2.FEATURES

•SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices.

•PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots that support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards, with 133MB/s maximum throughput.

•AMR Slot: Supports an Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot that accommodates a specially designed audio/modem card.

•Advanced Super I/O: 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 built-in the M1535D+ South Bridge also supports a floppy disk drive, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse.

•Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/DDR SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection.

•Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM) that offers enhanced ACPI for Windows 98/2000/ME compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for a virtual automatic setup.

•IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.

•Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS that allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)

•Onboard LED: Comes with a power LED that lights up if there is any standby power on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices to prevent damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and other system components.

•Onboard Audio (optional): Audio models come with the four-channel C-Media CMI8738 PCI audio controller that supports the legacy audio SB PRO™ , FM emulator/DLS wavetable music synthesis, and HRTF 3D positional audio functions.

•Easy Connectivity and System Information Access: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy-to-access box with system diagnostic display area, system status LEDs, USB ports, and hot keys. The AFPANEL connector on the motherboard accommodates the ASUS iPanel.

2.FEATURES

Specifications

 

 

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