• The CPU_FAN connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power.

•The CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN connectors support the ASUS FAN Xpert 3 feature.

•The CPU fan connector detects the type of CPU fan installed and automatically switches the control modes. To configure the CPU fan’s control mode, go to

Advanced Mode > Monitor > CPU Q-Fan Control item in BIOS.

•The chassis fan connectors support DC and PWM modes. To set these fans to DC or PWM, go to Advanced Mode > Monitor > Chassis Fan 1/2 Q-Fan Control items in

BIOS.

3.Intel® Z97 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z97 chipset.

SATA6G_1

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP1

GND

SATA6G_2

GND

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND

RSATA_RXN2

RSATA_RXP2

GND

Z97-K

SATA6G_6

SATA6G_5

GND RSATA TXP6 RSATA TXN6 GND RSATA RXN6 RSATA RXP6 GND

GND RSATA TXP5 RSATA TXN5 GND RSATA RXN5 RSATA RXP5 GND

SATA6G_4

SATA6G_3

GND RSATA RXP4 RSATA RXN4 GND RSATA TXN4 RSATA TXP4 GND

GND RSATA RXP3 RSATA RXN3 GND RSATA TXN3 RSATA TXP3 GND

Z97-K SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

• These connectors are set to [AHCI] by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 2.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details.

•Before creating a RAID set, refer to the RAID Supplementary Guide included in the folder named Manual in the support DVD.

•When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI].

M.2 Socket 3 shares the bandwidth with SATA ports 5 and 6. To ensure that the M.2 PCIe device is working properly, SATA ports 5 and 6 are disabled. See section 2.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration of this user guide for more details.

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