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2.1 The ASUS MEW-RM Motherboard
The MEW-RM motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding
PC user who wants many smart features in a small package. So what's so smart
about the ASUS MEW-RM motherboard?
2.1.1 Specifications
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Latest Intel Socket 370 Processor Support! Supports Intel's Celeron proces-
sor designed for Socket 370 and packaged in Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA).
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Latest Intel 810 Chipset! Features 100MHz FSB Intel 810 chipset (GMCH0 &
ICH) and a 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller.
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Integrated Graphics! Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, par-
allel data processing and compression, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hard-
ware acceleration, and motion video acceleration.
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ASUS Graphics Driver! You can gain about 12% performance over that of the
standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics WinMark) using ASUS' custom
graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and
provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.
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Smart Audio! Software Audio and Hardware AC'97 V2.1 Codec compliant,
Analog Device's 3D sound circuitry, sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz.
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3D Positional Audio! Brings new levels of realism to games with sounds being
positioned interactively around the user, making them truly part of the 3D vir-
tual experience. Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing
Wavetable synthesis.
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Versatile Memory Support! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address-
ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32,
64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides)
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JumperFree™ Mode! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-
quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is
enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included in case you
want to manually adjust the processor's external frequency.
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Smart Slots! Provides three 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) expansion slots. PCI supports
up to 133MB/s maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master
PCI card (such as SCSI or LAN cards).
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Latest Low Pin Count Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible
serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
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Integrated IDE! Controller supports UltraDMA/66 up to 66MB/s, UltraDMA/
33 up to 33MB/s, and PIO Mode 4 up to 17MB/s.
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Peripheral Wake-Up! Supports Wake-On-LAN, Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard
Wake-Up, and BIOS Wake-Up.
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2. FEATURES
ASUS MEW-RM User's Manual
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