Processor/Memory Subsystem

Figure 3-3 shows the system memory map.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 GB

 

 

 

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High BIOS Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DMI/APIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top of DRAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main

IGC (1-32 MB)

 

 

 

TSEG

 

 

Memory

 

 

 

 

 

Area

Main

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Memory

 

16 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Main

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

 

 

 

 

 

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1 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOS

Expansion Area

 

 

Compatibilty

Legacy Video

 

640 KB

Area

 

 

Base Memory

 

 

 

 

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All locations in memory are cacheable. Base memory is always mapped to DRAM. The next 128 KB fixed memory area can, through the north bridge, be mapped to DRAM or to PCI space. Graphics RAM area is mapped to PCI or AGP locations.

Figure 3-3. System Memory Map

Technical Reference Guide

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