Acer Aspire 7100 Aspire 7100 Service Guide - Page 89

USB USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading low/medium-speed peripherals (less than 12 Mbps) such as a keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem/ISDN. With USB, complex cable connections at the back panel of your PC can be eliminated. Hardware Monitoring Function The Hardware Monitoring function allows you to check the system resources, either locally or in a computer network, by using software such as Intel LDCM (LAN Desk Client Manager). Intel LDCM is a desktop management program that offers the SMART (System Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) monitor function for checking local or network connected systems. In addition, it also enables the PC products and applications to be OS (operating system) independent. To enable the Hardware Monitoring function, you need to install Intel LDCM. Contact your dealer for information on the availability of the software. Refer to the software documentation for more details on the Hardware Monitoring function. Modem Ring-in Function The Modem Ring-in function enables the system to resume from suspend mode by monitoring the modem (or any device of similar type) activities. Any signal or activity detected from the Modem ring-in connector automatically returns the system to normal operation. Wake-on LAN Function The system supports the Wake-on LAN feature via the onboard Wake-on LAN connector (CN7). This special feature allows the system to be activated via a network. Common network functions, such as remote access, file sharing, etc. are also supported. 84 Jumper and Connector Information