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ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual

2. FEATURES

Performance

2. FEATURES

2.1.2 Special Features

• ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more

Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power

Management (OSPM) functions. With these features implemented in the OS,

PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.

To maximize functions, an ACPI-supported OS, like Windows 98 must be used.

• 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.

• Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings

as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart™ so that you do

not have to wait for a long time for system bootup.

• New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of this motherboard meet

the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification The new PC 99 requirements

for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Sup-

port 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 98/ME/2000/NT. Color-coded connectors and descrip-

tive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99.

• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through

the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.

• Onboard AC’97 Audio Controller: (optional) Supports advanced automated

audio performance. (See 4.4.2: I/O Device Configuration in BIOS setup).

2.1.3 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: IDE transfers using UltraDMA/100 Bus

Master IDE can handle rates up to 100MB/s. This motherboard with its chipset

and support for UltraDMA/100 increases the data transfer rate to 100MB/s.

UltraDMA/100 is backward compatible with DMA/66, 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. (UltraDMA/66 and UltraDMA/100 require

a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled.)

• VCM/SDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports a new gen-

eration memory, NEC’s 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) Synchronous Dy-

namic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which is compatible with the industry

standard SDRAM. The VCM’s core design provides up to 50% higher SDRAM

speed at reduced power consumption of about 30%. This motherboard also supports

standard SDRAM, which increases the data transfer rate (1.064GB/s max using

PC133-compliant SDRAMs and 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAMs).

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