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8 ASUS SP97 / SP97-V User’s Manual
II. FEATURES
(ASUS SP97)
II. FEATURES
Features of the ASUS SP97 Motherboard
The ASUS SP97 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who
wants many features in a small package, namely:
• SiS Chipset: Features either SiS5582 or SiS5598 chipsets. The SiS5598 chipset
has a built-in video controller and supports video shared memory from 1MB to
4MB.
• Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium
®
75–233MHz (P55C-MMX
™
, P54C/
P54CS), IBM
®
/Cyrix
®
6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM
®
/Cyrix
®
6x86MX
™
(PR166 & faster), AMD-K5
™
(PR75–PR133), AMD-K6
™
(PR166 & faster).
• Versatile Memory Support: Equipped with four SIMM sockets to support 4–
64MB 72-pin Fast Page Mode (FPM) or Extended Data Out (EDO) memory
modules up to 256MB.
• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard disk drives,
expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• Dual Power Supply: Includes both AT and ATX power connectors onboard to
support an AT or ATX power supply with soft-on/soft-off features.
• ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides two 16-bit ISA slots, three 32-bit PCI
slots, and one PCI/ISA shared slot for either a PCI or ISA card.
• Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART-compatible serial ports and
one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)
• PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard Ultra DMA/33 Bus
Master IDE controller with two connectors. Supports four IDE devices more
than 8.4GB in two channels up to 33MB/sec IDE transfers and Enhanced IDE
devices. Also supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2.
Includes integrated keyboard controller. Supports two of either 5.25- (360KB or
1.2KB) or 3.5-inch disk drives (720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB). Supports Japa-
nese “Floppy 3 mode” (3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk
drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CD-
ROM or SCSI device bootup.
• Level 2 Cache: Comes with onboard 512K or 256KB Pipelined Burst SRAM.
• USB, IrDA, PS/2 Mouse Connector: Supports an optional cable and bracket
set to allow connection to an unused expansion slot on the system chassis. A
second IrDA connector is available for a standard infrared cable set.
• IrDA Connector: Supports an optional infrared module for wireless interface.
• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through
onboard firmware.