Asus P2L97 P2L97 User Manual - Page 8

II. FEATURES (Specifications) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2L97 Motherboard The ASUS P2L97 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features processed by the fastest CPU. • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium® II (233MHz-333MHz) processor. • Intel Chipset: Features Intel's 440LX AGPset with I/O subsystems. • Multi-Cache: Supports processors with Pipelined Burst Level 2 cache. • Versatile Memory Support: Equipped with three DIMM sockets to support (8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB) 168-pin SDRAM/EDO memory modules up to 384MB. • AGP: Supports Accelerated Graphics Port cards for high performance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications. • PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides four 32-bit PCI, one 16-bit ISA, and one ISA/PCI shared slot. • EnhancedACPI&Anti-BootVirusBIOS: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. • Thermal Sensor Connector with Optional Sensor: Accurately detects the CPU temperature of processors with the ASUS Smart Fan or the Intel boxed processor heatsink with fan when connected to an ASUS P2T-Cable. • Keyboard Power (Wake) Up: Allows the computer to be powered on by pressing any key on the keyboard. • Intelligence: Supports Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm, Temperature Monitoring and Alert, Voltage Monitoring and Alert, System Resources Alert, and Virus Write Protection through the optional onboard LM78 Hardware Monitor and Intel® LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) software. • Ultra DMA/33 BM IDE/Floppy: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra DMA/33, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM and LS-120 drives. • Universal Retention Mechanism: Supports a Pentium® II processor packaged in Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC/SECC2) or a CeleronTM processor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP). • Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet card. • Easy Installation: 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. • 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. • 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) • 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 P2L97 User's Manual