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INTRODUCTION
The DESKPOWER 2000 is a high-performance computer based on Intel
®
810
chipset. The board is designed for the Intel
®
Pentium III (FC-PGA) and
Celeron
TM
(PPGA) processor for inexpensive business/personal desktop markets.
The Intel
®
810 chipset is the first generation Integrated Graphics chipset for the
Intel
®
Pentium III and Celeron processor. The graphics accelerator architecture
consists of dedicated multi-media engines executing in parallel to deliver high
performance 3D, 2D, and motion compensation video capabilities. An integrated
centralized memory arbiter allocates memory bandwidth to multiple system
agents to optimize system memory utilization. A new chipset component
interconnect, the hub interface, is designed into the Intel 810 chipset to provide
an efficient communication channel between the memory controller hub and I/O
hub controller.
The Intel
®
810 chipset contains three core components: the Graphics and Memory
Controller Hub (GMCH/GMCH0), the I/O Controller Hub (ICH0/ICH) and the
Firmware Hub (FWH). The GMCH integrates a 66/100MHz, P6 family system bus
controller, integrates 2D/3D graphics accelerator, 100MHz SDRAM controller and
high-speed hub interface for communication with the ICH0/ICH. The ICH0/ICH
integrates an Ultra ATA/33(ICH0) controller, USB host controller, LPC interface
controller, FWH interface controller, PCI interface controller, AC’97 digital
controller and a hub interface for communication with the GMCH/GMCH0.
The Intel
®
82802 Firmware Hub (FWH) component is part of the Intel
®
810 chipset.
The FWH is key to enabling future security and manageability infrastructure for the
PC platform.
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