Asus P5QLD PRO - Manual (Page 17)

ASUS P5QLD PRO 1-3
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.
1.3.2 ASUS unique features
ASUS AI Life Features
Express Gate
Taking only 5 seconds to go online from bootup, Express Gate is the one-stop
gateway to instant fun! It’s a unique motherboard built-in OS. You can utilize the
most popular Instant Messengers (IM) like MSN, Skype, Google talk, QQ, and
Yahoo! Messenger to keep in touch with friends, or quickly check on the weather
and e-mails just before leaving your house. What’s more, the user-friendly picture
manager lets you view your pictures without entering Windows at anytime!
ASUS Power Saving Solution
ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced
computing power and energy consumption.
ASUS EPU-4 Engine
The new ASUS EPU - the world’s first power saving engine, has been
upgraded to a new four-engine version, which provides total system power
savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power
in real-time. The EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power
usage for the CPU, VGA card, hard drives, and CPU cooler fan - helping
save power and money.
• The actual boot time is subject to hardware configuration and product
models.
• ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and
USB drives and downloading to USB drives only.
• Express Gate complies with OpenGL standard. Refer to http://support.asus.
com for Express Gate source codes.