User's Manual
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel
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P45 Chipset
The Intel
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P45 Express Chipset is designed to support dual-channel DDR2 800/667MHz
architecture, 1333/1066/800MHz FSB, PCIe 2.0, and multi-core CPUs. It supports the Intel
®
Fast Memory Access technology that signicantly optimizes the use of available memory
bandwidth and reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
PCIe 2.0 support
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth
which enhances system performance.
Dual-channel DDR2 1200 memory support
This motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of
1200/1066/800/667MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest operating
systems, 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel
DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths up to 19.2GB/s. See page 1-13
for details.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage
specications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed
data retrieval and save.
1.3.2 ASUS unique features
ASUS AI Life Features
Express Gate
Taking only 5 seconds to go online from bootup, Express Gate is the one-stop gateway
to instant fun! It’s a unique motherboard built-in OS. You can utilize the most popular
Instant Messengers (IM) like MSN, Skype, Google talk, QQ, and Yahoo! Messenger
to keep in touch with friends, or quickly check on the weather and e-mails just before
leaving your house. What’s more, the user-friendly picture manager lets you view your
pictures without entering Windows at anytime!
• The actual boot time depends on the system conguration.
• ASUS Express Gate supports le uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives
and downloading to USB drives only.