PAVP

PAVP (Protected Audio Video Path) (Intel Corporation)

PAVP protects the data path within a computer during video playback (e.g. Blu-ray discs). It is supported by newer chipsets (e.g. Intel G45) and operating systems (since Windows Vista). PAVP does the video decoding in the chipset to reduce processor load.

PAVP can be configured in the BIOS. Different modes are supported:

  1. Disabled.
  2. PAVP Lite: Reserves buffer memory for encryption of compressed video data.
  3. Paranoid PAVP: Reserve memory during boot which isn't seen by the Operating System. This disables Windows Aero in Windows Vista.

The default setting in most BIOS is PAVP Lite.

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