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Chapter 1: Introduction
1-3 Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset, the X7DWE motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for
The Intel 5400 MCH (North Bridge)
The 5400 MCH (North Bridge) provides two FSB processing interfaces, four fully buffered (FBD) DIMM memory channels,
The Intel 631xESB/632x ESB I/O Controller Hub-ESB2 (South Bridge)
The 631xESB/632xESB I/O Controller Hub (Enterprise South Bridge 2) integrates an Ultra ATA 100 Controller, six Serial ATA host controller ports, one EHCI host controller, seven external USB 2.0 ports, an LPC interface controller, and a fl ash BIOS interface controller. Additionally, the ESB 2 chip also contains a PCI inter- face controller, integrated LAN controller, and an ESI for communication with the MCH. The Intel ESB2 offers the data buffering and interface arbitration capabili- ties required for a
Compliant with the ACPI platform, the ESB2 supports the
With the 5400 chipset built in, the X7DWE offers a superb solution for intense com- puting and complex I/O environments, and is ideal for