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ASUS details its SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0 motherboards

Written by IT News on 8:35 AM

ASUS details its SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0 motherboards
ASUS announced the official debut of its new E-P7P55D and P7P55D series of motherboards specially designed for computer enthusiasts with support for USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB service / s connection. The two plates are built on Intel's P55 chipset and is compatible with socket LGA 1156-ready i5 Core and Core i7 processors, with an option for a high-performance desktop PCs, Intel's latest mainstream desktop technology works.

The technical specifications for the new P7P55D-E motherboard, users have access to the PC performance is made possible by the latest Core and Core i7 processors i5, in addition to the supply of the future I3-core processors.

The two plates are equipped with dual-channel DDR3 1600MHz memory modules, two PCI-Express graphics slots for SLI and CrossFire technologies, a 48 phase hybrid drive design and a wide selection of ports and connectors.

The P7P55D-E Premium motherboard will by 6 SATA 3Gb / s ports, one eSATA (via a console), an Ultra DMA and 2 SATA 6 Gb / s. The Board also has 10 USB 2.0 ports (6 of them are on the back and 4 via the built-in connectors), two USB 3.0 and two 1394a ports. The Taiwanese company will also offer U3S6 Expansion Card, which gives the user 2 SATA 6 Gb / s ports with support for up to 2 SATA drives and 2 USB 3.0 ports.

The card is compatible with PCIe x4, x8 or x16 slot, and will be made available for the following motherboards: Maximus Formula III, P7P55D Deluxe, P7P55D EVO, PRO P7P55D, P7P55D, P7P55D LE and LX P7P55D. It is also bundled with 2 SATA 6 Gb / s cables, a support CD and a manual.

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Download Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4 Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver

Written by IT News on 2:39 AM

Free download Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4 Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver version 8.5.0.1032.

CPU
1. Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor / Intel Core 2 Duo processor / Intel Core 2 Duo processor / Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor / Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package
(Note) This motherboard is designed with VRD11.1 power phase, and is incompatible with VRD10 designed CPU. Refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.
2nd L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus
1. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset
1. Northbridge: Intel P45 Express Chipset
2nd Southbridge: Intel ICH10R

Memory
1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM slots support up to 16GB of system memory
2nd Dual-channel memory architecture
3rd Support for DDR2 1333 + / 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
(See list memory aid for more information)

Audio
1. Realtek ALC889A codec
2nd High Definition Audio
3rd 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4th Support for Dolby Home Theater
5th Support for S / PDIF In / Out
6th Support for CD In

LAN
1. 2 x Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
2nd Support for Teaming

Expansion slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2nd 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8
(The PCIEx16 slots PCIEx8 support for ATI CrossFire technology, complying with PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3rd 1 x PCI Express x4 slot
4th 3 x PCI Express x1 slot
5th 1 x PCI slots

Interface
Southbridge:
1. 6 x SATA 3Gb / s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) support for up to 6 SATA 3Gb / s devices
2nd Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10

ITE IT8213 chip:
1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and 2 IDE drives

ITE IT8720 chip:
1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supports up to 1 floppy disk drive

IEEE 1394a
1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
2nd Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports
(2 rear, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

USB
1. Integrated in Southbridge
2nd Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
(8 on the rear, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

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Download Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4 Intel ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Driver

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New mSATA port to enable SATA on smaller devices

Written by IT News on 11:19 PM

Serial ATA, or SATA for short, has become one of the industry's most widely used connection interface, to provide consumers with a standardized interface for storage solutions. Have reached its third generation, the interface is expected to provide consumers with enhanced data rate to 6Gbps, twice that of the previous generation. So, Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) announced today that the development of specifications for a new mini-SATA (mSATA) interface connector. The solution is expected to SATA connection that allows a wider range
more portable devices, thanks to reduced physical specifications.

"If consumers are more dependent on mobile devices, it is good that the efficiency and speed of SATA technology to this growing product segment very useful," said Knut Grimsrud, SATA-IO President and Intel fellow and director of storage architecture. "Solid-state hard drives offer a rugged, lightweight and low-resolution energy storage on these devices, and mSATA is one of the few interfaces that can provide an important link for these small compact form factor SSD. "

Expected to be showcased at the upcoming Intel Developer Forum (IDF) September 22 to 24 in San Francisco, California, the new mSATA connector is expected to provide support for 1.5Gb / s and 3.0Gb / s transfer rates. The adoption of the new mSATA contact is popular SATA interface is expected to be available to a wider range of portable and ultra-portable computer, including laptops and netbooks. The connector will also manufacturers to develop smaller form factor SSD with an estimated size of a business card, thanks to its small size.

Companies like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and STEC, members of the SATA-IO cable and connector block behind the development of new mSATA connectivity interfaces.