Guide

Introduction
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Intel
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852GM Chipset Platform Design Guide 19
1. Introduction
This design guide organizes and provides Intel’s design recommendations for the Intel
®
852GM chipset
based systems. These design guidelines have been developed to ensure maximum flexibility for board
designers while reducing the risk of board related issues.
The following processors can be combined with the Intel 852GM GMCH chipset:
• Mobile Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor-M
• Mobile Intel
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Celeron
®
processor
• Intel
®
Celeron
®
M processor
1.1. Terminology
Term Definition
AC Audio Codec
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
EMI Electro Magnetic Interference
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FS Full Speed – Refers to USB 1.1 Full Speed.
FWH Firmware Hub – A non-volatile memory device used to store the system BIOS.
HS High Speed – Refers to USB 2.0 High Speed.
ICH4-M I/O Controller Hub Fourth Generation – Mobile
LCI LAN Connect Interface
LOM LAN on Motherboard
LPC Low Pin Count
LS Low Speed – Refers to USB 1.0 Low Speed.
MC Modem Codec
GMCH Graphics Memory Controller Hub
PCM Pulse Code Modulation
PLC Platform LAN Connect
FSB Front Side Bus – Processor to GMCH
RTC Real Time Clock
SMBus System Management Bus – A two-wire interface through which various system
components can communicate