1. DES Advanced technology with VRD11.1 power design featuring hardware based Dynamic multi-Gear switching
  2. Supports Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core and 45nm processors
  3. 1333MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) and DDR 2 800 support
  4. Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 (Intel GMA 4500)
  5. Integrated SATA 3Gb/s interface
  6. Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet
  7. Integrated 8-Channel High Definition audio
  8. Features Intel Active Management Technology
  9. Features security enhancement by TPM
  • Support processeurs Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core et 45nm
    Carte mère supportant les processeurs Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core et 45nm avec 2 caches L2 partagés. Processeurs permettant un meilleur contrôle énergétique sans réduire les performances générales tout en bénéficiant des atouts d'un environnement multi-tâche.
  • Windows® 7 WHQL Certified
    The motherboard has obtained WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification for Windows 7 from Microsoft®, setting the standard for future...more
  • Intel® IT Director


    • A simple dashboard utility for non-technical Small Business owners
    • Improves security and data protection with Intel platform technologies
    • Improves efficiency through central monitoring of key alerts
    • Expanded support for Intel® vPro platforms to maximize value for your customer
    (IT Director utility is free bundle in GIGABYTE driver CD!)


  • Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
    GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced provides better energy saving capabilities and enhanced system performance. GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is the world’s only motherboard energy saving technology with hardware-based Dynamic 4-Gear* Switching on GA-EQ45M-S2. With support for VRD 11.1, GIGABYTE’s DES Advanced allows the motherboard to switch to 2 Gear phase switching during idle, allowing for a dramatic increase in power savings

    GIGABYTE has also retooled Dynamic Energy Saver to allow overclockers to experience the benefits of multi-gear power phase switching while overclocking, providing ultra stable, ultra smooth overclocking performance.
  • Intel Q45 Chipset
    Based on the Intel® Q45 Express Chipset, GA-EQ45M-S2 supports the latest multi-core and next generation 45nm processors. Featuring Intel® vPro™ technology, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500, Intel matrix Storage Technology, and Intel® Fast Memory Access, GA-EQ45M-S2 creates a powerful business platform with hardware-based security, enhanced maintenance and manageability…more Intel® vPro™ info
  • Dual Channel DDR2 800
    Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 800 memory by overclocking, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.
    * Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information
  • Interface graphique PCI-E 2.0
    L'interface PCI-E 2.0 double la bande passante de la norme PCI-Express standard, en passant de 2.5 Gbit/s à 5 Gbit/s, un connecteur x32 pouvant transférer jusqu'à 16 GB/s de données.
  • Supports TPM
    TPM function is optional due to different regional policy
    TPM (Trusted Platform Module) can enhance data and network security, from your personal drive, E-mails, file system to the client-server environment. TPM improve your data flow security by hardware and software.
  • Intel Active Management Technology
    Intel® Active Management Technology provides IT departments with remote client manageability, out-of-band (OOB) diagnostics and assets tracking which remotely manage platforms regardless of system power or OS state to help reduce TCO and improve productivity.
  • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
    Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, can deliver up to 80% faster storage performance with PCs equipped with two hard drives using RAID 0 data striping. Using RAID 1 data mirroring can protect against a hard drive failure by mirroring all data among two hard drives. In addition RAID 5 offers the fault-tolerant capability to automatically back up your most important files, while also providing faster disk access and adding storage capacity.
  • SATA 3Gb/s
    La norme SATA 3Gb/s double la bande passante de 1.5Gb/S à 3Gb/s pour une parfaite gestion de plusieurs disques durs et ce, en maximisant les performances du cache.
  • Gigabit LAN
    Interface GIGABIT Lan offrant des taux de transfert de 1000Mb/s pour entrer dans une nouvelle ère réseau ! Votre meilleur allié pour la navigation Internet et le jeu en réseau.

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* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.