Pci Express Interface - Asus VISTA EDITION M2N-PLUS SLI User Manual

PCI Express interface
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The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology
that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial
interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data
in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI
specifications. See page 2-18 and 2-19 for details.
Gigabit LAN
The motherboard comes with a Gigabit LAN controller built into the NVIDIA
nForce 500 SLI chipset to meet your growing networking needs. The controller
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uses the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your Internet,
LAN, and file sharing requirements. See page 2-22 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to
a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a standard.
The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps 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. See page 2-22 and 2-27 for details.
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.
See page 2-23 and 2-27 for details.
C-Media Superior Quality Audio
C-Media CM6501 onboard 8-channel superior audio CODEC transfers audio signal
over USB bus and is Microsoft Vista-ready. See page 5-13 to 5-15 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through the S/PDIF interfaces
on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high-end
entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker
systems. See page 2-23 and 2-30 for details.
This function can only work under C-Media official driver.
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