Usb Support; Sata Support - Intel DQ67EP Product Manual

USB Support

The Desktop Board supports USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is supported via two
USB 3.0 ports (blue) on the back panel. USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with
USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. The USB 3.0 ports are SuperSpeed, high-speed, full-
speed, and low-speed capable. USB 3.0 support requires both an operating system
and drivers that fully support USB 3.0 transfer rates.
There are 10 USB 2.0 ports (four ports routed to back panel connectors (black) and six
ports routed to three onboard headers). The USB 2.0 ports are high-speed, full-speed,
and low-speed capable. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating system and
drivers that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates.
NOTE
Intel recommends connecting USB keyboard and mouse devices to USB 2.0 ports
(black). Operating system installation may be interrupted if keyboard and mouse
devices are connected to the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports (blue) due to the lack of
native USB 3.0 driver support from the operating system. The device driver for the
USB 3.0 host controller must be installed from the included Intel
Driver and Software DVD before it can be operational in the operating system.

SATA Support

The board provides six SATA channels, through the PCH, which support one device per
channel:
• Two internal SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (blue)
• Two internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (black)
• Two external SATA (eSATA) 3.0 Gb/s connectors (red) on the back panel for
external connections
Desktop Board Features
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Express Installer
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