Trenton’s TQ9 is a graphics-class, PICMG® 1.3 system host board that supports a wide variety of single-, dual and quad-core Intel® processors. New TQ9 I/O interface capabilities include an audio codec interface, two eSATA connections to the backplane and a dozen USB interfaces. The Intel® Q35 MCH and Intel® ICH9DO ICH deliver advanced features like a 1333MHz system bus and SATA RAID. Plugging the TQ9 into a PICMG1.3 graphics-class backplane enhances system design flexibility. A system designed with the TQ9 supports option cards from x16 PCI Express to legacy 32-bit/33MHz PCI cards.