All stock codes associated to this product
970PROGAMING/AURA, 970 PRO GAMING/AURA, 3134331, 3134331
ASUS 970 PRO Gaming/Aura AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 SATA 6Gb/s 2 x USB 3.1
ports (2 x Type-A, Red) ATX AMD Motherboard Aura RGB LED Lighting, M.2 X4, USB
3.1, SupremeFX & SLI/CFX support |
Overview
World's first 970 AMD gaming board with official NVIDA®
certification
- Supports AMD® AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series
Processors
- NVIDIA® SLI™ and AMD® CrossFireX™ Support
- Dual-channel DDR3 2133 support
- Intel Gigabit Ethernet, LANGuard and GameFirst technology: Top-speed
protected networking
- SupremeFX: Flawless audio that makes you part of the game
- RAMCache: Speed up your game loads
- Gamer's Guardian: Highly-durable components and smart DIY features
- USB 3.1 Type-A and M.2: Ultra-speedy transfers for faster gaming
The Best Motherboard Brand
Superior Specs
Illuminated Accents
Epci Graphics
Gaming Network and Audio
Performance Level Up
Gamer's Guardian
BRIGHTEN YOUR BUILD WITH CUSTOMIZABLE RGB LED
ILLUMINATION
Gaming is about your style, your personality and your passion. 970 Pro
Gaming/Aura is the gaming motherboard that lets you inject passion to project
your style and personality in full color! Aura, our all-new LED-illumination
technology, lighting up an endless spectrum of color combinations coupled with a
selection of fascinating and fun effects.
Aura
Customize your own favorite LED effect to cast a stunning multi-color glow
across your build, change shades to indicate CPU temperature, or pulsate in time
to the beat of your favorite tunes.
Try six control schemes
Static - Always On
Breathing - Fades in & out
Strobing - Flashes on & off
Color Cycle - Fades between the colors of the rainbow
Music effect - Pulses to the beat of your music
EPIC
GRAPHICS SUPPORTS FOR EPIC GAMING EXPERIENCES
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70 Pro Gaming/Aura is the planet's first AMD 970 chipset-based motherboard to
receive official certification for compatibility with NVIDIAâ„¢ SLIâ„¢ for truly
epic graphics and gaming. It also supports AMD® CrossfireX™ . So, choose your
weapon for up to two-way, quad-GPU graphics supremacy — and give your 970 Pro
Gaming/Aura rig maximum gaming performance, visual excellence and gameplay
thrills!
TOP-SPEED PROTECTED NETWORKING |
Only the quickest shot survive, so 970 Pro Gaming/Aura banishes lag letting
you annihilate your foes as fast as your trigger finger! Our engineers pack in
only the best networking technology, including tournament-level Intel Gigabit
Ethernet and ASUS-exclusive LANGuard and GameFirst technologies to keep your
connection fast, so always fire first and watch your enemies fall.
Intel Gigabet Ethernet
More throughput,
less CPU usage and great gaming experiences |
Featuring the very latest Intel Ethernet (I211) for faster, smoother gaming
always. Intel's LAN has the serious double advantage of reducing CPU overhead
and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. This significantly
reduces the processor's workload, so there's more power for your game and your
gameplay.
FLAWLESS
AUDIO THAT MAKES YOU PART OF THE GAME! |
Be the best on the battlefield with 970 Pro Gaming/Aura's truly immersive
SupremeFX audio and experience sound so alive with realism that it hands you the
vital competitive edge needed to win. With near-lossless delivery and exclusive
Sonic Radar II technology to pinpoint battlefield enemies before they spot you,
SupremeFX sounds stupendous and puts both your ears and frags in front of
everyone else!
SupremeFX
Shielded
audio, superior sound |
ASUS-exclusive SupremeFX technology delivers high-fidelity, near-lossless
audio no matter how frantic your game becomes. The purity and stability of the
remarkable 115dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is assured, with a shielded design,
electromagnetic-interference (EMI) cover and voltage-protected 5V power supply.
Supreme FX's superior components, including the trusted Realtek ALC1150 codec,
maximize acoustic performance and eliminate interference so you hear only the
very best from your gaming headset or speakers!
Illuminated red line shielding |
Banish analog interference and enjoy eye-catching, customizable lighting
effects.
EMI Cover
Effective shielding against electromagnetic interference preserves the
integrity of audio signals for the best quality.
300-headphone amplifier
Drive some of the very best headphones available for exceptional gaming-audio
and music-listening experiences.
Premium Nichicon® audio capacitors
Fine-quality Japanese-made components that produce a warmer, natural sound
with exceptional clarity and fidelity.
Sonic Radar II
Scan and
detect to dominate! |
Sonic Radar II displays a stealthy overlay that shows what your opponents and
teammates are up to on the battlefield, all managed via a simple control panel
and customizable game list. See the direction and origin of key in-game sounds,
and practice your enemy-pinpointing skill, plus Audio Enhancement technology
clarifies every last sound so you hear the distant sound of enemy footsteps and
become the hunter, not the hunted!
