Asus P/I-P55T2P4S - Manual (Page 8)

2 ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual
II. FEATURES
Features of the ASUS Motherboard
The ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S is carefully designed for the demanding corporate PC
manager who wants many features in a small package for use as a workstation or
server. This motherboard:
• Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives,
expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• Multi-Processor/Multi-Speed Support: Supports one Intel P54C Pentium (75-
200MHz), Intel P55C Pentium (200MHz), Cyrix P166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), or
AMD-K5 (PR75-100MHz) (See page 10).
• Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430HX PCIset with I/O subsystems.
• Adaptec SCSI Chipset: Features Adaptec’s 7880 Ultra-Fast/Wide SCSI Chipset.
• Error Checking and Correcting (ECC): Using Intel's 430HX PCIset together
with parity DRAM modules can detect multi-bit memory errors and correct 1-
bit memory errors.
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS which
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)
• L2 Cache: Provides 512KB onboard Pipelined Burst SRAM.
• Versatile DRAM Memory Support: Supports (6) 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB,
8MB, 16MB, 32MB, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 384MB.
Supports both Fast Page Mode (FPM) and Extended Data Output (EDO) SIMMs
• ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA slots, three 32-bit
PCI slots, and one PCI/MediaBus 2.0 which allows the use of either a standard
PCI card or the ASUS MediaBus Card.
• ASUS MediaBus Rev 2.0: Features an expansion slot extension shared with
PCI Slot 4 for an optional high-performance expansion card which includes two
functions in one easy-to-install card.
• Super 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. Two floppy drives
of either 5.25" or 3.5" (1.44MB or 2.88MB) are also supported without an exter-
nal card. The Japanese "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5" 1.2MB) floppy standard is
also supported.
• PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master
IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two chan-
nels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices
such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. This controller supports PIO Modes
3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. BIOS now supports IDE CD-
ROM or SCSI bootup.
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TURES