Special Features; Bios Features - Intel i945P User Manual

Serial ATA II
S-ATA II is the second generation SATA interface with double the transferring speed up to
300MB/sec. It supports NCQ to provide faster reading speed for your storage devices.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer speed while
maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
6ch
Mainboard is equipped with 6 channel of audio to support Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for DVD-playback.
The onboard audio jacks can be configured for normal 2 channel mode or 6 channel mode.

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 FSB/
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.
Thermo Stick (Optional)
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for monitoring
VGA card, chipset or even disk drives temperatures.

Special Features

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