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**82371MX     Mobile PCI I/O IDE Xcelerator (MPIIX)           11/01/95
***Notes:...
***Info:
The 82371MX PCI I/O IDE Xcelerator (MPIIX) provides the bridge between
the PCI bus and the  ISA-like Extended I/O expansion bus. In addition,
the  82371MX  has an  IDE  interface  that  supports two  IDE  devices
providing  an interface  for IDE  hard disks  and CD  ROMS.  The MPIIX
integrates many common  I/O functions found in ISA  based PC systems-a
seven-channel DMA controller, two 82C59 interrupt controllers. an 8254
timer/counter, Intel  SMM power management support,  and control logic
for NMI  generation. Chip select  decoding is provided for  BIOS, real
time  clock,  and   keyboard  controller.  Edge/Level  interrupts  and
interrupt steering are supported for PCI plug and play compatibility.

The MPIIX also  provides the Extended I/O Bus  for a direct connection
to  Super   I/O  devices   providing  a  complete   PC-compatible  I/O
solution.  MPIIX also  provides support  for the  “Mobile  PC/PCI" DMA
Expansion protocol that enables the implementation of Docking Stations
with  full ISA and  PCI capability  without running  the full  ISA bus
across   the   docking    connector.   For   motherboard   Plug-n-Play
compatibility.   the  82371MX  also   provides  three   steerable  DMA
channels. up  to three steerable  interrupt lines, and  a programmable
chip select. The interrupt lines can be routed to any of the available
ISA interrupts.

The MPIIX’s power management function supports SMI# interrupt sources,
extensive clock control  (including Auto Clock Throttling), peripheral
power  idle detection  with access  traps. system  Suspend-to-DRAM and
Suspend-to-Disk.

***Versions:...
***Features:...
**82371AB     PCI-TO-ISA / IDE Xcelerator 82371AB (PIIX4)     02/17/97...
**82374/82375 PCI-EISA Bridge (82374EB/82375EB, 374SB/375SB)   c:Mar93...
**82378       System I/O (SIO) (82378IB and 82378ZB)           c:Mar93...
**82379AB     System I/O-APIC (SIO.A)                           <Dec94...
**82380       32-bit DMA Controller w/ Integrated Peripherals 02/01/87...
**82380FB/AB  PCIset: 82380FB Mobile PCI-to-PCI Bridge(MPCI2) 02/17/97...
**82384       Clock Generator and Reset Interface                  c86...
**82385       32-bit Cache Controller for 80386               09/29/87...
**82385SX     32-bit Cache Controller for 80386SX             01/25/89...
**82395DX     High Performance Smart Cache                    06/18/90...
**82395SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set                           <Sep91...
**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860)       06/05/91...
**82496/491     Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94
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**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
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