10Gb/s each direction, full duplex DMI (Direct
Media Interface – between ICH9 and GMCH)
PCI Rev 2.3 @ 33MHz support
2 SATA @ 300Gb/s (300MB/s) controllers
Audio CODEC support for HD Audio
6 USB 2.0 Host Controllers – 12 external ports
ACPI 3.0 Support
ICH9
676 mBGA package
Peripheral Chips
Two full handshake COM ports, COM2
configurable to RS-232C, RS-422 or RS-485
IRDA on 5 pin header
Floppy
Combined PS/2 keyboard/mouse
Hardware voltage monitor /CPU temp. monitor
Watchdog timer
PWM fan control outputs / tachometer inputs
ITE IT8718F SIO chip
Monitors thermal diode of CPU
PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps full and half duplex operation
Realtek 8111B
PCI-E x 1 interface
ITE IT8888
ISA Bridge
MARVELL SA8040
1 PATA (IDE) port for 1 device
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