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Introduction

1-2

Intel® 460GX Chipset Software Developer’s Manual

1.1.1

Component Overview

Table 1-1

lists the 460GX chipset components.

Table 1-1. Intel® 460GX Chipset Components

Component

Name

Function

SAC

82461GX

System Address
Controller

Interfaces the address and control portion of the Itanium™ processor
system bus and the memory bus. Acts as a host bridge interface to
peripheral I/O devices through four Expander busses.

SDC

82462GX

System Data path
Controller

Interfaces the data portion of the Itanium processor system bus and
the memory bus.

MAC

82463GX

Memory Address
Controller

Provides the SDRAM RAS/CAS/WE/CS generation as well as
redriving the address to the SDRAMs. It is capable of buffering several
commands from the SAC.

MDC

82464GX

Memory Data path
Controller

Multiplexes the data from the SDRAM to the SDC. On reads, it latches
data from the SDRAM, then transfers the data to the SDC. On writes, it
latches the data from the SDC, then writes the data to the SDRAM.

GXB

82465GX

Graphics Expander
Bridge

Provides the control and data interface for an AGP 4X graphics port.
This device attaches to the SAC via two Expander busses which utilize
a special configuration.

WXB

82466GX

Wide and fast PCI
Expander Bridge

Provides the primary control and data interface for two independent
64-bit, 66 MHz PCI interfaces. This device attaches to the SAC via an
Expander bus.

PXB

82467GX

PCI Expander Bridge

Provides the primary control and data interface for two independent
32-bit, 33-MHz PCI interfaces. These two 32-bit interfaces may
operate together to produce a single 64-bit, 33-MHz interface via a
configuration option. This device attaches to the SAC via an Expander
bus.

IFB

82468GX

I/O and Firmware
Bridge

The IFB is a multi-function PCI device implementing a PCI-to-LPC
bridge function, a PCI IDE function, a Universal Serial Bus Host/Hub
function, an SMBus Interface function, Power Management function
and the Firmware Hub interface.

FWH

82802AC

Firmware Hub 8Mb

The FWH component interfaces to the IFB component and provides
firmware storage and security features. Further FWH information can
be found at http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/datasheets or by
ordering document 290658.

PID

NEC# UPD66566S1-
016

Programmable
Interrupt Device

The PID is an interrupt controller that provides interrupt steering
functions. The PID contains the logic required to support 8259A mode,
APIC mode, and SAPIC mode interrupt controller operations. The PID
interfaces include a PCI bus interface, an APIC bus interface, a serial
IRQ interface, and an interrupt input interface.