Asrock TRX40 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2019

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Operations in the 5.15-5.35GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only.

Radio transmit power per transceiver ty pe

Function Frequency Maximum Output Power (EIRP)

2400-2483.5 MHz 18.5 + / -1.5 dbm

5150-5250 MHz 21.5 + / -1.5 dbm

WiFi

Bluetooth 2400-2483.5 MHz 8.5 + / -1.5 dbm

5250-5350 MHz

5470-5725 MHz

18.5 + / -1.5 dbm (no TPC)

21.5 + / -1.5 dbm (TPC)

25.5 + / -1.5 dbm (no TPC)

28.5 + / -1.5 dbm (TPC)

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

1.4 I/O Panel 9

1.5 WiFi-802.11ax Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz
Antenna 11

1.6 ASRock HYPER QUAD M.2 CARD 12

Chapter 2 Installation 16

2.1 Installing the CPU 17

2.2 Installing the CPU Liquid Cooler 21

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 23

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 25

2.5 Jumpers Setup 26

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 27

2.7 Smart Switches 32

2.8 Dr. Debug 34

2.9 SLITM and 3-Way SLI

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 40

2.9.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 42

2.9.3 Driver Installation and Setup 43

TM

Operation Guide 40

2.10 CrossFireXTM and 3-Way CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 44

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 44

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 46

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 48

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 51

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 54

3.1 Installing Drivers 54

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 55

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 55

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 55

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 58

3.3.1 UI Overview 58

3.3.2 Apps 59

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 62

3.3.4 Setting 63

3.4 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 64

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 67

4.1 Introduction 67

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 67

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 68

4.2 Main Screen 69

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 70

4.4 Advanced Screen 74

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 75

4.4.2 Onboard Devices Conguration 76

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 78

4.4.4 ACPI Conguration 79

4.4.5 Trusted Computing 80

4.4.6 AMD CBS 81

4.4.7 AMD PBS 82

4.4.8 AMD Overclocking 83

4.5 Tools 84

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 86

4.7 Security Screen 89

4.8 Boot Screen 90

4.9 Exit Screen 92

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock TRX40 Taichi 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.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

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.

TRX40 Taichi

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock TR X40 Taichi Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock TR X40 Taichi Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock TR X40 Taichi Support CD

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

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1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (Optional)

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1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna (Optiona l)

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1 x ASRock HYPER QUAD M.2 CARD (Opt iona l)

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1 x ASRock Screwdriver (Optional)

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6 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Option al)

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2 x Standos for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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ATX Form Factor

8 Layer PCB

2oz Copper PCB

Supports AMD Socket sTRX4

Intersil Digital PWM

16 Power Phase design

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II

AMD TRX40

Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 4666(OC)+/4600(OC)/4533(OC)/4466(OC)/

4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/400 0

(OC)/3866(OC)/380 0(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/346 6

(OC)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-

buered memory (U-DIMM)

Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

3 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE4: single at

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x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE3); triple at x16

(PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE3) / x16 (PCIE4)

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x PCI Express 4.0 x1 Slot

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Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireX

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Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLITM and SLI

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Supports NVIDIA® NVLinkTM with dual NVIDIA® GeForce®

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RTX series graphics cards**

** NVIDIA NVLink Bridge does not come with the package.

Please purchase it from NVIDIA® if necessary.

1 x M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax

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module

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1, PCIE3 and

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PCIE4)

TM

TM

Audio

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC4050H+ALC1220)

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Premium Blu-ray Audio support

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Supports Surge Protection

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Supports Purity SoundTM 4

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- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel

Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- PCB Isolate Shielding

- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port

- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

- Gold Audio Jacks

- 15μ Gold Audio Connector

Supports DTS Connect

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TRX40 Taichi

LAN

Wireless
LAN

1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Dragon RT-

L8125AG):

Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Soware

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- Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control

- Visual User Friendly UI

- Visual Network Usage Statistics

- Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and

Streaming Modes

- User Customized Priority Control

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 Intel Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel® I211AT):

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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Intel® 802.11ax WiFi Module

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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax

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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

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Supports WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps)

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2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity

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technolog y

Supports Bluetooth 5.0 + High speed class II

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Supports MU-MIMO

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Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

2 x Antenna Ports (on I/O Panel Shield)

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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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2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type C Port (20 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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* Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_1_2 ports.

* ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_1_2 ports.

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

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LED)

1 x BIOS Flashback Button

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HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Centra l / Line in / Front

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Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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

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RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key ty pe

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2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s)*

1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_ 2), supports M Key type

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2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI

Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s)*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

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Connector

1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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2 x RGB LED Headers

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

2 x Addressable LED Headers

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* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

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

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Speed Control)

* e CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of

maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan

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Speed Control)

* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of

maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

* CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and

CHA_FAN3/WP 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)

2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (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 USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (Supports ESD

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Protection)

1 x Dr. Debug with LED

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1 x Power Button with LED

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1 x Reset Button with LED

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1 x Clear CMOS Button

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TRX40 Taichi

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

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Supports “Plug and Play”

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ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events

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Supports jumperfree

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SMBIOS 2.3 support

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CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, PREM VDD_

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CLDO, PERM VDDCR _SOC, +1.8V, VDDP Voltage Multi-

adjustment

Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Wa-

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ter Pump Fans

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

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Pump Fans

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

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

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

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Water Pump Fans

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VD-

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DCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, PREM VDDCR _SOC, +1.8V

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

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FCC, CE

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

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

Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technolog y, or using third-party
overclocking to ols. O verclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even c ause damage to
the components and devices of your system. It should be don e at your ow n risk and expense.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclo cking.

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

ATXP WR 1

PCIE1

USB 3.2 Gen2
T: USB1
B: USB2

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PCIE3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

1

SPK_PLED1

1

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE4

SATA3_7_8

SATA3_5_6

10

11

12

13

14

SATA3_3_4

15

17

USB_1_2

1

21

22

30

1

5

4

27

Dr.

Debug

USB 3.2 G en1

T: USB3

B: USB4

PS2

Keyb oard

/Mous e

23

CPU_FAN1

USB 3.2 Gen2x2
USB32_TC1

M2_2

Reset Power

CPU_FAN2/WP

USB3_ 7_8

LAN

19

BIOS
ROM

ATX12V1

CLRC
BTN1

AMD

TRX40

CHA_FAN2
/WP

CHA_FAN3
/WP

25

RGB_LED2

RGB_LED1

1

24

ADDR_LED2

ADDR_LED1

1

1

PCIE2

M2_1

BIOS
_FB1

CLRMOS1

1

20

F_USB31_TC_1

DDR 4_D1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_D2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_C1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_C2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

6

ATX12V2

8

9

7

2

3

16

1

SATA3_2

USB3_5 _6

1

18

SATA3_1

CHA_FAN1
/WP

26

28

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB1
B: USB2

Top:
RJ-45

(I211AT)

29

32

31

Top:

2.5GLAN

(Dragon
RTL8125AG)

LAN

M2_W IFI_1

WiFi-802.11ax

Module

1.3 Motherboard Layout

TRX40 Taichi

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Sound 4

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No. Description

1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

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

3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1 DDR4_C1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

6 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

8 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

9 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

10 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

11 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (F_USB31_TC_1)

12 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_7_8)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_5_6)

15 SATA3 Connec tors (SATA3_ 3_4)

16 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)

17 Clear CMOS Button (CLRCBTN1)

18 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

19 Power Button (PWRBTN1)

20 Reset Button (RSTBTN1)

21 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

22 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

24 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

25 Chassis / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA _FAN1/WP)

26 Chassis / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)

27 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

28 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

29 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

31 Chassis / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)

32 CPU / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP)

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1.4 I/O Panel

TRX40 Taichi

6

1

2

3

547

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No. Description No. Description

