Home » Asus Manuals » Servers » Asus Z87-WS » Manual Viewer

Asus Z87-WS User Guide - Page 23

Other special features, DTS Connect, DTS UltraPC II, ErP Ready - home

Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 23 highlights

1.1.7 Other special features DTS Connect To get the most out of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels, DTS Connect combines two technologies, DTS Neo:PC™ upmixes stereo sources (CDs, MP3s, WMAs, Internet radio) into as many as 7.1 channels of incredible surround sound. Consumers can connect their PC to a home theater system. DTS Interactive is capable of performing mult-channel encoding of DTS bitstreams on personal computers, and sending encoded bitstreams out of a digital audio connection (such as S/PDIF or HDMI) designed to deliver audio to an external decoder. DTS UltraPC II DTS UltraPC II delivers a superior surround sound experience through your system's speakers and headphones while monitoring and balancing the loudness level difference between digital audio formats. It also enhances audio settings by augmenting low and high frequencies of musical tones, restores compressed or re-mastered sounds, improves bass performance even without a subwoofer, and improves dialogue derived from DVD or Blu-ray Disc™. ErP Ready The motherboard is European Union's Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirement in regards to energy consumption. This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. Chapter 1 ASUS Z87-WS 1-7

Section	Page
Safety information	7
About this guide	8
Z87-WS specifications summary	10
Package contents	15
Installation tools and components	16
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	17
1.1 Special features	17
1.1.1 Product highlights	17
1.1.2 ASUS Workstation Exclusive Features	19
1.1.3 Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with 4-Way Optimization	20
1.1.4 ASUS Exclusive Features	21
1.1.5 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution	22
1.1.6 ASUS EZ DIY	22
1.1.7 Other special features	23
1.2 Motherboard overview	24
1.2.1 Before you proceed	24
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	25
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	27
1.2.4 System memory	28
1.2.5 Expansion slots	31
1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches	33
1.2.7 Onboard LEDs	39
1.2.8 Internal connectors	47
Chapter 2: Basic installation	57
2.1 Building your PC system	57
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	57
2.1.2 CPU installation	59
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	60
2.1.4 DIMM installation	62
2.1.5 ATX Power connection	63
2.1.6 SATA device connection	64
2.1.7 Front I/O Connectors	65
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation	66
2.2 BIOS update utility	67
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	69
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	69
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	71
2.4 Starting up for the first time	73
2.5 Turning off the computer	74
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	75
3.1 Knowing BIOS	75
3.2 BIOS setup program	76
3.2.1 EZ Mode	77
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	78
3.3 My Favorites	80
3.4 Main menu	81
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu	83
3.6 Advanced menu	98
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	99
3.6.2 PCH Configuration	102
3.6.3 SATA Configuration	103
3.6.4 System Agent Configuration	105
3.6.5 USB Configuration	107
3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration	108
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration	109
3.6.8 APM	111
3.6.9 Network Stack	112
3.7 Monitor menu	113
3.8 Boot menu	116
3.9 Tools menu	122
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	122
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	122
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information	123
3.10 Exit menu	124
3.11 Updating BIOS	125
3.11.1 EZ Update	125
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	126
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	127
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	128
Chapter 4: Software support	131
4.1 Installing an operating system	131
4.2 Support DVD information	131
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	131
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	132
4.3 Software information	133
4.3.1 AI Suite 3	133
4.3.2 Dual Intelligent Processors 4	135
4.3.3 EPU	138
4.3.4 DIGI+ Power Control	140
4.3.5 Fan Xpert 2	142
4.3.6 USB 3.0 Boost	145
4.3.7 Network iControl	146
4.3.8 USB BIOS Flashback	148
4.3.9 Ai Charger+	149
4.3.10 EZ Update	150
4.3.11 USB Charger+	151
4.3.12 System Information	152
4.3.13 ASUS SSD Caching II	154
4.3.14 Audio configurations	156
4.3.15 ASUS Dr. Power Utility	157
Chapter 5: RAID support	159
5.1 RAID configurations	159
5.1.1 RAID definitions	159
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	160
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	160
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	161
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	165
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	165
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	166
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	166
Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support	167
6.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology	167
6.1.1 Requirements	167
6.1.2 Before you begin	167
6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards	168
6.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards	169
6.1.5 Installing four CrossFireX™ graphics cards	170
6.1.6 Installing the device drivers	171
6.1.7 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology	171
6.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	173
6.2.1 Requirements	173
6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards	174
6.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards	175
6.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards	176
6.2.5 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	177
6.3 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology	179
6.3.1 Requirements	179
6.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards	179
Appendices	181
Notices	181

Match case Limit results 1 per page

ASUS Z87-WS

1-7

Chapter 1

1.1.7

Other special features

DTS Connect

To get the most out of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels,

DTS Connect combines two technologies, DTS Neo:PC™ upmixes stereo sources (CDs,

MP3s, WMAs, Internet radio) into as many as 7.1 channels of incredible surround sound.

Consumers can connect their PC to a home theater system. DTS Interactive is capable of

performing mult-channel encoding of DTS bitstreams on personal computers, and sending

encoded bitstreams out of a digital audio connection (such as S/PDIF or HDMI) designed to

deliver audio to an external decoder.

DTS UltraPC II

DTS UltraPC II delivers a superior surround sound experience through your system’s

speakers and headphones while monitoring and balancing the loudness level difference

between digital audio formats. It also enhances audio settings by augmenting low and high

frequencies of musical tones, restores compressed or re-mastered sounds, improves bass

performance even without a subwoofer, and improves dialogue derived from DVD or Blu-ray

Disc™.

ErP Ready

The motherboard is European Union’s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires

products to meet certain energy efﬁciency requirement in regards to energy consumption.

This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-efﬁcient

products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the product and

thus mitigate environmental impacts.