Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Technical Product Specification
Table Of Contents
- Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG Technical Product Specification
- Revision History
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Product Description
- 2 Technical Reference
- 3 Overview of BIOS Features
- 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes
- 5 Regulatory Compliance and Battery Disposal Information

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1 Product Description
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 Feature Summary
Table 1 summarizes the major features of the board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
• Intel
®
Core™ i5 and Intel
®
Core™ i5 processors in an LGA1156 socket:
― 1 x16 PCIe 2.0 Graphics interface (operates in x8 mode when second slot
is populated)
― 1 x8 PCIe 2.0 Graphics interface
― Two DDR3 memory channels
Memory
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
• Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
• Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb memory technology
• Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using 2 Gb
memory technology
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory
Chipset
Intel
®
P55 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
P55 Platform Controller
Hub (PCH)
Audio Intel
®
High Definition Audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC889 audio codec
Legacy I/O Control Nuvoton* legacy I/O controller for Consumer Infrared (CIR)
Peripheral
Interfaces
• Fourteen USB 2.0 ports:
― Eight ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors
― Three internal headers support six additional ports
• Six internal Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel P55 PCH
with RAID support (black)
• Two IEEE 1394a ports:
― One port via a back panel connector
― One port via a front-panel header (blue)
BIOS
• Intel
®
BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device
• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play,
and SMBIOS
Instantly Available
PC Technology
• Support for PCI* Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2
• Support for PCI Express* Revision 2.0
• Suspend to RAM support
• Wake on PCI, PCI Express, LAN, front panel, CIR, and USB ports
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