ICH8 has no PATA or AC97?

[MaxBurn]

Interesting find:

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/02/20/intel_ich8_southbridge/

http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=554791

-No PATA
-Six SATA
-No AC97, I didn't see what's in it's place
-Six PCI Express x1
-Ten UPS 2.0 ports

 

[MaxBurn]

-Ten USB 2.0 ports

I do that typo a lot. The audio is replaced with Intel High definition audio whatever that is.

 

[Mercutio]

IIRC, HighRes audio supports ProLogicc 2, which is kinda neat.

 

[LiamC]

If true (about the lack of PATA), buy shares in Promise or SI. There will be a mini boom in PATA controllers until the Opticals go SATA, cheaply and plentifully