Asus Z87-WS User Manual

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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
3.6.2 PCH Conguration
PCI Express Conguration
Allows you to congure the PCI Express slots.
DMI Link ASPM Control [Auto]
Allows you to control the ASPM (Active State Power Management) on both Northbridge
side and Southbridge side of the DMI Link.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
ASPM Support [Disabled]
Allows you to set the ASPM level.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [L0s] [L1] [L0sL1]
PCIe Speed [Auto]
Allows you to select the PCI Express port speed.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2]
Intel Rapid Start Technology [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
The following items appear only when you set the Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology to
[Enabled].
Entry on S3 RTC Wake [Enabled]
The system automatically wakes up and set to Rapid Start Technology S3 mode.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled
Entry After [0]
Allows you to set the RTC wake-up timer at S3 entry. The time ranges from
0 minute (immediately) to 120 minutes.
Active Page Threshold Support [Enabled]
The system automatically goes into sleep mode when the partition size is not enough
for the Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology to work.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Asus Z87-WS Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
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	1333, 1500, 1600, 1666, 1800, 1866, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2133, 2200, 2250, 2400, 2450, 2600, 2666, 2800 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	10
Number of EATX power connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
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.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1150
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z87
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 4x8
Cables included	SATA
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm