Asus P5W - Manual (Page 20)

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8-channel high definition audio
Onboard is the Realtek ® ALC882M High Definition Audio 8-channel audio CODEC.
This CODEC is fully-compliant with Intel ® High Definition Audio standard (192 KHz,
24-bit audio). With the CODEC, 8-channel audio ports, and S/PDIF interfaces,
you can connect your computer to home theater decoders to produce crystal-clear
digital audio.
The Realtek
® ALC882M CODEC comes with a software application that features
jack detection to monitor the plugging status of each jack, impedance sensing to
determine audio device classes, and pre-defined equalization for various audio
devices. See pages 2-28, 2-29, and 5-13 for details.
Theater-level audio
(designed for Dolby ® Master Studio)
This motherboard offers theater-level 7.1 surround sound and audio specifications
higher than that of DVD. Enjoy true home theatre experience with the following
advanced sound technologies: Dolby ® Prologic IIx, Dolby ® Headphone, Dolby ®
Virtual Speaker, and Dolby ® Digital Live. See page 5-18 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The motherboard supports the IEEE 1394a interface that provides high-speed and
flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to
IEEE 1394a standards. The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer
rates through simple , low-cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data
interfacing between computers, peripherals, and consumer electronic devices such
as camcorders, VCRs, printers, TVs, and digital cameras. See pages 2-28 and
2-37 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through the S/PDIF interfaces
on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high-end
entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker
systems. See page 2-30 for details.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification,
dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB
1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.
See pages 2-29 and 2-37 for details.