Product Description; Overview; Feature Summary - Intel BLKDP55SB Technical Product Specification

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Product Description

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Overview

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Feature Summary

Table 1 summarizes the major features of the board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
Processor
Memory
Chipset
Audio
Legacy I/O Control
Peripheral
Interfaces
Wireless Interface
BIOS
Instantly Available
PC Technology
MicroATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by
243.84 millimeters])
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• Intel Core™ i7 and Intel
― 1 x16 PCIe 2.0 Graphics interface (operates in x8 mode when second slot
is populated)
― 1 x8 PCIe 2.0 Graphics interface
― Two DDR3 memory channels
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
• Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, 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
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Intel P55 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
Hub (PCH)
Intel ® High Definition Audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC889 audio codec
Nuvoton* legacy I/O controller for Consumer Infrared (CIR)
• Fourteen USB 2.0 ports:
― Eight ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors
― Two internal headers support four additional ports
― One vertical connector
― One port used to connect the onboard Bluetooth* Module
• Eight internal Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s interfaces:
― Six interfaces through Intel P55 PCH with RAID support (black)
― Two interfaces through a discrete Marvell* controller 88E6145 (blue)
• One back panel External Serial ATA (eSATA) 3.0 Gb/s ports (red) through a
discrete Marvell controller
• Two IEEE 1394a ports:
― One port via a back panel connector
― One port via a front panel header (blue)
• Onboard Bluetooth module with a connector for an external antenna
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• Intel BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play,
and SMBIOS
• 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, CIR, and USB ports
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Core™ i5 processors in an LGA1156 socket:
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P55 Platform Controller
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