PCISA-9652 Half-Size CPU CardPage viii2.6.6 Intel ® ICH8ME PCIe x1 Bus............................................................................ 232.6.7 Intel ® ICH8ME Real Time Clock ..................................................................... 232.6.8 Intel ® ICH8ME SATA Controller ..................................................................... 232.6.9 Intel ® ICH8ME Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) BIOS ................................. 242.6.10 Intel ® ICH8ME USB Controller .................................................................... 242.7 PCI E BUS COMPONENTS .......................................................................................... 242.7.1 PCIe Bus Overview .......................................................................................... 242.7.2 Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller............................................................... 252.8 LPC B US COMPONENTS ........................................................................................... 262.8.1 LPC Bus Overview........................................................................................... 262.8.2 Super I/O chipset.............................................................................................. 262.8.2.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ........................................................................... 272.8.2.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs ........................................................................ 272.8.2.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor ................................................... 272.8.2.4 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller................................................................ 282.8.2.5 Super I/O GPIO Ports ............................................................................... 282.8.2.6 Super I/O Infrared ..................................................................................... 282.8.2.7 Super I/O Keyboard Controller................................................................. 282.8.2.8 Super I/O Parallel Port .............................................................................. 282.8.2.9 Super I/O Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Controller....................................... 292.9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 292.9.1 System Monitoring ........................................................................................... 292.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........................................... 302.9.3 Power Consumption......................................................................................... 303 UNPACKING .......................................................................................................... 333.1 ANTI - STATIC PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... 343.2 UNPACKING .............................................................................................................. 343.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 343.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST ........................................................................................... 353.3.1 Package Contents............................................................................................. 353.3.2 Optional Items.................................................................................................. 364 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS ......................................................................... 394.1 PERIPHERAL I NTERFACE CONNECTORS .................................................................... 40