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1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
Desktop Board DH57DD. Table 1
summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
microATX (243.84 millimeters [9.6 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.6 inches])
Processor
• Intel
®
Core™ i7, Intel
®
Core™ i5, Intel
®
Core™ i3, and
Intel
®
Pentium processors in an LGA1156 socket:
― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel
®
HD
Graphics)
― External graphics interface controller
― Integrated memory controller
Chipset Intel
®
H57 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
H57 Express
Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
Memory
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets
• Dual Channel DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz support
• 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
Graphics
• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel HD Graphics:
― High-Definition Multi-media Interface* (HDMI*)
― DVI-I
• Discrete graphics support for a PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in
graphics card
Audio
• 10-channel (7.1+2) Intel
®
High Definition Audio (Intel
®
HD Audio)
using a Realtek* ALC889 audio codec including:
― Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and AC
’97 Audio
― Onboard S/PDIF out header and back panel S/PDIF out
connector
― Intel HD Audio Link header
• 8-channel (7.1) Intel HD Audio via the HDMI port
Expansion
Capabilities
One PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in card connector
Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors
One PCI bus add-in card connector
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