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1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
Desktop Board DG45ID. Table 1
summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
microATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.60 inches])
Processor Support for an Intel
®
processor in the LGA775 package
Main Memory
• Four 240-pin, DDR2 1.8 V SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module
(DIMM) sockets
• 800/667 MHz single or dual channel DDR2 SDRAM interface
• Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Chipset Intel
®
G45 Express Chipset consisting of:
• Intel G45 Express Chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH)
• Intel
®
82801JR I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R)
Graphics
• Intel G45 Express Chipset with
Intel
®
Graphics Media Accelerator
X4500HD (Intel
®
GMA X4500HD)
• One PCI Express* 2.0 x16 connector supporting PCI Express
graphics add-in cards
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*) output
• Support for dual independent displays via the HDMI/DVI-I ports
Audio Onboard subsystem, featuring:
• Independent 8-channel (7.1) audio streams
• 2-channel stereo audio streams via an onboard header
• Intel
®
High Definition Audio (Intel
®
HD Audio) interface
• IDT* 92HD73E audio codec
• Back panel optical S/PDIF output connector and an onboard 3-pin
S/PDIF output connector
• Dolby Home Theater* certified audio
Expansion
Capabilities
• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector
• Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 connectors
• One PCI* connector
Legacy I/O Support Legacy I/O Controller that provides:
• Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
• One serial port via an onboard header
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