Gigabyte announces GA-6OX and 6OXE mainboards –
based on INTEL® 815EP chipset for Pentium!!!™

Intel® 815EP chipset
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd, a leading high quality motherboard manufacturer, is launching the first Intel® 815EP mainboard, GA-6OX and 6OXE. Intel 815EP is a AGP 4X/PC133 chipset offering flexibility and lowering costs without the integrated graphics engine of 815E. Together with the enhanced 82801BA I/O Controller Hub (ICH2), GA-6OX and 6OXE delivers twice the traditional I/O bandwidth. GA-6OX and 6OXE both supports UDMA ATA-100 interface data rate, which drives burst data to the host at up to 100 Megabytes per second.

Extremely Stable and Expandable
Designed with 815EP chipset, GA-6OX and 6OXE offers the best performance, stability, reliability and expandability customers require for most computing applications. The users of GA-6OX and 6OXE can use a suitable graphics card for the desired graphics performance. The Communication Network Riser (CNR) card option, which allows for audio, modem, and/or LAN configuration on a single base board design offers the best flexibility.

SCR (Smart Card Reader) and IA (Information Appliance) ports
You can now edit the phonebook data in your mobile GSM SIM card . With SCR(smart card reader) supported by GA-6OX and 6OXE, you may edit and manage your mobile’s phonebook data easily. Furthermore, SCR can support current and future applications Internet business applications.

IA (Information Application) port offers GA-6OXE users the possibility to access frequently used applications such as Power DVD, Internet Explorer and Outlook by an easy-to-use IA panel or by a remote controller. GA-6OXE transforms your PC into an IA .

EasyTuneIII ™ and @BIOS™ to upgrade your system easily!
With the user friendly interface of EasyTuneIII™, all GA-6OX and 6OXE users can easily overdrive their systems without the need to meddle with jumper settings. @BIOS™ is another useful tool developed by Gigabyte to download and flash new BIOS via the INTERNET.

Other features
GA-6OX and 6OXE ATX form-factor mainboards are designed to support Intel® Pentium!!!™ and other compatible processors. They both provide 1 x AGP 4X/2X slot, 1 x CNR slots. Furthermore, GA-6OXE integrates Creative^® CT5880 Sound controller with 4 channels audio support on board. IrDA/CIR and front USB connector for extra 2 USB are all standard features of GA-6OX and 6OXE. GA-6OXE is the top-of-the-range 815EP mainboard which supports STR (Suspend-To-RAM) and Gigabyte Dual BIOS™ Technology. With only the basic functions, GA-6OX offers the best price performance among all the 815EP mainboards.