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Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

3.1

Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2

3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3

3.2.2

Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-4

3.2.3

Q-Fan Control .............................................................................3-7

3.2.4

EZ Tuning Wizard

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3.3

My Favorites .............................................................................................3-10

3.4

Main menu ................................................................................................3-12

3.5

Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-14

3.6

Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-30

3.6.1

CPU Configuration

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3.6.2

PCH Configuration

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3.6.3

PCH Storage Configuration

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3.6.4

System Agent Configuration

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3.6.5

USB Configuration

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3.6.6

Platform Misc Configuration

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3.6.7

Onboard Devices Configuration

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3.6.8

APM Configuration

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3.6.9

Network Stack Configuration

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3.6.10

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology ...........................................3-45

3.7

Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-46

3.8

Boot menu ................................................................................................3-51

3.9

Tool menu .................................................................................................3-57

3.9.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-57

3.9.2

ASUS O.C. Profile

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3.9.3

ASUS DRAM SPD Information .................................................3-59

3.10

Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-60

3.11

Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-61

3.11.1

EZ Update .................................................................................3-61

3.11.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................3-62

3.11.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................3-63

Summary of Contents for SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1

Page 1: ...Motherboard SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ...

Page 2: ...spective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software This product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under the General Public License GPL under the Lesser General Public License Version LGPL and or other Free Open Source Software Licenses Such software in this product...

Page 3: ...2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 10 1 2 4 System memory 1 11 1 2 5 Expansion slots 1 23 1 2 6 Onboard buttons 1 25 1 2 7 Jumpers 1 26 1 2 8 Onboard LEDs 1 28 1 2 9 Internal connectors 1 29 Chapter 2 Basic installation 2 1 Building your PC system 2 1 2 1 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 2 CPU installation 2 3 2 1 3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 2 4 2 1 4 DIMM installation 2 6 2 1 5 ...

Page 4: ...5 3 6 4 System Agent Configuration 3 37 3 6 5 USB Configuration 3 38 3 6 6 Platform Misc Configuration 3 39 3 6 7 Onboard Devices Configuration 3 41 3 6 8 APM Configuration 3 43 3 6 9 Network Stack Configuration 3 44 3 6 10 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology 3 45 3 7 Monitor menu 3 46 3 8 Boot menu 3 51 3 9 Tool menu 3 57 3 9 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3 57 3 9 2 ASUS O C Profile 3 58 3 9 3 ASUS DRAM...

Page 5: ...4 14 4 4 4 Push Notice 4 16 4 4 5 USB 3 0 Boost 4 19 4 4 6 System Information 4 20 4 4 7 USB Charger 4 22 4 4 8 Version 4 23 4 5 Turbo LAN 4 24 4 6 Audio configurations 4 25 Chapter 5 RAID support 5 1 RAID configurations 5 1 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 1 5 1 2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5 2 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 2 5 1 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5 3 5 2 I...

Page 6: ...your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a Qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product en...

Page 7: ...e system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 4 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software Chapter 5 RAID support This chapter describes the RAID configurations Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional info...

Page 8: ...lete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Ret...

Page 9: ...t black max at x4 mode compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices 3 x PCI Express 2 0 x1 slots The PCIe 2 0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 2 0 x1_3 slot and USB3 E1 2 ports at back The PCIe 2 0 x16 slot default setting is in x1 mode VGA Integrated Graphics Processor Intel HD Graphics support Multi VGA output support DisplayPort HDMI port Supports DisplayPort 1 2 with max resolution of 4096 x 2160...

Page 10: ... High Quality 112dB SNR stereo playback output Line out at rear and 104dB SNR recording input Line in support Absolute pitch 192khz 24bit true BD lossless sound BD audio layer content protection Supports jack detection multi streaming and front panel jack retasking Optical S PDIF out ports at rear I O USB Intel Z97 Express Chipset supports ASUS USB 3 0 Boost 4 x USB 3 0 2 0 ports at mid board for ...

Page 11: ...OS 3 ASUS EZ Update Disk Unlocker ASUS EZ Flash 2 Multi language BIOS Rear Panel I O Ports 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x Optical S PDIF Output 1 x USB BIOS Flashback button 2 x LAN RJ45 port 4 x USB 3 0 2 0 ports blue 1 supports USB BIOS Flashback 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 8 channel Audio I O ports Internal I O connectors 2 x USB 3 0 2 0 connector support additional 4 USB 3 0 2 0 ports moss green ...

Page 12: ...ures 64 Mb Flash ROM UEFI AMI BIOS PnP DMI 2 7 WfM 2 0 SM BIOS 2 8 ACPI 5 0 Multi language BIOS ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 My Favorites Quick Note Last Modified Log F12 PrintScreen function F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect memory information Manageability WfM 2 0 DMI 2 7 WOL by PME PXE Support DVD contents Drivers Anti virus software OEM version ASUS TUF CP...

Page 13: ... slot covers Rear I O dust filter TUF Accessory Installation Guide 1 x Connector cap set LAN cap HDMI cap DVI cap DP cap Front USB 3 0 cap 3 x Thermistor cables SA TA Ex pr es s 7 x SATA connector caps 1 x SATA Expresss connector cap 8 x Back I O USB 3 0 2 0 connector caps 2 x Onboard USB 2 0 connector caps 5 x Audio connector caps Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following ...

Page 14: ...oss screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit Intel LGA1150 CPU Intel LGA1150 compatible CPU Fan DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive optional Graphics card optional The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package ...

Page 15: ... USB 2 0 and enables the iGPU function for Intel integrated graphics performance PCI Express 3 0 PCI Express 3 0 PCIe 3 0 is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the performance and speed of PCIe 2 0 It provides an optimal graphics performance unprecedented data speed and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to PCIe 1 0 2 0 devices Dual Channel DDR3 1866 1600 13...

Page 16: ...provides your computer a faster wake up response time while still keeping the energy use low Complete USB 3 0 integration This motherboard offers you the strategic USB 3 0 accessibility for both the front and rear panels allowing you to experience the convenience of the latest plug and play connectivity solution of speed up to ten times faster than USB 2 0 Extra SATA 6 0 Gb s Support The Intel Z97...

