Asus P5WD2 Premium, User Manual

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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® Technology (EIST) Technology (EIST)
Technology (EIST) Technology (EIST)
Technology (EIST)
The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® Technology (EIST) intelligently manages
the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core
frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power
requirement. See page 4-27 and the Appendix for details.
DDR2 memory support DDR2 memory support DDR2 memory support DDR2 memory support DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer
rates of 667 MHz or 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements
of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-
channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory
to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak
bandwidths of up to 10.7 GB/s. See pages 2-16 to 2-18 for details.
Dual RAID solution Dual RAID solution Dual RAID solution Dual RAID solution Dual RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID
functionality.
The Intel ® ICH7R allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configuration
for four SATA connectors and supports the Intel ® Matrix Storage
Technology. See pages 2-30 and 5-19 for details.
The Silicon Image ® 3132 Serial ATA controller supports two additional
Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functionality. See pages 2-32
and 5-29 for details.
PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface
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 2-22 and 2-25 for details.