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4 intel® 945gse northbridge chip, 1 ddr2 controller, 2 graphics – IEI Integration ICE-945GSE v1.01 User Manual

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ICE-945GSE COM Express Type 2 Module

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ƒ Thermal management support via Intel® Thermal Monitor 1 and Intel Thermal

Monitor 2

ƒ FSB Lane Reversal for flexible routing

ƒ Supports

C0/C1(e)/C2(e)/C4(e)

ƒ L2 Dynamic Cache Sizing

ƒ Advanced power management features including Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep® Technology

ƒ Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security

2.4 Intel® 945GSE Northbridge Chip

The Intel® 945GSE is connected to the 1.6 GHz Intel® ATOM™ N270 CPU through the

FSB and to the Intel® ICH7M Southbridge through the DMI. The Intel® 945GSE is

connected to the SO-DIMM and supports DDR2 memory. The Intel® 945GSE also

provides graphics capabilities (described elsewhere). The Intel® 945GSE and its

connections are shown in Figure 2-4.

2.4.1 DDR2 Controller

There is one 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM socket on the ICE-945GSE. The socket supports

DDR2 SO-DIMM with the following specifications:

ƒ

Maximum Memory supported 2 GB

ƒ Support for DDR2 at 400 MHz and 533 MHz

ƒ No support for Dual-Channel Interleaved mode of operation

ƒ Enhanced Addressing support (Swap only)

The SO-DIMM socket is shown in Figure 2-4.

2.4.2 Graphics

The Intel® 945GSE Northbridge chipset has an Intel® Gen. 3.5 integrated graphics

engine that supports the following display devices through connectors on the carrier

board:

ƒ Analog

CRT

ƒ LVDS

ƒ TV-Out