Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 User Manual

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2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-16
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-16
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-18
2.4 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-20
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-20
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 3-4
3.2.3 Q-Fan Control ............................................................................. 3-7
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard ....................................................................... 3-9
3.3 My Favorites .............................................................................................3-12
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................3-14
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-16
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-26
3.6.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-26
3.6.2 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-28
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Conguration ............................................. 3-29
3.6.4 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 3-30
3.6.5 PCH Storage Conguration....................................................... 3-31
3.6.6 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-32
3.6.7 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 3-33
3.6.8 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-34
3.6.9 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-35
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information ................................................. 3-36
3.6.11 Intel(R) Thunderbolt Conguration ............................................ 3-36
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-37
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-45
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-50
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................ 3-50
3.9.2 Secure Erase ............................................................................ 3-50
3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Prole ....................................................... 3-52
3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-53
3.9.5 Graphics Card Information ........................................................ 3-53
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-54

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