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...InTru™ 3D/Quick Sync Video/Clear Video HD Technology/Insider™ Maximum shared memory of individual CPUs. SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support LAN LGA1150 socket for the 4th, New 4th, and 5th generation Intel® Core™ i7 / ...Dual at back. Dual interconnect between the integrated LAN controller and physical layer (PHY) (continued on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user guide for the complete CPU support list. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices) 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 ...
...InTru™ 3D/Quick Sync Video/Clear Video HD Technology/Insider™ Maximum shared memory of individual CPUs. SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support LAN LGA1150 socket for the 4th, New 4th, and 5th generation Intel® Core™ i7 / ...Dual at back. Dual interconnect between the integrated LAN controller and physical layer (PHY) (continued on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user guide for the complete CPU support list. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices) 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 ...
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... at rear panel (blue) "Ultimate COOL!" BD audio layer content protection - supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear) and 104dB SNR recording input (Line-in) support - ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility "Safe & Stable!" TUF ESD Guards - Top notch... - MemOK! (continued on the CPU installed. SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary Storage Audio USB Exclusive TUF Features Intel® Z97 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 support - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support - TUF Thermal Radar 2 - ...
... at rear panel (blue) "Ultimate COOL!" BD audio layer content protection - supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear) and 104dB SNR recording input (Line-in) support - ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility "Safe & Stable!" TUF ESD Guards - Top notch... - MemOK! (continued on the CPU installed. SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary Storage Audio USB Exclusive TUF Features Intel® Z97 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 support - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support - TUF Thermal Radar 2 - ...
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..., 1 supports USB BIOS Flashback) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I /O Ports - Push Notice monitors your PC status with Cloud GO!, Remote Desktop, Remote Keyboard & Mouse, File Transfer - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary Other Special Features Rear Panel I /O ports (continued on the next page) xi Profile - with smart devices in real time - ASUS Q-LED (CPU...
..., 1 supports USB BIOS Flashback) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I /O Ports - Push Notice monitors your PC status with Cloud GO!, Remote Desktop, Remote Keyboard & Mouse, File Transfer - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary Other Special Features Rear Panel I /O ports (continued on the next page) xi Profile - with smart devices in real time - ASUS Q-LED (CPU...
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SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Accessories Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (19-pin; x 9.6 in . xii moss green) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (brown) 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin moss green) for both 4-pin(PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU...PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU coolers control 4 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin Black) for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 64 Mb ...
SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Accessories Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (19-pin; x 9.6 in . xii moss green) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (brown) 1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin moss green) for both 4-pin(PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU...PWM mode) and 3-pin(DC mode) CPU coolers control 4 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin Black) for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 64 Mb ...
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...uses multiple sensors to a more efficient computing experience. TUF ICe ASUS TUF have forged a brand new microchip that monitoring of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unnecessary...-click organization. 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,.... * 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors family support Intel® Smart Response Technology. ** An operating system must be assured that delivers incredibly...
...uses multiple sensors to a more efficient computing experience. TUF ICe ASUS TUF have forged a brand new microchip that monitoring of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unnecessary...-click organization. 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,.... * 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors family support Intel® Smart Response Technology. ** An operating system must be assured that delivers incredibly...
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... memory for the dual-channel configuration. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to the Microsoft® support site at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512 Mb (64 MB) chips or less...memory frequency higher than the vendor-marked value. The system maps the total size of accessing information from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation. • According to Intel® CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65V is recommended to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs)...
... memory for the dual-channel configuration. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to the Microsoft® support site at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512 Mb (64 MB) chips or less...memory frequency higher than the vendor-marked value. The system maps the total size of accessing information from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation. • According to Intel® CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65V is recommended to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs)...
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...3-pin ASST_FAN1-2) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! • Ensure that the CPU FAN cable is securely installed to the CPU fan connector. • The CPU_FAN connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power. • The CPU_FAN, CHA_FAN and ASST_FAN connectors... support the TUF Thermal Radar 2 feature. • To fully use the fan control function, ensure that ...
...3-pin ASST_FAN1-2) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! • Ensure that the CPU FAN cable is securely installed to the CPU fan connector. • The CPU_FAN connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power. • The CPU_FAN, CHA_FAN and ASST_FAN connectors... support the TUF Thermal Radar 2 feature. • To fully use the fan control function, ensure that ...
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... voltage regulator. You can use the or keys to 1.92 V with a 0.0125 V interval. • The values of the CPU PLL Voltage, CPU Manual Voltage, CPU Offset Voltage, iGPU Manual Voltage, iGPU Offset Voltage, DRAM Voltage, VCCSA Voltage, VCCIO Voltage, and PCH Voltage items are labeled in...The values range from communicating with the voltage requirement below 1.65 V. SVID Support [Auto] Set this item takes the standard value of the installed CPU. By default, this item stops the CPU from 0.6000 V to Intel® CPU specifications, DIMMs with a 0.0125 V interval. You can use the or ...
... voltage regulator. You can use the or keys to 1.92 V with a 0.0125 V interval. • The values of the CPU PLL Voltage, CPU Manual Voltage, CPU Offset Voltage, iGPU Manual Voltage, iGPU Offset Voltage, DRAM Voltage, VCCSA Voltage, VCCIO Voltage, and PCH Voltage items are labeled in...The values range from communicating with the voltage requirement below 1.65 V. SVID Support [Auto] Set this item takes the standard value of the installed CPU. By default, this item stops the CPU from 0.6000 V to Intel® CPU specifications, DIMMs with a 0.0125 V interval. You can use the or ...
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... throttle point. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 3-31 Chapter 3 Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed. The thermal monitor includes TM1 (Thermal monitor ...you to protect the CPU by decreasing its frequency as two logical processors, allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously. 3.6.1 CPU Configuration The items in this item allows the legacy OS to boot even without support for CPUs with extended ...
... throttle point. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 3-31 Chapter 3 Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed. The thermal monitor includes TM1 (Thermal monitor ...you to protect the CPU by decreasing its frequency as two logical processors, allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously. 3.6.1 CPU Configuration The items in this item allows the legacy OS to boot even without support for CPUs with extended ...
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... is below the operating power, current and temperature specification limit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher(L2 Cache) [Enabled] This item allows the CPU to prefetch adjacent cache lines, reducing the DRAM loading time and improves the system performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 3-32 Chapter 3:...[Turbo Performance] Dynamic Storage Accelerator [Disabled] This item allows you to accelerate the performance of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3).
... is below the operating power, current and temperature specification limit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher(L2 Cache) [Enabled] This item allows the CPU to prefetch adjacent cache lines, reducing the DRAM loading time and improves the system performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 3-32 Chapter 3:...[Turbo Performance] Dynamic Storage Accelerator [Disabled] This item allows you to accelerate the performance of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3).
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...a C-state support for the CPU package. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [C0/C1] [C2] [C3] [C6] [CPU C7] [CPU C7s] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 3-33 Enhanced C1 state [Enabled] This item allows your CPU to the operating system. Configuration options: [Short] [Long] Package C State Support [Auto] This... item allows you to set the duration of C6 latency for C7 state. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when you to set the duration of the CPU states. Configuration options: [Enabled...
...a C-state support for the CPU package. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [C0/C1] [C2] [C3] [C6] [CPU C7] [CPU C7s] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 3-33 Enhanced C1 state [Enabled] This item allows your CPU to the operating system. Configuration options: [Short] [Long] Package C State Support [Auto] This... item allows you to set the duration of C6 latency for C7 state. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when you to set the duration of the CPU states. Configuration options: [Enabled...
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...support high frequency DRAMs for 64-bit operating systems. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 3-37 Chapter 3 The iGPU shared system memory size is fixed 64 MB. DMI Gen 2 [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to run at PCI-E 2.0 speed. Primary Display [Auto] This item allows you to select the primary display from CPU... and PCIe graphical devices. 3.6.4 System Agent Configuration Graphics Configuration This item allows you to select a primary display from CPU and PCIe devices.
...support high frequency DRAMs for 64-bit operating systems. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 3-37 Chapter 3 The iGPU shared system memory size is fixed 64 MB. DMI Gen 2 [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to run at PCI-E 2.0 speed. Primary Display [Auto] This item allows you to select the primary display from CPU... and PCIe graphical devices. 3.6.4 System Agent Configuration Graphics Configuration This item allows you to select a primary display from CPU and PCIe devices.
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...the Active State Power Management on both CPU and PCH (platform controller hub) Both DMI link ASPM control items of the CPU and PCH sides must be enabled for... the ASPM to control the Active State Power Management on both NB (NorthBridge) side and SB (SouthBridge) side of the DMI Link. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L0s] [L1] [L0sL1] PEG ASPM Support...] [Auto] Chapter 3 3-40 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASPM Support [Disabled] This item allows you to select the ASPM state for energy-saving conditions, or use the...
...the Active State Power Management on both CPU and PCH (platform controller hub) Both DMI link ASPM control items of the CPU and PCH sides must be enabled for... the ASPM to control the Active State Power Management on both NB (NorthBridge) side and SB (SouthBridge) side of the DMI Link. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L0s] [L1] [L0sL1] PEG ASPM Support...] [Auto] Chapter 3 3-40 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASPM Support [Disabled] This item allows you to select the ASPM state for energy-saving conditions, or use the...
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... changes the changes Chapter 4 4-10 Click or tap to go back Click or tap to switch to apply the changes Chapter 4: Software support CPU Click or tap to go the CPU configurations screen Click or tap to go the DRAM configurations screen Click or tap to go back to the previous screen Click... or tap to undo the changes Click or tap to the previous screen between items DIGI+ Power Control - DIGI+ Power Control ASUS DIGI+ Power Control...
... changes the changes Chapter 4 4-10 Click or tap to go back Click or tap to switch to apply the changes Chapter 4: Software support CPU Click or tap to go the CPU configurations screen Click or tap to go the DRAM configurations screen Click or tap to go back to the previous screen Click... or tap to undo the changes Click or tap to the previous screen between items DIGI+ Power Control - DIGI+ Power Control ASUS DIGI+ Power Control...
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Launching the System Information To launch System Information, click or tap main menu, then select System Information. Chapter 4 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.6 System Information This utility allows you get the detailed information of the AI Suite 3 Viewing the motherboard information Click or tap the MB tab to view the processor's information. Viewing the CPU information Click or tap the CPU tab to view the motherboard's information. on the top-right corner of the motherboard, CPU, and memory settings.
Launching the System Information To launch System Information, click or tap main menu, then select System Information. Chapter 4 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.6 System Information This utility allows you get the detailed information of the AI Suite 3 Viewing the motherboard information Click or tap the MB tab to view the processor's information. Viewing the CPU information Click or tap the CPU tab to view the motherboard's information. on the top-right corner of the motherboard, CPU, and memory settings.