Specifications

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel
®
EM64T
The motherboard supports Intel
®
LGA775 CPUs with the Intel
®
EM64T (Extended
Memory 64 Technology). The Intel
®
EM64T feature allows your computer to run on
64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster
and more efcient computing.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST)
The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the
CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency
depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement.
Intel
®
945GC chipset
The Intel
®
945GC graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH7 I/O
controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The GMCH features
the Intel
®
Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics engine for
enhanced 3D, 2D, and video capabilities. The GMCH contains one 16-lane PCI
Express port intended for an external PCI Express graphics card and provides the
interface for a processor in the 775-land package with 1066/800 MHz front side
bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to 667 MHz.
The Intel
®
ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I/O controller hub
that provides the interface for PCI Express.
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Intel
®
Core™2 Duo
This motherboard supports the latest powerful and energy efcient processors
from Intel
®
. Intel
®
Core™2 Duo is based on the Intel
®
Core™ Microarchitecture
and built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology with copper interconnect.
Intel
®
Core™2 Duo allows users to step up to new levels of gaming experience
and multi-tasking performance. Boosting performance is a shared and multi-core
optimized L2 cache of 2 MB or 4 MB, guaranteeing enhanced user experience in
the digital home and ofce. See page 1-8 for details.
Due to chipset limitation, Intel
®
Core™2 processors can only run at a maximum
speed of 1066 MHZ FSB on this motherboard.