LANGuard
Pumped-up
throughput. Best surge protection
Signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounting ensure a more
reliable connection and better throughput, plus electrostatically-guarded and
surge-protected components (ESD Guards) for 1.9X-greater tolerance to static
electricity and 2.5X-greater protection (up to 15KV) against surges.
GameFirst
Team to banish lag
GameFirst IV Beta optimizes network traffic for faster, lag-free online
gaming and now we've added Multi-Gate Teaming to team all your networks for
maximum bandwidth and the smoothest-ever gameplay. You'll also enjoy all-new
Intelligent mode, which automatically compiles a database by parsing new app
data to ensure that every game is optimized for the best performance.
Multi-Gate Teaming
Team all your network gateways for maximum bandwidth and assign connections
to every application for the smoothest-ever gameplay.
Performance Level Up
Maxed-out performance means maximum gaming thrills, and with exclusive AI
Suite 3's dashboard-style control panel you'll fine-tune almost every aspect of
your 970 Pro Gaming/Aura-based system. Get the best balance between performance,
cooling, stability, efficiency and aesthetics all via a simple and intuitive
interface.
FAN Expert
| Award-winning BIOS design |
The smoothest, slickest mouse-controlled graphical BIOS has been improved to
make it even more appealing. Whether you're a PC novice or a seasoned
overclocker, the EZ and Advanced Modes help you find your way. In EZ Mode you
can get set up very quickly, applying the date and time, and fan profiles.
Switch to Advanced Mode to set up favorites and shortcuts, record and review
recent changes with Last Modified or make notes in Quick Notes.
CrashFree BIOS 3
Never again worry about corrupted BIOS, as CrashFree BIOS 3 lets you restore
a PC to working order even when it won't boot!
EZ Flash 2
Update the latest BIOS via the internet, and from within the BIOS.
RAMCache
Speed
your game loads |
Uniquely-intelligent technology that effectively caches an entire storage
device so that favorite games and apps launch at breakneck speeds, getting to
work the moment it's activated. RAMCache turns milliseconds into microseconds to
boost game-load times to stratospheric levels!
GAMER'S
GUARDIAN FOR REAL-WORLD PROTECTION
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Protect your back in the game and let 970 Pro Gaming/Aura protect all sides
in the real world! Motherboard self-protection with loads of brilliant defenses,
including our unique smart DIY features ensures long-term gaming is in your
future.
Digi+ VRM
Digi+ VRM voltage-regulator module (VRM) is one of the finest in the
industry, ensuring ultra-smooth and ultra-clean power delivery to the CPU at all
times!
DRAM overcurrent protection
All connection ports and DRAM are protected against overcurrent and
short-circuit damage by onboard resettable fuses, extending your motherboard's
life.
Highly durable components
Fine-quality, super-tough components are our watchwords. We fit only superior
chokes that operate at up to 13.6% cooler, for extra durability. We also use 10K
capacitors from Texas Instruments, engineered to resist extreme temperature
variations of between -70C and 125C!
Stainless steel back I/O
Crafted from chromium-plated, corrosion-resistant stainless steel, the
input/output (I/O) panel is three times longer than ordinary panels!
Q-shield
0 Pain
Protect your hands from nicks and cuts.
Q-slot
1 clip
to swap or secure your graphics card.
Q-DIMM
1 -sided
clips mean handling memory modules is a cinch super simple and super
secure.
Q-LED
4 LEDS
indicate problems with the CPU, memory, graphics card or boot device for
quick diagnosis.
ESD Guards
2X-greater ESD
protection for extended component lifespan |
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) could mean game over for your rig, so 970 Pro
Gaming/Aura is protected by ESD Guards to actively prevent ESD ensuring longer
component lifespan and providing system resilience that's two times greater than
industry standards. Game on!
Audio connector
Capacitor protection on both front and back audio-output circuits.
LAN Connector
ESD TVS diode protection and an anti-surge LAN connector protects against
extreme events, such as lightning strikes.
USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 connectors
On-circuit transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diodes and capacitor
protection for surface-mount and dual-inline
Keyboard and mouse connector
Additional on-circuit ESD TVS diodes.
Built for Gaming
970 Pro Gaming/Aura is built for play, shaped by professional gamers and
tested for gaming perfection strong enough storm through the industry's most
punishing labs workouts. We engineer and test for the finest quality, longevity,
performance, stability and compatibility. Our world-class engineers are
themselves avid gamers, and combine their own passion with the skills and
demands of some of the planet's best players to create innovative gaming
features everyone will crave. With 970 Pro Gaming/Aura you do more than just
play you'll experience gaming on the edge of reality.
THE POWER OF AMD
AMD 970
AMD® 970 Chipset is designed to support up to 4800MT HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT
3.0) interface speed and PCI Expressâ„¢ 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with
AMD® 's latest AM3+ and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance
and overclocking capabilities
MD® AM3+ FX/Phenom™ II /Athlon™II /Sempron™ 100 Series
Processors
This motherboard supports AMD® AM3+/AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3
cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption.
