ASRock W480 Creator Service Manual

Version 1.0

Published May 2020

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is equipment complies with EU radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. is equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

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 9

1.4 I/O Panel 11

1.5 WiFi-802.11ax Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 14

1.6 ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 Module 15

Chapter 2 Installation 19

2.1 Installing the CPU 20

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 23

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 24

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 26

2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 27

2.6 Smart Switches 33

2.7 Dr. Debug 35

2.8 CrossFireXTM , 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 41

2.8.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 43

2.9 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1 and M2_2 ) 45

2.10 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 50

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 Nahimic Audio 64

3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 65

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 68

4.1 Introduction 68

4.2 EZ Mode 69

4.3 Advanced Mode 70

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 70

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 71

4.4 Main Screen 72

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 73

4.6 Advanced Screen 83

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 84

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 86

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 89

4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt 91

4.6.5 ACPI Conguration 92

4.6.6 USB Conguration 93

4.6.7 Trusted Computing 94

4.7 Tools 95

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 97

4.9 Security Screen 101

4.10 Boot Screen 102

4.11 Exit Screen 105

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock W480 Creator 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.

W480 Creator

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock W480 Creator Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock W480 Creator Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock W480 Creator Support CD

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

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

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3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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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

Expansion Slot

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* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for

more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)

* Xeon W(WE3/WE2) support DDR4 up to 2933, Xeon W(WE1)

support DDR4 up to 2666.

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ATX Form Factor

2oz Copper PCB

Suppor ts 10th Gen and future generation Intel® CoreTM

Processors and Xeon W Processors (WE3/WE2/WE1)(Socket

1200), up to 10 Cores and 125W

Digi Power design

17 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Ma x 3.0 Technology

Supports Intel® K-Series CPUs

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III

Intel® W480

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Support s DDR4 4600+(OC)*/450 0/4 400/4333/4266(OC)/

4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600

(OC)/3200(OC)/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-

buered memory

Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules with Intel® Xeon®

processors

Supports DDR4 ECC, un-buered memory with Intel® Xeon®

processors W series in the LGA 1200 Socket

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB (with 10th Gen and

Xeon® CPU)

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

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE4/PCIE5: single

at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8

(PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))*

Graphics

* PCIE5, M2_3 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them

is in use, the others will be disabled.

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

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and CrossFireXTM

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

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802.11ax module (on the rear I/O)

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

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Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265

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8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2,

MJ PEG, VC-1

* VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only.

* VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows OS.

Graphics, Media & Compute: Microso DirectX 12, OpenGL

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4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid /

Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1

Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut),

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Microso PlayReady 3.0, Intel® SGX Content Protection,

UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc

Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 30Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 1.4 Port

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Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 Port

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W480 Creator

Thunder-

bolt

Intel® JHL7540 underboltTM 3 Controller (Titan R idge)

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Supports underboltTM 3 interface with max. resolution of

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5K (5120 x 2880) @ 60Hz for one display over a single cable

connection

Supports underboltTM 3 interface with max. resolution of

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4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz for dual displays over a single

cable connection

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Audio

Supports up to two streams (eight lanes) of DisplayPort video

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bandwidth; supports daisy-chaining of multiple DisplayPort

monitors

* A discrete graphics card is required for underbolt display

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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WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)

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ESS SABR E9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)

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Pure Power-In

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Direct Drive Technology

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PCB Isolate Shielding

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Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port

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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

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Gold Audio Jacks

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15μ Gold Audio Connector

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Nahimic Audio

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LAN

Wireless LAN

1 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s

(AQUANT IA® AQC107):

Supports Wake-On-LAN

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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

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Supports PXE

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1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Intel® I225LM)

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 5.1 + High speed class II

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Supports MU-MIMO

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Rear Panel I/O

2 x Antenna Ports

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 underbolt

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(40Gb/s for underbolt protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2

protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)*

* Supports USB-PD 3.0 9V/3A(27W) and 5V/3A(15W)

2 x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports**(For underbolt)

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** Please choose regular mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort

adapter cables instead of right angled ones if you use two mini

DisplayPort input ports simultaneously.

3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Port (Intel® W480) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports

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ESD Protection)***

*** Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_234 ports.

*** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_234

ports.

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

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LED)

1 x Clear CMOS Button

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1 x BIOS Flashback Button

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

3 Type-C Ports

W480 Creator

Storage

6 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

17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

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port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

* M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* PCIE5, M2_3 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them

is in use, the others will be disabled.

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Connector

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type

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2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4

(32 Gb/s)**

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

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

press module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key ty pe

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

Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Tech nolo gy

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

1 x SPI 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 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)

* CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the water cooler fan of maxi-

mum 3A (36W) fan power.

6 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_3A, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP,

CHA_FAN3/WP, CHA_FAN4/WP, CHA_FAN5/WP and

CHA_FAN6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

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

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Connec tor)

BIOS Feature

2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power

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Connec tor)

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio

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Connec tor)

1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® W480)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 1 USB 2.0 port) (ASMedia

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ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)

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

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(ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (Intel® W480)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Clear CMOS Button

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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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AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

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ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.7 Support

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CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, VPPM,VTTDDR, VCCSFR,

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VCCPLL_OC, PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA,

VPERGCOMP, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, R ing PLL,

System Agent PLL , Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-

adjustment

W480 Creator

Hardware Monitor

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, DRAM,

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VPPM, PCH, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO, VCCPLL_OC,

VCCSFR, VCC SRF_OC

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Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

Certications

* 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.

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FCC, CE

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

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W480 Creator

ADDR_LED1

PCIE2

Top: RJ-45

(AQUANTIA AQC107)

LAN

PCIE5

Intel

W480

ATX12V1

SPK_PLED1

ATX12V2

USB3_ 5_6

SPI_TPM_J1

M2_2

USB 3.2 Gen2 T: USB31_TA_3 B: USB31_TC_1

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: USB31_TA_1 B: USB31_TA_2

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

HD_AUDIO1

USB_1_2

Dr.

Debug

CMOS

Battery

CPU_FAN1

CHA_FAN5 /WP

LAN

M2_WIFI_1

USB31_TC_2

PCIE3

BIOS _FB1

USB3_ 7_8

SATA3_0_1

SATA3_3_2 _3

SATA3_A1_ A2

SATA3_4_5

CHA_FAN3/WP

TBT_M2_1

TBT_M2_2

M2_1

CT2CT3CT4 CT1

RK L_M2

M2_3

CLRC MOS

HDMI1

USB 3.2 Gen1 USB3_1234

Top:

2.5GLAN

(Intel I225LM)

AUDIO CODEC

CPU_FAN2/WP_3A

ADDR_LED2

RGB_LED2

Reset

Power

CLRC BTN1

W4 8 0

CR E ATOR

RoHS

CHA_FAN6 /WP

CHA_FAN1 /WP

2223

USB_3

CHA_FAN2/WP

CHA_FAN4/WP

25262728293031

1.3 Motherboard Layout

BIOS ROM

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RGB_LED1

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No. Description

1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP_3A)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

8 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN5/WP)

11 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (USB31_TC_2)

12 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)

13 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

17 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

18 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)

19 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN6/WP)

20 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

22 Power Button (PWRBTN1)

23 Reset Button (RSTBTN1)

24 Clear CMOS Button (CLRCBTN1)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

26 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3)

27 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)

28 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)

29 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

30 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

31 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

32 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_ J1)

33 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)

1.4 I/O Panel

W480 Creator

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5 7

No. Description No. Description

1 BIOS Flashback Button 11 USB 3.2 Gen2 underboltTM 3

2 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port Type-C Ports

(Intel® I225LM)* 12 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port

3 10G LAN RJ-45 Port (USB31_TA_3)

(AQUANTIA® AQC107)** 13 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port

4 Central / Bass (Orange) (USB31_TC_1)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (USB31_TA_12)

6 Line In (Light Blue) 15 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports

7 Front Speaker (Lime)*** (USB3_1234)*****

8 Microphone (Pink) 16 HDMI Port

9 Optical SPDIF Out Port 17 Antenna Ports

10 Mini DisplayPort Input Ports**** 18 Clear CMOS Button

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11 10

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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

** 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

Blinking Data Activity

Orange

100Mbps/1Gbps/2.5Gbps

/5Gbps connection

On Link Green 10Gbps connection

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*** 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.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

Line In

(No. 6)

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

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**** Please choose regular mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter cables instead of right angled ones if you use two mini DisplayPort input ports simultaneously.

***** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_ 234 ports.

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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 v5.1

module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/

g/n/ax connectivity standards and Bluetooth v5.1. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-

use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth

v5.1 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of

functionality into the mobile devices. BT 5.1 also includes Low Energy 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.

ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

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1.6 ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 Module

USB 3.2 Gen2 underboltTM 3

Type-C Ports

Mini DisplayPort Input Ports

Specications

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M.2

Connector

Interface

Size: 1.45-in x 1.65-in x 0.91-in, 3.7 cm x 4.2 cm x 2.3 cm

Intel® JHL7540 underboltTM 3 Controller (Titan R idge)

Proprietary design for ASRock specic motherboard

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* Please note that plug ging into other M.2 connector may damage the motherboard and this module

2 x NGFF M Key Type M.2 Connectors

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2 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 Input Ports

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2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 underboltTM 3 Type-C Ports (40Gb/s for

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underbolt protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol) (Support

ESD Protection)*

*Supports daisy-chaining of up to six u nderboltTM devices. *is port supports USB-PD 3.0 power outputs 9V/3A 27W and 5V/3A 15W. For charging Type-C USB devices, the device should support Type-C standards to adjust the current because it will be dierent in Power On state (3 Amp). *Some Type-C USB devices may only be charged by its own adapter.

PCI Express 3.0 x4 interface

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Graphics

Data Rate

Supports underboltTM 3 interface with max. resolution of

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5K (5120 x 2880) @ 60Hz for one display over a single cable

connection

Supports underboltTM 3 interface with max. resolution of

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4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz for dual displays over a single

cable connection

Supports up to two streams (eight lanes) of DisplayPort video

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bandwidth; supports daisy-chaining of multiple DisplayPort

monitors

Supports 40Gbps bi-directional bandwidth per channel with

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underboltTM 3 port

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

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Installation

Step 1

Prepare two Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter Cables and one/two

underboltTM cables. All these cables are not included in the package.

Step 2

Connect one end of the Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter Cable to the Mini

DisplayPort Input Port (A) on ASRock underboltTM 3 Module on I/O panel.

en connect the other end of the cable to the DisplayPort Output Port (B) on the

graphics card.

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Step 3

Follow step 2 to connect the other Mini DisplayPort Input Port to the graphics card.

1. Make sure to connect both Mini DisplayPort Input Port s if you install the underboltTM output display device.

2. Please choose regular Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPor t Adapter Cables instead of right angled ones if you u se two Mini Displ ayPort Input Ports s imultaneously.

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Step 4

Connect the underboltTM cable(s) from your underbolt-enabled device(s) to the

USB 3.2 Gen2 underboltTM 3 Type-C Port(s) on ASRock underboltTM 3 Module

on I/O panel.

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 1200-Pin CPU into the socke t, please check if the Pn P cap is 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 c ables before in stalling the CPU.

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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.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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