The Value Connection of 6 Intel 945P Motherboards

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Manufacturer Abit Aopen Asus
Internet Website www.abit.com.tw www.aopen.com.tw www.asus.com.tw
Model AL8-V i945Pa-PLF P5LD2
Revision 1.0 Row 2 - Cell 2 1.02
BIOS Version 1.4 1.04 0603
Chipset
CPU Clock 3205 3208 3211
Northbridge Intel 945P Intel 945P Intel 945P
Southbridge ICH7 ICH7 ICH7
Memory
Memory Speed(s) 400.533 533.667 Row 9 - Cell 3
Memory Sockets 4 4 4
Maximum RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
System Components
Piezo PC Speaker no yes no
PCIe Card Lock yes no yes
Northbridge Fan yes no no
FAN Headers CPU, System (2x) CPU, System (3x) CPU, System (3x)
I/O Components
Mass Storage Controller ICH7 ICH7 ICH7R
Storage Ports 4x SATA2, 1x UltraATA/100 4x SATA2, 1x UltraATA/100 4x SATA2, 1x UltraATA/100
RAID Support - - 0,1,5
Secondary Mass Storage Controller - ITE IT8211 ITE 8211
Secondary Storage Ports - 2x UltraATA/133 2x UltraATA/133
RAID Support - - -
Primary Network Controller Broadcom 8CM5789kbg Gigabit RTL8110SB Marvell 88E053 Gigabit
Secondary Network Controller - - -
Parallel / Serial 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 1
USB Ports (integrated / additional) 4 / 4 4 / 4 4 / 4
Firewire (integrated / additional) - 1 / 1 -
Game Port - connector yes
IR Connector - yes -
Expansion Components
PCI Slots 2 3 3
PCI Express x16;3 x1 x16; 2 x1 x16; 3 x1
AGP - - -
Features
Temperature Monitoring yes yes yes
Fan Monitoring yes yes yes
Smart/Manual Fan Control yes/yes yes yes/no
Voltage Monitoring yes yes yes
Power-Up on... PCI,RTC,Ring,LAN RTC, PCI, Ring RTC, Ring, PCI, PCIe
Power-Up after Power Loss yes yes yes
On-Board Audio
Type HDA HDA HDA
Chip Realtek ALC880 Realtek ALC880 Realtek ALC882
Surround Support 7.1 7.1 7.1
Jackets 6x Klinke, SPDIF optical in & out 6x Klinke 6x Klinke, SPDIF out optical & coax
Connectors 5x2 pin Front Audio, 4x1 pin CD-in 5x2 pin Front Audio, Two 4x1 pin CD-in 5x2 pin Front Audio, 4x1 pin CD-in
BIOS Details
Type Phoenix Phoenix AMI
Version / Date 1.4/2005-07-19 1.4/2005-08-04 Row 50 - Cell 3
Configuration
FSB Frequency Range / increments 133-400 100-400 100-450
Memory Frequencies 400.533 533.667 400,533,600,667,800
Asynchronous Memory Clock yes yes yes
PCIe/AGP Clock 100-150 - 90-150
CPU Voltage 1.4V-1.7V;increments 0.025V - 1.3V-1.7V; increments 0.0125V
Memory Voltage 1.75-2.3V; increments 0.05V 1.8V-2.15V; increments 0.05 1.8V;1.9V;1.95V;2.0V;2.1V;2.15V;2.2V;2.3V
Chipset Voltage 1.5V;1.55V;1.6V;1.65V;1.7V;1.8V;1.9V;2.0V 1.525V-1.7V; increments 0.025 1.5V;1.55V;1.6V;1.65V
Add-Ons
Cables 1x PATA; 4x SATA; 2x SATA Power;1x Floppy 1x PATA; 1x SATA; 1x SATA Power;1x Floppy 2x PATA; 2x SATA;1x Floppy
Additional Add-Ons Row 61 - Cell 1 Row 61 - Cell 2 Bracket with Gameport and 2x USB
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.