1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO. 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 | ||
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Processor | Support for an Intel® processor in the LGA1366 package | ||
Main Memory | • | Four | |
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| sockets arranged in three channels | |
| • | Support for DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, and DDR3 800 MHz | |
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| DIMMs | |
| • | Support for | |
| • | Support for up to 16 GB of system memory | |
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Chipset | Intel® X58 Express Chipset consisting of: | ||
| • | Intel X58 Express Chipset I/O Controller Hub (IOH) | |
| • | Intel® I/O Controller Hub (ICH10R) supporting Intel® Matrix Storage | |
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Graphics | Support for multiple PCI Express* graphics cards | ||
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Audio | • | Independent | |
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| audio subsystem, featuring: | |
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| ― Intel® High Definition Audio interface | |
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| ― RealTek* ALC889 codec | |
| • | HD Audio Link header | |
| • | HD Audio front panel header | |
| • | Onboard | |
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Expansion | • | Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports | |
Capabilities | • | One PCI Express 2.0 x4 port | |
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| • | Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 ports | |
| • | One PCI* bus connector | |
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Legacy I/O Support | Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support | ||
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Peripheral | • | Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports: | |
Interfaces |
| ― Eight ports routed to the back panel | |
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| ― Four ports routed to two USB headers | |
| • | Up to two IEEE 1394a ports: | |
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| ― One port routed to the back panel | |
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| ― One port routed to an IEEE 1394a header | |
| • | Six Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH10R | |
| • | Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller | |
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RAID | • | Intel® Matrix Storage Technology for Serial ATA | |
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