Intel I965P User Manual page 7

8ch (Optional)
Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games. Perfect for your
home theatre system.
BIOS Features:
Ghost BIOS
No more worries if BIOS gets corrupted leaving your system unable to boot. The onboard backup BIOS will
rescue & recover main BIOS in just a few easy steps.
Thunder Probe
A hardware diagnostic software to monitor voltage, temperature and speed of a variety of hardware. It also
includes an ingenious built in fan control feature called Smart Fan.
Thunder Flash
A Windows based innovation tool to provide safe and easy BIOS rescue function, BIOS flash function and
personal start up screen.
Magic Health
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults early. Monitor hardware status
including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power
supply fan.
EZ-Boot
Simply press "ESC" to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search the BIOS menu, change and re-
start.
PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable feature include CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage tweaking.
H/W Features:
Post Port
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems.
QuickSPDIF
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel speakers. Not only removes cable
cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear
sound.
EZ-Button
A handy power-on button located onboard to turn on/off the system easily, especially while debugging or
testing the system.
Thermo Stick (Optional)
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for monitoring VGA card,
chipset or even disk drives temperatures.
EZ-IDE
Unlike previous Intel chipsets, the new ICH8 supports only SATA storage devices. To support older IDE HDD
or optical drives, this mainboard is designed with onboard SATA-to-IDE convertor, the SiI3811A. EZ-IDE works
even for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives.
Special Features
Introduction
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