Asrock X99 User Manual

X99 WS-E/10GX99 WS-E/10G

X99 WS-E/10GX99 WS-E/10G

X99 WS-EX99 WS-E

X99 WS-EX99 WS-E

Version 1.0

Published November 2014

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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 batter y adopted on this motherboard contains Perchlorate, a toxic substance
controlled in Perchlorate Best Management Practices (BMP) regulations passed by the
California Legislature. When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please
follow the related regulations in advance.
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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 7

1.1 Package Contents 7

1.2 Specications 8

1.3 Motherboard Layout 13

1.4 I/O Panel 19

Chapter 2 Installation 23

2.1 Installing the CPU 24

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 27

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 28

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 30

2.5 Jumpers Setup 31

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 32

2.7 Smart Switches 38

2.8 Dr. Debug 39

2.9 SLI

TM

, 3-Way SLI

TM

, 4-Way SLI

TM

and Quad SLITM Operation

Guide 41

2.9.1 Installing Two SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 41

2.9.2 Installing Three SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 43

2.9.3 Installing Four SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 45

2.9.4 Driver Installation and Setup 47

2.10 CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireX

TM

and

Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 48

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 48

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 50

2.10.3 Installing Four CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 51

2.10.4 Driver Installation and Setup 52

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 53

2.12 SATA DOM (Disk on Module) Installation Guide 56

2.13 Dual LAN and Teaming Operation Guide 57

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 58

3.1 Installing Drivers 58

3.2 A-Tuning 59

3.3 ASRock APP Shop 65

3.3.1 UI Overview 65

3.3.2 Apps 66

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 69

3.3.4 Setting 70

3.4 Start8 71

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 74

4.1 Introduction 74

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 74

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 75

4.2 Main Screen 76

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 77

4.4 Advanced Screen 86

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 87

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 89

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 92

4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 93

4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 94

4.4.6 USB Conguration 95

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 96

4.5 Tools 97

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 101

4.7 Security Screen 103

4.8 Boot Screen 104

4.9 Exit Screen 107

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X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E 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.

1.1 Package Contents

•

ASRock X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E Motherboard (EATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E Support CD

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable (14 cm)

•

1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card

•

1 x ASRock 4-Way SLI Bridge Card

•

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

•

1 x Screw for M.2 Socket

Becau se the motherboard specication s and the BIOS soware might be upd ated, the
content of this doc umentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this d ocumentation oc cur, the updated version will be available on ASRock ’s
website w ithout further notice . If you require technical support rel ated to thi s mother­board, please v isit 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 as well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

EATX Form Factor

•

8 Layer PCB

•

4 x 2oz Copper PCB

•

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

Supports Intel® Core

TM

i7 and Xeon® E5-1600/2600 v3

Processor Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket, up to 18 Cores

and 160W

•

Digi Power design

•

12 Power Phase design

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Untied Overclocking Technolog y

Chipset

•

Intel® X99

Memory

•

Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

•

8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

•

Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400

(OC)/2133/1866/ 1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

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

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

•

Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)

•

Supports DDR4 ECC, un-buered memory/RDIMM with

Intel® Xeon® processors E5 series in the LGA 2011-3 Socket

•

Max. capacity of system memor y: 128GB (see CAUTION)

•

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

•

15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Expansion
Slot

•

7 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/

PCIE5/PCIE6/PCIE7: single at x16 (PCIE7); dual at x16

(PCIE7) / x16 (PCIE3); triple at x16 (PCIE7) / x16 (PCIE5) /

x16 (PCIE3); quad at x16 (PCIE7) / x16 (PCIE5) / x16 (PCIE3)

/ x16 (PCIE1))

•

2 x embedded PLX PEX 8747

•

Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM,

3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM

•

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 4-Way SLITM, 3-Way SLITM

and SLI

TM

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•

15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE5

and PCIE7)

Audio

•

7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

ALC1150 Audio Codec)

•

Premium Blu-ray Audio support

•

Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)

