Asus A7A266-E - Manual (Page 11)

ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual 11
2. FEATURES
2. FEA
TURES
Intelligence
• Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash
EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 982000/Millenium compat-
ibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most de-
vices for virtually automatic setup.
• Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec-
onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two
states: sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS or OS setting (see
PWR Button < 4 Secs in 4.5 Power Menu). When the power button is pressed
for more than 4 seconds, the system enters the soft-off mode regardless of the
BIOS setting.
• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system
damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
• SMBus: The System Management Bus interface conveys commands and
information between SMBus devices.
• Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Turbo LEDs now act as informa-
tion providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can de-
termine if there are messages waiting in the mailbox. A simple glimpse provides
useful information to the user.
• System Resources Alert: Today’s operating systems such as Windows 98/
Millenium and Windows NT/2000, require much more memory and hard drive
space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The sys-
tem resource monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up
to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user informa-
tion on managing their limited resources more efficiently.
• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
• Chassis Intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through
the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is kept in memory on battery power
for more protection.
2.1.2 Optional Components
• Onboard Audio: C-Media Audio Chip CMI8738 supporting the latest PCI 6
channel and HRTF 3D Audio sound circuitry.