IEI Technology IEM-945GSE, User Manual

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IEM-945GSE ETX 3.0 Module
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2.5.3 Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
The Intel® ICH7M LPC interface complies with the LPC 1.1 specifications. The LPC bus
from the Intel® ICH7M can be connected to the following devices:
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Super I/O chipset
2.5.3.1 Super I/O
The super I/O chipset connects to the following devices through the ETX 3.0 connectors
on the IEM-945GSE.
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2 x serial ports
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1 x parallel port
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1 x PS/2
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1 x Infrared
2.5.4 PCI Bus
The PCI interface on the Intel® ICH7M is compliant with the PCI Revision 2.3
implementation. The PCI bus is connected to the following devices.
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PCI slots
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ISA slots (through a PCI-to-ISA chip)
2.5.5 PCIe Bus and Fast Ethernet
One PCIe lane is connected to the Realtek RTL8102E LAN chip. The LAN connections
from the LAN chip are connected to the ETX 3.0 connectors.
2.5.6 Real Time Clock
The real time clock in integrated in the Intel® ICH7M. The RTC operates on a 3 V battery
and 32.768 KHz crystal. The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even
when the system is turned off.