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Operating system
Windows®7 Home Premium x86/x64, Windows® 7 Home Basic x86, Windows®7 Starter x86
Processor
The motherboard uses an LGA1156 type of socket that carries the following
Features:
l Accommodates Intel® Lynnfield/Havendale/Clarkdale processors
l Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU
“Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors,
allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical” processors within the same physical
processor.
This board supports CPU up to 95W TDP only.
Chipset
The Intel H57 Express Chipset is a single-chip with proven reliability and performance.
l One x16 PCI Express Gen2 ports each supporting up to 8 GB/s direction peak bandwidth
l Compliant with PCI Rev 2.3 interface at 33 MHz
l Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Host Controller
l Fourteen USB 2.0 ports supported
l Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support
l Enhanced DMA Controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions
Memory
l Supports DDR3 1333/1066 DDR3 SDRAM with Dual-channel architecture
l Accommodates four unbuffered DIMMs
l Up to 4 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 16 GB
Onboard LAN
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
l Supports PCI ExpressTM 1.1
l Integrated 10/100 /1000 transceiver
l Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
Audio
l 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec
l ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate
l Meets Microsoft WLP 3.10 Vista premium and mobile PCs audio requirements
l Direct Sound 3DTM compatible