Asus 820E - Manual (Page 8)

8 ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual
2.1 The ASUS CUC2
The ASUS CUC2 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Specifications
• Latest Intel Processor Support
Intel Pentium
® III 133/100MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA
• Intel 820E Chipset: Features the Intel ® 820E chipset (Memory Controller Hub,
I/O Controller Hub, and Firmware Hub) with support for AGP 4X mode, which
can transport twice the amount of data compared to the current AGP standard;
100/133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); and Intel Random Number Generator, which
will improve cryptography, digital signing, and other security protocols.
• Intel ICH2: The Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) features support for
UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/
sec; two USB controllers for a total of 4 USB ports; and six channel AC97
CODEC support.
• PC800 Memory Support: Equipped with two Rambus Inline Memory Module
(RIMM) sockets to support Intel PC800/PC700/PC600-compliant Rambus
DRAMs (RDRAMs) (available in 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 512MB densities) up to
1GB. These RDRAMs are necessary to meet the increase in processor perfor-
mance and multimedia and 3D functions, especially where high bandwidth is
required.
• Intel ® Accelerated Hub Architecture: Features a dedicated high speed hub
link between the ICH2 and MCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec – twice the
maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus.
• AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports
AGP cards for high performance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D
graphical applications using a 1X, 2X, or 4X mode bus. Backward compatible
to support AGP 4X and AGP 2X.
• UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller
with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports
UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master
IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM,
CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
• CNR Support: Two Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) slots (one
standard and one optional) provide interfaces to support very affordable multi-
channel audio, V.90 analog modem, Home PNA, 10/100 Ethernet networking,
USB hub, as well as future technologies such as xDSL.
• More USB Ports: Supports a total of 7 USB ports for more peripheral connec-
tivity options.
• Wake-Up Support: Supports Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard
Wake-Up, and BIOS Wake-Up.
2. FEATURES
Specifications
2. FEA
TURES