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On 7/7/10 12:44 PM, ali hagigat wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTikAnQi_OEKVt_-0RXp1-wwLCAXE7VmzQywhHd-G@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Stefan,<br>
<br>
BIOS chip is not connected to CPU directly after reset!!<br>
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It's never connected directly, anyways, but through some kind of
bridge. Usually the southbridge.<br>
<br>
<br>
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cite="mid:AANLkTikAnQi_OEKVt_-0RXp1-wwLCAXE7VmzQywhHd-G@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"
class="gmail_quote">> I mean the hardware immediately
accesses BIOS chip after reset but at<br>
> some point all memory read/write cycles are claimed by 945
and memory<br>
> controller?<br>
> No, that assumption is not true.<br>
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If not so what happens? CPU does not have address/data buses
directly attached to the BIOS chip. <br>
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The address cycles are claimed by whatever components live in any
given address space.<br>
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<br>
Stefan<br>
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