Page 17: ...d secures the Thermal Armor and the motherboard in place It reinforces the motherboard s PCB to support the Thermal Armor CPU VGA card additional expansion cards and other peripherals It also makes the motherboard easier to handle and helps protect your hands Dust Defenders Dust Defenders provides rear I O filter and special shields that help reduce dust build up on critical points within slots an...

Page 18: ...OS environment New Last Modified log allows you to view all your modified settings F12 BIOS snapshot hotkey ASUS DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect information detecting faulty DIMMs and helping with difficult POST situations ASUS Q Design ASUS q Design enhances your DIY experience All of q Slot and q Shield design speed up and simplify the DIY process ASUS Q shield ASUS Q Shield s special design mak...

Page 19: ...ster than the already impressive USB 3 0 transfer speed It automatically accelerates data speeds for compatible USB 3 0 peripherals without the need for any user interaction USB Charger With a dedicated onboard controller quick charge all your smart devices such as smartphones tablets and more all up to three times faster even when the system is powered off in sleep or hibernation mode USB BIOS Fl...

Page 20: ...3D animation experience HDMI Support High Definition Multimedia Surface HDMI is a set of digital video standards that delivers multi channel audio and uncompressed digital video up to 4K 2K resolution visuals through a single cable Supporting HDCP copy protection such as HD DVD and blu ray discs HDMI provides you with the highest quality home theater experience ErP Ready The motherboard is Europea...

Page 21: ...touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals or components 1 2 Motherboard overview 1 ...

Page 22: ... Chapter 1 Product introduction Chapter 1 Refer to 1 2 9 Internal connectors and 2 3 1 Rear I O connection for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors 1 2 2 Motherboard layout ...

Page 23: ...b s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 brown SATA6G_3 4 black SATA Express black at the bottom 1 29 8 CPU Over Voltage jumper 3 pin CPU_OV 1 27 9 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC 1 26 10 DirectKey connector 2 pin DRCT 1 37 11 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL 1 36 12 ASMedia Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_E1 E2 beige 1 30 13 USB 2 0 connectors 10 1 pin USB1112 USB1314 1 32 14 Thermal sensor con...

Page 24: ...Upon purchase of the motherboard ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process R...

Page 25: ...emory configurations 1 2 4 System memory The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM slots A DDR3 module is notched differently from a DDR or DDR2 module DO NOT install a DDR or DDR2 memory module to the DDR3 slot ...

Page 26: ...ails 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 chip capacity counts in Megabit 8 Megabit Mb 1 Megabyte MB The default memory operation frequency is dependent on its Serial Presence Detect SPD which is the standard way of accessing information from a memory module Under the d...

Page 27: ...0 MHz capability Vendors Part No Size SS DS Chip Brand Chip NO Timing Voltage DIMM socket support Optional 2 4 G SKILL F3 20000CL10Q 16GBZHD XMP 16GB 4x 4GB DS 10 11 11 31 1 65 Vendors Part No Size SS DS Chip Brand Chip NO Timing Voltage DIMM socket support Optional 2 4 A DATA AX3U2400W4G11 DMV XMP 8GB 2x 4GB SS 11 13 13 35 1 65 A DATA AX3U2400W8G11 DMV XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 11 13 13 35 1 65 Apacer 7...

Page 28: ... 11 11 11 30 1 65 Kingston KHX2400C11D3K4 8GX XMP 8GB 4x 2GB SS 11 13 11 30 1 65 KINGSTON KHX24C11K4 16X XMP 16GB 4x 4GB DS 11 13 13 30 1 65 KINGSTON KHX24C11T2K2 8X XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 1 65 KINGSTON KHX24C11T3K2 16X XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 2400 11 13 13 32 1 65 KINGSTON KHX24C11T3K4 XMP 16GB 4x 4GB DS 2400 11 13 13 30 1 65 KINGSTON KHX24C11T3K4 32X XMP 32GB 4x 8GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 65 Mushkin 997122R XMP 16...

Page 29: ...er4 21 XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 11 11 11 27 1 5 G SKILL F3 17000CL11Q2 64GBZLD XMP 64GB 8x 8GB DS 11 11 11 30 1 5 G SKILL F3 17000CL9Q 16GBZH XMP 16GB 4x 4GB DS 9 11 10 28 1 65 G SKILL F3 2133C10Q 32GSR XMP 32GB 4x 8GB DS 10 12 12 31 1 5 G SKILL F3 2133C11Q 32GZL XMP 32GB 4x 8GB DS 11 11 11 31 1 5 KINGSTON KHX2133C11D3K4 16GX XMP 16GB 4x 4GB DS 11 12 11 30 1 65 KINGSTON KHX21C11T3FK8 64X XMP 64GB 8x 8GB ...

Page 30: ... 5 CORSAIR CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 Ver3 23 XMP 32GB 4x 8GB DS 9 10 9 27 1 5 CORSAIR CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 Ver 4 21 XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 9 10 9 27 1 5 CORSAIR CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 Ver3 24 XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 10 9 27 1 5 CORSAIR CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 Ver5 29 XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 10 11 10 30 1 5 CORSAIR CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9 XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 1866 9 10 9 27 1 5 CORSAIR CMZ32GX3M4X1866C10 Ver3 23 XMP 32GB 4x 8GB DS 10 11 10 ...

Page 31: ...IL GEEL316GB1866C9DC XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 1866 9 10 9 28 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1866C9D3K2 8GX XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 1 65 Silicon Power SP004GXLYU186NSA XMP 4GB SS 1866 9 11 9 27 Silicon Power SP008GXLYU186NSA XMP 8GB DS 1866 9 11 9 27 DDR3 1600 MHz capability Vendors Part No Size SS DS Chip Brand Chip NO Timing Voltage DIMM socket support Optional 2 4 A DATA AD3U1600W4G11 4GB SS A DATA 3WCD 1211A 11 11 11 28...

Page 32: ...P 8GB 2x 4GB DS 11 11 11 28 1 5 CORSAIR CMD16GX3M2A1600C9 Ver8 21 XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 CORSAIR CMD8GX3M2A1600C8 Ver5 12 XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 1600 8 8 8 24 1 5 CORSAIR CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 Ver2 12 XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 CORSAIR CML16GX3M2A1600C10 Ver2 21 XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 10 10 10 27 1 5 CORSAIR CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Ver7 12 XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 CORSAIR CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 8GB DS 11...

