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What is the PCI/VGA Palette Snoop in CMOS?

Question:

What is the PCI/VGA Palette Snoop in CMOS?

Answer:

The PCI/VGA Palette Snoop is an option in the CMOS setup that can be Enabled or Disabled and enables PCI cards that do not contain their own VGA color palette to examine the video cards palette and mimic it. This feature was required for some MPEG decoder cards, TV cards, and other unique expansion cards that worked with graphics. However, today is a feature that is rarely used and should be Disabled in your CMOS unless you're computer is utilizing a card that requires it.