DQ77CP Quick Features and configurations.

Form factor
Micro ATX

Processor Support
At product launch, this Intel® Desktop Board DQ77CP supports:
Intel® Core i7, Intel® Core i5 and Intel® Core i3 vPro processors.
 
Memory Support
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets.
Support for memory module speeds up to DDR3 1600/1333MHz.
Support for total system memory size up to 32GB.
 
Chipset
Intel® Q77 Express Chipset.
 
Audio
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) subsystem in the following configuration:
Eight-channel (5.1+2 dual-stream) audio subsystem with analog audio outputs w/optical S/PDIF out port. Enabled via a Realtek ALC892 Codec on-board.
 
LAN support
Gigabit Intel® WG82579LM (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) Wired LAN
 
Peripheral interfaces
Four USB 3.0 ports : (2 On-Rear of Board, 2 Internal Headers)
Eight USB 2.0 ports : (4 On rear of board, 4 Internal Headers)
Five Serial ATA ports: 2 x 6.0 Gb/s internal connectors (Blue), 2 x 3.0 Gb/s internal connectors (Black), 1 x 3.0 Gb/s supporting eSATA internal port (Red).
 
Expansion capabilities
One PCI Express 3.0 x16 bus add-in card connector (Blue)
One PCI Express 2.0 x1 connector (Black)
Two PCI Conventional bus connector (White)

DQ77CP Extended Features and configurations.

Form Factor
Micro-ATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])

Processor
3rd generation Intel® Core processor family and 2nd generation Intel® Core processor family processors with up to 95 W TDP in an LGA1155 socket
    One PCI Express* 3.0 x16 graphics interface
    Integrated memory controller with dual channel DDR3 memory support
    Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel® HD Graphics)
    External graphics interface controller

Memory
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
    Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
    Support for 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology
    Support for up to 32 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using 4 Gb memory technology
    Support for non-ECC memory
    Support for 1.5 V (standard voltage) and 1.35 V (low voltage) JEDEC memory
    Support for XMP memory
    Note: DDR3 1600 MHz DIMMs are only supported by 3rd generation Intel® Core processor family processors

Chipset
Intel® Q77 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel® Q77 Express Platform Controller Hub (PCH)

Graphics
Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel® Graphics Technology:
Connectors on-board : VGA and DVI-D
Support for a PCI Express 3.0 x16 add-in graphics card
    Note: PCI Express 3.0 is only supported by 3rd generation Intel® Core processor family processors

Audio
8-channel (6+2) Intel® High Definition Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio codec

Peripheral Interfaces
Four USB 3.0 ports:
    Two USB 3.0 ports are implemented with stacked back panel connectors (Blue)
    Two front panel USB 3.0 ports are implemented through one internal connector (Blue)
Eight USB 2.0 ports:
    Four ports implemented with stacked back panel connectors (Black)
    Four front panel ports implemented through two dual-port internal headers
Five Serial ATA (SATA) ports:
    Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface through the Intel® Q77 Express Chipset with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (Blue)
    Two SATA 3.0 Gb/s interfaces through the Intel® Q77 Express Chipset with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (Black)
    One internal eSATA 3.0 Gb/s interface (Red)
PS/2 style keyboard/mouse port
One serial port header (Intenal - Not on back panel and not enabled as standard)
One parallel port connector on the back panel

Expansion Capabilities
One PCI Express 3.0 x16 add-in card connector (Blue)
One PCI Express 2.0 x1 bus add-in card connector from the PCH (Black)
Two Conventional PCI bus add-in card connectors from the PCH (White)
Note: PCI Express 3.0 is only supported by 3rd generation Intel® Core processor family processors

BIOS
Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device
Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS
Instantly Available PC Technology
    Support for PCI Express Revision 3.0
    Suspend to RAM support
    Wake on PCI, PCI Express, LAN, front panel, PS/2, serial, and USB ports

LAN Support
Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Legacy I/O Control
Nuvoton NCT6776D I/O controller for PS/2 port, serial port, parallel port, and hardware management support

Hardware Monitor Subsystem
Hardware monitoring through the Nuvoton I/O controller
Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages
Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values
Three fan headers
Two fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity
Fan speed control

Intel® Security and Manageability Technologies
Intel® vPro Technology
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) 8.0
Intel® Small Business Technology (Intel® SBT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)
Intel® Virtualization for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d)
Intel® Anti-Theft (Intel® AT)

(At Release) Support for 3rd generation (IvyBridge) Intel® Core processor family and 2nd generation (SandyBridge) Intel® Core processor family processors with up to 95 W TDP in an LGA1155 socket.
Not backward compatible with socket LGA1156 Processors, but LGA1155/LGA1156 heat sinks are compatible.

Legacy considerations

• No floppy drive connector
• No serial port on the back panel

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