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**M1489/87       FinALi-486 PCI Chipset                         <Feb95
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:
Supported CPUs
o   Supports AMD 486D4 and X5, Intel 486, P24T, P24D, DX4, SL-
    Enhanced, Cyrix M7, UMC U5 and AMD AM486DXL CPUs in 25, 33, 40, 
    50, 66, 100 and 133 MHz 3V/5V CPU interface
o   Supports CPU L1 writeback
o   Supports Cyrix's linear addressing

L2 Cache Controller
o   Write Back cache with standard SRAM
o   8 Tag Bit, always force Dirty or 7 Tag Bit, 1 Dirty bit
o   Supports cache size of 128K to 1M with 32KX8, 64Kx8, 128Kx8
o   Supports 2-1-1-1 read burst timing
o   Write hit 0 wait support

DRAM Controller
o   Supports 5V/3V EDO DRAM
o   Flexible DRAM type & Timing support
o   Supports up to 128M bytes, 4-bank DRAM size
o   Supports hidden refresh and RAS only normal refresh

Built in RTC & KBC
o   Built in 128 byte Real Time Clock (RTC) & MC14069
o   Built in Keyboard Controller (KBC) & 7406

Built in IDE Controller
o   Dedicated IDE pins, concurrent with PCI bus
o   4x32 bits Read-Ahead buffer and Write-Post buffer support
o   Supports through ATA PIO mode 3, 4 harddisk

PCI Local Bus
o   Synchronous 20, 25, 33 MHz PCI clock
o   Supports PCI rev 2.0 with 4 PCI devices, 3 slot PCI masters, 1 
    slot PCI slave
o   Supports 4 PCI interrupt steering input
o   Supports CPU to PCI 4 layer DWord write buffer
o   Supports PCI to memory 8 layer DWord write buffer
o   Supports PCI parity

Power Management
o   Deep Green SMM, SMI
o   Suspend switch support, Green mode state is LED indicated
o   CLKCTR for clock generator control

Process/Packing
o   M1489 0.6u, 208-pin PQFP
o   M1487 0.6u, 160-pin PQFP

**M????          Genie, Quad Pentium  [no datasheet, some info]    c95...
**M1451/49       Aladdin    (Pentium) [no datasheet]                 ?...
**M1511/12/13    Aladdin II (Pentium) [no datasheet, some info] >Apr95...
**M1521/23       Aladdin III       50-66MHz                     <Nov96...
**M1531/33/43    Aladdin IV & IV+  50-83.3MHz                <05/28/97...
**M1541/42/33/43 Aladdin V & V+    50-100MHz                         ?...
**M1561/43/35D   Aladdin 7 ArtX    [no datasheet, some info]  11/08/99...
**M6117          386SX Single Chip PC                              <97...
**
**Support Chips:
**M1535/D        South Bridge                                        ?...
**
**May not exist:...
**Later Chipsets:...
**Other:...
*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...
**800 series
***810         (Whitney)       04/26/99...
***810L        (Whitney)       04/26/99...
***810-DC100   (Whitney)       04/26/99...
***810e        (Whitney)       09/27/99...
***810e2       (Whitney)       01/03/01...
***815         (Solano)        06/19/00...
***815e        (Solano-2)      06/19/00...
***815em       (Solano-?)      10/23/00...
***815ep       (Solano-3)      c:Nov'00...
***815p        (Solano-3)      c:Mar'01...
***815g        (Solano-3)      c:Sep'01...
***815eg       (Solano-3)      c:Sep'01...
***820         (Camino)        11/15/99...
***820e        (Camino-2)      06/05/00...
***830M        (Almador)       07/30/01...
***830MP       (Almador)       07/30/01...
***830MG       (Almador)       07/30/01...
***840         (Carmel)        10/25/99...
***845         (Brookdale)     09/10/01...
***845MP       (Brookdale-M)   03/04/02...
***845MZ       (Brookdale-M)   03/04/02...
***845E        (Brookdale-E)   05/20/02...
***845G        (Brookdale-G)   05/20/02...
***845GL       (Brookdale-GL)  05/20/02...
***845GE       (Brookdale-GE)  10/07/02...
***845PE       (Brookdale-PE)  10/07/02...
***845GV       (Brookdale-GV)  10/07/02...
***848P        (Breeds Hill)   c:Aug'03...
***850         (Tehama)        11/20/00...
***850E        (Tehama-E)      05/06/02...
***852GM       (Montara-GM)    01/14/03...
***852GMV      (Montara-GM)    ???...
***852PM       (Montara-GM)    06/11/03...
***852GME      (Montara-GM)    06/11/03...
***854         (?)             04/11/05...
***855GM       (Montara-GM)    03/12/03...
***855GME      (Montara-GM)    03/12/03...
***855PM       (Odem)          03/12/03...
***860         (Colusa)        05/21/01...
***865G        (Springdale)    05/21/03...
***865PE       (Springdale-PE) 05/21/03...
***865P        (Springdale-P)  05/21/03...
***865GV       (Springdale-GV) c:Sep'03...
***875P        (Canterwood)    04/14/03...
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*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
**Notes:
You eventually get  to know when a  board is made by PC  Chips just by
looking at it.
 
