1. The Chip Set

2. At one time, most of the functions of the chipset were performed by multiple, smaller controller chips Integrated to form a single set of chips that implements the various control features on the motherboard.

3. The Chip Set Most chipsets only support one generation of processors. –design of the control circuitry must be different for each processor families due to the different ways they employ cache, access memory, etc. Faster processors require chipset control circuitry capable of handling them. Some chipsets support the ability to create motherboards with two or four processors on them.

4. Chip Components

5. The Intel Chip Set Family

13. PCI

14. Bus Layout in a PC

15. Local Bus

16. System Block Diagram using 440BX

17. System Block Diagram using 810E

18. System Block Diagram using 820

19. System Block Diagram using 850

20. System Diagram using AMD760

21. System Block Diagram using SiS733

22. Socket 7 System Block Diagram

23. Slot-1 System Block Diagram

24. Socket 478 System Block Diagram