Eindhoven, 10 September 2001 - MSI launches its MSI 845 Pro2 mainboard based on the Intel 845 chipset, specifically designed for the dynamic new Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor upto 2.0 GHz and higher. The MSI 845 Pro2 mainboard (red PCB) conforms to the ATX form factor and supports 6 PCI, 1 AGP (4x), 1 CNR and 3 SDRAM memory slots. The MSI 845 Pro2 is geared to deliver the high frequency and excellent performance of the Pentium 4 processor, providing a complete solution for system manageability. Included with the MSI 845 Pro2, is the exclusive MSI Smart Key*, a unique USB hardware device for PC security apart from MSI features such as D-Led/D-Bracket, Live update series and Fuzzy logic 3. The raid version of this mainboard, the MSI 845 Pro2-R is also available.
The Intel 845 chipset is a flexible chipset designed to take advantage of existing platform technologies (PC133 SDRAM, AGP4x) for the Pentium 4 processor. The MSI 845 Pro2 applies the brand new Socket 478 specification from Intel which was developed by Intel to further enhance the functions and features of the previous Socket 423 architecture. With support for Intel socket 478 Pentium 4 processor upto 2.0GHz and faster, the MSI 845 Pro2 offers unprecedented advantages in graphics performance and I/O transfers.
With six PCI, one CNR, one 4X AGP, and 3 SDRAM memory slots, the MSI 845 Pro2 offers complete expandability, which satisfies the demands of high performance computer users. In addition to its excellent performance and stability, the MSI 845 Pro2 also offers the following features including, the newest user friendly MSI feature, MSI Smart Key:
MSI Smart key is a USB hardware device, which protects your personal computer from illegal users and provides you with a low-cost security solution for your PC. This "key" records the user's name, ID and password during installation and has a screen saver function so that no one can access your computer and spy on your personal documents when you are not around. From now on, there is no need to remember the long passwords, just use the key instead.
As a hard drive matrix, RAID enables users to integrate several hard drives to form a single unit hard drive of a larger size. This aims at providing error correction (error tolerance) of system data and enhancement of system operation. While RAID 1 is for data mirroring or data deposit, enabling error correction/ error tolerance of system data, RAID 0 is for stripping whose fast access extensively enhances system operation efficiency.
D-Bracket is a new innovation based on the D-LED feature. It helps the user diagnose computer hardware problems from outside of the computer chassis, eliminating the trouble of having to open up the chassis every time. The D-Bracket also has a combination of 4 LED light signals that are either green or red, representing 16 different troubleshooting functions during boot up.
MSI Live Driver is a useful and powerful application which automatically downloads and updates the device drivers from the website, thus saving precious time and energy.
A useful software tool from MSI, Live BIOS automatically compares the current BIOS version with the latest version available on the web; Links to the site to download the latest version of BIOS and updates it.
It is a smart automatic overclocking tool offered exclusively by MSI . Fuzzy Logic 3 automatically adjusts the CPU to its best real-time performance under the OS to accomplish the overclocking target with AI (Artificial Intelligence). While system hanging is a common occurrence in overclocking, Fuzzy Logic 3 protects your system and automatically initiates a restart, thus making the system always run at its best possible speed.
D-LED has a combination of 4 LEDs light signals that represent 16 different troubleshooting functions during boot up, allowing users to find the cause of any possible failure quickly and easily.
