CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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TheMS-6188FlexATXWH11mainboardisahigh-performance
computer mainboard based on Intel®810 chipset. The MS-6188 is designed
for the Intel®CeleronTM/ Coppermine (PPGA) processor for inexpensive
business/personal desktop markets.
The Intel®810 chipset is the first generation Integrated Graphics
chipset for the Intel®CeleronTM processor. The graphics accelerator archi-
tecture consists of dedicated multi-media engines executing in parallel to
deliver high performance 3D, 2D, and motion compensation video capabili-
ties. 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 Graph-
ics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), the I/O Controller Hub (ICH) and
theFirmwareHub(FWH). TheGMCHintegratesa 66/100MHz,P6family
system bus controller, integrates 2D/3D graphics accelerator, 100MHz
SDRAM controller and high-speed hub interface for communication with the
ICH. The ICH integrates an Ultra ATA66(ICH) controller, USB host control-
ler,LPCinterfacecontroller,FWHintefaceconroller,PCIinterfacecontroller,
AC’97 digital controller and a hub interface for communication with the
GMCH.
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
