Asus P5KPL/1600 - Manual (Page 16)

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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 1-29 for details.
ATI CrossFire X Technology
ATI’s CrossFire X boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need
to scale down screen resolutions to get the high image quality you want. CrossFire X
ignites with the higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and texture settings you
desire. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with your advvanced 3D settings,
and check the effect with a real-time 3D-rendered preview within ATI’s Catalyst™ Control
Center to rule your CrossFire X system.
S/PDIF-out on Back I/O Port
This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio
systems via an optical or coaxial S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jack. It
allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best
signal quality.
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS CrashFree BIOS3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB
flash disk containing the BIOS file. See page 2-7 for details.
ASUS Q-Fan technology
The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system
loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. See page 2-32 for details.