Introduction and Technical Specifications

The Z97-PK is ECS’ mATX answer for the mainstream crowd. The board offers solid performance with support for the Intel Z97 Express chipset…

Introduction

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The ECS Z97-PK motherboard is the company's mATX solution for their Intel Z97 Express chipset-based product line. Similar to other boards in their Z97 series, the Z97-PK is simplified to include what you need for a working mATX system without compromising on component or build quality. With an MSRP of $79.99, the Z97-PK is a very approachable solution for any use, including those budget-constrained HTPC builds.

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The ECS Z97-PK motherboard was designed to be an affordable solution packed with lots of performance potential. ECS constructed the board with around a 4-phase digital power deliver system and high quality solid capacitors to keep the board running stable. The Z97-PK board offers the following in-built features: six SATA 3 ports; a Realtek GigE NIC; one PCI-Express Gen3 x16 slot; one PCI-Express Gen2 x16 slot (x4 maximum bandwidth); Realtek audio solution; integrated VGA, DVI, and HDMI video port support; and USB 2.0 and 3.0 port support.

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Technical Specifications (taken from the ECS website)

CPU º Supports New 4th & 4th gen Intel® Core™ family, Pentium, Celeron series processors in LGA1150 socket
º DMI 5.0GT/s
º 3 Phase Thermal Design Power
º VRD 12.5
º 100% Solid capacitor design
º Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
º Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
º Intel® K Series Unlock CPU Support
º Please refer to CPU support list for details
CHIPSET º Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
º Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology & Intel® Rapid Start Technology
º Supports Intel® Identity Protection Technology
GRAPHICS º Supports DirectX® 11 .1
º Supports Intel® HD Graphics, InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™
º Supports HDMI 1.4a & Premium Audio
º Supports ATI® 2-Way CrossFireX™
º Supports Full HD 1080P Blu-ray / HD-DVD Playback
MEMORY º Dual-channel DDR3 Memory architecture
º Supports DDR3 1600 non-ECC, Un-buffered SDRAM Memory
º 4 X 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket
º Support up to 32 GB*
º * Due to the operation system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation
º Note: DDR3_1 with DDR3_3 are the same channel, DDR3_2 with DDR3_4 are the same channel by Intel® Specification
EXPANSION SLOT º 1 X PCI Express X16 Gen 3.0 slot(s)
º 1 X PCI Express X16 Gen 2.0 slot(s)
º runs at x4
º 1 X PCI Express X 1 Gen 2.0 slot(s)
º Supports ATI® CrossfireX Technology
º *The second PCIE X16 only support bandwidth X4
Storage º Support by Z97 Express Chipset
• 6 X Serial ATAIII 6Gb/s
• RAID0, RAID1,RAID5, RAID 10 configuration
º Supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Audio º 8-Channel HD audio CODEC
º Realtek ALC892
Realtek ALC892 8-channel High Definition audio CODEC
Compatible with Direct Sound 3D™, A3D™, I3DL2
Smart multiple streaming operation
Intuitive Configuration Panel (Realtek Audio Manager) to enhance user experience
7.1+2 channel multi-streaming enables concurrent gaming/VoIP
º BluRay DVD/HD DVD support
LAN º Realtek RTL8111G Gigabit Fast Ethernet Controller
º Wake-On-LAN
USB º Support by Z97 Express Chipset
• 4 X USB3.0 port(s) up to 5Gb/s
Back Panel 2 port(s)
Onboard 2 port(s)
• 10 X USB2.0 port(s) Up to 480 Mb/s
Back Panel 4 port(s)
Onboard 6 port(s)
º ECS EZ Charger (Gray USB header)
REAR PANEL I/O º 1 X PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
º 1 X Audio port (Line-in,4x Line-out, Mic in)
º 1 X RJ-45 port
º 1 X HDMI port(s)
º 1 X DVI-I port(s)
º 1 X D-Sub (VGA) port(s)
º 2 X USB3.0 port(s)
º 4 X USB2.0 port(s)
CONNECTORS & HEADERS º 1 X 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
º 1 X 4-pin 12V Power connector
º 1 X 4-pin CPU_FAN connector with smart fan
º 1 X 3-pin SYS_FAN connector with smart fan
º 1 X Front Panel switch/LED header
º 1 X Front panel audio header
º 1 X USB 3.0 header
• Support additional 2 USB ports
º 3 X USB 2.0 header
• Support additional 6 USB ports
º Support EZ charger (gray color)
º 6 X SATA III 6Gb/s connector(s)
º 1 X CLR_CMOS header
º 1 X CIR header
º 1 X Serial port header (COM)
º 1 X Parallel port header (LPT)
º 1 X TPM header
º 1 X Chassis intrusion header
SYSTEM BIOS º AMI BIOS with 64 MB SPI Flash ROM
º Supports M.I.B III Utility
º F7 hot key for boot up devices option
º Triple Display
º Support ECS EZ BIOS
º Plug and Play, STR (S3) / STD (S4) , Hardware monitor, Multi Boot
º Multi-Language BIOS
º Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS
º Dual-Monitor function
FORM FACTOR º mATX Form Factor
º 244mm(W) X 220 mm(H)
OS Support º Windows 7 32-bit
º Windows 7 64-bit
º Windows 8 64-bit
Certifications º CE/FCC Certification
º ErP/EuP Certification
º WHCK Certification
Bundled Software º ECS Intelligent EZ Utility : eBLU, eDLU, eSF
º Free Bundle: Norton Internet Security ,CyberLink PowerDVD, CyberLink PowerDirector 9, Muzee with trial version

 

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