IEI Integration NANO-945GSE v1.01 - Manual (Page 39)

NANO-945GSE EPIC Motherboard
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o Interrupt controller
o Timer functions
Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to four SATA
connectors on the NANO-945GSE
Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33
Supports the four USB 2.0 devices on the NANO-945GSE with four UHCI
controllers and one EHCI controller
Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0
Supports Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) Revision 2.3
Supports Intel® High Definition Audio
Contains Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
Supports Firmware Hub (FWH) interface
Serial peripheral interface support
2.5.2 Intel
®
ICH7-M Audio Controllers
The Intel® ICH7-M has the following to audio controllers.
AC’97 controller
HD Audio controller
The controllers share the same pins and only one can be activated at a time. The
controllers are interfaced to the NANO-945GSE audio connector which is in turn
connected to an option audio kit with either an AC’97 codec or an HD Audio codec.
2.5.2.1 Intel
®
ICH7-M Audio Codec ’97 Controller
The Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) controller integrated into the ICH7-M complies with AC’97
Component Specification, Version 2.3. The AC’97 controller is connected to the onboard
audio connector. The audio connector is connected to an optional 5.1 channel audio kit
with an embedded AC’97 audio codec. The AC’97 controller supports up to six PCM audio
output channels. Complete surround sound requires six-channel audio consisting of:
Front left
Front right
Back left