Serial Ata; Usb 2.0 - Kontron ETXexpress-WPM User Manual

Serial ATA

The ETXexpress-WPM provides 4x Serial ATA (SATA) connections. Serial ATA
supports all ATA and ATAPI devices.
Serial ATA hard-drive connections boost the data transfer rate up to 150MB per second.
In addition, it changes IDE/ATA from a parallel interface requiring 40 separate wires to
connect components to a serial interface requiring only 6 wires. The smaller connector
allows better cooling and frees up space in a variety of form factors.
Configuration
You can configure Serial ATA support from the BIOS Setup Utility. (Press the Delete
button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility.)
Go to the Advanced Menu->IDE Configuration Submenu.
For complete information on BIOS setup options, see the BIOS Operation section in the
back of this manual.

USB 2.0

The ETXexpress-WPM provides support for up to 4x USB 2.0 ports for external
peripherals.
USB 2.0 is up to 40 times faster than the original USB standard. USB 2.0 is backward
compatible with USB 1.1.
Configuration
You can configure support for the USB 2.0 ports from the BIOS Setup Utility. (Press the
Delete button during reboot to see the BIOS Setup Utility.)
Go to the Advanced Menu->USB Configuration Submenu. For complete information
about BIOS setup options, see the BIOS Operation section in the back of this manual.
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