Asus P5E64 WS Professional - Manual (Page 19)

ASUS P5E64 WS Professional 1-3
DDR3 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of
1800 (O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth
requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The
dual-channel DDR3 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory
to boost system performance. Furthermore, this motherboard does not restrict the
memory size across two channels. Users may install different memory size DIMMs
into the two channels and enjoy dual-channel and single-channel functions at the
same time. This new feature optimizes the use of available memory size. See page
2-13 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go
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. The external
SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions.
Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices.
See page 2-22 to 2-23 for details.
Dual RAID solution
The Intel ® X38 chipset incorporates six Serial ATA connectors with high
performance RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 functions. The Marvell ® controller provides
another four external Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 functions.
Making this motherboard an ideal solution to enhance hard disk performance and
data back up protection without the cost of add-on cards. See pages 2-26 to 2-27
for details
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video
appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals
& other PC portable devices. See pages 2-21 and 2-28 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio
systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface)
jacks.It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and
keeps the best signal quality. See page 2-21 and 2-23 for details.