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4 sata controller, 5 usb controller, 6 ite it8718f super i/o chipset – IEI Integration PCISA-945GSE v1.01 User Manual

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2.5.4 SATA Controller

The integrated SATA controller on the Intel® ICH7M Southbridge supports two SATA

drives with independent DMA operations. Two SATA controllers are connected to two

SATA connectors on the PCISA-945GSE. SATA controller specifications are listed below.

ƒ Supports two SATA drives

ƒ Supports 1.5 Gb/s data transfer speeds

ƒ Supports Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a

2.5.5 USB Controller

Up to six high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the Intel®

ICH7M on the PCISA-945GSE. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to

480 MB/s, is enabled with the Intel® ICH7M integrated Enhanced Host Controller

Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller. USB full-speed and low-speed signaling is

supported by the Intel® ICH7M integrated Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI)

controllers.

The six USB ports implemented on the PCISA-945GSE are connected to four internal

connectors (on two headers) and two external connectors.

2.5.6 iTE IT8718F Super I/O chipset

The iTE IT8718F Super I/O chipset is connected to the Intel® ICH7M Southbridge through

the LPC bus. The iTE IT8718F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes

with Environment Controller integration.