Hsin Tien City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. — October 30, 2000 — BIOSTAR today announce it will offer M7MIX series featuring support for the AMD Athlon™ processors with Double Data Rate or DDR memory. Based on AMD Athlon™ processors and next-generation DDR platforms, the systems will deliver cutting-edge performance at an affordable price for most of PC users.

“Most of our esteemed customers are optimistic to see the acceptance of M7MIX series PCs based on the AMD Athlon™ processor and state of the art DDR memory technology. DDR memory technology offers an extraordinary combination of performance and price that will propel the next generation of BIOSTAR’s high performance motherboards.” said Eric Wang, president of BIOSTAR.

“BIOSTAR’s M7MIA and M7MIB support the latest AMD Athlon™ processor with the front side bus of 266MHz along with advanced DDR memory maximum up to 4 modules. In addition, our products always provide high performance and best quality. The H/W audio, RAID, and STR functions are for power users. Moreover, “Smart-Mix” connectors, the intelligent innovation developed by BIOSTAR, let customers easily resolve the problem of selecting AMR, CNR or even ACR (the function is not available on AMD 761 chipset). We feel and assure that the M7MIX series currently offers the highest performance and total solution to the market. We guarantee users have the rights to enjoy it.” said Amos Wu, vice president of Sales and Marketing Division of BIOSTAR.

About BIOSTAR MICROTECH INT’L CORP.
Since its establishment in 1986, the BIOSTAR GROUP has become a major motherboard supplier to the PC industry in Taiwan. In order to pursue continuous growth, BIOSTAR has invested heavily in acquiring the physical and human resources to excel research and development. In every endeavor, BIOSTAR has sought to enhance product quality and expand its range of available products.

In addition to producing quality motherboards, BIOSTAR also carries out barebone system, IA product and Easy PC. A wider product range provides buyers with choices they want and need. With a constant emphasis on quality, BIOSTAR seeks to offer products with the highest price-performance ratio in the industry.