Gigabyte: Three New Server Mainboards

by Anna Filatova
02/14/2001 | 06:54 PM

We got some info on the new server and workstation products from Gigabyte, which should be announced in the nearest future:

• GA-6EXDR. This ATX mainboard for Dual FC-PGA/Socket370 processors will be based on ServerWorks ServerSet III LE-T chipset. It will support up to 4GB Registered ECC SDRAM and will feature 2 64bit 66MHz PCI slots, 2 32bit PCI slots, LSI Symbios 1010 Ultra3 SCSI, an integrated ATI graphics chip and Intel 82550/82559 (Dual) LAN.
  The mainboard is targeted for the Low-End server market and will be launched this quarter.
• GA-6EXDW. This is an ATX mainboard supporting Dual FC-PGA/Socket370 CPUs. It is built on ServerWorks ServerSet HESL-WS4X chipset. The board allows up to 6GB Registered ECC SDRAM. It is equipped with AGP Pro, 2 64bit/66MHz PCI slots and 3 32bit PCI slots, dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI and Intel 82559 LAN.
  The mainboard is targeted for the High-End server market and is planned for Q2 2001.
• GA-6VM7R. This mainboard is designed in Micro ATX (!) form-factor and supports just one FC-PGA/Socket370 processor. The chipset it is based on is VIA Apollo Pro133A (694X/693B). It supports PC133/PC100 ECC SDRAM and can boast an integrated Promise IDE ATA-100 RAID controller and Dual-channel SCSI controller.
  The mainboard is aimed at the Low-End servers and workstations and will be launched in early Q2 2001.