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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
LGA775 Socket Processor
• Intel Core 2 Quad
*
/Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Duo/Pentium
®
Dual-Core/Celeron
®
Dual-
Core/Celeron
®
400 series processors
• Supports 1333/1066 MHz Front-Side Bus
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power
supply.
It integrates Intel
®
G41 Northbridge and ICH7 Southbridge that supports the Serial
ATA interface for high-performance and mainstream desktop PCs. The memory
controller supports DDR3 memory DIMM frequencies of 1066/800. It supports
two DDR3 sockets with up to maximum memory of 4 GB. The built-in USB 2.0
providing higher bandwidth, implementing USB 2.0 EHCI. It supports High Defi-
nition Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 100/66/33 function. It has one PCI
Expressx16, one PCI Expressx1 and one 32-bit PCI slot. There is a full set of I/O
ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one VGA port, one LAN
port, four back-panel USB 2.0 ports and Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and
line-out and onboard two USB headers providing extra four ports by connecting the
Extended USB Module to the motherboard.
This motherboard has a LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Quad
*
/Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Duo/Pentium
®
Dual-Core/Celeron
®
Dual-Core/Celeron
®
400 series processors
with Front-Side Bus (FSB) speeds up to 1333/1066 MHz.
*This board support 65W TDP Core 2 Quad Processors.