ASRock X399 phantom Gaming 6 Service Manual

Version 1.0

Published November 2018

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two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY

e Lithium battery adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
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perchlorate”

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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

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Liquid Cooler 16

2.3 Installing the CPU Cooler 18

2.4 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 21

2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 23

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 24

2.7 Smart Switches 29

2.8 SLITM , 3-Way SLI

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and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 30

2.8.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 30

2.8.2 Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 32

2.8.3 Driver Installation and Setup 34

2.9 CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireX

TM

and Quad CrossFireXTM

Operation Guide 35

2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.9.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.9.3 Driver Installation and Setup 37

2.10 M.2 WiFi/BT Module Installation Guide 38

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 40

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 43

2.13 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 47

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 51

3.1 Installing Drivers 51

3.2 Phantom Gaming Tuning 52

3.2.1 Installing Phantom Gaming Tuning 52

3.2.2 Using Phantom Gaming Tuning 52

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 55

3.3.1 UI Overview 55

3.3.2 Apps 56

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 59

3.3.4 Setting 60

3.4 Creative SoundBlaster Cinema5 61

3.5 ASRock Polychrome RGB 62

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 65

4.1 Introduction 65

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 65

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 66

4.2 Main Screen 67

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 68

4.4 Advanced Screen 71

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 72

4.4.2 North Bridge Conguration 73

4.4.3 South Bridge Conguration 74

4.4.4 Storage Conguration 75

4.4.5 Super IO Conguration 76

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration 77

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 78

4.4.8 AMD CBS 79

4.4.9 AMD PBS 89

4.5 Tools 90

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 91

4.7 Security Screen 94

4.8 Boot Screen 95

4.9 Exit Screen 97

X399 Phantom Gaming 6

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 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.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 Support CD

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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

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1 x WiFi Bracket (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/)

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* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

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ATX Form Factor

8 Layer PCB

Supports AMD TR4 Socket Ryzen readripper Series CPUs

Supports CPU up to 180W

Digi Power design

8 Power Phase design

AMD X399

Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 3400+(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/

2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buered memory*

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3: single at

x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE2); triple at x16

(PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE3))*

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

and CrossFireXTM

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and SLI

1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 2230 WiFi/BT module

15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1, PCIE2 and

PCIE 3)

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Audio

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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X399 Phantom Gaming 6

NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel Audio

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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 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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Supports Creative SoundBlaster Cinema5

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LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

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

RTL8125AG)

Supports Phantom Gaming 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 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (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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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 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)

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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Storage

Connector

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

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2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 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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2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express 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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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)**

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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

1 x Addressable LED Header

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* Supports 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

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2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors

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1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio

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Connector)*

1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector*

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* Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connec-

tors.

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

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1 x AMD LED Fan USB Header

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)

2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Clear CMOS Button

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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 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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VCORE, VCORE_NB, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, +1.8V,

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+1.8VSB, VDDCR_SOC_S5, PROM 2.5V, 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, VCORE_

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NB, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, +1.8V, VDDCR_ SOC

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

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

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FCC, CE

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

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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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ATXP WR 1

AMD
X399

LAN

PCIE1

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PCIE2

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

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USB_3_4

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USB_1_2

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HD_AUDIO1

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HD_AUDIO_RA1

SATA3_3_4

SATA3_5_6

CPU_FAN1

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SATA3_7_8

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2531 2930

SATA3_1_2

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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 )

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CHA_FAN1
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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 )

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TR4 Socket
(4094 pins)

USB3_11 _12

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SPK_PLED1

AUDIO
CODEC

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USB3_9_10

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28

Top:
RJ-45

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.1 Gen1
T: USB3
B: USB4

USB 3.1 Gen1
T: USB5
B: USB6

USB 3.1 G en1

T: USB1

B: USB2

PS2

Keyb oard

/Mous e

BIOS
ROM

ATX12V2

PCIE3

RGB_LED1

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M2_2

M2_3

ATX12V1

4

CPU_FAN2/WP

RGB_LED2

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2122

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CHA_FAN2
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CHA_FAN3
/WP

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TPMS1

ADDR_LED1

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CMOS

Battery

M2_1

CT2CT3CT4CT5 CT1

USB 3.1 Gen2
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

USB 3.1 Gen1
T: USB7
B: USB8

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RSTBTN1

CLRCBTN1

PWRBTN1

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USB_5

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M2_4

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D2, DDR4_C2)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1, DDR4_C1)

5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

7 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP)

8 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

9 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

10 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

11 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_11_12)

12 AMD LED Fan USB Header (USB_5)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_2)

14 SATA3 Conne ctors (SATA3_3_4)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_5_6)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_7_8)

17 Power Button (PWRBTN1)

18 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

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

21 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_9_10)

22 Reset Button (RSTBTN1)

23 Clear CMOS Button (CLRCBTN1)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

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

27 TPM Header (TPMS1)

28 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

29 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

30 Right Angle Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO_RA1)

31 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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

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No. Description No. Description

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

2 LAN RJ-45 Port (I211AT)* 10 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_7_8)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Dragon RTL8125AG)** 11 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_5_6)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_3_4)

7 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 15 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_1_2)

8 Microphone (Pink)

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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 connection
On Link Green 1Gbps 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 O 10Mbps connection

Blinking Data Activity Orange

100Mbps/1Gbps

connection

On Link Green 2.5Gbps 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 --
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X399 Phantom Gaming 6

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

Tutorial Video

Unplug all power cables be fore installing the CPU.

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Carrier Fram e with CPU

Rail Frame

Please make sure that the carrier

frame with CPU is closely attached to

the rail frame while inserting it.

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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 Installing the CPU 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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2.4 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

2 - DIMM 4 - DIMM 8 - DIMM

Priority 1 2 3

DDR4_D2

DDR4_D1

DDR4_C2

DDR4_C1

DDR4_A1

DDR4_A2

DDR4_B1

DDR4_B2

Populated Populated Populated

Populated Populated Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated Populated

Populated

Populated

Populated

D1 C2 C1 A1 A2 B1 B2

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

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Memory Technology is activated. If three memory modules are insta lled, 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.

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2.5 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 3 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 unplug ged. Pl ease 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 x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3

Single Graphics Card x16 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

For a better ther mal environme nt, ple ase connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1/WP, CHA_ FAN2/WP or CHA_ FAN3/WP) when u sing
multiple graphics cards.

x16 x16 N/A

x16 x16 x16

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

1

1

+5V

DUMMY

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

SPEAKER

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

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.7, No. 19)

PWRBTN (Power Button):

Connec t to the power button on the ch assi s front panel. You may congure the way to tur n
o your system using the power button.

RESET (Reset B utton):
Connec t to the reset button on the ch assi s front panel. P ress the reset button to re start 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 chas sis 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 ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or wr iting data.

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

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

GND

RESET#

GND

Connect the power

button, reset button 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

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.7, No. 18)

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.