A Technical Reference for Designing PCs and Peripherals for the Microsoft

A Technical Reference for Designing PCs and Peripherals for the Microsoft Windows Family of Operating Systems ® ® Intel

PC 99 System Design Guide A Technical Reference for Designing PCs and Peripherals for the Microsoft Windows Family of Operating Systems ® ® Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ii Contents The information contained in this document represents the current view of Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Intel and Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Intel and Microsoft, and Intel and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented. This document is for informational purposes only. INTEL AND MICROSOFT MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. 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Indeo, Intel, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. © 1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Contents iii Contents Welcome ix Part 1 System Design Issues Chapter 1 PC 99 Design Issues 3 Chapter 2 PC 99 Design Initiatives 15 PC 99 Basic Requirements 39 Part 2 PC 99 Systems Chapter 3 PC 99 General System Requirements . 40 PC 99 Physical Design Requirements. 51 PC 99 General Device Requirements. 53 PC 99 Buses and Devices . 64 Manageability Component Instrumentation Requirements. 75 PC 99 System References . 77 Checklist for PC 99 Basic Requirements. 79 Chapter 4 Workstation PC 99 83 Workstation Design Requirements . 84 Workstation PC 99 References . 87 Checklist for Workstation PC 99 . 88 Chapter 5 Entertainment PC 99 89 Entertainment PC System Requirements . 90 Entertainment PC Audio Requirements. 92 Entertainment PC Graphics Components . 93 Entertainment PC Video and Broadcast Components. 94 Entertainment PC 99 References . 95 Checklist for Entertainment PC 99 . 96 PC 99 System Design Guide PREVIEW DRAFT, Version 0.3, February 3, 1998. © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. iv Contents Chapter 6 Mobile PC 99 97 Mobile PC System Design Requirements. 98 Mobile PC Graphics Requirements . 106 Docking Station Requirements. 110 Mini-notebook Guidelines . 120 Mobile PC 99 References . 121 Checklist for Mobile PC 99 . 122 Part 3 PC 99 Bus Design Guidelines Chapter 7 USB 127 USB Basic Requirements . 128 USB Host Controller Requirements. 130 USB Hub Requirements . 130 USB Power Management . 131 Design Features for USB Peripherals . 131 USB References. 132 Checklist for USB. 133 Chapter 8 IEEE 1394 135 IEEE 1394 Basic Requirements . 136 Requirements for IEEE 1394 Devices . 138 Plug and Play for IEEE 1394. 139 Power Management for IEEE 1394 Devices . 149 IEEE 1394 References. 150 Checklist for IEEE 1394. 151 Chapter 9 PCI 155 PCI Basic Requirements. 156 PCI Controller Requirements . 157 Plug and Play for PCI Controllers and Peripherals. 158 Power Management for PCI Controllers and Peripherals . 162 PCI References . 163 Checklist for PCI . 164 Chapter 10 ATA and ATAPI 167 ATA Controller Requirements. 168 ATAPI Peripheral General Requirements. 171 Plug and Play for ATA Controllers and Peripherals. 172 Power Management for ATA Devices. 173 ATA and ATAPI References. 174 Checklist for ATA and ATAPI. 175 © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Contents Chapter 11 SCSI v 177 SCSI Host Adapter Requirements . 178 SCSI Peripheral Requirements . 180 Plug and Play for SCSI Host Adapters and Peripherals. 181 Power Management for SCSI Devices. 183 SCSI References . 184 Checklist for SCSI . 185 Chapter 12 PC Card 187 PC Card Basic Requirements. 188 PC Card Socket Controller Requirements. 188 Plug and Play Design for 16-bit PC Card Cards. 191 Plug and Play Design for CardBus . 194 PC 99 Requirements for PC Card . 196 PC Card References . 198 Checklist for PC Card . 199 Part 4 Device Design Guidelines Chapter 13 I/O Ports and Devices 205 System Requirements for I/O Ports and Devices . 206 Serial Port Requirements . 208 Parallel Port Requirements . 210 Mouse Port and Peripheral Requirements. 214 Keyboard Port and Peripheral Requirements . 215 Game Controller Requirements. 217 Wireless Component Requirements. 218 Smart Card Requirements. 