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Core Logic
Item Specification
Type NVidia MCP77MH MCP77MH (North Bridge + South Bridge)
Package MCP77M is a 27 × 27 package with 836 balls and a 0.8 mm ball pitch.
Features The NVIDIA nForce® MCP77 family of graphics, media and
communications processors (GMCP) are the notebook industry's first
single-chip solutions providing DirectX 10 shader model 4.0 graphics
features, a dedicated video processor, HDMI,LVDS, dual mode display
Port support and a rich feature set including a second generation PCI
Express interface, industry first HyperTransport 3 with link power
management, native Gigabit Ethernet MAC, Serial ATA and ATA-133
support, high definition audio, USB2.0, PCI, real-time power
management processor, and other standard peripheral functions.
Paired with an AMD Griffin Series -Turion64, Turion64X2,or Mobile
Sempron CPU, all the key features needed for next generation
entertainment, computing, and communications come together in
MCP77. MCP77 also support innovative new hybrid-SLI functionality
that increases performance and typical battery life for notebooks that
also include an NVIDIA GPU.
The MCP77M master feature set includes the following features:
• Single chip for small form factor notebook designs
• Microsoft Windows Vista premium support for all 2008
requirements visual user interface support.
• Integrated GeForce DirectX 10 model 4.0 graphics processor1.
Unified Shader model 4.0 for geometry, vertex and pixel
processor2. NVIDIA® Intellisample™ AA technology
• Next generation NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD video processor for full
HD content decode and Playback with long battery life or with
lower cost single core CPUs.
• PowerMizer SX (System eXtensions) reduces system power
usage.
• Integrated Display Cache 2.0 allows CPU to spend extended
periods in Alt-vid Deeper Sleepstate without the cost or wasted
power of a local frame buffer.
• Integrated 300 MHz DAC for external desktop displays
• Integrated TMDS interface with HDCP (High-Definition Content
Protection) key support and optional protected audio stream mixing
for HDMI support
• HDCP support without the need for external key ROMs
• Integrated dual channel LVDS interface for up to 1920 × 1200 LCD
displays
• Integrated high definition TV encoder with YPrPb component video
supporto HyperTransport 3.0×16 up and down links to the AMD
Socket S1 g2 CPU with full HT3 link
• Support for PCI Express Base Specification, Gen 2
• Hybrid SLI support for simultaneous support of integrated and
discrete GPUs for longer battery life in premium performance
notebooks.
• PCI Express x16 link interface for external graphics processors
• Up to six PCI Express x1 link interfaces, with dedicated controller
for other peripherals
• AHCI SATA controller with support for four drives at 1.5 Gbps or
3.0 Gbps speeds
• Fast ATA-133 IDE controller