ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 Fascicule

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Intel

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 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 frequently accessed data or applications. It combines SSD performance and hard drive 

capacity, operating up to six times faster than a hard-drive-only system to boost the system’s 

overall performance.

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4th Generation Intel

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 Core™ processors family support Intel

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 Smart Response 

Technology. 

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An operating system must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel

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 Smart Response 

Technology.  

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The SSD is reserved for caching function.

Your computer can receive fresh updates for selected applications, even when the system 

is in sleep mode. This means less time waiting for applications to update and sync with the 

cloud, leading to a more efficient computing experience.

Intel

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 Rapid Start Technology allows your computer to quickly resume from a low-power 

hibernate state in seconds. Saving your system memory to the designated SSD, it provides 

your computer a faster wake-up response time, while still keeping the energy use low.

This motherboard has the latest USB 3.1 connectivity built in with dual Type-A ports for the 

very fastest USB data transfers — that’s up to 10 Gb/s, or twice as fast as USB 3.0. The 

next-generation standard is completely backward-compatible with your existing USB devices, 

and you’ll be all set for USB 3.1’s breakneck speeds.

Thermal Radar 2 uses multiple sensors to control motherboard temperatures, automatically 

adjusting fan speeds for better system stability and power efficiency. It also provides

customizable fan management that displays real-time motherboard, CPU and VGA zone 

cooling status, and promotes extended system longevity, power saving solution, and noise 

reduction.

ASUS TUF have forged a brand new microchip that delivers incredibly precise temperature 

monitoring and fan controls. With the TUF ICe, you can be assured that monitoring of 

onboard temperature sensors and fan speeds is always ultra-accurate—whether you are 

adjusting settings manually or using the automatic one-click organization.