Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z - Manual (Page 30)

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Q-Shield
Easy and Comfortable Installations
The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield does without the usual ""fingers"" - making
it convenient and easy to install. With better electric conductivity, it ideally protects
your motherboard against static electricity and shields it against Electronic
Magnetic Interference (EMI).
EZ Flash2
Simply update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS
EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply launch this tool and update
BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can update your BIOS
only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or using an OS-
based flash utility.
SATA on the Go
The motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA
(SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling
the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SATA port
located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Easily backup
photos, videos and other entertainment contents on external devices.
3DMark ® Vantage Advanced Edition
The Gamers' Benchmark
3DMarkVantage is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark
from Futuremark, newly designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. It includes two
new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for
the latest hardware. 3DMark ® Vantage is based on a completely new rendering
engine, developed specifically to take full advantage of DirectX10, the new
graphics API from Microsoft
Kaspersky ® Anti-Virus
The best protection from viruses and spyware
Kaspersky
® Anti-Virus Personal offers premium antivirus protection for individual
users and home offices. It is based on advanced antivirus technologies. The
product incorporates the Kaspersky ® Anti-Virus engine, which is renowned for
malicious program detection rates that are among the industry's highest.