Asus SP97-XV User Manual - Page 8

II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS SP97-XV Motherboard The ASUS SP97-XV motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package, namely: • SiS Chipset: Features either SiS5582 or SiS5598 chipsets. The SiS5598 chipset has a built-in video controller and supports video shared memory from 1-4MB. • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium® 75-233MHz (P55C-MMX™, P54C/ P54CS), IBM®/Cyrix® 6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM®/Cyrix® 6x86MX™ (PR166 & faster), AMD-K5™ (PR75-PR133), AMD-K6™ (PR166 & faster). • Versatile Memory Support: Is equipped with two DIMM sockets to support 8-128MB 168-pin 3.3Volt SDRAM/EDO memory modules up to 256MB. Is also equipped with four SIMM sockets to support 4-64MB 72-pin Fast Page Mode (FPM) or Extended Data Out (EDO) memory modules up to 256MB. SIMMs and DIMMs cannot be used at the same time, damage may occur. • Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard disk drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic. • ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides four 16-bit ISA slots and four 32-bit PCI slots • Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART-compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. • 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) • PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors. Supports four IDE devices more than 8.4GB in two channels up to 33MB/sec IDE transfers and Enhanced IDE devices. Also supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. Includes integrated keyboard controller. Supports two of either 5.25- (360KB or 1.2KB) or 3.5-inch disk drives (720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB). Supports Japanese "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CDROM or SCSI device bootup. • Level 2 Cache: Comes with onboard 512K Pipelined Burst SRAM. • IrDA Connector: Supports an optional infrared module for wireless interface. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard firmware. • Performance: 528MB/s data transfer rate using SDRAM, 33MB/s IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE, concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers • Compliancy: ACPI ready for advanced power management features and PC'97 for greater support. 8 ASUS SP97-XV User's Manual