Pci Enhanced Ide Interface; Add-In Card Connectors; Audio Subsystem - Intel D815EGEW Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board D815EGEW Product Guide
✏
NOTE
Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port might not meet FCC
Class B requirements even if no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Use a
shielded cable that meets the requirements for a full-speed USB device.

PCI Enhanced IDE Interface

The PCI enhanced IDE interface handles the exchange of information between the processor and
peripheral devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and Iomega ZIP
The interface supports:
•
Up to four IDE devices (such as hard drives)
•
ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROM drives)
•
PIO Mode 3 and PIO Mode 4 devices
•
Ultra DMA (33 MB/sec) and ATA-66/100 protocols
•
Support for laser servo (LS-120) drives

Add-in Card Connectors

The D815EGEW board has four PCI add-in card connectors.

Audio Subsystem

The board has an AC '97 compliant audio subsystem. The audio subsystem includes these
features:
•
Split digital/analog architecture for improved S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio: > 90 dB
•
Power management support for APM 1.2 and ACPI 2.0 (driver dependent)
•
3-D stereo enhancement
The audio subsystem consists of the following:
•
Intel 82801BA I/O Controller Hub (ICH2)
•
Analog Devices Inc. AD1885 analog codec
✏
NOTES
The line out connector is designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only. Poor audio
quality may occur if passive (non-amplified) speakers are connected to this output.
Audio drivers and utilities are available from the Intel customer support World Wide Web site at:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop
14
†
drives inside the computer.