Asus Z9PE-D8 WS User Manual

ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 4-3
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
: Allows you to recover the BIOS using a bootable
USB ash disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.
2.
ASUS EZ Flash 2
: Allows you to update the BIOS using a USB ash disk.
3.
BUPDATER utility
: Allows you to update the BIOS in DOS mode using a
bootable USB ash disk drive.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable USB ash
disk drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original
motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore
the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can
update a corrupted BIOS le using a USB ash drive that contains the updated
BIOS le.
Prepare a USB ash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before
using this utility.
Recovering the BIOS from a USB ash drive
To recover the BIOS from a USB ash drive:
1. Insert the USB ash drive containing the original or new BIOS le to the USB
port.
2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the
BIOS recovery is nished.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so
would cause system boot failure!
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le.

Asus Z9PE-D8 WS Specifications

General

PS/2 ports quantity	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 2.0 connectors	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes
PCI Express x16 slots	7
Memory channels	Quad-channel
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	256 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2000, 2133 MHz
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Parallel processing technology support	4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C602
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	SSI EEB
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor manufacturer	Intel

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	330 mm
Width	305 mm