•

Supports Purity Sound™ 2

- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

- 115dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier (Supports up to

600 Ohms headsets)

- Direct Drive Technology

- EMI Shielding Cover

- PCB Isolate Shielding

•

Supports DTS Connect

LAN

•

2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Supported by 2 x Intel®

I210AT)

•

2 x 10G BASE-T LAN (Supported by Intel® X540 )

(for X99 WS-E/10G only)

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Dual LAN with Teaming

•

Supports Quad LAN with Teaming (for X99 WS-E/10G

only)

•

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

•

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•

1 x eSATA Connector

•

4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

4 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD

Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

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

LED) (for X99 WS -E)

•

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

LED) (for X99 WS -E/10G)

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•

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

•

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

Front Speaker / Microphone

Storage

•

10 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage 13),

NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

(S_SATA3_2 is shared with the SATA DOM; S_SATA3_3 is

shared with the eSATA)

* RAID is supported on SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5 ports only.

•

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Marvell SE9172, support

RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

* Marvell SE9172 RAID is supported with Windows® OS only.

•

1 x SATA DOM Connector (shared with S_SATA3_2)

•

1 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connector (shared with SATA3_4

and SATA3_ 5)

* Support to be announced

•

1 x eSATA Connector, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

•

1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0

Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x 4 (20

Gb/s)

* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, S_SATA3_0

will be disabled.

* If you install a M.2 PCI Express module and the SATA_EXP0

is in use, the M2_1 will downgrade to x2 mode.

Connector

•

1 x COM Port Header

•

1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

•

1 x TPM Header

•

1 x Power LED Header

•

2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)

•

3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan

Speed Control)

•

1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)

•

1 x SB Fan Connector (3-pin)

•

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•

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

Connec tor)

•

1 x SATA DOM Power Header

•

2 x PCIe Power Connectors

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•

1 x SATA DOM Power Jumper

•

3 x SATA Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

•

1 x Front LAN LED Connector (for X99 WS-E)

•

2 x Front LAN LED Connectors (for X99 WS-E/10G)

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

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

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x USB DOM Connector

•

2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x Dr. Debug with LED

•

1 x Power Switch with LED

•

1 x Reset Switch with LED

•

1 x BIOS Selection Switch

BIOS
Feature

•

2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI

support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

•

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

•

ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events

•

SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support

•

CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V, VPPM Voltage Multi-

adjustment

Hardware
Monitor

•

CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

•

CPU/Chassis/Power/SB Fan Tachometer

•

CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis/SB Fan multi-speed control

•

Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage,

CPU Internal Voltages

OS

•

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8

32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Ser ver 2012 R2 64-bit /

Server 2012 64-bit / Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Certica­tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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

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

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

Due to limitation, the actu al memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for sys­tem usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems. Wind ows® 64-bit operating systems
do not have s uch limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize th e memory that
Windows® cannot use.

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X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E

Intel

X99

PEX
8747

ATX12V1

Super

I/O

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_5_ 6

LAN

Intel
X540

LAN

PCIE7

PCIE5

PCIE6

PCIE4

PCIE3

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PLED1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB7_8

1 1

USB5_6

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

X99 WS-E 10G/

PCIE1

PCIE2

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

RoHS

9

8

14

11

15

16

17

18

19

22

23

10

29 283039

41

42

43

CLRC
BTN1

ESATA1

USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

3

6

7

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

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

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

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

2

1

46

Purity

Sound 2

TM

24

25

128Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

128Mb

BIOS

BIOS_B

BIOS_A_LED

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

CHA_FAN3

PCIE_PWR2

3540

12

13

45

SATA_PWR1

1

SB_FAN1

M2_1

CT2CT3CT4CT5 CT1

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

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

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

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

5

4

2011-3 Socket

1

USB3_7_ 8

Dr.

Debug

Reset Power

26

2738 37 32

31

34

3336

BIOS_SEL 1

AB

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

RJ-45

RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

SATA3_M0_ M1S_SATA3_2 _3S_SATA3_0_ 1

SATA3_0_3

SATA3_1_4

PEX
8747

44

BIOS_B_LED

SATAE_1

20

SATA3_2_5

21

SATA_0

1

SATA_SGPIO1

1

SSATA_SGPIO1

1

SATA_SGPIO2

USB9

1

SATAPWR1

PCIE_PWR1

1

SPEAKER1

1

1

FRONT_LAN_1

FRONT_LAN_2

1

TPMS1

1

CI1

SATA_EXP0

CHA_FAN2

1.3 Motherboard Layout

X99 WS-E/10G

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No. Description

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

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

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D2, DDR4_C2)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1, DDR4_C1)

6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

8 TPM Header (TPMS1)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

13 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_M0_M1)

15 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_2_3)

16 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_0_1)

17 SB Fan Connector (SB_FAN1)

18 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

19 SATA3 Connectors (SATA 3_1_4)

20 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2 _5)

21 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

23 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

24 SATA DOM Connector (SATA_0)

25 SATA DOM Power Jumper (SATAPWR1)

26 SATA DOM Power Header (SATA_PWR1)

27 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

28 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

29 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)

30 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

31 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)

32 Power LED Header (PLED1)

33 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

34 SATA SGPIO Connector (SSATA_SGPIO1)

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No. Description

35 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

36 USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)

37 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38 Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_1)

39 Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_2)

40 COM Port Header (COM1)

41 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE _PWR2)

42 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

43 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

44 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

45 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

46 USB DOM Connector (USB9)

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X99 WS-E

Intel

X99

PEX
8747

ATX12V1

Super

I/O

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_5_ 6

LAN

LAN

PCIE7

PCIE5

PCIE6

PCIE4

PCIE3

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PLED1

1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB7_8

1 1

USB5_6

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

X99 WS-E

PCIE1

PCIE2

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

RoHS

9

8

14

11

15

16

17

18

19

22

23

10

29 283038

40

41

42

CLRC
BTN1

ESATA1

USB 2.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

Top:
RJ-45

USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

3

6

7

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

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

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

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

2

1

45

Purity

Sound 2

TM

24

25

128Mb
BIOS

BIOS_A

128Mb

BIOS

BIOS_B

BIOS_A_LED

CMOS

Battery

CLRMOS1

1

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN2

PCIE_PWR2

3539

12

13

44

SATA_PWR1

1

SB_FAN1

M2_1

CT2CT3CT4CT5 CT1

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

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

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

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

5

4

2011-3 Socket

1

USB3_7_ 8

Dr.

Debug

Reset Power

26

2737 32

31

34

3336

BIOS_SEL 1

AB

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

SATA3_M0_ M1S_SATA3_2 _3S_SATA3_0_ 1

SATA3_0_3

SATA3_1_4

PEX
8747

43

BIOS_B_LED

SATAE_1

20

SATA3_2_5

21

SATA_0

1

SATA_SGPIO1

1

SSATA_SGPIO1

1

SATA_SGPIO2

USB9

1

SATAPWR1

PCIE_PWR1

1

SPEAKER1

1

FRONT_LAN_1

1

TPMS1

1

CI1

SATA_EXP0

PWR_FAN1

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X99 WS-E/10G / X99 WS-E

No. Description

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

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

3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D2, DDR4_C2)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1, DDR4_C1)

6 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

8 TPM Header (TPMS1)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

11 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

13 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_M0_M1)

15 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_2_3)

16 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_0_1)

17 SB Fan Connector (SB_FAN1)

18 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

19 SATA3 Connectors (SATA 3_1_4)

20 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2 _5)

21 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

22 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

23 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

24 SATA DOM Connector (SATA_0)

25 SATA DOM Power Jumper (SATAPWR1)

26 SATA DOM Power Header (SATA_PWR1)

27 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

28 Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

29 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)

30 Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

31 SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)

32 Power LED Header (PLED1)

33 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

34 SATA SGPIO Connector (SSATA_SGPIO1)

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35 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

36 USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)

37 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38 Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_1)

39 COM Port Header (COM1)

40 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR2)

41 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

42 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

43 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

44 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

45 USB DOM Connector (USB9)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I210AT)* 9 Microphone (Pink)

2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12) 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I210AT)* 11 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® X540)*

4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB34) 12 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® X540)*

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 13 eSATA Connector (eSATA1)***

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 14 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

7 Line In (Light Blue) 15 Clear CMOS Switch

8 Front Speaker (Lime)** 16 USB 2.0 Ports (USB2_12)

1 2 3 4

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No. Description No. Description

1 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I210AT)* 8 Front Speaker (Lime)**

2 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12) 9 Microphone (Pink)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I210AT)* 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

4 USB 2.0 Ports (USB34) 11 eSATA Connector (eSATA1)***

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 Clear CMOS Switch

7 Line In (Light Blue) 14 USB 2.0 Ports (USB2_12)

1 2 3 4

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* ere are two LEDs on ea ch LAN port. Pl ease refer to the table below for the LA N port LED indic ations .

1G (Intel® I210AT)

:

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

10G (Intel® X540)

:

Speed LED Activity / Link LED

Status Description Status Description

O 100Mbps connection or

no link

O No Link

Yel l ow 1Gbps connection Blinking Green Data Activity
Green 10Gbps connection On Link

Please note that Cat-6 or hig her cabling is re quired for 10G BASE-T. For 10G BASE-TLAN, the maximum cable
length is 55 mete rs.
*Cat-6A can run up to 100 meters.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

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To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel au dio cable to the front
panel au dio head er. Aer re starting your computer, you w ill nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Spea ker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output ” to use the f ront panel audio.

** If you use a 2- channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below

for connection details in accordance with the type of s peaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

Line In

(No. 7)

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

*** e eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters. e S_SATA3_3 connector is
shared w ith the eSATA1 port.

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is is an EATX 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

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,

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.

•

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

in the bag that comes with the components.

•

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Chapter 2 Installation

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2.1 Installing the CPU

CAU TION:

Please note that X99 platform is only compatible with the LGA 2011-3 socket, which is

incompatible with the LGA 2011 socket (for X79 platform).

1. Before you inser t the 2011-3 -Pin CPU into the socket, pl ease check if the PnP cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if th ere are any bent pins in the socket. Do
not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

A

B

A

B

1

2

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4

A

3

B

5

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover mus t be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.

6

A

B

8

B

7

A

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

CPU_

FAN

1 2

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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.

Quad Channel Memory Conguration

Priority 1 2

DDR4_A1

Populated Populated

DDR4_A2

Populated

DDR4_B1

Populated Populated

DDR4_B2

Populated

DDR4_C1

Populated Populated

DDR4_C2

Populated

DDR4_D1

Populated Populated

DDR4_D2

Populated

•

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

DDR4_B1, DDR4_C1 and DDR4_D1 for rst priority. If the four DDR4 DIMM slots

above are fully installed, and you want to use more than four memory modules, please

install the other memory modules from le to right (from DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2,

DDR4_D2 to DDR4_C2.)

•

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

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

Triple Channel Memory Technology is activated. If more than four memory modules

are installed in the DDR4 DIMM slots, then Quad Channel Memory Technology is

activated.

1. For quad channel conguration, you always need to install i dentic al (the same brand,
speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It i s not allowed to in stall a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4 slot;
otherwise, this motherboard an d DIMM may be damaged.

3. e DIMM only ts in one cor rect orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIM M into the slot at incorrect orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 7 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

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 x8 lane width graphics cards.

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

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE7 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5 PCIE6 PCIE7

Single Graphics Card N/A N/A N/A N /A N/A N/A x 16

Two Graphics Cards

in

CrossFireX

TM

or SLITM

Mode

N/A N /A x 16 N /A N/A N/A x16

ree Graphics

Cards in 3-Way

CrossFireX

TM

Mode

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

N/A N /A x 16 N /A x16 N /A x 16

Four Graphics Cards

in

4-Way CrossFireX

TM

Mode

or 4-Way SLITM Mode

x16 N /A x16 N /A x16 N /A x 16

Before installing an expansion c ard, ple ase mak e sure that the power supply is switched o
or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the ex pansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

For a better ther mal environment , please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s cha s­sis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple graphic s
cards.