Asus M2N32-SLI - Manual (Page 19)

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 1-3
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go
The motherboard fully supports the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA ® nForce ® 590 SLI™ chipset. The Serial ATA 3 Gb/s
specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with
a host of new features, including Nativa Command Queueing (NCQ), and Power
Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm. Serial ATA allows for thinner, more
flexible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage required. Leveraging these
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s features is the SATA-On-The-Go. Supported by the Silicon
Image Sil3132 Serial ATA controller, two Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (one at mid-
board and one on the rear panel) provide smart setup, and hot-plug function. See
pages 2-21, 2-24, and 2-25 for details.
Dual RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID functionality that
allows you to select the best RAID solution using Serial ATA devices.
The NVIDIA
® nForce ® 590 SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID
5, and JBOD configuration for six SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector. See pages 2-24.
The Silicon Image
® Sil3132 controller supports two additional Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s
connectors (one at mid-board and one on the rear panel) and allows RAID 0, RAID
1, and JBOD configurations on these ports. See pages 2-25 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to a
wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a standard. The
IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates through simple, low-
cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data interfacing between computers,
peripherals, and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders, VCRs, printers,
TVs, and digital cameras. See pages 2-20 and 2-26 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through the S/PDIF interfaces
on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high-end
entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker
systems. See pages 2-22 and 2-31 for details.