IBASE Technology MI945PA, User Manual

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INTRODUCTION
MI945PA User’s Manual 1
Introduction
Product Description
The MI945PA Mini ITX board incorporates the Mobile Intel® GM45 Express
Chipset for Embedded Computing, consisting of the Intel® GM45 Graphic
Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® I/O Controller Hub (ICH9-M), an
optimized integrated graphics solution with a 1066MHz and 800MHz front-side
bus. Dimensions of the board are 170mm x 170mm.
The integrated powerful 3D graphics engine, based on Intel® Graphics Media
Accelerator X3500 (Intel® GMA X3500) architecture, operates at core speeds of
up to 533 MHz. It features a low-power design, is validated with the Intel® Core
2 Duo processors on 45nm process. With dual channel DDR2 800MHz two
SoDIMM sockets on board, the board supports up to 4GB of DDR2 system
memory.
Intel® Graphics supports a unique intelligent memory management scheme
called Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). DVMT handles diverse
applications by providing the maximum (384MB) availability of system
memory for general computer usage, while supplying additional graphics
memory when a 3D-intensive application requests it. The Intel GMA X3500
graphics architecture also takes advantage of the high-performance Intel
processor. Intel GMA X3500 graphics supports Dual Independent Display
technology.
The main features of the board are:
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Supports Intel® Core
TM
2 Duo (Penryn 1066MHz)
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Supports up to 2.53GHz, 1066MHz/800MHz FSB
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Two DDR2 SoDIMM, Max. 4GB memory
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Onboard Gigabit PHY and Intel PCI-Express Gigabit LAN
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Intel® GM45 Express VGA for CRT / LVDS
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4x SATA, 8x USB 2.0, 4x COM, Watchdog timer
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1x PCI-E(x16) slot, 1x PCI slot