Specifications

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Chapter 2: Release 191 Driver Issues Known Product Limitations
Gigabyte GA-6BX Motherboard
ThismotherboardusesaLinFinityregulatoronthe3.3‐Vrailthatisratedtoonly5A—
lessthantheAGPspecification,whichrequires6A.Whendiagnosticsorapplications
arerunning,thetemperatureoftheregulatorrises,causingthevoltagetotheNVIDIA
chiptodropaslowas
2.2V.Underthesecircumstances,theregulatorcannotsupply
thecurrentonthe3.3‐VrailthattheNVIDIAchiprequires.
Thisproblemdoesnotoccurwhenthegraphicsboardhasaswitchingregulatoror
whenanexternalpowersupplyisconnectedtothe3.3‐Vrail.