Intel DX48BT2 manual Desktop Board Features, Feature Summary

1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DX48BT2. 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
Main Memory	•	Four 240-pin, DDR3 1.5 V SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module
		(DIMM) sockets
	•	1600/1333/1066/800 MHz DDR3 SDRAM interface
	•	Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Chipset	Intel® X48 Express Chipset consisting of:
	•	Intel X48 Express Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct
		Media Interface interconnect
	•	Intel® 82801IR I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R) supporting Intel® Matrix
		Storage Technology
Graphics	Support for Multiple PCI Express* graphics cards
Audio	•	Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel
		audio subsystem, featuring:
		― Intel® High Definition Audio interface
		― IDT* STAC9274D audio codec
	•	HD Audio Link header
	•	HD Audio front panel header
	•	Onboard 3-pin S/PDIF connector
	•	ADAT* optical interface support from a back panel S/PDIF optical
		port
Expansion	•	Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports
Capabilities	•	One PCI Express 1.1 x4 port (routed to a x16 connector)
	•	Two PCI* bus connectors
Legacy I/O Support	Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
Peripheral	•	Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports:
Interfaces		― Eight ports routed to the back panel
		― Four ports routed to two USB headers
	•	Up to two IEEE 1394a ports:
		― One port routed to the back panel
		― One port routed to an IEEE 1394a header
	•	Six Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH9R
	•	Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller
	•	One IDE interface with ATA-66/100 support (two devices)
RAID	•	Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA

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