Fri, 20 Apr 2007, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >> Hmmm... the companion chip is different. What VIA1617A is used for?
> >
> >The VIA1717A, or AD1980, is the soundchips
> >
> >> and what VIA 8237 is used for?
> >
> >The 8237 is the chipset responsible for general I/O ('southbridge').
>
> OK, and what is AC97 ? Is this = VIA1617A ?
AC97 is the interface/protocol by which the soundchip gets data from the
bus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC97
Theo
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