Intel S845WD1-E Benutzerhandbuch

 

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Intel Server Board S845WD1-E Product Guide 

The S845WD1-E server board has one serial port connector and one serial port header.  The serial 
port A connector is located on the back panel.  The serial port B header is located near the main 
power connector.  The serial ports’ NS16C550-compatible UART supports data transfers at speeds 
up to 115.2 kb/s with BIOS support. 

The 25-pin D-Sub parallel port connector is located on the back panel.  In the BIOS Setup program, 
the parallel port can be set to the following modes:   
•  Output only (PC AT

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-compatible mode) 

•  Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible) 
•  EPP 
•  ECP 

The I/O controller supports two diskette drives that are compatible with the 82077 diskette drive 
controller and supports both PC-AT and PS/2 modes. 

PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel.  The +5 V lines to these 
connectors are protected with a PolySwitch

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 circuit that, like a self-healing fuse, reestablishes the 

connection after an overcurrent condition is removed. 

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The keyboard is supported in the bottom PS/2 connector and the mouse is 
supported in the top PS/2 connector.  Power to the computer should be turned 
off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected. 

The keyboard controller contains the AMI keyboard and mouse controller code, provides the 
keyboard and mouse control functions, and supports password protection for power-on/reset.  A 
power-on/reset password can be specified in the BIOS Setup program. 

The Hardware Management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for 
Management (WfM) specification.  The board has several hardware management features, 
including the following: 
•  Fan monitoring 
•  Thermal and voltage monitoring 
•  Chassis intrusion detection