Asus M2N32 WS Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 1-3
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
specications. See page 2-18 for details.
Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go
The motherboard fully supports the Serial ATA II 3.0 Gb/s technology through the
Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA
®
nForce
®
590 SLI™ chipset. The Serial
ATA 3 Gb/s specication provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial
ATA products with a host of new features, including Power Management (PM)
Implementation Algorithm. Serial ATA allows for thinner, more exible cables with
lower pin count and reduced voltage required. Leveraging these Serial ATA 3.0
Gb/s features is the SATA-On-The-Go. Supported by the Marvell
®
88SE614x Serial
ATA controller, four Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (three at mid-board and one on
the rear panel) provide smart setup, and hot-plug function. See pages 2-28, 2-31,
and 2-32 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and exible 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 2-33 for details.
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 2-27 for details.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specication,
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 2-28 and 2-33 for details.