Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 USB 3.1 User Guide - Page 16

Intel® Smart Response Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unnecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power usage, and uses an installed SSD (requires 18.6 GB available space) as a cache for frequently accessed data or applications. It combines SSD performance and hard drive capacity, operating up to six times faster than a hard-drive-only system to boost the system's overall performance. • 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors family support Intel® Smart Response Technology. • An operating system must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel® Smart Response Technology. • The SSD is reserved for caching function. Intel® Smart Connect Technology Your computer can receive fresh updates for selected applications, even when the system is in sleep mode. This means less time waiting for applications to update and sync with the cloud, leading to a more efficient computing experience. Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Rapid Start Technology allows your computer to quickly resume from a low-power hibernate state in seconds. Saving your system memory to the designated SSD, it provides your computer a faster wake-up response time, while still keeping the energy use low. Complete USB 3.0 integration This motherboard offers you the strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear panels, allowing you to experience the convenience of the latest plug and play connectivity solution of speed up to ten times faster than USB 2.0. Extra SATA 6.0 Gb/s Support The Intel® Z97 Express Chipset natively supports the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) interface, delivering up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer. ASUS provides extra SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports with enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the bandwidth of current bus systems. 1.1.2 "Ultimate COOL" Thermal Solutions Thermal Armor with flow valve Thermal Armor features the exclusive flow gate mechanism that allows you to open or close the Thermal Armor via a button. When the gate is open, it provides an excellent thermal solution for the CPU. When the gate is closed, it focuses air on heatpipes for better heat removal, especially useful for liquid cooling. Thermal Radar 2 Thermal Radar 2 uses multiple sensors to control motherboard temperatures, automatically adjusting fan speeds for better system stability and power efficiency. It also provides customizable fan management that displays real-time motherboard, CPU and VGA zone cooling status, and promotes extended system longevity, power saving solution, and noise reduction. Chapter 1 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction