Asus Z87-WS User Manual

ASUS Z87-WS
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Chapter 3
CSM (Compatibility Support Module)
Allows you to congure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully support the
various VGA, bootable devices and add-on devices for better compatibility.
Launch CSM [Enabled]
[Auto] The system automatically detects the bootable devices and the add-
on devices.
[Enabled] For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI
driver add-on devices or the Windows
®
UEFI mode.
[Disabled] Disable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices
or the Windows
®
UEFI mode.
The following items appear only when you set the Launch CSM to [Enabled].
Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OpROM]
Allows you to select the type of devices that you want to boot.
Conguration options: [UEFI and Legacy OpROM] [Legacy OpROM only]
[UEFI only]
Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM rst]
Allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to launch.
Conguration options: [Legacy OpROM rst] [UEFI driver rst] [Ignore]
Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM rst]
Allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to launch.
Conguration options: [Both, Legacy OpROM rst] [Both, UEFI rst]
[Legacy OpROM rst] [UEFI driver rst] [Ignore]
Boot from PCIe/PCI Expansion Devices [Legacy OpROM rst]
Allows you to select the type of PCIe/PCI expansion devices that you want
to launch.
Conguration options: [Legacy OpROM rst] [UEFI driver rst]
Secure Boot
Allows you to congure the Windows
®
Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect
the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.
OS Type [Windows UEFI mode]
[Windows UEFI
Mode]
Allows you to select your installed operating system. Execute
the Microsoft
®
Secure Boot check. Only select this option when
booting on Windows
®
UEFI mode or other Microsoft
®
Secure
Boot compliant OS.
[Other OS] Get the optimized function when booting on Windows
®
non-
UEFI mode, or other Microsoft
®
Secure Boot non compliant OS.
Microsoft
®
Secure Boot only supports Windows
®
UEFI mode.
The following item appears only when you set the OS Type to [Windows UEFI mode].

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