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Z97-WS specifications summary
Storage
- 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (gray)
- Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology, Intel
®
Rapid Start
Technology, Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology**
ASMedia ® SATA Express controller***
- 1 x SATA Express ports (black at top slot, compatible with 2 x
SATA 6 Gb/s ports)
ASMedia
®
SATA 6 Gb/s controller***
- 1 x eSATA 6 Gb/s ports
* M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAExpress_1, and supports
M Key and type 2260/2280 storage devices.
** These functions work depending on the CPU installed.
*** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are
not supported.
LAN
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers—802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
(EEE) appliance
-
Intel ® I218-LM Gigabit LAN - Dual interconnect between the
integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer
(PHY)
- Intel
®
I210-AT Gigabit LAN controller
Audio
Realtek
®
ALC1150 8-channel high definition audio CODEC
- High Quality 112 dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out at
rear) and 104 dB SNR recording (Line-in) support
- Absolute pitch 192 KHz/24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD audio layer content protection
- DTS UltraPC II
- DTS Connect
- 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 rear panel (blue)
- 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports at rear panel
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports at mid-board
ASMedia
®
USB 3.0 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.0
Boost
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear panel (blue)
- 3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support