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Z97-E specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Manageability Support DVD Operating system support Form factor 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 3 x USB 2.0/1/1 connectors support additional 6 ... 3, F6 Qfan Control, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F3 My Favorites & Shortcut, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 8 Windows® 7 ATX form factor: 12...
Z97-E specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Manageability Support DVD Operating system support Form factor 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 3 x USB 2.0/1/1 connectors support additional 6 ... 3, F6 Qfan Control, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F3 My Favorites & Shortcut, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 8 Windows® 7 ATX form factor: 12...
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...you to 5 Gb/s, faster charging time for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. IntA_P1_SSRX+ Z97-E IntA_P2_SSRX+ IntA_P1_SSTX- IntA_P2_SSRX- IntA_P1_D+ IntA_P2_D+ GND Z97-E USB3.0 Front panel connector The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately. • These connectors are based ...on the operating system's setting. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you to install the related driver to fully use the USB...
...you to 5 Gb/s, faster charging time for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. IntA_P1_SSRX+ Z97-E IntA_P2_SSRX+ IntA_P1_SSTX- IntA_P2_SSRX- IntA_P1_D+ IntA_P2_D+ GND Z97-E USB3.0 Front panel connector The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately. • These connectors are based ...on the operating system's setting. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you to install the related driver to fully use the USB...
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... legacy USB support 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 controller. Chapter 3 ASUS Z97-E 3-39 Mass Storage Devices [Auto] This item allows your system to detect the devices...
... legacy USB support 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 controller. Chapter 3 ASUS Z97-E 3-39 Mass Storage Devices [Auto] This item allows your system to detect the devices...
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...be available during POST. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 0 to 10 seconds. The following item appears only when you to [Auto] and [Full Screen]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS Z97-E 3-49 You can only execute ...POST. [Enabled] Select to [Disabled]. This feature only works when set the Boot Logo Display to load the network stack driver during normal boot. The following items appear only when you disconnect or change PS/2 devices before restarting the system, PS/2 devices...
...be available during POST. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 0 to 10 seconds. The following item appears only when you to [Auto] and [Full Screen]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS Z97-E 3-49 You can only execute ...POST. [Enabled] Select to [Disabled]. This feature only works when set the Boot Logo Display to load the network stack driver during normal boot. The following items appear only when you disconnect or change PS/2 devices before restarting the system, PS/2 devices...
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Configuration options: [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you to configure the Windows® Secure Boot settings and manage its... type of storage devices that you to launch. Configuration options: [Both, Legacy OPROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Unloaded mode to launch. OS Type [Windows UEFI Mode] [Windows UEFI Mode] [Other OS] This item allows you... the default Secure boot keys are loaded, the PK state will not be active. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Chapter 3 ASUS Z97-E 3-51
Configuration options: [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you to configure the Windows® Secure Boot settings and manage its... type of storage devices that you to launch. Configuration options: [Both, Legacy OPROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OPROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Unloaded mode to launch. OS Type [Windows UEFI Mode] [Windows UEFI Mode] [Other OS] This item allows you... the default Secure boot keys are loaded, the PK state will not be active. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Chapter 3 ASUS Z97-E 3-51
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Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. The new drive must be calculated and written. Use four new... existing drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to the entire system. Chapter 5 ASUS Z97-E 5-1 Chapter 5: RAID support RAID support 5 5.1 RAID configurations The motherboard supports Intel® Rapid ...
Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. The new drive must be calculated and written. Use four new... existing drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to the entire system. Chapter 5 ASUS Z97-E 5-1 Chapter 5: RAID support RAID support 5 5.1 RAID configurations The motherboard supports Intel® Rapid ...
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... does not provide a floppy drive connector. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to the utility main menu. 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. From the utility... Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to exit? (Y/N): 2. Chapter 5 ASUS Z97-E 5-7 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1.
... does not provide a floppy drive connector. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to the utility main menu. 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. From the utility... Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to exit? (Y/N): 2. Chapter 5 ASUS Z97-E 5-7 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1.