ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard

Other Features

The portrayed motherboard supports the installation of a TPM (Trusted Platform Module), in charge of storing encryption keys in order to increase the security of the computer.

This X99-PRO has a POST diagnostics display that shows through a two-digit code which component is preventing the computer from turning on. It also has power and reset buttons, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9: POST diagnostics display and buttons

There is a “TPU switch” that enables an automatic overclocking, increasing the CPU clock multiplier (position “I”) or both the CPU clock multiplier and the CPU base clock (position “II”), and an “EPU switch” that enables or disables a power-saving feature. There are also one switch that configures the SLI or CrossFireX mode, and an “EZ_XMP switch,” which increases the memory clock.

There is also a “MemOK!” button, which allows you to test the compatibility of the memory modules that are installed.

Figure 10 shows the M.2 card, which allows you to install an M.2 PCI Express x4 module in a PCI Express x4 slot. The M.2 slot available through this card is not compatible with M.2 SATA modules.

Figure 10: M.2 PCI Express adapter

In Figure 11, you can see the other accessories that come with the ASUS X99-PRO.

Figure 11: accessories