |
No |
2.2 |
No |
No |
Yes |
PLE133T |
VT8601T |
VT82C686B |
|
Pentium III, Celeron, C3, Pentium III Tualatin |
66/100/133 MHz |
No |
PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
66/100/133 MHz |
1 GB |
NA |
NA |
No |
2.2 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Apollo Pro 266 |
VT8633 |
VT8233 |
Sept 2000 |
Pentium III, Celeron, C3 |
66/100/133 MHz |
Yes |
SDRAM DDR 200/266, PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
200/266 MHz DDR, 100/133 MHz SDRAM |
4 GB |
NA |
NA |
|
2.1 |
266 MB/s |
4× |
No |
Apollo Pro 266T |
VT8653 |
VT8233 |
|
Pentium III, Celeron, Pentium III Tualatin, C3 |
66/100/133 MHz |
Yes |
SDRAM DDR 200/266, PC100/PC133 SDRAM |
200/266 MHz DDR, 100/133 MHz SDRAM |
4 GB |
NA |
NA |
|
2.1 |
266 MB/s |
4× |
No |
CLE266 |
VT8622 or VT8633 |
VT8233A, VT8235M |
|
Pentium III, Celeron, Pentium III Tualatin, C3 |
66/100/133 MHz |
No |
SDRAM DDR 200/266 |
100/133 MHz |
2 GB |
NA |
NA |
No |
2.1 |
266 MB/s |
No |
Yes |
- ProSavage PM133 - Graphics core from S3, derived from a combination of the 3D component of Savage4 and 2D from Savage 2000.
Slot A and Socket A
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Parity/ECC |
V-Link |
AGP |
KX133[6] |
VT8371 |
VT82C686A |
|
Athlon (Slot A) |
100 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM |
100-133 MHz |
2.0 GB |
|
No |
4× |
KT133[7] |
VT8363 |
VT82C686A/B |
|
Athlon, Duron (Socket A) |
100 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM |
100-133 MHz |
1.5 GB |
|
No |
4× |
KT133A[8] |
VT8363A |
VT82C686B |
2001 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron (Socket A) |
100-133 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM |
100-133 MHz |
1.5 GB |
|
No |
4× |
KT266[9] |
VT8366 |
VT823x |
Jan 2001 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron (Socket A) |
100-133 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
100-133 MHz |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MB/s |
4× |
KT266A[10] |
VT8366A |
VT823x |
Sept 2001 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron (Socket A) |
100-133 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
100-133 MHz |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MB/s |
4× |
KT333[11] |
VT8367 |
VT8233, VT8235 |
Feb 2002 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron (Socket A) |
100-166 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
100-166 MHz |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MB/s |
4× |
KT400[12] |
VT8368 |
VT8235, VT8237 |
Aug 2002 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron (Socket A)) |
100-166 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
100-166 MHz |
4.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
KT400A[13] |
VT8377A |
VT8237, VT8251 |
Mar 2003 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron (Socket A) |
100-166 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
100-200 MHz |
4.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
KT600[14] |
VT8377 |
VT8237, VT8251 |
May 2003 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron (Socket A) |
100-200 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
100-200 MHz |
8.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
KT880[15] |
VT8379 |
VT8237, VT8251 |
Feb 2004 |
Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron (Socket A) |
100-200 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
Dual 100-200 MHz |
8.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
- KT266 contains a hardware bug which cause system instability when using the AGP slot at the specified max capacity of 4×.[16]
- ProSavage KM133, KM266, KM400, KM400A - Similar to the above, but with integrated graphics. After KM133, DDR is supported. The KM133 uses an IGP consisting of the S3 Savage4 3D core and Savage 2000 2D functionality. KM266's ProSavage8 IGP is similar but has an additional 3D pipeline. The KM400 chipset and its "A" variant use the VIA UniChrome IGP.
