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1 Product Description
What This Chapter Contains
1.1 Board Differences.......................................................................................................11
1.2 Overview ....................................................................................................................12
1.3 Online Support ...........................................................................................................18
1.4 Operating System Support .........................................................................................18
1.5 Design Specifications .................................................................................................19
1.6 Processor...................................................................................................................22
1.7 System Memory .........................................................................................................23
1.8 Intel
®
850 Chipset.......................................................................................................25
1.9 I/O Controller..............................................................................................................31
1.10 Audio Subsystem........................................................................................................33
1.11 LAN Subsystem (Optional).........................................................................................35
1.12 CNR (Optional)...........................................................................................................36
1.13 Hardware Management Subsystem............................................................................37
1.14 Power Management ...................................................................................................38
1.1 Board Differences
This TPS describes these Intel
®
desktop boards: D850MD and D850MV. The boards are identical
except for the differences listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Summary of Board Differences
D850MD
• microATX form factor (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches)
• Three PCI bus connectors
• Three fan connectors
D850MV
• ATX form factor (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches)
• Five PCI bus connectors
• Four fan connectors
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NOTE
All illustrations show the D850MD board unless there are significant differences between the two
boards. Any significant differences are indicated in each figure.