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1 Product Description
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 Feature Summary
Table 1 summarizes the major features of the board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
MicroATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
• Intel
®
Core™ i7 and Core i5 processors in an LGA1156 socket
― One PCI Express* 2.0 x16 Graphics interface
― Integrated memory controller with dual channel DDR3 memory support
Memory
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
• Support for DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
• Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb memory technology
• Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using 2 Gb
memory technology
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory
Chipset
Intel
®
P55 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
P55 Express Platform
Controller Hub (PCH)
Audio 5.1+2-channel audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC888-VC2-GR audio codec
Peripheral
Interfaces
• Fourteen USB 2.0 ports:
― Eight ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors
― Six front panel ports implemented through three internal headers; one
header supports an Intel
®
Z-U130 USB Solid-State Drive (or compatible
device)
• Six internal Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through Intel P55 Express
Chipset with Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID support
• Two IEEE 1394a ports:
― One port via a back panel connector
― One port via an internal header for front panel cabling
BIOS
• Intel
®
BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play,
and SMBIOS
Instantly Available
PC Technology
• Support for PCI* Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2
• Support for PCI Express* Revision 2.0
• Suspend to RAM support
• Wake on PCI, PCI Express, LAN, front panel, and USB ports
LAN Support
Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel
®
82578DC Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
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