Module 3 Additional Slides

Windows XP Hardware Features

Overview

Hardware and Device Features in Windows XP

• Windows Image Acquisition

• Display

• CD Writing

• USB/IEE1394

• Power Management

Windows Image Acquisition

Windows Explorer Extensions• WIA devices added to My Computer

• Thumbnail Generation

• Scanner and Camera Wizard

WIA Enabled Software• Microsoft Paint – adds From Scanner or Camera in

File menu

Device Support• Scanners

• Still Camers

• Digital Video Cameras

XP and WIA

Control Panel

With Supported Camera

MS Paint

Capture Pictures from Video

Display

High Resolution Monitor Support

• Support for up to 200 Dots Per Inch

Dual View

• Multi-monitor Support for Video cards with Multiplle connectors (eg ATI Radeon, Matrox G400)

Clear Type

• Sub-pixel rendering for improved readability of text on LCD Screens

General improvements in the Display Process

Clear Type In Action

Standard Clear Type

Squint and look at the difference

CD Writing

Image Mastering API (IMAPI) built in

Support for Jolient and Redbook

Drag and Drop CD burning

No support for session closing

No ISO burning (but there is a cool power toy!)

USB/IEE1394

USB 1.1

• USB 2.0 will come ‘later’

IEEE 1394

• Shipped with Windows 2000

• Better device support

• IP over Firewire supported

Power Management

XP Native Processor Performance Control

• Takes advantage of latest CPUs (eg Intel Speedstep)

On-Now• Ensures that PCs are accessible when needed

• Silent otherwise

• Cardbus Wake-up on Lan

• Wake up(from standby) on Low Battery

Improved boot/resume performance

LCD Dimming on battery power

Selective Suspend of USB ports

Review

Hardware and Device Features in Windows XP

• Windows Image Acquisition

• Display

• CD Writing

• USB/IEEE 1394

• Power Management