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Intel® Q45 Express Chipset For embedded computing
The Intel® Q45 Express Chipset provides the latest advancements in graphics, security and always-available manageability for embedded applications. When combined with Intel® Core™ microarchitecture processors on 45nm and 65nm process technology, these platforms are ideal for developing high-performance systems for industrial control and automation, retail and hospitality, gaming, print imaging, digital signage, digital surveillance and network security applications.
The Intel Q45 Express chipset has a built-in Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 (Intel® GMA 4500) to deliver an excellent blend of graphics performance and features. The Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) incorporates an updated backbone architecture that optimizes available bandwidth with the 1333 MHz system bus, while Intel® Fast Memory Access reduces memory access latency to significantly increase overall system performance.
The chipset provides energy-efficient performance, allowing designs to meet or exceed international power standards. An integrated Intel® Trusted Platform Module¹ and enhancements to Intel® Active Management Technology² (Intel® AMT) 5.0 support features such as remote alerts, secured access in Microsoft NAP* environments, access monitor, "fast call for help," and remote schedule maintenance. The chipset supports embedded operating systems such as Microsoft Windows Embedded XP,* Windows Vista,* Microsoft WEPOS* and Linux.*
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Features and benefits
| 1333/1066/800 MHz Front Side Bus | Validated with a variety of processors to meet a wide range of performance needs, including the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9400Δ, Intel® Core™2 Duo processors E8400Δ, E7400Δ, E6400Δ, and E4300Δ, Intel® Pentium® processor E2160Δ, and Intel® Celeron® processor 440Δ. |
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| PCI Express* 2.0 Interface | 16 GB/s bandwidth for platform graphics. |
| Dual-Channel DDR2 memory support | Up to 12.8 GB/s (DDR2 800 dual 6.4 GB/s) bandwidth and 16 GB maximum supported memory size for faster system responsiveness and support of 64-bit computing. |
| Dual-Channel DDR3 memory support | Up to 17 GB/s (DDR3 1066 dual 8.5 GB/s) of bandwidth and 8 GB maximum supported memory size for faster system responsiveness and support of 64-bit computing. |
| Intel® Flex Memory Technology | Facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in dual-channel mode. |
| Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 | Built-in graphics engine delivers excellent video and 3D graphics with outstanding graphics responsiveness, integrated dual-display support and support for Microsoft DirectX* 10 and OpenGL* 2.0, enabling support for the highest levels of Windows Vista* experience. |
| Intel® Fast Memory Access | Updated GMCH backbone architecture improves system performance by optimizing use of available memory bandwidth and reducing latency of memory accesses. |
| Intel® Trusted Platform Module | Provides BOM savings by integrating industry-standard TPM 1.2 into the chipset. |
| Intel® Matrix Storage Technology | With additional hard drives added, Intel MST provides quicker access to applications and data files with RAID 0 and 10, and greater data protection against a hard disk failure with RAID 1,5 and 10. Support for external SATA (eSATA) enables the full SATA interface speed outside the chassis, up to 3Gb/s. |
| Intel® Active Management Technology 5.0 | Intel AMT 5.0 supports features such as remote alerts, secured access in Microsoft NAP* environments, access monitor, "fast call for help," and remote schedule maintenance. |
| Intel® Rapid Recover Technology | Quick system recovery in the case of hard drive failure or data corruption. With the ability to boot off a clone, it provides a fast, easy-to-use method for the end user to recover data and return a system to operational status. Clone can be mounted as read-only volume to allow recovery of individual files. |
| Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s | Faster transfer rate for improved data access with up to six SATA ports. |
| eSATA | Designed for use with external SATA devices. Provides a link for 3 Gb/s data speeds to eliminate bottlenecks found with current external storage solutions. |
| SATA Port Disable | Enables individual SATA ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. Provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through SATA ports. Especially targeted for eSATA ports. |
| USB Port Disable | Enables individual USB ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. Provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through USB ports. |
| Intel® Q45 Express Chipset for embedded computing | |||||||
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| Product | Product Code | Package | Features | ||||
| Intel® 82Q45 Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) | AC82Q45 | 34x34 mm 1254 solder balls Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA) | 1333/1066/800 MHz system bus; DDR2 or DDR3; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500; high-bandwidth direct media interface chip interconnect; PCI Express* x16 Gen 2.0 | ||||
| Intel® I/O Controller Hub 10 DO (Intel® ICH10DO) | AF82801JO | 9.397x8.636 mm 676 balls Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA) | Four PCI masters and six PCI Express* x1 channels; six SATA ports; 12 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports, dual EHCI controllers; integrated 10/100/1000 MAC; Intel® Trusted Platform Module 1.2; supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 | ||||
| Intel® WG82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY (optional) | WG82567LM | 8x8 mm 56-pin QFN Package | Supports Intel® AMT 5.0 and Intel® Standard Manageability; jumbo frames (up to 9Kb); receive-side scaling, dual queues; PHY-based WoL | ||||
Δ Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/products/processor_number/ for details.
¹ The original equipment manufacturer must provide TPM functionality, which requires a TPM-supported BIOS. TPM functionality must be initialized and may not be available in all countries.
² Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/.