9
1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
Desktop Board DP43BFL. Table 1
summarizes the major features of the board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
ATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 294.64 millimeters
[11.60 inches])
Processor
Support for an Intel
®
processor in the LGA775 package
Main Memory
•
Four 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets
•
1333/1066/800 MHz single or dual channel DDR3 SDRAM interface
•
Support for up to 8 GB of main memory
Chipset
•
Intel
®
P43 Express Chipset consisting of:
•
Intel P43 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
•
Intel
®
82801JIB I/O Controller Hub (ICH10)
External Graphics
•
One PCI Express* 2.0 x16 connector
•
Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 connectors
•
Four PCI* connectors
Audio
Onboard subsystem, featuring:
•
Realtek* ALC888S audio codec
•
Independent 8-channel (7.1) back panel audio streams
•
2-channel stereo front panel audio streams via an onboard header
•
Intel
®
High Definition Audio (Intel
®
HD Audio) header with support
for AC ’97 Audio
•
Intel
®
HD Audio Link header
•
Back panel optical S/PDIF output connector and an onboard 4-pin
S/PDIF output header
Expansion
Capabilities
•
One PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector
•
Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 connectors
•
Four PCI connectors
Legacy I/O Support
Legacy I/O controller that provides:
•
One serial port via an onboard header
•
Two back panel PS/2 ports
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