MicroATX Form Factor

Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Classic Series

•RichsoundqualityofIntel®HighDefinitionAudio2with7.1-channelsurroundsoundand2-channelmultistreaming.

•Microsoft*WindowsVista*PremiumWHQLcertified.

Access your favorite content without having to worry where you are. •Intel®RemoteWaketechnology(Intel®RWT)3 enableshomePCs,enabledservices,andmobiledevicestocommunicatewithoneanotherremotelyovertheInternet,for24/7accesswhilemaintainingPCenergyefficiency.

Make your PC your favorite spot for work and entertainment. •Intel®GraphicsMediaAcceleratorX4500withIntel®ClearVideoTechnology.

•SupportsDirectX*10,whichenhancesyourgamingexperience.

•Enjoysmootherhigh-definitionvideothankstobuilt-inhardwarevideodecodeacceleration(fullhardwareaccelerationdecodeonMPEG-2andpartialonVC1andAVC/H.264).

•HDMI*andDVI-Igraphicsoutputwithdualdisplaycapability.

•Greatnetworkconnectivitywithinte-gratedIntel®PRO10/100/1000NetworkConnection.

Enhanced features provide an extraordinary computing experience.

Performance

•SupportsawiderangeofIntel®45nm processors,includingthenewIntel®Core™2Quad**andIntel®Core™2Duoprocessors.

Speed

•Deliversdual-channelDDR2800/667memorysupport.FourDIMMsocketsare designedtosupportupto16GB1of DDR2800/667SDRAM.

ProduCt briEfintel® desktop board dG43Gt Classic Series

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Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Classic Series

the boxed intel® desktop board dG43Gt solution includes:•ATX2.2compliantI/Oshield

•SATAandATA100/66cables

•DVItoVGAadapter—offeringtheoptiontoselectdigitaloranalogdisplaydevicesasthevideooutput

•BoardandbackpanelI/Olayoutstickers

•Quickreferenceguide

•Intel®ExpressInstallerdriverandsoftwareDVD

•Microsoft*WindowsVista*PremiumWHQLcertified

the takeaway software included with the intel® desktop board dG43Gt works best for your everyday computing.CAPAbiLitY SoftWArE iNCLudEd:

Productivity •Intel®IntegratorAssistant(InternetDownload)

•Laplink*PCmover*Express

Entertainment •DivX*forWindows*

Antivirus •NortonInternetSecurity*

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1 Support for the intel® Core™2 Quad** and intel® Core™2 duo processors: Featuresquad-coreanddual-core processingwith1333/1066/800MHzsystembusintheLGA775package.

2 intel® G43 Express Chipset featuring intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500

3 dual-Channel ddr2 800 / 667 memory support:FourDIMMsockets,designedtosupportupto16GB1 ofDDR2800/667SDRAMmemory,deliveringgreaterplatformperfor-manceandflexiblememorysupport.

4 four Serial AtA ports (3.0 Gb/s): Facilitatehigh-speedstorageanddatatransfersatupto3.0Gb/sforeachoffourports.

5 intel® Pro 10/100/1000 Network Connection

6 Intel® High Definition Audio2: 10-channel(7.1+2independentmulti-streaming)audiosubsystemwithfiveanalogaudiooutputsandoneopticalS/PDIFdigitalaudiooutput.

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Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Classic Series FeaturesandBenefits

7 PCi Express* 2.0 x16 graphics connector:Deliversupto16GB/sbandwidth,doublethatofPCI Express1.0.

8 twelve Hi-Speed uSb 2.0 ports: Providessixbackpanelportsand anadditionalsixUSBportsviathreeinternalheaders.

9 HdMi* 1080p output support

10 Parallel port header:Legacydevicecompatibility.

11 dVi-i: Built-inHDCPsupportenablesviewingofprotectedHDVideo multimediacontent.Italsoswitches toanalogdisplaywithanadapter.

12 two iEEE 1394a ports: Oneexternalportandoneviainternalheader.

13 PS/2: Supportskeyboardormouse.

14 MicroAtX form factor

ProCESSor Processor Support •Intel®Core™2Quad**processorintheLGA775 package•Intel®Core™2DuoprocessorintheLGA775package•Intel®Pentium®processorintheLGA775package•Intel®Celeron®processorintheLGA775package•SupportsIntel®64architecture4

CHiPSEtintel® G43 Express Chipset•Intel®82G43GraphicsandMemoryControllerHub (GMCH)•Intel®82801JBI/OControllerHub(ICH10)

Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)•Designedtosupportupto16GB1ofsystem memoryusingDDR2800/667SDRAMmemory•Intel®FastMemoryAccess•Intel®GraphicsMediaAcceleratorX4500with Intel®ClearVideoTechnology

intel® i/o Controller Hub (iCH)•FourSATA(3.0Gb/s)ports•IntegratedIntel®PRO10/100/1000network connection•TwelveHi-SpeedUSB2.0ports(sixbackpanel portsandanadditionalsixUSBportsviathree internalheaders)

System bioS•32MbFlashEEPROMwithIntel®Platform InnovationFrameworkforEFIPlugandPlay,IDE driveauto-configure•Advancedconfigurationandpowerinterface V2.0b,DMI2.0,multilingualsupport•SerialPeripheralInterface(SPI)Flash

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Forthemostcurrentproductinformation,visit http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboard/

1 Systemresourcesandhardware(suchasPCIandPCIExpress*)requirephysicalmemoryaddresslocationsthatcanreduceavailableaddressablesystemmemory.Thiscouldresultinareductionofasmuch as1GBormoreofphysicaladdressablememorybeingavailabletotheoperatingsystemandapplications,dependingonthesystemconfigurationandoperatingsystem.

2 Intel®HighDefinitionAudiorequiresasystemwithanappropriateIntel®chipsetandamotherboardwithanappropriatecodecandthenecessarydriversinstalled.Systemsoundqualitywillvarydepending onactualimplementation,controller,codec,drivers,andspeakers.FormoreinformationaboutIntel®HDAudio,refertowww.intel.com/design/chipsets/hdaudio.htm

3ThehomePCisrequiredtobeinsleepmode.ThehomePC’sInternetconfigurationrequiresarouterconnectedtothePCviaanEthernetcable.Requiresthird-partyapplicationsandservicesenabledforIntel®RemoteWakeTechnology.Inteldoesnotrepresentorwarrantthethird-partyapplicationsandservicesfeaturedinthismaterial.

464-bitcomputingonIntel®architecturerequiresacomputersystemwithaprocessor,chipset,BIOS,operatingsystem,devicedrivers,andapplicationsenabledforIntel®64architecture.Processorswillnotoperate(including32-bitoperation)withoutanIntel64architecture-enabledBIOS.Performancewillvarydependingonyourhardwareandsoftwareconfigurations.Seehttp://developer.intel.com/technology/intel64/index.htmformoreinformation.

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**Supports95WThermalDesignPower,Intel®Core™2QuadProcessorswith1333/1066MHzsystembus.Forinformation,visithttp://processormatch.intel.com

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Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT Classic Series TechnicalSpecifications

SYStEM MEMorYMemory Capacity•Four240-pinDIMMconnectorssupporting uptofourdouble-sidedDIMMs

Memory types•DDR2800/667SDRAMmemorysupport•Non-ECCMemory

Memory Modes•Dual-orsingle-channeloperationsupport

Memory Voltage•1.8V

Hardware Management features•Processorfanspeedcontrol•Systemchassisfanspeedcontrol•Voltageandtemperaturesensing•Fansensorinputsusedtomonitorfanactivity•PowermanagementsupportforACPI1.0b

Expansion Capabilities•OnePCIbusadd-incardconnector•TwoPCIExpress*x1busadd-incardconnectors•OnePCIExpress2.0x16graphicsconnector•ParallelATA100/66devices

Headers•Oneserialportheader•Oneparallelportheader•One1394aheader

JuMPErS ANd froNt-PANEL CoNNECtorSJumpers•Singleconfigurationjumperdesign•JumperaccessforBIOSmaintenancemode

front-Panel Connectors•Reset,HDDLED,PowerLEDs,poweron/off•Threefront-panelHi-SpeedUSB2.0headers•Front-panelaudioheader•One1394aheader

MECHANiCALboard Style•ATX2.2-compliant

board Size•9.6”x9.6”(24.38cmx24.38cm)

baseboard Power requirements•ATX12V

ENViroNMENtoperating temperature•0°Cto+55°C

Storage temperature•-20°Cto+70°C

rEGuLAtioNS ANd SAfEtY StANdArdSunited States and Canada CSA/UL60950-1,FirstEdition(BinationalStandard)

Europe (LowVoltageDirective2006/95/EC) EN60950-1:2006

international IEC60950-1:2001,FirstEdition

EMC regulations(testedinrepresentativechassis)united States FCC47CFRPart15,SubpartB

Canada ICES-003ClassB

Europe (EMCDirective2004/108/EC) EN55022:2006andEN55024:1998

Australia / New Zealand EN55022:2006ClassB

Japan VCCIV-3/04.04,V-4/03.04,ClassB

South Korea KN-22:2005andKN-24:2005

taiwan CNS13438:2006ClassB

international CISPR22:2005+A1:2005+A2:2006ClassB

Environmental ComplianceEurope EuropeRoHS(Directive2002/95/EC)

China ChinaRoHS(MIIOrder#39)

Lead-free:Thesymbolisusedtoidentifyelectricalandelectronicassembliesandcomponentsinwhichthelead(Pb)concen-

trationlevelinanyoftherawmaterialsandtheendproductisnotgreaterthan0.1%byweight(1000ppm).Thissymbolisalsousedtoindicateconformancetolead-freerequirementsanddefinitionsadoptedundertheEuropeanUnion’sRestrictiononHazardousSubstances(RoHS)directive,2002/95/EC.