Accelerated Graphics Port; Hardware Monitoring; Desktop Management Interface - EPOX EP-61LXA-M Manual

Introduction EP-61LXA-M

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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