Desktop Board Features
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USB Support
The Desktop Board supports USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is supported via two
USB 3.0 ports (blue) on the back panel. USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with
USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. The USB 3.0 ports are SuperSpeed, high-speed, full-
speed, and low-speed capable. USB 3.0 support requires both an operating system
and drivers that fully support USB 3.0 transfer rates.
There are eight USB 2.0 ports (two ports routed to back panel connectors (black) and
six ports routed to three onboard headers (black)). The USB 2.0 ports are high-speed,
full-speed, and low-speed capable. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating
system and drivers that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates.
NOTE
Intel recommends connecting USB keyboard and mouse devices to USB 2.0 ports
(black). Operating system installation may be interrupted if keyboard and mouse
devices are connected to the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports (blue) due to the lack of
native USB 3.0 driver support from the operating system. The device driver for the
USB 3.0 host controller must be installed from the included Intel
®
Express Installer
Driver and Software DVD before it can be operational in the operating system.
SATA Support
The board provides three SATA 3.0 Gb/s channels, through the PCH, which support
one device per channel.
Expandability
Intel Desktop Board DH61DL provides the following expansion capability:
• One PCI Express 2.0 x1 connector
• One PCI Express Mini Card connector supporting Half-Mini and Full-Mini Cards
Legacy I/O
The board’s Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features:
• PS/2 back panel connector for mouse/keyboard support
• One serial port header
• One parallel port connector on the back panel
• Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller.