Intel D975XBX2 manual Desktop Board Features, Feature Summary

1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the main features of Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2. Table 1 summarizes the major features of the desktop board.

Table 1. Feature Summary

Form Factor	ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
	[9.60 inches])
Processor	Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA775 package with 1066/800 MHz
	front side bus
Main Memory	•	Four 240-pin SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
	•	800/667/533 MHz dual channel DDR2 SDRAM interface
	•	Support for ECC and non-ECC memory
	•	Designed to support up to 8 GB of system memory
Chipset	Intel® 975X Express Chipset consisting of:
	•	Intel® 82975X Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media Interface
	•	Intel® 82801GH I/O Controller Hub (ICH7DH) supporting Intel® Matrix
		Storage Technology
Graphics	Support for Multiple PCI Express* Graphics cards
Audio	Up to 8-channel onboard subsystem, featuring:
	•	Intel® High Definition Audio interface
	•	SigmaTel* STAC9274D audio codec
Expansion	•	Two PCI bus add-in card connectors
Capabilities	•	One PCI Express x16 connector (electrical x16 or x8)
	•	One PCI Express x16 connector (electrical x8)
	•	One PCI Express x16 connector (electrical x4)
LAN Support	Intel® 82573L Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller with RJ-45 connector
BIOS	•	Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for Extensible Firmware Interface
	•	8 Mbit Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) device
	•	Support for SMBIOS
	•	Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot
	•	Intel® Express BIOS Update
RAID	•	Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA
	•	Marvell 88SE61XX* for Serial ATA

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