2.FEATURES
•Enhanced ACPI &
•Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec- onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states: sleep mode or
•Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
•SMBus: The System Management Bus interface conveys commands and information between SMBus devices.
•Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Turbo LEDs now act as informa- tion providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can de- termine if there are messages waiting in the mailbox. A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user.
•System Resources Alert: Today’s operating systems such as Windows 98/ Millenium and Windows NT/2000, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The sys- tem resource monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user informa- tion on managing their limited resources more efficiently.
•Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas- ter busses to the memory and processor.
•Chassis Intrusion Detection: Supports
2.1.2 Optional Components
•Onboard Audio:
2. FEATURES
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