The Intel® Desktop Board DQ965GF Executive Series in the microATX form factor delivers valuable new capabilities for large and small businesses. With support for dual-core processors and Intel® vPro™ processor technology, this desktop board merges the energy-efficient power of the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with enhanced manageability, data protection and security capabilities.

The Intel® Desktop Board DQ965GF is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium* ready. The Intel® Q965 Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Microsoft Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.


Form factor microATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor

* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system bus
* 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
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Memory

* Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 8 GB of system memory

Chipset

* Intel® Q965 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 optional PS/2* ports
LAN support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces

* Ten USB 2.0 ports
* Two IEEE-1394a interfaces: one back panel connector and one front-panel header (optional)
* Six Serial ATA IDE interfaces
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support
* One diskette drive interface
* One parallel port

Trusted Platform Module (TPM), revision 1.2 A component that enhances platform security
Intel® vPro™ processor technology support Provides remote management, improved security, and energy-efficient performance
Expansion capabilities

* One PCI Express* x16 bus add-in card connector
* One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
* Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors

Microsoft Windows Vista Home 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 Microsoft Windows Aero* interface.