— Enables use of a double slot 150W/300W card which covers slot 3 and makes it unusable.
— Enables use of a double slot card in slot 1.
• It is not possible to simultaneously use a ×16 Triple-slot card in slot 2 and a ×16 lane CCIX in slot 3.
2.8.3
SATA 3.0 ports
The PCIe switch connects to the SATA 3.0 controller over a ×1 PCIe link.
The SATA 3.0 controller drives two SATA 3.0 ports for hard drives:
• The SATA 3.0 is a Marvell 88SE9170 SATA 3.0 controller with a ×1 Gen 2 link to the PCIe switch.
• The connections between the SATA 3.0 ports and the SATA 3.0 controller have a Serial ATA
Generation 3 transfer rate of 6Gbps.
Related information
1.3 The N1 SDP at a glance
2.8.4
Gigabit Ethernet port
The PCIe switch connects to the
Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) controller over a ×1 Gen 1.1 link.
The GbE controller drives an RJ45 GbE port on the back panel.
• The GbE controller is a RealTek RTL8111GS device.
• The controller provides a 10/100/1000Base-T connection to the GbE port.
Related information
1.3 The N1 SDP at a glance
2.8.5
USB 3.0 ports
The PCI switch connects to a USB 3.0 Host controller over a single-lane PCIe Gen 2 link.
The USB 3.0 Host controller drives four USB 3.0 ports on the back panel:
• The USB 3.0 controller is a Texas Instruments TUSB7340IRKMT device with a Gen 2 link to the
PCIe switch.
• The controller operates at USB 3.0, 5Gbps, and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, 480Mbps.
Related information
1.3 The N1 SDP at a glance
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