ASUS today announced that it is the world’s first motherboard brand to support all NVM Express™ (NVMe) storage devices via BIOS update and optional ASUS Hyper Kit expansion card.
The BIOS update enable all ASUS X99 and Z97 motherboards to be compatible with the latest NVMe storage devices, including those with PCI Express® (PCIe®) and M.2 (PCIe) interfaces. All ASUS X99 motherboards are also compatible with the latest 2.5-inch NVMe SFF-8639 solid-state drives (SSDs), via the exclusive ASUS Hyper Kit expansion card — for ultimate data-transfer bandwidth up to 32Gbit/s.
Supported Motherboards
| Chipset | Model | PCI Express | SFF-8639(with ASUS Hyper Kit) | BIOS Version |
| X99 | Rampage V Extreme/U3.1 | Yes | Yes | 1401 |
| X99-Deluxe/U3.1 | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| X99-Pro/USB 3.1 | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| X99-A/USB 3.1(Transfer Express) | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| X99-A/USB 3.1 | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| Rampage V Extreme | Yes | Yes | 1401 | |
| X99-Deluxe | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| X99-Pro | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| X99-S | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| X99-A | Yes | Yes | 1702 | |
| Sabertooth X99 | Yes | Yes | 0216 | |
| Z97 | Z97-Deluxe/USB 3.1(NFC & WLC) | Yes | N/A | 0401 |
| Z97-Deluxe/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0401 | |
| Z97-Pro(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0501 | |
| Z97-A/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0501 | |
| Z97-E/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0403 | |
| Z97-K/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0402 | |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0401 | |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2/USB 3.1 | Yes | N/A | 0203 | |
| Maximus VII Formula | Yes | N/A | 2601 | |
| Maximus VII Hero | Yes | N/A | 2601 | |
| Maximus VII Ranger | Yes | N/A | 2601 | |
| Maximus VII Gene | Yes | N/A | 2601 | |
| Maximus VII Impact | Yes | N/A | 2601 | |
| Z97-Deluxe(NFC & WLC) | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Z97-Deluxe | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Z97-Pro(Wi-Fi ac) | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Z97-Pro | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Z97-A | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Z97-AR | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2 | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Gryphon Z97 Armor Edition | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Gryphon Z97 | Yes | N/A | 2205 | |
| Z97-Pro Gamer | Yes | N/A | 2103 | |
| Z97-C | Yes | N/A | 2404 | |
| Z97-E | Yes | N/A | 0702 | |
| Z97-K | Yes | N/A | 2603 | |
| Z97-K R2.0 | Yes | N/A | 0802 | |
| Z97-P | Yes | N/A | 2801 | |
| Z97M-Plus | Yes | N/A | 2801 | |
| Z97I-Plus | Yes | N/A | 2604 | |
| H97 | H97-Pro Gamer | Yes | N/A | 2405 |
| H97-Pro | Yes | N/A | 2801 | |
| H97-Plus | Yes | N/A | 2502 | |
| H97M-Plus | Yes | N/A | 2501 | |
| H97M-E | Yes | N/A | 2402 | |
| H97I-Plus | Yes | N/A | 2603 |
