According to reports, the system installs a driver that gives it low-level access to PC hardware drivers and system resources.

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Kind of how you'd install an operating system, automatically receive some baseline functionality using least-common-denominator hardware drivers, then install specialized drivers for your machine's video, sound, and network cards?

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To get a 3D support, VirtualBox would have to have virtual 3D hardware and drivers to support it.

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AMD's quality drivers and hardware complement our commitment to game developers perfectly by empowering them to produce higher-level in-game graphics than ever before.

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New drivers and hardware are instantly recognized.

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Android devices offer no such guarantee because there is such a great variety in hardware and software, and product reviews, word of mouth, and subsidized price are often the biggest drivers of sales.

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