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GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
8differ
22identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking features
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100Mb Ethernet
Audio chip
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708A

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Comparison of GA-945GM-DS2, GA-VM900M
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GM-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-VM900M View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100Mb Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	VIA VT1708A
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	1 PCI Expressx16 1 PCI Expressx1 2 PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	233 mm	233 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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