The Intel 440FX PCIset provides a highly integrated solution for systems based on one or two Pentium
®
Pro
processors. The 440FX PCIset consists of the 82441FX PCI and Memory Controller (PMC), the 82442FX Data
Bus Accelerator (DBX), and the 82371SB PCI I/O IDE Xcelerator (PIIX3). The PMC and DBX provide a two-chip
host-to-PCI bridge including the DRAM control function, the PCI interface, and the PCI arbiter function. The
440FX PCIset supports EDO, FPM, and BEDO DRAM technologies. The DRAM controller provides support for
up to eight rows of memory and optional DRAM error detection/correction or parity. The 440FX PCIset contains
extensive buffering between all interfaces for high system data throughput and concurrent operations.
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2.0. SIGNAL DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................8
4.1. System Address Map..................................................................................................................................39
4.1.1.1. Compatibility Area .........................................................................................................................40
4.1.1.2. Extended Memory Area ................................................................................................................41
4.1.2. SYSTEM MANAGEMENT MODE (SMM) MEMORY RANGE............................................................42
4.3. DRAM Interface ..........................................................................................................................................43
4.3.1. DRAM POPULATION RULES.............................................................................................................43
4.3.5.3. Error Detection and correction ......................................................................................................49
4.3.5.4. ECC/Parity Test Mode ..................................................................................................................52
4.4. PCI Bus Arbitration .....................................................................................................................................53
4.5. System Clocking and Reset........................................................................................................................54
4.5.1. HOST FREQUENCY SUPPORT ........................................................................................................54
4.5.2. CLOCK GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION....................................................................................54
4.5.3. SYSTEM RESET .................................................................................................................................54
4.5.3.1. Hard Reset ....................................................................................................................................55
4.5.3.3. CPU BIST......................................................................................................................................57
5.0. PINOUT AND PACKAGE SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................58
5.1. PMC Pinout Information ..............................................................................................................................58
6.1. 82441FX (PMC) Test Modes ......................................................................................................................67
6.2. DBX Test Mode...........................................................................................................................................68