This is the continuation of my motherboard review series and here let us review Intel D945GCNL. You might be interested to know the features and supporting processors along with the downsides of it. At the end of the guide, I provide the link to download the latest driver for D945GCNL. Now let us start this review with the list of supported processors and they are given below.
The RAM module which is supported by Intel D945GCNL is DDR2 with a frequency of 533 MHz and DDR2 with 667 MHz. It is noted that Intel D945GCN motherboard supports up to 2 GB system RAM. Any more memory modules will be ignored.
It is not free from downsides. One of the major issues I am seeing with this model is its limited RAM module support. It is supporting maximum 2 GB RAM only. I have checked this model with Windows XP and Vista and it works great. However, some of my hardcore Linux friends claim it is not so good with Linux. Still, now I haven't checked with Linux and after that, I will update this review.
It is important to make sure you have the latest motherboard driver installed on your PC. To download the latest version of the driver for this model, visit the link below:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx
Here you can see a search box like below.
On the search box, you should type the Motherboard model number and click on Search downloads. It will come up the result with the latest driver and you can download it from the search links. It is important to know the page is designed to work properly with Internet Explorer. While trying to access the page with Firefox, I faced some issues.
Processors Supported by Intel D945GCNL Motherboard
- Core™2 Duo processor,
- Pentium® D processor
- Pentium® 4 processor
- Celeron® D processor
The RAM module which is supported by Intel D945GCNL is DDR2 with a frequency of 533 MHz and DDR2 with 667 MHz. It is noted that Intel D945GCN motherboard supports up to 2 GB system RAM. Any more memory modules will be ignored.
Peripheral Interfaces
- One serial port
- Four Serial ATA interfaces
- One parallel port
- One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
- PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
- One diskette drive interface
- Eight USB ports
Downsides of Intel D945GCNL Motherboard
It is not free from downsides. One of the major issues I am seeing with this model is its limited RAM module support. It is supporting maximum 2 GB RAM only. I have checked this model with Windows XP and Vista and it works great. However, some of my hardcore Linux friends claim it is not so good with Linux. Still, now I haven't checked with Linux and after that, I will update this review.
Download Intel D945GCNL Motherboard Driver
It is important to make sure you have the latest motherboard driver installed on your PC. To download the latest version of the driver for this model, visit the link below:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx
Here you can see a search box like below.
On the search box, you should type the Motherboard model number and click on Search downloads. It will come up the result with the latest driver and you can download it from the search links. It is important to know the page is designed to work properly with Internet Explorer. While trying to access the page with Firefox, I faced some issues.
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