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...SATA6G_6(Charcoal Black) This item allows you to enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 44 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING BIOS Manual Configuration options: [On] [Off] Aggressive LPM support This item is a monitoring system that increases storage performance on Self... enable or disable the selected SATA port. SATA6G_6(Charcoal Black) SATA6G_1(Charcoal Black) - 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...
...SATA6G_6(Charcoal Black) This item allows you to enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 44 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING BIOS Manual Configuration options: [On] [Off] Aggressive LPM support This item is a monitoring system that increases storage performance on Self... enable or disable the selected SATA port. SATA6G_6(Charcoal Black) SATA6G_1(Charcoal Black) - 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...
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...item allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to launch. Execute the Microsoft® Secure Boot check. ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING BIOS Manual 61 Get the optimized function when booting on Windows® UEFI mode or other Microsoft® Secure Boot compliant OS....to select your installed operating system. Microsoft® Secure Boot only supports Windows® UEFI mode. Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Network Devices This item allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to launch. Only...
...item allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to launch. Execute the Microsoft® Secure Boot check. ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING BIOS Manual 61 Get the optimized function when booting on Windows® UEFI mode or other Microsoft® Secure Boot compliant OS....to select your installed operating system. Microsoft® Secure Boot only supports Windows® UEFI mode. Configuration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Network Devices This item allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to launch. Only...
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DBX 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 loaded. Delete key This item allows you to delete the dbx file from your system. Delete key ... to load the downloaded db from a USB storage device. Set New key This item allows you to load the downloaded dbx from a USB storage device. ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING BIOS Manual 63 Append Key This item allows you to save the db to load the additional db from a storage device for an additional db...
DBX 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 loaded. Delete key This item allows you to delete the dbx file from your system. Delete key ... to load the downloaded db from a USB storage device. Set New key This item allows you to load the downloaded dbx from a USB storage device. ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING BIOS Manual 63 Append Key This item allows you to save the db to load the additional db from a storage device for an additional db...
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Chapter 4: RAID Support 4.1 RAID configurations 4-1 4.1.1 RAID definitions 4-1 4.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-2 4.1.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS 4-2 4.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-6 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-10 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-10 Appendix Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-5 v
Chapter 4: RAID Support 4.1 RAID configurations 4-1 4.1.1 RAID definitions 4-1 4.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-2 4.1.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS 4-2 4.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-6 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-10 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-10 Appendix Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-5 v
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STRIX Z270F GAMING specifications summary Storage Audio Intel® Z270 Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 support - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 1 x M.2_1 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)* - 1 x M.2_2 Socket 3 with ROG...the CPU installed. Adjust BIOS settings to the latest version from ASUS support website. **** These functions will work depending on the ... Optane memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to use M.2 SATA mode device. Before using 7th...
STRIX Z270F GAMING specifications summary Storage Audio Intel® Z270 Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 support - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 1 x M.2_1 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)* - 1 x M.2_2 Socket 3 with ROG...the CPU installed. Adjust BIOS settings to the latest version from ASUS support website. **** These functions will work depending on the ... Optane memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to use M.2 SATA mode device. Before using 7th...
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STRIX Z270F GAMING specifications summary Support DVD contents Operating system support Form factor Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 10 64-bit Windows® 8.1 64-bit* Windows® 7* * Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 7 32/64-bit are subject to the ASUS website for the latest specifications. Please refer to change without notice. ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) Specifications are only supported when using 6th Generation Intel® Processors. xiii
STRIX Z270F GAMING specifications summary Support DVD contents Operating system support Form factor Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 10 64-bit Windows® 8.1 64-bit* Windows® 7* * Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 7 32/64-bit are subject to the ASUS website for the latest specifications. Please refer to change without notice. ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) Specifications are only supported when using 6th Generation Intel® Processors. xiii
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...want the SATA hard disk drives to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 adjust ...Acceleration(RAID)] Set to [AHCI] when you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Configuration options: [On] [Off] Chapter 3 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING 3-17 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration The items in this menu allow you to change the ASPM for PCH and SA PCI Express. 3.6.3 System Agent (SA...
...want the SATA hard disk drives to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 adjust ...Acceleration(RAID)] Set to [AHCI] when you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Configuration options: [On] [Off] Chapter 3 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING 3-17 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration The items in this menu allow you to change the ASPM for PCH and SA PCI Express. 3.6.3 System Agent (SA...
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... to go to Advanced Mode of the BIOS after POST. [EZ Mode] This item allows you to go back to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Chapter 3 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot] Returns to EZ... your system to change the system boot options. The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Qfan Configuration Qfan Tuning Click this item to change the fan settings. For better compatibility, enable...
... to go to Advanced Mode of the BIOS after POST. [EZ Mode] This item allows you to go back to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Chapter 3 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot] Returns to EZ... your system to change the system boot options. The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. Qfan Configuration Qfan Tuning Click this item to change the fan settings. For better compatibility, enable...
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... [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices This item allows you to select the type of PCI-E/PCI expansion devices that you want to launch. Boot Override These items displays the available devices. Chapter 3 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING 3-21 Configuration options: [...UEFI and Legacy OPROM] [Legacy OPROM only] [UEFI only] Boot from unauthorized access and malwares during system startup, press when the ASUS Logo appears. The number of device items...
... [Legacy only] [UEFI driver first] Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices This item allows you to select the type of PCI-E/PCI expansion devices that you want to launch. Boot Override These items displays the available devices. Chapter 3 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING 3-21 Configuration options: [...UEFI and Legacy OPROM] [Legacy OPROM only] [UEFI only] Boot from unauthorized access and malwares during system startup, press when the ASUS Logo appears. The number of device items...
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... three new drives for this setup. Among the advantages of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING 4-1 Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in a RAID set, you get all applications... the RAID 10 configuration you have to be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Refer to section 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for details. 4.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk...
... three new drives for this setup. Among the advantages of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING 4-1 Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in a RAID set, you get all applications... the RAID 10 configuration you have to be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Refer to section 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for details. 4.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk...
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...sure you to the utility main menu. 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To install the RAID driver for your optical drive. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you want to load the UEFI driver for Windows® OS: 1. To set up a Windows... main menu, select 5. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to complete the installation. Insert the support USB drive with RAID driver into the USB port, and then click Browse. 3. Click OK. 4. Chapter 4 4-10 Chapter 4: RAID Support Exiting the Intel® Rapid ...
...sure you to the utility main menu. 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To install the RAID driver for your optical drive. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you want to load the UEFI driver for Windows® OS: 1. To set up a Windows... main menu, select 5. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to complete the installation. Insert the support USB drive with RAID driver into the USB port, and then click Browse. 3. Click OK. 4. Chapter 4 4-10 Chapter 4: RAID Support Exiting the Intel® Rapid ...