DFI P5BTX/L User Manual page 8

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P5BTX/L System Board User' s Manual
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in
the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier.
Onboard I/O
• Two NS16C550A-compatible serial ports
• One SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
• One floppy drive interface supports up to 2.88MB floppy
drives.
• One PS/2 mouse port
• One PS/2 or AT keyboard port
• One 12-pin standard AT power supply connector
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices
• Ultra DMA/33 supported (Synchronous DMA mode - data
transfer rate up to 33MB/sec.)
• PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up
to 16.6MB/sec.)
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
• ATAPI CD-ROM supported
• LS-120 and ZIP supported
IrDA Interface
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for
wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral
devices.
USB Ports
The system board is equipped with a header for external USB
ports. USB allows data exchange between your computer and a
wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play
peripherals.
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