1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DQ35MP. Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor  | microATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters  | ||
  | [9.60 inches])  | ||
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Processor  | Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA775 package  | ||
Main Memory | •  | Four   | |
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  | (DIMM) sockets  | |
  | •  | 800/667 MHz single or dual channel DDR2 SDRAM interface  | |
  | •  | Support for up to 8 GB of system memory  | |
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Chipset | Intel® Q35 Express Chipset consisting of:  | ||
  | •  | Intel® Q35 Express Chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub  | |
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  | (GMCH)  | |
  | •  | Intel® 82801IDO I/O Controller Hub (ICH9DO)  | |
Graphics | •  | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 graphics controller  | |
  | •  | One PCI Express* x16 connector supporting PCI Express graphics  | |
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Audio | •  | ||
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  | ― Intel® High Definition Audio interface  | |
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  | ― RealTek*   | |
  | •  | HD Audio Link header  | |
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LAN Support  | Intel® 82566DM Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller  | ||
Expansion  | •  | One PCI Express x16 connector  | |
Capabilities  | •  | Two PCI Express x1 connectors  | |
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  | •  | One PCI* connector  | |
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Legacy I/O Support  | Legacy I/O Controller that provides one serial port via an onboard  | ||
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Peripheral  | •  | Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports  | |
Interfaces | 
  | ― Six ports routed to the back panel  | |
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  | ― Six ports routed to three USB headers  | |
  | •  | Six Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s), via the ICH9DO,  | |
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  | including one external SATA (eSATA) channel  | |
  | •  | One IDE interface with   | |
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