Intel DQ45CB Product Guide - Page 14

Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB Product Guide NOTE System resources and hardware (such as PCI Express) require physical memory address locations that can reduce available addressable system memory. This could result in a reduction of as much as 1 GB or more of physical addressable memory being available to the operating system and applications, depending on the system configuration and operating system. Go to the following locations for more information about: • SDRAM specifications, http://intel.com/technology/memory/ • Installing memory, page 38 in Chapter 2 • Tested memory, http://cmtlabs.com/mbsearch.asp Intel® Q45 Express Chipset The Intel Q45 Express Chipset consists of the following devices: • Intel 82Q45 Express Chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI) • Intel 82801JDO I/O Controller Hub (ICH10DO) with DMI The GMCH component provides interfaces to the processor, memory, PCI Express, and the DMI interconnect. The component also provides integrated graphics capabilities supporting 3D, 2D, and display capabilities. The ICH10DO is a centralized controller for the board's I/O paths. For more information on the Intel Q45 Express Chipset go to http://developer.intel.com/products/chipsets/ Intel Q45 Graphics Subsystem The Intel Q45 Express Chipset provides DVI-D and DVI-I support via the integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 (GMA 4500) graphics controller. The Intel GMA 4500 graphics controller has the following features: • Advanced graphics performance, including: ⎯ DirectX10.0* and OpenGL* 2.0 compliant ⎯ Shader Model 4.0 support • Enhanced video playback support, including: ⎯ Support for playback of Blu-ray Disc* technology DVDs Microsoft Windows Vista* only Hardware acceleration supported for MPEG-2 only ⎯ Software DVD at 30 fps full screen ⎯ Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 5.0 14