IBASE MB945 - Manual (Page 6)

INTRODUCTION
2 MB945 User’s Manual
Product Description
The MB945 LGA 775 motherboard incorporates the Intel Q45 chipset
that utilizes a single LGA775 processor and supports
800/1066/1333MT/s (200/266/333 MHz) FSB.
The Q45 chipset is designed for use with the Core 2 processor family,
including a faster 1333 MHz system bus. The integrated GMCH
component provides the CPU interface, DDR3 interface, Hub Interface
and PCI Express graphics interface.
Four DDR3 memory sockets support DDR3 800/1066 SDRAM DIMM
modules of up to 8GB in capacity.
The board is designed with an Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY and
an optional Intel 82574LM PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet. Six Serial-II
ATA connectors offer 3Gb/s data throughput speed - faster than the most
advanced parallel ATA.
Expansion includes four PCI slots, one PCI Express x1 and one PCI
Express x16 and one ISA slot. Other advanced features include twelve
USB 2.0 ports, IrDA interface, digital I/O, four serial ports, watchdog
timer and audio function. Dimensions of the board are 12” by 9.5” in an
ATX form factor.