Introducing The Motherboard; Introduction; Pakage Contents - ECS Z97-PK User Manual

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the Z97-PK motherboard. This motherboard is a high perfor-
mance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1150 socket
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for Intel 4 and 5 Generation Core
This motherboard is based on Intel
solution. It supports up to 32 GB of system memory with dual channel DDR3 1600/
1333 MHz. One PCI Express x16 Gen3 slot (Gray slot) and one PCI Express x16 Gen2
slot (Black slot runs at x4 mode) are supported, intended for Graphics Interface. In
addition, one PCI Express x1 Gen2 slot is for extending usage.
It integrates USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 interface, supporting up to ten USB 2.0 ports (four
USB 2.0 ports at rear panel and three USB 2.0 headers support additional six USB 2.0
ports) and four USB 3.0 ports (two USB 3.0 ports at the rear panel and one USB 3.0
header supports additional two USB 3.0 ports). The gray USB 2.0 header provides EZ
charger technology, please refer to Front Panel USB 2.0 headers of chapter 2 for
more details.
The motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel,
including one PS/2 mouse and keyboard Combo connector, one VGA port, one DVI
port, one HDMI port, one RJ45 LAN connector, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports
and audio 8-ch jacks.
In addition, this motherboard supports six SATA 6Gb/s connectors for expansion.
Package Contents
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
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Z97-PK Motherboard
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Quick Installation Guide
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User Manual
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DVD
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I/O Shield
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2 SATA 6G Cables
The package contents above are for reference only, please take the actual package items as
standard.
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Family processors.
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Z97 Express Chipset for best desktop platform
Z97-PK USER MANUAL
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