2 System Board

Memory Controller Hub (8240)

Read/Write Buffers

The MCH defines a data buffering scheme to support the required level of

 

concurrent operations and provide adequate sustained bandwidth between

 

the DRAM subsystem and all other system interfaces (CPU, AGP and PCI).

System Clocking

The MCH operates the host interface at 100 MHz or 133 MHz, PCI at 33 MHz

 

and AGP at 66/133 MHz. Coupling between all interfaces and internal logic is

 

done in a synchronous manner. The clocking scheme uses an external clock

 

synthesizer (which produces reference clocks for the host, AGP and PCI

 

interfaces).
I/O APICI/O APIC is used to support dual processors as well as enhanced interrupt

 

processing in the single processor environment. The I/O APIC controller of

 

the ICH is used in conjunction with a second I/O APIC controller in the

 

P64H.

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