Performance

2.FEATURES

 

 

2.FEATURES

2.1.3Performance and Intelligence

•UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.

•Super Multi-I/O:The multi-I/O chipset offers complete support for a variety of I/O functions. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. The Super I/O controller also supports a floppy disk drive, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse.

•DDR DRAM Optimized Performance: Normal Double Data Rate Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM) executes two actions per clock cycle and sets a new standard data transfer of up to 2.1 GB/s for 133MHz DDR DRAM and 1.6GB/s for 100MHz DDR DRAM. New nVidia® TwinBank™ technology harnesses the DDR and “doubles the Double Data Rate:” The chipset further multiplies the bandwith by 2 and offers a fabulously broad 4.2 GBs of memory bandwidth! (At least two of three DDR DIMM modules must be installed to activate this feature.)

•Onboard Audio: Audio models come with the six-channel C-Media CMI8738 PCI audio controller that supplies HRTF 3D positional audio functions. The chip supports software access to PC DVD 5.1/6.1 and AC-3/DTS via SPDIF. Other integrative featues include: full DVD playback, PCtel 56K modem, and even Karaoke echo effects. A software package helps setup the multi-channel PC sound system.

•C.O.P. Thermal Protection: With AMD® Athlon XP™ installed, the motherboard offers users ASUS C.O.P. automatic CPU Overheating Protection to prolong the life of the entire system. If the CPU temperature becomes excessive, the PC shuts down automatically.

•ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features employed in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock but comply with energy saving standards. To fully utilize the ACPI benefits, use an ACPI-supported OS like Windows XP.

•PC’99 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards are PC’99 compliant. The new PC’99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug- n-Play compatibility and power management to configure and manage all system components. in all major OS systems. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC’99.

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ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual