Name: Pro B560M-CT/CSM
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 15740

Micro-ATX B560 business motherboard with enhanced security, reliability and manageability

Intel^® LGA 1200 socket: Ready for 11^th Gen Intel^® Core™ processors
ASUS-exclusive self-recovering BIOS technology for automatic system BIOS recovery from a verified backup
Supports SMBUS header that connects to a DASH LAN for remote IT management
ASUS COM debug header for more efficient troubleshooting
Innovative moisture-resistant coating to protect the motherboard from harsh environments
Event log for capturing and managing detailed system information
Commercial BIOS kit for faster and more efficient customization
ASUS Control Center Express (ACCE) for easier IT endpoint management
Ultrafast connectivity: PCIe^® 4.0 and Intel^® 1 Gb Ethernet

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Pro B560M-CT/CSM motherboard, front view

ASUS Pro business motherboards provide enhanced features to smooth your IT operations, including comprehensive system protection, 24/7 stability and reliability and an improved management suite for easier customization. Known as the world's biggest and best-known motherboard brand, ASUS provides world-class after-sales service and guaranteed long-term availability to maximize your investment over the product life cycle and offers a high-quality, TCO-optimized solution for your business computing-needs.

ASUS Corporate Stable Model

ASUS Corporate Stable Model (CSM) is a commercial program designed to provide stable and reliable motherboards. Offering up to 36-month product lifecycle support and 6-month end-of-life notice to allow sufficient lead times for your organization to get ready for product transitions. Each purchase of an ASUS CSM motherboard comes with ASUS Control Center Express - server-grade IT management software.

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ASUS Control Center Express

ASUS Control Center Express is a real-time IT monitoring and management tool designed for business that improves productivity and enhances security, helping prevent unauthorized access and data leaks. The intuitive dashboard enables easy, real-time hardware and software management across your organization. Purchase of a Pro motherboard entitles you to a copy of Control Center Express – a US$60

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Optimize IT endpoint management
Designed to assist IT staff in monitoring and controlling devices within their corporate networks, and facilitate inventory checking in multiple locations remotely
Automate IT maintenance
Allows IT staff to schedule automatic updates of the latest BIOS, software and utilities to specific or all devices at off-peak times, enhancing system stability and IT operational flexibility
Securely manage all of endpoints
Securely manage endpoint configuration, portable storage access and PC software applications by enabling them to create grouping rules on individual devices

* ASUS Control Center Express is only available for CSM motherboards. Please consult your local sales representative for more information

1 PS/2 mouse

2 PS/2 keyboard

3 2 x USB 2.0 ports

4 D-Sub port

5 DVI-D port

6 COM port

7 HDMI™ port

8 Intel^® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet port

9 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

10 Audio

11 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot

12 2 x PCI slots

13 PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

14 COM header

15 2 x DIMMs, Max.64 GB,
DDR4 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz
Non-ECC, un-buffered memory

16 Intel^® Socket LGA1200
for 10th Gen Intel^® Core™, Pentium® Gold and
Celeron^® Processors

17 M.2 slot (Key M),
type 2242/2260/2280
(supports PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA modes)

18 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

19 Intel^® H410 Chipset

20 LPC debug header

21 LPT

HDMI
2 x DP
4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 ports
Intel^® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet
Audio
PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot
M.2 slot (Key E) (Support CNVi & PCIe interface)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
2 x COM headers
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4600 (OC) MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Intel^® Socket LGA1200 11th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors & 10th Gen Intel^® Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280*
B560 Chipset
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 dual mode
TPM IC Onboard
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
COM Debug header
LPT

* Only Intel^® 11th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs

Internationally Certified Business Motherboard

ASUS business motherboards are enterprise proven with leading quality that exceeds industry standards. Certified by multiple international safety and environmental organizations, ASUS business motherboards provide a safe, secure and sustainable solution, making them the ideal choice for your business.

ASUS Shield

Enhances system security from bottom to top
ASUS Reliant

Ensures consistent performance with the finest components and rigorous reliability testing
Management Suite

Makes customization and management more efficient

ASUS Shield

Enhances system security from bottom to top

ASUS Self-recovering BIOS

ASUS-exclusive BIOS protection technology automatically recovers the system BIOS with a verified backup in the event of an update failure, preventing the need to replace or reinstall hardware.

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ASUS Secure Boot

ASUS business motherboard is set to check the firmware and signature of each piece of boot software.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Hardware-based security offers better data protection, enhances network security, protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity.

Certified NIST SP 800-147

ASUS business motherboard is certified by the national computer security standards.

ASUS Self-recovering BIOS

With ASUS Self-recovering BIOS

The user simply needs one step to restore the latest BIOS update.

Benefits
Ensures safe BIOS updates
Reduces maintenance frequency and costs
Requires no extra software
Provides automatic update failure detection and recovery

Standard process for BIOS update crash recovery

The user needs four steps to reinstall the BIOS update:

ASUS Reliant

Ensures consistent performance with the finest components and rigorous reliability testing

ASUS COM Debug Header

This 6-1 pin COM debug header allows for faster and more efficient motherboard troubleshooting. IT administrators can view error and debugging codes to get a better idea of initialization and recovery processes when connecting to a debug card*.

*Third-party debug card sold separately.

24/7 Reliability Test

Optimized for twenty-four seven operations, the motherboard is tested under temperature up to 45°C and relative humidity up to 80% to ensure it can handle diverse temperature and humidity range of different location.

Anti-moisture Coating

Protection against moisture and corrosion

An innovative moisture-resistant coating protects the motherboard in humid environments, such as factories, libraries, data centers and internet cafes. It also minimizes internal corrosion by preventing adhesion and migration of moisture, prolonging the life of the motherboard.

Anti-sulfur Resistors

Consider long-term reliability of commercial product, ASUS business motherboard is equipped with anti-sulfur resistors. The resistors provide excellent resistance to sulfuration by constructed in a high grade ceramic body (aluminum oxide). With anti-sulfur resistors, ASUS business motherboard can be operated under the harsh environments.

LANGuard

Pumped-up throughput. 2.5X higher surge tolerance.

ASUS LANGuard is hardware-level networking protection that employs signal-coupling technology and premium anti-EMI surface-mounted capacitors ensuring a more reliable connection and better throughput, plus electrostatically guarded and surge-protected components for greater tolerance to static electricity and improved protection against surges.

Overvoltage Protection

World-class circuit-protecting power design

An exclusive circuit design with built-in voltage regulators to protect your chipset, connectivity ports, and audio codecs from damage caused by unexpected high-level voltages from unstable or inferior power supplies.

Stainless-Steel Back I/O

3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability

Corrosion-resistant stainless steel back I/O panels bonded with chromium oxide have a lifespan that's three times longer than ordinary panels.

ESD Guards

Electrostatic discharge protection

ASUS ESD Guards prevent damage from electrostatic discharge, up to +/- 10kV for air discharge and +/-15kV for contact discharge, arranged in an active-protective-circuit design that prolongs the life of components.

PCIe® 4.0 Slot

ASUS Intel 500 series business motherboards are designed specifically for 11th Generation Intel^® Core™ CPUs and offer PCIe^® 4.0 connectivity for the devices. The wide bandwidth and superfast transmission speeds allow you to create feature-rich builds that can handle high loads effortlessly.

ASUS Management Suite

Makes customization and management more efficient

Event Log

A built-in event log enables easier troubleshooting by capturing useful system information

BIOS updates
Update status, latest version and update time
AC power loss
Abnormal power loss events
RTC reset
Time of real-time-clock (RTC) reset
Chassis intrusion
Record of when chassis is opened
Hardware changes
Modifications to CPU, memory or HDDs
Hardware status
USB over current, CPU over temperature, and CPU over voltage events

Remote IT Management

The onboard SMBUS header* connects to a DASH LAN card for remote IT management. DASH is a desktop and mobile architecture system hardware that allows the motherboard to be managed via the network.

* ASUS AMD B550 or Intel 500 series Business motherboards come with the design of SMBUS header.
* ASUS DASH LAN card sold separately. For more information, please contact your local ASUS sales representative.

ASUS Commercial BIOS Kit

ASUS understands how important a customized product impacts users' mind share, experience the brand new Commercial BIOS Kit for partial BIOS update solution!

BIOS Value Edit Tool
Customize the BIOS options
BIOS Boot Logo Tool
Brand your builds with a customized boot logo
OEM Activation (OA) Tools
Add or remove the OEM Activation key
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Easily add customer information, such as company name, to the BIOS
Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME) Driver
Update the Management Engine without flashing the whole BIOS

Easy Assembly

Box Headers

All USB headers are box style, enabling fast connector installation and preventing pin damage.

Fixed-position Connectors

Connector positions on ASUS business motherboards remain consistent across product generations, protecting training, manufacturing and investments in supporting hardware.