IEI Technology IMBA-XQ354, User Manual

Page: 37 / 245

IMBA-XQ354 Motherboard
Page 17

Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations on six ports with data
transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s

Supports twelve USB 2.0 devices with six UHCI controllers and two EHCI
controller

Complies with System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0

Supports Intel® High Definition Audio

Supports Intel® Matrix storage technology

Contains Low Pin Count (LPC) interface

Supports Firmware Hub (FWH) interface

Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) for Serial and Shared Flash

Intel® Quiet System technology
2.6.1 High Definition Audio Implementation
A Realtek ALC883 HD Audio codec provides 7.1 channel audio capabilities. The Realtek
ALC883 HD Audio is connected to the Intel® ICH9DO and connects to audio devices
through audio jacks on the rear panel and audio headers on the board..
2.6.2 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
The Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC is connected to the
Intel® 82566DM (PHY) chip, and then to the RJ-45 connector. One PCIe x1 port is
connected to the Intel® 82573L chip and then to the RJ-45 connector.
Some of the features of the Intel® ICH9DO GbE controller are listed below.

Supports multi speeds including 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s and 1000 Mb/s

Can operate in full-duplex mode at all supported speeds

Can operate at half-duplex at 10 MB/s and 100 MB/s

Adheres to the IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Specification.

Configurable LED operation for customization of LED display.

64-bit address master support for system using more than 4 GB of physical
memory.

Configurable receive and transmit data FIFO, programmable in 1 KB
increments.

Intelligent interrupt generation to enhance driver performance.

Compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface