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.

Form Factor microATX (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
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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 GB of system memory
Chipset Intel® 946GZ 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 ports
One serial port
One parallel port
Four Serial ATA interfaces
One 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 2.3
Support for PCI Express* Revision 1.0a
Suspend to RAM support
Wake 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.