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Driver MOSFET : Integration of VRM Components |
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A traditional Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) consists of a Choke, Capacitors, MOSFETs and a Driver IC. By incorporating the MOSFETs and driver IC in accordance with the Intel® Driver MOSFET specification, we can achieve higher power transfer and increased efficiency at higher switching frequencies to satisfy the growing power requirements of today’s processors. Driver MOSFETs also help to reduce VRM real estate requirements in the CPU zone. |
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Discrete PowerMOS x 2
Driver IC x 1 |
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Mounting area
reduced by
50% ! |
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Traditional MOSFET + Driver IC |
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Benefits of GIGABYTE's Ultra Durable 3 with Driver MOSFETs |
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GIGABYTE's Ultra
Durable 3 with
Driver MOSFETs |
Traditional
Design |
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Energy Efficiency |
Good |
Poor |
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Component
Switching
Power Loss |
Low |
High |
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Heat Generation |
Low |
High |
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Durability |
High |
Low |
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Ultra Safe : DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support |
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GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.
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Automatically recovers
Main BIOS data from the
Backup BIOS when the
Main BIOS has crashed
or failed |
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Automated Dual Protection Against BIOS Failure
What if the BIOS Fails?
Have you ever been in the middle of a BIOS update and then had it fail for some reason? Or how about executing some applications only to find out that you’ve been infected by some new virus that completely blows away your BIOS? Without the BIOS working the motherboard is basically not functional at all. Can you imagine the time and effort to get your motherboard fixed? |
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DualBIOS™ vs. Traditional single BIOS |
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Features |
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GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ |
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Single BIOS |
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2 physical BIOS ROMs onboard provide
double protection against virus attack and
firmware / physical damage |
Yes |
No |
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Auto recovery from backup BIOS when
main BIOS firmware is damaged |
Yes |
No |
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