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5.11 Extended Display Identification
Data (EDID)
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a VESA standard data format that will allow the
system to communicate its capabilities, including vendor information like the supported VGA-
formats and frequency range limits to a PC connected to the XGA/DVI input.
This means that the PC always* will be able to output a valid VGA/DVI signal to the system
with no manual reconfiguration of the PC screen settings.
*Need to comply with the VESA EDID standard