FEATURES .II (Features)

II. FEATURES

Features of the ASUS Motherboard

The ASUS P/I-AP55TV is specially designed for the demanding PC user who wants a high-performance multi-media motherboard in a single package. This motherboard:

•Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.

•Multi-Processor/Multi-Speed Support: Supports one Pentium (75-200MHz), Cyrix P166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), or AMD-K5(PR75-100MHz) (See page 10).

•Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430VX PCIset with I/O subsystems.

•Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)

•L2 Cache: Comes in 0KB, 256KB, or 512KB Pipelined Burst SRAM ver- sion, each version is upgradeable to 256KB or 512KB. Upgrades are made through a Synchronous SRAM cache module. (See page 14 for compatible modules.)

•Versatile DRAM Memory Support: Supports 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, or 32MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 128MB. Supports both Fast Page Mode (FPM) and Extended Data Output (EDO) SIMMs.

•Riser Expansion Slot: Supports slot expansion through a daughter card (called a Riser card) with ISA and/or PCI slots (provided by retailer)

•Super Multi-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. Two floppy drives of either 5.25" or 3.5" (1.44MB or 2.88MB) are also supported without an external card. The Japanese "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5" 1.2MB) floppy standard is also supported.

•PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two chan- nels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. This controller supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. BIOS now supports IDE CD-

ROM or SCSI bootup.

•Ready-to-Use Connectors: Is equipped with onboard Monitor, Parallel (Printer) Port, Serial Ports (COM1&2), PS/2 Mouse, and PS/2 Keyboard con- nectors without the need for extra cables and brackets.

•Multi-Media Ready: Includes Creative Labs 16C Audio and ATI Mach64 Video onboard.

•Upgradeable Video Memory: Includes 1MB DRAM onboard and upgradeable to 4MB DRAM.

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ASUS P/I-AP55TV User’s Manual