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ASUS Z97M-PLUS
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Chapter 1
ASUS HomeCloud
ASUS HomeCloud creates a world without boundaries. It lets you access your PC remotely,
stream multimedia content to wherever you want, and manage all your stuff from anywhere-
no matter where it’s stored. Use the built-in Wake on WAN feature to remotely wake and
control your PC with a single smart device, anywhere and anytime. It even turns your hard
drive into a private cloud, removing worries about storage limits. With HomeCloud, your PC
becomes the gateway to your world.
1.1.4 Other special features
ErP Ready
The motherboard is European Union’s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP
requires products to meet certain energy efciency requirement in regards to energy
consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-
efcient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the
product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.
1.2 Motherboard overview
1.2.1 Before you proceed
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change
any motherboard settings.
• Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
• Before handling components, use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded
object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, to avoid damaging them due
to static electricity.
• Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
• Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the
bag that came with the component.
• Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is
switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so
may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components.