Introduction: Bringing Serial ATA and RAID to the Mainstream
The new VIA VT8237 South Bridge brings for the first time the latest high performance storage technologies to the Mainstream PC. Previously confined to the niche enthusiast and enterprise segments, Serial ATA and Serial RAID can now be enabled on a complete range of VIA core logic chipset platforms supporting the full spectrum of Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ XP, AMD Opteron™, and VIA C3™/Eden™ ESP processors.

Featuring the new VIA DriveStation™ Controller Suite, the VT8237 enables multiple drive connectivity options and native support for Serial ATA and Serial RAID, alongside more traditional South Bridge functions such as IDE and PCI. In addition, the VT8237 delivers exceptional surround sound capabilities through its support for VIA Vinyl and high-resolution VIA Vinyl Gold Audio, and also offers a host of highbandwidth connectivity options, including support for up to eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports and high-throughput 10/100Mb/s Ethernet.