Josh RuggieroCSE 420 – April 23rd 2007

MCH – Memory Controller Hub Bridges connection from CPU to RAM and

Video Bus (AGP/PCI-X) Connects to South Bridge A Northbridge with integrated video is

called a GMCH – Graphics and Memory Controller Hub

ICH – I/O Controller Hub Bridge connection from Memory Controller

Hub to slower devices like USB devices, PCI-X, IDE(SATA/PATA), Real Time Clock, BIOS, onboard sound and more

Originally codenamed Broadwater Set out to be the first chipset to support

Core 2 Duo processors Coupled with ICH8 to provide next

generation I/O support Supports 533/800/1066 FSB Next generation of Intel

Integrated Graphics

Features ◦ 6 Serial ATA ports◦ PCI Express◦ Intel High Definition Audio◦ 10 USB ports◦ BIOS loaded on SPI or FWH◦ Integrated Gigabit Ethernet

http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/31305302.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbridge_%28computing%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northbridge http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/

datashts/31305602.pdf