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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel
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G41 Chipset
The Intel
®
G41 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support
dual-channel DDR2 1066(O.C)/800/667 architecture, 1333/1066/800
Front Side Bus (FSB) and multi-core CPUs. It provides digital home
entertainment of full 1080p high-definition video playback, including Blu-ray
disc movies, with the next-generation Intel
®
Graphics Media Acceleratior
4500. The Intel
®
G41 Express Chipset delivers optimized 3D graphics
performance and supports Microsoft DirectX10, Shader Model 4.0 and
OpenGL 2.1. It especially includes Intel
®
Fast Memory Access technology
that significantly optimizes the use of available memory bandwith and
reduces the latency of the memory accesses.
Gigabit LAN solution
The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power
management for advanced operating systems.
HDMI support
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-
supported, uncompressed, all digital audio and video interface via a single
cable and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray Disc
and other protected content.
HDMI/DVI/RGB support
This motherboard supports digital HDMI/DVI and analog D-Sub standards.
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high quality visuals for digital display
devices like LCD monitors.
8-channel high definition audio
The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously
codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio
output and jack-detect feature that automatically detects and identifies what
types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks and notifies users
of inappropriate connection, which means there will be no more confusion
of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
This motherboard supports the SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface
(S/PDIF_OUT). It allows to transfer digital audio without converting it to
analog format and keeps the best signal quality.
