BIOS Update for ASUS 200-series Motherboards Adds Intel Optane Memory Support




/ 7 years ago

BIOS Update for ASUS 200-series Motherboards Adds Intel Optane Memory Support

Intel’s Optane Memory Technology is at the cutting edge of non-volatile memory performance, bringing unprecedented speeds that leave many other consumer solid-state solutions in the dust. Now ASUS has rolled out a BIOS update that brings full support for this technology on their 200-series mainboards across all chipsets including Z270, H270, Q270 and B250 units. Select models such as the ROG MAXIMUS IX series as well as the TUF Z270 Mark 1 model can use the USB BIOS Flashback to install the latest Optane memory technology update, although all of them can be installed using ASUS’ EZ Flash 3 utility within the UEFI.

The first consumer Optane memory technology drives utilize an M.2 form factor and are designed to be used as ultra-fast caching drives for slower storage devices such as traditional mechanical platter hard drives. Fast caching capability gives these mechanical drives much improved boot times and faster load times for frequently accessed applications.

For further instructions on how to update on an ASUS 200-series mainboard, please visit the ASUS Optane Memory technology microsite: https://www.asus.com/microsite/mb/intel-optane-ready/

Compatible ASUS 200-Series motherboards

Chipset Model Name BIOS Version UEFI BIOS Update Tool
USB BIOS Flashback EZ Flash 3
Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX EXTREME 0906 v v
ROG MAXIMUS IX FORMULA 0906 v v
ROG MAXIMUS IX CODE 0906 v v
ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX 0906 v v
ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO 0906 v v
ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING 0906 v
ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING 0906 v
ROG STRIX Z270H GAMING 0906 v
ROG STRIX Z270G GAMING 0906 v
ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING 0607 v
TUF Z270 MARK 1 0906 v v
TUF Z270 MARK 2 0906 v
PRIME Z270-A 0906 v
PRIME Z270-AR 0906 v
PRIME Z270-K 0610 v
PRIME Z270-P 0608 v
Z270-DRAGON 0608 v
PRIME Z270M-PLUS 0607 v
H270 ROG STRIX H270F GAMING 0607 v
PRIME H270-PRO 0607 v
PRIME H270-PLUS 0609 v
PRIME H270M-PLUS 0605 v
Q270 PRIME Q270M-C 0609 v
Q270M-CM-A 0609 v
B250 ROG STRIX B250F GAMING 0606 v
PRIME B250-PRO 0608 v
PRIME B250-PLUS 0608 v
PRIME B250M-PLUS 0607 v
PRIME B250M-A 0612 v
PRIME B250M-C 0607 v
EX-B250M-V5 0609 v

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