*new* Intel® Application Accelerator - Beta

[John]

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/beta.htm

 

[Budman]

I think I will try it, I am using Beta SP3 in win2k I might as well use beta intel Application Accelerator too. 😉

 

[tomrizzo]

How does it actually accelerate anything?

 

[CZroe]

I need to check this out when my P4 is able to boot again... 😀

 

[cockeyed]

I just built a P4 i845 system. I was trying to figure out what "Application Accelerator" was. I came to the conclusion that it is just a new name for the old "Bus Master drivers."

 

[CZroe]

Except the old drivers were never discontinued. Aparently, IAC improves performance and reliability on some systems, and has the opposite effect on others. Consider it a "possible performance enhancer" for some Intel-based systems.

 

[ssanches]

Does anybody have any emperical evidence whether this "Application Accelerator" actually works, or is it just a new marketing name for the IDE busmaster drivers?

 

[JellyBaby]

<< IAC improves performance and reliability on some systems, and has the opposite effect on others. Consider it a "possible performance enhancer" for some Intel-based systems. >>

To me it sounds like they're useful for marketing benchmarks. It doesn't sound like they're intended to be used daily and reliably by us common folk.

 

[John]

Yes, in a sense I think the IAA is a glorified busmaster driver.

 

[Steven the Leech]

have you installed the beta version John? If so any noticable changes?