MSI 945GCM478-L Motherboard If you're running a socket 478 system and are looking for the most economical way to move up to SATA and PCI Express, look no further. This MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 mainboard offers powerful performance at an extremely affordable price. Based on the Intel 945GC chipset, this versatile microATX platform is designed for Intel Pentium D/4, Celeron D socket 478 processors with FSB 800/533MHz. The MSI 945GCM478-L supports DDR2 667MHz memory up to 4GB, PCI-E x16/x1, Fast Ethernet LAN, SATAII, USB 2.0, and high-definition audio. Other great features include Live Update and MSI Dual CoreCenter. For superior performance at an affordable price, choose the MSI 945GCM478-L socket 478 motherboard.
Detailed Features
Additional Specifications
CPU
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Supports Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium D/4, Celeron D processors.
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Supports FSB 800/533MHz
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Supports EIST technology
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Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
For latest information on CPU support list, please check manufacturer's website for more detail
Chipset
Intel® 945GC Chipset
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Integrated Intel® GMA 950 graphics core
Intel® ICH7 Chipset
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Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 8 ports
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4 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3 Gb/s
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1 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller
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PCI Master v 2.3, I/O ACPI
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ACPI 2.0 compliant
Main Memory
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Supports 2 unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
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Supports dual channel DDR2 memory architecture
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Supports DDR2 533/667 memory interface (4GB Max)
Slots
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One PCI Express 16X slot
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Two 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 controller integrated in ICH7
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Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes
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Can connect up to 2 Ultra ATA drives
SATAII controller integrated in ICH7
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Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed
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Can connect up to 4 SATAII devices
Audio
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Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC888
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Flexible 7.1-channel audio with jack sensing
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Compliant with Azalia Rev 1.0 Spec.
LAN
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Supports 10 / 100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet by Realtek RTL8101E.
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Supports ACPI Power Management.
TPM
Supports TPM
On-Board Peripherals
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2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
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1 x Floppy disk drive connector
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4 x Serial ATAII connectors
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1 x ATA100 connector
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1 x serial port pinheader
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Chassis intrusion switch connector
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Clear CMOS jumper
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TPM Module connector
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1 x PS/2 keyboard
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1 x PS/2 mouse
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1 x 6 in 1or 3 in 1 audio jack (optional)
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4 x USB 2.0 ports
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1 x RJ45 LAN jack
BIOS
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The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
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The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.
Dimensions
9.6 in (L) x 8.6 in (W); micro-ATX form factor
Mounting
6 mounting holes
Latest Owner Reviews
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REVIEW BY: Death Ruin Reviewed
Nov 13, 2008
Great board for the price. Be careful you make sure you have a 533 or 800 mhz processor otherwise it won't work. I found out the hard way. But when I got my new cpu everything worked great. The software that comes with it is not so helpful for overclocking, however the HD Sound built in is a nice bragging right to lord over your friends that end up buying a seperate card to do the same thing. I maxed out this board in every way and I got a 15 fps increase from an AMD64 board. I would highly recommend this MB to anyone upgrading an old PC.
REVIEW BY: Grey Wolf Reviewed
Oct 20, 2008
I replaced my Intel board with this one and am very satisfied with it. Although it only had 1 ide port I got a new hard drive with SATA and it even improved my computers response time. I put an EVGA 8500GT PCIe and 2gb of ram on it with an Intel Celeron D 3.06 ghz CPU and it makes my games a whole new experience to play including, my graphics programs. Shipping as always great less than 3 days.
REVIEW BY: david Reviewed
Sep 06, 2008
greatttttt but only 1 eide port.....not reccomended ig you have an iede hard drive and iede cd rom drive....but sata is good.....i had to buy a sata cd rom drive too....bot over all it war great
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Aug 17, 2008
Its a good replacment board for a 478pin it is a bit smaller than a regular m-atx board same length top to bottom, can still use a 20pin power supply if necessary or use a 24pin adapter, fast shipping thx tiger
Only defective exchanges for identical item within 30 days of purchase permitted on this product. After 30 days, please contact the manufacturer at: (626) 581-3001.
Manufactured by:
MSI Computer Mfg Part No:
945GCM478-L UPC No:
816909045130 Box Size:
( Length:
11, Width:
3, Depth:
10 )
Shipping Weight:
1.8000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
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