Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 User Manual

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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... vi
About this guide ........................................................................................................ vii
SABERTOOTH Z170 S specifications summary...................................................... ix
Package contents ..................................................................................................... xiv
Installation tools and components .......................................................................... xv
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Special features..........................................................................................1-1
1.1.1 Product highlights........................................................................1-1
1.1.2 “Ultimate COOL” Thermal Solutions ........................................... 1-2
1.1.3 “TUF Engine” Power Design ....................................................... 1-3
1.1.4 “Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel ................................................. 1-3
1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY .............................................................................. 1-4
1.1.6 ASUS Exclusive Features ........................................................... 1-5
1.1.7 Other special features ................................................................. 1-5
1.2 Motherboard overview ...............................................................................1-6
1.2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-6
1.2.2 Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 1-7
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-9
1.2.4 System memory ........................................................................ 1-10
1.2.5 Expansion slots ......................................................................... 1-12
1.2.6 Onboard buttons ....................................................................... 1-14
1.2.7 Jumpers .................................................................................... 1-15
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................... 1-17
1.2.9 Internal connectors....................................................................1-18
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system ...........................................................................2-1
2.1.1 IO Cover installation .................................................................... 2-1
2.1.2 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-3
2.1.3 CPU installation...........................................................................2-6
2.1.4 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ............................... 2-8
2.1.5 DIMM installation....................................................................... 2-10
2.1.6 ATX Power connection.............................................................. 2-11
2.1.7 SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-12
2.1.8 Front I/O Connector .................................................................. 2-13
2.1.9 Expansion Card installation....................................................... 2-14
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-15

Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z170
Form Factor	ATX
Socket	LGA 1151
Memory Slots	4
Maximum Memory	64 GB
Memory Type	DDR4
PCIe x16 Slots	3
PCIe x1 Slots	3
Audio	Realtek ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Networking	Intel I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Speed	2133/2400/2800/3000/3200/3333/3400 MHz
Storage Interfaces	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2 Slot	1 x M.2 Socket 3
USB 3.1 Ports	1 x USB 3.1 Type-A, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C
USB 3.0 Ports	6
USB 2.0 Ports	6
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology, Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology