Specifications

FEATURES .2

 

 

2. FEATURES

ter busses to the memory and processor.

•Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS smart series motherboards with Intel chipsets improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB/s.

•SDRAM Optimized Performance:Supports the new generation memory - Syn- chronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAM.

2.1.4Intelligence

•Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec- onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states: sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS or OS setting (see PWR Button < 4 Secs in 4.6 Power Management Setup). When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, the system enters the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting.

•Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm (only w/ hardware monitor):To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.

•Message LED (requires ACPI OS support):Turbo LEDs now act as informa- tion providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can de- termine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful informa- tion to the user.

•Remote Ring On (requires external modem):This allows a computer with this motherboard to be turned on remotely through an external modem. With this fea- ture, users can access their computers from anywhere in the world!

•System Resources Alert (only w/ hardware monitor):Today’s operating sys- tems such as Windows 95/98/NT and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently.

•Temperature Monitoring and Alert (only w/ hardware monitor): To prevent system overheat and system damage, there are heat sensors to monitor the CPU (the Pentium III/II processors require a special heatsink with a thermal sensor) and system temperatures to warn of damaging temperatures.

•Voltage Monitoring and Alert (only w/ hardware monitor): System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard compo- nents. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitor- ing is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management.

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