| Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS Features |
| Features |
Benefits |
| Form Factor |
microATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters]) |
| Processor |
|
| Memory |
 | Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets |
| Support for DDR2 667 MHz and DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs |
| Support for up to 4 GB of system memory |
|
| Chipset |
Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset |
| Audio |
6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the SigmaTel* STAC9227 audio codec |
| Video |
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 (Intel® GMA 3000) onboard graphics subsystem |
| I/O Control |
Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial, parallel, and PS/2* ports |
| LAN Support |
10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82562G Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device |
| Peripheral Interfaces |
| Eight USB 2.0 ports |
| One serial port |
| One parallel port |
| Four Serial ATA interfaces |
| One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support |
| One diskette drive interface |
|
| Instantly Available PC Technology |
| Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3 |
| Support for PCI Express* Revision 1.0a |
| Suspend to RAM support |
| Wake on PCI, RS-232, front panel, PS/2 devices, and USB ports |
|
| Expansion Capabilities |
| Two PCI Conventional bus connectors |
| One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector |
| One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector |
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| Microsoft Vista* Premium Ready |
With a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista* including a new visual sophistication of the Windows Aero* interface. |
