Intel Mobile Board MGM45WU Product Guide
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Intel
®
Active Management Technology
(Intel
®
AMT)
Intel AMT offers IT organizations tamper-resistant and persistent management
capabilities. Intel AMT is a hardware-based solution that uses out of band
communication to manage access to client systems in addition to offering encrypted
and persistent asset management and remote diagnostics and/or recovery capabilities
for networked platforms. With Intel AMT, IT organizations can easily get accurate
platform information, and can perform remote updating, diagnostics, debugging and
repair of a system, regardless of the state of the operating system or the power state
of the system.
The Intel AMT subsystem consists of:
• ARC4 microcontroller embedded in the Intel GM45 Graphics and Memory Controller
Hub (GMCH)
• Intel ICH9M-E
• Intel 82567LM Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller
• Channel A SO-DIMM
• BIOS/SPI Flash
NOTE
Software with Intel AMT capability is required to take advantage of the Intel AMT
platform management capabilities.
For more information about Intel AMT and the availability of third-party software, go to
http://intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt
Expandability
For system expansion, the Mobile Board provides the following:
• External USB 2.0 ports
• ExpressCard*/34 socket
• Two PCI Express Mini Card slots
• Docking connector
External USB 2.0 Support
The Mobile Board supports four external USB 2.0 ports as follows:
• One port on the Mobile Board
• Two ports on Expansion Board A
• One port on Expansion Board B
USB 2.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 1.1 devices. USB 1.1 devices will
function normally at USB 1.1 speeds.