The chassis fan select jumper sets the on-board chassis fan headers for DC fan operation (pins 1/2 jumpered) or PWM fan operation (pins 2/3 jumpered). After triggering DirectKey, the board boots directly in to the UEFI BIOS on next reboot. The DirectKey header can be connected to a case button. The front panel header, Direct Key header, chassis fan select jumper, CMOS clear button, and M.2 device port. The BIOS file in the root of the flash drive must be named Z97WS.CAP for the BIOS Flashback applet to successfully re-flash the board's BIOS. BIOS Flashback looks for a specific filename and file format when attempting to replace the on-board BIOS. Check the USB drive for the the BIOS file in the root and make sure that the BIOS file is named correctly. Note that if the BIOS Flashback LED flashes for 5 seconds and then glows solid, it means that something went wrong with the flashback operation. Once the LED goes out, the flash operation is completed and the board can be booted. As the BIOS is updated, the LED flashing frequency increases.
Simply plug in a USB drive containing the proper BIOS file in the root of the drive into the bottom USB 2.0 port (to the left of the button) and press the button for 3 seconds until the integrated LED begins to flash. The USB BIOS Flashback button can be used to re-flash the BIOS without having to boot the system into the UEFI BIOS interface or DOS.
#MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CODE 63 PDF#
ASUS also provides a PDF version of the debug codes from the motherboard download site, located here.
#MSI Z97 GAMING 7 CODE 63 MANUAL#
The manual contains a detailed list of the debug codes written to the file. The generated log file is named Q_CODE.LOG, is in a text format, and is written to the root directory of the attached USB device. The BIOS will then disconnect and reconnect the attached USB drive to the system as it writes the Q-Code log file to the USB. Simply plug in a USB drive into the bottom USB 2.0 port (to the left of the button) and press the button for 3 seconds until the integrated LED blinks three times, indicating that the Q-Code Logger functionality is enabled. The Q-Code Logger button can be used to dump all debug codes cycled through since system startup.
The lower USB 2.0 port located just above the eSATA port can be used in conjunction with the USB BIOS Flashback function. The upper USB 2.0 port located just above the eSATA port can be used in conjunction with the Q-Code Logger function. SATA Express & M.2 Support – Speed up your system up to 10Gb/s!ĪSUS integrated the following ports into the Z97-WS' rear panel: two USB 2.0 ports, four USB 3.0 ports controlled by the Intel Z87 chipset (located below the GigE NIC ports), 2 USB 3.0 ports controlled by the ASMedia controller (located to the right of the buttons), dual Intel GigE NIC ports (I218-LV port is to the left of the audio ports, and the I210-AT port is to the right of the mini-DisplayPort video port), an HDMI video port, DisplayPort and mini-DisplayPort video ports, BIOS Flashback and Q-Code Logger buttons, an optical audio port, and 6 analogue audio ports.New UEFI BIOS – BIOS innovation continues.5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5 – One click, total system optimization!.Supreme Power Solution – Premium components deliver industry-leading power efficiency.Quad Strength Graphic Power – 4-Way NVidia Geforce SLI and AMD CorssFireX on demand.Testing Configuration and Benchmarks Used.UEFI Features continued, Advanced Mode continued.UEFI Features continued, EZ and Advanced Modes.CPU Cooler Fit and Included Accessories.The ASUS Z97-WS is the newest member of the ASUS workstation board line, combining the Intel Z97 chipset and a host of new features for unprecedented performance….
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