Desktop Board Features - Intel DX58SO2 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
• Six 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets arranged in three channels
• Support for DDR3 1600+, DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, and
DDR3 800 MHz DIMMs. Speeds over 1600 MHz are supported via
XMP profiles
• Support for ECC and non-ECC memory
• Support for up to 24 GB of system memory
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Intel X58 Express Chipset consisting of:
• Intel X58 Express Chipset I/O Hub (IOH)
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• Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R) supporting Intel
Technology
Support for multiple PCI Express* graphics cards including linked cards
using Nvidia* SLI* technology and ATI CrossFireX* technology
• Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel
audio subsystem, featuring:
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― Intel High Definition Audio interface
― RealTek* ALC892 codec
• HD Audio front panel header
• Onboard 3-pin S/PDIF header and a back panel optical S/PDIF
connector
• Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports
• 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:
― Six ports routed to the back panel
― Six ports routed to three USB headers
• Up to two IEEE 1394a ports:
― One port routed to the back panel
― One port routed to an IEEE 1394a header
• Two Serial ATA (SATA) channels (6.0 Gb/s) via a discrete controller
• 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 DX58SO2. Table 1
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Matrix Storage
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