Here is a test:
1.  No manufacture name, or one of the above.
2.  If the board has a lots of components that sound like a well known 
    part but aren't the well known part. i.e. 'HX Pro' instead of 
    '430HX'
3a. A really good feature set where you think, that's exactly what I'm 
    looking for.
 b. The features don't really work as intended. 
4.  The price is fantastic.
5.  Its disappointing on closer examination.

PC Chips is  renowned for making crap products. Some  are actually not
too bad, they're no worse than  your average brand. However some are a
nightmare either by design or  just poorly made. Fake components glued
on is not  uncommon. Fake labels over other components.  PCB's so thin
they require low insertion force ISA connectors, every trick to save a
few $.

**Early Chipsets:...
**Later Chipsets:
Info sourced from the very useful plasma-online.de:
http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/identify/picture/pcchips.html

Chipset name   | OEM of                    | used on mainboard
---------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------------
HX Pro         | ALi M1521/M1523           |  
SX Pro         | SiS 530/5595              | M598
AGP Pro PC-100 | VIA VT82C598AT/VT82C596B  | M577
TX AGP Pro     | SiS 5591/5595/6326        |  
TX Two         | ALi M1531/M1543           | 
TX Pro         | ALi M1531/M1543           | M560, M575
TX Pro II      | SiS 5597/5598             | M571
TX Pro III     | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | M573
TX Pro IV      | SiS 5591/5592             | M570
Top Gun        | ALi Aladdin IV+           | M565
VIA GRA        | VIA VT8501/VT82C596B      | M858LMR
VX Pro         | VIA VT82C580VP/VT82C586B  | 	 
VX Pro +       | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | 	 
VX Pro II      | UTron / HiNT UT801X       |   		 
VX two         | VIA VT82C580VP/VT82C586B  | Amptron PM-8600A
VX two         | VIA VT82C580VPX/VT82C586B | Amptron PM-8600B
BXToo          | VIA Apollo Pro            | M760V, M761V
BXToo          | VIA VT82C693/VT82C686A    | M767V
BXPro          | SiS 600/5595              | M747
BXCel          | ALi M1621/M1543           | M726, M729
BXpert         | VIA VT82C691/VT82C596     |  
BXTel          | VIA Apollo Pro            | M730
Xcel 2000      | SiS 620/5595              | M741LMRT
Super TX       | SiS 5597/5598             | ASUS SP97-V, SP98-N, Jetway J-TX98R2
Super TX       | ALi M1531/M1543           | 
Super TX       | ALi M1541/M1543           | Biostar M5ALA, M5ALC, Pionex MBD-P5ABx
Super TX3      | SiS 5571                  | 	 
Super TX4 AGP  |                           | 	 
GFXcel         | SiS 630                   | 	 
GFXpro         | ALi M1631/M1535D          |  
T-Bird         | SiS730S                   | M810
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