MSI Selects Silicon Image’s Steelvine SiI5723 Storage Processor
MSI has chosen Silicon Image second generation SteelVine Storage Processor SiI5723 for its X38 D.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on January 7, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Silicon Image, in
semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of
high-definition content, announced that MSI (Micro-Star International), an IT industry’s
leading manufacturers of computer hardware products and solutions and a
top-three motherboard manufacturer in Taiwan, has selected Silicon
Image’s second generation SteelVine Storage Processor SiI5723 for its
X38 Diamond and X38 Platinum motherboards.
The SiI5723 provides a simple and reliable storage subsystem and is
ideal for PC enthusiasts, professionals and gamers who want a
practical, high-performance RAID without the need of an IT
professional. The easy to use, 100 percent hardware implementation
allows users to define RAID policies by simply setting a switch.
“Our second generation storage processors build on market-proven
technology and Silicon Image’s existing strong market position,” said
Conrad Maxwell, Silicon Image’s senior product line manager for
SteelVine products. “We’re very pleased to continue our strong
partnership with MSI. By implementing our SiI5723, MSI will be able to
deliver to customers a more powerful, user-friendly storage processor
that is integrated onto the motherboards, eliminating the need for
configuration and additional management software.”
Based on Intel’s ICH9R southbridge chip and using a socket LGA775
Intel processor, MSI’s X38 Diamond and X38 Platinum motherboards
incorporate exclusive features for PC enthusiasts, including
Dual-Channel Pulse Width Modulation to provide optimum power supply, a
fanless cooling system, quad graphics slots, X-Fi Xtreme Audio, MSI
SkyTel VoIP and true hardware RAID with the SiI5723.
“MSI is dedicated to providing our customers cutting edge
performance and features, and SteelVine storage processors do exactly
that,” said Vincent Lai, marketing director of MSI. “With a simple
switch to set the RAID mode, IT professionals and gaming enthusiasts
alike benefit from the simplest hardware RAID implementation available.
This means that more people will actually use these advanced storage
features, and that photos, videos and personal data can be protected
for a lifetime.”
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