Therefore, Intel has used its most basic Cougar Point chipset: the H61.
Compared to the H67, there are quite a few features missing some more important than others.
The board is hardly short on features and functionality considering its paltry footprint.
The SATA 3Gb/s ports are connected to the H61 chipset and the board features a SATA power connector onboard.
When using the supplied power cable, the DH61AG can power two 3.5" or 2.5" devices.
The 3Gb/s eSATA connector on the I/O panel is also connected to the H61.
The 10-channel audio is delivered by a rather traditional choice in the Realtek ALC892 codec.
This 8 + 2 analog audio codec is often found on high-end motherboards.
However, Intel has only implemented analog/digital line-out and analog line-in on the back panel.
The 8-channel (7.1) Intel HD Audio is supported when using HDMI.
