… It will be interesting if these new ILMs appear on all Nova Lake motherboards or just higher-end models , and similarly, we wonder if the top-end Nova Lake parts with dual compute tiles will actually work properly in a motherboard without a 2L ILM. …
… The fact that engineering samples are already circulating suggests Intel wants partners validating the platform early, likely to stress-test everything from firmware to motherboard design to memory support before launch. …
… These two parts will slot into existing 800-series motherboards; there aren't any new chipsets on the way, although there are some new motherboards. …
… The only reason you'd need to do that is if you're going to perform serious surgery on the laptop, like replacing the motherboard or keyboard, so we didn't take that step, especially since we hadn't actually tested the machine yet. …
… Because the Biwin Black Opal NV7400 is a DRAM-less drive, it's write speeds aren't quite as good as they'd be when installed directly in a motherboard, using the Host Memory Buffer HMB interface. …