Asus M4A78L-M LE - Manual (Page 15)

Gigabit LAN solution
The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power
management for advanced operating systems.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA)
3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling
the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. It also supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations for Serial ATA hard drives.
8-channel high definition audio
The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously
codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables the high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio
output, jack-detect feature that automatically detects and identifies what
types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks and notifies
users of inappropriate connection, and multi-streaming technology that
simultaneously sends different audio streams to different destinations.
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS Express Gate
ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you quick
access to the Internet. Five seconds after powering on your computer,
you can instantly surf the Internet without entering the Windows ® OS.
ASUS Turbo Key
ASUS Turbo Key allows you to turn the PC power button into
an overclocking button. After the easy setup, Turbo Key boosts
performances without interrupting ongoing work or games, simply through
pressing the button.
• ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs, USB HDDs and flash drives
with at least 1.2GB free disk space. When installing it on USB HDDs or flash drives,
connect the drives to the motherboard USB port before turning on the computer.
• The actual boot time depends on the system configuration.
• ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives. It
supports file downloading to USB drives only.
• ASUS Express Gate complies with the OpenGL standard. Refer to support.asus.com for
Express Gate source codes.
• Update the audio driver to the latest version.
• Use the chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-channel audio
output.
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