MSI MS-6301 Manual

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The MS-6301 ATX CA8 mainboard is a high-performance computer
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mainboard based on Intel 820 chipset. The MS-6301 is designed for the
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Intel Pentium II/III processor for high-end business/personal desktop
markets.
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The Intel 820 chipset is the first generation chipset for the Intel Pentium
II/III processor. An integrated centralized memory arbiter allocates memory
bandwidth to multiple system agents to optimize system memory utilization.
A new chipset component interconnect, the hub interface, is designed into
the Intel 820 chipset to provide an efficient communication channel between
the memory controller hub and I/O controller hub.
The Intel 820 chipset contains four core components: the Memory Control-
ler Hub (MCH), Memory Translator Hub (MTH), the I/O Controller Hub
(ICH) and the Firmware Hub (FWH). The MCH integrates a 100MHz/
133MHz CPU FSB, and a fix 100MHz SDRAM controller and high-speed hub
interface for communication with the ICH. The ICH integrates an Ultra ATA/
66(ICH) controller, USB host controller, LPC interface controller, FWH
inteface conroller, PCI interface controller, AC'97 digital controller and a hub
interface for communication with the MCH.
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The Intel 82802 Firmware Hub (FWH) component is part of the Intel 820
chipset. The FWH is key to enabling future security and manageability
infrastructure for the PC platform.
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