AFL-xxx-9103 Panel PCPage 182.1 IntroductionThe AFL-xxx-9103 contains the AFLMB-9103GME motherboard. The motherboard is theheart of any computer and is responsible for transmitting, receiving and processing dataas well as driving the different onboard devices. This chapter gives a brief introduction tothe AFLMB-9103GME motherboard.2.2 CPU SupportThe AFL-xxx-9103 motherboard comes with a preinstalled Intel® Celeron CPU. Thespecifications for the Intel® Celeron CPU are listed below 5.5 watts power consumption 512 KB of L2 cache Advanced branch prediction Power optimized processor system bus Low average power consumption with cache and processor bus powermanagement2.2.1 Intel® 910GMLE NorthbridgeThe Intel® 910GMLE Northbridge chipset has the Generation 3.1 Intel IntegratedGraphics Engine and the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel® GMA 950). Theintegrated graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) facilitates the flow of informationprimarily between the following four interfaces: Front Side Bus (FSB) System Memory Interface Graphics Interface Direct Media Interface (DMI)2.2.2 Intel® ICH6M SouthbridgeThe Intel® ICH6M Southbridge chipset is connected to the Intel® 910GMLE NorthbridgeGMCH through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Some of the features of theIntel® ICH6M are listed below. Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a
