Intel Desktop Board D865PERL Product Guide
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Enhanced IDE Interface
The ICH5R and ICH5’s IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor
and peripheral devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and Iomega Zip
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drives inside the
computer. The interface supports:
• Up to four 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
• Laser Servo (LS-120) drives
Serial ATA
The desktop board supports two Serial ATA channels via ICH5R or ICH5, connecting one device
per channel. It supports the optional RAID 0 (Striping) across two SATA disk drives.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
NOTE
The AGP connector is keyed for 1.5 V and 0.8 V AGP cards only. Do not attempt to install a legacy
3.3 V AGP card. The AGP connector is not mechanically compatible with legacy 3.3 V AGP cards.
AGP is a high-performance interface for graphics-intensive applications, such as 3D graphics.
AGP is independent of the PCI bus and is intended for exclusive use with graphical display devices.
The AGP 3.0 connector supports 8x (0.8 V), 4x, and 1x (1.5 V) add-in cards.
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For information about installing the AGP card, see page 36 in Chapter 2.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI and IDE
auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Firmware Hub.
The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 65 in Chapter 3.
IDE Auto Configuration
If you install an IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the IDE 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 an IDE device. You can override the auto-
configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program.
To use ATA-66/100 features, the following items are required:
• An ATA-66/100 peripheral device
• An ATA-66/100 compatible cable
• ATA-66/100 operating system device drivers
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