Intel Desktop Board DG41TX Product Guide
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Go to the following locations for more information about:
• SDRAM specifications, http://intel.com/technology/memory/
• Installing memory, page 38 in Chapter 2
• Tested memory, http://cmtlabs.com/mbsearch.asp
Intel
®
G41 Express Chipset**
The Intel G41 Express Chipset** consists of the following devices:
• Intel G41 Express Chipset** Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with
Direct Media Interface (DMI)
• Intel 82801G I/O Controller Hub (ICH7) with DMI
The GMCH component provides interfaces to the processor, memory, PCI Express, and
the DMI interconnect. The GMCH also provides integrated graphics capabilities
supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. ICH7 is a centralized controller for the
board’s I/O paths.
For more information on the Intel G41 Express Chipset** go to
http://developer.intel.com/products/chipsets/
Intel G41 Graphics Subsystem
The Intel G41 Express Chipset** provides two separate, mutually exclusive graphics
options. Either the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 (GMA X4500)
graphics controller is used or a PCI Express x16 add-in card can be used.
Intel GMA X4500 Graphics Controller
The GMA X4500 graphics controller supports dual independent displays via VGA and
DVI-D connectors on the Desktop Board back panel. When a PCI Express Graphics
(x16, x8, or x4) add-in card is installed on the Desktop Board, the Intel GMA X4500
graphics controller is disabled.
The Intel GMA X4500 graphics controller has the following features:
• Advanced graphics performance, including:
⎯ DirectX10.0* and OpenGL* 2.0 compliant
⎯ Shader Model 4.0 support
• Enhanced video playback support, including:
⎯ Intel
®
Clear Video Technology (for more information go to
http://www.intel.com/technology/graphics/ctv.htm
)
⎯ Support for playback of Blu-ray Disc* technology DVDs
⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen
⎯ Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 5.0
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