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1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
Desktop Board DQ35MP. 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 (only) 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
®
Q35 Express Chipset consisting of:
• Intel
®
Q35 Express Chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH)
• Intel
®
82801IDO I/O Controller Hub (ICH9DO)
Graphics
• Intel
®
Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 graphics controller
• One PCI Express* x16 connector supporting PCI Express graphics
cards
Audio
• 4-channel (2 + 2) onboard audio subsystem featuring:
― Intel
®
High Definition Audio interface
― RealTek* ALC268-GR audio codec
• HD Audio Link header
LAN Support
Intel
®
82566DM Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller
Expansion
Capabilities
• One PCI Express x16 connector
• Two PCI Express x1 connectors
• One PCI* connector
Legacy I/O Support Legacy I/O Controller that provides one serial port via an onboard
header
Peripheral
Interfaces
• Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports
― Six ports routed to the back panel
― Six ports routed to three USB headers
• Six Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s), via the ICH9DO,
including one external SATA (eSATA) channel
• One IDE interface with ATA-66/100 support for two devices
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