Asus P5GC-VM - Manual (Page 16)

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
PCI Express™ interface
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 1-23 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 2-25 and 2-32 for details.
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA
interfaces and the Intel ® ICH7 chipset. The SATA specification allows for thinner,
more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to
300 MB/s data transfer rate.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard HD audio (High Definition
Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit
audio output, and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously sends different
audio streams to different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the
headphone while playing multi-channel network games.
TPM support
Support TPM which can provide secure working environment! This motherboard
supports the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which provides you with enhanced
data protection, security via high-level encryption / decryption, and ensures
platform integrity. The TPM meets the Windows Vista BitLocker™ Drive Encryption
hardware requirement for a more secure working environment.
The TPM module is purchased separately! This motherboard only supports
Sinosun TPM.