Chapter 2
AMD-761™ System Controller Programmer’s Interface
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AMD-761™ System Controller Software/BIOS Design Guide
Preliminary Information
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AMD-761™ System Controller
Programmer’s Interface
2.1
Overview
The AMD-760™ chipset supports both x86 and Alpha™
processors that conform to the Socket2000 bus specification.
Both processors share a compatible view of system memory and
peripherals. Legacy x86 (IBM PC-AT) memory mappings are
implemented by x86 processors (AMD Athlon™ processor) as
shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1.
AMD Athlon™ Processor Family Address Mapping
x86 µProcessor
Mapping Logic
PC Memory
View
Northbridge
Southbridge
Socket2000
PCI
Alpha µProcessor
Conventional
View
Northbridge
Southbridge
Socket2000
PCI
Memory
Same view of the system
Processor Family
Processor Family
AMD-761™ System Controller
AMD-761 System Controller
AMD-766™ Peripheral Bus
Controller
AMD-766 Peripheral Bus Controller
AMD Athlon™
AMD Athlon