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different perspective on say about.com. There you find the EXACT
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consequence, but it can lead to misinformation being spread
everywhere. A bigger problem.
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be that if you searched for something you would find a website
about a particular subject. Now you tend to find the encyclopedia
and often nothing else (well quickly).
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**Definition of a chip set:...
**'chip set', 'chip-set' or 'chipset'?...
**What's not included:...
**Who made the first chip set?...
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**Info needed on:...
**A note on VESA support of 486 chipsets....
**Datasheets:...
*_IBM...
*ACC Micro...
*ALD...
*ALi...
*AMD . . . . . . . [no datasheets, some info]...
*Chips & Technologies...
*Contaq . . . . . [no datasheets, some info]...
*Efar Microsystems [no datasheets, some info]...
*ETEQ...
*Faraday...
*Forex . . . . . . [List only, no datasheets found]...
*Intel...
**82496/491 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**82497/492 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
**82498/493 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
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**Later chipsets (basic spec):
**440 series:...
**450NX (?) 06/29/98:...
**????? (Profusion) c:99...
**800 series...
*Headland/G2...
*HMC (Hulon Microelectronics)...
*Logicstar...
*Motorola...
*OPTi...
*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
*SIS...
**5595 Pentium PCI System I/O <12/24/97
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***Features:
o Integrated PCI-to-ISA Bridge
− Translate s PCI Bus Cycles into ISA Bus Cycles.
− Translate s ISA Master or DMA Cycles into PCI Bus Cycles.
− Provide s a Dword Post Buffer for PCI to ISA Memory cycles.
− Two 32 bit Prefetch/Post Buffers Enhance the DMA and ISA
Master Performance.
− Fully Compliant to PCI 2.1.
o Supports both Desktop and Mobile Advanced Power Management Logic
− Meets ACPI 1.0 Requirements.
− Supports Both ACPI and Legacy PMU.
− Supports Suspend to RAM.
− Supports Suspend to Hard Disk.
− Optionally Tri−state ISA bus in low power state.
− Supports Battery Management and LB/LLB/AC Indicator.
− Supports CPU's SMM Mode Interface.
− Supports CPU Stop Clock.
− Supports Power Button of ACPI.
− Supports three system timers and SMI# watchdog timer.
− Supports Automatic Power Control.
− Supports Modem Ring−in, RTC Alarm Wake up.
− Supports Thermal Detection.
− Supports GPIOs, and GPOs for External Devices Control.
− Supports Programmable Chip Select.
− Supports PCI Bus Power Management Interface Spec. 1.0
− Supports Pentium II Sleep State.
o Enhanced DMA Functions
− 8-, 16- bit DMA Data Transfer.
− Two 8237A Compatible DMA Controllers with Seven Independent
Programmable Channels.
− Provide the Readability of the two 8237 Associated Registers.
− Support Distributed DMA.
− Support PC/PCI DMA.
− Per DMA channel programmable in legacy, DDMA or PC/PCI DMA mode
operation.
o Integrated Two 8259A Interrupt Controllers
− 14 Independently Programmable Channels for Level- or Edge-
triggered Interrupts.
− Provide the Readability of the two 8259A Associated Registers.
− Support Serial IRQ.
− Support the Reroutability for the PCI Interrupts.
o Three Programmable 16-bit Counters compatible with 8254
− System Timer Interrupt.
− Generate Refresh Request.
− Speaker Tone Output.
− Provide the Readability of the 8254 Associated Registers.
o Integrated Keyboard Controller
− Hardwired Logic Provides Instant Response.
− Supports PS/2 Mouse Interface.
− Supports Keyboard Password Security or Hot Key Power On
Function.
− Supports Hot Key "Sleep" Function.
− Programmable Enable and Disable for Keyboard Controller and
PS/2 Mouse.
o Integrated Real Time Clock(RTC) with 256B CMOS SRAM
− Supports ACPI Day of Month Alarm/Month Alarm.
− Supports various Power Up events, such as Button Up, Alarm Up,
Ring Up, GPIO5/PME0# Up, GPIO10/ PME1# Up, Password Security Up,
and Hotkey Up.
− Supports various Power Down Events, like Software Power-down,
Button Power-down, and ACPI S3 Power-down.
− Supports Power Supply ’98.
− Provides RTC year 2000 solution.
o Integrated Frequency Ratio Control Logic for Pentium II CPU
o Universal Serial Bus Host Controller
− Open HCI Host Controller with Root Hub.
− Two USB Ports.
− Supports Legacy Devices.
− Supports Over Current Detection.
o Integrated Hardware Monitor Logic
− Up to 5 Positive Voltage Monitoring Inputs.
− Two Fan Speed Monitoring Inputs.
− One Temperature Sensings.
− Supports thermister- or diode- temperature sensing for Pentium
II CPU.
− Threshold Comparison of all Monitored Values.
o Supports I2C Serial Bus/ SMBUS
o Supports 2MB Flash ROM Interface
o 208 pins PQFP Package
o 5V CMOS Technology
**950 LPC I/O <07/16/99...
**Other:...
**PII/III/Pro...
**Athlon etc...
*Symphony...
*TI (Texas Instruments)...
*UMC...
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*VIA...
*VLSI...
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*Winbond...
*ZyMOS...
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