Desktop Board Features - Intel BOXDX58SO Product Manual

1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
Processor
Main Memory
Chipset
Graphics
Audio
Expansion
Capabilities
Legacy I/O Support
Peripheral
Interfaces
RAID
ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.60 inches])
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Support for an Intel processor in the LGA1366 package
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets arranged in three channels
• Support for DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, and DDR3 800 MHz
DIMMs
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for up to 16 GB of system memory
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Intel X58 Express Chipset consisting of:
• Intel X58 Express Chipset I/O Controller Hub (IOH)
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• Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R) supporting Intel
Technology
Support for multiple PCI Express* graphics cards
• Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel
audio subsystem, featuring:
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― Intel High Definition Audio interface
― RealTek* ALC889 codec
• HD Audio Link header
• HD Audio front panel header
• Onboard 3-pin S/PDIF connector
• Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports
• One PCI Express 2.0 x4 port
• Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 ports
• One PCI* bus connector
Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
• Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports:
― Eight ports routed to the back panel
― Four ports routed to two USB headers
• Up to two IEEE 1394a ports:
― One port routed to the back panel
― One port routed to an IEEE 1394a header
• Six Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH10R
• Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller
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• Intel Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA
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Desktop Board DX58SO. Table 1
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Matrix Storage
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