Intel MS-6112 manual On-BoardIDE, On-BoardPeripherals, Bios, On-BoardSystem Hardware MonitorLM78

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

On-Board IDE

lAn IDE controller on the Intel® 82371AB PCI Chipset provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 operation modes.

lCan connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board Peripherals

lOn-Board Peripherals include:

-1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.

-2 serial ports (COMA + COMB)

-1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

-2 USB ports

-1 IrDA connector for SIR.

BIOS

lThe mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.

lThe mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.

On-Board System Hardware Monitor(LM78)

lCPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan Revolution Detect

lCPU Fan Control (the fan will automatically stop when the system enters suspend mode)

lSystem Voltage Detect

lChassis Intrusion Detect(reserved)

lDisplay Actual Current Voltage

RTC

lNon-Volatile RTC.

Keyboard Connector

lPS/2® keyboard interface and PS/2® mouse interface.

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