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..., even when the system is reserved for liquid cooling. * In snow camouflage theme. Extra SATA 6.0 Gb/s Support The Intel® Z97 Express Chipset natively supports the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) interface, delivering up response time, while still keeping the energy use low. Intel...Intel® Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unnecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power usage, and uses an installed SSD (requires 18.6 GB available space) as a cache for better system stability and power ...
..., even when the system is reserved for liquid cooling. * In snow camouflage theme. Extra SATA 6.0 Gb/s Support The Intel® Z97 Express Chipset natively supports the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) interface, delivering up response time, while still keeping the energy use low. Intel...Intel® Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing, reduces load and wait time, eliminates unnecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power usage, and uses an installed SSD (requires 18.6 GB available space) as a cache for better system stability and power ...
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... audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for the thermistor cables that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the devices and the critical components inside the motherboard. 7. Thermal Sensor connectors (2-pin T_SENSOR1;
... audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for the thermistor cables that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the devices and the critical components inside the motherboard. 7. Thermal Sensor connectors (2-pin T_SENSOR1;
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... detected during POST. USB Support [Partial Initialization] [Disabled] [Full Initialization] [Partial Initialization] All USB devices will extend the POST time. This process will not be available until OS boot up for a fastest POST time. For a faster POST time, only USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be detected. Only boot... speed. [Enabled] This item allows your system to change the system boot options. The following items appear only when you to accelerate the boot speed. ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 3-51
... detected during POST. USB Support [Partial Initialization] [Disabled] [Full Initialization] [Partial Initialization] All USB devices will extend the POST time. This process will not be available until OS boot up for a fastest POST time. For a faster POST time, only USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be detected. Only boot... speed. [Enabled] This item allows your system to change the system boot options. The following items appear only when you to accelerate the boot speed. ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 3-51
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...Append Default This item allows you to load the downloaded dbx from a USB storage device. Boot Override These item displays the available devices. Load Default dbx This item allows you to start booting from a storage device so that more db's images cannot ...• To access Windows® OS in the system. Click an item to delete the dbx file from the available devices. DBX Management The dbx (Revoked Signature database) lists the forbidden images of db items that are no longer...; 8 not supported). • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears.
...Append Default This item allows you to load the downloaded dbx from a USB storage device. Boot Override These item displays the available devices. Load Default dbx This item allows you to start booting from a storage device so that more db's images cannot ...• To access Windows® OS in the system. Click an item to delete the dbx file from the available devices. DBX Management The dbx (Revoked Signature database) lists the forbidden images of db items that are no longer...; 8 not supported). • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears.
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... allow you to enter the EZ Mode screen. Save Changes & Reset Once you are saved. Select OK to save or discard your changes. ASUS EZ Mode This option allows you to load the default values for the BIOS items, and save changes and exit. When you select this option...menu. Select Yes to load the default values. Discard Changes & Exit This option allows you to load the optimal default values for each of the available filesystem devices. 3-60 Chapter 3: BIOS setup When you select this option or if you selected are finished making your selections, choose this option or...
... allow you to enter the EZ Mode screen. Save Changes & Reset Once you are saved. Select OK to save or discard your changes. ASUS EZ Mode This option allows you to load the default values for the BIOS items, and save changes and exit. When you select this option...menu. Select Yes to load the default values. Discard Changes & Exit This option allows you to load the optimal default values for each of the available filesystem devices. 3-60 Chapter 3: BIOS setup When you select this option or if you selected are finished making your selections, choose this option or...
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... in the support DVD that allows you to the EZ Update section of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 3-61 Carefully follow the instructions in this chapter to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility,and performance. Inappropriate BIOS updating may... update the motherboard BIOS in DOS environment using the current version of this motherboard. Visit http://www.asus.com to boot. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. However, BIOS updating is available in Windows® environment. 2.
... in the support DVD that allows you to the EZ Update section of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 3-61 Carefully follow the instructions in this chapter to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility,and performance. Inappropriate BIOS updating may... update the motherboard BIOS in DOS environment using the current version of this motherboard. Visit http://www.asus.com to boot. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. However, BIOS updating is available in Windows® environment. 2.
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Support DVD main menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Manual menu contains the list of the user guide. Click or tap an item to display ... Chapter 4 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Click or tap an item to install Click or tap to use the devices. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The AHCI/RAID Driver menu contains the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard...
Support DVD main menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Manual menu contains the list of the user guide. Click or tap an item to display ... Chapter 4 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Click or tap an item to install Click or tap to use the devices. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The AHCI/RAID Driver menu contains the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard...
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...times faster than the standard USB devices**. Launching Ai Charger+ To launch Ai Charger+, click or tap menu, then select Ai Charger+. ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 4-11 Ai Charger+ screen Chapter 4 Tick to enable or disable Ai Charger+ Click or tap to fast-charge your portable BC...is a Battery Charging Specification 1.1 (BC 1.1) compliant or compatible device. • ** Actual charging speeds may vary depending on your USB device is available only in selected motherboard models. 4.4.1 Ai Charger+ Ai Charger+ allows you enable or disable Ai Charger+. • Ai Charger+ does not support ...
...times faster than the standard USB devices**. Launching Ai Charger+ To launch Ai Charger+, click or tap menu, then select Ai Charger+. ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 4-11 Ai Charger+ screen Chapter 4 Tick to enable or disable Ai Charger+ Click or tap to fast-charge your portable BC...is a Battery Charging Specification 1.1 (BC 1.1) compliant or compatible device. • ** Actual charging speeds may vary depending on your USB device is available only in selected motherboard models. 4.4.1 Ai Charger+ Ai Charger+ allows you enable or disable Ai Charger+. • Ai Charger+ does not support ...
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... BIOS Flashback. In the Download Setting field, tick Schedule (days) then select the number of the AI Suite 3 USB BIOS Flashback is available only in selected motherboard models. Use this utility to quickly check for the BIOS download schedule. 2. on the top-right corner of days for... the latest available BIOS and set the BIOS download schedule. Chapter 4 4.4.3 USB BIOS Flashback USB BIOS Flashback allows you to check and save the BIOS download...
... BIOS Flashback. In the Download Setting field, tick Schedule (days) then select the number of the AI Suite 3 USB BIOS Flashback is available only in selected motherboard models. Use this utility to quickly check for the BIOS download schedule. 2. on the top-right corner of days for... the latest available BIOS and set the BIOS download schedule. Chapter 4 4.4.3 USB BIOS Flashback USB BIOS Flashback allows you to check and save the BIOS download...
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...Capacity item is selected, press . ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 5-5 Chapter 5 5. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to 128KB. Use the up /down arrow key to the CREATE VOLUME menu. The available stripe size values range from 4KB ...the main menu, or to go back to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select. The following are typical values: •...
...Capacity item is selected, press . ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK S 5-5 Chapter 5 5. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to 128KB. Use the up /down arrow key to the CREATE VOLUME menu. The available stripe size values range from 4KB ...the main menu, or to go back to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select. The following are typical values: •...