Mainboard Features - Intel i945P User Manual

Introduction

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Intel Pentium
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The Pentium 4 processor is designed to deliver performance across applications
and usages where end-users can truly appreciate and experience the
performance. The Pentium 4 processor delivers this world-class performance for
consumer enthusiasts and business professional desktop PC users as well as for
entry-level workstation users.
Intel Dual-Core processor provides two execution cores in one physical
processor allowing the platform to do more in less time while enjoying
smooth interaction with your PC.
Intel adds support for Hyper-Threading Technology to the Pentium 4 processor
family. HT Technology allows a single, physical Pentium 4 processor to function
as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application.
For more information about all the new features the Pentium 4 delivers, check out the
Intel website at http://www.intel.com
Chipset
This board is designed with either Intel
(Lakeport-PL) chipset. The Intel
Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH7).
DDR2
DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDR2 memory offers
faster speed, higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec(PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Jumper Configurable PCI-Express
This mainboard is cleverly designed with a jumper configurable PCI-Express
slot that lets user select the bandwidth required. This allows high speed PCI-E
devices such as RAID controller or VGA cards to be supported on this
mainboard.
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Brief Introduction
4 processors
945P/945PL chipset consists of the Memory
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945P (Lakeport-P) or Intel
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945PL
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