Feature - ECS G45T-M2 Manual

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Feature

Processor
The motherboard uses an LGA775 type of Intel
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Quad/Core 2 Duo/Pentium
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Celeron 4xx processors that carries the following features:
• Accommodates Intel
Pentium
processors
• Supports a system bus (FSB) of 1333/1066/800 MHz
• Supports "Hyper-Threading" technology CPU
"Hyper-Threading" technology enables the operating system into thinking it's
hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on
separate "logical" processors within the same physical processor.
Chipset
The G45 Northbridge (NB) and ICH10 Southbridge (SB) chipsets are based on an
innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.
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G45
(NB)
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ICH10 •
(SB)
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Memory
• Supports DDR2 800/667 DDR SDRAM with Dual-channel architecture
• Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs
• Up to 4 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 16 GB
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Dual-Core (E21XX series)/Celeron
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Yorkfield/Wolfdale/Core
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Dual-Core (E21XX series)/Celeron
Supports 36-bit host bus addressing, allowing the CPU to
access the entire 64 GB of the memory address space
2 GB/s point-to-point Direct Media Interface (DMI) to ICH10
(1 GB/s each direction)
Supports 512-Mb, 1-Gb and 2-Gb DDR2 and 512-Mb and 1-
Gb DDR3 technologies for x8 and x16 devices
One, 16-lane (x16) PCI Express port intended for support-
ing up to two external PCI Express graphics card in bifur-
cated mode, filly compatible to the PCI Express Base Speci-
fication revision 2.0
An integrated graphics device (IGD) delivering cost com-
petitive 3D, 2D and video capabilities
Enhanced DMA Controller, Timer/Counter functions, and In-
terrupt Controller
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision
1.1
Compliant with PCI 2.3 specification
Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller
Integrated USB 2.0 Host Controller supporting up to twelve
USB 2.0 ports
Introducing the Motherboard
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Yorkfield/Wolfdale/Core
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Dual-Core/
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2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/
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Dual-Core/Celeron 4xx
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