Asus P4T-EM Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 11

2. FEATURES Performance 2. FEATURES • Smartcard Reader Connector: This connector provides the convenience of PS/SC compatible Smart Card security plus support for a multitude of new financial, telephonic, and mobile access services. • Intel Front Panel Connector: Supports an optional front panel for easy USB connectivity, control and monitoring of major PC functions. • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU and MAIN fans are monitored for speed and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, this motherboard supports processor thermal sensing and auto-protection. • 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. • System Resources Alert: Today's operating systems, such as Windows 98, Millenium, NT, 2000 and XP, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The onboard hardware ASUS ASIC in conjunction with either the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM 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. • Dual Function Power Button: Through BIOS, the power button can be defined as the "Stand by" (ie.: Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead in 3.8 Connectors for more information) button. Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode. • Peripheral Power Up: Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or disabled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse click. • New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification. The new PC 99 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 Windows 95/NT and later. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99. ASUS P4T-EM User's Manual 11