Intel manual Intel 815 Chipset Overview

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Intel® 815 Chipset: Graphics Controller PRM, Rev 1.0

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2.Intel® 815 Chipset Overview

The chipset consists of an Intel® 82815 chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), an I/O Controller Hub (ICH) for the I/O subsystem, and a Firmware* Hub (FWH). The GMCH integrates a system memory SDRAM controller that supports a 64-bit 100/133 MHz SDRAM array. The Intelâ 815 chipset family includes:

Intelâ 815 chipset: This chipset consists of the Intel® 82815 chipset GMCH, the 82801AA ICH, and the 82802AB/82802AC FWH.

Intelâ 815E chipset: This chipset consists of the Intel® 82815 chipset GMCH, the 82801BA ICH2, and the 82802AB/82802AC FWH.

The Intel® 82815 chipset GMCH integrates a Display Cache SDRAM controller that supports a 32-bit 133 MHz SDRAM array for enhanced integrated 2D and 3D graphics performance. Multiplexed with the display cache interface is an AGP controller interface to enable graphics configuration and upgrade flexibility with the Intelâ 815 chipset. The AGP interface and the internal graphics device are mutually exclusive. When the AGP port is populated with an AGP graphics card, the integrated graphics is disabled; thus, the display cache interface is not needed.

The Intelâ 815 chipset family uses a hub architecture with the Intel® 82815 chipset GMCH as the host bridge hub and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH) as the I/O hub. The Intelâ 815 chipset supports the 82801AA ICH and the Intelâ 815E chipset supports the 82801BA ICH2. The ICH is a highly integrated multifunctional I/O Controller Hub that provides the interface to the PCI Bus and integrates many of the functions needed in today’s PC platforms. The GMCH and ICH communicate over a dedicated hub interface.

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Intel manual Intel 815 Chipset Overview