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DMA Support

The KeyLargo IC provides DB-DMA (descriptor-based direct memory access) support for the following I/O channels:

• Ultra DMA IDE interface to the the internal hard drive and the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive

• modem slot interface to the built-in modem

• DAV channel to the sound IC

The DBDMA system provides a scatter-gather process based on memory resident data structures that describe the data transfers. The DMA engine is enhanced to allow bursting of data files for improved performance.