Chipset Overview; Intel C204 Chipset Features - Supermicro Supero X9SCi-LN4 User Manual

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Chipset Overview

The X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series motherboard supports a single Intel® Xeon E3-
1200 series, 2nd generation Intel Core® i3, Pentium®, Celeron® processor in
an LGA 1155 socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the C204
chipset, the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system performance
and storage capability for Bromolow server platforms in a sleek package.
The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel C204 chipset
supports high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true isochronous
communication, providing up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data transfer rate
on each read/write direction. In addition, the X9SCi-LN4/X9SCA series mother-
board also features the TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a
software/hardware lock and perform tasks, including ECC Error Reporting, Func-
tion Disable and Intruder Detect.

Intel C204 Chipset Features

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Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)
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Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology
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Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support
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Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support
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PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)
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SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)
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Two (2) SATA 3.0 ports (up to 6G/s)
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Chapter 1: Introduction