Features - DFI-ITOX NP100-N16C User Manual

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Introduction

Features

Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly "clear" the sys-
tem at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset
at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.
CompactFlash
The system board is equipped with the CompactFlash socket for inserting a
TM
CompactFlash card. CompactFlash card is a small removable mass storage
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device designed with flash technology - a non-volatile storage solution that does
not require a battery to retain data indefinitely. The CompactFlash technology
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is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers, digital cam-
eras, handheld data collection scanners, PDAs, Pocket PCs, handy terminals and
personal communicators.
DDR2
DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers
bandwidth of 4.3 GB per second and beyond. That is twice the speed of the con-
ventional DDR without increasing its power consumption. DDR2 SDRAM modules
work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory voltage for DDR modules. DDR2
also incorporates new innovations such as the On-Die Termination (ODT) as well
as larger 4-bit pre-fetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle.
Graphics
The Intel 945GSE Express Chipset features an integrated 32-bit 3D graphics
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engine based on the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 architecture; deliver-
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ing sophisticated graphics for large display applications. Graphics interfaces such
as single-channel SDVO, VGA and dual-channel LVDS support multiple graphics
display options.
PCI Express
PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to
scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x1 PCI Express lane supports trans-
fer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second which is nearly 4 times faster
than the traditional PCI.
S/PDIF
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio sig-
nals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format. This
prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted
to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT
machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board
sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers
and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.
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