7
Chapter 1
Features
•
Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set
time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so
that your system will continue to operate.
•
DDR3
DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. It offers peak data
transfer rate of up to 16Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth
and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2.
•
Graphics
The integrated Intel
®
HD graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance
and features to meet business needs. It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with out-
standing graphics responsiveness. These enhancements deliver the performance and compat-
ibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications.
•
PCI Express
PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds
by forming multiple lanes. The PCI Express architecture also supports high performance graph-
ics infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a PCIe x16 Gen 3 at 16GB/s bandwidth.
•
Serial ATA
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of
up to 3Gb/s (SATA 2.0) and 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than
the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. The bandwidth of the SATA 3.0
will be limited by carrier board design.
•
Gigabit LAN
Two Intel
®
Gigabit LAN controllers, Intel
®
82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers or Intel
®
I210
PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers (optional), support up to 1Gbps data transmission.
•
Audio
The Realtek ALC888 audio codec provides 5.1-channel High Definition audio output.
Chapter 1 Introduction
www.dfi.com
Temperature
• Operating: 0
o
C to 60
o
C
• Storage: -20
o
C to 85
o
C
Humidity
• 5% to 90%
OS Support
• Windows XP Professional x86 & SP3 (32-bit)
(limited function)
• Windows 7 Ultimate x86 & SP1 (32-bit)
• Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & SP1 (64-bit)
• Windows 8 Enterprise x86 (32-bit)
• Windows 8 Enterprise x64 (64-bit)
Dimensions
• microATX form factor
• 244mm (9.6") x 244mm (9.6")
Note:
*Optional and is not supported in standard model. Please contact your sales represen-
tative for more information.
