HP Dc7100 Operating System and Device Driver Support for 2004 HP Compaq Busine - Page 9

IEEE 1394, Bluetooth, Interrupt controller support - video controller

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With each new release of Windows, additional USB device classes have become supported by the operating system. IEEE 1394 98SE ME OS OS NT4 2000 XP - OS OS Generic device class support included with the operating system is used for IEEE 1394 host controllers. With each new release of Windows, additional IEEE 1394 device classes (e.g. digital video camera or optical drives) have become supported by the operating system. Bluetooth 98SE ME NT4 2000 XP HP HP - HP HP Generic device class support included with the operating system Bluetooth devices. With each new release of Windows, additional Bluetooth device classes have become supported by the operating system. Interrupt controller support APIC 98SE Me - - PIC Yes Yes NT4 2000 XP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes • APIC supports more interrupt lines so it is more likely a device will have its own interrupt line. • If PIC support is used instead, PCI devices typically will share interrupts. • All 2004 HP Compaq Business Desktop Computers with the Intel 915 Chipset include support for APIC. 9

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With each new release of Windows, additional USB device classes have become supported by the operating
system.
IEEE 1394
98SE
ME
NT4
2000
XP
OS
OS
-
OS
OS
Generic device class support included with the operating system is used for IEEE 1394 host controllers.
With each new release of Windows, additional IEEE 1394 device classes (e.g. digital video camera or optical
drives) have become supported by the operating system.
Bluetooth
98SE
ME
NT4
2000
XP
HP
HP
-
HP
HP
Generic device class support included with the operating system Bluetooth devices.
With each new release of Windows, additional Bluetooth device classes have become supported by the operating
system.
Interrupt controller support
98SE
Me
NT4
2000
XP
APIC
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
PIC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
APIC supports more interrupt lines so it is more likely a device will have its own interrupt line.
If PIC support is used instead, PCI devices typically will share interrupts.
All 2004 HP Compaq Business Desktop Computers with the Intel 915 Chipset include support for APIC.