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Super I/O
The Super I/O supports one high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
header (UART). The UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable
baud rate generator, complete modem control capability, and a processor interrupt
system. The UART provides legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps.
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-
ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
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Advanced Power Management
The new advanced power management features supported by this motherboard
include IPNM and ME. Please note that you will need to do following to use these
two new features:
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Use a power supply that supports PMBus 1.1 or 1.2,
•
Install the NMView software in your system. NMView is optional and can be
purchased from Supermicro.
Intel
Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM)
®
The Intel
Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) provides your system with
®
real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency.
Although IPNM is supported by the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller),
your system must also have IPNM-compatible Management Engine (ME) firmware
installed in your system for IPNM support.
Note: Support for IPNM Specification Version 1.5 or Vision 2.0 depends
on the power supply used in the system.
Management Engine (ME)
The Management Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH, pro-
vides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by
SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.
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Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller
The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC),
supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi-media
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Chapter 1: Overview
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