Aopen i945Ga-PLF Bios

Initial BIOS ver.

Feature

The most powerful PC motherboards, i945Ga-PLF and i945Pa-PLF.

The two motherboards are the first ones that support dual core

CPUs, which are the fastest Intel CPUs currently on the market.

Both motherboards can be installed with Pentium 4 processors with

front side bus running at 1066/800/533 MHz.

The i945Ga-PLF motherboard is built with Intel&8217;s

state-of-the-art 945G chipset on which a graphics processing unit

is integrated. As a result, the user does not need to install an

add-on graphics display card to this motherboard. Because the 945G

chipset is designed to follow PCI Express architecture, those users

who desire to take advantage of powerful 3D graphics processing

capability or gaming enthusiasts can install more powerful graphics

card to the system.

Both i945Ga-PLF and i945Pa-PLF are designed with AOpen&8217;s

proprietary Power Master Technology, which reduces power

consumption of the new motherboard by 25%. This technology,

implemented with hardware design, monitors the loading of CPU and

supplies power to the motherboard accordingly.

When loading of the CPU is high, more power is supplied to the

system, the operating frequency of CPU accelerated, and the rpm of

the cooling fan stepped up. In case this happens, the system may

achieve overclocking. When the system runs graphics intensive or

gaming applications, more power may be consumed.

When the system runs applications which are less demanding on CPU

loading, the Power Master design will supply less power to the

system, which generates less heat, and the fan speed slowed down.

Eventually, the system generates less noise than similar

systems.

The two motherboards are built with ICH7 (Input/Output Controller

Hub 7), which provides the most powerful and fastest I/O control

features currently available in Intel&8217;s family of I/O

controllers. ICH7 is designed with embedded Serial ATA-II and IDE

hard drive interface, Intel&8217;s High Definition Audio Interface

that support 7.1 surround sound, integrated LAN Controller, and

enhanced video processing capability.

A unique I/O shield comes handy at the motherboard&8217;s rear

panel. It arranges the rear panel connectors in such a thoughtful

and convenient way that 7.1 audio connectors, two PS/2 ports, two

COM ports, four USB 2.0 ports, one 1394 port, one Realtek Gigabit

LAN port, and one printer port are grouped together as shown in one

of the photos published together with this press release.

The motherboards are designed to support the fastest dual channel

DDR-II memory modules that operate at 667/533 MHz. Memory on the

motherboards can be expanded to 4 GB.

Do use the latest driver version available, it will help you use

the facilities of your hardware easier and better. An old version

can create hardware conflicts and errors in function. Try to stay

updated with your drivers monthly or sometimes weekly. Chose wisely

the specific drivers: motherboards driver, bios, graphic cards

drivers, modem drivers and so on. Chose the right driver for your

hardware and try to make backups of your system every time you want

to make a change.