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2. FEA TURES 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: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows98/ME/2000/NT . Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99. • 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 master 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 generation memory, NEC's 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) Synchronous Dynamic 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). 10 ASUS A7V133 User's Manual

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ASUS A7V133 User’s Manual
2.
FEATURES
Performance
2.
FEA TURES
2.1.2
Special Features
•
ACPI Ready:
A
dvanced
C
onfiguration
P
ower
I
nterface (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 Windows98/ME/2000/NT . Color-coded connectors and descrip-
tive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99.
•
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).