Asus P2E-VM P2E-VM User Manual - Page 10

II. FEATURES Features II. FEATURES ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature to implement silent PC systems. • Boot Virus Protection: Anti-boot virus protection programmed into the BIOS. • Dual Function Power Button: The system can be in one of two states, one is the sleep mode and the other is the Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Sleep mode. When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, it enters the Soft-Off mode. • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU fan and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. Each fan can be set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • Keyboard Power Up: Keyboard Power Up can be enabled or disabled to allow the computer to be powered on by pressing the space bar on the keyboard. • Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Chassis LEDs now act as information providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user. • Remote Ring On (requires external modem): This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an external modem. With this benefit on-hand, any user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world! • System Resources Alert: Today's operating systems such as Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, there are heat sensors to monitor the CPU (the Pentium II processor requires a special heatsink with a thermal sensor) and system temperatures to warn of damaging temperatures. • Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. • Power Supply Fan Control: Supports power supply fan monitoring, fan shutdown, and fan speed control when using ATX 2.01 compatible power supply. • S.MA.R.T.: Supports S.M.A.R.T. IDE devices for increased hardware monitoring capabilities. 10 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User's Manual