What is plug and play?

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Christian0710

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Hey i got plug and play with my gfx card the 7800 GT, but what does it do? it does not say in my manual.. What is the good thing about plug and play and how does it work?

Christian
 
Plug and Play means that you can just plug in say, a monitor, and it will automatically read it without you having to install software to help the PC recognize the device. Most jowsticks and some mice and keyboards are plug and play.
 
It just means when you put in your video card it;ll start working by itself without having to insatall it and fiddle with a bunch of other crap. Although i would suggest downloading the latest drivers for it.
 
Plug and Play has the ability to install equipment with little or no setup. A term used to describe an accessory device that works immediately when connected to a computer, without the need for installation procedures, reconfiguration, or restarting the computer. One common example is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device.

Plug and Play is a technology that can reduce conflicts between computer devices by automatically configuring them at startup. However, for it to work properly your BIOS and your Operating System both must support PnP, and the device being configured must be a Plug and Play device. The technology actually works pretty good but there can be problems when you mix legacy devices with PnP.
 
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