IEI Integration IEM-945GSE - Manual (Page 28)

IEM-945GSE ETX 3.0 Module
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2.5.7 SATA Controller
The integrated SATA controller on the Southbridge supports up to two SATA drives with
independent DMA operations. The SATA connectors are located on the IEM-945GSE and
not interfaced through the ETX 3.0 connectors. 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
2.5.8 SPI Bus
The Serial Peripheral Interface is a short distance serial bus for communication with other
devices on the motherboard. The SPI interface from the board is interfaced to the items
below:
ƒ SPI BIOS.
2.5.9 USB Controller
Up to eight high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the Intel®
ICH7M on the IEM-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.
2.6 Environmental and Power Specifications
2.6.1 System Monitoring
The IEM-945GSE monitors the following temperatures:
ƒ CPU temperature
ƒ System temperature
ƒ On-chip temperature
The IEM-945GSE monitors the following fan speeds: