Asus TUSI-M TUSI-M User Manual - Page 8

2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS TUSI-M The ASUS TUSI-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Processor Support Intel Pentium® III 100/133MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA Intel Celeron™ 66MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA Intel Celeron™ 100MHz FSB Tualatin core FC-PGA2 • SiS AGPset: SiS 630ET AGPset with integrated SiS300 AGP graphics control- ler supports a 133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/sec. • PC100/133 Memory Support: Equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel PC100/133-compliant SDRAMs (available in 64, 128, 256, or 512MB densities) up to 1GB. • UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100/66/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives. • More USB Ports: Supports a total of 5 USB ports for more peripheral connectivity options. • Peripheral Wakeup: Supports Wakeup on LAN, USB, and PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ITE 8705 and the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM software. • AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card. • Legacy Free: Provides three 32-bit PCI (Asynchronous PCI 2.2 compliant) with no ISA, eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN 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 98/2000/Millenium compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. 8 ASUS TUSI-M User's Manual