Asus P I-P65UP8 CP6ND User Manual - Page 8

II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P/I-P65UP8 Baseboard The P/I-P65UP8 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants great versatility in a computer system. This baseboard: • Versatile Processor Support: Supports dual 150-200MHz Pentium Pro or dual 233-333MHz Pentium II processors. • I2O: Includes onboard Intel's i960RD I/O processor with 32KB NVRAM, 2x512KB Flash EPROM, and 2SIMM slots for up to 256MB memory. • VGA: Includes onboard S3Trio64 VGA with 1MB DRAM upgradable to 2MB. • SCSI: Includes onboardAdaptec AIC 7880 for one primary and Symbios 53C896 for two secondary SCSI channes for a maximum of 45 SCSI devices. • Dual Power Supply: Has both AT and ATX power connectors onboard to support an AT or ATX power supply with soft-on/off features. • Versatile DRAM Memory Support: Supports eight 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 1GB. Supports both Fast Page Mode (FPM), and Extended Data Output (EDO) SIMMs. Burst Extended Data Output (BEDO) supported with the C-P6ND CPU card. • ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA slots and seven 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. Supports two of either 5.25- or 3.5-inch disk drives (1.44MB or 2.88MB) without an external card. • 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, supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. Supports two drives of either 5.25-inch (360KB or 1.2MB) or 3.5-inch (720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB) disk drives. Supports Japanese "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device boot-up. • 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.) • 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. • Optional IrDA Module: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless file transfers and communication. 8 ASUS P/I-P65UP8 User's Manual