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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS Fan Speed technology
The ASUS Fan Speed technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to
the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.
PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion)
PIKE is an on-demand upgrade kit for users. This ASUS unique feature enables
users to choose their preferred I/O solutions. ASUS provides multiple SAS
solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation
efforts and hardware cost for end users. Moreover, the special patent design
offers multiple I/O solutions without occupying the Slot 6 in a 1U system.
ASUS MIO Audio card
The ASUS MIO audio card is a discrete 8-channel high definition audio (High
Definition Audio previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC that enables the clearest
high quality audio output. It has jack-sensing feature, retasking functions, and
multi-streaming technology that simultaneously send different audio streams to
different destinations for high-end sound quality.