Asus X99-M WS User Manual

ASUS X99-M WS
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SATA Controller 1 Mode Selection [AHCI]
This item allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
[IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard
storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases
storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to
internally optimize the order of commands.
[RAID Mode] Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID conguration from the
SATA hard disk drives.
The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [IDE].
SATA6G_1-4 (Gray)
These items display all connected devices to SATA6G ports. If some ports are not
used, these items show [Not Installed].
SATA Controller 2 Mode Selection [AHCI]
This item allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
[IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI Mode] Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard
storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases
storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to
internally optimize the order of commands.
Due to Intel
®
chipset specication, the SATA ports from SATA controller 2 does not support
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology including RAID conguration.
The following item appears only when you set the SATA Mode Selection to [IDE].
SATA6G_7-10 (Black)
These items display all connected devices to SATA6G ports. If some ports are not
used, these items show [Not Installed].
Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Disabled]
This item is designed for LPM (link power management) support with a better energy saving
conditions. When disabled, the hot plug function of SATA ports are disabled.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled] (SATA6G_1-4 (Gray) / SATA6G_7-10 (Black))
These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Asus X99-M WS Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Quad-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1866, 2666, 2800, 2133, 3000, 2400, 3200 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 2011-v3
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i7
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit
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.
LAN controller	Intel I218-LM, Intel I210-AT
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1150
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X99
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI, 2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Cables included	USB, SATA
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm