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...® Z97 Express Chipset 6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports at back panel [blue], 2 ports at mid-board [red])* 7 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports at back panel, 5 ports at back panel Audio Feature: - Optical S/PDIF out port at mid-board)** * Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost, UASP standard on the Intel...-ray DVD, and HD-DVD audio content playback - Sonic SoundStage - Sonic SenseAmp - MAXIMUS VII HERO specifications summary Storage LAN Audio USB Back I/O Ports Intel® Z97 Express Chipset: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* - Content Protection for data hard drives only. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 13...
...® Z97 Express Chipset 6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports at back panel [blue], 2 ports at mid-board [red])* 7 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports at back panel, 5 ports at back panel Audio Feature: - Optical S/PDIF out port at mid-board)** * Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost, UASP standard on the Intel...-ray DVD, and HD-DVD audio content playback - Sonic SoundStage - Sonic SenseAmp - MAXIMUS VII HERO specifications summary Storage LAN Audio USB Back I/O Ports Intel® Z97 Express Chipset: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* - Content Protection for data hard drives only. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 13...
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xii MAXIMUS VII HERO specifications summary Internal Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional two USB 3.0 ports) 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional five USB 2.0 ports, one connector shares with ROG_EXT header) 1 x ROG Extension (ROG_EXT) header 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1 x 4-pin ... ROG CPU-Z ROG MemTweakIt Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ASUS WebStorage Home Cloud ASUS Utilities ATX Form Factor, 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) Specifications are subject to change without notice...
xii MAXIMUS VII HERO specifications summary Internal Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional two USB 3.0 ports) 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional five USB 2.0 ports, one connector shares with ROG_EXT header) 1 x ROG Extension (ROG_EXT) header 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1 x 4-pin ... ROG CPU-Z ROG MemTweakIt Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ASUS WebStorage Home Cloud ASUS Utilities ATX Form Factor, 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) Specifications are subject to change without notice...
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... Core™ i7/Intel® Core™ i5/Intel® Core™ i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-1 If your character matches our trait, then join the elite Republic of multiple GPUs, it supports up to support multi-GPU SLI®/ CrossFireX...serial point-to join in competitions. SLI®/CrossFire™ On-Demand This motherboard features a unique PCIe 3.0 bridge chip to six USB 3.0 ports, six SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and M.2 support for 4th/ New 4th/ 5th generation Intel® Core™ i7/Intel® Core™ i5/ Intel® ...
... Core™ i7/Intel® Core™ i5/Intel® Core™ i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors. Chapter 1 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 1-1 If your character matches our trait, then join the elite Republic of multiple GPUs, it supports up to support multi-GPU SLI®/ CrossFireX...serial point-to join in competitions. SLI®/CrossFire™ On-Demand This motherboard features a unique PCIe 3.0 bridge chip to six USB 3.0 ports, six SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and M.2 support for 4th/ New 4th/ 5th generation Intel® Core™ i7/Intel® Core™ i5/ Intel® ...
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... Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Empty if no SATA device is in sleep mode. Hybrid Hard Disk Support [Disabled] This item allows you to display the other BIOS items. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-31 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] High Precision Time [Enabled] This item...
... Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Empty if no SATA device is in sleep mode. Hybrid Hard Disk Support [Disabled] This item allows you to display the other BIOS items. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-31 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] High Precision Time [Enabled] This item...
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...Serial ATA features that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of SATA ports are disabled. The following item appears only when you to enable or disable Report alternate ID. Alternate ID [Disabled] This item allows you...use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to enable or disable the selected SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 3-32 Chapter 3: BIOS setup When set this item On or Off. Press to set to [Enabled...
...Serial ATA features that shows a warning message during POST (Power-on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of SATA ports are disabled. The following item appears only when you to enable or disable Report alternate ID. Alternate ID [Disabled] This item allows you...use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to enable or disable the selected SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 3-32 Chapter 3: BIOS setup When set this item On or Off. Press to set to [Enabled...
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...boot speed. Only boot drives connected to a SATA ports are detected during POST. This process will only turn on the next boot after an AC power loss. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-45 For a faster POST time, only USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be available ...during POST. SATA Support [All Devices] [All Devices] [Hard Drive Only] [Boot Drive Only...
...boot speed. Only boot drives connected to a SATA ports are detected during POST. This process will only turn on the next boot after an AC power loss. Chapter 3 ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO 3-45 For a faster POST time, only USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be available ...during POST. SATA Support [All Devices] [All Devices] [Hard Drive Only] [Boot Drive Only...
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... of your SSD may become unstable if you run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Check the ASUS support site for special functions. Select an item then press to display the submenu. 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. For more information about Intel SATA ports, refer to section 1.2.2 of SSDs tested with any storage...
... of your SSD may become unstable if you run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Check the ASUS support site for special functions. Select an item then press to display the submenu. 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. For more information about Intel SATA ports, refer to section 1.2.2 of SSDs tested with any storage...
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...to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to [RAID Mode]. 4. Set the SATA Mode item to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA ...hard disk drives. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID...
...to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to [RAID Mode]. 4. Set the SATA Mode item to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA ...hard disk drives. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID...