Asrock Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.0
Published July 2017
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Fatal1ty Story

Who knew that at age 19, I would be a World Champion PC gamer. When I was 13, I actually
played competitive billiards in professional tournaments and won four or ve games o guys
who played at the highest level. I actually thought of making a career of it, but at that young
age situations change rapidly. Because I’ve been blessed with great hand-eye coordination and
a grasp of mathematics (an important element in video gaming) I gravitated to that activity.

GOING PRO

I started professional gaming in 1999 when I entered the CPL (Cyberathlete Professional
League) tournament in Dallas and won $4,000 for coming in third place. Emerging as one
of the top players in the United States, a company interested in sponsoring me ew me to
Sweden to compete against the top 12 players in the world. I won 18 straight games, lost
none, and took rst place, becoming the number one ranked Quake III player in the world
in the process. Two months later I followed that success by traveling to Dallas and defending
my title as the world’s best Quake III player, winning the $40,000 grand prize. From there
I entered competitions all over the world, including Singapore, Korea, Germany, Australia,
Holland and Brazil in addition to Los Angeles, New York and St. Louis.

WINNING STREAK

I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL
Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally
dierent rst person shooter (fps) game, Alien vs. Predator II. I won that competition and
walked away with a new car. e next year I won the same title playing Unreal Tournament
2003, becoming the only three-time CPL champion of the year. And I did it playing a
different game each year, something no one else has ever done and a feat of which I am
extremely proud.

At QuakeCon 2002, I faced o against my rival ZeRo4 in one of the most highly
anticipated matches of the year, winning in a 14 to (-1) killer victory. Competing at Quakecon
2004, I became the World’s 1st Doom3 Champion by defeating Daler in a series of very
challenging matches and earning $25,000 for the victory.

Since then Fatal1ty has traveled the globe to compete against the best in the world, winning
prizes and acclaim, including the 2005 CPL World Tour Championship in New York City for
a $150,000 rst place triumph. In August 2007, Johnathan was awarded the rst ever Lifetime
Achievement Award in the four year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional
sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime
representative of this young sport. He has become the gurehead for eSports worldwide”.

LIVIN’ LARGE

Since my rst big tournament wins, I have been a “Professional Cyberathlete”, traveling the
world and livin’ large with lots of International media coverage on outlets such as MTV,
ESPN and a 60 Minutes segment on CBS to name only a few. It's unreal - it's crazy. I’m living
a dream by playing video games for a living. I’ve always been athletic and took sports like
hockey and football very seriously, working out and training hard. is discipline helps me
become a better gamer and my drive to be the best has opened the doors necessary to become
a professional.

A DREAM

Now, another dream is being realized – building the ultimate gaming computer, made
up of the best parts under my own brand. Quality hardware makes a huge difference in
competitions…a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice. It’s all about
getting the computer processing faster and allowing more uid movement around the maps.

My vision for Fatal1ty hardware is to allow gamers to focus on the game without worrying
about their equipment, something I’ve preached since I began competing. I don’t want to
worry about my equipment. I want to be there – over and done with - so I can focus on
the game. I want it to be the fastest and most stable computer equipment on the face of the
planet, so quality is what Fatal1ty Brand products represent.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

e Fatal1ty name, Fatal1ty logos and the Fatal1ty likeness are registered trademarks of Fatal1ty, Inc., and are used
under license. © 2014 Fatal1ty, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

Motherboard Layout

ATXP WR 1

X299 Gaming K6

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

RGB_LED2

1

FATAL TY1

Intel

X299

ATX12V1

LAN

LAN

PCIE1

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCIE3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB_5_6

1

1

USB_7_8

1

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE5

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_4_5

PCIE4

CPU_FAN1

CPU_OPT/W_PUMP1

RoH S

9

8

10

13

14

15

SATA3_6_7

16

2223

20

28

27

CLRC
BTN1

SATA3_0_1

3

4

7

DDR4 _B2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _B1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _A2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _A1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

2

1

24

19

1

TPMS1

CLRMOS1

1

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

26

29

DDR4 _C1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _C2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _D1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

DDR4 _D2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)

6

5

2066 Socket

Dr.

Debug

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

1

SPK_PLED1

M2_1

M2_3

USB 3.1
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

AUDIO
CODEC

M2_2

VROC1

11

USB3_5_ 6

1

1

1

USB3_7_ 8

12

17

18

T B1

1

RGB_LED1

1

25

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

PCIE2

CHA_FAN3/
W_PUMP2

USB 2.0

T: USB3

B: USB4

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

1

USB_9_10

21

BIOS_A1

BIOS

BIOS_B_LED1

BIOS_B1

BIOS

BIOS_A_LED1

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No. Description

1 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

4 CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_C2, DDR4_D2)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_C1, DDR4_D1)

7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

8 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 Virtual RAID On CPU Header (VROC1)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_6_7)

17 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

18 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

20 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP2)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_9_10)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB_7_8)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

24 TPM Header (TPMS1)

25 underbolt AIC Header (TB1)

26 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

28 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

29 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Port (USB_3) 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB_4) 11 USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 12 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 13 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2)

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_3_4)

7 Line In (Light Blue) 16 Clear CMOS Switch

8 Front Speaker (Lime)** 17 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port (PS2_KB1)

9 Microphone (Pink)

16

15

3

14

4

13

12

5

6

7

8

91011

* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link Orange 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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** If you use a 2- channel speaker, plea se connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to u se the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

Line In
(No. 7)

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Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series motherboard,
a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality
control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to
ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website w ithout further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother­board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s website a s well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (Optional)

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1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card (Optional)

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4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

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3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

* Please note that the 4-Core processors only support Intel®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0.

Chipset

Memory

* e maximum memory frequency supported may vary by
processor type.
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

ATX Form Factor

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8 Layer PCB

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Supports Intel® CoreTM X-Series Processor Family for the

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LGA 2066 Socket
Digi Power design

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11 Power Phase design

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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

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Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III

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Intel® X299

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Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

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8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

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Supports DDR4 4400+(OC)*/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000

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(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2
933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered
memory

Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)

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Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB

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Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0

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15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots*

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* If you install CPU with 44 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5
will run at x16/x4/x16/x8.
* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5
will run at x16/x4/x8/x0.
* If you install CPU with 16 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5
will run at x16/x4/x0/x0 or x8/x4/x8/x0.
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot**

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Audio

Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

** If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

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and CrossFireXTM ***
Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and SLITM***

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*** 3-Way CrossFireXTM and 3-Way SLITM are only supported
with CPU with 44 lanes.

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE3)

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7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

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ALC1220 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection

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Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

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120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

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TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel

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Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
Pure Power-In

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Direct Drive Technology

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PCB Isolate Shielding

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Impedance Sensing on Front Out port

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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

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15μ Gold Audio Connector

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Supports Creative SoundBlaster Cinema3

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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1 x Giga PHY Intel® I219V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT

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Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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* 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) is included

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

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Storage

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)

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(Supports ESD Protection)
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch

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HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /

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Front Speaker / Microphone

8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug*
* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will
be disabled.
* If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will
be disabled.
* If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_4
and SATA3_5 will be disabled.
* If M2_3 is occupied by a PCIe-type M.2 device, SATA3_4,
SATA3_5, SATA3_6 and SATA3_7 will be disabled.

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type

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2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_3), support M Key

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type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and

M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
** If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).
** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Tech nolo gy
** Supports PCIe RAID (on M2_2 and M2_3)
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Connector

1 x Virtual RAID On CPU Header

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1 x TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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2 x RGB LED Headers

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* Support up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

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1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum
1A (12W) fan power.

1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler
fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-

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trol)
1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water
cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
* CHA_FAN1 and CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin
fan is in use.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Con-

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nector)
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connec-

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tor)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connec-

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tor)
1 x underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin)

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3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)
2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia

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ASM1074 Hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
1 x Dr. Debug with LED

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BIOS
Feature

2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1

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x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

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ACPI 6.1 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 3.0 Support

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CPU, DRAM, VPPM, VTTM, PCH 1.0V, VCCMPHY,

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VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCSFR, VCCPLL, CLK VDD,
PEGRCOMP Voltage Multi-adjustment

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Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

Hardware
Monitor

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Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis,

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Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-

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ture): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis

Optional/Water Pump Fans

Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

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Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM,

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PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA, VCCSFR

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com

Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party
overclocking tools. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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FCC, CE

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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

Chapter 2 Installation

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

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components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard
components.
In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.
When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 2066-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap i s on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the sock et. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found . Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before in stalling the CPU.

CAU TION:

Please note that X299 platform is only compatible with the LGA 2066 socket, which is
incompatible with the LGA 2011-3 socket (for X99 platform).

1

A

B

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A

2

B

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4

A

B

5

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6

A

B

7

A

B

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

1 2

FAN

CPU_

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides eight 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots, and
supports Quad Channel Memory Technology.

1. For quad channel cong uration, you always need to install identical (the same brand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot;
otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

3. e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Quad Channel Memory Conguration (For CPU with 44 or 28 PCIe lanes)

Priority 1 2

DDR4_B1

DDR4_B2

DDR4_A1

DDR4_A2

DDR4_D1

DDR4_D2

DDR4_C1

DDR4_C2

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

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Dual Channel Memory Conguration (For CPU with 16 PCIe lanes)

Priority 1 2

DDR4_D1

DDR4_D2

DDR4_C1

DDR4_C2

Due to Intel® CPU spec denition, please install the memory modules on DDR4_A1,

•

DDR4_B1, DDR4_C1 and DDR4_D1 for rst priority. If the four DDR4 DIMM slots
above are fully installed, and you want to use more than four memory modules, please
install the other memory modules from le to right (from DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2,
DDR4_D2 to DDR4_C2.)
If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR4 DIMM slots, then Dual

•

Channel Memory Technology is activated. If three memory modules are installed, then
Triple Channel Memory Technology is activated. If more than four memory modules
are installed in the DDR4 DIMM slots, then Quad Channel Memory Technology is
activated.

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

For CPU with 16 PCIe lanes, please install the memory modules on DDR4_C1, C2, D1

•

and D2 only.

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2

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o
or the power cord is unplugged. Please re ad the documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
* If you install CPU with 44 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/
x16/x8.
* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/
x8/x0.
* If you install CPU with 16 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/
x0/x0 or x8/x4/x8/x0.
* If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI Express module up to
Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).

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PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 44 PCIe lanes)

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

x16 N/A x16 N/A N/A

x16 N/A x16 N/A x8

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PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 28 PCIe lanes)

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

x16 N/A x8 N/A N/A

PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 16 PCIe lanes)

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

For a better ther mal environment, please connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard’s |
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_ FAN3) when using multiple
graphics cards.

x8 N/A x8 N/A N/A

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper
is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRMO S1)
(see p.1, No. 27)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system
parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power
cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to
short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the
CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you
just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it
down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,
date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is
removed.

Clear CMOSDefault

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 19)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power switch.

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart the
computer if the computer f reezes and fails to per form a normal restar t.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 slee p state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or wr iting data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your chassi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

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PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

GND

RESET#

GND

Connect the power
switch, reset switch and
system status indicator on
the chassis to this header
according to the pin
assignments below. Note
the positive and negative
pins before connecting
the cables.

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Power LED and Speaker

1

+5V

DUMMY

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

SPEAKER

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

Header
(7-pin SPK_PLED1)
(see p.1, No. 17)

Please connect the
chassis power LED and
the chassis speaker to this
header.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_1:
see p.1, No. 13)
(SATA3_2_3:
see p.1, No. 14)
(SATA3_4_5:
see p.1, No. 15)
(SATA3_6_7:
see p.1, No. 16)

USB 2.0 Headers
(9-pin USB_5_6)
(see p.1, No. 23)
(9-pin USB_7_8)
(see p.1, No. 22)
(9-pin USB_9_10)
(see p.1, No. 21)

SATA3_0

SATA3_2

SATA3_4

SATA3_6

ese eight SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal

SATA3_1

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA3_3

* If M2_1 is occupied by
a SATA-type M.2 device,
SATA3_0 will be disabled.

SATA3_5

* If M2_2 is occupied by
a SATA-type M.2 device,
SATA3_1 will be disabled.

SATA3_7

* If M2_3 is occupied by
a SATA-type M.2 device,
SATA3_4 and SATA3_5
will be disabled.
* If M2_3 is occupied by
a PCIe-type M.2 device,
SATA3_4, SATA3_5,
SATA3_6 and SATA3_7
will be disabled.

ere are three headers
on this motherboard.
Each USB 2.0 header can
support two ports.

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J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

1

IntA_PB_SSRX+

A_SSRX+

A_SSTX+

OL

1
2
3
4

USB 3.0 Headers
(19-pin USB3_5_6)
(see p.1, No. 11)

(19-pin USB3_7_8)
(see p.1, No. 12)

Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 28)

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

IntA_PB_D+

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSRX-

Vbus

GND

GND

Dummy

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

1

IntA_PA_D+

IntA_PA_D-

GND

GND

IntA_P

IntA_PA_SSTX-

GND

IntA_P

GND

IntA_PA_SSRX-

bus

VbusV

ere are two headers
on this motherboard.
Each USB 3.0 header can
support two ports.

V

is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis must sup­port HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis
manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the front panel audio header by the
steps below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_ L (LIN) to OUT2_ L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_ RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect
them for the AC’97 audio panel .
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel and
adjust “Recording Volume”.

Chassis Fan Connectors
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 18)

GND
FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTR

Please connect fan cables
to the fan connectors and
match the black wire to
the ground pin.

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(4-pin CHA_FAN2)

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

4 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

(see p.1, No. 29)

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

GND

Chassis Optional/Water
Pump Fan Connector
(4-pin CHA_FAN3/W_
PUMP2)
(see p.1, No. 20)

CPU Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 7)

CPU Optional/Water
Pump Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_OPT/W_
PUM P)
(see p.1, No. 4)

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

GND

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

GND

GND

is motherboard
provides two 4-Pin water
cooling

chassis

fan
connectors. If you plan to
connect a 3-Pin

chassis
water cooler fan, please
connect it to Pin 1-3.

is motherboard
provides a 4-Pin CPU fan
(Quiet Fan) connector.
If you plan to connect a
3-Pin CPU fan, please
connect it to Pin 1-3.

is motherboard
provides a 4-Pin water
cooling CPU fan
connector. If you plan
to connect a 3-Pin CPU
water cooler fan, please
connect it to Pin 1-3.

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ATX Power Connector
(24-pin ATXPWR1)
(see p.1, No. 9)

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24

is motherboard
provides a 24-pin ATX
power connector. To use a
20-pin ATX power supply,
please plug it along Pin 1

1

13

and Pin 13.

Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 Series

5

1

8

1

12V

1

1

ATX 12V Power
Connector
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.1, No. 3)

TPM Header
(17-pi n TPMS1)
(see p.1, No. 24)

underbolt AIC
Connector
(5-pin TB1)
(see p.1, No. 25)

RGB LED Headers
(4-pi n RGB _LED1)
(see p.1, No. 26)

(4-pi n RGB _LED2)
(see p.1, No. 8)

1

SMB _CL K_M AIN

GN D

FRA M E

PC ICL K

SMB _DA TA_ MAI N

LAD 2

GN D

LAD 1

+3 V

LAD 3

LAD 0

PC IRS T #

12V GRB

G

R

B

is motherboard
provides an 8-pin ATX
12V power connector. To
use a 4-pin ATX power
supply, please plug it along
Pin 1 and Pin 5.

is connector supports Trusted
Platform Module (TPM) system,
which can securely store keys,

D

S_P WRD WN #

SER IRQ #

GN

digital certicates, passwords,
and data. A TPM system also
helps enhance network security,
protects digital identities, and

GN D

+3V S B

ensures platform integrity.

Please connect a underbolt™
add-in card (AIC) to this
connector via the GPIO cable.

ese two RGB headers are used
to connect RGB LED extension
cable which allows
users to choose from various LED
lighting eects.

Caution: Never install the RGB

LED cable in the wrong orienta-

tion; otherwise, the cable may

be damaged.

*Please refer to page 34 for
further instructions on these two
headers.

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Virtual RAID On CPU

VROC RAID KEY

1

Header
(4-pin VROC1)
(see p.1, No. 10)

GND

+3VSB

GND

is connector supports

Intel®
Virtual RAID on CPU and
NVME/AHCI RAID on CPU
PCIE.

With the introduction of the Intel VROC product, there are three modes of operation:

SKU HW key required Key features

• Pass-thru only (no RAID)

Pass-thru Not needed

• LED Management

• Hot Plug Support

• RAID 0 support for Intel Fultondale NVMe SSDs

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Standard VROCSTANMOD

Premium

VROCPREMMOD

• Pass-thru SKU features

• RAID 0, 1, 10

• Standard SKU features

• RAID 5

ISS

VROCISSDMOD

• RAID 5 Write Hole Closure

*Only Intel SSDs are supported.
*For further details on VROC, please refer to the ocial information released by Intel.

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