ASUS® Releases First Micro-ATX Motherboard
For Intel® Pentium® 4

Taipei, Taiwan, January 19, 2001 - ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357) today announced the release of the ASUS P4T-M micro-ATX motherboard. The ASUS P4T-M incorporates the Intel® advanced 850 Chipset Memory Controller hub and supports Intel Pentium 4 processors of 1.4GHz and beyond. This micro-ATX motherboard represents the perfect choice for users who want superior performance for compact workstations and power systems.

Supporting the latest Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz CPU, this new board offers sizzling 400 MHz bus speeds, high 3.2 GB/s peak bandwidth, and along with Intel’s I/O Controller Hub supports ATA-100 data transfers. The ASUS P4T-M offers flexibility with 4 USB ports, AGP 4X, and up to 2 GB of PC800 RDRAM support. In addition, this technology leading motherboard supports optional onboard features such as a network LAN controller for cost effective connectivity and an IEEE 1394 controller (3 ports) for the fastest data transfers.

- Supports Intel Pentium 4 processors
- Intel 850 Memory Controller Hub
- Supports 400 MHz FSB
- Four RIMM sockets supporting up to 2GB of PC600/PC800 RAMBUS memory
- AGP 4X Graphics Slot for 3D graphics
- Two UltraDMA/100 IDE channel interfaces
- IEEE 1394 controller with 3 ports (optional)
- Realtek® LAN Controller (optional)
- Three PCI 2.2 compliant slots
- Four USB ports
- Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Ring Support
- 4Mb Award® BIOS software
- Bundled software from PC-cillin®, Yamaha®, Cyberlink® and Intel.
- ASUS LiveUpdate™ software.
- Support for ASUS iPanel™ diagnostic expansion utiltiy

The ASUS P4T-M is available in quantities now. For more information visit the ASUS website at: http://www.asus.com.

Established in 1989, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357) is the industry-leading provider of advanced motherboard, notebook, VGA card, server, broadband modem, and DVD-ROM/CD-ROM solutions. With annuals sales of over 1 Billion USD and world-class engineering, ASUS® is unrivaled in terms of quality and awards. Company highlights include Businessweek awards of consecutive rankings in the "Top 100 InfoTech Companies" in 1998 and 1999, as well as being named the "8th Most Profitable Company" in 1999. In 2000 ASUS® was also ranked the No.1 company in Taiwan in Global Views Monthly’s "Info Tech 2000".

ASUS® is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan and has global sales offices in the United States, Germany and China. Additional information can be found at the company website http://www.asus.com.