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Reviews for Intel Media DP35DP Desktop Motherboard - P35 Express Chipset - Socket T LGA-775 - 1 x Retail PackATX - 1 x Processor Support - 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM Maximum RAM - 1 x PCIe x16 Slot - MPN: BOXDP35DPM 
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dhom88
- Dec 27, 2007
Rock-solid, high-performance main board from IntelStrengths: Pop it in, connect stuff to it (potentially a LOT of stuff), forget about the techie-stuff and enjoy it. Weakness: No floppy controller, no BIOS tweaking (for overclocking) This is a great board if you want a high-performance PC, but are not into overclocking. As the previous reviewer mentioned, a media center PC (aka Home Theater PC or HTPC) is a perfect application for this board. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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mcperry
- Jan 22, 2008
DP35DP motherboardStrengths: Great motherboard for the price Weakness: no sli or floppy connector Great all around motherboard. Has no sli support or floppy. But I am not a big gamer and can't tell you the last time I used a floppy drive. Has infared ports so you could use a remote control to control dvd playback. Can boot from a usb device so you could install raid drivers that way if needed 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By anonymous - Aug 7, 2008
Soo disappointingStrengths: Intel stable Weakness: works OK, except wouldn't enter ACPI standby completely Is an upgrade for DP965LT so that I can run E8400 cpu. Got it going fine, this board has no PS/2 for mice or Keyboard, That wasn't a problem for me. Doen't have a parrallel port for my printer, got a SIIG PCI-to-parrallel card. 0% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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randyrip
- Aug 4, 2008
1 - DANGER! THIS IS A FRUSTRATING TIME SINK!Strengths: It came in a really swell box. Weakness: BE CAREFUL WHAT MEMORY YOU BUY FOR THE BOARD AND IF YOU WANT TO INSTALL RAID, YOU'LL NEED A MONTH TO GET IT TO WORK. You must listen to the other nightmares posted about this mobo! Intel ships the RAID software on a floppy, but there's no floppy controller on the board. Intel support says use a USB floppy drive.... but it has to be one of a few specific models. I tried to find a place to buy any of the recommended USB drives -- not available and Intel Support can't tell you where to find one. 0% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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RickCain
- Sep 21, 2009
Not for the AmateurStrengths: intel reliability, tons of USB ports, lots of fan connectors. Weakness: No parallel port, no floppy port, no PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, lone serial connector is very far away from the slots To put it bluntly, this motherboard is a basket case until you update the bios to the latest version. After that everything will work just fine. The fun part though is getting the bios updated since you have no floppy port! My recommendation is if you want legacy compatibility, search elsewhere. Any old style ports on this board are for temporary use at best. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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nsxt290
- Apr 29, 2008
DP35DPStrengths: Board is a media series board with many features Weakness: No Floppy, no P/S2 connectors It is a solid board with 6 usb ports in the back with connectors for up to 12 total. Has 7.1 sound. It is a good board for the price. You will need a PCI-e video card for this as it does not have integrated video. Supports the latest chips with 1333 FSB. As stated before, there is no floppy or P/S2 connectors. Another disappointing feature is the esata connector without a powered extention. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top 
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Awesome board for a Media PC
Strengths: Onboard consumer IR, RAID, supports latest processors
Weakness: no floppy connector, no overclocking support.
This is an awesome motherboard for HTPC use. I just built my third HTPC using this board. The onboard features are very nice. It has consumer infrared ports, which is a first on any motherboard. This means I dont have to use an external USB device for Infrared control. I used a small device from another meritline.com to connect those ports, all info is included in the motherboard. Works flawlessly!
The motherboard is rock solid, it has been running 24x7 for the past week, no issues. It does have the newer ATX2.2 power connector which maked it incompatible with older powersupplies. I did not know this and had to buy a new power supply. Also it sleeps and wakes up just fine. Drivers seem to be stable of course it is an intel machine !
Overall it is a very nice board for use in a HTPC / media pc.
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