Overview
The PCH provides extensive I/O support. Functions and capabilities include:
• PCI Express* Base Specification, Revision 2.0 support for up to eight ports with transfers up to 5 GT/s
• 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, Revision 4.0a
• Enhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions
• Integrated Serial ATA host controllers with independent DMA operation on up to six ports
• USB host interface with two EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 Host controllers and two rate matching hubs provide support for up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports
• Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet MAC with System Defense
• System Management Bus (SMBus) Specification, Version 2.0 with additional support for I2C devices
• Supports Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)
• Supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST)
• Supports Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)
• Supports Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d)
• Supports Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT)
• Integrated Clock Controller
• Intel® Flexible Display Interconnect (Intel® FDI)
• Analog and digital display ports
   — Analog VGA
   — HDMI
   — DVI
   — DisplayPort* 1.1, Embedded DisplayPort
   — SDVO
   — LVDS (Mobile Only)
• Low Pin Count (LPC) interface
• Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support
• Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support
• Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)
• JTAG Boundary Scan support