Home » Asus Manuals » Servers » Asus Z97-WS » Manual Viewer

Asus Z97-WS User Guide - Page 10

ASMedia, Intel, Z97 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.0, Boost

Get Asus Z97-WS PDF manuals and user guides

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

Page 10 highlights

Z97-WS specifications summary Storage LAN Audio USB - 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (gray) - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology** ASMedia® SATA Express controller*** - 1 x SATA Express ports (black at top slot, compatible with 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports) ASMedia® SATA 6 Gb/s controller*** - 1 x eSATA 6 Gb/s ports * M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAExpress_1, and supports M Key and type 2260/2280 storage devices. ** These functions work depending on the CPU installed. *** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported. Dual Gigabit LAN controllers-802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance - Intel® I218-LM Gigabit LAN - Dual interconnect between the integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) - Intel® I210-AT Gigabit LAN controller Realtek® ALC1150 8-channel high definition audio CODEC - High Quality 112 dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out at rear) and 104 dB SNR recording (Line-in) support - Absolute pitch 192 KHz/24-bit True BD Lossless Sound - BD audio layer content protection - DTS UltraPC II - DTS Connect - Supports jack-detection, multi-streaming and front panel jackretasking - Optical S/PDIF out ports at rear I/O Intel® Z97 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost - 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear panel (blue) - 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support - 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports at rear panel - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports at mid-board ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear panel (blue) - 3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support (continued on the next page) x

Section	Page
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
Z97-WS specifications summary	9
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-exclusive workstation features	18
1.1.3 Other special features	19
1.2 Motherboard overview	20
1.2.1 Before you proceed	20
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	21
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
1.2.4 System memory	24
1.2.5 Expansion slots	26
1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches	29
1.2.7 Jumpers	34
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs	34
1.2.9 Internal connectors	42
Chapter 2: Basic installation	55
2.1 Building your PC system	55
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	55
2.1.2 CPU installation	57
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	58
2.1.4 DIMM installation	60
2.1.5 ATX Power connection	61
2.1.6 SATA device connection	62
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector	63
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation	64
2.2 BIOS update utility	65
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	67
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	67
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	69
2.4 Starting up for the first time	71
2.5 Turning off the computer	72
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	73
3.1 Knowing BIOS	73
3.2 BIOS setup program	74
3.2.1 EZ Mode	75
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	76
3.2.3 QFan Control	79
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard	81
3.3 My Favorites	83
3.4 Main menu	85
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu	87
3.6 Advanced menu	103
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	104
3.6.2 PCH Configuration	107
3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration	108
3.6.4 System Agent Configuration	110
3.6.5 USB Configuration	111
3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration	112
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration	114
3.6.8 APM Configuration	116
3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration	117
3.7 Monitor menu	118
3.8 Boot menu	122
3.9 Tool menu	128
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	128
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	129
3.9.3 ASUS DRAM SPD Information	130
3.10 Exit menu	131
3.11 Updating BIOS	132
3.11.1 EZ Update	132
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	133
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	134
Chapter 4: Software support	139
4.1 Installing an operating system	139
4.2 Support DVD information	139
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	139
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	141
4.3 Software information	142
4.4 AI Suite 3	142
4.4.1 Ai Charger+	145
4.4.2 USB 3.0 Boost	146
4.4.3 EZ Update	147
4.4.4 USB BIOS Flashback	149
4.4.5 USB Charger+	151
4.4.6 Push Notice	152
4.4.7 System Information	155
4.5 Audio configurations	156
4.6 ASUS Dr. Power Utility	158
Chapter 5: RAID support	161
5.1 RAID configurations	161
5.1.1 RAID definitions	161
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	162
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	162
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	163
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	167
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	167
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	168
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	168
Chapter 6: Multi GPU support	169
6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology	169
6.1.1 Requirements	169
6.1.2 Before you begin	169
6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards	170
6.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards	171
6.1.5 Installing four CrossFireX™ graphics cards	172
6.1.6 Installing the device drivers	173
6.1.7 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology	173
6.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	175
6.2.1 Requirements	175
6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards	175
6.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards	176
6.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards	177
6.2.5 Installing the device drivers	178
6.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	178
Appendices	181
Notices	181