New motherboard form factor!!  First it was the PC, then the XT, then the full-
			       sized AT, then the baby-AT, now there is the 
			       baby-AT ATX board size!

	- These new ATX board are like the common Gateway (Micronics) 
	  motherboards (all-in-one motherboard design).  So, new cases 
	  need to have access holes for the serial ports, video, etc.


Triton-II chipset Versions!

	- The Triton-II chipset has already gone through a version.  
	  Evidently, the first version, the A1, had SERIOUS problems.

        [A snip from the ASUS newsgroup]

	>>Did Asus sell P55T2P4 boards using the A1 stepping of this
	  chipset?
	>
	>NO.  Asus halted production upon discovery of the A1 flaw, and did
	>not ship boards with the A1 stepping.  All shipments of the 430HX
	>chipset based boards from Asus use the A2 stepping.
	>
	>Tyan ignored, or did not discover the A1 stepping flaws and is shipping
	>430HX-A1 boards.



- New form factor to make building systems easier
- I/O connectors directly on-board, reduce trouble of cabling
- Provide room for all long cards
- Defines stand-by power to provide Software controlled power off -
  Win95 or other applications can power the system off when finishing
  tasks
- ATX is a new trend in multimedia system configuration
- Case vendors are ready to ship production units


                                 INTEL 430HX CHIPSET
- New integrated chipset, higher memory performance (4-2-2-2
  vs.7-2-2-2)
- Larger memory support (256MB in XP55T2P4/ATX)
- ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) one bit error will be corrected
  automatically, two bits will be detected
- Deeper PCI buffers, better PCI performance
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) built-in, will be supported after FCC
  and software issues resolved in up-coming new release
- BGA (Ball-grid array) package provides better reliability

                          ASUS 430HX BASED ATX BOARD
                             (ADDING VALUES FOR YOU)
- A full New Feature Set to ADD NEW VALUES for System Builder
         -   ATX FORM FACTOR:
                - all long slots - SoftPower - Less cables - Easier
                  to build
         -   NEW INTEL 430HX CHIPSET:
                - Highest System Performance - ECC - Higher
                  reliability - Pave the road to USB
         -   NEW BIOS FUNCTIONS:
                - CD-ROM bootable - DMI support - Auto detect hard
                  disks

                                   NEW BIOS FUNCTIONS
-    DMI (Desktop Management Interface) support and browser utility
     allows system to be able to managed through network remotely - a must
     for large corporate environment
-    Boot from CD-ROM, enables newer O/S loading and game application
     ( a new feature driving by first tier system houses)
-    Auto detect hard disk while boot, saving configuration time


                           INTEL TRITON 430FX/HX/VX PCI set
                                          Feature Difference

Interface          Triton FX      Triton HX        Triton VX
                   (Triton I)             (Triton II)
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IDE/BUS
MASTER               Mode 4        Mode4/5          Mode 4/5
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L2 SRAM Cache       Max 512K       Max 512K         Max 512K
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EDO DRAM               *              *                *
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Burst EDO DRA                         *                *
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G.PipelineBurst SRAM Cache            *                *
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                                                       *
Dual Processors                           (To take over Neptune chipset)
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ECC/Parity Memory                     *
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UMA                                                    *
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BGA                                   *
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SDRAM                                                  *DIMM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Universial Serial Bus                 *                *
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Max.On Board
      DRAM             128M          512M             128M
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