diff --git a/doc/busses/i2c-ali15x3 b/doc/busses/i2c-ali15x3 index 7b15197d..60b71908 100644 --- a/doc/busses/i2c-ali15x3 +++ b/doc/busses/i2c-ali15x3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Status: Complete and tested. Supported adapters: * Acer Labs, Inc. ALI 1533 and 1543C - Datasheet: Publicly available at the Acer Labs website + Datasheet: Available at the Acer Labs website (password required) Author: Frodo Looijaard , Philip Edelbrock , and Mark D. Studebaker @@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ Description Stability --------- -Complete and tested on the author's system. -Untested by others. -SMBus sometimes hangs on author's system when accessing W83781D, -cause unknown (see Issues below). +Complete and tested. +SMBus periodically hangs on ASUS P5A motherboards and can only be +cleared by a power cycle. Cause unknown (see Issues below). +Block reads/writes untested (not used by any existing sensor driver). Supported Devices @@ -104,24 +104,10 @@ It will therefore conflict with separate software that accesses the ACPI registers? To fix this, undefine MAP_ACPI. -On the author's ASUS P5A, the W83781D chip is on both the -ISA and the SMBus. - -On the author's ASUS P5A, the W83781D chip hangs the whole -bus and this can only be resolved by powering off the computer. -The chip does not hang if an external device is attached -to the SMBus. There may be electrical problems on this board. -The EEPROM on the DRAM DIMM is accessible on the SMBus and -it does not hang the bus. - - -External Device Connection for ASUS P5A ---------------------------------------- -On the author's ASUS P5A board, -the SMBus connector is between the 4th and 5th PCI -connector. The pinouts are: - 1. Clock - 2. no pin - 3. Ground - 4. Data - 5. +5V +On the ASUS P5A motherboard, there are several reports that +the SMBus will hang +and this can only be resolved by powering off the computer. +There may be electrical problems on this board. +On the P5A, the W83781D sensor chip is on both the ISA and +SMBus. Therefore the SMBus hangs can generally be avoided +by accessing the W83781D on the ISA bus only.