User`s manual

BC45Q
10 BC45Q User’s Manual
OpenGL* 2.0, Intel GMA 4500 delivers excellent video and 3D graphics with outstanding
graphics responsiveness. These enhancements deliver the performance and
compatibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications. The Intel Q45
Express Chipsets include support for the latest PC operating systems, including
Windows Vista*.
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program
Reducing the variety of supported hardware greatly simplifies enterprise and small
medium business PC management, which is reflected in a lower total cost of ownership.
One critical element in reducing PC hardware variations involves deploying standardized
desktop and laptop PC configurations. The Intel® Stable Image Platform Program
(Intel® SIPP) can help companies to identify and deploy standardized, stable image PC
platforms for at least 15 months. Both the Intel Q45 and Q43 Express Chipsets support
Intel SIPP.
Faster System Performance
The Intel Q45 Graphics Memory Controller Hubs (GMCH) incorporates an updated
GMCH backbone architecture that significantly increases overall system performance
through the optimization of available bandwidth with the new 1333 MHz system bus and
reduction of memory access latency with Intel Fast Memory Access. The updated GMCH
also includes support for the next-generation 45 nm Intel® Core™ processor family and
wider internal data buses that support dual-channel DDR3 memory technology at 1066
MHz (up to 17 GB/s of peak memory bandwidth in dual-channel interleaved mode).
Intel® I/O Controller Hub 10 (Intel® ICH10DO)
The Intel® ICH10 I/O controller hub as part of the Intel Q45 Express Chipset integrates
several capabilities to provide flexibility for connecting I/O devices.
• Intel® Matrix Storage Technology2:
Native support of external SATA ports (eSATA), combined with Intel Matrix Storage
Technology (Intel® MST), provides the flexibility to add an external drive for increased
data storage with up to 6 times faster performance than USB* 2.0 or IEEE 1394. Support
for eSATA enables the full SATA interface speed of up to 1.5 Gb/s outside the chassis.
The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) provides easier expandability with
support for eSATA devices and native hot plug, while boosting boot and multi-tasking
performance with Native Command Queuing (NCQ). In addition, the Intel ICH10DO
provides support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10, enabling greater reliability for data or
improved storage performance for intensive applications.
• Intel® Rapid Recover Technology (when configured with ICH10DO I/O controller):
With the ability to boot off a clone, Intel Rapid Recover Technology (part of Intel Matrix
Storage Technology) provides a fast, easy-to-use method for the end user to recover