V1.0 Vig660W Motherboard Manual
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Processor
The motherboard is designed to support the Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i3, and
Intel Pentium processors in an LGA1155 socket.
Other processors may be supported in the future. This board is designed to support
processors with a maximum TDP of 65 W.
Chipset
Intel Q77 Express Chipset with Intel Flexible Display Interconnect (Intel FDI) and
Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect provides interfaces to the processor and the
display, USB, SATA, LPC, LAN, and PCI Express interfaces. The Intel Q77 Express
Chipset is a centralized controller for the board’s I/O paths.
Memory
The board has two SO-DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features:
Two 204-pin DDR3 SDRAM Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SODIMM)
sockets
Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz SODIMMs
Support for 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology
Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with two SO-DIMMs using 4 Gb
Memory technology
Support for non-ECC memory
Support for 1.5 V (standard voltage) and 1.35 V (low voltage) JEDEC memory
Support for XMP memory
Note: DDR3 1600 MHz SO-DIMMs are only supported by 3
rd
generation Intel
Core processor family processors
NOTE
To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the board
should be populated with SO-DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data
structure. This allows the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to
accurately configure memory settings for optimum performance. If non-SPD memory is
installed, the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but
performance and reliability may be impacted or the SO-DIMMs may not function under
the determined frequency.
