Soyo Dragon
was once a well recognized motherboard name.
Soyo was one of the key makers of high end motherboards in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Its high performance series of boards, the Dragons, were recognized as some of the best motherboards in the industry.
Soyo 6VCA VIA Apollo 133A
The 6VCA was fitted with 1 AGP slot, 4 PCI slots and 1 PCI/ISA slot. Even though audio modem riser (AMR) devices weren't readily available yet, Soyo future-proofed the board with an AMR slot.
Soyo 7VMA PM133
With similar hardware specs as the 6VCA, the 7VMA accepted Socket 370 processors, and included a feature called "Voice Doctor." This informed the user of incorrect hardware installation and serious system failures using the PC's speaker.
Soyo K7VTA B KT133
The K7VTA B was a Socket A board that upgraded the IDE drive from ATA66 to ATA100, and was backward compatible. It had flexible settings for the front side bus, processor core voltage, and a multiplier adjustment.
Soyo P4S Dragon Ultra Plus
The P4S brought DDR capability to the Intel Pentium 4 platform. A fast bus speed of 400MHz, support for up to 3GB of RAM, 6 PCI slots, an onboard RAID and RJ-45 Ethernet jack made this one of the most impressive boards of the year 2000.
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