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Chapter 3 processor/memory subsystem, Introduction, 1 introduction – HP D315 User Manual

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Technical Reference Guide

Chapter 3
PROCESSOR/
MEMORY SUBSYSTEM

3.

Chapter 3 PROCESSOR/MEMORY SUBSYSTEM

3.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the processor/memory subsystem. These systems feature the AMD Athlon XP
processor and an NVidia NForce chipset (Figure 3-1).


Covered in chapter 4

Covered in chapter 6.

HT I/F


Memory

Cntlr

.

FSB I/F

IGP

GPU

AGP

I/F

DIMM

In

Socket

Memory
Bus [1]

Cntl

64-Bit FSB

Athlon XP
Processor


DIMM

Socket

System Memory

XMM1

XMM2





















[1] D315, 64-bit;
d325, 128-bit (max)

Figure 3–1. Processor/Memory Subsystem Architecture

This chapter includes the following topics:

♦ AMD Athlon XP processor (3.2)

page 3-2

♦ Memory subsystem (3.3)

page 3-5

♦ Subsystem configuration (3.4)

page 3-8


Compaq D315 and hp d325 Personal Computers

Featuring the AMD Athlon XP Processor

Second Edition - April 2003

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