Product Description 
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1.5  Intel
®
 H61 Express Chipset 
Intel H61 Express Chipset with Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect provides 
interfaces to the processor and the USB, SATA, LPC, LAN, and PCI Express interfaces.  
The Intel H61 Express Chipset is a centralized controller for the board’s I/O paths. 
 
For information about   Refer to 
The Intel H61 chipset  http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
 
Resources used by the chipset   Chapter 2 
1.6  Graphics Subsystem 
The board supports graphics through Intel Graphics Technology. 
1.6.1  Integrated Graphics 
The board supports integrated graphics through the Intel
®
 Flexible Display Interface 
(Intel
®
 FDI) for processors with Intel Graphics Technology. 
 
NOTE 
If using a processor with integrated graphics, the board can simultaneously support up 
to two of the three integrated graphics interfaces: HDMI, DVI-I, and Flat Panel 
Display. 
Flat Panel Display is supported by eDP and LVDS interfaces, however only one can be 
used at a time. 
1.6.1.1  Intel
®
 High Definition (Intel
®
 HD) Graphics 
The Intel HD graphics controller features the following: 
•  3D Features  
⎯  DirectX* 10.1 and OpenGL* 3.0 compliant 
⎯  DirectX 11.0 CS4.0 only 
⎯  Shader Model 4.0  
•  Video 
⎯  Hi-Definition content at up to 1080p resolution 
⎯  Hardware accelerated MPEG-2, VC-1/WMV and H.264/AVC Hi-Definition video 
formats 
⎯  Intel
®
 HD Technology with Advanced Hardware Video Transcoding 
⎯  Blu-ray* S3D via HDMI 1.4 
⎯  Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 5.0 support 
⎯  Support of up to 1.7 GB Video Memory with 4 GB and above system memory 
configuration