MSI MS-6182 User Manual

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

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The MS-6182 A TX WH8 mainboard is a high-performance
computer mainboard based on Intel® 810 chipset. The MS-6182 is designed
for the Intel® Pentium® II/III or CeleronTM processor for inexpensive
business/personal desktop markets.

The Intel® 810 chipset is the first generation Integrated Graphics
chipset for the Intel® Pentium® II/III CeleronTM processor . The graphics
accelerator architecture consists of dedicated multi-media engines executing
in parallel to deliver high performance 3D, 2D, and motion compensation
video capabilities. An integrated centralized memory arbiter allocates
memory bandwidth to multiple system agents to optimize system memory
utilization. A new chipset component interconnect, the hub interface, is
designed into the Intel® 810 chipset to provide an efficient communication
channel between the memory controller hub and I/O hub controller .

The Intel® 810 chipset contains three core components: the
Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), the I/O Controller Hub
(ICHO/ICH) and the Firmware Hub (FWH). The GMCH integrates a 66/
100MHz, P6 family system bus controller, 2D/3D graphics accelerator ,
100MHz SDRAM controller and high-speed hub interface for communication
with the ICHO/ICH. The ICHO/ICH integrates an Ultra A T A/33(ICHO) or
Ultra A T A/66(ICH) controller , USB host controller , LPC interface controller,
FWH interface conroller, PCI interface controller , AC’97 digital controller and
a hub interface for communication with the GMCH.

The Intel® 82802 Firmware Hub (FWH) component is part of the
Intel® 810 chipset. The FWH is key to enabling future security and
manageability infrastructure for the PC platform.

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1.1 Mainboard Features

CPU

l Slot 1 for Intel® Pentium® II/Pentium® III/CeleronTM processor.
l Supports 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, 333MHz, 350MHz, 400MHz,

450MHz, 500MHz and faster processor .

Chipset

l Intel® 810 (GMCH) chipset. (421 BGA)

- Integrated Graphics Controller

- Intel DDM Architecture

- SDRAM memory Independent of System Bus

l Intel® ICH/ICH0 chipset. (241 BGA)

- AC’97 Controller Integrated

- 2 full IDE channels, up to AT A66

- 2 full IDE channels, up to AT A33 (ICH0 only)

- Low pin count interface for SIO

Front Side Bus (FSB)

l 66/100MHz clocks are supported.

Main Memory

l Support three 168-pin DIMM sockets.
l Support a maximum memory size of 256MB(64-bit) or 512MB(128-bit)

SDRAM.

Slots

l One AMR(Audio Modem Riser) and one PTI(PanelLink TV-Out Interface)
l Six 32-bit PCI Bus slots and one 16-bit ISA slot (wherein one PCI/ISA slot

is shared).

l Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface.