Asus KN97 User Manual - Page 8

II. FEATURES (KN97-X Series) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS KN97-X Motherboard The ASUS KN97-X is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features processed by the fastest CPU in a small package. This motherboard: • Multi-Speed Support: Intel Pentium® II (233MHz-266MHz) processor. • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 440FX PCIset with I/O subsystems. • Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic. • ISA & PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA, and five 32-bit PCI slots. • Super Multi-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. Two floppy drives of either 5.25inch or 3.5inch (1.44MB or 2.88MB) are also supported without an external card. Supports Japanese standard "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5inch 1.2MB). • Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V) • PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. This controller supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. BIOS now supports IDE CDROM or SCSI bootup. • CPU Built-In Level 2 Cache: 512KB or 256KB Pipelined Burst Level 2 cache in the Pentium II Single Edge Contact (SEC) cartridge. • Versatile Memory Support: Is equipped with one DIMM socket to support (8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB) 168-pin 5Volt EDO DRAM memory modules and four SIMM sockets to support (4, 8, 16, 32, or 64MB) 72-pin Fast Page Mode (FPM) or Extended Data Output (EDO), or Burst EDO SIMMs. Maximum memory of SIMMs and/or DIMMs not to exceed 384MB. • Optional PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Connector: Supports an optional cable and bracket set to mount the connectors to an expansion slot on the system chassis. A second IrDA connector is available for a standard individual infrared cable set. • SCSI BIOS: Has firmware to support optional ASUS SCSI controller cards. • Optional Audio: Optional onboard Creative Labs® Audio with 3D sound. • Optional IrDA Connector: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface. • Concurrent PCI - Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to memory to CPU. 8 ASUS KN97-X User's Manual