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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide SATA Support Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides two onboard 6.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) channels and two onboard 3.0 Gb/s SATA channels. The board also provides two 3.0 Gb/s external SATA (eSATA) channels (one via an onboard connector and the other via a back panel connector). Expandability Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides the following connectors for system expansion: • One PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector • Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 connectors • Three Conventional PCI bus connectors Legacy I/O The board's Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features: • Low pin count (LPC) interface • Consumer Infrared (CIR) support • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for Conventional PCI bus systems • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller. BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on page 61. SATA Auto Configuration If you install a SATA device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the autoconfiguration 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 SATA device. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS sets SATA to ACHI mode by default. 20

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Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB Product Guide
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SATA Support
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides two onboard 6.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA)
channels and two onboard 3.0 Gb/s SATA channels.
The board also provides two 3.0 Gb/s external SATA (eSATA) channels (one via an
onboard connector and the other via a back panel connector).
Expandability
Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB provides the following connectors for system expansion:
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One PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector
•
Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 connectors
•
Three Conventional PCI bus connectors
Legacy I/O
The board’s Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features:
•
Low pin count (LPC) interface
•
Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
•
Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for Conventional PCI
bus systems
•
Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the
PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities.
The BIOS is stored in the Serial
Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device.
The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on
page 61.
SATA Auto Configuration
If you install a SATA 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
SATA device.
You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual
configuration in the BIOS Setup program.
The BIOS sets SATA to ACHI mode by default.