Asrock X99 OC Formula/3.1 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published April 2015

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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.

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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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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 10

Chapter 2 Installation 12

2.1 Installing the CPU 13

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 16

2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) 17

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19

2.5 Jumpers Setup 21

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22

2.7 Smart Switches 28

2.8 Dr. Debug 31

2.9 Post Status Checker 33

2.10 SLI

TM

, 3-Way SLI

TM

, 4-Way SLI

TM

and Quad SLITM Operation

Guide 34

2.10.1 Installing Two SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 34

2.10.2 Installing Three SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.10.3 Installing Four SLI

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 38

2.10.4 Driver Installation and Setup 40

2.11 CrossFireX

TM

, 3-Way CrossFireXTM , 4-Way CrossFireX

TM

and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 41

2.11.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 41

2.11.2 Installing Three CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 42

2.11.3 Installing Four CrossFireX

TM

-Ready Graphics Cards 43

2.11.4 Driver Installation and Setup 44

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide 45

2.13 HDD Saver Cable Installation Guide 48

2.14 ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A Installation Guide 49

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 51

3.1 Installing Drivers 51

3.2 Formula Drive 52

3.3 ASRock 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 Start8 64

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 70

4.1 Introduction 70

4.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar 70

4.1.2 Navigation Keys 71

4.2 Main Screen 72

4.3 OC Tweaker Screen 73

4.4 Advanced Screen 83

4.4.1 CPU Conguration 84

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration 86

4.4.3 Storage Conguration 89

4.4.4 Super IO Conguration 90

4.4.5 ACPI Conguration 91

4.4.6 USB Conguration 92

4.4.7 Trusted Computing 93

4.5 Tools 94

4.6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 99

4.7 Security Screen 101

4.8 Boot Screen 102

4.9 Exit Screen 105

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X99 OC Formula/3.1

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock X99 OC Formula/3.1 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 OC Formula/3.1 Motherboard (EATX Form Factor)

•

ASRock X99 OC Formula/3.1 Quick Installation Guide

•

ASRock X99 OC Formula/3.1 Support CD

•

1 x I/O Panel Shield

•

1 x ASRock USB 3.1 Card/A+A

•

3 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cables (2 x 10 cm, 1 x 14 cm)

•

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

•

1 x HDD Saver Cable

•

2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

•

1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot

Becau se the motherboard specications and th e BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In ca se 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.

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1.2 Specications

Platform

•

EATX Form Factor

•

8 Layer PCB

•

4 x 2oz copper

•

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

CPU

•

Supports Intel® Core

TM

i7 and Xeon® 18-Core Processors

Family for the LGA 2011-3 Socket

•

Digi Power design

•

12 Power Phase design (Supports up to 1300w)

•

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

•

Supports Untied Overclocking Technology

Chipset

•

Intel® X99

Memory

•

Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

•

8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

•

Supports DDR4 3400+(OC)*/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(

OC)/2133 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 x8 (8 bit) RDIMM (Registered DIMM)/

x8 (8 bit) UDIMM

•

Supports DDR4 ECC x8 (8 bit) RDIMM/x8 (8 bit) UDIMM

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

Socket

•

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

•

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (X MP) 2.0

Expansion
Slot

•

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

PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16

(PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4);

quad at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE5))

* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/

PCIE5 will run at x16/x0/x4/x8/x0 or x8/x8/x4/x8/x0, and PCIE5

will be disabled.

* To support 3-Way CrossFireXTM and 3-Way SLITM when using

CPU with 28 lanes, please install VGA cards to PCIE1/PCIE2/

PCIE4 (x8/x8/x8).

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* If Ultra M.2 PCI Express module is installed, PCIE3 slot will

be disabled.

•

1 x Half Mini-PCI Express Slot

•

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

* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, 4-Way CrossFireXTM and

4-Wa y S LITM are not supported.

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

•

1 x Intel® I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s)

•

1 x Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171 (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN

10/100/1000 Mb/s)

•

Supports Qualcomm® Atheros® Security Wake On Internet

Technology (on Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171)

•

Supports Wake-On-LAN

•

Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike

Protection)

•

Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

•

Supports PXE

Rear Panel
I/O

•

1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

•

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

•

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

Spike Protection))

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•

1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (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 USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full

Spike Protection))

•

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

LE D)

•

1 x Clear CMOS Switch

•

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

Front Speaker / Microphone

ASRock
USB 3.1
Card/A+A

•

2 x USB 3.1 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection

(ASRock Full Spike Protection))

Storage

•

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

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

NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology

(S_SATA3_3 connector is shared with M.2 Socket (M2_1))

* RAID is supported on SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5 ports only.

•

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

and SATA3_5)

* Support to be announced

•

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (ULTRA_M2), supports M.2 PCI

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

•

1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_1), supports M.2 SATA3

6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x

2 (10 Gb/s)

Connector

•

1 x COM Port 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 24 pin ATX Power Connector

•

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

Conn ector)

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1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power

Conn ector)

•

1 x HDD Saver Connector

•

1 x PCIe Power Connector

•

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

•

1 x underbolt AIC Connector

•

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

ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

•

1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0

•

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

ASM1074 hub) (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

•

V-ProbeTM: 7-set of onboard voltage measurement points laid

•

Rapid OC Buttons: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency

•

1 x Menu Button

•

1 x PCIe ON/OFF Switch

•

1 x Slow Mode Switch

•

1 x LN2 Mode Switch

•

1 x BIOS Selection Switch

•

1 x Direct Key Button

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 Fan Tachometer

•

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

CPU temperature)

•

CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control

•

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

CPU Internal Voltages

•

Multi ermal Sensor

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Please realize that the re is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting
the setting in the BIO S, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-par ty
overclocking tools. O verclocking may aect your syste m’s stability, or even cause d amage to
the components and devices of your syste m. It should be done at your own risk and expe nse.
We are not responsibl e for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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

Due to limitation , the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the re servation for s ys­tem usage under Windows® 32-bit operating systems . Windows® 64-bit operating systems
do not have s uch limitations. You can use ASRock XFast RAM to utilize the memory that
Windows® cannot use.

