Asus Z97-P User Manual

SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[Disabled] Disables the SATA function.
[IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] 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] 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 [RAID].
Pcie Nand Configuration [Auto]
This item allows you to enable or disable PCIe NAND. Conguration options: [Auto]
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Aggressive LPM Support [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]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [On]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self‑Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that
shows a warning message during POST (Power‑on Self Test) when an error occurs in the
hard disks. Conguration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1 (Gray)/ SATA6G_2 (Gray)/ SATA6G_3 (Gray)/ SATA6G_4 (Gray)
[Enabled]
These items allow you to enable/disable the SATA ports. Conguration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled] (SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_4)
These items allow you to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
M.2
Press <Enter> and key in a name for the Intel
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SATA ports.
2.6.4 System Agent Configuration
CPU Display Audio [Enabled]
Enable this item to support CPU display audio output. Conguration options: [Enabled]
[Disabled]
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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)