HP Vectra VE 6/xxx HP Vectra VE Series 8 PC - Familiarization Guide (D6548-909 - Page 24

New Features New Features Multi Boot With the Multi Boot feature, the order in which your PC will boot from a device is no longer determined by the physical connection of the device to the cable. You can connect IDE devices to the Ultra ATA cable in any order and then select the boot order for all bootable drives (including floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, and SCSI drives) with the BIOS Setup program. Intel 440BX AGPset Features The Intel 440BX AGPset chipset is the first chipset to deliver 100 MHz system level bandwidth to unleash the full performance capabilities of 350 and 400 MHz processors. The 100 MHz bus speed offers a 50% increase in system throughput. The 440BX chip also supports 66 MHz front-side bus operation which is used with 266 and 333 MHz processors. The chipset provides support for ACPI to permit increased manageability across the corporate network. It is AGP-enabled for enhanced graphics performance. The chipset also provides support for Ultra DMA/33. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI is an open standard for enabling the operating system to control power management in a PC. It enables a PC to be switched on instantly when the user needs it and to remain available for remote management when switched off. ACPI is an improved type of Advanced Power Management (APM). The operating system can detect whether components and add-on cards are ACPI-compliant and automatically and dynamically keep the power usage as low as possible. For example, when the PC is idle, the processor, memory, disk drives, etc. will be slowed down or even stopped. Even when working, the operating system can shut off parts of the system that are not needed. An ACPI-compliant operating system such as Windows 98 or NT5 is required to get these benefits. 20