Desktop Board Features - Intel D945GCPE - Desktop Board Motherboard Product Manual

1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the main features of Intel
Table 1 summarizes the major features of the desktop board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
Processor
Main Memory
Chipset
Graphics
Audio
Expansion
Capabilities
Peripheral
Interfaces
microATX (218.44 millimeters [8.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.60 inches])
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Support for an Intel processor in the LGA775 package
• Two 240-pin, DDR2 1.8 V (only) SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module
(DIMM) sockets
• 667/533 MHz single or dual channel DDR2 SDRAM interface
• Support for up to 2 GB of system memory
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Intel 945GC Express Chipset consisting of:
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• Intel 82945GC Express Chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH)
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• Intel 82801GB I/O Controller Hub (ICH7)
Intel 945GC Express Chipset with Intel
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(Intel
GMA 950)
• 4-channel (2 + 2) onboard subsystem, featuring:
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― Intel High Definition Audio interface
― Realtek* ALC662 audio codec
Two PCI* connectors
• Up to eight USB 2.0 ports
― Four ports routed to the back panel
― Four ports routed to two USB headers
• Two Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s), via the ICH7, one device per
channel
• One IDE interface with ATA-66/100 support (two devices)
• One diskette drive interface
• One VGA port
• One serial port header
• PS/2* keyboard and mouse ports
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Desktop Board D945GCPE.
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Graphics Media Accelerator 950
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