Asus P3C-E P3C-E User Manual - Page 9

2. FEA TURES Optional Components 2. FEATURES • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log chassis panel open events into LDCM. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the RTC used for keeping time! • Firmware Hub: Provides security and other latest power computing features. • PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM software. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI/ISA Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots, which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards, and one ISA slot (optional) to support legacy add-on cards. (PCI supports up to 133MB/ s maximum throughput.) • Low Pin Count (LPC) 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. • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. • Smart BIOS: 4Mb firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and CPU/ RDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Hardware random number generator supports new security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions. • IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface. • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to the memory and processor. 2.1.2 Specifications-Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase: • PCI Audio: Provides Yamaha PCI audio chipset. Full audio output can be directed to the chassis' internal speaker to save space, save money, and reduce complications associated with external speakers. • Infrared Interface: Integrated serial infrared interface supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller. ASUS P3C-E User's Manual 9