Socket 478
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Parity/ECC |
V-Link |
AGP |
IGP |
P4M266[17] |
VT8751 |
VT8233/8233A/8233C |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron, Celeron D |
400/533 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM/DDR SDRAM |
100/133 MHz SDRAM, 200/266 MHz DDR SDRAM |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MB/s |
4× |
Yes (ProSavage8™ DDR) |
P4X266[18] |
VT8753 |
VT8233/8233C |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron |
400 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM/DDR SDRAM |
100/133 MHz SDRAM, 200/266 MHz DDR SDRAM |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MB/s |
4× |
No |
P4X266E[19] |
VT8753 |
VT8233/8233C |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron, Celeron D |
400/533 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM/DDR SDRAM |
100/133 MHz SDRAM, 200/266 MHz DDR SDRAM |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MBs |
4× |
No |
P4X266A[20] |
VT8753 |
VT8233/8233C |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron |
400 MHz |
No |
SDR SDRAM/DDR SDRAM |
100/133 MHz SDRAM, 200/266 MHz DDR SDRAM |
4.0 GB |
|
266 MB/s |
4× |
No |
P4X333[21] |
VT83754 |
VIA VT8235 |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron, Celeron D |
400/533 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
200/266/333 MHz |
16.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
No |
P4X400[22] |
VT8754 |
VIA VT8235 |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron, Celeron D |
400/533 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
200/266/333/400 MHz |
16.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
No |
P4X533[23] |
|
VIA VT8237R+ |
|
Pentium 4, Celeron, Celeron D |
400/533 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
200/266/333/400 MHz |
16.0 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
No |
Currently being produced
AMD / Intel processors
- VIA K8T800, VIA K8T800 Pro, VIA K8M800 - Athlon 64 chipsets. Established an early market lead, with richer features, and a full speed HyperTransport implementation
- VIA PT900, P4M900, K8T900, K8M890 - VIA's PCIe-only chipsets. The P4M900 and K8M890 have onboard graphics. The PT900 and P4M900 chipsets have single-channel DDR2-only memory controllers, while the K8T900 and K8M890 being Athlon 64 chipsets do not have memory controllers.
- VIA Chipsets K8 Series for AMD CPU Comparison Chart
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
Max. FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Parity/ECC |
V-Link |
AGP |
PCI-Express |
K8T800[24] |
VT |
VT8237R Plus |
Apr 2003 |
Socket 754 |
800 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
4GB |
|
533MB/s |
8× |
|
K8M800[25] |
VT |
VT8237R Plus |
Dec 2003 |
Socket 754/AM2 |
800 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
4GB |
|
533MB/s |
8× |
|
K8T800 Pro[26] |
VT |
VT8237R Plus |
May 2004 |
Socket 939 |
1 GHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
4GB |
|
1 GHz/s |
8× |
|
K8T890[27] |
VT |
VT8237R Plus |
Sept 2004 |
Socket 939/940(AM2) |
1 GHz |
No |
DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
800MHz |
4GB |
|
1 GHz/s |
|
×16 |
K8M890[28] |
VT |
VT8251/VT8237R Plus |
Oct 2005 |
Socket 939/940(AM2) |
1 GHz |
No |
DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
800MHz |
4GB |
|
1 GHz/s |
|
×16 |
- Being a reduced version of PM880, PM800 is not as closely related to PT800 as P4M890 to PT890. Because of its high cost, It is soon obsoleted in favor of P4M800 and then P4M800 Pro, both of which have a lower rated V-Link and feature no special memory technology such as FastStream64 or StepUp that is common in the other listed 8xx chipsets.
- VIA Chipsets P4 Series for Intel CPU Comparison Chart
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
Max. FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Parity/ECC |
V-Link |
AGP |
PCI-Express |
PM800 (IG)[29] |
VT |
VT8237 |
Nov 2003 |
LGA 775/Socket 478 |
800 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
3 GB |
|
1066 MB/s |
8× |
No |
PT800[30] |
VT |
VT8237 |
Mar 2004 |
LGA 775/Socket 478 |
800 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
3 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
No |
P4M800 (IG)[31] |
VT |
VT8237R+ |
|
LGA 775/Socket 478 |
800 MHz |
No |
DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
3 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
No |
P4M800 Pro (IG)[32] |
VT |
VT8237R+ |
Sept 2005 |
LGA 775 |
1066 MHz |
No |
DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
2 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
8× |
No |
P4M890 (IG)[33] |
VT |
VT8237A |
Feb 2006 |
LGA 775 |
1066 MHz |
No |
DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
N/A |
×16 |
PT890[34] |
VT |
VT8237A |
Apr 2006 |
LGA 775 |
1066 MHz |
No |
DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
|
533 MB/s |
N/A |
×16 |
P4M900 (IG)[35] |
VT |
VT8251, VT8237 |
May 2006 |
LGA 775 |
1066 MHz |
No |
DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
|
1066 MB/s |
N/A |
×16 |
PM880 (IG)[36] |
VT |
VT8237 |
Nov 2003 |
LGA 775/Socket 478 |
800 MHz |
NO |
Dual Channel DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
No |
1066 MB/s |
8× |
No |
PT880[37] |
VT |
VT8237 |
Nov 2003 |
LGA 775/Socket 478 |
800 MHz |
NO |
Dual Channel DDR SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
No |
1066 MB/s |
8× |
No |
PT880 Pro[38] |
VT |
VT8237R+ |
Jan 2005 |
LGA 775/Socket 478 |
800 MHz |
No |
Dual Channel DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
|
1066 MB/s |
8× |
×4 |
PT880 Ultra[39] |
VT |
VT8237R+ |
Jan 2005 |
LGA 775 |
1066 MHz |
No |
Dual Channel DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
|
1066 MB/s |
8× |
×4 |
PT894[40] |
VT |
VT8237R+ |
|
LGA 775 |
1066 MHz |
No |
Dual Channel DDR/DDR2 SDRAM |
MHz |
4 GB |
|
1066 MB/s |
N/A |
×16 |
VIA processors
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Parity/ECC |
V-Link |
PCI |
AGP |
PCI-e |
IGP |
Audio |
VX700[41] |
VT |
(single-chip solution) |
Jul 2006 |
VIA C7-M/C7-M ULV |
533/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2/DDR SDRAM |
|
2GB |
|
No |
4 |
8× |
No |
VIA UniChrome Pro |
VIA Vinyl HD Audio |
CN700[42] |
VT |
VT8237A/VT8251 |
2006 |
VIA C7 |
533/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2/DDR SDRAM |
up to 533 MHz |
2GB |
|
533MB/s |
SB |
8× |
No |
VIA UniChrome Pro |
SB |
CN800[43] |
VT |
VT8237R Plus |
Nov 2006 |
VIA C7/C7-D |
533/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2/DDR SDRAM |
up to 667 MHz |
4GB |
|
533MB/s |
SB |
8× |
No |
VIA UniChrome Pro |
SB |
CN896[44] |
VT |
VT8237S/VT8251 |
Feb 2007 |
VIA C7/C7-D/Eden (V4) |
800/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2/DDR SDRAM |
up to 667 MHz |
4GB |
|
533MB/s |
SB |
No |
×16-1
×1-1 |
VIA Chrome9 HC |
SB |
VX800[45] |
VT |
(single-chip solution) |
Apr 2008 |
VIA Nano/C7/Eden |
800/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2 SDRAM |
up to 667 MHz |
4GB |
|
No |
4 |
No |
×4-1
×1-2 |
VIA Chrome9 HC3 |
VIA Vinyl HD Audio |
VX855[46] |
VT |
(single-chip solution) |
Mar 2009 |
VIA Nano/C7/Eden |
800/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2 SDRAM |
up to 800 MHz |
