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2.5.2 A-Link Xpress II interface to the Northbridge
The AMD SB600 Southbridge is connected to the AMD 690G Northbridge chipset through
an A-Link Xpress II interface. Some of the A-Link Xpress II interface features are listed
below:
1/2/4-lane A-Link Xpress II interface
Dynamic detection of lane configuration
High data transfer bandwidth
2.5.3 PCI Host Bus Controller
The PCI interface on the AMD SB600 Southbridge is compliant with the PCI Revision 2.3
implementation. Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below.
PCI rev. 2.3 specifications
PCI bus at 33 MHz
Up to 6 master devices
40-bit addressing
Interrupt steering for plug-n-play devices
Concurrent PCI operations
Hiding of PCI devices by BIOS/hardware
Spread spectrum
The PCI bus is interfaced to six PCI expansion slots (see
).
Summary of Contents for IMBA-690AM2
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