Asus Z97-P User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.5 Expansion slots
Inthefuture,youmayneedtoinstallexpansioncards.Thefollowingsub-sectionsdescribe
the slots and the expansion cards that they support.
Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomay
cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
1.5.1 Installing an expansion card
To install an expansion card:
1. Beforeinstallingtheexpansioncard,readthedocumentationthatcamewithitand
make the necessary hardware settings for the card.
2. Removethesystemunitcover(ifyourmotherboardisalreadyinstalledinachassis).
3. Removethebracketoppositetheslotthatyouintendtouse.Keepthescrewforlater
use.
4. Alignthecardconnectorwiththeslotandpressrmlyuntilthecardiscompletely
seated on the slot.
5. Securethecardtothechassiswiththescrewyouremovedearlier.
6. Replacethesystemcover.
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
Afterinstallingtheexpansioncard,congureitbyadjustingthesoftwaresettings.
1. TurnonthesystemandchangethenecessaryBIOSsettings,ifany.SeeChapter2for
informationonBIOSsetup.
2. AssignanIRQtothecard.
3. Installthesoftwaredriversfortheexpansioncard.
WhenusingPCIcardsonsharedslots,ensurethatthedriverssupport“ShareIRQ”orthat
thecardsdonotneedIRQassignments.Otherwise,conictswillarisebetweenthetwoPCI
groups,makingthesystemunstableandthecardinoperable.
1.5.3 PCI slot
ThePCIslotsupportscardssuchasaLANcard,SCSIcard,USBcard,andothercardsthat
complywithPCIspecications.
1.5.4 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
ThismotherboardsupportsPCIExpress2.0x1networkcards,SCSIcards,andothercards
thatcomplywiththePCIExpressspecications.
1.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
ThismotherboardhasaPCIExpress2.0x16slotthatsupportsPCIExpress2.0x16graphic
cardscomplyingwiththePCIExpressspecications.

Asus Z97-P Specifications

General

Form Factor	ATX
Chipset	Intel Z97
Socket	LGA 1150
Memory Slots	4
Maximum Memory	32GB
Memory Type	DDR3
PCIe x16 Slots	2
PCIe x1 Slots	2
PCI Slots	2
Audio	Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Realtek 8111GR, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
RAID Support	Yes
Memory Standard	DDR3 3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz
SATA Express Ports	1 x SATA Express
M.2 Slot	1
USB 2.0 Ports	8 x USB 2.0
Multi-GPU Support	AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
USB 3.0 Ports	4 x USB 3.0 (2 at back panel, 2 at mid-board)