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Gigabyte GA-K8NNXP, Continued

Numerous cables including SATA power adapters are included in delivery as well as a SATA module that has two external connections on each slot bracket. Symantec Anti Virus and other standard tools from Gigabyte are included.

The 8110S looks more like a Nokia cell phone, although it's actually Realtek's latest Gigabyte Ethernet controller.

SATA controllers by Silicon Image and two FireWire controllers from Texas Instruments for both standards: 1394a with 400 Mbit/s (2 ports) and 1394b with double speed (1 port).

DualBIOS keeps the system bootable even if the primary BIOS Flash ROM has been damaged by virus infection or a failed update.

Patrick Schmid
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.