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Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1
Features
• Watchdog
Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set
time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so
that your system will continue to operate.
• DDR3
DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. The advantages of
DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2.
• Graphics
The integrated Intel
®
HD graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance
and features to meet business needs. It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with out-
standing graphics responsiveness. These enhancements deliver the performance and compat-
ibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications. Supports HDMI and DVI-I
interfaces for display outputs.
• DVI
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a form of video interface technology made to maximize the
quality of flat panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. Data is transmitted using
the TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from
the PC’s graphics subsystem to the display.
• Serial
ATA
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of
up to 3Gb/s (SATA 2.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel
ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. The bandwidth of the SATA 3.0 will be limited by
carrier board design.
• Gigabit
LAN
One Intel
®
82579LM and one Intel
®
82574L Gigabit LAN controllers support up to 1Gbps data
transmission.
• Audio
The Realtek ALC886 audio codec provides 5.1-channel High Definition audio output.
• USB
The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second band-
width while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in
device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible
external Plug and Play peripherals.
Important:
The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support
≥
720mA.
• Wake-On-USB
This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the
S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
• RTC
Timer
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the
set date and time.
• Power
Failure
Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system
manually or let the system power-on automatically.
Important:
If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the
5V_standby power source of your power supply must support
≥
1.5A. For 3 or more
USB ports, the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support
≥
2A.
• Wake-On-PS/2
This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system.
• Wake-On-LAN
This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It
is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power
Management Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-
on the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Important:
The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support
≥
720mA.