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II. FEA TURES P5A-B Series II. FEATURES • 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 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. • CPU Slow Down: When CPU fans or system fans malfunction, the system will deactivate the CPU Clock line to decrease CPU utilization to the speed upon detection of system overheat. This will prevent CPU damage from system overheat. The CPU utilization will restore normal operations when temperature falls below a safe level. • 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 in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button (requires ATX power supply): The system can be in one of two states, one is Sleep mode and the other is 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. • Remote Ring On (requires ATX power supply): This feature allows a computer to be turned on remotely through a modem. With this benefit on hand, any user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world! • Message LED (requires ACPI-supported OS): 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. 10 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual

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ASUS P5A-B User’s Manual
II.
FEATURES
P5A-B Series
II.
FEA TURES
•
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 95, Win-
dows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present
enormous user interfaces and run large applications.
The system resource moni-
tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos-
sible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on manag-
ing their limited resources more efficiently.
•
CPU Slow Down:
When CPU fans or system fans malfunction, the system will
deactivate the CPU Clock line to decrease CPU utilization to the speed upon
detection of system overheat. This will prevent CPU damage from system over-
heat. The CPU utilization will restore normal operations when temperature falls
below a safe level.
•
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 in implementing silent PC systems.
•
Dual Function Power Button (requires ATX power supply):
The system can
be in one of two states, one is Sleep mode and the other is 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.
•
Remote Ring On (requires ATX power supply):
This feature allows a computer
to be turned on remotely through a modem. With this benefit on hand, any user
can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world!
•
Message LED (requires ACPI-supported OS):
Chassis LEDs now act as in-
formation 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.