2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P3C-L / P3C-S / P3C-LS The ASUS P3C-L / P3C-S / P3C-LS motherboards are carefully designed for the de- manding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications Latest Intel Processor Support Intel Pentium ® III 100MHz FSB, Katmai core SECC2 Intel Pentium ® III B 133MHz FSB, Katmai core SECC2 Intel Pentium ® III E 100MHz FSB, Coppermine core SECC2 Intel Pentium ® III EB 133MHz FSB, Coppermine core SECC2 Intel Pentium ® II 100MHz FSB SECC Intel Celeron™ 100MHz FSB SEPP Intel 820 Chipset:
Features the Intel ® 820 chipset (Memory Controller Hub and I/O Controller Hub) with support for AGP 4X mode, which can transport twice the amount of data to the current AGP standard; 100/133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); UltraDMA/66, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 66.6MBps; and Intel Random Number Generator (RNG), which will improve cryptography, digital signing, and other security protocols. PC800 Memory Support: Equipped with two Rambus Inline Memory Module (RIMM) sockets to support Intel PC800/PC700/PC600-compliant Rambus DRAMs (RDRAMs) (available in 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 512MB densities) up to 1GB.
These RDRAMs are necessary to meet the increase in processor perfor- mance and multimedia and 3D functions, especially where high bandwidth is required. These sockets also accept Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs ( 64, 128, 256, or 512MB) up to 1GB by using an ASUS DR2 DIMM Riser (available separately as an option). AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an onboard Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports AGP cards for high performance, component level interconnect tar- geted at 3D graphical applications using a 1X, 2X, or 4X mode bus. UltraDMA/66 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels.
Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives. JumperFree™ Mode: Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre- quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of the processor’s external frequency. Wired for Management (WfM) V2.0 Support: Supports remote monitor, di- agnosis, and management (Alert-On-LAN) in network configuration. Firmware Hub: Provides security enhancements in computer platforms, such as RNG. Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O:
Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface. Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas- ter busses to the memory and processor. Specifications 2. FEATURES 8 ASUS P3C-L / P3C-S / P3C-LS User’s Manual