Introduction
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IrDA Interface
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wire-
less connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices.
USB Ports
The system board suppor ts USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 suppor ts 480Mb/
second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device
transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of
simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals..
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows
®
95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible
• Genie BIOS provides:
- CPU/DRAM overclocking in 1MHz stepping
- CPU/AGP/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI 2.0 function
• 4Mbit flash memory
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using
the DMI utility.
Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
• Four USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• Two RJ45 LAN port
• Two NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial ports
• One SPP/ECP/EPP DB-25 parallel port
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
