Asus P5SD2-VM - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS P5SD2-VM 1-3
Intel® 65nm Dual-Core CPU support
This motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron® dual-
core processors built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology with copper
interconnect. Dual-core processors contain two physical CPU cores with dedicated
L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing. Intel®’s 65nm process
delivers breakthrough performance, enhanced media experience, and low
power consumption. Intel® 65nm dual-core processors utilize the latest package
technologies for a thinner, lighter design without compromising performance.
64-bit CPU support
The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that provides high performance
computing and faster memory access required for memory and data intensive
applications.
Universal PCI-E Slot
The Universal PCI Express technology offers utilization flexibility of the Southbridge
PCI Express interface. It enables users to plug in an additional PCI Express
graphics card to set up a dual graphics card platform on a single motherboard.
ASUS’ own smart quick switch further detects how users installed their PCI
Express devices, and intelligently reroutes the PCI Express lanes for optimized
bandwidth allocation.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial
ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and
doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. Easily backup
photos, videos and other entertainment contents to external devices. See page
1-31 for details.
S/PDIF digital sound ready
The motherboard supports the S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digtal Interface)
function through the S/PDIF interface at mid-board. It allows to transfer digital
audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. See
page 1-29 for details.