Page 33: ... C8KL9A XMP 4GB DS KINGMAX N A 9 9 9 28 KINGSTON KHX16009CD3K2 8GX XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 9 9 27 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3B1 4G XMP 4GB SS 9 9 9 27 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3K3 12GX XMP 12GB 3x 4GB DS 9 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3K3 6GX XMP 6GB 3x 2GB DS 9 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3K3 6GX XMP 6GB 3x 2GB DS 9 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3K4 16GX XMP 16GB 4x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 65 KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3K6 24GX XMP...

Page 34: ...wer SP004GBLTU160V02 XMP 4GB DS S POWER 20YT5NG 9 9 9 24 1 5 Silicon Power SP004GXLYU160NSA XMP 4GB SS 1600 9 9 9 27 Silicon Power SP008GXLYU160NSA XMP 8GB DS 1600 9 9 9 27 Team TED34GM1600C11BK 4GB DS Hynix H5TC2G83EFR 11 11 11 28 1 5 Team TED38GM1600C11BK 8GB DS Hynix H5TQ4G83AFR 11 11 11 28 1 5 Team TLD34G1600HC9BK XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 Team TLD38G1600HC9BK XMP 16GB 2x 8GB DS 9 9 9 24 ...

Page 35: ...GX3M1A1333C9 Ver2 12 4GB 1x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 CORSAIR CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 Ver5 11 4GB 1x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 CORSAIR CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 Ver2 2 8GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 CORSAIR CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 XMP 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 G SKILL F3 10666CL9D 8GBXL 8GB 2x 4GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 GEIL GG34GB1333C9DC 4GB 2x 2GB DS GEIL GL1L128M88BA15B 9 9 9 24 1 3 GEIL GVP34GB1333C9DC 4GB 2x 2GB DS 9 9 9 24 1 5 GEIL GVP38GB13...

Page 36: ...3BPSYW 4GB SS UMAX U2S96D30TP 13 1333 9 9 9 24 UMAX 84E48G93UM 13BPSYW 8GB DS UMAX U2S96D30TP 13 1333 9 9 9 24 Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support 1 Supports one 1 module inserted into any slot as Single channel memory configuration We suggest that you install the module into A1 slot 2 Supports two 2 modules inserted into either the beige slots or the brown slots as one pair of Dua...

Page 37: ...d before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components Slot No Slot Description 1 PCIe 2 0 x1_1 slot 2 PCIe 3 0 2 0 x16_1 slot 3 PCIe 2 0 x1_2 slot 4 PCIe 3 0 2 0 x16_2 slot 5 PCIe 2 0 x1_3 slot 6 PCIe 2 0 x16_3 slot ...

Page 38: ...ments for this motherboard PCIe x16_3 Configuration PCI Express sharing mode PCIe x16_3 PCIe x1_3 Rear USB 3 0_E1 E2 x1 mode x1 x1 Enabled x4 mode x4 Disabled Disabled A B C D E F G H PCIe x16_1 shared PCIe x16_2 shared PCIe x16_3 shared PCIe x1_1 shared PCIe x1_2 shared PCIe x1_3 shared SMBus Controller shared SATA 0 shared GbE Controller shared EHCI 0 shared EHCI 1 shared XHCI Controller shared ...

Page 39: ...the system to test one set of failsafe settings If the test fails the system reboots and test the next set of failsafe settings The blinking speed of the DRAM_LED increases indicating different test processes Due to memory tuning requirement the system automatically reboots when each timing set is tested If the installed DIMMs still fail to boot after the whole tuning process the DRAM_LED lights c...

Page 40: ...mputer 4 Hold down the Delete key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure If the steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data After the CMOS clearance reinstall the battery You do ...

Page 41: ...The CPU Over Voltage jumper allows you to set a higher CPU voltage for a flexible overclocking system depending on the type of the installed CPU To gain more CPU voltage setting insert the jumper to pins 2 3 To go back to its default CPU voltage setting insert the jumper to pins 1 2 ...

Page 42: ...rd LEDs 1 POST State LEDs The POST State LEDs provide the status of these key components during POST Power On Self Test CPU memory modules VGA card and hard disk drives If an error is found the critical component s LED stays lit up until the problem is solved ...

Page 43: ...lled Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 1 5 and 10 configuration with the Intel Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel Z97 chipset These connectors are set to AHCI Mode by default If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to RAID Mode Refer to section 3 6 3 SATA Configuration for details Before creating a RA...

Page 44: ...his connector allows you to connect a USB 3 0 module for additional USB 3 0 front or rear panel ports With an installed USB 3 0 module you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3 0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps faster charging time for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 The USB 3 0 module is purchased separately These connec...

Page 45: ... 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for an additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port Connect the S PDIF Out module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately ...

Page 46: ...nnector USB to the USB connector onboard if your chassis supports front panel USB ports The USB 2 0 module is purchased separately 5 USB 2 0 connectors 10 1 pin USB1112 USB1314 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specificati...

Page 47: ...tors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps 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 th...

Page 48: ...le to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition or an AC 97 front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to HD or AC97 8 Thermal Sensor connectors 2 pin T_SENSOR1 T_SENSOR2 T_SENSOR3 These connectors are for the thermistor cables that monitor the temperature of the devices and...

Page 49: ... a higher power output when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate If you want to use two or more high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 1000W power or above to ensure the system stability 9 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin EATX12V These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power s...

Page 50: ...arning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the operating system settings Pressing the power...

Page 51: ... protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 12 DirectKey connector 2 pin DRCT This connector is for the chassis mounted button that supports the DirectKey function Connect the button cable that supports DirectKey from the chassis to this connector on the motherboard Ensure that your chassis comes with the extra button cable that supports the DirectKey feature Refer to the technical...

Page 52: ...ctor is for the add on Thunderbolt I O card that supports Intel s Thunderbolt Technology allowing you to connect up to six Thunderbolt enabled devices and a DisplayPort enabled display in a daisy chain configuration The add on Thunderbolt I O card and Thunderbolt cables are purchased separately ...

Page 53: ... this section are for reference only The motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps are the same for all models 1 Install the ASUS Q Shield to the chassis rear I O panel Chapter 2 Basic installation 2 Place the motherboard into the chassis ensuring that its rear I O ports are aligned to the chassis rear I O panel ...

Page 54: ...2 Chapter 2 Basic installation Chapter 2 3 Place nine screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT over tighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard ...

Page 55: ...RTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 2 3 Chapter 2 2 1 2 CPU installation Ensure that you install the correct CPU designed for LGA1150 socket only DO NOT install a CPU designed for LGA1155 and LGA1156 sockets on the LGA1150 socket ...

Page 56: ...lation Chapter 2 2 1 3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ...

Page 57: ...ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 2 5 Chapter 2 To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ...

Page 58: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Basic installation Chapter 2 To remove a DIMM 2 1 4 DIMM installation ...

Page 59: ...ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 2 7 Chapter 2 2 1 5 ATX Power connection OR OR ...

Page 60: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Basic installation Chapter 2 2 1 6 SATA device connection OR OR ...

Page 61: ...1 7 Front I O Connector To install ASUS Q Connector USB 2 0 AAFP To install USB 2 0 connector To install front panel audio connector To install USB 3 0 connector HDD LED POWER SW RESET SW HDD LED HDD LED PWR Reset Ground Ground HD D LED USB 3 0 ...

Page 62: ...2 10 Chapter 2 Basic installation Chapter 2 2 1 8 Expansion Card installation To install PCIe x16 cards To install PCIe x1 cards ...

Page 63: ...entering the existing BIOS or operating system Simply insert a USB storage device to the USB port press the USB BIOS Flashback button for three seconds and the BIOS is updated automatically To use USB BIOS Flashback 1 Place the bundled support DVD to the optical drive and install the USB BIOS Flashback Wizard Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation 2 Insert the USB storage de...

Page 64: ... on the next page for LAN port LEDs and audio port definitions Rear panel connectors 1 USB 2 0 ports 7 10 6 HDMI port 2 DisplayPort 7 USB 3 0 ports 5 6 support ASUS USB 3 0 Boost Bottom port supports USB BIOS Flashback and USB Charger 3 Intel LAN port 8 USB 3 0 ports E1 E2 4 Realtek LAN port 9 Audio I O ports 5 USB BIOS Flashback button ...

Page 65: ...OS environment two displays under BIOS and one display under DOS LAN ports LED indications ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN port Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description Off No link Off 10 Mbps connection Orange Linked Orange 100 Mbps connection Orange Blinking Data activity Green 1 Gbps connection Orange Blinking then steady Ready to wake up from S5 mode Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channe...

Page 66: ...2 14 Chapter 2 Basic installation Chapter 2 2 3 2 Audio I O connections Audio I O ports Connect to Headphone and Mic Connect to Stereo Speakers Connect to 2 1 channel Speakers ...

Page 67: ...ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 2 15 Chapter 2 Connect to 4 1 channel Speakers Connect to 5 1 channel Speakers Connect to 7 1 channel Speakers ...

Page 68: ...self tests POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps refer to the BIOS beep codes table or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance BIOS Beep Description One short beep VGA detected Quick b...

Page 69: ...power management and boot device configuration that are needed for system startup in the motherboard CMOS In normal circumstances the default BIOS settings apply to most conditions to ensure optimal performance DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in the following circumstances An error message appears on the screen during the system bootup and requests you to run the BIOS Setup You have...

Page 70: ...lear CMOS button The BIOS setup program does not support the Bluetooth devices BIOS menu screen The BIOS Setup program can be used under two modes EZ Mode and Advanced Mode You can change modes from the Exit menu or from the Exit Advanced Mode screen 3 2 BIOS setup program Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or configure its parameters The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen h...

Page 71: ...e item in section 3 8 Boot menu for details The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system Saves the changes and resets the system Selects the display language of the BIOS setup program Displays the CPU motherboard temperature CPU voltage output CPU chassis power fan speed and SATA information Displays the system properties of the selected mode Click or to switch...

Page 72: ... Refer to the following sections for the detailed configurations To switch from EZ Mode to Advanced Mode click Advanced Mode or press F7 hotkey Configuration fields Menu bar Item description Sub menu item Menu items Scroll bar Last modified settings Language EZ Tuning Wizard MyFavorite Quick Note Hot Keys Goes back to EZ Mode Displays the CPU motherboard temperature CPU and memory voltage output Q...

Page 73: ...tive menu items Submenu items A greater than sign before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu To display the submenu select the item and press Enter Language This button above the menu bar contains the languages that you can select for your BIOS Click this button to select the language that you want to display in your BIOS screen MyFavorites F3 This button above the menu ...

Page 74: ...re are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Use F12 key to capture the BIOS screen and save it to the removable storage device Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an ite...

Page 75: ...ally configure the operating speed of your CPU and chassis fans Click to select a fan to be configured Click to activate PWM Mode Click to undo the changes Click to apply the fan setting Click to go back to main menu Select a profile to apply to your fans Click to activate DC Mode Select to manually configure your fans ...

Page 76: ...configure your fans operating speed To configure your fans 1 Select the fan that you want to configure and to view its current status 2 Click and drag the speed points to adjust the fans operating speed 3 Click Apply to save the changes then click Exit ESC Speed points Click or tap to manually configure your fans ...

Page 77: ...ttings 1 Press F11 on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open EZ Tuning Wizard screen then click Next 2 Select a PC scenario Daily Computing or Gaming Media Editing then click Next 3 Select the CPU fan type Box cooler Tower cooler or Water cooler that you installed then click Next If you are not sure of the CPU fan type click I m not sure The system automatically detects the CPU fan ty...

Page 78: ...3 10 Chapter 3 BIOS setup Chapter 3 3 3 My Favorites My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite BIOS items ...

Page 79: ...el then click the submenu that you want to save as favorite from the submenu panel and tap or click or press Enter on your keyboard You cannot add the following items to My Favorite items Items with submenu options User managed items such as language and boot order Configuration items such as Memory SPD Information system time and date 4 Click Exit ESC or press esc key to close Setup Tree Map scre...

Page 80: ...ecurity settings Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings If you have forgotten your BIOS password erase the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM to clear the BIOS password See section 1 2 6 Onboard buttons and switches for information on how to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the defaul...

Page 81: ...e current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the administrator password follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not I...

Page 82: ... changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed 3 5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking related items Be cautious when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfuncti...

Page 83: ...guration options 8Ohm dbl 7Ohm dbl 6Ohm dbl 5Ohm dbl 4Ohm dbl 3Ohm dbl 2Ohm dbl PLL Selection Auto This item is set to LC PLL by default for better stability Select SB PLL when the BCLK base clock frequency is far away from 100 MHz This may affect the function of other devices that need precise clock jitters Configuration options Auto LC PLL SB PLL Filter PLL Auto Set this item to high BCLK base c...

Page 84: ...assign a value for 2 Core Ratio Limit do not set the 1 Core Ratio Limit to Auto 3 Core Ratio Limit Auto Select Auto to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 3 Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 4 Core Ratio Limit If you assign a value for 3 Core Ratio Limit do not set the 1 Core Ratio Limit and 2 Core Ratio Limit to Auto 4 Core Ratio Limit Auto Selec...

Page 85: ...DDR3 3200MHz DDR3 3400MHz Max CPU Graphics Ratio Auto Auto This option allows you to automatically optimize the CPU Graphics Ratio depending on the system loading Manual This option allows you to set a value for an optimal CPU Graphics Ratio Use the or keys to adjust the CPU graphics ratio The minimum value depends on the installed CPU OC Tuner Keep Current Settings This item allows you to automat...

Page 86: ...ime Auto Configuration options Auto 1 31 DRAM RAS ACT Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 63 DRAM Command Rate Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 Secondary Timings DRAM RAS to RAS Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 15 DRAM REF Cycle Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 511 DRAM Refresh Interval Auto Configuration options Auto 1 65535 DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto Configuration options A...

Page 87: ...guration options Auto 1 63 DRAM RTL CHB_R1D1 Auto Configuration options Auto 1 63 DRAM IO L CHA_R0D0 Auto Configuration options Auto 1 15 DRAM IO L CHA_R0D1 Auto Configuration options Auto 1 15 DRAM IO L CHA_R1D0 Auto Configuration options Auto 1 15 DRAM IO L CHA_R1D1 Auto Configuration options Auto 1 15 DRAM IO L CHB_R0D0 Auto Configuration options Auto 1 15 DRAM IO L CHB_R0D1 Auto Configuration ...

Page 88: ...ble disable or automatically set the MRC fast boot Configuration options Auto Enabled Disabled DRAM CLK Period Auto This item allows you to set a DRAM clock period Configuration options Auto 1 14 Channel A B DIMM Control Enable Both DIMMs This item allows you to enable or disable the DIMMs on channels A and B Configuration options Enable Both DIMMS Disable DIMM0 Disable DIMM1 Disable Both DIMMS Sc...

Page 89: ...ine Calibration Auto Load line is defined by Intel specification and affects CPU power voltage The CPU working voltage decreases proportionally to CPU loading Higher load line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance but increases the CPU and VRM thermal conditions Select from levels 1 to 9 to adjust the CPU power voltage from 0 to 125 Configuration options Auto Level...

Page 90: ...e when setting this item to Power Phase Response The thermal conditions should be monitored The following item appears only when you set the CPU Power Phase Control to Power Phase Response Power Phase Response Fast This item allows you to set a faster phase response for the CPU to increase system performance or to slower phase response to decrease DRAM power efficiency Configuration options Ultra ...

Page 91: ...nge or enhanced system stability The following item appears only when you set the DRAM Switching Frequency to Manual Fixed DRAM Switching Frequency KHz 300 This item allows you to set a higher frequency for an increased overclocking range or a lower frequency for an enhanced system stability Use the or to adjust the value The values range from 300 KHz to 500 KHz with an interval of 50 KHz DRAM Pow...

Page 92: ...it 1 Use the or keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 W t0 4096 W CPU Integrated VR Current Limit Auto Allows you to set a higher current limit to prevent frequency and power throttling when overclocking Use the or keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 125 to 1023 875 with a 0 125 interval CPU Internal Power Switching Frequency Frequency Tuning Mode Auto This item allows you ...

Page 93: ...ower Current Slope Auto This item allows you to enhance the power saving condition or the system overclocking capability Select a higher power current slope levels for power saving enhancement or lower power current slope levels for system overclocking enhancement Configuration options Auto LEVEL 4 LEVEL 4 Power Current Offset Auto This item allows you to increase or decrease the output current se...

Page 94: ...guide for more details CPU Core Voltage Auto This item allows you to configure the amount of voltage fed to the CPU cores Increase the voltage when setting a high Core Frequency value Configuration options Auto Manual Mode Offset Mode The following item appears only when you set the CPU Core Voltage to Manual Mode CPU Core Voltage Override Auto This item allows you to set the CPU Core Voltage over...

Page 95: ... and the PCU power control unit Increase the voltage to enhance the overclocking capability You can use the or keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 001 V to 0 999 V with a 0 001 V interval CPU Analog I O Voltage Offset Mode Sign To offset the voltage by a positive value To offset the voltage by a negative value CPU Analog I O Voltage Offset Auto This item allows you to set the amount o...

Page 96: ...with a 0 005 V interval According to Intel CPU specifications DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1 65 V may damage the CPU permanently We recommend that you install the DIMMs with the voltage requirement below 1 65 V PCH Core Voltage Auto This item allows you to set the Core voltage for the PCH Platform Controller Hub You can use the or keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 70 V to 1 8...

Page 97: ...values range from 0 39500x to 0 63000x with a 0 00500x interval To set a value for the DRAM reference voltage we recommend you to set a value close to the standard value which is 0 500000x Clock Crossing Voltage Auto This item allows you to increase the value of the clock crossing voltage boot when the rising edge of the BCLK DN is equal to the falling edge of the BCLK D You can use the or keys to...

Page 98: ... 3 6 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 99: ...nd EMTTM Enhanced Multi threaded Thermal Monitoring Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hyper threading Enabled This item allows the processor to appear as two logical processors allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in ...

