BIOS & North-bridge / South-brdige Flashcards
BIOS
is used to configure the boot order, enable and disable components, supported by non-volatile memory, the CMOS, should be backed up before being flashed.
South-bridge
supports lesser speed components such as the I/O , CMOS, PCI and CPU
North-bridge
supports high speed components such as the RAM, PCIe and AGP and CPU
where is the north-bridge located in newer PC’s
often integrated to the CPU
What joins the north-bridge and AGP / PCI graphics
the high speed graphics bus
What joins the CPU and north bridge?
the FSB
What joins the north-bridge and memory banks
the memory bus
what joins the north bridge and south bridge
the internal bus
what joins the south bridge and onboard graphics controller
the PCI bus
what joins the south bridge and PCI adapter slots
the PCI bus
what joins the south bridge and the BIOS
the low pin count bus
what joins the south bridge and super I/O controller
the low pin count bus
