Asus SP98AGP-X SP98AGP-X User Manual - Page 9

II. FEATURES Smart Series II. FEATURES ASUS Smart Series of Motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance - ASUS Smart series of motherboards sup- port the new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM). • Double the IDE Transfer Speed - ASUS Smart series of motherboards with SiS5591 chipset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB/s. This technology is also compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables. • Concurrent PCI - Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to memory to CPU. • ACPI Ready - ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also implemented on all ASUS Smart series of motherboards. ACPI provide more Energy Saving Features for the future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock everyday, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPIsupported OS such as in the next release of Windows 95 must be used. • PC97 Compliant - Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS Smart series of motherboards meet PC97 compliancy. The new PC 97 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 both Windows 95 (and its successors) and Windows NT. Intelligence: • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm - To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU and chassis fans are monitored for RPM and failure. The normal RPM range and alarm thresholds of these fans can be set through hardware monitoring software. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert - To prevent system overheat and system damage, there is a heat sensor under the CPU and on the motherboard itself to monitor CPU and system temperature to make sure the system is operating at a safe heat level to avoid any failures triggered by extremely high temperature. ASUS SP98AGP-X User's Manual 9