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GIGABYTE: GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 3.3)

GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 3.3)
Intel 945P Chipset


Supports Intel® Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D Processor
Features All-Solid Capacitors motherboard design
Features PCI Express x16 for outstanding graphics performance
Features SATA 3Gb/s interface
Optimized Gigabit LAN connection
Features 8-channel Intel High Definition Audio
Supports Windows Vista Premium

*GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) is able to boot with Intel® Core™2 Duo supporting FSB 1333MHz







Overview
Introduction
Gigabyte 945P-DS3 (rev.3.3) motherboard presents a high performance platform with outstanding GIGABYTE proprietary tuning utilities for DIY and power users. This motherboard features the Intel 945P Express chipset that enables unprecedented levels of performance together with excellent overall system functionality and stability. The 945P-DS3 (rev.3.3) delivers a comprehensive set of tuning utilities for performance optimizing. Additionally, the all solid capacitor design of 945P-DS3 (rev.3.3) enhances overall system durability and stability for the desktop platform.
Windows Vista Premium Logo Certified
Windows Vista Premium promises to deliver a streamlined computing experience designed to fundamentally change how users view, find and organize their digital information. With P965/G965/946/945 solutions all enabling support for Vista Premium, GIGABYTE offers a fresh and unique desktop experience that will be more informative, intuitive and completely new...more
The Industry's Leading All-Solid Capacitor motherboard Design
To ensure a longer operation life time for systems in daily operation and boost system stability under extreme conditions, this platform adopts cutting-edge Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid Capacitors from the world's leading vendors. With these high-qualitycomponents , users can take advantage of better electronic conductivity and excellent heat resistance for enhanced system durability.
Speed
The Speed compliant motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series provide intelligent over-clocking and over-voltage software settings through both hardware and software design...more
Smart
The Smart featured motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series provide GIGABYTE proprietary innovative software such as Download Center, @BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, Boot menu, and Smart Fan. BIOS and driver management now becomes much easier and user friendly through GIGABYTE Smart features!...more
Safe
Safe is the key feature of GIGABYTE S-series motherboards with the following elements: Excellent hardware design reinforced BIOS protection through GIGABYTE Virtual Dual BIOS Technology and GIGABYTE BIOS Setting Recovery Technology. Unique system software such as Xpress Recovery 2, PC Health Monitor, HDD S.M.A.R.T., and C.O.M. further strengthen the stability and reliability of your PC!...more
Intel Next-Generation Core™2 Duo Processor
Leading the silicon process technology from 90nm to 65nm, the Intel new-generation CPU transistors deliver more energy-efficient performance than anyone. Based on the Intel's next generation Micro Architecture, the Intel Core ™2 Duo processor with two cores and shared L2 caches provides the best capability-per-watt solutions. The cutting-edge processor the significant performance boosts and better energy efficient platform.
Intel® 945P Express Chipset
The new Intel® 945P Express chipset delivers significant performance gains with variety of new generation architectures including the latest dual core processor, dual-channel DDR2 main memory, PCI-Express interface, Intel® Matrix Storage technology for improving storage reliability and performance.
64bit Ready with Intel® EM64T
Enter the new 64-bit computing era through Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology. 64 bit operating system allows twice the amount of data access compare to 32-bit OS, thus enhances system productivity and memory responsiveness. It is also backward compatible to legacy 32bit mode or runs at 64bit compatible mode.
SATA 3Gb/s storage interface
SATA 3Gb/s is the latest generation of Serial ATA interface speed that doubles bus bandwidth from 1.5Gb/s to 3Gb/s. SATA 3Gb/s facilitates bandwidth aggregation for multiple devices, enabling max through put as well as, higher cache through put performance in single drive configurations.
Gigabit LAN connectivity
The Gigabit network interface delivers a high speed LAN connection with data transfer rate up to 1000Mb/s, providing new generation connectivity for the broadband era. Gigabit LAN is ideally for seamless internet connection such as streaming audio and video contents.
Intel® High Definition Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio enables premium digital sound in the PC for an immersive surround sound experience. In addition, Intel HD Audio delivers multiple audio channels in your PC so you can listen to two different streams simultaneously in two separate rooms.
RoHS compliant
As a member of the global community to look after the environment, Gigabyte complies with the European Union's Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive which limits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous substances in electronic products.. From components and material selection to production processes, make up of accessories, packaging/color boxes etc; GIGABYTE has carefully examined and designed this product to be 100% RoHS compliant. GIGABYTE will continue to develop RoHS compliant PC components and commit valuable resources to promoting and advancing RoHS directive goals and objectives.

Specifications
CPU
  1. LGA775 Intel Core™ 2 Extreme/ Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor*
  2. Intel® Pentium® D Processor
  3. Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
  4. Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB
Chipset
  1. Northbridge: Intel® 945P Express Chipset
  2. Southbridge: Intel® ICH7
  3. Realtek 8111B Gigabit Ethernet controller
  4. Realtek ALC888 8 Channel Audio Codec
Memory
  1. 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory)
  2. Supports 1.8V DDR II DIMM
  3. Supports dual channel DDR II 667/533/400 DIMM
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
Expansion Slots
  1. 1 PCI Express x 16 slot
  2. 3 PCI Express x 1 slots
  3. 3 PCI slots
Form Factor
  1. ATX form factor; 305mm x 190mm
Internal I/O Connectors
  1. 4 Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s connectors
  2. 1 UDMA ATA 100/66/33 connectors
  3. 1 SPDIF IN/OUT connectors
  4. 1 FDD connector
  5. 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connector (supports 4 ports)
  6. 2 Cooling fan pin headers
  7. 1 CD IN connector
  8. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
Back Panel Connectors
  1. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  2. 1 RJ45 ports
  3. 6 Audio ports
  4. PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse
  5. 1 COM port connector
  6. 1 LPT port
BIOS
  1. 1 4 Mbit flash ROM
  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  3. Supports Virtual Dual BIOS
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b.
Other Features
  1. Supports @BIOS
  2. Supports Download Center
  3. Supports Q-Flash
  4. Supports EasyTune 5
  5. Supports Xpress Install
  6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
  7. Supports Virtual DualBIOS

Driver

Audio
DownloadDateDescriptionVersionSize
Download from ...2008/09/16Realtek Function driver for Realtek Azalia audio chip (Including Microsoft UAA Driver in English edition)
O.S. : Windows 2000,Windows® XP,Windows® XP 64bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64bit,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit),Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)
R2.0034.78 MB
Download from ...2006/10/03Microsoft UAA (Universal Audio Architecture) Bus driver (Full Multi-language version )
O.S. : Windows 2000,Windows® XP,Windows Server 2003
5.10.0.501029.87 MB

Chipset
DownloadDateDescriptionVersionSize
Download from ...2007/12/26Intel INF installation
O.S. : Windows 2000,Windows® XP,Windows® XP 64bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64bit,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit),Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)
8.3.1.10092.01 MB

LAN
DownloadDateDescriptionVersionSize
Download from ...2008/11/13Realtek 8111/8169 LAN Driver
O.S. : Windows 98,Windows Me,Windows 2000,Windows® XP 32bit,Windows® XP 64bit
5.7061.1016.20083.65 MB
Download from ...2008/11/13Realtek LAN Driver
O.S. : Windows Vista x86 (32-bit),Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)
6.211.1016.20084.06 MB



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