GigaByte Technology GA-8I945GMF

Features

#Supports Intel® Pentium® D Processor
#Dual Channel DDR2 667 for advanced system performance
#Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator 950
#Integrated new generation SATA 3Gb/s interface
#Features T.I IEEE 1394 and Gigabit Ethernet connections
#Features 8-channel Intel® High Definition Audio
Overview

Optimized for Intel® Dual core Processor
Enjoy the extraordinary CPU power from the latest dual-core CPU. The advanced processing technology contains two physical CPU cores with individually dedicated L2 Caches to satisfy the rising demand for more powerful processing capability.

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 combines faster graphics processing and increased memory bandwidth to deliver richer visual quality and colors without the need for additional discrete graphics cards.

64-bit Ready
Enter the new 64-bit computing era through Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology. 64 bit operating system allows twice the amount of data access compare to 32-bit OS, thus enhances system productivity and memory responsiveness.

Step on to high speed connectivity
The high-speed Gigabit Ethernet for LAN connection speed of up to 1,000 Mb/s, allows internet activities such as online gaming or watching streaming videos without delays. As well the onboard Firewire (IEEE1394a) delivers high-speed data thru-put of up to 400Mb/s, enhances PC connectivity for consumer electronics A/V appliances, storage peripherals and portable devices.

Virus Free Protection
Deliver solid protection against hackers, viruses, and privacy infringements via the Internet with Intel® Execute Disable Bit technology and bundled Norton Internet Security. With combination of both hardware and software anti-virus mechanisms, greatly reduces the treat of virus attacks to the system.

i-Cool
Make your PC cool and quiet with i-Cool! i-Cool allows users to reduce heat generated by CPU through reducing the CPU clock speed and enabling CPU fan to run slower and quieter.

Useful Windows XP DOS Commands & Tricks

Typing DOS commands on the Windows Command Line prompt is a most efficient and faster way of doing things in Windows XP. Here's a run-down of the most useful DOS commands available in Windows XP. Some of these DOS commands even do not have an visual alternative.

DOS Command-line tools must be run at the prompt of the Cmd.exe command interpreter. To open Command Prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.


ipconfig - Windows IP configurationUseful for troubleshooting your internet connection. Displays the current IP address of your computer and the DNS server address. If you call your ISP for reporting a bad internet connection, he will probably ask you to run ipconfig.

fc - Free BeyondCompare in XPFC is an advanced DOS Command that compares two files and displays the differences between them. Though the file comparison results are not as interactive as BeyondCompare or Altova DiffDog, fc is still very useful. You can even set fc to resynchronize the files after finding a mismatch.

type - open text files sans NotepadSimilar to Unix cat command, Type is my favorite DOS command for displaying the contents of a text files without modifying them. When used in combination with more switch, type splits the contents of lengthy text files into multiple pages. Avoid using the type command with binary files or you'll hear alien PC beeps and see some greek characters on your PC.

ping - Say hello to another computerPing network command followed by the web-address or IP address tells you about the health of the connection and whether the other party is responding to your handshake request. Ping tool can also be used to convert the web address to a physical IP address

tree - visual directory structureYou often need to take prints of your physical directory structure but XP has no simple "visual" commands for printing directory contents.
Here, try the Tree DOS command and redirect the output to a text file.tree > mydirectory.txtprint mydirectory.txt

attrib - make hidden files visibleAttrib lets you change attributes of System files and even hidden files. This is great for troubleshooting Windows XP. Say your XP doesn't boot ever since you edited that startup boot.ini file (Hidden), use attrib to remove the Hidden attibute and edit the file using EDIT dos command.

assoc - which program will open that .xyz fileThe assoc DOS command can be used to either isplay or even modify the file name extension associations. The command assoc .htm will quickly tell you the name of your default web browser

move - more flexible than copy-pasteSay you got a lot of XLS and DOC files in you MyDocuments folder and want to move only those XLS files that have their name ending with 2006. In XP Explorer, you have to manually select each file and then cut-paste to another folder. However, the DOS move command make things much simpler.
Just type the following at the command prompt:move *2006.xls c:\2006Reports\

find - advanced file search with filterFind is the most powerful DOS command and even more useful than the Windows Desktop Search tool or the Windows Find Wizard. The find command searches for a specific string of text in a file or files. After searching the specified file or files, find displays any lines of text that contain the specified string.
To search your hard disk to find and display the file names on drive C: that contain the string "Google" use the pipe () to direct the results of a dir command to find as
follows:dir c:\ /s /b find "Google"

Quick tip - Drag to avoid typing: When your command acts on a file or folder, you must type the path to that folder after the command. You can save typing time by dragging the file or folder from Windows Explorer into the command window.

Will liquid cooling work for high-heat producing hardware?

With recent technological advancements delivering high-heat producing hardware, the need for more efficient cooling methods is more evident than ever before. This has caused users to look beyond traditional, HVAC-based methods to a new generation of liquid cooled solutions for today's high-density data centers.
Unfortunately, with the exception of some uncommon, specialized hardware systems and, surprisingly, many laptops, there are currently no true liquid cooled hardware components available on the market. A select number of supercomputers and old legacy mainframes employ liquids that are piped directly into the hardware to cool the heat generating electronics, but the market remains in need of technologies in which the hardware itself is cooled by a liquid that exists internally within the electronics.
Largely, the liquid cooling solutions hitting today's market still require air-to-liquid heat exchangers. These systems provide air cooling at the individual rack where the electronic equipment is housed, with the IT hardware chassis continuing to require fans to move the cool air through the inside of the hardware.
However, innovation has paved the way for several future scenarios that may enable the IT market to finally deliver true liquid-cooled solutions that are both energy efficient and cost effective.
Options include:


A)The introduction of a water-cooled heat sink that pipes "utility" water directly to the IT hardware. This could potentially eliminate the need for chassis fans or cabinet fans, enabling the IT hardware to be liquid-cooled by standard central plant chilled water or water from a closed-circuit fluid cooler.

B)IT hardware incorporating a liquid medium pump within the chassis and an associated pump to move the heat to a separate cooling distribution unit, which could support one or more liquid-cooled IT components. This would essentially be an integral liquid-to-water heat exchanger within the IT chassis cooled by water from a cooling distribution unit, with water from the central cooling plant removing the heat from the distribution unit.

C)Liquid-cooled hardware, which eliminates the need for a central cooling plant by cooling the distribution unit with water (or water-glycol mix), which is pumped outside to a fluid cooler where fans disperse the heat directly into the outside atmosphere.

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