IMB-9452 Motherboard Console redirection function support PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment ) support USB booting support2.15 Operating Temperature and Temperature ControlThe maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the IMB-9452 are listed below. Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F) Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F)A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU. Thermal paste must besmeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. Heat sinksare also mounted on the northbridge and southbridge chipsets to ensure the operatingtemperature of these chips remain low.2.16 Audio CodecThe IMB-9452 has an integrated REALTEK ALC883 CODEC. The ALC883 CODEC is aValue 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio (HDA) codecs. The ALC883 series provide 10DAC channels that simultaneously support 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 channels ofindependent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereooutput. Some of the features of the codec are listed below. High-performance DACs with 95dB SNR (A-Weighting), ADCs with 85dBSNR (A-Weighting) Meets performance requirements for audio on PC2001 systems and MicrosoftWLP 2.x Ten DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 7.1 sound playback,plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming)through the front panel output 2 stereo ADCs support 16/20/24-bit PCM format, one for stereo microphone,the other for legacy mixer recording All DACs support 44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz sample rate All ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate 16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-OUT supports 44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz sample rate 16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-IN supports 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample ratePage 30 IEI® Technology, Corp.