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Intel
82865G/82865GV GMCH Datasheet
Introduction
1.1
Terminology
This section provides the definitions of some of the terms used in this document.
Table 1. General Terminology (Sheet 1 of 2)
Terminology
Description
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port. In this document AGP refers to the AGP/PCI interface that is in
the GMCH. The GMCH AGP interface supports only 0.8 V/1.5 V AGP 2.0/AGP 3.0
compliant devices using PCI (66 MHz), AGP 1X (66 MHz), 4X (266 MHz), and
8X (533 MHz) transfers. GMCH does
not
support any 3.3 V devices. For AGP 2.0, PIPE#
and SBA addressing cycles and their associated data phases are generally referred to as
AGP transactions. FRAME# cycles are generally referred to as AGP/PCI transactions.
Bank
DRAM chips are divided into multiple banks internally. Commodity parts are all 4 bank,
which is the only type the GMCH supports. Each bank acts somewhat like a separate
DRAM, opening and closing pages independently, allowing different pages to be open in
each. Most commands to a DRAM target a specific bank, but some commands
(i.e., Precharge All) are targeted at all banks. Multiple banks allows higher performance by
interleaving the banks and reducing page miss cycles.
Channel
In the GMCH a DRAM channel is the set of signals that connect to one set of DRAM
DIMMs. The GMCH has two DRAM channels, (a pair of DIMMs added at a time, one on
each channel).
Chipset Core
The GMCH internal base logic.
Column
Address
The column address selects one DRAM location, or the starting location of a burst, from
within the open page on a read or write command.
Double-Sided
DIMM
Terminology often used to describe a DIMM that contains two DRAM rows. Generally, a
double-sided DIMM contains two rows, with the exception noted above. This terminology is
not used in this document.
DDR
Double Data Rate SDRAM. DDR describes the type of DRAMs that transfer two data items
per clock on each pin. This is the only type of DRAM supported by the GMCH.
Full Reset
A Full GMCH Reset is defined in this document when RSTIN# is asserted.
GART
Graphics Aperture Re-map Table. GART is a table in memory containing the page re-map
information used during AGP aperture address translations.
GMCH
Graphics and Memory Controller Hub. The GMCH component contains the processor
interface, SDRAM controller, AGP interface, CSA interface and an integrated 3D/2D/display
graphics core. It communicates with the I/O controller hub (Intel
ICH5) over a proprietary
interconnect called HI.
GTLB
Graphics Translation Look-aside Buffer. A cache used to store frequently used GART
entries.
Graphics Core
The internal graphics related logic in the GMCH.
HI
Hub Interface. HI is the proprietary hub interface that connects the GMCH to the ICH5. In
this document HI cycles originating from or destined for the primary PCI interface on the
ICH5 are generally referred to as HI/PCI or simply HI cycles.
Host
This term is used synonymously with processor.
Intel
ICH5
Fifth generation
IO Controller Hub component that contains additional functionality
compared to the ICH4.
IGD
Integrated Graphics Device. IGD refers to the graphics device integrated into the GMCH.
Primary PCI
The physical PCI bus that is driven directly by the ICH5 component. Communication
between PCI and the GMCH occurs over the hub interface. Note that even though the
Primary PCI bus is referred to as PCI, it is
not
PCI Bus 0 from a configuration standpoint.
FSB
Processor Front-Side Bus. This is the processor system bus.
Row
A group of DRAM chips that fill out the data bus width of the system and are accessed in
parallel by each DRAM command.