System Board 4-11
Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 I/O Addresses
Starting I/O Address
Port
2E8
COM4
3F8
COM1
2F8
COM2
3E8
COM3
2E8
COM4
See Section 2, “System Configuration,” for information on resetting the ports through the BIOS
Setup Utility. See Section 9, “Specifications,” for the serial interface specifications.
Serial interface signals are output through the system board’s 9-pin, D-subconnector. The
connector is located at the back of the system unit.
USB Interface
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports allow new plug and play serial devices to be added
without having to open the system. One USB device can be plugged into each USB port for
direct system connection. With a hub and the proper cabling, up to 127 USB devices per port
can be addressed by the system.
The USB determines system resources for each peripheral and assigns them without user
intervention. Boot support for a USB keyboard is present so the system can be booted with a
USB keyboard instead of a standard keyboard.
Accelerated Graphics Port
The system board contains a Integrated Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) on the system board
that supports graphics-intensive, 3D applications. The AGP supports 133-MHz data transfer
rates, allowing 33 MB of data to be transmitted per second. The port is connected to the
VGA-compatible connector on the back of the system.
Connect a monitor to the board’s VGA connector on the back of the system.
Graphics Controller
The graphics controller, part of the Intel 82815E chipset, is specifically designed for graphics-
intensive operations, including 3D and 2D effects, texture mapping, text and color pixel
amplification, and video acceleration. The controller minimizes bus traffic by off-loading the
tasks normally performed by the processor, providing 64-bit, high resolution performance for
demanding True Color displays and other sophisticated graphics functions.
Motion Video Controller
The motion video controller on the 82815E chipset integrates a Windows graphical user
interface (GUI) engine and motion video playback hardware.
Features include:
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Hardware Motion Compensation to improve soft DVD video quality
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MPEG-2 for life-like video and audio.
MPEG produces full-screen, 30-frames-per-second (fps), broadcast-quality digital video.
Summary of Contents for POWERMATE CT 815 - RELEASE NOTES
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