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 Serial ATA
Serial ATA facilitates high-speed storage transfers with up to a fifty percent increase in data throughput over previous technology. In RAID 0 configurations, Serial ATA-150 hard disk drive performance is further enhanced to a theoretical maximum throughput of up to three-hundred Megabytes per second, up to three times the throughput of previous generation disk drives in non-RAID configurations. |
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 PCI Express
The most significant PC bus architecture change in over a decade, PCI Express is a next-generation system bus providing a high-speed interconnect designed to evolve current PCI technology and address the increasing bandwidth demands of emerging graphics in such next-generation applications as 3D games, professional 3D content creation, high-definition video editing, and more.
Not limited to graphics, PCI Express architecture will also usher in higher bandwidth for a new generation of gigabit Ethernet, high-performance storage controllers, High-Definition video capture controllers, and many other high-performance PC devices. |
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 PCI
The inclusion of a PCI slot means instant expandability using hundreds of existing audio interfaces and DSP cards. PCI has been the standard way of moving large amounts of audio to and from the computer system. Simple innovation like a rubber button on the chassis, ensure that your PCI card doesn't touch the power supply and create a short. The Shuttle XPC System is small and will house virtually all 7" PCI cards. |
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 Built-in PCI Express Mini Card Slot*
PCI Express is the open standards- based successor to PCI and its variants for server- and client-system I/O interconnects. Unlike PCI and PCI-X, which are based on 32- and 64-bit parallel buses, PCI Express uses high-speed serial link technology similar to that found in Gigabit1 Ethernet, Serial ATA (SATA), and Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS). PCI Express reflects an industry trend to replace legacy shared parallel buses with high-speed point-to-point serial buses. |
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• Serial technology providing scalable performance. |
• High bandwidth—Initially, 5-80 gigabits per second (Gbps) peak theoretical bandwidth,
depending on the implementation. |
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• Point-to-point link dedicated to each device, instead of the PCI shared bus. |
• Opportunities for lower latency (or delay) in server architectures, because PCI Express
provides a more direct connection to the chip set Northbridge than PCI-X. |
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*On selected XPC models only |
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 Supports Intel® Turbo Memory*
Intel Turbo Memory is a new primary PC component, along with the CPU, chipset, and system memory. It caches large amounts of frequently used data for faster access by the processor. This decreases the need for hard-disk accesses, saving both time and power, which equates to increased performance and energy efficiency.
That's good news for users who run data-intensive software like media applications. It's also a good match to the substantial system requirements to load and run Windows Vista.
Intel Turbo Memory is a single solution that accelerates data transfer both to and from the processor. Other commercially available products support only one-way data caching. |
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• Reduce boot time |
| Faster access to boot-up files lets the system start up more quickly. |
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• Improve application responsiveness |
| • Data coming from Intel Turbo memory instead of the hard drive increases access speed. |
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• Accelerate application loading |
| • Fast access by the processor to information needed to launch applications cuts lag time. |
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• Enhance Windows Vista |
• Support for Windows Vista performance features like ReadyBoost*, ReadyDrive*, and
Superfetch* helps you take better advantage of the operating system. |
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• Save energy |
| • Pre-storing information reduces hard-disk spin time, which saves power. |
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