![]() It is the framework in which the engine rests and is its connection to the outside world. If the CPU is like the engine in your car, the chipset represents the car's chassis. All the circuits on the motherboard are contained within the chipset. The chipset typically contains the processor bus interface (called the front-side bus ), memory controllers, bus controllers, I/O controllers, and more. A vendor might also choose not to support some optional features in a given chipset. ![]() Vendors might add additional chips to support additional features, such as a second 10Mbps Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, or 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet port. You will sometimes find server motherboards that use the same chipset but differ in their integrated features.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |