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Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.)
Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers. Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pressures for quite sometime.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems opera- tions and status. These include features such as CPU temperature, voltage and fan RPM’s.
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
DMI, or Desktop Management Interface, is a BIOS level method for monitoring specific BIOS related hardware features. It allows the BIOS to collect and store information specific to the system, so that vendors and system integrators will have greater access to information regarding system configuration and design. This allows for better troubleshooting, migration planning, and upgradeability decision making.
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