Page 100: ... Performance This item allows you to select the CPU performance state during system boot before the operating system takes control The CPU runs at a selected performance ratio based on CPU configuration Configuration options Max Non Turbo Performance Max Battery Turbo Performance Dynamic Storage Accelerator Disabled This item allows you to accelerate the performance of the SSDs Solid State Drives ...

Page 101: ...ns Enabled Disabled CPU C6 Report Enabled This item allows you to disable or enable the CPU C6 report to the operating system Configuration options Enabled Disabled C6 Latency Short This item allows you to set the duration of C6 latency for C6 state Configuration options Short Long CPU C7 Report CPU C7s This item allows you to disable or enable the CPU C7 report to the operating system Configurati...

Page 102: ...to Enabled Entry on S3 RTC Wake Enabled The system automatically wakes up and set to Rapid Start Technology S3 mode Configuration options Enabled Disabled Entry After 0 This item allows you to set the RTC wake up timer at S3 entry The time ranges from 0 minute immediately to 120 minutes Active Page Threshold Support Enabled The system automatically goes into sleep mode when the partition size is n...

Page 103: ...nfiguration options Enabled Disabled 3 6 3 PCH Storage Configuration While entering Setup the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port Scroll down to display the other BIOS items SATAExpress SRIS Support Auto This item allows you to adjust the SRIS Separate Reference Clock Independent ...

Page 104: ...appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to RAID Pcie Nand Configuration Auto This item allows you to enable or disable PCIe NAND Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aggressive LPM Support Disabled This item is designed for LPM link power management support with a better energy saving conditions When disabled the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled Configuration options Disabl...

Page 105: ... direct media interface to run at PCI E 2 0 speed DMI Gen 2 Enabled Set this item to Enabled to run DMI at PCI E 2 0 speed Configuration options Enabled Disabled NB PCIe Configuration This item allows you to configure the NB PCI Express settings PCIEx16_1 2 Link Speed Auto This item allows you to configure the PCIEx16 speed for slots 1 and 2 Configuration options Auto Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Memory Configu...

Page 106: ...devices list Auto Your system automatically detects the presence of USB devices at startup If any USB devices are detected the legacy USB support is enabled Intel xHCI Mode Smart Auto Auto The xHCI is automatically enabled and runs 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 opera...

Page 107: ...rts 3 6 6 Platform Misc Configuration The items in this menu allow you to configure the platform related features PCIE Native Power Management Disabled This item allows you to enhance the power saving feature of PCI Express and perform ASPM operations in the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set the PCI Express Native Power Management ...

Page 108: ...ns Configuration options Disabled L0s L1 L0sL1 Auto SA PCI Express options DMI Link ASPM Control Disabled This item allows you to control 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 take effect Configuration options Disabled L0s L1 L0sL1 PEG ASPM Support Disabled This item al...

Page 109: ... you set the HD Audio Controller to Enabled Front Panel Type HD Audio This item allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports HD Audio Sets the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to high definition audio AC97 Sets the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy A...

Page 110: ...t the ASMedia Storage Controller SATA6G_ E12 to Enabled Windows Hot plug Notification Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Hot Plug notification in Windows operating systems Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASPM Support Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the ASPM controller to save energy when using the ASMedia Storage Controller Configuration options Disable...

Page 111: ...t Execution Environment option ROM Configuration options Enabled Disabled 3 6 8 APM Configuration ErP Ready Disabled This item allows you to switch off some power at S4 S5 or S5 to get the system ready for ErP requirement When set to Enabled all other PME options are switched off Configuration options Disabled Enabled S4 S5 Enabled S5 Restore AC Power Loss Power Off This item allows your system to...

Page 112: ... to schedule an RTC alarm date Configuration options Disabled Enabled 3 6 9 Network Stack Configuration Network stack Disabled This item allows you to disable or enable the UEFI network stack Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set the Network Stack to Enabled Ipv4 Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Ipv4 Ipv6 PXE wake ...

Page 113: ...numeric characters for your RAID volume name It should be 16 characters or less RAID Level RAID0 Stripe This item allows you to select the RAID level Configuration options RAID0 Stripe RAID1 Mirror RAID5 Parity Recovery Select Disks This item shows the connected SATA devices compatible for setting up RAID On their dropdown lists select X to set up the RAID Strip Size 32KB This item allows you to s...

Page 114: ...ore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A CPU Optional Fan Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A Chassis Fan 1 4 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A ASST Fan 1 3 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU chassis power and assistant fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to t...

Page 115: ...epending on the CPU temperature Silent Set to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation Turbo Set to achieve maximum CPU fan speed Manual Set to assign the detailed fan speed control parameters The following items appear only when you set the CPU Fan Profile to Manual CPU Upper Temperature 70 Use the or keys to adjust the upper limit of the CPU temperature The values range from 20 C to 75...

Page 116: ...formance level of the chassis fan Standard Set to make the chassis fan adjust automatically depending on the chassis temperature Silent Set to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation Turbo Set to achieve maximum chassis fan speed Manual Set to assign detailed fan speed control parameters The following items appear only when you set the Chassis Fan Profile to Manual Chassis Fan 1 4 U...

Page 117: ...ture source ASST Fan 1 3 Speed Low Limit 300 RPM This item allows you to disable or set the assistant fans warning speed Configuration options Ignore 200 RPM 300 RPM 400 RPM 500 RPM 600 RPM ASST Fan 1 3 Profile Standard This item allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the assistant fans Standard Set to make the assistant fan adjust automatically depending on the chassis temperature...

Page 118: ...nfiguration options Disabled 1 minute 3 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes Dust de Fan 30 seconds This item allows you to automatically set a reverse spin for the Back I O s assistant fan to prevent dust accumulation Configuration options Disabled 15 seconds 30 seconds 45 seconds Reversed periodically in OS Disabled This item allows you to set a duration for the Dust de Fan feature to work in cyclical r...

Page 119: ... All devices connected to SATA ports are available during POST This process extends the POST time Hard Drive Only Only hard drives connected to SATA ports are detected during POST Boot Drive Only Only boot drives connected to a SATA ports are detected during POST USB Support Partial Initialization Disabled All USB devices will not be available until OS boot up for a fastest POST time Full Initiali...

