Input/Output Interfaces; Introduction; Sata Interface; Sata Programming - HP dx7300 Technical Reference Manual

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Introduction

This chapter describes the standard (i.e., system board) interfaces that provide input and output
(I/O) porting of data and specifically discusses interfaces that are controlled through I/O-mapped
registers. The following I/O interfaces are covered in this chapter:
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SATA interface (5.2)

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Diskette drive interface (5.3)
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Serial interfaces (5.4)
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Parallel interface (5.5)
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Keyboard/pointing device interface (5.6)
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Universal serial bus interface (5.7)
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Audio subsystem (5.8)
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Network interface controller (5.9)
5.2 SATA Interfaces
These systems provide one, three, or four serial ATA (SATA) interfaces that support tranfer rates
up to 3.0 Gb/s and RAID data protection functionality. The SATA interface duplicates most of
the functionality of the EIDE interface through a register interface that is equivalent to that of the
legacy IDE host adapter.

5.2.1 SATA Programming

The SATA interface is configured as a PCI device during POST and controlled through
I/O-mapped registers at runtime. Non-DOS (non-Windows) operating systems may require using
Setup (F10) for drive configuration.
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Input/Output Interfaces

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