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**Intro:
The information contained within this file should not be considered
100% correct. Where possible information has been taken from
datasheets, however even this info may be incorrect. The datasheets
state what the chip should do, not what they actually do. This is,
compounded further by different revisions of chips.
This document will never be complete, and I have no intention of
finding every datasheet for every chip set. Some of the chip sets
listed are from later systems in the PIII/P4/Athlon era. There are
many websites with information on these chip sets and these entries
will likely not be expanded upon. The focus of this document is early
PC/XT to Pentium chip sets. There are few sites that clearly illu-
strate this information, and how they relate to each other.
I aim to prioritize cataloging significant, rare or otherwise
interesting chip sets.
BTW the reason I wrote all of this down, is so that I could FORGET it.
Basically I needed to free up some RAM. I've a head full of arcane
snippets of information on this subject. I don't want to end up a
crazy old man ranting random disjointed information ("The C&T CS8220
came before the CS8221 you KNOW!") to disinterested passersby, unable
to see how senile I've become. A side benefit, this might be useful to
someone else:-)
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**Cant find a chip?...
**Why this document is not GPL or a wiki...
**Definition of a chip set:...
**'chip set', 'chip-set' or 'chipset'?...
**What's not included:...
**Who made the first chip set?...
**Spelling errors/mistyped words...
**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...
**82489DX Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller 10/12/92
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Versions:...
***Features:...
**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...
**82498/493 Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium) <Nov94...
**
**Later chipsets (basic spec):
**440 series:...
**450NX (?) 06/29/98:...
**????? (Profusion) c:99...
**800 series...
*Headland/G2...
*HMC (Hulon Microelectronics)...
*Logicstar...
*Motorola...
*OPTi...
**82C556M/7M/8E Viper-N+ Viper Notebook Chipset c:96
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**82C566/7/8 Viper-Max Chipset Scalable MultiMedia PC Solution ?...
**82C571/572 486/Pentium c:93...
**82C576/7/8 Viper Xpress [no datasheet] ?...
**82C576/8/9 Viper XPress+ [no datasheet, some info] <01/16/97...
**82C596/597 PTMAWB Pentium Adaptive Write-back (Cobra) c:93...
**82C650/1/2 Discovery (Pentium Pro) [no datasheet] ?...
**82C681/2/6/7 386/486WB EISA c:92...
**82C683 386/486AWB EISA [no datasheet] ?...
**82C693/6/7 Pentium uP Write Back Cache EISA c:93...
**82C700 FireStar c:97...
**82C701 FireStar Plus c:97...
**82C750 Vendetta [no datasheet] ?...
**82c801 SCWB2 DX Single Chip Solution c:92...
**82C802 SCWB2 PC/AT Single Chip [no datasheet] ?...
**82C802G/GP System/Power Management Controller (cached) c:93...
**82C895 System/Power Management Controller (cached) c:Sep94...
**82C898 System/Power Management Controller (non-cache)c:Nov94
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:
o Processor interface:
- Intel 486SX, DX, DX2, SLe, DX4, P24T, P24D
- AMD 486DX, DX2, DXL, DXL2, Plus
- Cyrix DX, DX2, M7
- CPU frequencies supported 20, 25, 33, 40 and 50MHz
- Auto clock detection
o DRAM interface:
- Up to 128MB main memory support
- Supports 256KB, 1MB, 4MB, and 16MB single- and double-sided SIMM
modules
- Read page-hit timing of 3-2-2-2 at 33MHz
- Supports hidden, slow, and CAS-before-RAS refresh
- Eight RAS lines to support eight banks of DRAM
- Programmable wait states for DRAM reads and writes
- Enhanced DRAM configuration map
- Strong drive on MA lines (12/24mA)
- Supports asymmetric DRAMs
o Power management:
- Support for SMM (System Management Mode) for system power
management implementations
- Programmable power management
- Programmable wake-up events through hardware, software, and
external SMI source
- Multiple level GREEN support (NESTED_GREEN)
- STPCLK# protocol support
- Programmable GREEN event timer
o ISA interface:
- 100% IBM PC/AT ISA compatible
- Integrates DMA, timer, and interrupt controllers
- Optional PS/2 style IRQ1 and IRQ12 latching
o VESA VL interface:
- Conforms to the VESA V2.0 specification
- Optional support for up to two VL masters
o Miscellaneous features:
- Full support for shadow RAM, and write protection for video,
adapter, and system BIOS
- Enhanced arbitration scheme
- Transparent 8042 emulation for fast CPU Reset and Gate A20
generation
o Packaging:
- Higher integration
- Reduced TTL count
- Low-power, high-speed 0.8-micron CMOS technology
- 208-pin PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack)
**
**Support Chips:
**82C601/2 Buffer Devices <Nov94...
**82C822 PCIB (VLB-to-PCI bridge) c:94...
**Other:...
*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
*SIS...
**5596/5513 (Genesis) Pentium PCI Chipset <03/26/96
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**5597/5598 (Jedi) Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset <04/15/97...
**530/5595 (Sinbad) Host, PCI, 3D Graphics & Mem. Ctrl.<11/10/98...
**540 (Spartan) Super7 2D/3D Ultra-AGP Single C.S.<11/30/99...
**55x SoC (System-on-chip) <03/14/02...
**
**Support chips:
**85C206 Integrated Peripheral Controller [no datasheet] ?...
**5595 Pentium PCI System I/O <12/24/97...
**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...
*General Sources:...
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