Intel Executive Series Motherboard

Intel® Desktop Board DQ965CO





Overview

The Intel® Desktop Board DQ965CO Executive Series in the microBTX form factor delivers valuable new capabilities for large and small businesses. With support for dual-core processors and Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ 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 DQ965CO is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel® Q965 Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.


Features and benefits


Form Factor
microBTX (10.40 inches by 10.50 inches [264.16 millimeters by 266.70 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&v 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 GBΣ 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
Six Serial ATA interfaces
One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support
One diskette drive interface
One serial port via header
One parallel port.


Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Revision 1.2
A component that enhances platform security.


Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ 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 connector
Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors.


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.