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Introduction
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Intel
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855PM Chipset Platform Design Guide
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1. Introduction
This design guide organizes and provides Intel’s design recommendations for systems incorporating the
Intel
®
855PM chipset. These design guidelines have been developed to ensure maximum flexibility for
board designers while reducing the risk of board related issues. The Intel 855PM chipset supports the
Intel
®
Pentium
®
M Processor, Intel
®
Pentium
®
M Processor on 90nm process with 2-MB L2 Cache, and
the Intel
®
Celeron
®
M Processor. Unless specifically noted, all guidelines referencing the Intel Pentium
M processor and Intel Pentium M Processor on 90nm process with 2-MB L2 Cache are also applicable
to the Intel Celeron M processor.
1.1. Terminology
Convention/Terminology Definition
82801DBM ICH4-M
Refers to Intel’s next generation Intel
®
82801DBM Chipset I/O Controller Hub for
mobile platforms. Also referred to as ICH4-M.
855PM MCH
Refers to Intel’s next generation Intel 855PM Chipset Memory Controller Hub for
mobile platforms. Also referred to as MCH.
855PM Chipset
Refers to the platform consists of Intel 855PM Chipset Memory Controller Hub
(MCH) and Intel 82801 DBM Chipset I/O Controller Hub (ICH4-M)
Intel Pentium M Processor
Refers to the Intel Pentium M Processor and Intel Pentium M Processor on 90nm
process with 2-MB L2 Cache. Intel Pentium M Processor will reference both
processors unless specified
AC Audio
Codec
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port
AGTL+
Assisted Gunning Transceiver Logic+
AMC Audio/Modem
Codec
Anti-Etch
Any plane-split, void or cutout in a VCC or GND plane is referred to as an anti-etch
ASF
Alert Standards Format
BER
Bit Error Rate
CMC
Common Mode Choke
CRB
Customer Reference Board
EMI
Electro Magnetic Interference
ESD Electrostatic
Discharge
FS
Full Speed – Refers to USB 1.1 Full Speed.
FSB
Front Side Bus – Processor to MCH interface
FWH
Firmware Hub – A non-volatile memory device used to store the system BIOS.
Future Pentium M Family
Processor
Refers to Intel’s future processors based on the Intel Pentium M processor micro-
architecture
HS
High Speed – Refers to USB 2.0 High Speed
LPC
Low Pin Count