221 PC 99 Design Features for Ports. 224 References for I/O Ports and Devices. 226 Checklist for I/O Ports and Devices. 228 Chapter 14 Graphics Adapters 231 System Requirements for Graphics Adapters . 232 Graphics Adapters Basic Features . 234 PC 99 Design for Graphics Adapters. 255 Graphics Adapters References . 261 Checklist for Graphics Adapters. 261 PC 99 System Design Guide PREVIEW DRAFT, Version 0.3, February 3, 1998. © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. vi Contents Chapter 15 Video and Broadcast Components 265 System Requirements for Video and Broadcast Components. 266 Basic Features for Video and Broadcast Components. 268 MPEG-2 Video Playback Requirements . 274 DVD-Video Playback Requirements. 277 Video Input and Capture Requirements . 280 Analog TV Tuner/Decoder and VBI Capture Requirements . 282 Digital Broadcast TV Requirements. 283 PC 99 Design for Video and Broadcast Components. 287 Video and Broadcast Component References. 289 Checklist for Video and Broadcast Components . 290 Chapter 16 Monitors 295 Monitor Basic Features. 296 Desktop Monitor Requirements. 297 Entertainment Monitor Requirements . 299 Plug and Play Design for Monitors. 300 Power Management for Monitors . 301 Monitors References. 302 Checklist for Monitors. 302 Chapter 17 Audio Components 305 Basic Audio Requirements . 306 Advanced Audio Recommendations . 311 PC 99 Design for Audio . 315 Audio References. 320 Checklist for Audio Components . 321 Chapter 18 Storage and Related Peripherals 323 Storage Controller and Peripherals Basic Features. 324 Floppy Disk Controller and Drive . 326 Hard Disk Drives. 327 CD Devices. 328 Rewritable Optical ATAPI Devices . 330 DVD Devices . 331 PC 99 Design for Storage Components . 333 Storage References and Resources . 337 Checklist for Storage and Related Peripherals. 338 © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Contents Chapter 19 Modems vii 343 System Requirements for Modems . 342 Modem Basic Features. 342 Basic Modem Performance . 354 Driver-based Modem Guidelines . 356 PC 99 Design for Modems. 359 Modem References . 363 Checklist for Modems. 364 Chapter 20 Network Communications 367 System Requirements for Network Communications . 368 Network Adapter Requirements . 369 ISDN Requirements. 373 Cable Modem Requirements . 376 ATM Adapter Requirements . 378 ADSL Requirements. 382 IrDA Requirements for Network Communications . 384 Home Networking Requirements. 385 PC 99 Design for Network Communications. 387 Network Communications References. 391 Checklist for Network Communications. 392 Chapter 21 Printers 397 Basic Printer Features . 398 PC 99 Printer Design . 400 Printer References . 403 Checklist for Printers . 403 Chapter 22 Digital Still Image Peripherals 405 Digital Still Image Devices Basic Features. 406 PC 99 Design for Digital Still Image Devices . 410 Digital Still Image Device References . 413 Checklist for Digital Still Image Devices . 413 PC 99 System Design Guide PREVIEW DRAFT, Version 0.3, February 3, 1998. © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. viii Contents Appendixes Appendix A Icons 417 Appendix B Device Identifiers 319 Plug and Play Vendor and Device IDs . 420 Generic Windows Device IDs . 421 Appendix C Accessibility 435 Introduction . 436 Visual Displays and Indicators. 439 Sound. 440 Manipulation and Physical Design. 441 Input and Controls. 443 Labeling. 446 Documentation . 447 Accessibility Recommendations for PC Design . 448 Accessibility for PC Card . 449 Accessibility Guidelines for Input Components . 449 Accessibility Guidelines for Display Monitors. 452 Accessibility Guidelines for Audio Components. 453 Accessibility Guidelines for Storage Devices . 454 Accessibility Guidelines for Printers . 457 Accessibility References and Resources. 459 Appendix D Legacy Support 463 Fixed ISA Interrupts . 464 Legacy ISA DMA Assignments. 465 Legacy ISA I/O Address Assignments. 465 Plug and Play ISA System Requirements. 467 Plug and Play ISA Device Requirements . 468 Appendix E PC 99 Master Checklist Glossary © 1997-1998 Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation. 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