Asus Z170-A User Manual

ASUS Z170-A Series
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2.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the
BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can restore a
corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support DVD or a USB ash drive that contains
the BIOS le.
The BIOS le in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS le published
on the ASUS ofcial website. If you want to use the newer BIOS le, download the le at
http://support.asus.com and save it to a USB ash drive.
Recovering the BIOS
To recover the BIOS:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive, or the USB ash drive
containing the BIOS le to the USB port.
3. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le. When found, the utility
reads the BIOS le and enters ASUS EZ Flash 2 automatically.
4. The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover the BIOS setting. To ensure
system compatibility and stability, we recommend that you press <F5> to load default
BIOS values.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause
system boot failure!

Asus Z170-A Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z170
Socket	LGA 1151
Memory Support	DDR4
Maximum Memory	64GB
Memory Slots	4
Form Factor	ATX
PCIe x16 Slots	3
PCIe x1 Slots	3
SATA Ports	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2 Slots	1
Audio	Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Intel I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Multi-GPU Support	NVIDIA 2-Way SLI, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX
Memory Speed	2133 MHz
USB 3.1 (Gen 2)	1 Type-A, 1 Type-C
USB 3.0 (Gen 1) Ports	6
USB 2.0 Ports	6