- Asus Motherboard Product Manual

ASUS P4B-E motherboard user guide 1-7
ASUS EZ Plug™
This patented ASUS technology lets you use your existing power supply
rather than buying a new ATX 12V power supply. The ASUS EZ Plug™ is
a 4-pin auxillary +12V connector mounted on the motherboard that
connects a regular 4-pin device power connector from the power supply.
This connector is necessary to provide the additional power required by
the P4 CPU.
ASUS MyLogo™
This new feature present in the P4B-E motherboard allows you to
personalize and add style to your system using customizable boot logos.
Digital audio interface
On audio models, a digital audio connector is onboard to accommodate
the bundled Sony-Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) In/Out module, which
supports coaxial and optical interfaces. Experience 5.1-channel surround
sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing your favorite DVDs and
computer games.
RAID 0/RAID 1 support
The motherboard includes the Promise
®
chip PDC20265R and two extra
Ultra ATA/100/66 interfaces to support Redundant Array of Independent
Disks (RAID) configuration. This feature requires UltraATA 100/66/33 hard
disks. The RAID chip onboard supports RAID 0 and RAID 1
configurations.
RAID 0 (called
data striping ) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to
read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform
the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate,
double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and
storage. RAID 1 (called data mirroring ) copies and maintains an identical
image of data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk
array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive
as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID
configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the
entire system.