ASUS Z170-A Z170 ATX motherboard
Intel® 6th generation Core® i5/i7 processor (Skylake), 4x256K L2 cache, up to 8MB L3 cache, Socket 1151, 14nm, quad core
Intel® Z170
Four (4) 240-pin DIMM banks supporting up to 64GB DDR4-2133 unbuffered SDRAM memory, non-ECC, Dual channel memory bus
Note: Dual channel configuration requires two or four modules
Onboard Intel HD530 3D accelerated APU, three digital ports (DVI-D, HDMI 1.4b and Display Port 1.2), one analog port (DB-15), triple head display
(C524-SR4) Up to four (4) SATA or SAS 3.5in hard drives. These drives can be configured as standalone units or hardware RAID.
(C524-SR8) Up to eight (8) SATA or SAS 2.5in hard drives. These drives can be configured as standalone units or hardware RAID.
One (1) M.2 Socket 3 SSD
(C524-T) Up to six (6) SATA 3.5in hard drives. These drives can be configured as standalone units or software RAID.
Note: If the system is configured with a SATA Express drive, a maximum of four (4) SATA drives can be installed.
Intel® Z170 PCH SATA controller, 6xSATA 6Gbs ports and 1xSATA Express port (compatible with 2xSATA 6Gbs ports)
(524-SR4) 3Ware Escalade 9750-4i SAS2/SATA 6Gbs RAID controller, RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 & JBOD, PCI-Express x8, 512MB DDR2-800 ECC cache, optional Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
(524-SR8) 3Ware Escalade 9750-8i SAS2/SATA 6Gbs RAID controller, RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 & JBOD, PCI-Express x8, 512MB DDR2-800 ECC cache, optional Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
(524-T/SR8) 24X DVD+-RW dual layer optical burner
(524-SR4) external 8X DVD+-RW optical burner, USB 2.0 interface
Onboard Realtek ALC892 8-channel (7.1) High Definition audio
PCI-Express Gigabit ethernet port provided by onboard Intel i219V controller
Two (2) PCI Express x16 (v3.0) slots
One (1) PCI Express x4 (v2.0) slot, x16 signal
Three (3) PCI Express x1 (v2.0) slots
One (1) 32-bit PCI slot
One (1) PS/2 combo keyboard/mouse port
One (1) USB 3.1 port, Type A (rear access)
One (1) USB 3.1 port, Type C (rear access)
Two (2) USB 3.0 ports (rear access/blue)
Two (2) USB 2.0 ports (rear access/black)
One (1) USB 3.0 port (front access)
One (1) USB 2.0 port (front access)
One (1) Line in, MIC, and Speaker port
One (1) Surround, SPDIF and Center/LFE port
One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet port
Keytronic KT800U2 104-key USB keyboard
Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse, USB
ATX Mid Tower case, FCC Class B, Aluminum alloy bezel
Front View 1 Front View 2 Rear view
Two (2) front accessible USB ports
Two (2) front accessible audio ports
550W ATX12V modular power supply, 80Plus Gold Level, 12cm fan
Three (3) accessible 5.25in drive bays (all used in SR4/SR8)
Four (4) internal 3.5in fixed hard drive bays
Three (3) internal 2.5in fixed hard drive bays
(524-SR4) SAS2 enclosure with four (4) 3.5in hotswap drive bays
(524-SR8) SAS2 enclosure with eight (8) 2.5in hotswap drive bays
One (1) 12cm outtake fan, 4-pin, ball bearing, low noise
Two (2) 12cm intake fans, 4-pin, ball bearing, low noise
Dimensions: 17.52" (H) x 7.68" (W) x 19.69" (D)
Fedora, Ubuntu or CentOS 64-bit operating system