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Contents
Revision History
Board Identification Information ................................................................. iii
Errata
..................................................................................................... iii
Preface
Intended Audience
................................................................................... v
What This Document Contains .................................................................... v
Typographical Conventions ........................................................................ v
1 Product Description
1.1 Overview........................................................................................ 11
1.1.1 Feature Summary ................................................................ 11
1.1.2 Board Layout ....................................................................... 13
1.1.3 Block Diagram ..................................................................... 15
1.2 Legacy Consideration
s ...................................................................... 16
1.3 Online Support ................................................................................ 16
1.4 Processor ....................................................................................... 16
1.4.1 PCI Express x16 Graphics
...................................................... 17
1.5 System Memory .............................................................................. 17
1.5.1 Memory Configurations ......................................................... 19
1.6 Intel
®
X79 Express Chipset ............................................................... 21
1.6.1 USB ................................................................................... 21
1.6.2 SATA Interfaces
................................................................... 22
1.7 Real-Time Clock Subsystem
.............................................................. 23
1.8 Legacy I/O Contro
ller ....................................................................... 23
1.8.1 Consumer Infrared (C
IR) ....................................................... 23
1.9 Audio Subsystem ............................................................................ 24
1.9.1 Audio Subsystem Software .................................................... 24
1.9.2 Audio Subsystem Components ............................................... 24
1.10LAN Subsystem ............................................................................... 26
1.10.
1 Intel
®
82579L and Intel
®
82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers .... 26
1.10.2 LAN Subsystem Software ...................................................... 27
1.10.
3 RJ-45 LAN Connector with
Integrated LEDs .............................. 27
1.11Bluetooth
*/WiFi Module .................................................................... 28
1.11.1 Bluetooth Technology ........................................................... 28
1.11.
2 WiFi 802.11 Wireless
............................................................ 29
1.12Hardware Management Subsystem
.................................................... 29
1.12.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan
Control ...................................... 29
1.12.2 Fan Monitoring ..................................................................... 30
1.12.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection ............................................. 30
1.12.
4 Thermal Monitoring .............................................................. 31