Asus Motherboard P5LD2 - Manual (Page 17)

ASUS P5LD2 1-3
Serial ATA technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces and the Intel ® ICH7R. The SATA specification allows
for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage
requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. See pages 2-25 to
2-26 for details.
Onboard RAID solution
The Intel ® ICH7R allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configuration
for four SATA connectors and supports the Intel ® Matrix Storage
Technology. See pages 2-26, 2-27, and 5-18 for details.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect
technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point
serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by
carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible
with existing PCI specifications. See page 2-20 for details.
8-channel high definition audio
Onboard is the Realtek ® ALC882 High Definition Audio 8-channel audio
CODEC. This CODEC is fully-compliant with Intel ® High Definition Audio
standard (192 KHz, 24-bit audio). With the CODEC, 8-channel audio ports,
and S/PDIF interfaces, you can connect your computer to home theater
decoders to produce crystal-clear digital audio.
The Realtek
® ALC882 CODEC comes with a software application that
features jack detection to monitor the plugging status of each jack,
impedance sensing to determine audio device classes, and pre-defined
equalization for various audio devices. See pages 2-22, 2-23, and 5-12 for
details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through the coaxial
and optical S/PDIF Out ports 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 2-23 for
details.