Asus P8Z77 WS User Manual

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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
3.2.1 EZ Mode
By default, the EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program. The EZ
Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to select
the display language, system performance mode and boot device priority. To access the
Advanced Mode, click Exit/Advanced Mode, then select Advanced Mode or press F7 hot
key for the advanced BIOS settings.
The default screen for entering the BIOS setup program can be changed. Refer to the
Setup Mode item in section 3.7 Boot memu for details.
• The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system.
• The Boot Menu(F8) button is available only when the boot device is installed to the
system.
Selects the Advanced mode functions
Exits the BIOS setup program without saving
the changes, saves the changes and resets the
system, or enters the Advanced Mode
Selects the display language of
the BIOS setup program
Displays the CPU/motherboard temperature,
CPU/5V/3.3V/12V voltage output,
CPU/chassis/power fan speed
Power Saving mode
Normal mode
ASUS Optimal mode
Loads optimized default
Selects the boot device priority
Selects the boot device priority
Displays the system properties of the
selected mode on the right hand side
Clicks to display all fan
speeds if available
Displays the Advanced
mode menus

Asus P8Z77 WS Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2000, 2133, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2800 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
Headphone outputs	6
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC898
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z77
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, LED, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
OpenGL version	3.2
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	1696 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	2x16, 4x8
Controller 2nd interface type	Marvell PCIe 9128, ASMedia PCIe SATA
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L
Wi-Fi standards	Not supported
Networking features	2 x Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm