
Chapter 1: Introduction
X9SPV Motherboard Series Block Diagram
PCIe x16 SLOT  | 
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IMVP 7
3rd generation
Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3
Mobile processor
FDI X4 | DMI 2.0 x4  | 5.0GT/s  | 
DDR3 (CHA) ![]()
 
DDR3 (CHB) ![]()
 
2x SATA PORTS  | 
  | SATA 6Gb/s  | SATA[1:0]  | 
  | PCIE[0]  | PCIe1.0_x1  | GLAN1  | RJ45  | 
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  | 2.5GT/s  | 82574L  | 
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4x SATA PORTS  | 
  | SATA 3Gb/s  | SATA[5:2]  | 
  | PCIE[1]  | PCIe1.0_x1  | GLAN2  | RJ45  | 
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  | 2.5GT/s  | 82574L  | 
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  | PCIE[2]  | PCIe1.0_x1  | GLAN3  | RJ45  | 
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  | 2.5GT/s  | 82574L  | 
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4x USB3.0 by Header  | 
  | USB3.0  | USB[3:0]  | 
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  | PCIe1.0_x1  | GLAN4  | 
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  | Intel® QM77  | PCIE[3]  | RJ45  | 
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  | 2.5GT/s  | 82574L  | 
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x2 TWO PORT HEADERs  | 
  | USB2.0  | USB[13:4]  | 
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  | Express | 
  | PCIe1.0_x1  | IDT  | 
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  | PCIE[4]  | 2.5GT/s  | PEB383  | 
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2X Stacked 2 port rear I/O  | 
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  | NCSI  | 
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FLASH  | SPI  | 
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  | PHY  | Dedicated Lan  | 
SPI 64Mb  | 
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  | LPC  | 
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Debug Header  | 
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  | RGB  | 
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TPM  | 
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NCT6776F
LPC I/O
COM1 (rear I/O)
COM2 (internal header)
 P/S2
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard.