Intel 32882 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Chapter 1
Introduction of H55 Express Chipset Motherboards
1-1 Features of Motherboard
The H55 Express chipset based motherboard series are based on Intel H55 Express
chipset technology which supports the innovative Intel LGA 1156 socket Intel®
Core™ i7 Quad ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5 Quad ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3 Dual
Processor and Intel® Pentium Processor.
The H55 Express chipset based motherboard series deliver the revolutionary levels of
performance enabling vivid, high-definition experiences and multi-tasking
responsiveness from state-of-the-art Intel quad-core technologies, AMD CrossFire
technology through the high bandwidth of 4 dual-channel DDRIII1066/DDRIII1333
MHz system memories which are expandable to 16 GB capacity and the new
generation of PCI Express interface for the latest graphics AMD cards.TheH55
Express chipset motherboard series are absolutely the ultimate solution for game
enthusiasts and applications, and it also meets the demanding usage of computing of
gaming, multimedia entertainment and business applications.
The motherboard provides six serial ATA2 interfaces of 3.0 Gb / s data transfer rate
for six serial ATA devices.
The H55 Express chipset Based motherboard provides dual Gigabit LAN function by
using Gigabit LAN chips which supports 10M / 100M / 1Gbps data transfer rate.
Embedded 8-channel ALC888 HD CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster
Pro
standards that offer you with the home cinema quality and absolutely software
compatibility.
The H55 Express chipset based motherboard series offer two PCI-Express2.0 x16
graphics slots with PE2 being PCI Express 2.0 x16@16 lane slot while PE3 being PCI
Express 2.0 x16@ 4 lane slot. These two graphics slots are fully compatible with the
latest AMD CrossFireX Technology to guarantee the fully operational Multi-GPUs
graphics function and avoid the possible installation error. One PCI Express x1 I/O
slot and two 32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals.
And theH55 motherboard is embedded with a mini-PCIE slot that supports WiFi card.
Embedded USB controllers as well as capability of expanding to 10 of USB2.0
functional ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth of rich connectivity, these
motherboards meet the future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware
monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and maintain your
non-stop business computing.
Some special features--- CPU Smart Fan/ CPU Vcore 7-shift/ Debug Port/OC-CON
G.P.I. Function/3D Audio/DIY Clear/Power on Button/Reset Button in this
motherboard is designed for power user to use the over-clocking function in more
flexible ways. But please be caution that the over-clocking may cause the failure in
system reliability. This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets