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Memory controller hub (82850), Figure26 system block diagram using mch – HP A7818-IE002 User Manual

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System Board

Memory Controller Hub (82850)

Chapter 2

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Memory Controller Hub (82850)

The MCH host bridge/controller is contained in a 615-pin Organic Land Grid Array
(OLGA) package and is the bridge between the system bus, Dual Rambus bus (main
memory), AGP 4x (graphic), and Hub Link 8-bit.

Figure 2-6 shows an example of the system block diagram using the MCH.

Figure 2-6

System Block Diagram using MCH

I850 Memory

Controller Hub (MCH)

82850

Dual Rambus

Address (36)

Control

Data (64)

AGP 4x Bus

133MHz (1 GB

MB/s data transfer

rate)

HUB LINK 8

(266MB/s data

transfer rate)

I/O Controller Hub2

(ICH2) 82801BA

3.2GB/s at 400MHz

data transfer rate

AGP

Inter-

face

Memory

Controller

1.5V

AGP
PRO

connector

Socket 423

Intel Pentium IV

Processor

Four onboard
RIMM sockets
supporting
RDRAM
memory

100MHz two-way system bus
(Data Bus runs at 4 x 100MHz,
3.2GB/s transfer rate)