FEATURES .II (Features)

II. FEATURES

Features of the ASUS Motherboard

The ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small 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 Intel P54C Pentium (75-200MHz), Intel P55C Pentium (200MHz), Cyrix P166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), or AMD-K5 (PR75-133MHz) (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: Provides the option of 0KB upgradeable to 256KB or 512KB, on- board 256KB upgradeable to 512KB, or 512KB onboard Pipelined Burst SRAM. Upgrades are made through a Synchronous SRAM cache module. (See page 14 for compatible cache 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. (see p. 12)

•ISA & PCI Expansion Slots: Provides four 16-bit ISA & four 32-bit PCI slots.

•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 exter- nal 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.

•Optional IrDA Connector: Has an optional ribbon & bracket set to support an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.

•NCR SCSI BIOS: This motherboard has firmware that supports the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI controller cards.

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ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual