Desktop Board Features
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Intel
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82845E Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
The MCH provides the processor, system memory, AGP, and hub interfaces in the
Intel 845E chipset platform. Features on Desktop Boards D845EPT2 and D845EBG2 include:
• Single processor support with 533/400 MHz data transfer rate
• Designed to support up to 2 GB (with 512 Mbit technology) DDR SDRAM at 266/200 MHz
operation
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NOTE
512 Mbit technology has not been validated on these boards.
• 1.5 V AGP interface with 4X Side Band Addressing (SBA)/data transfer and 2X and 4X
fast write
Intel
®
82801DB I/O Controller Hub (ICH4)
The Intel 82801DB I/O Controller Hub integrates many I/O functions and provides the I/O
subsystem with access to the rest of the platform. ICH4 features on Desktop Boards D845EPT2
and D845EBG2 include:
• Integrated IDE controller supports two Ultra DMA-33 and ATA-66/100 channels, and PIO
modes
• SMBus interface
• FWH interface
• Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
• AC’97 2.1 compliant link for audio and telephony codecs
• Integrated Intel
82562ET 10/100 Mbit/sec Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device for interfacing
the ICH4 LAN connect interface to LAN connect component
• Three UHCI and one ECHI compliant host controllers supporting up to six USB ports
Firmware Hub (FWH)
The 4 Mbit Firmware Hub has these features:
• System BIOS
• System security and management logic
Input/Output (I/O) Controller
The SMSC LPC47M102S ultra I/O controller features the following:
• Low pin count (LPC) interface
• Two serial ports (one via an Intel desktop board header)
• One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) support
• Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI systems
• PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces
• Interface for one 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB floppy drive
• Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake up event interface
• PCI power management support
• Two fan tachometer inputs