MSI 945P Neo3 AMI BIOS 3.7

- Enable "Auto Disable PCI clock" function in the BIOS.


Specifications:


MSI Advanced Live Update Online
The MSI Live Update online is designed to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver when there�s a new version online. It helps reduce the risk of getting the wrong file and minimize the trouble of searching the files from MSI website.
live_update_3 standard
Live Update 3 is a single utility software that automatically checks BIOS, driver and utility updates and installs for you , which can save your time for searching and lower the risk while updating.
Core Center
The all-in-one hardware console is an advanced combination of the popular PC alert and Fuzzy logic applications. It offers powerful functions such as hardware monitor, system alert, and instinctive overclocking UI.
Core Cell
Core Cell is MSI's new catch phrase and it has a number of features, including; decreasing overall system noise, power saving functions, prolonging the life of system components, and even overclocking, apparently.


CPU


￭ Supports Socket 775 for Intel Core 2 Duo, P4 5XX, 6XX, P4EE, Pentium D 8XX, 9XX and Celeron D processors.
￭ Supports FSB 1066/800/533MHz.
￭ Supports EIST technology.
￭ Supports Intel Hyper-Threading technology.
￭ Supports Intel Dual Core Technology to 800MHz and up.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.


Chipset

￭ Intel 945P Chipset
- Supports FSB 533/800/1066MHz.
- Supports PCI Express x 16 graphics interface.
- Supports dual channel, DDR2 400/533/667 (4GB Maximum)

￭ Intel ICH7 Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 8 ports.
- 4 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus master IDE controller.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.


Main Memory

￭ Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDRII SDRAM
￭ Supports up to 4GB memory size.
￭ Supports dual channel DDRII memory architecture.
￭ Supports DDRII 667/533/400 memory interface.



Slots ￭ One PCI Express x16 slot. (supports PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
￭ One PCI Express x1 slot. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
￭ Four 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots. (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)


On-Board IDE/SATA

￭ One Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in ICH7.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

￭ SATAII controller integrated in ICH7
- Up to 300MB/sec transfer speed.
- Can connect up to four SATAII devices.


Audio

￭ AC97 link controller integrated in Intel ICH7 chip.
￭ Realtek ALC850 8 channels audio codec .
- Meet PC2001 audio performance requirement
- Compliance with AC97 V2.3 spec.


LAN

￭ Realtek RTL8110SC/8100C
- Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/s. (1000Mb/s for 8110SC only)
- Compliane with PCI 2.2.
- Supports ACPI Power Management.


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System / Power FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Clear CMOS jumper
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- IrDA infrared module header
- Serial port connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 4 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA100 connector
MSI Reminds You...
￭ The floppy disk cable will be optional.


Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x Parallel port
- 1 x Serial port (COM 1)
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jacks


BIOS

￭ The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
￭ The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.


Dimension

￭ 30.5cm(L) x 22.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

￭ 6 mounting holes.