Chapter 2 System Overview
Compaq iPAQ Family of Internet Devices
First Edition March 2000
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2.4.2 CHIPSET
The Compaq iPAQ employs the Intel 810e chipset, which is designed to compliment the
processor and pr ovide the central p oint for the systems data transactions.
The chipset is composed of a graphics memory controller hub (GMCH), an I/O controller hub
(ICH), an d a firmware h ub (FWH). Table 2-3 shows the fun ctions provi ded by the componen ts of
the chipset.
Table 2-3. Intel 810e Chipset Comparison
Table 2-3.
Intel 810e Chipset Components
Component Type Function
82810e-DC100 Graphics/Memory
Controller Hub(GMCH)
AGP 2X graphics controller (i740 equivalent)
SDRAM controller supporting 2 PC100 DIMMs
66-/100-/133-MHz FSB
PCI bus I/F
82801AA I/O Controller Hub (ICH) LPC bus I/F
SMBus I/F
IDE I/F with UATA/66 support
AC 97 audio controller
RTC/CMOS
IRQ controller
Power management logic
USB I/F (2)
82802 Firmware Controller Hub (FWH) Loaded with Compaq BIOS
Random number generator