Ide Controller; Features Of The Ide Controller; Disk Drive Support; Primary Ide Channel - Intel NetStructure ZT 5515 Product Specification

IDE Controller

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The ZT 5515A-1B has an on-board IDE controller that provides two IDE channels for interfacing
with up to four IDE devices. The IDE controller is incorporated into the Intel 845E chipset which
supports ATA-100. There is one 44-pin IDE connector on the ZT 5515A-1B, which supports up to
two IDE devices (though there is only space on the board itself to mount one device). The
secondary IDE channel is available through the rear panel connector (J5).
Section D.3, "Intel 845E Chipset" on page 83

Features of the IDE Controller

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Primary and Secondary channels for interfacing up to four devices
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IBM-AT compatible
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Supports PIO and Bus Master IDE
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"Ultra ATA/33/66/100" Synchronous DMA Operation
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Bus Master IDE transfers up to 100 MB/sec.
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Individual software control for each IDE channel
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32-bit, 33 MHz, high performance PCI bus interface

Disk Drive Support

The ZT 5515 supports internal and external IDE devices. These configurations are described
below.

Primary IDE Channel

The ZT 5515's primary IDE channel is directed to the J8 IDE connector. J8 is used to interface with
the locally mounted hard drive. For specifications of the J8 IDE connector, see
"J30 (COM1 Serial Port)" on page

Secondary IDE Channel

The ZT 5515's Secondary IDE channel is directed via the J5 rear-panel I/O connector to a
compatible rear panel I/O board. Rear Panel I/O boards, such as the ZT 4807, can be installed in-
line behind the ZT 5515 to provide expanded I/O capability. See
O CompactPCI Connector)" on page 67
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Refer to the Intel NetStructure
Hardware Manual for product information.
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ZT 5515 Compute Processor Board Technical Product Specification
provides a link to the PIIX4E datasheet.
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for specifications of the J5 connector.
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ZT 4807 Packet Switched Rear-Panel Transition Board
IDE Controller
Section A.3.2.8,
Section A.3.2.4, "J5 (Rear Panel I/
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