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Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset

Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset

Featuring the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, the Mobile Intel® 915GM chipset enables 2x the graphics performance of the previous generation of platforms based on the Intel® 855GME chipset.

The Mobile Intel® 915GM Express chipset also supports Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)1 which is an enhanced audio specification for high quality audio enabling a great home theater experience. Additionally Mobile Intel® 915GM Express chipset supports up to 2 GB of DDR2 system memory which enables up to 60% increase in peak memory bandwidth and power benefits over DDR memory and PCI Express* bus architecture, a highly scalable general purpose I/O for industry peripherals such as ExpressCard*.

Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset

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Intel® Pentium® M Processor
Chipsets Mobile Intel® 915PM, 915GMS and 910GML Express chipsets
Features and benefits
533 MHz Front Side Bus Up to 33% increase in Front Side Bus bandwidth over the previous generation.
Support for dual channel DDR2 400/533 MHz memory technology Up to 60% improvement in peak memory bandwidth and average power savings over DDR memory.
Dual independent display View two independent video sources when an external monitor or panel is connected to the laptop.
Intel® Stable Image Technology Supports a unified graphics driver. Enables hardware changes without impact to IT software image stability.
Serial ATA Provides up to 150 MB/Sec transfer rate for disk traffic.
Direct Media Interface (DMI) With up to 2 GB/sec concurrent bandwidth, DMI provides up to 4 times faster I/O bandwidth compared to previous Intel proprietary Hub link I/O interface.
Integrated high speed USB 2.0 Support for eight USB 2.0 peripherals for maximum 40x faster data transfer and backward compatible to support USB 1.1 devices.
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 Delivers a 2 times improvement in graphics performance over the previous generation chipset, the Intel® 855GME. Also supports Microsoft DirectX* 9 solution for high definition media playback and 3D games.
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) Enables increased bandwidth for high quality audio and support for Dolby* Technologies. Also enables power savings during audio activity.
Integrated TV out Provides board space and cost savings by eliminating the need for additional discrete chips.
PCI Express* Bus Architecture Delivers up to a 4 times increase in discrete graphics bandwidth and 2 times the I/O bandwidth. Also supports industry peripherals such as ExpressCard*. Low pin count offers maximum bandwidth per pin.

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Packaging information
82915GM (MCH) 37.5 mm x 40 mm Micro-FCBGA
82801FBM (ICH6-M) 31 mm x 31 mm 609 pin mBGA

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1. Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) requires a system with an appropriate Intel® chipset and a motherboard with an appropriate codec and the necessary drivers installed. System sound quality will vary depending on actual implementation, controller, codec, drivers, and speakers. For more information about Intel® HD Audio, refer to www.intel.com/design/chipsets/hdaudio.htm.