Comments on: Intel’s D945GCLF2 Little Falls 2: The DiAtomic Mainboard

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:21:51 +0000

Hi Eric,
We are told that the Little Falls 2 will be around for another 18 months.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:16:24 +0000

What is the estimated lifespan of Little Falls 2 from now?
Thanks.

By: nnarayann

nnarayann — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:53:01 +0000

Hi all!!. I´ve recently bought a “Little Falls” mobo and I´m just wondering if there´s any chance of soldering a S-Video connector and make it works, considerating that both motherboards are almost identical…

Thanks, and sorry for my english.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:10:50 +0000

Sure does – and i want to thank you for the input and the fast reply. I just needed that confirmation from someone better versed on the subject than myself.

So, I hope I’m not opening a can of worms here but the question remains. Why? Why did intel decide to switch to 24 pins with the revision. Rumors from some are that it is to support the designs of oems.

By: josh

josh — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:23:26 +0000

Mike,

Thanks for the insight about the Zalman heat sinks.

As for the 24-pin BTX power connector on the Little Falls 2, those extra 4 pins are NOT necessary for the board to function. The vast majority of our systems use the standard 20-pin ATX power connector (or a PicoPSU) with no ill effects.

The board does still require a separate 4-pin P4 power connector in order to function. Our PicoPSU-90 comes with this connector attached; the PicoPSU-120 will need this cable: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/pwr_mp

I hope this answers your question.