Specifications

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Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction

Wireless LAN solution Wireless LAN solution

Wireless LAN solution

(on Deluxe/WiFi model only)

The motherboard comes with the Realtek

RTL8187L LAN controller for

the onboard wireless LAN module that supports IEEE 802.11 b/g

standards, allowing data transmission of up to 54 Mbps using the 2.4 GHz/

5 GHz frequency band. ASUS provides a user-friendly wizard that helps you

set up your wireless local area network effortlessly. See page 5-21 for

details.

PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface

PCI Express™ interface

The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect

technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point

serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by

carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with

existing PCI specifications. See page 2-19 for details.

S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready

S/PDIF digital sound ready

The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through the S/PDIF

interfaces on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into

a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio

and speaker systems. See page 2-23 for details.

IEEE 1394a support IEEE 1394a support

IEEE 1394a support

The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity

to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a

standard. The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates

through simple, low-cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data

interfacing between computers, peripherals, and consumer electronic

devices such as camcorders, VCRs, printers, TVs, and digital cameras.

See page 2-28 for details.

USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the

12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is

backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 2-22 and 2-27 for details.