ASUS P3V133 User’s Manual 9
2. FEATURES
2. FEA TURES
Specifications
• 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 four 32-bit PCI (Rev. 2.2) expansion slots,
which can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards (PCI
supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput) and three 16-bit ISA slots.
• Super 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.
• 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.
• Universal Retention Mechanism: Supports a Pentium®III / II processor pack-
aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2/SECC) or a Celeron™ proces-
sor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP).
• Smart BIOS: 2MB firmware provides Vcore and CPU/SDRAM frequency ad-
justments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot
selection.
• Integrated Infrared Support: Integrated IR supports an optional remote con-
trol package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, personal gad-
gets, or an optional remote controller.