Page 120: ...ng POST Full Screen Sets the boot logo display in full screen during POST Disabled Disables the boot logo display during POST The following item appears only when you set the Boot Logo Display to Auto and Full Screen Post Delay Time 3 sec This item allows you to select a desired additional POST waiting time to easily enter the BIOS Setup You can only execute the POST delay time during normal boot ...

Page 121: ...his item allows you to configure the CSM Compatibility Support Module items to fully support the various VGA bootable devices and add on devices for better compatibility Launch CSM Enabled Auto The system automatically detects the bootable devices and the add on devices Enabled For better compatibility enable the CSM to fully support the non UEFI driver add on devices or the Windows UEFI mode Disa...

Page 122: ...he optimized function when booting on Windows non UEFI mode Microsoft Secure Boot only supports Windows UEFI mode The following item appears only when you set the OS Type to Windows UEFI mode Key Management This allows you to manage the Secure Boot keys Install Default Secure Boot keys This item allows you to immediately load the default Security Boot keys Platform key PK Key exchange Key KEK Sign...

Page 123: ...nd Default KEK This item allows you to load the additional KEK from a storage device for an additional db and dbx loaded management The KEK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time based authenticated variable DB Management The db Authorized Signature database lists the signers or images of UEFI applications operating system loaders and UEFI drivers that you can load on the si...

Page 124: ...The dbx file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time based authenticated variable Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To access Windows OS in Safe Mode press F8 after POST Windows 8 not supported To selec...

Page 125: ...p Animator This item allows you to enable or disable the Setup animator Configuration options Disabled Enabled 3 9 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility This item allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press Enter to confirm your choice For more details refer to section 3 11 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ...

Page 126: ...the BIOS file only coming from the same memory CPU configuration and BIOS version Profile Name This item allows you to key in a profile name Save to Profile This item allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the BIOS Flash and create a profile Key in a profile number from one to eight press Enter and then select Yes Load Save Profile from to USB Drive This item allows you to load or save pr...

Page 127: ...ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 3 59 Chapter 3 3 9 3 ASUS DRAM SPD Information This item allows you to view the DRAM SPD information ...

Page 128: ...Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appears Select OK to save changes and exit Discard Changes Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option or if you press Esc a confirmation...

Page 129: ...ge and update the motherboard BIOS setup program 1 EZ Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 4 ASUS BIOS Updater Updates the BIOS in DOS environment using the motherboard support DVD and a USB ...

Page 130: ...hat contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press Enter to enable it 3 Press Tab to switch to the Drive field 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS and then press Enter 5 Press Tab to switch to the Folder Info field 6 Press the Up Down ...

Page 131: ...or a USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file The BIOS file in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS file published on the ASUS official website If you want to use the newer BIOS file download the file at http support asus com and save it to a USB flash drive Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive o...

Page 132: ...ure that your USB flash drive is in single partition and in FAT32 16 format Turn off the computer Ensure that your computer has a DVD optical drive Booting the system in DOS environment To boot the system in DOS 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater to the USB port 2 Boot your computer then press F8 to launch the select boot device screen 3 When the select boot de...

Page 133: ... PATH C C D KALEL 1 DIR Z97ST2 CAP 0305012 2014 02 10 21 14 34 Note Enter Select or Load Tab Switch V Drive Info Up Down Home End Move Esc Exit Welcome to FreeDOS http www freedos org C d D D bupdater pc g Files panel Drives panel 3 Press Tab to switch from Drives panel to Files panel then press Up Down or Home End keys to select the BIOS file and press Enter 5 On the FreeDOS prompt type d then pr...

Page 134: ...t system boot failure Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit BIOS menu See section 3 10 Exit menu for details 4 After the BIOS Updater checks the selected BIOS file select Yes to confirm the BIOS update Are you sure you want to update the BIOS Yes No The BIOS Backup feature is not supported due to sec...

Page 135: ...upport 4 2 Support DVD information The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website at www asus com for updates 4 2 1 Running the support DVD Ensure that you have an Administrator account before running the support DVD in Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 8 1 operating systems To run the support DVD 1 Place the Support DVD into the optical drive ...

Page 136: ... applications and other software that the motherboard supports The AHCI RAID Driver menu contains the RAID AHCI driver disk The Manual menu contains the list of supplementary user guides Click or tap an item to open the folder of the user guide Click or tap to display the ASUS contact information Click or tap an icon to display DVD motherboard information Click or tap an item to install Support DV...

Page 137: ... Reader from the Utilities tab before opening the files To read about your motherboard s utility guide 1 Click or tap Manual tab ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide The screenshots in this section are for reference only The actual software manuals containing in the support DVD vary by models 2 From the Manual folder open the folder of the software manual that you wish to read 3 Some software manuals ar...

Page 138: ...ntegrates several ASUS utilities and allows you to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously Installing AI Suite 3 Ensure that you have an Administrator account before installing AI Suite 3 in Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 8 1 operating systems To install AI Suite 3 on your computer Windows 7 OS 1 Place the Support DVD into the optical drive 2 In the AutoPlay dialog box click or tap Run A...

Page 139: ...ck or tap the AI Suite 3 app on the Start Screen Windows 8 and Windows 8 1 OS 1 Place the Support DVD into the optical drive then follow onscreen instructions 2 From the ASUS motherboard support DVD main menu select the Utilities tab and click or tap AI Suite 3 3 Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions If the ASUS motherboard support DVD main menu did not appear try the following a Go to the S...

Page 140: ...ity The AI Suite main menu includes is a quick access menu bar that allows you to swiftly launch any of the integrated ASUS utilities Click or tap on the top right corner of the menu to launch the menu bar The Ai Suite 3 screenshots in this section are for reference only and can vary depending on motherboard model Some functions in the AI Suite 3 main menu in this user guide may vary depending on ...

Page 141: ...an Overtime settings Press to perform dynamic adjustments on the power and fan speed of the installed graphics card Click to load a saved profile Click to save a new profile Dust de Fan settings Click or tap to switch between items Click or tap to load saved profiles VGA Allows you to configure the thermal settings of an installed ASUS graphics card VGA Auto Mode The system loads the optimal value...

Page 142: ...he fan s speed in rpm Press the Fan Tuning button if this item is disabled or grayed out Click the sliders to adjust the settings Displays the graph of the thermal settings Click to load a saved profile Click to save a new profile Click to undo changes Click to apply changes Move the slider up or down to adjust the settings Click to load a saved profile Click to save a new profile ...

