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Z270-LIGHTSABER USER MANUAL
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Z270-LIGHTSABER motherboard. This motherboard is a
high performance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the
LGA1151 socket for
Intel
®
Kaby Lake/Skylake processor.
This motherboard is based on Intel
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Z270 Express Chipset for best desktop platform
solution. It supports up to 64 GB of system memory with dual channel DDR4
3200+(OC)/2133 MHz. High resolution graphics via three PCIe x16 Gen3 slots. It
supports 3-way AMD CrossfireX
TM
technology that allows you to install Multi graphic
cards with identical GPU running at PCIe Gen3 speed. In additon, four PICe x1 Gen 3
slots are for extending usage.
It integrates USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 interface, supporting up to seven USB 2.0
ports (four USB 2.0 ports at rear panel and one 2*5 pin USB 2.0 header supports
additional two USB 2.0 ports and one 5 pin USB 2.0 header supports additional one
USB 2.0 port) and six USB 3.0 ports (four USB 3.0 ports at the rear panel and one USB
3.0 header supports additional two USB 3.0 ports) and two USB 3.1 ports at the rear
panel. The Front USB 3.0 header provides EZ charger technology, please refer to Front
Panel USB 3.0 headers of chapter 2 for more details.
The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel,
including PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo connector, one CLR_CMOS button, one
Optical SPDIF out port, one HDMI 1.4b port, one Display port, two USB 3.1 ports, four
USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports (the yellow ports only used for game USB 2.0
keyboard and mouse, while the red ports only used for rezound vigor USB 2.0 device),
one RJ45 LAN connector and 8-ch audio jacks.
In addition, this motherboard supports six SATA 6Gb/s connectors for expansion.
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
Package Contents
Z270-LIGHTSABER Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide
User Manual
DVD
I/O Shield
4 SATA 6Gb/s cable
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The package contents above are for reference only, please take the actual package items as
standard.