Asus A8V Deluxe - Manual (Page 17)

ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard 1-3
Dual Serial ATA RAID
The motherboard provides two high-performance Serial ATA RAID
controllers that enhance hard disk performance and data backup
protection without the cost of additional RAID cards. The Promise
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PDC20378 RAID controller incorporates two Serial ATA and one parallel
connector with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and multiple RAID functions
while the onboard VIA VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two
Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD functions.
See pages 2-24, 2-25, 5-18.
AGP 8X support
AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the VGA interface specification that enables
enhanced graphics performance with maximum bandwidth speed of up to
2.12 GB/s. See page 2-17, 4-22.
S/PDIF out
The motherboard’s S/PDIF out function turns your computer into a
high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful
speaker systems. See page 2-21.
IEEE 1394 support
The IEEE 1394 interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity
to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a
standards. The IEEE 1394 interface 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.
See pages 2-20, 2-29.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1
to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0 - supporting up to eight USB 2.0 ports. The
higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows connection of devices such as high
resolution video conferencing cameras, next generation scanners and
printers, and fast storage units. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB
1.1. See pages 2-20 1, 2-28.