Intel BLKDX58SO2 manual Desktop Board Features, Feature Summary

1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO2. 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 LGA1366 package
Main Memory	•	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
Chipset	Intel® X58 Express Chipset consisting of:
	•	Intel X58 Express Chipset I/O Hub (IOH)
	•	Intel® I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R) supporting Intel® Matrix Storage
		Technology
Graphics	Support for multiple PCI Express* graphics cards including linked cards
	using Nvidia* SLI* technology and ATI CrossFireX* technology
Audio	•	Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel
		audio subsystem, featuring:
		― 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
Expansion	•	Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports
Capabilities	•	Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 ports
	•	One PCI* bus connector
Legacy I/O Support	Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
Peripheral	•	Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports:
Interfaces		― 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
RAID	•	Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA
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