Thursday, October 28, 2010
How The Wireless Router Connected to Printer
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
AMD 800 chipset
Server
The chipset series is targeted in three markets: the workstation/server market, the desktop market and the notebook market. Current information about the chipset series is very scarce, while the officially published information about the series is the server chipsets with two variants available, the AMD 890S chipset and the AMD 870S chipset, all of them paired with the SB700S series southbridge. The chipsets were supposed to support the codenamed "Montreal" processor made on 45 nm process, in Socket G3 package, supporting both unbuffered or buffered DDR3 (with Socket G3MX), HyperTransport 3.0 and IOMMU, all of them forming the codenamed "Piranha" server platform. However as a result of shifted strategy, AMD abandoned plans for Socket G3 and G3MX completely and focused to deliver new server platforms. Also for uni-processor server platform, the combination of SR5580 (Originally codenamed "RS780") and SP5100 formed the codenamed "Catalunya" platform, which is planned for a second-half of 2009 release.
The codenamed "Fiorano" platform consists of codenamed "Istanbul" six-core processors, scheduled to be released in the second half 2009, while "Istanbul" processors still feature Socket F+ and support dual-channel registered DDR2 memory, the platform supports HyperTransport 3.0 and IOMMU.
The codenamed "Maranello" platform consists of six-core "Sao Paolo" or twelve-core "Magny-Cours" processors, scheduled to be released in the first half of 2010. These two processors support a new socket called Socket G34 with four-channel DDR3 support, with other platform features such as HyperTransport 3.0 and IOMMU support.
The codenamed "Catalunya" platform consists of codenamed "Suzuka" quad-core processors, scheduled to be released in the second half 2009, featuring Socket AM3 and support dual-channel registered DDR3 memory, the platform supports HyperTransport 3.0.
The codenames of the chipsets "RD890S", "RD870S" and "SB700S" has also changed to "SR5690", "SR5670" and "SP5100”.
Desktop and Mobile
890FX
· Codenamed RD890
· Single AMD processor configuration
· Four physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slots @ x8 electrical which can be combined to create two PCIe 2.0 x16 slots @ x16 electrical, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 38 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
· HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
· ATI CrossFire X
· AMD OverDrive
· IOMMU
· Pairs with SB850 southbridge with support up to six SATA 6.0 Gbit/s ports
· Enthusiast discrete multi-graphics segment
890GX
· Codenamed RS880D
· Single AMD processor configuration
· Two physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (one @ x16 or two @ x8 in Crossfire mode), one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 22 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
· Integrated graphics: Radeon HD 4290
· Side-port memory as local frame buffer, supporting DDR3 chips up to DDR3-1333.
· ATI PowerPlay technology
· Two physical PCI-E x16 slots (one 16x and one 8x electrically. In Crossfire mode, both will revert to 8x electrically)
· HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
· ATI CrossFire
· Hybrid CrossFire X
· AMD OverDrive
· Performance hybrid multi-graphics segment
880G
· Codenamed RS880
· Single AMD processor configuration
· One physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 22 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
· Integrated graphics: Mobility Radeon HD 4250
o Side-port memory as local frame buffer, supporting DDR3 modules up to DDR3-1600.
o ATI PowerPlay 7.0 technology
· HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
· ATI CrossFire
· Hybrid CrossFire X
870
· Codenamed RX880
· Single AMD processor configuration
· One physical PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots, the chipset provides a total of 22 PCIe 2.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 2.0 for A-Link Express III solely in the Northbridge
· HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0
Southbridges
While in the same internal event mentioned above, AMD gave a preview on the features of the SB8xx family of southbridges, as follows:
· A-Link Express updated to PCI Express 2.0 x4 lanes giving 2 GB/s bandwidth, named "A-Link Express 3.0"
· Southbridge incorporating 4 PCI Express 2.0 lanes
· Supporting C6 power state, which is featured in Fusion processors
· Southbridge incorporating Gigabit Ethernet MAC
· Support integrated clock generator as optional feature
· Support for AHCI 1.2 with SATA FIS–based switching support
· Mandatory support for SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s, and SATA 6.0 Gbit/s - no support for Sata 6.0 Gbit/s in SB810.
· Two embedded 8051 controllers, and one dedicated for DASH compliance
· Support for 14 USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 1.1 ports, 3 integrated EHCI controllers - no support for USB 3.0 in initial products, early boards based on the chipset used a NEC chip for USB 3.0 support.
· Supports 5 fan controls, 8 Vin and 4 Tempin for hardware monitoring
Features
Desktop Comparison Matrix
Integrated graphicsSome members of the AMD 800 chipset series, the 880G and the 890GX have integrated graphics (IGP) that support hardware video playback acceleration at different levels. The IGP features are listed below:
Southbridge issues(SB8x0)
AMD does not provide any SB8x0 errata publicly. Most OSes require patches in order to work reliably.
- Windows platform:
- Microsoft KB982091
- Linux platform:
source: AMD articles
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
7 Reasons to Build Your Own Personal Computer
1. The Case
Retail PC cases are often sleek, stylish affairs that may have extras like displays and card readers which are all very alluring. However they are also usually small, flimsy affairs with poor airflow and little room inside for additional components should you wish to fit them.
If you choose your own case you can pick any style you want and ensure that it is large enough to incorporate any future upgrades and associated cooling.
2. Power Supply
You can pick whichever power supply fits your needs. Of course it would pay in the long run to buy a high quality, powerful supply that would be reliable and capable of withstanding any future upgrades such as a top end graphics card.
Generic power supplies included with retail cases are often weak and unreliable. This could make any future changes or additions to your PC impractical.
3. Motherboard
Motherboards in retail PCs are often low-end affairs that have poor connectivity and support. It is far better to have the freedom to choose your own branded motherboard to build your PC around. You can future proof your PC to a large extent and ensure reliability and excellent support.
4. Quality Components
Rather than rely on nondescript hard drives, optical drives, memory and other parts, you can hand-pick quality components to exactly suit your requirements. It is also reassuring to know what is inside your PC case.
5. Monitor
Retail PCs usually leave you with little choice when it comes to the monitor and you tend to have to make do with a very average screen. If you are going to spend a lot of time in front of your screen you may require a more suitable product. For instance you might want a screen with height-adjustment. If you are a serious photographer you might want accurate colours. You might want a large screen for a better movie experience or wider viewing angles if your screen is being shared.
All these necessities can be accounted for if you make your own careful choice.
6. Software
Retail machines usually come with an operating system installed along with a lot of unwanted advertising software. This adware can clog up your machine making it run more slowly and can be hard to remove.
Also, you may find there is no system disk provided. Instead, if your operating system goes bad you have to recover it from a special partition on the hard drive. If the hard drive fails, you lose your operating system which, of course, could be expensive if your PC is no longer under warranty. Purchase your own operating system disk and you can always have a clean installation with no adware.
7. Upgrades and Repairs
No problems here. You know your machine well because you did, after all, build it yourself. If it breaks down, then fix it in a jiffy! If you want to upgrade, then upgrade! No waiting around for an engineer to come and do it for you and think of the savings in costs and call out fees, not to mention your valuable time.