Intel A300 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
A300 Motherboard
Alert On LAN* (AOL) and Alert On LAN 2* (AOL2)
2.6.2 Intel
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ICH4 IDE Interface
The single A300 IDE connector supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices. PIO IDE
transfers up to 16MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB/s. The integrated IDE interface
is able to support the following IDE HDDs:
The onboard ATA-6 controller is able to support the following IDE HDDs:
Ultra ATA/100, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s
Ultra ATA/66, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s
Ultra ATA/33, with data transfer rates up to 33MB/s
Specification
Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/66 Ultra ATA/100
IDE devices
2 2 2
PIO Mode
0 – 4 0 – 4 0 – 4
PIO Max Transfer Rate
16.6 MB/s 16.6 MB/s 16.6 MB/s
DMA/UDMA designation
UDMA 3 - 4 UDMA 3 – 4 UDMA 2
DMA/UDMA Max Transfer
100MB/s 66MB/s 33MB/s
Controller Interface
5V 5V 5V
Table 2-2: Supported HDD Specifications
2.6.3 Intel
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ICH4 Compact Flash Interface
The A300 CompactFlash socket supports standard CF Type I and CF Type II cards. The
chipset flash interface is multiplexed with an IDE interface and can be connected to an
array of industry standard NAND Flash or NOR Flash devices.
2.6.4 Intel
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ICH4 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) Controller
The Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) controller integrated into the ICH4 complies with AC’97
Component Specification, Version 2.3. The AC’97 controller is connected to the onboard
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