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2.4.2.4 SDVO
The SDVO can be connected to an external chip to enable various graphics outputs. The
Intel® 945GSE internal graphics engine has the following SDVO output features:
Concurrent operation of PCIe x1 with SDVO
One SDVO ports supported
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SDVO is muxed onto the PCIe pins
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DVI 1.0 support for external digital monitor
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Only Downstream HDCP support
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Supports TV and DVD formats
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Display hot plug support
2.5 Intel® ICH7M Southbridge Chipset
The Intel® ICH7M Southbridge chipset is connected to the Intel® 945GSE Northbridge
through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). The Intel® ICH7M provides the I/O
capabilities to the system.
All the connections on the Intel® ICH7M are wired through the COM Express connectors
to connectors on the carrier board. Some of the features of the Intel® ICH7M are listed
below. The connections from the Intel® ICH7M are shown in Figure 2-4.
Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a
Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 and supports
33 MHz PCI operations
Supports ACPI Power Management Logic
Contains:
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Enhanced DMA controller
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Interrupt controller
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Timer functions
Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to two SATA
connectors on the ICE-945GSE