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ASUS A7N266 User’s Manual

2. FEATURES

Performance

2. FEATURES

2.1.3 Performance and Intelligence

• UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller

with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports

UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master

IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM,

CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.

• Super Multi-I/O: The multi-I/O chipset offers complete support for a variety of

I/O functions. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one

parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from

COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. The Super I/O controller

also supports a floppy disk drive, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse.

• DDR DRAM Optimized Performance: Normal Double Data Rate Dynamic

Random Access Memory (DDR DRAM) executes two actions per clock cycle

and sets a new standard data transfer of up to 2.1 GB/s for 133MHz DDR

DRAM and 1.6GB/s for 100MHz DDR DRAM. New nVidia

TwinBank

™

technology harnesses the DDR and “doubles the Double Data Rate:” The chipset

further multiplies the bandwith by 2 and offers a fabulously broad 4.2 GBs of

memory bandwidth! (At least two of three DDR DIMM modules must be installed

to activate this feature.)

• Onboard Audio: Audio models come with the six-channel C-Media CMI8738

PCI audio controller that supplies HRTF 3D positional audio functions. The

chip supports software access to PC DVD 5.1/6.1 and AC-3/DTS via SPDIF.

Other integrative featues include: full DVD playback, PCtel 56K modem, and

even Karaoke echo effects. A software package helps setup the multi-channel

PC sound system.

• C.O.P. Thermal Protection: With AMD

Athlon XP

™

installed, the motherboard

offers users ASUS C.O.P. automatic CPU Overheating Protection to prolong the

life of the entire system. If the CPU temperature becomes excessive, the PC

shuts down automatically.

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

Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power

Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features employed in the OS,

PCs can be ready around the clock but comply with energy saving standards. To

fully utilize the ACPI benefits, use an ACPI-supported OS like Windows XP.

• PC’99 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series

motherboards are PC’99 compliant. The new PC’99 requirements for systems

and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug-

n-Play compatibility and power management to configure and manage all system

components. in all major OS systems. Color-coded connectors and descriptive

icons make identification easy as required by PC’99.

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