Asus A8V - Manual (Page 17)

ASUS A8V 1-3
Serial ATA RAID support
The motherboard provides a high-performance Serial ATA RAID controller
that enhance hard disk performance and data backup protection without
the cost of additional RAID cards. The onboard VIA VT8237 RAID
controller provides RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configuration to two Serial
ATA connectors. See pages 2-23 and 5-11.
AGP 8X support
AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the VGA interface specification that enables
enhanced graphics performance with maximum bandwidth speed of up to
2.12 GB/s. See page 2-17.
S/PDIF out
The motherboard’s S/PDIF out function turns your computer into a
high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful
speaker systems. See page 2-21.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1
to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0 - supporting up to eight USB 2.0 ports. The
higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows connection of devices such as high
resolution video conferencing cameras, next generation scanners and
printers, and fast storage units. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB
1.1. See pages 2-21.