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x 8.4 in . x Z97-P specifications summary BIOS features Manageability Support DVD OS support Form factor 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.8.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, ...Quick Note, Last Modified Log, F12 PrintScreen function, F3 Shortcut function, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 8.1, 32-bit/64-bit Windows...
x 8.4 in . x Z97-P specifications summary BIOS features Manageability Support DVD OS support Form factor 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.8.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, ...Quick Note, Last Modified Log, F12 PrintScreen function, F3 Shortcut function, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 8.1, 32-bit/64-bit Windows...
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.... 2. Align the card connector with the PCI Express specifications. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. Install the software drivers for information on the slot. 5. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you may cause you removed earlier...
.... 2. Align the card connector with the PCI Express specifications. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. Install the software drivers for information on the slot. 5. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you may cause you removed earlier...
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... panel to three displays under Windows® OS environment, two displays under BIOS, and one display under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for connecting USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 9. PS/2 Keyboard port...
... panel to three displays under Windows® OS environment, two displays under BIOS, and one display under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for connecting USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 9. PS/2 Keyboard port...
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...unique features of the Support DVD are subject to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click Drivers, Utilities, AHCI/RAID Driver, Manual, Contact, and Specials tabs to your ASUS motherboard. To run the DVD. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction Click an icon to display Support DVD/... The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE...
...unique features of the Support DVD are subject to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click Drivers, Utilities, AHCI/RAID Driver, Manual, Contact, and Specials tabs to your ASUS motherboard. To run the DVD. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction Click an icon to display Support DVD/... The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE...
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... disk in case you to automatically update your motherboard's driver, software and firmware Click to find and select the BIOS from file Click to select a boot logo Click to restore the BIOS in the future. ASUS Z97-P 2-1 Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that... system goes into POST. To launch EZ Update, click EZ Update on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar. Click to automatically update your motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily.
... disk in case you to automatically update your motherboard's driver, software and firmware Click to find and select the BIOS from file Click to select a boot logo Click to restore the BIOS in the future. ASUS Z97-P 2-1 Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that... system goes into POST. To launch EZ Update, click EZ Update on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar. Click to automatically update your motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily.
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... enable/disable the SATA ports. SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] Allows you to set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order...
... enable/disable the SATA ports. SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] Allows you to set the SATA Mode Selection to [RAID]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order...
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... boot devices list. [Auto] Your system automatically detects the presence of USB devices at USB 3.0 mode when the xHCI driver is installed in the operating system. [Smart Auto] Upon detection, the xHCI driver supports the USB 3.0 mode during both POST and operating system. [Enabled] Enables the xHCI controller. [Disabled] Disables the xHCI...
... boot devices list. [Auto] Your system automatically detects the presence of USB devices at USB 3.0 mode when the xHCI driver is installed in the operating system. [Smart Auto] Upon detection, the xHCI driver supports the USB 3.0 mode during both POST and operating system. [Enabled] Enables the xHCI controller. [Disabled] Disables the xHCI...
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...additional POST waiting time to 10 seconds. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto] Select any circumstances. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 0 to easily enter the BIOS setup. POST Delay Time [3 sec] This item appears only when you ... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2-44 Chapter 2: Getting started This item allows you set Boot Logo Display to load the network stack driver during POST. These settings only apply when Fast Boot is set to normal boot on the next boot after AC power loss. [Fast Boot]...
...additional POST waiting time to 10 seconds. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto] Select any circumstances. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 0 to easily enter the BIOS setup. POST Delay Time [3 sec] This item appears only when you ... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2-44 Chapter 2: Getting started This item allows you set Boot Logo Display to load the network stack driver during POST. These settings only apply when Fast Boot is set to normal boot on the next boot after AC power loss. [Fast Boot]...
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... Support Module) Allows you to decode the 64-bit capable devices above 4G address space. Configuration options: [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OPROM first] Allows you to select the type of the BIOS after POST. [EZ...for better compatibility. Boot Device Control [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] Allows you want to launch. Configuration options: [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] ASUS Z97-P 2-45 Ensure that you to boot up. 2.8.5 Option ROM Messages [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] The third-party ROM messages will ...
... Support Module) Allows you to decode the 64-bit capable devices above 4G address space. Configuration options: [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OPROM first] Allows you to select the type of the BIOS after POST. [EZ...for better compatibility. Boot Device Control [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] Allows you want to launch. Configuration options: [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] ASUS Z97-P 2-45 Ensure that you to boot up. 2.8.5 Option ROM Messages [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] The third-party ROM messages will ...
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... Management The dbx (Revoked Signature database) lists the forbidden images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that are no longer trusted and cannot be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. ...• UEFI executable files include UEFI boot devices, drivers and applications. Delete the dbx Allows you can load on the single computer. Delete KEK Allows you to load ...select No to Microsoft® Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key (KEK). ASUS Z97-P 2-47
... Management The dbx (Revoked Signature database) lists the forbidden images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that are no longer trusted and cannot be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. ...• UEFI executable files include UEFI boot devices, drivers and applications. Delete the dbx Allows you can load on the single computer. Delete KEK Allows you to load ...select No to Microsoft® Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key (KEK). ASUS Z97-P 2-47