Asus P5N-D - Manual (Page 19)

ASUS P5N-D 1-3
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial
ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. See page
2-28 for details.
The NVIDIA ® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA ® nForce ®
750i SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD
configurations for four SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. See page 2-28 for details.
IEEE 1394a support
The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video
appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals
& other PC portable devices. See page 2-25 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio
systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY/PHILIPS Digital Interface)
jacks. It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and
keeps the best signal quality. See page 2-26 for details.
Gigabit LAN solution
The NVIDIA ® native Gb LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to ten times
faster than conventional 10/100 Ethernet connections. Gigabit LAN is the
networking standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of
data such as video, audio, and voice. See page 2-25 for details.
See page 2-25 for details.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High
Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality
192KHz/24-bit audio output 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. See pages 2-25 and 2-26 for details.
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.