SUPER MICRO Computer C2SEE, C2SEA user manual Versatile Media Capabilities, Super I/O

C2SEA/C2SEE User’s Manual

1-7 Versatile Media Capabilities

High-Definition Audio and HDMI Connections

The High-Definition Audio Controller, embedded in the ICH10, delivers up to four codecs, supporting different types of codecs. Operating at 3.3V or 1.5V, the embed- ded Audio Controller supports a multi-channel audio stream, 32-bit sample depth, up to 192 kHz of same rate, and can be used with a variety of microphones for input. In addition to the HD Audio connection, the C2SEA also includes a High-Definition Mul- timedia Interface (HDMI) connector on the motherboard. This connector transmits digital signals, providing superb multimedia interface support. With these versatile audio and video capabilities built in, this motherboard provides the user with a state of the art audio/video experience that is larger than life.

I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d)

With the Intel ICH10 built in, the C2SEA/C2SEE supports I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d) that enables multiple operating systems and applications to run in independent partitions. Each partition uses its own subset of host physical memory, and behaves like a virtual machine (VM), providing isolation and protection across multiple partitions. This feature is available when a processor that supports the virtualization of platforms is installed on the motherboard.

1-8 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera- tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys- tem. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with the ACPI (Advanced Configura- tion and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man- agement through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power manage- ment to reduce power consumption.

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