SOYO SY-7IWA-F user manual Product Package, Accelerated Graphics Port A.G.P

Motherboard Description		SY-7IWA-F
	efficient use of system memory for graphics, O/S and applications
Ø	Optional 4MB of dedicated display cache video memory Enables
	SKU differentiation with increased 3D graphics performance
	improvement over Direct AGP
Ø	Low-power sleep modes	Energy Savings
Ø	One software driver code base More stable platform, higher quality
	graphics, reduced OEM support costs
Ø	Intel ® Random Number Generator (RNG) Enables ISV's to
	strengthen security products
Ø	Digital Video Out port	Allows connection of traditional TV or new

digital flat panel displays; compatible with DVI specification

ØSoft DVD MPEG 2 playback with Hardware Motion Compensation Life-like video and audio

Ø	100-MHz System Bus capable	Flexibility for performance
	headroom
Ø	2 USB ports Plug and Play
Ø	Multiple Intel ® 810 chipset SKUs for Value PC price points Lower
	platform and manufacturing costs with single motherboard design
Product Package
Ø	82810 Graphics Memory Controller Hub 421 Ball Grid Array
	(BGA)
Ø	82801 Integrated Controller Hub	241 Ball Grid Array (BGA)

Ø82802 Firmware Hub 32-pin PLCC or 40-pin TSOP

1-7.1 Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.)

A.G.P. is a high-performance bus for graphics-intensive applications, such as 3D applications. A.G.P., while based on the PCI Local Bus Specifications, Rev 2.1, is independent of the PCI bus and is intended for exclusive use with graphical display devices. A.G.P. overcomes certain limitations of the PCI bus related to handling a large amount of graphics data with the following features:

•Pipelined memory read and write operations that hide memory access latency

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