6 intel® ich7-m real time clock, 7 intel® ich7-m sata controller – IEI Integration PICOe-945GSE User Manual
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PICOe-945GSE Half-Size CPU Card
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2.5.6 Intel
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ICH7-M Real Time Clock
256 bytes of battery backed RAM is provided by the Motorola MC146818A real time clock
(RTC) integrated into the ICH7-M. The RTC operates on a 3V battery and 32.768KHz
crystal. The RTC keeps track of the time and stores system data even when the system is
turned off.
2.5.7 Intel
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ICH7-M SATA Controller
The integrated SATA controller on the ICH7-M supports up to two SATA drives with
independent DMA operations. Two SATA controllers are connected to two SATA
connectors on the PICOe-945GSE. The SATA connectors are shown in
725H
Figure 2-12.
Figure 2-12: SATA Connectors
SATA controller specifications are listed below.
Supports two SATA drives
Supports 1.5 Gb/s data transfer speeds
Supports Serial ATA Specification, Revision 1.0a