AMD Live!

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1 Background
2 Features and Software
3 Hardware requirements
4 Media Discussion
5 External links
- 5.1 AMD Live! Official Homepages

[edit] Background

AMD LIVE! was originally the name of Advanced Micro Devices' initiative to gather the support of professional musicians and other media producers behind its hardware products. The primary focus of this initiative was the Opteron server- and workstation-class central processing unit. AMD subsequently extended AMD LIVE! into a platform marketing initiative.

AMD LIVE! was first announced on January 4, 2006 officially through press release.

[edit] Features and Software

AMD LIVE! features away mode (supported by motherboards), the system hibernates when user is not using, and power up quickly when needed. AMD LIVE! also includes a selection of software aimed to enhance the digital entertainment experience, listed below:

AMD LIVE! On Demand by Orb Networks software - TV recording and sharing software
AMD LIVE! Compress - Video Compression Software that compress videos up to one tenth of the original size
AMD LIVE! Network Magic - Network surveillance and management software
AMD LIVE! LogMeIn - Remote Access software
AMD LIVE! Media Vault powered by Streamload - 25GB of free online storage
AMD LIVE! Communicator powered by SightSpeed - Instant messaging software
AMD LIVE! Games powered by WildTangent
AMD LIVE! KidRocket - Web browser for kids which filters inappropriate materials.

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[edit] Hardware requirements

According to AMD, the minimum requirements of the AMD LIVE! desktop platform are as follows:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, or Athlon 64 FX equivalent, using Socket AM2
High performance power supply with cooling fan and heatsink
1GB DDR2 RAM
SATA Harddisks with recommended NCQ technology support
- For Athlon 64 FX based systems, RAID array of 2 or more SATA Harddisks is required
DVD+/-RW optical disc drive
Graphic card supporting Aero graphics (DirectX 9)
- For Athlon 64 FX based systems, dual graphics card configuration is required (SLI or CrossFire)
Display output: VGA, DVI, HDMI with optional HDCP
Up to 7.1 Surround Sound output with optional S/PDIF output
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows Vista Premium or Ultimate
(Recommended) Wireless keyboard and pointer device (mouse)
(Recommended) TV tuner
(Optional) Remote Control
(Optional) Gigabit Ethernet
(Optional) Wireless network connectivity: 802.11g or a conbination of 802.11a/g