Chapter 2 System Overview
Compaq iPAQ Family of Internet Devices
First Edition – March 2000
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2.4.2 CHIPSET
The Compaq iPAQ employs the Intel 810e chipset, which is designed to compliment the
processor and provide the central point for the system’s data transactions.
The chipset is composed of a graphics memory controller hub (GMCH), an I/O controller hub
(ICH), and a firmware hub (FWH). Table 2-3 shows the functions provided by the components of
the chipset.
Table 2-3.
Intel 810e
Chipset Comparison
Table 2-3.
Intel 810e Chipset Components
Component Type Function
82810e-DC100 Graphics/Memory
Controller Hub(GMCH)
AGP 2X graphics controller (i740 equivalent)
SDRAM controller supporting 2 PC100 DIMMs
66-/100-/133-MHz FSB
PCI bus I/F
82801AA I/O Controller Hub (ICH) LPC bus I/F
SMBus I/F
IDE I/F with UATA/66 support
AC ’97 audio controller
RTC/CMOS
IRQ controller
Power management logic
USB I/F (2)
82802 Firmware Controller Hub (FWH) Loaded with Compaq BIOS
Random number generator
