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Storage
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset
1 x SATA Express port (red at bottom, compatible with 2 x SATA
6.0 Gb/s ports)
1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260 storage devices support
(both SATA & PCIE mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology 13 supports RAID 0, 1, 5
and 10
- Intel
®
Smart Response Technology, Intel
®
Rapid Start
Technology, Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology*
ASMedia
®
SATA Express controller**
1 x SATA Express port (red at upper, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0
Gb/s ports)
ASMedia
®
SATA 6Gb/s controller**
2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* The functions support depends on the CPU types.
** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not
supported.
LAN
Intel
®
I218-V Gigabit LAN- Dual interconnect between the integrated
Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer (PHY)
Anti-surge LANGuard
ROG GameFirst III
Audio
ROG SupremeFX Formula 2014 8-Channel High Definition
Audio CODEC
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology : PCB shielding, PCB
dedicated audio layer and EMI protection cover
- Cirrus Logic
®
CS4398 DAC: 120dB SNR, -107dB THD+N
(Max. 192kHz/ 24-bit)
- WIMA
®
lm capacitors
- ELNA
®
Premium audio capacitors
- Texas Instruments
®
LM4562 high-delity audio operational
amplier
- Content Protection for Full Rate lossless DVD Audio, Blu-ray
DVD, and HD-DVD audio content playback
- Jack-detection and multi-streaming
- Optical S/PDIF out port at back panel
Audio Feature:
- Sonic SoundStage
- Sonic SenseAmp
- Sonic Studio
- Sonic Radar II
- DTS Connect
MAXIMUS VII FORMULA Series specifications summary