Intel® Desktop Board DQ45EK

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Intel® Desktop Board DQ45EK in mini-ITX form factor supports Intel® vPRO™ technology which gives users the unprecedented ability to remotely maintain, manage, and protect their business PCs. Pair this board with any 65W 45nm Intel® Core™2 processor to get the latest multi-tasking power in more energy-efficient and compact package.

Even with the small form factor, this board gives you the ability to enjoy new features such as dual-DVI video output and eSATA port on back-panel, as well as software enhancing security and remote management options for your system.

Intel® Desktop Board DQ45EK supports Intel® AMT 5.0 Professional, Intel® Trusted Platform Module, and is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium WHQL certified.

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Features and benefits

Form factor	Mini-ITX (6.75 inches by 6.75 inches [171.5 millimeters by 171.5 millimeters])
Processor	View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors. At product launch, this desktop board supports: Support for a 65W Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor 400 sequence in an LGA775 socket
Memory	Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR2 800/667 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 4 GBΣ of system memory
Audio	Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration: 2+2 audio subsystem using the ADI AD1882 audio codec
Video	Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 onboard graphics subsystem with integrated DVI-I and DVI-D graphics output
LAN support	Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces	Up to 10 USB 2.0 ports Five Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 1 eSATA back port with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support One serial port via header
Expansion capabilities	One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors

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Processors	Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Intel® Core™2 Duo processor Intel® Pentium® processor Intel® Celeron® processor Intel® Celeron® processor 400 Sequence
Chipsets	Intel® Q45 Express Chipset