Technical product specification

Table Of Contents

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Contents

Revision History

Disclaimer ................................................................................................ ii

Board Identification Information .................................................................. iii

Errata ...................................................................................................... iii

Preface

Intende

d Audience ..................................................................................... v

What This Document Contains ..................................................................... v

Typographical Conventions ......................................................................... v

1 Product Description

1.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 11

1.1.1 Feature Summary ................................................................. 11

1.1.2 Board Layout (Top) ............................................................... 13

1.1.3 Board Layout (Bottom) .......................................................... 15

1.1.4 Block Diagram ...................................................................... 17

1.2 Online Support ................................................................................. 18

1.3 Processor ........................................................................................ 18

1.4 System Memory ............................................................................... 19

1.4.1 Memory Configurations .......................................................... 20

1.5 Intel

QS77 Express Chipset .............................................................. 22

1.5.1 Direct Media Interface (DMI) .................................................. 22

1.5.2 Display Interfaces ................................................................. 22

1.6 Graphics Subsystem ......................................................................... 22

1.6.1 Integrated Graphics ............................................................... 22

1.7 USB ................................................................................................ 24

1.8 SATA Interface ................................................................................. 24

1.8.1 AHCI Mode ........................................................................... 24

1.9 Real-Time Clock Subsystem ............................................................... 25

1.10 Connectivity ..................................................................................... 25

1.10.1 Thunderbolt™ Technology Interface ......................................... 25

1.11 Hardware Management Subsystem ..................................................... 25

1.11.1 Hardware Monitoring ............................................................. 26

1.11.2 Fan Monitoring ...................................................................... 26

1.11

.3 Thermal Solution ................................................................... 26

1.12 Power Management .......................................................................... 27

1.12.1 ACPI .................................................................................... 27

1.12.2 Hardware Support ................................................................. 29