4GB |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
VIA Chrome9 HCM |
VIA Vinyl HD Audio |
VX900[47] |
VT |
(single-chip solution) |
Mar 2010 |
VIA Nano/C7/Eden |
800/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2/DDR3 SDRAM |
up to 800 MHz |
4GB |
|
No |
Yes |
No |
×4-1
×1-2 |
VIA Chrome9 HCM |
VIA Vinyl HD Audio |
VN1000[48] |
VT |
VT8261 |
Dec 2010 |
VIA Nano/C7/C7-D/Eden (V4) |
800/400 MHz |
No |
DDR2/DDR3 SDRAM |
up to 800 MHz |
16GB |
|
Ultra V-Link (1GB/s) |
SB |
No |
×8-1
×1-4 |
VIA Chrome 520 |
VIA Vinyl HD Audio |
Chipset |
Part Numbers |
South Bridge |
Release Date |
Processors |
FSB |
SMP |
Memory types |
Memory bus |
Max. memory |
Parity/ECC |
V-Link |
PCI |
AGP |
PCI-e |
IGP |
Audio |
- VIA VN800 - Support VIA C7-M / Intel Pentium M Processors
- Support product: (VIA VB6002 Mini-ITX Board)
- VIA VX700 - utilizes the VIA UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP), C7-M or C7-ULV 533/400 MHz FSB, DDR2 533/400/333 or DDR400/333
- VIA VN896 (Mobile) and VIA CN896 (Desktop),VIA VN896(Mobile) can support Intel Pentium M / Mobile Core Duo Processor
- Support product: (BenQ Joybook R42)
- VIA VX800
- First VIA mobile chipset to support DirectX 9.0 (Pixel Shader 2.0)
- VIA Chrome9 HC3 integrated graphics (250 MHz engine clock, up to 256 MB frame buffer)
- Built-in VIA Vinyl HD Audio controller supports up to eight high definition channels with a 192 kHz sampling rate and 32-bit sample depth.
- Supports 800/400 MHz FSB
- Supports up to 4GBs of RAM with two 64-bit DDR2 667 DIMMs
- Single chip solution (No southbridge required).
- Designed towards being used with the VIA Isaiah 64-bit processor.
- Maximum power consumption (TDP max) of 5 watts.
- VIA VX800U
- Similar to the VIA VX800
- VIA Chrome9 HC3 integrated graphics (166 MHz engine clock, up to 256 MB frame buffer)
- Supports 400 MHz FSB
- Supports up to 4GBs of RAM with two 64-bit DDR2 400 DIMMs
- Doesn't have PCI-Express nor SATA support due to their power requirements.
- Maximum power consumption (TDP max) of 3.5 watts.
- Specifically issued to be used in very low power devices.
- VIA VX855
- Full hardware acceleration of H.264, MPEG-2/4, DivX and WMV9
- Maximum power consumption (TDP max) of 2.3 watts.
- VIA VX900
- Similar to VX855, but more expansion options
- VIA VN1000
Southbridge chips
Part Number |
PATA |
SATA |
RAID |
NB Interconnect |
PCI |
PCI-e |
USB |
Audio |
Modem |
Ethernet |
Integrated Super I/O |
VT82C586A |
4 ATA33 |
No |
No |
PCI |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
No |
VT82C586B |
4 ATA33 |
No |
No |
PCI |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
No |
No |
VT82C596A |
4 ATA33 |
No |
No |
PCI |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
No |
No |
VT82C596B |
4 ATA66 |
No |
No |
PCI |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
No |
No |
VT82C686A[6] |
4 ATA66 |
No |
No |
PCI |
|
|
4 1.1 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
VT82C686B[8] |
4 ATA100 |
No |
No |
PCI |
|
|
4 1.1 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
VT8231 |
4 ATA100 |
No |
No |
4× V-Link 266 MB/s |
|
|
6 1.1 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
VT8233[9] |
4 ATA100 |
No |
No |
4× V-Link 266 MB/s |
|
|
6 1.1 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8233A[11] |
4 ATA133 |
No |
No |
4× V-Link 266 MB/s |
|
|
6 1.1 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8233C[11] |
4 ATA100 |
No |
No |
4× V-Link 266 MB/s |
|
|
6 1.1 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
