1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
ASUS Drive Xpert
Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for
anyone who needs to secure data on their hard drives or enhance hard drive
performances without the hassles of complicated congurations. With Drive
Xpert’s user-friendly graphical user interface, users can easily arrange hard
drive backups or enhance their hard drive transfer rates—making sure that
data is looked after every moment, every day. See page 3-39 and 4-39 for
details.
ASUS AI Direct Link
AI Direct Link can easily and efciently transfer large amounts of data via
the network cable—saving up to 70% of the total time taken. With AI Direct
Link, it becomes easy to backup or share large data les like movies or other
media content. See page 4-28 for details.
ASUS Q-Shield
The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield does without the usual “ngers”—
making it convenient and easy to install. With better electric conductivity,
it ideally protects your motherboard against static electricity and shields it
against Electronic Magnetic Interference (EMI).
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis
front panel cables to the motherboard. This unique module eliminates the
trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding
wrong cable connections. See page 2-40 for details.
ASUS O.C. Prole
The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Prole that allows users to
conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be
stored in the CMOS or a separate le, giving users freedom to share and
distribute their favorite settings. See page 3-42 for details.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data
from a USB ash disk containing the BIOS le. See page 3-7 for details.