6 915gv chipset feature, Processor/host interface (fsb), System memory controller – Endura RADISYS KP915GV User Manual

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Table 1. KP915GV Motherboard

Chipset

Form

Factor

PCI-E x16

or ADD2

PCI-E

x1

PCI

PCI Riser

Extension

915GV ATX

1

2

3

N/A

See Figure 5 for slot configurations

ADD2 will be a green connector

2.6

915GV Chipset Feature

The 915GV is a Memory Controller Hub (MCH) designed for use with the Prescott processors in
desktop platforms. The role of a MCH is a system is to manage the flow of information between its
four interfaces: the CPU interface (FSB), the DDR/DDR2 System Memory interface (DRAM
controller), the External Graphics interface (PCI Express-G), and the I/O Controller through Direct
Media Interface (DMI). It’s 1210 Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FCBGA) package.

Processor/Host interface (FSB)

Supports a single Pentium 4 processor with 1-MB L2 cache in the 90 nm process, in an
LGA775 package.

The primary enhancements over the Compatible Mode P6 bus protocol are:
1- Source synchronous double-pumped (2x) Address
2- Source synchronous quad-pumped (4x) Data

Supports Pentium 4 processor FSB interrupt delivery.

Supports Pentium 4 processor Front Side Bus (FSB) at the following Frequency Ranges:
533/800MT/s (133/200MHz)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology)

Supports FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion (DBI)

Supports 36-bit host bus addressing, allowing the CPU to access the entire 4GB of the MCH’s
memory address space.

12-deep In-Order Queue to support up to twelve outstanding pipelined address requests on
the host bus.

1-deep Defer Queue.

Utilizes GTL+ bus driver with integrated GTL termination resistors.

Supports a Cache Line Size of 64 bytes.

At 133/200MHz bus clock the address signals run at 266/400MT/s, the data is quad pumped
and an entire 64B cache line can be transferred in two bus clocks. At 133/200MHz bus clock
the data signals run at 533/800MT/s for a maximum bandwidth of 4.3GB/s.

System Memory Controller

The MCH System Memory Controller directly supports dual channel of memory (each channel
consisting of 64 data lines)

1- The memory channels are asymmetric: “Stacked” channels are assigned address serially.

Channel B addresses are assigned after all Channel A addresses.

2- The memory channels are interleaved: Addresses are ping-ponged between the channels

after each cache line (64-B boundary).

Supports DDR2 memory DIMM frequencies of 400 and 533MHz. The speed used in all
channels is the speed of the slowest DIMM in the system.

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