For more information about these modules please refer to Chapter 3 or contact the
3307800 reseller or vendor. Alternatively, please contact Global American, INC. at
salesinfo@Globalamericaninc.com.
2.7.4 Super I/O chipset
The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the AMD SB600 southbridge through
the LPC bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with
Environment Controller integration. Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are
listed below:
PC98/99/2001, ACPI and LANDesk Compliant
Enhanced Hardware Monitor
Fan Speed Controller
Single +5V Power Supply
Two 16C550 UARTs for serial port control
One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port
Keyboard Controller
Watchdog Timer
Serial IRQ Support
Vbat & Vcch Support
Single +5V Power Supply
Some of the Super I/O features are described in more detail below:
2.7.4.1 Super I/O LPC Interface
The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the AMD
Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI
PME# interfaces.
2.7.4.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs
The onboard Super I/O has two integrated 16C550 UARTs that can support the following:
Two standard serial ports (COM1 and COM2)
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