Asus P5-99B - Manual (Page 9)

ASUS P5-99B User’s Manual 9
II. FEATURES
II. FEA
TURES
Smart Series
Special Features
• Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS,
offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based
virus protection through Trend ChipAway Virus codes, and autodetection of most
devices for virtually automatic setup.
• 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 SOFTWARE
REFERENCE.)
• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk
drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• PC’98 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of this motherboard meet
PC’98 compliancy. The new PC’98 requirements for systems and components are
based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility
and power management for configuring and managing all system components,
and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.
• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards or other
Symbios SCSI cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.
Performance Features
• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
• High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: This motherboard with its chipset and sup-
port for UltraDMA/66 doubles the UltraDMA/33 burst transfer rate to 66.6MB/s.
UltraDMA/66 is backward compatible with both DMA/33 and DMA and with
existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/
IDE drives and host systems. (UltraDMA/66 requires a 40-pin 80-conductor cable
to be enabled and/or for UltraDMA Mode 4.)
• SDRAM Optimized Performance: Supports the new generation memory —
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) — which increases
the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAM.
Intelligent Features
• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system
damage, the CPU and chassis fans are monitored for RPM and failure. Each fan
can be set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
• Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To avoid any failures triggered by extremely
high temperature, there is a heat sensor under the CPU to make sure your system
is operating at a safe heat level.