User guide

ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 9

2. FEATURES

Optional Components

• Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log chas-

sis panel open events into LDCM. The onboard battery supports detection even

when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even

lower than the RTC used for keeping time!

• Firmware Hub: Provides security and other latest power computing features.

• PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system

status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan

status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC

Probe or Intel LDCM software.

• SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi-

cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.

• PCI/ISA Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots,

which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards, and one

ISA slot (optional) to support legacy add-on 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 compatibility, built-in firm-

ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au-

tomatic setup.

• Smart BIOS: 4Mb firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides

more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and CPU/

RDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/

ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Hardware random number generator supports new

security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions.

• IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.

• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-

ter busses to the memory and processor.

2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components

The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:

• PCI Audio: Provides Yamaha PCI audio chipset. Full audio output can be di-

rected to the chassis’ internal speaker to save space, save money, and reduce

complications associated with external speakers.

• Infrared Interface: Integrated serial infrared interface supports an optional re-

mote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per-

sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller.