Intel DQ57TM User Manual

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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, Intel
®
Core™ i5, Intel
®
Core™ i3, Intel
®
Pentium
®
processors,
and Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor 3400 series in an LGA1156 socket:
― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel
®
Graphics
Technology)
― External graphics interface controller
― Integrated memory controller
Chipset
Intel
®
Q57 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
Q57 Platform Controller
Hub (PCH)
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 unbuffered ECC memory with Intel Xeon processor 3400 series
Graphics
• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel
®
Graphics Technology:
― DVI-D
― VGA
• Discrete graphics support for PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in graphics card
Audio
• Intel
®
High Definition Audio:
― Realtek* ALC662 audio codec
― S/PDIF audio header
Peripheral
Interfaces
• Twelve USB 2.0 ports:
― Four ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors
― Eight front panel ports are implemented through four dual-port internal
headers; one header supports a Intel
®
Z-U130 USB Solid-State Drive (or
compatible device
• Four SATA interfaces through the Intel Q57 Express Chipset with Intel
®
Rapid
Storage Technology (Intel
®
RST) RAID support
• Two IEEE 1394a ports via internal headers for front panel cabling (optional)
• One serial port header
• One parallel port on the back panel
• One diskette drive connector
• One PS/2* keyboard/mouse port on the back panel
Legacy I/O Control
• Nuvoton* W83677 Super I/O controller for hardware management and serial
port, parallel port, PS/2, and diskette drive support
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Intel DQ57TM Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DQ57TM
Category	Motherboard
Language	English