1.3.2ASUS unique features

ASUS AI Life Features

Express Gate

Taking only 5 seconds to go online from bootup, Express Gate is the one-stop gateway to instant fun! It’s a unique motherboard built-in OS. You can utilize the most popular Instant Messengers (IM) like MSN, Skype, Google talk, QQ, and Yahoo! Messenger to keep in touch with friends, or quickly check on the weather and e-mails just before leaving your house. What’s more, the user-friendly picture manager lets you view your pictures without entering Windows at anytime!

• The actual boot time is subject to hardware configurations and product models.

•Due to chipset limitation, ASUS Express Gate supports USB devices or SATA HDDs (IDE mode) connected to SATA port 1-4 only. Set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [SATA] before installing and using ASUS Express Gate.

•Currently, ASUS Express Gate does not support PATA IDE HDDs. Visit www.asus.com for future BIOS and Express Gate software updates.

ASUS Power Saving Solution

ASUS Power Saving Solution intelligently and automatically provides banlanced computing power and energy consumption.

Q-Fan

The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the CPU fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.

See page 2-33 for details.

4+1 Phase Power Design

ASUS 4+1 Phase Power Design unleashes ultimate memory performances with independent power to core components, while providing fast transient response and stability for the CPU under heavy loading or overclocking modes.

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