Innovative Asus Features - Asus P8Q77-M/CSM User Manual

Intel
Allows your computer to quickly resume from a lowe-power hibernate
state in seconds. Saving system memory to the designed SSD, provides
your computer a faster wake-up response time, while keeping the energy
use low.
PCI Express
PCI Express
improved encoding schemes that provide twice the performance of the
current PCIe 2.0. The total bandwidth for a x16 link reaches a maximum
of 32Gb/s, double the 16 Gb/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). As such, PCIe
3.0 provides users an unprecendented data speeds, combined with the
convenience and seamless transition offerred by complete backward
compatibility with PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0 devices. PCIe 3.0 will become
a must-have feature for users who wish to improve and optimize graphic
performance, as well as have the latest technology available to them.
* PCI 3.0 speed is supported by Intel
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Innovative ASUS features

ASUS UEFI BIOS
Flexible and Easy BIOS Interface
ASUS UEFI BIOS offers the first mouse-controlled graphical BIOS
designed with selectable modes, providing a user-friendly interface
that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-only controls. It also natively
supports fully-utilized hard drives larger than 2.2TB in 64-bit operating
systems.
ASUS exclusive interface
EZ Mode displays frequently-accessed info. Users can choose system
performance settings, and drag and drop boot priorities. Advanced Mode
for performance enthusiasts includes detailed DRAM settings via a
dedicated memory info page for complete insight.
New upgrade! Quick and easy information for enhanced system
control
- F12 BIOS snapshot hotkey for sharing UEFI information and
- New F3 Shortcut for most accessed information
- ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information for accessing
USB 3.0 Boost
With USB 3.0 Boost technology, a USB device's transmission speed is
significantly increased, adding to an already impressive fast USB 3.0
transfer speed. ASUS software automatically accelerates data speeds for
compatible USB 3.0 peripherals without the need for any user interaction.
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Rapid Start Technology
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3.0
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3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the latest PCI Express bus standard with
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troubleshooting
memory information, detecting faulty DIMMs, and helping with difficult
POST situations.
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3rd generation Core™ processors.
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