Asus-Exclusive Workstation Features; Other Special Features - Asus Z170-WS Manual

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ASUS-exclusive workstation features

PCI Express 3.0 for 4-Way CrossFireX™ and SLI
The motherboard provides PCI Express x16 slots for 4-Way AMD CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA
graphics cards, giving you with ample graphics power to easily run even the most demanding
computer games for enhanced entertainment.
Q-Code Logger
Q-Code Logger is your one-touch troubleshooter that lets you easily check Q-Code event logs
without opening the computer's case. If a workstation is behaving abnormally, plug a flash drive
into the adjacent USB port, press the motherboard's dedicated Flash Log button and all ASUS
Q-Code event logs for the current live session will be copied to the drive.
ProCool Connector
ProCool eliminates the hollow areas associated with traditional power connectors, ensuring an
exceptionally close and secure connection with this motherboard. This design is much stronger,
and provides better heat dissipation, allowing cooler operating temperatures.
Built-in dual Intel
For more reliable networking, this motherboard features the latest server class built-in dual
Intel Ethernet. This leads to lower CPU utilization and temperatures, achieving outstanding
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performance, and providing better support for diverse operating systems.
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Other special features

DTS Connect
To get the most out of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels, DTS
Connect combines two enabling technologies, DTS Neo:PC™ upmixes stereo sources (CDs,
MP3s, WMAs, internet radio) into as many as 7.1 channels of incredible surround sound.
Consumers can connect their PC to a home theater system. DTS Interactive is capable of
performing mult-channel encoding of DTS bitstreams on personal computers, and sending
encoded bitstreams out of a digital audio connection (such as S/PDIF or HDMI) designed to
deliver audio to an external decoder.
ErP Ready
The motherboard is European Union's Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP
requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirement in regards to energy
consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-
efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the
product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.
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