Asus P5SD2-A - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5SD2-A 1-3
Intel® 45nm Dual-Core CPU support
This motherboard supports Intel ® Core™2 Duo/Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 /
Celeron ® Processors. Dual-core processors contain two physical CPU cores with
dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing. Intel ® ’s 45nm
process delivers breakthrough performance, enhanced media experience, and low
power consumption. Intel ® 45nm dual-core processors utilize the latest package
technologies for a thinner, lighter design without compromising performance.
64-bit CPU support
The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that provides high performance
computing and faster memory access required for memory and data intensive
applications.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation 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 saves. Easily backup
photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See page
1-31 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface)
function through the S/PDIF interface at mid-board. It allows to transfer digital
audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. See
page 1-29 for details.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 6-channel HD audio (High
Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality
192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature.