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Chapter 1: Product introduction
M.2 Support
This motherboard features the M.2 slot, which shares bandwidth with the SATA 6Gb/s port
and PCI-E Gen2 x1 and is dedicated to the operating system.
PCI Express 3.0
PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that providse twice the
performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance,
unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility
to PCIe 2.0 devices.
Intel
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I210AT LAN Solution
The motherboard comes with two Gigabit LAN controllers and ports which provide a total
solution for your networking needs. The onboard Intel® I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers use
the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth.
Intel
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C612 Series Chipset
The Intel
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C612 series chipset supports with enterprise class features which is targeted for
Cloud and Storage applications. It is optimized and validated to work with the latest Xeon
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processor E5-2600 v3 product family, compared with the last generation, it also reduces the
TDP, supports USB 3.0 with up to 10 SATA III ports thus bringing more features and benets
to the target users.
Serial ATA III technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA interface and
Intel
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C612 chipset, delivering up to 6 Gb/s data transfer rates. It also provides enhanced
scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan
rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The chip monitors the
voltage levels to ensure a stable supply of current for critical components.
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
ASUS Fan Speed control technology
The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the
system loading to ensure a quiet, cool, and efcient operation.