Asrock X299E-ITX/ac User Manual

Version 1.1

Published October 2017

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 10

1.5 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (AC Wave 2 + BLE BT4.2) and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 12

Chapter 2 Installation 13

2.1 Installing the CPU 14

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) 18

2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot) 20

2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21

2.6 Smart Switches 26

2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 27

2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2 and M2_3) 31

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 33

3.1 Installing Drivers 33

3.2 A-Tuning 34

3.2.1 Installing A-Tuning 34

3.2.2 Using A-Tuning 34

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 37

3.3.1 UI Overview 37

3.3.2 Apps 38

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 41

3.3.4 Setting 42

3.4 ASRock RGB LED 43

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 45

4.1 Introduction 45

4.2 EZ Mode 46

4.3 Advanced Mode 47

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 47

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 48

4.4 Main Screen 49

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 50

4.6 Advanced Screen 63

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 64

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 66

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 68

4.6.4 ACPI Conguration 70

4.6.5 USB Conguration 71

4.6.6 Trusted Computing 72

4.7 Tools 73

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 75

4.9 Security Screen 77

4.10 Boot Screen 78

4.11 Exit Screen 81

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock X 299E-ITX/ac 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 f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s peci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 ht tp://www.a srock.com.

X299E-ITX/ac

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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

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1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna (Optional)

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3 x Screws for Ultra M.2 Sockets (Optional)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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* Supports 28 and 44 PCIe lane processors (6-core and above)

only. 16 PCIe lane processors (4-core) are not supported. Please

refer to CPU Support List on ASRock’s website for more infor-

mation. (http://www.asrock.com/)

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* e maximum memor y frequency supported may vary by

processor type.

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

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

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Mini-ITX Form Factor

10 Layer PCB

Supports Intel® CoreTM X-Series Processor Family (79xx,

78xx Series) for the LGA 2066 Socket

Digi Power design

7 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III

Intel® X299

Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 4000+(OC)*/3866(OC)/ 3800(OC)/3733

(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800

(OC)/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered memory

Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

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

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Expansion Slot

Audio

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

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

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802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

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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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LAN

Supports Purity SoundTM 4

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- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel

Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)

- Pure Power-In

- Direct Drive Technology

- Impedance Sensing on Front Out port

Gold Audio Jacks

15μ Gold Audio Connector

Supports DTS Connect

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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 Dual LAN with Teaming*

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* Teaming is supported on Windows® 10 RS2 and above.

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Wireless LAN

Rear Panel I/O

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265

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

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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz with 80Mhz bandwidth and

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MU-MIMO)

Supports high speed wireless connections up to 867Mbps

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

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technolog y

Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II

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2 x Antenna Ports

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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 Hub) (Supports

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ESD Protection)*

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

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LED)*

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Storage

Connector

* If you remove X299E-ITX REAR card, USB 3.1 Gen1 ports and

RJ-45 LAN Ports will not work.

1 x Clear CMOS Button / Power Button

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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

15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and

Hot Plug*

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

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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)**

2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2 _2 and M2_3), support M Key

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type 2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology (M2 _1)

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports Virtual RAID On CPU (M2_ 2 and M2_3)

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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1 x RGB LED Header

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* Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W 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 Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)

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(Smart Fan Speed Control)

* e CPU Optiona l/Water Pump Fan supports the water

cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Con-

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trol)

* CPU_OPT/W_PUMP and CHA_FAN1 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)

BIOS Feature

Hardware Monitor

1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Rear Button (A: Clear CMOS Button; B: Power Button)

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AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

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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, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO,VCCSA,Voltage Multi-

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adjustment

Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump,

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Chassis Fans

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

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Fans

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

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

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

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Chassis Fans

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

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PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA

X299E-ITX/ac

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

Certications

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by overclocking.

