Mobile Intel® 915GMS Express ChipsetOverview
The Mobile Intel® 915GMS Express chipset is a component of Intel® Centrino® processor technology. Its feature set and package size are optimized to meet the needs of small form factor laptops. The Mobile Intel® 915GMS Express chipset provides up to 1.4 times the graphics performance of the previous generation of platforms based on the Intel® 855GME chipset. It supports a number of next generation features including DDR2 memory, Serial ATA, PCI Express*, Intel® High Definition Audio and ExpressCard*.
Product information
Features and benefits
| 400 MHz Front Side Bus | Supports 400 MHz Front Side Bus. |
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| Support for single channel DDR2 400MHz memory technology | Up to 20% improvement in peak memory bandwidth and average power savings over DDR memory. |
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| Dual independent display | View two independent video sources when an external monitor or panel is connected to the laptop. |
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| Intel® Stable Image Technology | Supports a unified graphics driver. Enables hardware changes without impact to IT software image stability. |
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| Serial ATA | Provides up to 150 MB/sec transfer rate for disk traffic. |
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| Direct Media Interface (DMI) | With up to 2 GB/sec concurrent bandwidth, DMI provides up to 2x faster I/O bandwidth compared to previous Intel proprietary Hub link I/O interface. |
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| Integrated high speed USB 2.0 | Support for eight USB 2.0 peripherals for 40x faster maximum data transfer and backward compatible to support USB 1.1 devices. |
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| Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 | Delivers a 1.4 times improvement in graphics performance over the previous generation chipset, the Intel® 855GME chipset. Outstanding power scalability to meet smaller form factor needs. |
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| Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)◊ | New audio specification enables increased bandwidth for high quality audio and support for Dolby* Technologies. Also enables power savings during audio activity. |
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| PCI Express* Bus Architecture | Supports the latest industry peripherals like ExpressCard*. Low pin count offers maximum bandwidth per pin. |
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Related products
| Processors | |
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| Chipsets | Mobile Intel® 915PM and 915GM Express chipsets |
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Packaging information
| 82915GMS (GMCH) | 27 mm x 27 mm - Micro-FCBGA |
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| 82801FBM (ICH6-M) | 31 mm x 31 mm 609 pin mBGA |
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Ready for Microsoft Windows Vista*
| Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset family platforms using 512 MB of system memory or greater meet all current requirements for the Microsoft Windows Vista* Capable PC program. |
◊ Intel® High Definition 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.
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