AOpen AP41, User Manual

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Features
ASICs
The two ASICs onboard are the SiS85C496 and SiS85C497. The
SiS85C496 acts as the PCI and CPU memory controller (PCM). It
integrates the host bridge, the cache and main memory DRAM
controller, the PCI bridge, the built-in IDE controller and the Fast Slow
Link (FS-Link) bus.
The SiS85C497 is the AT-bus controller and megacell (ATM)
component that acts as an interface the PCI/CPU/memory bus and
the ISA bus.
AMI BIOS
The AMI BIOS (basic input-output system) resides in the flash ROM
chip. This contains the program that performs the power-on self-tests
(POST) upon booting. During POST, this program activates the
peripheral devices, tests onboard memory, and prepares the system
for operation. Chapter 3 gives more information on the AMI BIOS.
Expansion Slots
The board expansion slots consist of four ISA-AT and three PCI slots.
These expansion slots are the parallel bars on the system board.
There are rows of golden pins inside each slot that serve as a clutch
to secure the contacts of expansion boards. Chapter 2 tells how to
install expansion boards.
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