3Com 10/100 |
No |
VT8235[11] |
4 ATA133 |
No |
No |
8× V-Link 533 MB/s |
|
|
6 2.0 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8237(R+)[13] |
4 ATA133 |
2 SATA-150, SATALite* |
(SATA) RAID 0, 1, 0+1* & JBOD |
8× V-Link 533 MB/s |
|
|
8 2.0 |
AC'97 |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8237A[49] |
4 ATA133 |
2 SATA-150, SATALite* |
(SATA) RAID 0, 1, 0+1* & JBOD |
8× V-Link 533 MB/s |
|
|
8 2.0 |
HD Audio |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8237S* |
4 ATA133 |
2 SATA-II, SATALite* |
(SATA) RAID 0, 1, 0+1* & JBOD |
8× V-Link 533 MB/s |
|
|
8 2.0 |
HD Audio |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8251[50] |
4 ATA133 |
4 SATA-II |
(SATA) RAID 0, 1, 0+1* & JBOD |
8× V-Link 533 MB/s |
7 |
×1-2 |
8 2.0 |
HD Audio |
Yes |
VIA 10/100 |
No |
VT8261[51] |
2 ATA133 |
4 SATA-II |
No |
Ultra V-Link (1GB/s) |
5 |
|
12 2.0 |
HD Audio |
Yes |
VIA 10/100/1000 |
No |
Part Number |
PATA |
SATA |
RAID |
NB Interconnect |
PCI |
PCI-e |
USB |
Audio |
Modem |
Ethernet |
Integrated Super I/O |
- *SATALite interface allows for two additional SATA devices (4 total). It is required for RAID 0+1 on VT8237R Plus.
- The SATA-II feature of VT8237S is limited to 300 MB/S Data Transfer Rate bearing no NCQ functionality.
- Motherboards frequently had VIA companion chips for added functionality such as better audio (8 channel), more/faster USB (i.e. USB 2.0 for VT8233), or Gigabit Ethernet.
Hardware bugs
The KT133 chipset corrupted disc subsystems. Specifically, the 686B Southbridge had issues with Creative's SBLive! sound cards. A BIOS update was released by VIA to fix this issue, however it is not known if all motherboards with 686Bs had their BIOSes updated.[52][53][54] [55] The KT266 contains a hardware bug which cause system instability when using the AGP slot at the specified max capacity of 4×. [14]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Lal Shimpi, Anand. Chipset Guide, Anandtech, August 1, 1997.
- ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/72/18
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- ^ VIA Apollo MVP4, VIA Technologies, accessed August 22, 2007.
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- ^ VIA KT133, VIA Technologies, accessed August 21, 2007.
- ^ a b VIA KT133A, VIA Technologies, accessed August 21, 2007.
- ^ a b VIA KT266, VIA Technologies, accessed August 21, 2007.
- ^ VIA KT266A, VIA Technologies, accessed August 21, 2007.
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- ^ http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/southbridge/vt8237a/index.jsp
- ^ http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/southbridge/vt8251/index.jsp
- ^ http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/southbridge/vt8261/index.jsp
- ^ "Driver updates - VIA 686B data-corruption bug fix | Tweakers.net Meuktracker". http://tweakers.net/meuktracker/628/via-686b-data-corruption-bug-fix.html. 080204 tweakers.net
- ^ "The well known "George Breese" explains Data Corruption on Large Disks and a fix! - PC Perspective Forums". http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?threadid=268684&perpage=15&pagenumber=1. 080204 forums.pcper.com
- ^ "VIA 686b/Data Corruption bug - FrostyTech.com". http://www.frostytech.com/permalinkArch.cfm?NewsID=2409. 080204 frostytech.com
- ^ "686B/Data Corruption Bug FAQ". http://www.ntcompatible.com/686BData_Corruption_Bug_FAQ_p5026.html. 080204 ntcompatible.com
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