Method and apparatus having an extended video graphics bus

Abstract

A method and apparatus that extends the video graphics bus from the computer unit to a monitor is used within a computer system that includes a computer unit and a monitor. The computer unit includes a central processing unit, system memory, an accelerated graphics port chip set, and a first AGP coupling converter. The first AGP coupling converter is operably coupled to the AGP chip set and receives video graphics data (e.g., vertex data for triangles corresponding to three-dimensional graphics) and converts the transport formatting of the video graphics. Such transport formatting conversion may include changing from a parallel transport to a serial transport or from a parallel transport to a reduced parallel transport. The monitor includes a second AGP coupling converter, a video graphics controller, and a display device. The second AGP coupling converter is operably coupled, via a cable, to the first AGP coupling converter. The second AGP coupling converter is operable to receive the converted transport format data and to recapture the video graphics data. The recaptured video graphics data is then provided to the video graphics controller, which produces display data therefrom. The display data is then provided to the display device for displaying.

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