Asus P5-99VM - Manual (Page 9)

ASUS P5-99VM User’s Manual 9
II. FEATURES
II. FEA
TURES
Smart Series
Special Features
• Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS,
offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based
virus protection through Trend ChipAway Virus codes, and autodetection of most
devices for virtually automatic setup.
• 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 SOFTWARE
REFERENCE.)
• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk
drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• PC’98 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of this motherboard meet
PC’98 compliancy. The new PC’98 requirements for systems and components are
based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility
and power management for configuring and managing all system components,
and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.
• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards or other
Symbios SCSI cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.
Performance Features
• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
• High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: This motherboard with its chipset and sup-
port for Ultra DMA/66 doubles the Ultra DMA/33 burst transfer rate to 66.6MB/s.
Ultra DMA/66 is backward compatible with both DMA/33 and DMA and with
existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/
IDE drives and host systems. (Ultra DMA/66 requires a 40-pin 80-conductor cable
to be enabled and/or for Ultra DMA Mode 4.)
• SDRAM Optimized Performance: Supports the new generation memory —
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) — which increases
the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAM.
Intelligent Features
• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system
damage, the CPU fan and system fans are monitored for RPM and failure. Each
fan can be set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
• Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To avoid any failures triggered by extremely
high temperature, there is a heat sensor under the CPU to make sure your system
is operating at a safe heat level.