Asus TUF Z370-PRO GAMING User Manual

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
3.9.2 Secure Erase
SSDspeedsmaylowerovertimeaswithanystoragemediumduetodataprocessing.
SecureErasecompletelyandsafelycleansyourSSD,restoringittofactoryperformance
levels.
SecureEraseisonlyavailableinAHCImode.EnsuretosettheSATAmodetoAHCI.Click
Advanced > PCH Storage Configuration > SATA Mode Selection > AHCI.
TolaunchSecureErase,clickTool > Secure Erase ontheAdvancedmodemenu.
ChecktheASUSsupportsiteforafulllistofSSDstestedwithSecureErase.Thedrivemay
becomeunstableifyourunSecureEraseonanincompatibleSSD.
 ThetimetoerasethecontentsofyourSSDmaytakeawhiledependingonitssize.
Donotturnoffthesystemduringtheprocess.
 SecureEraseisonlysupportedonIntelSATAport.FormoreinformationaboutIntel
SATAports,refertosection1.1.2 Motherboard layoutofthismanual.
Status definition:
 Frozen.ThefrozenstateistheresultofaBIOSprotectivemeasure.TheBIOSguards
drivesthatdonothavepasswordprotectionbyfreezingthempriortobooting.Ifthe
driveisfrozen,apowerofforhardresetofyourPCmustbeperformedtoproceed
withtheSecureErase.
 Locked.SSDsmightbelockediftheSecureEraseprocessiseitherincompleteor
wasstopped.Thismaybeduetoathirdpartysoftwarethatusesadifferentpassword
denedbyASUS.YouhavetounlocktheSSDinthesoftwarebeforeproceedingwith
SecureErase.
Displays the
available SSDs

Asus TUF Z370-PRO GAMING Specifications

General

RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 4000 MHz
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z370
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Power supply, Temperature, Voltage
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	3
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	6.0
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	3.0
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Intel® I219-V
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
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.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	- mm
Width	244 mm
Height	305 mm