English Product Guide

Intel Desktop Board DB43LD Product Guide
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External Graphics Support
The Desktop Board provides a PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface that you can use to add a
discrete graphics add-in card to your system.
Audio Subsystem
The onboard 2 + 2-channel audio subsystem consists of the following:
• Intel ICH10D I/O controller hub
• RealTek ALC662 audio codec
• Front panel audio header (supports both AC ’97 and Intel HD Audio), including
functionality for:
⎯ Line out
⎯ Microphone in
• S/PDIF header (3 pin)
• Three back panel audio connectors
The front/back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device
driver.
The board provides 2-channel audio from the rear panel audio ports with manual port
re-tasking through the audio software control panel as indicated in Table 3. The front
pan
el audio h
eader provides a separate, independent 2-channel multi-streaming
analog port for simultaneous audio streams.
Go to the following locations for more information about:
• Audio drivers and utilities http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
• Location of the onboard audio headers, Figure 20 on page 45
Figure 21 on page 49 shows the location of the back panel audio connectors.
Table 3 lists the supported functions for the front panel and back panel audio jacks.
Ta
ble 3. Audio Jack Retasking Support
Audio Jack
Supports
Line In?
Front
Speaker?
Supports
Microphone?
Supports
Headphones?
Front panel – Green No Control panel No Yes
Front panel – Pink No No Yes No
Back panel - Blue Yes No No No
Back panel – Green No Yes No Control panel
Back panel - Pink No No Yes No