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Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Specification Update. Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification April 2012 Part Number: G54938-001 The Intel Desktop Board DH77KC may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.
Current characterized errata are documented in the Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Specification Update. Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification April 2012 Part Number: G54938-001 The Intel Desktop Board DH77KC may contain design defects or errors known as errata that may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.
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...; desktop boards are trademarks of this product for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from published specifications. The furnishing of the Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to obtain the latest specifications before placing your product order. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL...
...; desktop boards are trademarks of this product for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from published specifications. The furnishing of the Intel® Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Date April 2012 This product specification applies to obtain the latest specifications before placing your product order. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL...
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The H77 processor used on the component side of the following component: Device Intel H77 Express Chipset Stepping C1 S-Spec Numbers SLJ88 Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DH77KC Identification Information AA Revision G39641-xxx BIOS Revision KCH7710H.86A.0069 Notes 1,2 Notes...
The H77 processor used on the component side of the following component: Device Intel H77 Express Chipset Stepping C1 S-Spec Numbers SLJ88 Errata Current characterized errata, if any, are documented in a separate Specification Update. Board Identification Information Basic Desktop Board DH77KC Identification Information AA Revision G39641-xxx BIOS Revision KCH7710H.86A.0069 Notes 1,2 Notes...
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... battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about Intel Desktop Board DH77KC and its components to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used in all specifications of this level of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this specification. v Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and...
... battery disposal information Typographical Conventions This section contains information about Intel Desktop Board DH77KC and its components to provide detailed, technical information about the conventions used in all specifications of this level of these symbols and abbreviations appear in this specification. v Preface This Technical Product Specification (TPS) specifies the board layout, components, connectors, power and...
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... second Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megabits per second Thermal Design Power An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. Volts. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kb kb/s MB MB/s Mb Mb/s TDP xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third-party...
... second Megabit (1,048,576 bits) Megabits per second Thermal Design Power An address or data value ending with a lowercase h indicates a hexadecimal value. Volts. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Other Common Notation # GB GB/s Gb/s KB Kb kb/s MB MB/s Mb Mb/s TDP xxh x.x V * Used after a signal name to indicate third-party...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 60 2.4.1 Form Factor 60 2.5 Electrical Considerations 61 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 61 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 62 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 62 2.6 Thermal Considerations ...
Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 60 2.4.1 Form Factor 60 2.5 Electrical Considerations 61 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 61 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 62 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 62 2.6 Thermal Considerations ...
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...Power Connector 54 31. Alternate Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Header 56 35. Tcontrol Values for a Two-Color Power LED 56 34. Environmental Specifications 65 42. Boot Device Menu Options 72 46. BIOS Beep Codes 77 48. Port 80h POST Codes 80 52. EMC Regulations 91 55... (Input) Header 49 25. Processor, Front, and Rear Chassis (4-Pin) Fan Headers 49 23. Processor Core Power Connector 53 30. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 22. PCI Express Full-/Half-Mini Card Connector 51 27. Recommended Power Supply Current Values (High Power 61 37.
...Power Connector 54 31. Alternate Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Header 56 35. Tcontrol Values for a Two-Color Power LED 56 34. Environmental Specifications 65 42. Boot Device Menu Options 72 46. BIOS Beep Codes 77 48. Port 80h POST Codes 80 52. EMC Regulations 91 55... (Input) Header 49 25. Processor, Front, and Rear Chassis (4-Pin) Fan Headers 49 23. Processor Core Power Connector 53 30. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 22. PCI Express Full-/Half-Mini Card Connector 51 27. Recommended Power Supply Current Values (High Power 61 37.
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... PCI, PCI Express, LAN, serial, front panel, Consumer Infrared (CIR), PS/2, and USB ports LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Legacy I/O Control Hardware Monitor Subsystem Nuvoton NCT6776D I/O controller for CIR, serial port, parallel port, PS/2 port, and hardware management support... detect out of range thermal values • Three fan headers • Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 1.
... PCI, PCI Express, LAN, serial, front panel, Consumer Infrared (CIR), PS/2, and USB ports LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller Legacy I/O Control Hardware Monitor Subsystem Nuvoton NCT6776D I/O controller for CIR, serial port, parallel port, PS/2 port, and hardware management support... detect out of range thermal values • Three fan headers • Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity • Fan speed control 12 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 1.
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... Full-/Half-Mini Card slot PCI Express x16 add-in card connector PCI Express x1 add-in Figure 1. Table 2. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 2 lists the components identified in card connector Back panel connectors 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 x 2 pin...Consumer IR receiver (input) header (white) Consumer IR emitter (output) header (white) Main power connector (2 x 12) BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Intel H77 Express Chipset SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (blue) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (black) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector ...
... Full-/Half-Mini Card slot PCI Express x16 add-in card connector PCI Express x1 add-in Figure 1. Table 2. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification Table 2 lists the components identified in card connector Back panel connectors 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 x 2 pin...Consumer IR receiver (input) header (white) Consumer IR emitter (output) header (white) Main power connector (2 x 12) BIOS Setup configuration jumper block Intel H77 Express Chipset SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (blue) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector through the PCH (black) SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector ...
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... requirements of supported processors. Supported processors Refer to the processor. See the Intel web site listed below for providing power to : http://processormatch.intel.com CAUTION Use only the processors listed on power supply requirements for Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Visit this board. 16 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.2 Online Support To find information about ...
... requirements of supported processors. Supported processors Refer to the processor. See the Intel web site listed below for providing power to : http://processormatch.intel.com CAUTION Use only the processors listed on power supply requirements for Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Visit this board. 16 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.2 Online Support To find information about ...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.3.1.2 PCI Express x16 Graphics 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 3.0, 2.x, and 1.x and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 2.x and 1.x: • PCI Express 3.0 with a raw bit rate of 5.0 GT/s results in an effective bandwidth of 1 GB/s each ...
Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.3.1.2 PCI Express x16 Graphics 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 3.0, 2.x, and 1.x and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support PCI Express 2.x and 1.x: • PCI Express 3.0 with a raw bit rate of 5.0 GT/s results in an effective bandwidth of 1 GB/s each ...
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... with the option to raise the voltage to support higher performance DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs. • 1.35 V Low Voltage DDR3 DIMMs (JEDEC specification) • Two independent memory channels with interleaved mode support • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction: Double...-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are only supported by 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors • XMP version 1.3 performance profile support for memory speeds of 1600 MHz and higher NOTE To be...
... with the option to raise the voltage to support higher performance DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs. • 1.35 V Low Voltage DDR3 DIMMs (JEDEC specification) • Two independent memory channels with interleaved mode support • Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction: Double...-sided DIMMs with x16 organization are only supported by 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors • XMP version 1.3 performance profile support for memory speeds of 1600 MHz and higher NOTE To be...
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.../support/motherboards/desktop/sb /CS-025414.htm 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The 3rd generation Intel Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support the following types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification For information about ... This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics. the...
.../support/motherboards/desktop/sb /CS-025414.htm 1.4.1 Memory Configurations The 3rd generation Intel Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel Core processor family processors support the following types of memory organization: • Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification For information about ... This mode provides the most flexible performance characteristics. the...
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...) and Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect provides interfaces to -chip connection between the processor and the PCH. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® H77 Express Chipset Intel H77 Express Chipset with the display interfaces on the PCH. This high-speed interface integrates advanced priority-based servicing allowing for concurrent traffic and true...
...) and Direct Media Interface (DMI) interconnect provides interfaces to -chip connection between the processor and the PCH. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5 Intel® H77 Express Chipset Intel H77 Express Chipset with the display interfaces on the PCH. This high-speed interface integrates advanced priority-based servicing allowing for concurrent traffic and true...
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... in the PCI Express x16 connector, the HDMI port will behave as described in Table 4. The HDMI interface supports the HDMI 1.4a specification. Depending on the type of add-in card installed in the PCI Express x16 connector, the DVI port will behave as described in ... 1200 (WUXGA). HDMI Port Status Enabled Enabled (Note) 23 The HDMI port is enabled for POST whenever a monitor is compatible with the DVI 1.0 specification. The maximum supported resolution is 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA). It is attached, regardless of lossless audio formats such as Dolby* TrueHD or DTS* HD...
... in the PCI Express x16 connector, the HDMI port will behave as described in Table 4. The HDMI interface supports the HDMI 1.4a specification. Depending on the type of add-in card installed in the PCI Express x16 connector, the DVI port will behave as described in ... 1200 (WUXGA). HDMI Port Status Enabled Enabled (Note) 23 The HDMI port is enabled for POST whenever a monitor is compatible with the DVI 1.0 specification. The maximum supported resolution is 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA). It is attached, regardless of lossless audio formats such as Dolby* TrueHD or DTS* HD...
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...information about DisplayPort technology Refer to HDMI using a DisplayPort-HDMI converter. Table 7. The DisplayPort interface supports the 1.1a specification. DisplayPort output can also be converted to http://www.displayport.org 1.5.2.6 Integrated Audio Provided by the HDMI and DisplayPort ... Digital Plus Yes No DTS-HD* Yes No LPCM, 192 kHz/24 bit, 8 Channel Yes Yes 24 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.5 DisplayPort* DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface...
...information about DisplayPort technology Refer to HDMI using a DisplayPort-HDMI converter. Table 7. The DisplayPort interface supports the 1.1a specification. DisplayPort output can also be converted to http://www.displayport.org 1.5.2.6 Integrated Audio Provided by the HDMI and DisplayPort ... Digital Plus Yes No DTS-HD* Yes No LPCM, 192 kHz/24 bit, 8 Channel Yes Yes 24 Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.5 DisplayPort* DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface...
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... documentation for more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/. data striping • RAID 1 - data mirroring • RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0. The PCH also supports several optional sections of having HDDs for configurations using the F6 switch in the BIOS...
... documentation for more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/. data striping • RAID 1 - data mirroring • RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification The PCH supports the Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0. The PCH also supports several optional sections of having HDDs for configurations using the F6 switch in the BIOS...
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... the PC can use to emulate "learned" infrared commands in order to ± 13 minutes/year at 25 ºC with Microsoft CIR specifications, and also a "learning" infrared input. The CIR feature is made up event interface • Conventional PCI bus power management support The ... hardware. The receiving header consists of other user remotes. Customers are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for PCI systems • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up of the battery. When the voltage drops below ...
... the PC can use to emulate "learned" infrared commands in order to ± 13 minutes/year at 25 ºC with Microsoft CIR specifications, and also a "learning" infrared input. The CIR feature is made up event interface • Conventional PCI bus power management support The ... hardware. The receiving header consists of other user remotes. Customers are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for PCI systems • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up of the battery. When the voltage drops below ...
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... Surround Sub Surround Default Default Default 1.8.1 Audio Subsystem Software The latest audio software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. Table 8. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.8 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio codec. For information about Obtaining audio software and drivers Refer to...
... Surround Sub Surround Default Default Default 1.8.1 Audio Subsystem Software The latest audio software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site. Table 8. Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.8 Audio Subsystem The board supports Intel HD Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio codec. For information about Obtaining audio software and drivers Refer to...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mb/s) • Intel H77 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional ...wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.9.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3...
Intel Desktop Board DH77KC Technical Product Specification 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mb/s) • Intel H77 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional ...wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about LAN software and drivers Refer to http://downloadcenter.intel.com 1.9.1 Intel® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features: • 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3...