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Northbridge
Southbridge
Item Specification
Chipset Intel GMCH GM45
Package 1329-pin FCBGA
Item Specification
Chipset ICH9-M
Package 676 pins BGA, 31 mm x 31 mm
Features • PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1 support
• PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 support
• ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 3.0b
• Integrated SATA 4 ports and AHCI support.
• USB host interface with support for up to 12 USB ports (X6 UHCI; X2 EHCI)
• Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet MAC with System Defense
• System Management Bus (SMBus2.0) Specification
• Supports Intel® High Definition Audio
• Supports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (IMSM)
• Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
• FWH and SPI interface support
• Power: 5V for Reference on core well input