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game/MIDI port. The audio system supports full duplex operation and
drivers are available for WIN 95/98/2000 and WIN NT 4.0. The audio
system can output sound to 4 loudspeakers and also supports SPDIF
24-bit digital sound input and output.
Optional Built-in Communications
The mainboard has an integrated fax/modem connector. As an option,
you can purchase a fax/modem extension bracket which connects the
line and telephone RJII sockets to the board. The fax/modem supports
the V.90 protocol that allows transmissions at up to 56Kbps and is fully
compatible with earlier transmission and error correction standards. It
supports automatic fall back and caller ID.
Expansion Options
Although this is an ATX board, it has a generous allocation of
expansions slots. One AGP slot is available for the installation of an
Accelerated Graphics Port graphics adapter. Four 32-bit PCI slots can
be used by PCI expansion cards. One legacy 8/16-bit ISA slot can be
used by ISA cards.
Integrated I/O
The board has a comprehensive set of integrated I/O ports. The I/O port
array features PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, a parallel port, two USB
ports, two serial ports, a monitor port, a game/MIDI port, and three audio
jacks. Optionally, you can use the built-in mainboard header to add in an
infrared port. The mainboard has two PCI-IDE channels and a floppy
disk drive interface.
Hardware Monitoring
The mainboard is installed with an integrated hardware monitoring
system (GL520SM). Using this system and the monitoring software
supplied with the board, users and system administrators can monitor
critical parameters such as the CPU temperature, the fan speeds and so
on. Hardware monitoring helps maintain the system and reduce
maintenance costs and downtime.
Keyboard Power On Feature
Using the system BIOS setup program, you can configure the system to
turn on using a keyboard-typed password. A green keyboard is not
required.
