FEATURES .II

Series TX97
II.FEATURES

•Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management.

•System Resources Alert:Today’s operating systems such as Windows 95, Win- dows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource moni- tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos- sible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on manag- ing their limited resources more efficiently.

•Virus Write Protection -Normally, viruses can destroy data on storage media such as hard drivers, floppy diskettes, and MO. Some new-generation viruses will not only destroy data on storage media, but also clear BIOS data which is usually unprotected. ASUS TX97 series of motherboards were designed to co- operate with BIOS, chipset, and flash EPROM to disable write permission when the system’s initialization stage is completed upon boot-up.

•CPU Slow Down - When CPU fans or system fans are malfunctioning, the system will deactivate the CPU Clock line to decrease CPU utilization to the speed upon detection of system overheat. This will prevent CPU damage from system overheat. The CPU utilization will restore normal operations when tem- perature falls below a safe level.

•Auto Fan Off - The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is a important feature to implement silent PC systems.

•Dual Function Power Button (requires ATX power supply):The system can be in one of two states, one is Sleep mode and the other is the Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Sleep mode. When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, it enters the Soft-Off mode.

•Remote Ring On (requires external modem and ATX power supply): This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an external modem. With this benefit on-hand, any user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world!

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

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ASUS TX97-XE User’s Manual