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3 super i/o chipset, 1 super i/o lpc interface – IEI Integration NANO-9453 v1.10 User Manual

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NANO-9453 EPIC Motherboard

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SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant

Console redirection function support

PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) support

USB booting support

2.8.3 Super I/O chipset

The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH6 Southbridge through the LPC

bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with

Environment Controller integration. Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are

listed below:

LPC Interface

PC98/99/2001, ACPI and LANDesk Compliant

Enhanced Hardware Monitor

Fan Speed Controller

SmartGuardian Controller

Single +5V Power Supply

Two 16C550 UARTs for serial port control

One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port

Floppy Disk Controller

Keyboard Controller

Watchdog Timer

Serial IRQ Support

Vbat & Vcch Support

Single +5V Power Supply

Some of the Super I/O features are described in more detail below:

2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface

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

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Low Pin Count Specification

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

PME# interfaces.