ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) Manual Do Utilizador

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates 

of DDR3 3200 (O.C.)* / 1600 / 1333 MHz to boost the system’s performance, and to meet the 

higher bandwidth requirements of 3D graphics, multimedia and Internet applications. 

This motherboard features the M.2 slot, which shares bandwidth with PCI Express x2 slot 

to speed up data transfer up to 10 Gb/s. This helps enhance the performance of your SSD 

(Solid State Drive) that is dedicated only to the operating system. The M.2 slot also includes 

Intel

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 Rapid Storage Technology support for faster access to data and applications, and 

quicker wake up time for your system. 

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 at speed up to ten times faster than USB 2.0.

The Intel

®

 Z97 Express chpset natively supports Serial ATA (SATA) interface, delivering up 

to 6 Gb/s of data transfer. This motherboard features an extra 6 Gb/s ports for an enchanced 

scalability, faster data retrieval, and double bandwidth of current bus systems.

To get the most out of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels, DTS 

Connect combines two enabling technologies, DTS Neo:PC™ upmixes stereo sources (CDs, 

MP3s, WMAs, internet radio) into as many as 7.1 channels of incredible surround sound. 

Consumers can connect their PC to a home theater system. DTS Interactive is capable of 

performing mult-channel encoding of DTS bitstreams on personal computers, and sending 

encoded bitstreams out of a digital audio connection (such as S/PDIF or HDMI) designed to 

deliver audio to an external decoder.

DTS UltraPC II delivers a superior surround sound experience through your system’s 

speakers and headphones while monitoring and balancing the loudness level difference 

between digital audio formats. It also ehnances the audio settings through augmenting 

low and high frequencies of musical tones, restores compressed or re-mastered sounds, 

improves bass performance even without a subwoofer, and improves dialogues derived from 

DVD or Blu-ray Disc™.

The motherboard is European Union’s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP 

requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirement in regards to energy 

consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-

efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the 

product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.