Intel NH82801HBM BGA I/O Controller Hub 8 (Intel® ICH8) Southbridge

The ICH8 provides extensive I/O support. Functions and capabilities include: • PCI Express* Base Specification, Revision 1.1 support • PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 support for 33 MHz PCI operations(supports up to four Req/Gnt pairs). • ACPI Power Management Logic Support • Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions • Integrated Serial ATA host controllers with independent DMA operation on up to six ports (Desktop only) or three ports (Mobile only) and AHCI support. • Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA100/66/33 (Mobile only) • USB host interface with support for up to ten USB ports; five UHCI host controllers;two EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 Host controllers • Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE MAC with System Defense • System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 with additional support for I2C devices) • Supports Intel High Definition Audio • Supports Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (ICH8, ICH8DH, ICH8DO, and ICH8M-Eonly) • Supports Intel® Active Management Technology (ICH8DO and ICH8M-E only) • Low Pin Count (LPC) interface • Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support • Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support • Intel® Quiet System Technology (Desktop only)