Product Summary

The VIA CN896 IGP chipset is fully certified with the Microsoft Windows Vista Basic Logo. The CN896 is designed to provide OEMs with a platform for power efficient, affordable embedded and desktop systems. Features include the highly efficient VIA V4 bus interface, advanced power management, support for DDR2 and PCI Express, and outstanding flexibility with display options.

Parametrics

CN896 general specifications: (1)PowerSaver Support:Yes; (2)Front Side Bus:800/400MHz; (3)Memory Support:DDR2 667/533, DDR 400/333; (4)Max Memory:4GB; (5)PCI Express:One 16-lane and one 1-lane; (6)North/South Bridge Link:Ultra V-Link (1GB/s); (7)Graphics Core:VIA Chrome9 HC IGP.

Features

CN896 features: (1)Full support for VIA C7, VIA C7-D and VIA Eden (V4) processors ; (2)Supports 667/533/400MHz Front Side Bus Settings ; (3)Supports ×16 PCI Express and ×1 PCI Express ports; (4)Supports up to 4GB DDR2 533/400MHz or DDR400/333/266MHz SDRAM; (5)VIA Ultra V-Link 1 GB/sec 16-bit interconnect supporting V Map Modular Architecture; (6)Integrated VIA Chrome9 Graphics core supporting DirectX 9.0 3D graphics; (7)250MHz Graphics Engine Clock with separated 128-bit data paths; (8)128-bit 2D and 3D Graphics Engine.

Diagrams

CN896 circuit diagram