Mother board problem

You need at least 1GB of Ram Memory, and should have 2GB.
[512MB + 512MB = 1024MB or also stated as 1GB ]

The - Intel 946 - designator you have listed refers to the motherboard chipset.
It is either an Intel 946PL, or Intel 946GZ motherboard chipset,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_intel_chipsets#Core_2_chipsets

You can see the list of processors it supports. Also look at the Front Side Bus speed it supports (FSB), and note 65nm architecture for the processor.

As for office work, or surfing the internet; more Ram Memory will help.
For editing videos, or intense games though, you need a decent graphics card.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Hardware Support
The Biostar i945GZ 775 SE supports RAM a maximum of 2GB using its two 240-pin DIMM slots, each can be populated by a 1GB stick. The board supports DDR2 400 or 533. With two identical RAM sticks installed, the board will switch in dual-channel mode operation.For the support of processor, the board can accommodate Intel Pentium 4, Core2Duo and Pentium D, even Celeron D, all with clock speed up to 3.8GHz; and all are based on a LGA775-pin socket architecture. use an Intel Pentium D 820 2.8GHz (dual-core, Smithfield) processor on this board. use the following components to complete the system: CPU: Intel Pentium D 820 (Smithfield) 2.8GHz, dual-core
RAM: Hynix PC2-3200 2x512MB (1024MB) DDR2 400 HD: Seagate SATA-I Barracuda 7200.8 250GB CD/DVD-ROM Drives: HP dvd640, Phillips DVD-ROM

I found a newegg review saying that USB ports stop working and it is a defect of this board. Try to contact support and get it RMAed good luck

This motherboard is built with the Intel 845 chipset and is socket 478. This particular motherboard will not support a dual core processor of any kind. This board will only support a standard socket 478 Pentium 4 processor at best. I do not know of any that will support anything better than a Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor with a 400MHz F.S.B.

• I know what is your problem?May be problem on your HDD you change it then solve your problem.If you are not fix,You need Fox con MX PK g31 chip mother board.It is very adjustable motherboard for pin less p4 HT processor.

If you are using Dual Core the mother board you are using may have PCI Express Slot. So that you may install Graphics card. Only for particular lower end mother board doesn't have this feature. Any way tell me your motherboard make and model no. e.g., Intel DG31PR, 945GNT, DG41TY etc.,

Hi Friend,
Check below the model numbers of the intel dual core mother boards avaliable and the

address where u can buy it in Chennai,

1.Intel Atom 330 Dual Core (2x 1.6Ghz)
a.Intel D945GCLF2 mini-ITX
Features are:

• Dual Core Atom CPU
• TV-Out (S-Video)
• 4x Rear USB 2.0
• VGA, Serial and Parallel
• 1x DDR2 533/667 RAM
• 1 x Gbit LAN
• Realtek High Definition Audio
• Power: 24 Pin ATX, P4-connector
• RoHS compliant

b.ECS P945GC
Feature are:

• custom design board using mini-DTX form factor up to 170×170mm.
• Intel 945GC and ICH7 chipset Intel Atom 330 CPU dual-core 1.6 GHz, 2×512KB (1MB) of L2 cache
• FSB 533MHz system bus support up to 1×2GB (DDR2 533/400)
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 ( GMA950 )
• 2 X SATAII and 1 x IDE channel (for 2 IDE devices)
• VIA VT1708B 6-channel High Definition audio CODEC
• 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN using ATHEROS AR8012 10/100 Mbps PHY

C.Jetway NC92-330-LF
Features are:

• INTEL®945GC + ICH7 Chipset
• Support INTEL®Atom Dual-Core 330 CPU
• Built-in INTEL®GMA 950 Graphics Core
• Supports 1x Gigabit LAN
• Integrated ALC662 HD Audio CODEC with 6-CH
• ITX Form Factor(170mm x 170mm)
• Support Daughter board Expansion

D.Foxconn 45CSX / 45CTD (soon to be release)
Features are:

• Intel® AtomTM dual-core 330 processor mounted on board
• 533 MHz (FSB)
• DDR2 533 MHz x 1 DIMM, Max. 2GB
• 1* PCI
• 2* SATA II
• 5.1 channel HDA, Realtek® ALC662
• 10/100M LAN, Realtek® RTL8100C
• 6 USB 2.0 ports

These are available in India with Prices and best in India Industry

Intel Dual Core Price list in India

• Intel E2140 Dual Core Processor - 2100/- Indian Rupee
• Intel E2160 Dual Core Processor - 2450/- Indian rupee
• Intel E2180 Dual Core Processor - 2800/- Indian Rupee
• Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo Processor - 8200/- Indian Rupee
• Intel 2200 Pentium Dual Core 2.2 GHZ -3400/- Indian Rupee
• Intel E4600 Core 2 Duo Processor - 4990/- Indian Rupee

Address

Address:88/150.Nelson Manikam Road,Dharma Tower Ground,Floor7&8,Choolaimedu,Chennai-94

Landmarks : Near Nungambakkam RailwayStation / Loyala College /Metha Nagar Bridge/Opposite to Bank of Baroda/Mobile Store/ Indian Terrain Ready made

Contact Number:98402 72809


For future assistance kindly contact fixya

Regards,
Ayyasam

intel doesnt list any vista drivers for that motherboard on there site so you might run into problems with the intergraded devices such as the ethernet,audio,chipset, & any intergraded video

You might be able to use the xp drivers but if theres problems it wouldnt be supported by intel

your motherboard has the chipset of 845GL series
so the specification of your motherboard is as follows read it carefully there may be some error in the manual or it might not be your motherboard model just have a check with that . here are the specifications as per i saw in the net ...

CPU • Support Intel® P4 (Socket 478) processor up to 2.6 GHz. Chipset • Intel® 845GL Chipset - Support FSB 400 MHz. - Integrated 3D/2D graphic core (Core frequency= 200MHz, 350MHz integrated 24-bit RAMDAC). - Support PC266/133 Technology. • Intel® ICH4 Chipset - AC'97 Controller Integrated. - 6 ports Hi-Speed USB 2.0 controller, 480Mb/sec. - Support both ACPI and legacy APM power management. - Legacy free support.

Assuming you are running Vista; you can find out what the problem may be by going to control panel> system & maintanence> administrative tools> event viewer>windows logs. look in all the catagories to see if there are any clues as to your problem, but normally i would say it's a graphics driver error or processor overheating, especially if you have onboard graphics and not a seperate dedicated graphics card.