Intel D946GZTS Product Guide - Page 17
Enhanced IDE Interface, Serial ATA, Expandability, BIOS, Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration
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Desktop Board Features Enhanced IDE Interface The desktop board's IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and peripheral devices such as hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives. The interface supports: • Up to two IDE devices (such as hard drives) • ATAPI-style devices (such as CD-ROM drives) • Older PIO Mode devices • Ultra DMA-33 and ATA-66/100 protocols Serial ATA The desktop board supports four Serial ATA channels (3.0 Gb/s) via ICH7, connecting one device per channel. Expandability For system expansion, the desktop board provides the following: • One PCI Express x16 connector • One PCI Express x1 connector • Two PCI bus connectors BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 61 in Chapter 3. Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the device for your computer. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a Serial ATA or IDE device. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program. 17