Asus Z97-A/USB manuals

Asus Z97-A/USB User Manual (118 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 10.01 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition

2

January 2015

2

Contents

3

Safety information

4

About this guide

4

Typography

5

Package contents

6

Product introduction

11

1.2.3 Motherboard layout

12

1.2.4 Layout contents

13

1.3.1 Installing the CPU

15

1.4 System memory

17

1.4.2 Memory configurations

18

ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1

19

(continued on the next page)

22

DDR3 1600 MHz capability

25

DDR3 1333 MHz capability

28

1.4.3 DIMM installation

29

1.5 Expansion slots

30

1.5.3 PCI slots

31

1.6 Jumpers

33

1.7 Connectors

35

* LAN ports LED indications

36

1.7.2 Internal connectors

37

1.8 Onboard LEDs

46

4. EPU LED (OLED2)

47

3. TPU LEDs (TPU_LED)

47

5. EZ XMP LED (XLED1)

48

3. TPU switch

51

1.10 Software support

53

BIOS information

55

2.1.1 EZ Update

56

2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2

56

2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater

58

Please select boot device:

59

Yes No

60

2.2 BIOS setup program

61

2.2.1 EZ Mode

62

2.2.2 Advanced Mode

63

2.2.3 QFan Control

66

2.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard

67

Creating RAID

68

2.3 My Favorites

69

2.4 Main menu

70

Administrator Password

71

User Password

71

2.5 Ai Tweaker menu

72

Filter PLL [Auto]

73

BCLK Frequency [Auto]

73

Initial BCLK Frequency [Auto]

73

2.5.7 CPU Ratio Tuner [Auto]

74

2.5.9 DRAM Frequency [Auto]

75

2.5.13 DRAM Timing Control

75

Third Timings

77

2.5.14 DIGI+ VRM

79

CPU Current Capability [Auto]

80

Turbo Mode [Enabled]

81

2.5.16 Extreme Over-voltage

83

2.5.17 CPU Core Voltage

83

CPU Graphics Voltage [Auto]

84

2.5.22 SVID Support [Auto]

86

2.5.24 DRAM Voltage [Auto]

86

2.6 Advanced menu

88

2.6.1 CPU Configuration

89

2.6.2 PCH Configuration

91

SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]

92

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [On]

92

Alternate ID [Disabled]

93

SATA6G (SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_6)

93

VT-D [Disabled]

93

Graphics Configuration

93

2.6.5 USB Configuration

94

ASPM Support [Disabled]

96

SA - PCI Express options

96

PEG ASPM Support [Disabled]

96

HD Audio Controller [Enabled]

96

USB 3.1 Controller to

97

[Enabled]

97

2.6.8 APM Configuration

98

Network stack [Disable]

99

Create RAID Volume

99

2.7 Monitor menu

100

CPU Fan Profile [Standard]

101

Allow Fan Stop [Disabled]

103

Anti Surge Support [Enabled]

103

2.8 Boot menu

104

Post Delay Time [3 sec]

105

Post Report [5 sec]

106

Launch CSM [Enabled]

106

2.8.11 Secure Boot

107

2.8.13 Boot Override

109

2.9 Tool menu

110

2.10 Exit menu

111

Chapter 2: BIOS information

112

Appendices

113

Technical Support

117

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