Intel P43 Express Chipset; Graphics Support; Audio Subsystem - Intel DP43BF Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board DP43BFL Product Guide
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Intel P43 Express Chipset
The Intel P43 Express Chipset consists of the following devices:
• Intel P43 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media
Interface (DMI)
• Intel 82801JIB I/O Controller Hub (ICH10) with DMI
The MCH component provides interfaces to the processor, memory, PCI Express, and
the DMI interconnect. ICH10 is a centralized controller for the board's I/O paths.
For more information on the Intel P43 Express Chipset go to
http://developer.intel.com/products/chipsets/

Graphics Support

Intel Desktop Board DP43BFL provides graphics support through the PCI Express x16,
PCI Express x1, and PCI add-in card connectors.
The PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface provides the following support:
• Supports the PCI Express 1.1 frequency of 1.25 GHz resulting in 2.5 Gb/s each
direction (500 MB/s total). The maximum theoretical bandwidth on the interface is
4 GB/s in each direction simultaneously, for an aggregate of 8 GB/s when
operating in x16 mode.
• Supports the PCI Express 2.0 frequency of 2.5 GHz resulting in 5.0 Gb/s each
direction (1000 MB/s total). The maximum theoretical bandwidth on the interface
is 8 GB/s in each direction simultaneously, for an aggregate of 16 GB/s when
operating in x16 mode.
For more information on PCI Express technology, go to http://pcisig.com.

Audio Subsystem

The onboard audio subsystem consists of the following:
• Intel ICH10 I/O controller hub
• Realtek ALC888S 10-channel audio codec
• Front panel audio header with support for:
⎯ Intel HD Audio
⎯ AC '97 Audio
• Onboard S/PDIF output header
• Onboard Intel HD Audio Link header
• Six back panel audio connectors including an optical S/PDIF output connector
The audio subsystem supports the following features:
• A signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of 95 dB
• Independent multi-streaming 7.1 audio (using the back panel audio connectors)
and stereo (using the front panel audio header)
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