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Gigabyte adds native DDR2-1200 and DDR2-1333 speed to new P40-series motherboards

Written by Darren Yates

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Gigabyte adds native 1200 and 1333MHz DDR2 memory to select P43 and P45 motherboards.

Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte today announced that it had released new BIOS updates for its range of Intel P43 and P45 motherboards that added new native support for high-speed DDR2 memory.

Gigabyte P45 boards would see native speed support for 1333MHz DDR2 memory while the lower-cost P43 models would gain from the extra speed of 1200MHz DDR2 memory.

Users wishing to make use of the higher-speed memory will need to update their motherboards with the latest BIOS releases available from the Gigabyte website.

The boards include:

GIGABYTE P45 Motherboards

GA-EP45-DQ6	GA-EP45-Extreme
GA-EP45-DS5	GA-EP45-DS3R
GA-EP45-DS4P	GA-EP45-DS3
GA-EP45-DS4	GA-EP45-DS3LR
GA-EP45-DS3P	GA-EP45-DS3L

GIGABYTE P43 Motherboards

GA-EP43-DS3L	GA-EP43-DS3R
GA-EP43-S3L	GA-EP43-DS3

New BIOS updates can be downloaded from the Gigabyte website at http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_List.aspx

WARNING – Updating a motherboard BIOS can render a PC unusable if the update fails. If you’re not confident about upgrading the BIOS yourself, take your PC to a local competent PC retailer and they should be able to do it for you for a small fee. You could also buy your 1200 or 1333MHz DDR2 memory at the same time.