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1.9 SATA Interfaces
The board provides four 3 Gb/s SATA connectors, which support one device per
connector.
The underlying SATA functionality is transparent to the operating system. The SATA
controller can operate in both legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE
I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). In Native mode, standard PCI
Conventional bus resource steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for
configurations using the Windows* XP, Windows Vista*, and Windows 7* operating
systems.
For more information, see: http://www.serialata.org/.
For information about Refer to
The location of the SATA connectors Figure 10, page 42
1.10 Legacy I/O Controller
The Legacy I/O Controller provides the following features:
• One serial port
• One back panel parallel port (with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP) support
• PS/2-style keyboard/mouse interface on the back panel
• Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional
bus systems
• Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
• Conventional PCI bus power management support
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller.
1.10.1 Serial Port
The serial port is implemented as a 10-pin header on the board. The serial port
supports data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 kbits/s with BIOS support.
For information about Refer to
The location of the serial port header Figure 10, page 42
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