Vraag over Bios

[Gendji]

Iemand een idee wat de instelling: "Graphics Aperture Size" doet ?

Ik begrijp wat er staat in het Engels maar wat het doet is me een raadsel. Vergroten of verkleinen schijnt geen invloed te hebben.
Het gaat hier om een Award bios van een Asus P2B-S.

Een link naar een uitleg is ook goed

[Hamish]

rucksichlos geript van:
http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,3656,2292842,00.html

The AGP aperture setting specifies to the AGP chipset how much of a PC's system memory, including virtual memory, is addressable by an AGP video card. While an AGP chipset can address up to 4GB of memory, the limit is usually placed at 256MB. You can extend the aperture beyond actual system RAM, and the AGP chipset will use the available memory. The aperture size settings will be different, depending on the BIOS manufacturer. Some will allow greater range of settings, while others (like yours) offer a limited selection.

Most video cards come equipped with enough local memory (the RAM on the video card) to meet most gaming needs. In fact, most games don't take advantage of AGP memory because the current 2x is too slow compared with the speed of local memory. A few games take advantage of AGP memory, like Quake III and Trespasser, but until 4x AGP comes out in the fall most game developers will shy away from the AGP memory.

Note the following, however. Owners of TNT2 boards have reported some problems with running their cards at different aperture settings. The fix in most cases is a reduction or increase in the AGP aperture size. Matrox has found some problems with Phoenix BIOS with its G400 at 64MB, and likewise with ATI, which has had problems with its cards at a 128MB.

[Gendji]

Thanx, dat is duidelijk en very fast