Page 143: ...r tap to run the assessment report of your current thermal settings Click or tap to scroll down up Thermal Tuning This function optimizes your system s cooling solution based on your system s current thermal settings It allows you to configure your CPU chassis and the exclusive TUF Turbo fans to achieve the best balance between cooling performance and low noise Click or tap to automatically start ...

Page 144: ...tem efficiency stability and performance DIGI PowerControl CPU DIGI PowerControl DRAM Click or tap to switch between items Click or tap to go back to the previous screen Click or tap to undo the changes Click or tap to apply the changes Click or tap to go the CPU configurations screen Click or tap to go the DRAM configurations screen Click or tap to undo the changes Click or tap to apply the chang...

Page 145: ...ailable only in selected motherboard models Tick to enable or disable Ai Charger Click or tap to apply the selection Ai Charger screen Check the manufacturer if your USB device is a Battery Charging Specification 1 1 BC 1 1 compliant or compatible device Actual charging speeds may vary depending on the charging rate and specifications of your USB device To ensure normal charging function disconnec...

Page 146: ...lly update the BIOS and select the boot logo that displays during POST Launching EZ Update To launch EZ Update click or tap on the top right corner of the AI Suite 3 main menu then select EZ Update Using EZ Update Click or tap to automatically update your motherboard driver software and firmware Click or tap to search and select the BIOS file Click or tap to select a boot logo Click or tap to upda...

Page 147: ...t logo Click or tap to search an image file for your boot logo Click or tap to go back to EZ Update main screen Click or tap to proceed the updating BIOS and boot logo After you click or tap BIOS Update button click or tap Flash to update the BIOS and upload the boot logo in your system ...

Page 148: ...hen select USB BIOS Flashback USB BIOS Flashback is available only in selected motherboard models Scheduling the BIOS download 1 In the Download Setting field tick Schedule days then select the number of days for the BIOS download schedule 2 Click or tap Apply to save the BIOS download schedule Click or tap Cancel to cancel the download schedule Using USB BIOS Flashback Set a schedule for the BIOS...

Page 149: ...ing ensure that you have installed the USB storage device to your computer s USB port that supports USB BIOS Flashback Refer to section 2 3 1 Rear I O connection of this user guide for more details To download the updated BIOS 1 From the USB BIOS Flashback screen click or tap Check for New BIOS Update Wait for the system to check the latest BIOS version 3 After the download is complete click or ta...

Page 150: ...uite 3 main menu then select Push Notice Push Notice screen Click or tap to enable or disable Push Notice Click or tap to apply the settings Click or tap to discard the settings Tick to select the smart device You can also enable the Push Notice via the Push Notice shortcut on the lower right corner of your screen To do this click or tap then click or tap then select Pairing your computer and smar...

Page 151: ...des Set the minutes to send the alert before the PC mode s activation Key in your messages for more information Tick to select the smart device Setting up PC Status alerts This feature allows you to send alerts of the unusual activities of the voltage temperature and fan settings of your computer to your smart device Tick to select and send alerts to your smart device Tick to send alert when the c...

Page 152: ...send messages via the Push Notice messaging shortcut on the lower right corner of your screen To do this click or tap then click or tap then select Click to clear all the text on the text box Click or tap to key in your message Click to save the text message Tick to select the smart device Click or tap to send your message Tap to view PC mode alerts Tap to view PC status alerts Tap to view PC sent...

Page 153: ...atically detects the USB 3 0 devices that support UASP For a list of UASP supported USB 3 0 devices visit the ASUS website at www asus com The data transfer speed varies with USB devices For a higher data transfer performance use a USB 3 0 device Click or tap to select a USB device Click or tap to enable the USB device s normal data transfer rate Click or tap to enable UASP or Turbo Mode for a fas...

Page 154: ... settings Launching the System Information To launch System Information click or tap on the top right corner of the AI Suite 3 main menu then select System Information Viewing the motherboard information Click or tap the MB tab to view the motherboard s information Viewing the CPU information Click or tap the CPU tab to view the processor s information ...

Page 155: ...ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 4 21 Chapter 4 Viewing the SPD information Click or tap the SPD tab to view the memory s information ...

Page 156: ...ck or tap to detect the connected USB device Click or tap to apply the settings Click or tap to discard the settings Click or tap to fast charge your USB device Indicates that the connected USB device is in charging mode Click or tap to stop charging your USB device Click or tap to select the type of USB device that you wish to charge when the system is off Ensure to connect your USB device into t...

Page 157: ...ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 4 23 Chapter 4 4 4 8 Version Displays the installed software or utilities and their current version ...

Page 158: ...e status Using the Advance Mode The Advance Mode allows you to configure the priorities of your programs or applications or configure your network device To go to the Advanced Mode click or tap The Advanced Mode contains the following utilities Preferences Allows you to control the network s traffic to optimize the program s performance favor ping time and avoid packet loss Protocols Allows you to...

Page 159: ...e connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar Double click or tap on the icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager Realtek HD Audio Manag...

Page 160: ...e Line Out lime port If the audio device s jack is already inserted to the corresponding port click or tap on the Realtek HD Audio Manager 2 On the pop up window tick the audio device that you plugged to the Line Out port then click or tap Next a If you select Headphone click or tap to select the type of headphone installed then click or tap OK b If you select Front Speaker Out click or tap to sel...

Page 161: ...a in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration ...

Page 162: ...s 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID sets using SATA HDDs To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Advanced menu SATA Configuration and then press Enter 3 Set the SATA Mode item to RAID Mode 4 Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup Ref...

Page 163: ... your screen The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v10 5 1 1070 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Devices Port Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB 2 ST316081...

Page 164: ... SELECT DISKS screen appears CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Create volume Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v10 5 1 1070 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Volume0 SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size ...

Page 165: ...KB RAID 10 64KB RAID 5 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 When the Capacity item is selected enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following ...

Page 166: ...e The following warning message appears 3 Press Y to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING Select ...

Page 167: ...r to allow you to select the installation media containing the RAID driver 2 Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the optical drive and then click Browse 3 Click the name of the device you ve inserted go to Drivers RAID and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version Click OK 4 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete t...

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