Asus P I-P55T2P4S User Manual - Page 8

Features of This Motherboard

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II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of This Motherboard The P/I-P55T2P4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS supports auto detection of hard drives and Plug and Play to make setup of hard drives and expansion cards virtually automatic. • Multi-Speed Support: Supports one 75-166MHz Pentium CPU on a ZIF Socket 7. • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 430HX PCIset with I/O subsystems. • Error Checking and Correcting (ECC): Using Intel's 430HX PCIset and parity DRAM modules can detect and correct 1 bit memory errors. • Destop Management Interface (DMI): Includes Intel's 430HX PCIset which supports DMI which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components. Please view the ReadMe file for details.) • L2 Cache: Provides the option of 0KB upgradeable to 256KB or 512KB, on-board 256KB upgradeable to 512KB, or on-board 512KB Pipelined Burst SRAM. Upgrades are made through a Synchronous SIMM cache module. (See page 14 for compatible cache modules.) • Versatile DRAM Memory Support: Supports 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB. Supports both Fast Page Mode and Extended Data Output (EDO) SIMMs. • ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA slots, three 32-bit PCI slots, and one PCI/MediaBus 2.0 which allows the use of either an standard PCI card or the ASUS MediaBus Card. • ASUS MediaBus Rev 2.0: Features an expansion slot extension shared with PCI Slot 4 for an optional multifunctional expansion card which facilitates building of multimedia systems. (For revision compatibility information, please refer to page 18.) • 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 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. Two floppy drives of either 5.25" or 3.5" (1.44MB or 2.88MB) are also supported without an external card. The Japanese "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5" 1.2MB) floppy standard is also supported. 2 P/I-P55T2P4 User's Manual

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P/I-P55T2P4 User's Manual
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II.
FEATURES
Features of This Motherboard
The P/I-P55T2P4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants
a great many features in a small package.
This motherboard:
Easy Installation:
Is equipped with BIOS supports auto detection of
hard drives and Plug and Play to make setup of hard drives and expan-
sion cards virtually automatic.
Multi-Speed Support:
Supports one 75-166MHz Pentium CPU on a
ZIF Socket 7.
Intel Chipset:
Features Intel's 430HX PCIset with I/O subsystems.
Error Checking and Correcting (ECC):
Using Intel's 430HX PCIset
and parity DRAM modules can detect and correct 1 bit memory errors.
Destop Management Interface (DMI):
Includes Intel's 430HX PCIset
which supports DMI which allows hardware to communicate within a
standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility.
(Requires
DMI-enabled components.
Please view the ReadMe file for details.)
L2 Cache:
Provides the option of 0KB upgradeable to 256KB or
512KB, on-board 256KB upgradeable to 512KB, or on-board 512KB
Pipelined Burst SRAM.
Upgrades are made through a
Synchronous
SIMM cache module.
(See page 14 for compatible cache modules.)
Versatile DRAM Memory Support:
Supports 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB,
8MB, 16MB, 32MB, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to
256MB.
Supports both Fast Page Mode and Extended Data Output
(EDO) SIMMs.
ISA and PCI Expansion Slots:
Provides three 16-bit ISA slots, three
32-bit PCI slots, and one PCI/MediaBus 2.0 which allows the use of
either an standard PCI card or the ASUS MediaBus Card.
ASUS MediaBus Rev 2.0:
Features an expansion slot extension shared
with PCI Slot 4 for an optional multifunctional expansion card which
facilitates building of multimedia systems.
(For revision compatibil-
ity information, please refer to page 18.)
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 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.
Two floppy drives of either 5.25" or 3.5" (1.44MB or 2.88MB) are also
supported without an external card.
The Japanese "Floppy 3 mode"
(3.5" 1.2MB) floppy standard is also supported.
(Features)
II.
FEATURES