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Rear panel I/O
ports
1 x VGA port
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x Intel
®
LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8-channel audio I/O ports
Internal I/O
connectors
1 x 19-pin USB 3.0/2.0 connector, supports additional 2 USB 3.0 / 2.0 ports
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors, support additional 6 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports
1 x M.2 Socket 3 (for M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices)
1 x SATA Express connector (black)
4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (gray)
1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector for both 3-pin (DC mode) and 4-pin (PWM mode)
CPU coolers control with auto-detection
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT fan connector
4 x 4-pin Chassis fan connectors for both 3-pin (DC mode) and 4-pin (PWM
mode) coolers control
1 x S/PDIF out header
1 x 5-pin Thunderbolt header for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support
1 x TPM connector
1 x Serial (COM) port
1 x MemOK! button
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x DirectKey (DRCT) connector
1 x TPU switch (with advanced two-stage adjustments)
1 x EPU switch
1 x EZ XMP switch
1 x Power-on button
24-pin EATX Power connector
8-pin EATX 12 V Power connector
System Panel (Q-Connector)
Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
BIOS features
64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI
5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, My
Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modied log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut function,
and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information
Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.7, WOL by PME, PXE
Support DVD
Drivers
ASUS utilities
EZ Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Operating
system support
Windows
®
8.1/Windows
®
8
Windows
®
7
Form factor
ATX form factor: 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 22.4 cm)
Z97-A specifications summary
Specications are subject to change without notice.