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Chapter 3
PROCESSOR/
MEMORY SUBSYSTEM
3. Chapter 3 PROCESSOR/MEMORY SUBSYSTEM
3.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the processor/memory subsystem. These systems feature the AMD Athlon XP
processor and an NVidia NForce chipset (Figure 3-1).
Covered in chapter 4
Covered in chapter 6.
HT I/F
Memory
Cntlr.
FSB I/F
IGP
GPU
AGP
I/F
DIMM
In
Socket
Memory
Bus [1]
Cntl
64-Bit FSB
Athlon XP
Processor
DIMM
Socket
System Memory
XMM1
XMM2
[1] D315, 64-bit;
d325, 128-bit (max)
Figure 3–1. Processor/Memory Subsystem Architecture
This chapter includes the following topics:
♦ AMD Athlon XP processor (3.2) page 3-2
♦ Memory subsystem (3.3) page 3-5
♦ Subsystem configuration (3.4) page 3-8
Compaq D315 and hp d325 Personal Computers
Featuring the AMD Athlon XP Processor
Second Edition - April 2003
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