1 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 8 Microphone (Pink)

2 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port 10 USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (USB31_1_2)

(Dragon RTL8125AG)** 11 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port

4 Central (Orange) 12 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_3_4)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_1_2)****

6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 BIOS Flashback Button

7 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 15 Antenna Ports (on I/O Panel Shield)

* 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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** 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 O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps/1Gbps connection

On Link Green 2.5Gbps connection

*** If you use a 2-channe l speak er, please connect the spe aker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

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Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central

(No. 4)

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

**** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_ 1_2 ports.

Line In

(No. 6)

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1.5 WiFi-802.11ax Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz
Antenna

WiFi-802.11ax + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ax + BT v5.0

module that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ax connectivity standards and

Bluetooth v5.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network

(WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth v5.0 standard features Smart

Ready technology that adds a whole new class of functionality into the mobile

devices. BT 5.0 also includes Low Energ y Technology and ensures extraordinary

low power consumption for PCs. e 2T2R WiFi solution sets a WiFi high speed

standard and oers max link rate up to 2.4Gbps.

* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.

TRX40 Taichi

ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

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1.6 ASRock HYPER QUAD M.2 CARD

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Specications

Dimensions •

Interface

Connector

Card Layout

HYPER QUAD M.2 card

9.6-in x 4.4-in

PCI Express 4.0 x 16 interface

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4 x Hyper M.2 Sockets, support M Key type

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2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 PCI Express

module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s)

1 x Graphics 12V Power Connector

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ON

4

3

2

1

3

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2

1

No. Description

1 Hyper M.2 Sockets

2 PCI Express 4.0 x 16 Interface

3 ASRock Utility Control Switch

4 Card Fan Switch

5 Graphics 12V Power Connector

TRX40 Taichi

Installation Procedure

1. Remove the ve screws holding the bracket in place.

2. Peel o the protective lm(s) on the bracket's thermal pad(s) before you install M.2 SSD

module(s).

3. Fasten the ve screws holding the bracket in place.

Power o the PC and unplug the power cord. Detach all other cables from the PC.

4. Remove the PC cover.

5. Align and insert the card into a PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot on the motherboard.

Press rmly until the card is securely seated in place.

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ASRock Utility Control Switch

SW1 Utility control

On Disabled
O Enabled

SW2 SW3 CARD number

O O CARD 1
On O CARD 2
O On CARD 3
On On CARD 4

SW4: no function

Card Fan Switch

Use this switch to control the card fan speed.

O: Full (e fan runs at full speed)

ON: Half (e fan runs at half speed, with a half voltage supply)

Graphics 12V Power Connector

is card provides a 6-pin graphics 12V power connector. Install the PSU’s

power cable to this connector when more than two M.2 cards* are installed.

*Intel Optane SSD 900P or other M.2 card with higher power consumption

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TRX40 Taichi

HYPER QUAD M.2 CARD Utility

With the ASRock HYPER QUAD M.2 CARD Utility, you can check that if your M.2 SSD

is properly installed and adjust the fan speed. Place the Support CD into your DVD-ROM

drive to run this utility or download it from the ASRock website.

M.2 SSD

Status

Select a fan speed mode

[Manual] Select a fan speed preference
[Disable] Turn o the fan

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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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Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you 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

Tutorial Video

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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Please make sure that the carrier

frame with CPU is closely attached to

the rail frame while inserting it.

Carrier Fram e with CPU

Rail Frame

Install the orange carrier frame with CPU. Don’t separate them.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Liquid Cooler

Aer you install the CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to install a larger

heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also need to spray thermal grease

between the CPU and the heatsink to improve heat dissipation. Ma ke sure that the

CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other.

Please turn o the power or remove th e power cord before changing a CPU or heatsink.

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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 chann el 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 sl ot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIM M 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.

Memory Conguration

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DDR4_D1

DDR4_C2

DDR4_C1

DDR4_A1

DDR4_A2

DDR4_B1

DDR4_B2

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