Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS

Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS
Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS

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The Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS

delivers an integrated graphics solution in the Essential Series by combining exceptional value with quality and reliability and supports Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, and Intel® Celeron® D processors with 1066/800/533 MHz system bus in the LGA775 package. This board features a PCI Express* x16 connector, integrated 10/100 LAN, dual-channel DDR2 memory, Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.

The Intel® Desktop Board D946GZIS is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

Product information·

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Features and benefits

Form FactorMicroATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])

Processor·

• Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus·
• Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus·
• Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus·
• Support for an Intel® Celeron® D processor in an LGA775 socket with a 533 MHz system bus·
• View all supported processors.

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 GBΣ of system memory

Chipset

Intel® 946PL/GZ 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 portsOne serial portOne parallel port

Four Serial ATA interfacesOne 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 2.3Support for PCI Express*

Revision 1.0aSuspend to RAM supportWake 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

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.

Related productsProcessors

Intel® Core™2 Duo processor

Intel® Pentium® D processor

Intel® Pentium® 4 processor

Intel® Celeron® D processor

Chipsets

Intel® 946PL/GZ Express Chipset