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HYPER KIT
ASUS X99 and Z97 Motherboards Support NVM Express
Devices
ASUS today announced that it is the worlds first motherboard brand to support
all NVM Express(NVMe) storage devices via a simple UEFI BIOS update
and optional ASUS Hyper Kit expansion card. The free UEFI BIOS update enable all
ASUS X99 and Z97 motherboards to becompatible with the latest NVMe storage
devices.
The free UEFI BIOS update enable all ASUS X99 and Z97 motherboards to be
compatible with the latest NVMe storage devices, including those with PCI
Express (PCIe) and M.2 (PCIe) interfaces. All ASUS X99
motherboards are also compatible with the latest 2.5-inch NVMe SFF-8639
solid-state drives (SSDs), via the exclusive ASUS Hyper Kit expansion card for
ultimate data-transfer bandwidth up to 32Gbit/s.
NVM Express: The ultra-fast future of PC storage
NVM Express is a new storage architecture that upgrades the popular Advanced
Host Controller Interface (ACHI) standard. The new technology eliminates the
bottlenecks that constrain the performance of the newest SSD storage devices and
improves power-efficiency, driving performance to new extremes and reducing
running costs.
Only when connected via NVMe are consumers able to experience the very best
performance from the latest-generation SSD storage devices for data-transfers
are up to five times (5X) faster than traditional 6Gbit/s SATA connections
Flexible and easy NVM Express support for all ASUS X99 and Z97
owners
All ASUS X99 and Z97 motherboards offer support for the latest-generation
NVMe devices via a fast and simple UEFI BIOS update, applied using the
ASUS-exclusive USB BIOS Flashback. This innovative utility downloads the latest
UEFI BIOS to a USB flash drive, enabling users to update the award-winning ASUS
UEFI BIOS quickly and easily. The motherboard does not even need to have a
processor or memory modules in place: users simply connect the power supply,
plug in their USB drive, press the USB BIOS Flashback or Reset button and then
sit back and wait theres nothing else to do.
Once upgraded, all ASUS X99 and Z97 motherboards offer full support for both
PCIe and M.2 NVMe storage devices. With the optional ASUS Hyper Kit expansion
card, owners of ASUS X99 motherboards are free to attach 2.5-inch NVMe storage
devices via the SFF-8639 (Mini-SAS HD) connector provided by Hyper Kit. ASUS
Hyper Kit can be also purchased separately.
