Asus P3C2000 - Manual (Page 9)

ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual 9
2. FEATURES
2. FEA
TURES
Optional Components
• SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi-
cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.
• PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system
status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan
status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC
Probe or Intel LDCM software.
• AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very affordable audio and/or
modem riser card.
• PCI/ISA Expansion Slots: Provides options of five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) with
one 16-bit ISA expansion slots and four PCI with two ISA. All PCI slots can
support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards. (PCI supports up to
133MB/s maximum throughput.)
• Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible
serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can
also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.
• Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash
EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firm-
ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au-
tomatic setup.
• Smart BIOS: 4Mb firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides
more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and CPU/
SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/
ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Hardware random number generator supports new
security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions.
• IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.
• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components
The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:
• Onboard Audio: Hardware AC97 V2.1 CODEC compliant, Analog Devices,
Inc.’s 3D sound circuitry, sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz. Full
audio output can be directed to the chassis’ internal speaker to save space, save
money, and reduce complications associated with external speakers.
• Infrared Interface: Integrated Consumer IR and Serial IR supports an optional
remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per-
sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller.