Asus Z97 Series Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Z97-DELUXE specifications summary
Storage
- 4 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (gray)
- Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology, Intel
®
Rapid Start
Technology, Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology**
ASMedia
®
SATA Express controller***
- 1 x SATA Express ports (black at top slot, compatible with 2 x
SATA 6 Gb/s ports)
ASMedia
®
SATA 6 Gb/s controller***
- 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (black)
* M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAExpress_1, and supports
M Key and type 2260/2280 storage devices.
** These functions work depending on the CPU installed.
*** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are
not supported.
LAN
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers—802.3az Energy Efcient Ethernet
(EEE) appliance
- Intel
®
I218-V Gigabit LAN - Dual interconnect between the
integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer
(PHY)
- Intel
®
I211-AT Gigabit LAN controller
Wireless Data Network
Speedy Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac supports dual frequency band 2.4/5
GHz
ASUS Wi-Fi GO! Utility
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v4.0
Audio
Realtek
®
ALC1150 8-channel high denition audio CODEC
featuring Crystal Sound 2
- Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sounds
deliver equal quality
- Top notch audio sensation delivers according to the audio
conguration
- Audio shielding ensures precision analog/digital separation
and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference
- EMI protection cover to prevent electrical noise to affect the
amplier quality
- Audio Amplier to enhance the highest quality sound for
headphone and speakers
- Premium Japan-made audio capacitors provide warm, natural,
and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and delity
- High Quality 112 dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out at
rear) and 104 dB SNR recording (Line-in) support
- Absolute pitch 192 KHz/24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- BD audio layer content protection
- DTS UltraPC II
- DTS Connect
- Supports jack-detection, multi-streaming and front panel jack-
retasking (MIC)
- Optical S/PDIF out ports at rear I/O