System Overview
96M4321o User’s Manual
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1.3.1 Mechanical
Drawing
1.4 System
Architecture
96M4321o
adopts Intel® Q965 Express chipset that supports Intel® Core 2
Duo processor that based on Intel innovative Core Mircoarchitecture Technology.
Q965 GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) embedded Graphics Media
Accelerator 3000 (GMA 3000) and features PCI Express x16 graphics interface via
backplane that supports the latest high-performance graphics cards. Along with
the highest 1,066MHz FSB of processor, the parallel system memory up to DDR2 800
as well.
The companion I/O controller, ICH8DO has six PCI Express x1 links that
throughput is 2.5Gbps per direction. And they were designed as interface of dual
Gigabit Ethernet ports on-board and four PCI Express x1 expansion via backplane.
One special characteristic of the ICH8DO is the capability to aggregate these four
PCI Express x1 link as on PCI Express x4 link. And that is what user can benefit for
PCI Express x4, high throughput storage expansion card via backplane.
ICH8DO provides six SATA 300 ports, together with Intel® Matrix Storage
Technology (MST), the
96M4321o
offers cost effective RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
that seamlessly protects against data loss from hard drive failure. Dual SATA ports
and dual USB ports are routed to gold finger for better wiring consideration of these
two kinds of interface via backplane.
