Introduction

1.1.1Component Overview

Table 1-1lists the 460GX chipset components.

Table 1-1. Intel® 460GX Chipset Components

Component

Name

Function

 

 

 

SAC

82461GX

Interfaces the address and control portion of the Itanium™ processor

 

System Address

system bus and the memory bus. Acts as a host bridge interface to

 

peripheral I/O devices through four Expander busses.

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

SDC

82462GX

Interfaces the data portion of the Itanium processor system bus and

 

System Data path

the memory bus.

 

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

MAC

82463GX

Provides the SDRAM RAS/CAS/WE/CS generation as well as

 

Memory Address

redriving the address to the SDRAMs. It is capable of buffering several

 

commands from the SAC.

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

MDC

82464GX

Multiplexes the data from the SDRAM to the SDC. On reads, it latches

 

Memory Data path

data from the SDRAM, then transfers the data to the SDC. On writes, it

 

latches the data from the SDC, then writes the data to the SDRAM.

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 

GXB

82465GX

Provides the control and data interface for an AGP 4X graphics port.

 

Graphics Expander

This device attaches to the SAC via two Expander busses which utilize

 

a special configuration.

 

Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

WXB

82466GX

Provides the primary control and data interface for two independent

 

Wide and fast PCI

64-bit, 66 MHz PCI interfaces. This device attaches to the SAC via an

 

Expander bus.

 

Expander Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

PXB

82467GX

Provides the primary control and data interface for two independent

 

PCI Expander Bridge

32-bit, 33-MHz PCI interfaces. These two 32-bit interfaces may

 

operate together to produce a single 64-bit, 33-MHz interface via a

 

 

 

 

configuration option. This device attaches to the SAC via an Expander

 

 

bus.

 

 

 

IFB

82468GX

The IFB is a multi-function PCI device implementing a PCI-to-LPC

 

I/O and Firmware

bridge function, a PCI IDE function, a Universal Serial Bus Host/Hub

 

function, an SMBus Interface function, Power Management function

 

Bridge

 

and the Firmware Hub interface.

 

 

 

 

 

FWH

82802AC

The FWH component interfaces to the IFB component and provides

 

Firmware Hub 8Mb

firmware storage and security features. Further FWH information can

 

be found at http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/datasheets or by

 

 

 

 

ordering document 290658.

 

 

 

PID

NEC# UPD66566S1-

The PID is an interrupt controller that provides interrupt steering

 

016

functions. The PID contains the logic required to support 8259A mode,

 

Programmable

APIC mode, and SAPIC mode interrupt controller operations. The PID

 

interfaces include a PCI bus interface, an APIC bus interface, a serial

 

Interrupt Device

 

IRQ interface, and an interrupt input interface.

 

 

 

 

 

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