1: Introduction
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Sound System
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Complies with the PC98 audio specification
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16-bit CODEC for full-duplex playback and recording
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HRTF 3D professional audio supports both Direct Sound
3D
®
and A3D
®
-compatible interfaces plus support for 4.1
4-channel speakers
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Driver support for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
95/98/2000/NT 4.0
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Built-in 32ohm earphone buffer and 3D surround sound
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Provides MPU-401 Game/MIDI port and legacy Sound
Blaster 16 support
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Downloadable Wave-table Synthesizer supports Direct
Music®
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Digital Audio Interface (SPDIF In/Out) with
24-bit stereo
,
48KHz sampling rate and measured
120dB
audio quality
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Optional optic fiber interface enables communication with
MiniDisc player/recorder or a high-end audio system
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Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD-Audio and
Line In or digital mixing from voice, FM/Wave-table and
digital CD-Audio
Onboard I/O Ports
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Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device
connections
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Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate
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Two serial ports with 16550-compatible fast UART
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One parallel port with ECP and EPP support
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Two USB ports, optional two USB ports module
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Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse
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One infrared port connector for optional module
Hardware Monitoring
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Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System
temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages