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Contents Welcome ix Part 1 System Design Issues Chapter 1 PC 98 Design Issues 3 PC 98 Goals...................................................................................... 4 Basic PC 98 System Types ..................................................................... 5 PC 98 Design Issues and Compliance Dates.................................................. 12 Legacy Migration Road Map .................................................................. 12 Chapter 2 PC 98 Design Initiatives 15 OnNow and ACPI for PC 98 .................................................................. 16 Win32 Driver Model ........................................................................... 17 Manageability Initiatives....................................................................... 18 Device Bay and Modular PC Design.......................................................... 21 DirectX and DirectShow for Windows and Windows NT................................... 24 Other Design Initiatives for PC 98 Hardware ................................................ 25 Part 2 PC 98 Systems Chapter 3 Basic PC 98 29 Basic PC 98 General System Requirements .................................................. 30 Basic PC 98 Physical Design Requirements.................................................. 37 Basic PC 98 General Device Requirements .................................................. 39 Basic PC 98 Buses and Devices ............................................................... 50 Manageability Component Instrumentation Requirements .................................. 61 Basic PC 98 References........................................................................ 63 Checklist for Basic PC 98...................................................................... 65 Chapter 4 Workstation PC 98 69 Workstation Platform Guidelines.............................................................. 70 Workstation PC 98 References ................................................................ 73 Checklist for Workstation PC 98 .............................................................. 74 iv Contents Chapter 5 Entertainment PC 98 75 Entertainment PC 98 System Requirements ..................................................76 Entertainment PC 98 Audio Requirements ...................................................79 Entertainment PC 98 Graphics Components..................................................79 Entertainment PC 98 Video and Broadcast Components ....................................81 Entertainment PC 98 References ..............................................................82 Checklist for Entertainment PC 98 ............................................................83 Chapter 6 Mobile PC 98 85 Introduction to Mobile PC Platform Guidelines..............................................86 Mobile PC Design Requirements..............................................................87 Docking Station Requirements ................................................................91 Port Replicator Requirements..................................................................94 Mini-notebook Guidelines .....................................................................96 Mobile PC 98 References ......................................................................96 Checklist for Mobile PC 98 ....................................................................97 Part 3 PC 98 Bus Design Guidelines Chapter 7 USB 101 USB Basic Requirements .................................................................... 102 USB Host Controller Requirements ......................................................... 103 USB Power Management .................................................................... 104 Design Features for USB Peripherals ....................................................... 104 USB References .............................................................................. 105 Checklist for USB ............................................................................ 106 Chapter 8 IEEE 1394 107 IEEE 1394 Basic Requirements ............................................................. 108 Requirements for IEEE 1394 Devices....................................................... 110 Plug and Play for IEEE 1394 ................................................................ 111 Power Management for IEEE 1394 Devices................................................ 123 IEEE 1394 References ....................................................................... 124 Checklist for IEEE 1394 ..................................................................... 125 Chapter 9 PCI 127 PCI Basic Requirements ..................................................................... 128 PCI Controller Requirements ................................................................ 130 Plug and Play for PCI Controllers and Peripherals ......................................... 131 Power Management for PCI Controllers and Peripherals .................................. 134 PCI References ............................................................................... 135 Checklist for PCI ............................................................................. 136 Chapter 10 IDE and ATAPI 137 IDE Controller Requirements................................................................ 138 ATAPI Peripheral General Requirements................................................... 141 Plug and Play for IDE Controllers and Peripherals......................................... 142 Power Management for IDE Devices ....................................................... 143 IDE and ATAPI References ................................................................. 144 Checklist for IDE and ATAPI ............................................................... 145 Contents v Chapter 11 SCSI 147 SCSI Host Adapter Requirements............................................................148 SCSI Peripheral Requirements ...............................................................150 Plug and Play for SCSI Host Adapters and Peripherals.....................................151 Power Management for SCSI Devices .......................................................152 SCSI References...............................................................................153 Checklist for SCSI.............................................................................153