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Asus P5LD2-C/IPAT User Manual

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High Definition Audio

The onboard 6-channel ALC662 High Definition audio CODEC enables high-quality

audio which automatically detects peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks.

ALC662 also supports Windows

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Vista Premium. See pages 2-22 for details.

Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/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

2-25 for details.

PCI Express™ interface

The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology

that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial

interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data

in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI

specifications. See page 2-19 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 2-23 and 2-26 for details.

Green ASUS

The motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction

on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS

vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products and packaging to

safeguard consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.