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All  information included  in  this  file can  be  referenced to  some
document or  picture.  Or at least  should be:-) As a  result of this,
proprietary chip sets, and odd combinations of different chip sets are
not  usually  included.   There  tends  to  be  scant  information  on
proprietary chip sets, i.e.  no  datasheet.  Similarly chip sets built
using some components  from one manufacture and some  from another are
kind of difficult to deal with.

An example  I know of  is a  25 MHz 386  DX motherboard that  uses the
Intel N82230/N82231  (formerly, ZyMOS)  286 chip  set, with  an AUStek
cache Controller.   I know it  existed but there is  no documentation.
So the best I can say you'll have  to take my word that it existed.  I
can't include it because there is no real information there.

Also  not  included  is  anything  that  isn't  a  PC-compatible  chip
set.  I.e.  no Macintosh  info.  Any Information  on PC-incompatibles/
pseudo-compatibles, and  other weirdi-type  stuff I have  a particular
interest in.  See  the section: 'Info needed on'.  Some information on
video  chip  sets  is  included,  occasionally but  the  focus  is  on
motherboard implementation.

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**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
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***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...
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**5595       Pentium PCI System I/O                          <12/24/97
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***Info:...
***Versions:
5595

***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...
*Unresearched:...
*VIA...
*VLSI...
*Western Digital...
*Winbond...
*ZyMOS...
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