It features dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate
up to 4800MT/s via HyperTransportâ„¢ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also
supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.
Specifications
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CPU |
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Build in
Intel |
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Supports AM3+ 32 nm
CPU |
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Supports CPU up to 125
W |
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AMD Cool 'n' Quiet
Technology |
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Chipset |
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Build in AMD
970/SB950 |
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Memory |
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4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB,
DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory * Dual
Channel Memory Architecture |
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* Refer to www.asus.com
for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). |
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* Due to OS limitation,
when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit
operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit
Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the
motherboard. |
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* Due to CPU spec., AMD
100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this
motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. |
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System
Plus |
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Up to 4.8 GT/s
HyperTransport 3 |
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Multi-GPU
Support |
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Supports NVIDIA
Quad-GPU SLI Technology |
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Supports AMD Quad-GPU
CrossFireX Technology |
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Expansion
Slots |
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2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16
or dual x8) |
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2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
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2 x
PCI |
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Storage |
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AMD SB950 controller
: |
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),
black, |
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Support Raid 0, 1, 5,
10 |
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1 x M.2 Socket 3, ,
with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 2.0
x4) |
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LAN |
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SupremeFX 8-Channel
High Definition Audio CODEC |
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- Supports :
Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC
Jack-retasking |
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- High quality 115 dB
SNR stereo playback output |
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Audio Feature
: |
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- SupremeFX Shielding
Technology |
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- Optical S/PDIF out
port(s) at back panel |
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- Sonic Radar
II |
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USB
Ports |
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ASMedia USB 3.1
controller : |
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2 x USB 3.1 port(s) (2
at back panel, , Type-A) |
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ASMedia USB 3.0
controller : |
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2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2
at mid-board) |
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AMD SB950 controller
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14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8
at back panel, , 6 at mid-board) |
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Special
Features |
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Gamer's
Guardian: |
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- ESD Guards on LAN,
Audio, KBMS and USB3.0/2.0 ports |
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- DRAM Overcurrent
Protection |
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- Stainless Steel Back
I/O |
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- DIGI+
VRM |
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ASUS Exclusive
Features : |
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- AI Suite
3 |
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- Ai
Charger+ |
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- USB 3.1
Boost |
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- Disk
Unlocker |
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ASUS Quiet Thermal
Solution : |
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- ASUS Fan Xpert
2 |
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ASUS EZ DIY
: |
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- ASUS O.C.
Tuner |
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- ASUS CrashFree BIOS
3 |
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- ASUS EZ Flash
2 |
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- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ
Mode |
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- Push
Notice |
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ASUS Q-Design
: |
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- ASUS
Q-Shield |
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- ASUS Q-LED (CPU,
DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) |
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- ASUS
Q-Slot |
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- ASUS Q-DIMM
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Media
Streamer |
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RAMCache |
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AURA: RGB Lighting
Control |
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Operating System
Support |
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Windows 10 ,
64bit |
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Windows 8.1 ,
64bit |
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Windows 7 ,
32bit/64bit |
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Back I/O
Ports |
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1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse
combo port(s) |
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1 x LAN (RJ45)
port(s) |
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2 x USB 3.1
(red)Type-A |
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8 x USB 2.0
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1 x Optical S/PDIF
out |
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6 x Audio
jack(s) |
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Internal I/O
Ports |
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1 x ReTry
jumper |
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1 x Safe Boot
jumper |
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1 x USB 3.0
connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s)
(19-pin) |
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3 x USB 2.0
connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s) |
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1 x M.2 Socket 3 for M
Key, type 2242/2260/2280 devices |
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1 x TPM
header |
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1 x COM port(s)
connector(s) |
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s
connector(s) |
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1 x CPU Fan
connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin) |
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1 x CPU OPT Fan
connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin) |
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3 x Chassis Fan
connector(s) (3 x 4 -pin) |
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1 x 24-pin EATX Power
connector(s) |
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1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power
connector(s) |
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1 x Front panel audio
connector(s) (AAFP) |
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1 x System
panel(s) |
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1 x Clear CMOS
jumper(s) |
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1 x Water Pump header
(4-pin) |
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1 x Slow Mode
jumper(s) |
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Accessories |
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User's
manual |
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I/O
Shield |
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2 x SATA 6Gb/s
cable(s) |
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1 x M.2 Screw
Package |
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1 x pack of cable
tie |
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1 x Supporting
DVD |
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1 x SLI
bridge(s) |
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1 x 12 in 1 Cable Label
(s) |
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BIOS |
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64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI
BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS,
ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD
(Serial Presence Detect) memory information |
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Manageability |
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WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL
by PME, WOR by PME, PXE |
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Support
Disc |
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Drivers |
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ASUS
Utilities |
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EZ
Update |
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Anti-virus software
(OEM version) |
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Form
Factor |
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ATX Form
Factor |
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12 inch x 9.6 inch (
30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
) |
