Asus P2L-VM P2L-VM User Manual - Page 9

II. FEATURES Features II. FEATURES ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Special Features: • ACPI Ready: Features ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) which is also implemented on all ASUS "smart" series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPIsupported OS such as Windows 98 must be used. • 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: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic. • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, builtin hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. • PC '98 Compliant: Meets PC '98 compliancy in both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards. The new PC '98 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for both Windows 95 or its successor and Windows NT. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard firmware. • Wake on LAN: Supports Wake on LAN activity through optional ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet card. ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Performance • Concurrent PCI: Supports concurrent PCI, allowing multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to memory to CPU. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: Supports Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE, which can improve data transfers up to 33MB/s. The best of all is that this new technology is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables. • SDRAM Optimized Performance: Supports the new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate from 264MB/s max (using EDO memory) to 528MB/s max (using SDRAM). ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User's Manual 9