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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
ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
•
Intel
®
Core™ i5 and Intel
®
Core™ i5 processors in an LGA1156 socket:
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1 x16 PCIe 2.0 Graphics interface (operates in x8 mode when second slot
is populated)
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1 x8 PCIe 2.0 Graphics interface
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Two DDR3 memory channels
Memory
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Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
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Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
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Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb memory technology
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Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using 2 Gb
memory technology
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Support for non-ECC memory
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Support for 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory
Chipset
Intel
®
P55 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
P55 Platform Controller
Hub (PCH)
Audio
Intel
®
High Definition Audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC889 audio codec
Legacy I/O Control
Nuvoton* legacy I/O controller for Consumer Infrared (CIR)
Peripheral
Interfaces
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Fourteen USB 2.0 ports:
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Eight ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors
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Three internal headers support six additional ports
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Six internal Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel P55 PCH
with RAID support (black)
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Two IEEE 1394a ports:
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One port via a back panel connector
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One port via a front-panel header (blue)
BIOS
•
Intel
®
BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device
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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
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Support for PCI Express* Revision 2.0
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Suspend to RAM support
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Wake on PCI, PCI Express, LAN, front panel, CIR, and USB ports
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