Asus CUA266 CUA266 User Manual - Page 9

Easy Connectivity and System Information Access

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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots that support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards, with 133MB/s maximum throughput. • AMR Slot: Supports an Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot that accommodates a specially designed audio/modem card. • Advanced Super I/O: 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 built-in the M1535D+ South Bridge also supports a floppy disk drive, PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse. • Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/DDR SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. • Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM) that offers enhanced ACPI for Windows 98/2000/ME compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for a virtual automatic setup. • IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface. • Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS that allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) • Onboard LED: Comes with a power LED that lights up if there is any standby power on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices to prevent damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and other system components. • Onboard Audio (optional): Audio models come with the four-channel C-Media CMI8738 PCI audio controller that supports the legacy audio SB PRO™, FM emulator/DLS wavetable music synthesis, and HRTF 3D positional audio functions. • Easy Connectivity and System Information Access: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy-to-access box with system diagnostic display area, system status LEDs, USB ports, and hot keys. The AFPANEL connector on the motherboard accommodates the ASUS iPanel. ASUS CUA266 User's Manual 9

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ASUS CUA266 User’s Manual
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2.
FEATURES
2.
FEATURES
Specifications
SMBus:
Features the System Management Bus interface used to physically
transport commands and information between SMBus devices.
PCI Expansion Slots:
Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots that
support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards, with 133MB/s
maximum throughput.
AMR Slot:
Supports an Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot that accommodates a
specially designed audio/modem card.
Advanced Super I/O:
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 built-in the M1535D+ South Bridge also supports a floppy disk drive,
PS/2 keyboard, and PS/2 mouse.
Smart BIOS:
2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/DDR SDRAM frequency
adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot
selection.
Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot Virus Protection:
Programmable BIOS (Flash
EEPROM) that offers enhanced ACPI for Windows 98/2000/ME compatibility,
built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for
a virtual automatic setup.
IrDA:
Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.
Desktop Management Interface (DMI):
Supports DMI through BIOS that
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)
Onboard LED:
Comes with a power LED that lights up if there is any standby
power on the motherboard. This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system
power before plugging or unplugging devices to prevent damage to the
motherboard, peripherals, and other system components.
Onboard Audio (optional):
Audio models come with the four-channel C-Media
CMI8738 PCI audio controller that supports the legacy audio SB PRO™, FM
emulator/DLS wavetable music synthesis, and HRTF 3D positional audio
functions.
Easy Connectivity and System Information Access:
Supports an optional
ASUS iPanel, an easy-to-access box with system diagnostic display area, system
status LEDs, USB ports, and hot keys. The AFPANEL connector on the
motherboard accommodates the ASUS iPanel.