Intel® 945G/945GZ/945GC/ 945P/945PL Express Chipset Family ...

Intel® 945G/945GZ/945GC/ 945P/945PL Express Chipset Family ... Intel® 945G/945GZ/945GC/ 945P/945PL Express Chipset Family ...

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Functional Description 1-Gb technology 128-M cells x8 data bits/cell 1-K columns 8 banks 16-K rows Each component has a 1-KB page. One DIMM has 8 components resulting in an 8-KB page. The capacity of one rank is 1 GB. 64-M cells x16 data bits/cell 1-K columns 8 banks 8-K rows Each component has a 2-KB page. One DIMM has 4 components resulting in an 8-KB page. The capacity of one rank is 512MB. The DRAM sub-system supports single or dual channels, 64b wide per channel. There can be a maximum of 4 ranks populated (2 Double Sided DIMMs) per channel. Mixed mode DDR DS- DIMMs (x8 and x16 on the same DIMM) are not supported (not validated) By using 1Gb technology, the largest memory capacity is 8 GB (16K rows * 1K columns * 1 cell/(row * column) * 8 b/cell * 8 banks/device * 8 devices/rank * 4 ranks/channel * 2 channel *1M/(K*K) * 1G/1024M * 1B/8b = 8 GB). Using 8 GB of memory is only possible in Interleaved mode with all ranks populated at maximum capacity. The Intel 82945G GMCH and 82894P MCH are limited to 4 GB of address space. Any memory in the system beyond 4 GB cannot be addressed and should not be populated due to the additional loading it places on the memory subsystem. By using 256Mb technology, the smallest memory capacity is 128 MB (8K rows * 512 columns * 1 cell/(row * column) * 16b/cell * 4 banks/device * 4 devices/rank * 1 rank * 1M/1024K * 1B/8b = 128 MB) 10.2.2.1 Rules for Populating DIMM Slots � In all modes, the frequency of system memory will be the lowest frequency of all DIMMs in the system, as determined through the SPD registers on the DIMMs. � In the single channel mode, any DIMM slot within the channel may be populated in any order. Either channel may be used. To save power, do not populate the unused channel. � In dual channel asymmetric mode, any DIMM slot may be populated in any order. � In dual channel interleaved mode, any DIMM slot may be populated in any order, but the total memory in each channel must be the same. 228 Intel ® 82945G/82945GZ/82945GC GMCH and 82945P/82945PL MCH Datasheet

10.2.2.2 System Memory Supported Configurations Functional Description The (G)MCH supports the 256 Mbit, 512 Mbit and 1 Gbit technology based DIMMs from Table 10-3. Table 10-3. DDR2 DIMM Supported Configurations Technology Configuration # of Row Address Bits # of Column Address Bits # of Bank Address Bits Intel ® 82945G/82945G/82945GC GMCH and 82945P/82945PL MCH Datasheet 229 Page Size Rank Size 256Mbit 16M X 16 13 9 2 4K 128 MB 256Mbit 32M X 8 13 10 2 8K 256 MB 512Mbit 32M X 16 13 10 2 8K 256 MB 512Mbit 64M X 8 14 10 2 8K 512 MB 1Gbit 64M X 16 13 10 3 8K 512 MB 1Gbit 128M X 8 14 10 3 8K 1 GB 10.2.2.3 Main Memory DRAM Address Translation and Decoding Table 10-4 and Table 10-5 specify the host interface to memory interface address multiplex for the (G)MCH. Refer to the details of the various DIMM configurations as described in Table 10-3. The address lines specified in the column header refer to the host (processor) address lines.

10.2.2.2 System Memory Supported Configurations<br />

Functional Description<br />

The (G)MCH supports the 256 Mbit, 512 Mbit and 1 Gbit technology based DIMMs from<br />

Table 10-3.<br />

Table 10-3. DDR2 DIMM Supported Configurations<br />

Technology Configuration # of Row<br />

Address<br />

Bits<br />

# of<br />

Column<br />

Address<br />

Bits<br />

# of Bank<br />

Address<br />

Bits<br />

Intel ® 82<strong>945G</strong>/82<strong>945G</strong>/82<strong>945G</strong>C GMCH and 82<strong>945P</strong>/82<strong>945P</strong>L MCH Datasheet 229<br />

Page<br />

Size<br />

Rank<br />

Size<br />

256Mbit 16M X 16 13 9 2 4K 128 MB<br />

256Mbit 32M X 8 13 10 2 8K 256 MB<br />

512Mbit 32M X 16 13 10 2 8K 256 MB<br />

512Mbit 64M X 8 14 10 2 8K 512 MB<br />

1Gbit 64M X 16 13 10 3 8K 512 MB<br />

1Gbit 128M X 8 14 10 3 8K 1 GB<br />

10.2.2.3 Main Memory DRAM Address Translation and Decoding<br />

Table 10-4 and Table 10-5 specify the host interface to memory interface address multiplex for<br />

the (G)MCH. Refer to the details of the various DIMM configurations as described in<br />

Table 10-3. The address lines specified in the column header refer to the host (processor) address<br />

lines.

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