9 
1 Desktop Board Features 
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
 Desktop Board DH61CR.  Table 1 
summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board. 
Table 1.  Feature Summary 
Form Factor 
MicroATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 198.12 millimeters 
[7.80 inches]) 
Processor Support 
•  Intel
®
 Core™ i7, Intel
®
 Core™ i5, Intel
®
 Core™ i3, and 
Intel
®
 Pentium processors in an LGA1155 package:  
―  Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel
®
 Graphics 
Technology) 
―  External graphics interface controller 
―  Integrated memory controller 
Chipset Intel
®
 H61 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
 H61 Express 
Platform Controller Hub (PCH) 
Memory Support 
•  Two 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 
sockets 
•  Support for DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs 
•  Support for 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology 
•  Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with two DIMMs using 
4 Gb memory technology 
•  Support for non-ECC memory 
Graphics Support 
•  Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel Graphics 
Technology: 
―  VGA 
―  DVI-D 
•  Discrete graphics support for PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in graphics 
cards 
Audio  Intel
®
 High Definition Audio (Intel
®
 HD Audio): 
•  Realtek* ALC892 audio codec 
•  Front panel audio header (Intel HD Audio and AC ’97 Audio support) 
•  Mono speaker header 
•  S/PDIF audio header 
Expansion 
Capabilities 
•  One PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in card connector 
•  Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors 
•  One Conventional PCI* bus connector 
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