Asus Z97-AR User Manual

ASUS Z97-AR
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2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements on system
stability, compatibility,and performance. However, BIOS updating is potentially risky. If
there is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS.
Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to system’s failure to boot. Carefully follow the
instructions in this chapter to update your BIOS when necessary.
Visit http://www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le for this motherboard.
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program.
1. EZ Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows
®
environment.
2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a USB ash drive.
3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or
a USB ash drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.
4. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates the BIOS in DOS environment using the motherboard
support DVD and a USB ash disk drive.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a USB ash disk in case you need
to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS
Update utility.
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BIOS information
Chapter 2: BIOS information

Asus Z97-AR Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Internal memory	32 GB
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2000, 2133, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2666, 2800, 2933, 3000 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
LAN controller	Intel® I218-V
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm