Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 Product Guide

Audio Subsystem

The desktop board D975XBX2 includes a flexible 8-channel audio subsystem based on a SigmaTel STAC9247D audio codec:

The audio subsystem features:

Intel High Definition Audio interface

Impedance sensing capability for jack re-tasking

S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio: > 90 dB

Power management support for ACPI 2.0 (driver dependent)

Intel 82801GH I/O Controller Hub (ICH7DH)

Microphone input that supports:

Microphone array

Acoustic Echo (AEC)

Beam Forming (BF)

Noise Suppression (NX) technology

The subsystem includes the following connectors:

Front panel audio connector, including pins for:

Line out

Mic

Back panel audio connectors that are configurable through the drivers of the audio devices:

Line in

Three Line out

Mic in or Center LFE out

Two digital Line out:

One coaxial Line out

One optical (Toslink) Line out

Related Links

Go to the following link or pages for more information about audio drivers and utilities: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/

Input/Output (I/O) Controller

The super I/O controller features the following:

One serial port

One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) support

Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems

PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces

Interface for one 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB diskette drive

Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake up event interface

PCI power management support

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Intel D975XBX2 manual Audio Subsystem, Input/Output I/O Controller