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crystal. The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is
turned off.
2.5.7 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 KINO-945GSE. The SATA connectors are shown in Figure 2-15.
Figure 2-15: SATA Connectors
SATA controller specifications are listed below.
Supports two SATA drives
Supports 1.5 Gb/s data transfer speeds
Supports Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a
2.5.8 USB Controller
Up to six high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the Intel®
ICH7M on the KINO-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.