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FCC, CE, WHQL

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

2066 Socke t

Intel X299

X2 9 9E-I T X/ a c

Ro HS

CHA_FAN1 /W_PUM P

VROC1

M2_ WI FI_ 1

REAR_BT N

USB 3.1 Gen2 T:US B31_TA_ 1 B: USB31_ TC_1

Top: LAN2

USB 3 .1 G en1 T: USB3 B: US B4

Top: LAN1

USB 3 .1 G en1 T: USB1 B: US B2

Top:

Central/Bass

Cente r:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Cente r:

FRONT

Botto m:

Optic al

SPDIF

Botto m:

MIC IN

HD_AU DIO1

ATX12V1

ATXP WR 1

FS B 800

DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 260 -p in module)

FS B 800

DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 260 -p in module)

FS B 800

DDR4_D1 (64 bit, 260 -p in module)

FS B 800

DDR4_C1 (64 bit, 260 -p in module)

RGB_LED 1

SPK_PLE D1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRB TN

PANEL1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_OPT /W_PUM P

PC I E1

REA R_I O

FRON T_IO 1

TPMS1

REAR_ BTN_SE L1

Top Side View

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M2_2

M2_3

Back Side View

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Rear Card (For Rear Socket)

USB _5_ 6

USB _7_ 8

SATA3_ 6_7 SATA3_ 4_5 SATA3_ 2_3

X299E-ITX REAR

Front Card (For Front Socket)

X29 9E -I TX FRO NT

RoH S

CT11CT1 2CT1 3CT1 4

M2_1

Ro H S

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No. Description

1 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/W_PUMP)

2 Virtual RAID On CPU Header (VROC1)

3 2 x 260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

4 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

5 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

6 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

7 Front Socket (FRONTI_IO1)

8 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

9 CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP)

10 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

11 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

12 2 x 260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots (DDR4_C1, DDR4_D1)

13 Rear Button Switch (R EAR_BTN_SEL1)

14 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

15 Rear Socket (REAR _IO)

16 TPM Header (TPMS1)

17 Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3)

18 Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2)

19 Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1)

20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

21 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

22 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

23 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_6_7)

24 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB_7_8)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1) 8 Microphone (Pink)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)* 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 10 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB_34)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB_12)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 Clear CMOS Button / Power Button***

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 14 Antenna Ports

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

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

1114 12

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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. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

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. Plea se select “Mixe r ToolBox” , click “Enabl e playba ck multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are all owed to select “Realtek HDA Primary out put” to u se the Rear Speak er, Central/Bas s, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to u se the front panel au dio.

*** Use the Rear Button Switch to adjust th e function of thi s switch.

A: Clear CMOS Button (default); B: Power But ton.

Line In

(No. 6)

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1.5 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (AC Wave 2 + BLE BT4.2) and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v4.2

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

g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4.2. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-

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

v4.2 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of

functionality into the mobile devices. BT 4.2 also includes Low Energy Technolog y

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 867Mbps.

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

ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Mini-ITX 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 ca p is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if th ere are any b ent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situ ation is found. Other wise, the CPU wil l be seriously d amaged.

2. Unplug all power cable s before instal ling the CPU.

CAUTION:

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).

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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.

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

1 2

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FAN

CPU_

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 260-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) SO-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 SO-DIMM pairs.

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

3. e SO-DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It w ill cau se permanent damage to the motherboard and the SO -DIMM if you force the SO-DIM M into the slot at incorrect orientation.

Quad Channel Memory Conguration

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DDR4_ A1

DDR4_B1

DDR4_D1

DDR4_C1

If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, then Dual

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Populated

Channel Memory Technology is activated. If three memory modules are installed, then

Triple Channel Memory Technology is activated.

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2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Express Slot)

ere is 1 PCI Express slot 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. Plea se read the documentation of the expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slot:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

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2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

X299E-ITX/ac

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.6, No. 5)

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

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

RESET (Reset Switch):

Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. P ress the reset sw itch to restart the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

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 ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep state. e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):

Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the hard drive i s reading or writing data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists of power switch , reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN #

GND

RES ET#

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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Asrock X299E-ITX/ac User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1.1 Package Contents

1.4 I/O Panel

Chapter 2 Installation

2.1 Installing the CPU

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors