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1 super i/o lpc interface, 2 super i/o 16c550 uarts, 3 super i/o enhanced hardware monitor – IEI Integration IMB-Q354 v1.00 User Manual

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2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface

The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel

®

Low Pin Count Specification

Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI

PME# interfaces.

2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs

The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following:

one standard serial port (COM1)

IrDa 1.0 and ASKIR protocols(IR1)

The Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port chipset connected to the LPC bus provided

connectivity to another three serial port connectors (COM2, COM3 and COM4). For

further details on the Fintek F81216DG serial port controller, please refer to Section 2.8.4.

2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor

The Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs, VBAT

internally, and eight voltage monitor inputs. These hardware parameters are reported in

the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu.

2.8.3.4 Super I/O Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Controller

The Super I/O FDD controller is compatible with the following specifications.

Enhanced digital data separator

Supports automatic write protection via software

Supported capacities:

o

360K

o

720K

o

1.2M

o

1.44M

o

2.88M

3-mode FDD supported