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CPU Over Heat Protection
The built-in circuitry will detect fan status (speed, improper installed) and
processor temperature to determine if there will be possible overheat on the
processor. The mechanism will automatically shut down power to protect the
processor from possible heat damage.
Over Current/Under Voltage Protection
Any faulty mechanical actions causing over current or under voltage on
processor, AGP and DRAM socket will be detected and accordingly trigger
power shut down to protect the circuitry from damage. This can be set up in
BIOS option of “Miscellaneous Control” by selecting Dual 3.3V LUV Protect,
VRAM LUV Protect, or VAGP LUV Protect.
HDD Boot Sprite
Boot Sprite provides user option to boot from selected HDD when multiple
HDD is in presence, be it fixed HDD, removable HDD, or external HDD. This
makes multiple operating system environments boot easily for user. Once the
“HDD Boot Sprite” is enabled in BIOS, your will be prompted with first boot
selection menu after POST for friendly operation.
IEEE 1394 support
(on 1394 models only)
The IEEE 1394 interfaces and the VIA 6307 controller onboard provide
high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and
devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards. The IEEE 1394 allows up to
400Mbps transfer rates through simple, low-cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous
(real-time) data interfacing between computers, peripherals, and consumer
electronic devices such as camcorders, VCRs, printers,TVs, and digital
cameras.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps
bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward
compatible with USB 1.1.
