Asus P9D-C/4L - Manual (Page 19)

ASUS P9D-C Series 1-5
Intel ® I210AT LAN Solution
The motherboard comes with quad Gigabit LAN controllers (dual controllers for
P9D-C/2L) and ports which provide a total solution for your networking needs. The
onboard Intel ® I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and
could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) intelligently manages the
CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency
depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement.
Serial ATA II technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial
ATA interface and Intel ® C224 chipset. The Serial ATA II specification provides
twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new
features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM)
Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial ATA allows thinner, more flexible
cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements.
Serial ATA III technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III 6 Gb/s technology through the Serial
ATA interface and Intel ® C224 chipset. Get enhanced scalability, faster data
retrieval, double the bandwidth of current bus systems with up to 6Gbps data
transfer rates.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification that
dramatically increases 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.
USB 3.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0) that has
a connection speed of up to 5 Gbps - ten times faster than USB 2.0. Backward
compatible with USB 2.0, it also supports fast-charging of supported devices.
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The
system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection.
The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical
components.