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Home » Motherboard
Small Details on Motherboards
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Tutorials Last Updated: May 6, 2005
Page: 7 of 9
Real-time pricing for ASUS M4A78T-E.
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD HDMI ATX Motherboard - Retail 790GX
Newegg: $129.99 CircuitCity: $134.99
CompUSA: $139.99 TigerDirect: $134.99

Dual Voltage Regulator

Gigabyte has a very fancy solution of dual voltage regulator called DPS (Dual Power System) on their high-end motherboards, where if the motherboard voltage regulator fails, the secondary voltage regulator keeps supplying power to the motherboard and your PC won't turn off and you also won't need to replace your motherboard. This system also provides a fan that helps motherboard cooling also giving an interesting visual aspect, since this fan uses a blue LED.

Gigabyte DPS
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Figure 16: DPS from Gigabyte.

Gigabyte DPS
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Figure 17: DPS in action.

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