Intel® 82854 GMCH System Address Map

5.0Intel® 82854 GMCH System Address Map

A system based on the GMCH supports 4 GB of addressable system memory space and 64 kB+3B of addressable I/O space. The I/O and system memory spaces are divided by system configuration software into regions. The system memory ranges are useful either as system memory or as specialized system memory, while the I/O regions are used solely to control the operation of devices in the system.

When the GMCH receives a Write request whose address targets an invalid space, the data is ignored. For Reads, the GMCH responds by returning all zeros on the requesting interface.

5.1System Memory Address Ranges

The GMCH provides a maximum system memory of 2 GB. The GMCH does not remap APIC memory space and does not limit DDR SDRAM space in hardware. It is the BIOS or system designer's responsibility to limit system memory population so that adequate PCI High BIOS and APIC memory space can be allocated. Figure 5 and Figure 6 depict the system memory address map in a simplified form and provide details on mapping specific system memory regions as defined and supported by the GMCH.

Figure 5. Simplified View of System Address Map

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Top of the Main Memory

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Intel D15343-003 manual System Memory Address Ranges, Simplified View of System Address Map