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

Certica­tions

•

FCC, CE, WHQL

•

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

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Super

I/O

Super

I/O

ATXP WR 1

1

USB3_7_ 8

LAN

LAN

PCIE1

PCIE4

PLED1

1

1

SPEAKER1

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

USB5_6

1

1

USB3_4

COM1

1

X99 OC Formula/3.1

PCIE5

S_SATA3_2 _3

SATA3_0_3

SATA3_1_4

SATA3_2_5

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1

CPU_FAN2

PWR_FAN1

RoHS

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16

15

21

13

12

9

10

11

18

22

20

23

24

25

27

26

28

29
30

31

S_SATA3_0 _1

3

4

5

8

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

Ultra M .2

PCIe Ge n3 x4

128Mb

BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

128Mb

BIOS

BIOS_A

BIOS_A_LED

1

TPMS1

CLRMOS1

1

CT2CT3CT4CT5

1

HD_AUDIO1

T BT1

1

CHA_FAN3

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17

1

SATA_PWR_1

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)

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6

2011-3 Socket

Vertica l

Type A USB

USB3_11

1

USB3_9_ 10

Dr.

Debug

Reset Power

34

33

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

32

BIOS_SEL 1

AB

MINI _PCIE 1

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

CLRC
BTN1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.0
T: USB5
B: USB6

RJ-45

USB 2.0

T: USB1

B: USB2

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2

USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4

CHA_FAN2

8-Lay er PCB

+

-

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

MENU

PCIE_PWR1

CMOS

Battery

Intel

X99

LN2MODE1 SLOWMODE1SWITCH1

CPU

DRAM

VGA

BOOT

ATX12V1

ATX12V2

DIRKEY1

PCIE2

ULTRA _M2

CT2CT3CT4CT5

PCIE3

M2_1

SATAE_1

USB 3.1
(Type-C)

1.3 Motherboard Layout

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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 8 pin ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

4 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D2, DDR4_C2)

7 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_D1, DDR4_C1)

8 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2)

9 Rapid OC Button (+) (PLUS)

10 Rapid OC Button (–) (MINUS)

11 Menu Button (MENU)

12 PCIe ON/OFF Switch (SWITCH1)

13 LN2 Mode Switch (LN2MODE)

14 Slow Mode Switch (SLOWMODE)

15 V-Probe

TM

(VOL _CON1)

16 Post Status Checker (PSC)

17 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

18 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

19 Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (USB3_11)

20 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

21 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_9_10)

22 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_0_1)

23 SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_2 _3)

24 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

25 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_ 4)

26 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2 _5)

27 SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

28 HDD Saver Connector (SATA_PWR_1)

29 BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

30 Power LED Header (PLED1)

31 Direct Key Button (DIRKEY1)

32 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

33 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

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34 Power Switch (PWR)

35 Reset Switch (RST)

36 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

37 TPM Header (TPMS1)

38 USB 2.0 Header (USB3_4)

39 USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

40 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

41 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

42 COM Port Header (COM1)

43 PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

44 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

45 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

46 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

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1.4 I/O Panel

No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB12) 10 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

2 LAN RJ-45 Port (ASMedia ASM1142)

(Qualcomm® Atheros® AR8171)* 11 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_34)

3 Central / Bass (Orange) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub)

4 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_12)

5 Line In (Light Blue) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub)

6 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 13 LAN RJ-45 Port

7 Microphone (Pink) (Intel® I218V)**

8 Optical SPDIF Out Port 14 Clear CMOS Switch

9 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_56) 15 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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

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.

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

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

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

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

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 6)

Rear Speaker

(No. 4)

Central / Bass

(No. 3)

Line In

(No. 5)

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

To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to c onnect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel au dio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Plea se select “Mixe r 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 u se the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Spea ker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

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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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X99 OC Formula/3.1

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 insert the 2011- 3-Pin CPU into the socke t, please check if the Pn P cap is on
the socket, if the CPU surfa ce is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do
not force to inser t the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwi se, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.

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B

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3

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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 se rvice.

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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 memor y 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 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 Technolog y is

activated.

1. For quad chann el cong uration, you always need to in stall identical (the same b rand,
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 slot;
otherwise , this motherboard and DIMM may be dam aged.

3. e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It wil l cause permanent damage to the
motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots and 1 mini-PCI Express slot on the motherboard.

mini-PCIe slots:

MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot) is used for WiFi module.

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 x8 lane width cards, such as

underbolt™ add-in card.

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

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 40 PCIe lanes)

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A N/A N /A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

TM

or SLITM

Mode

x16 N /A N/A x16 N /A

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireX

TM

Mode

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

x8 x8 N/A x 16 N /A

Four Graphics Cards in

4-Way CrossFireX

TM

Mode

or 4-Way SLITM Mode

x8 x8 N/A x8 x8

For a better ther mal environme nt, please connect a chassi s fan to the motherboard’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CH A_FAN3) when using multipl e graphics
cards.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched o
or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

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PCIe Slot Congurations (For CPU with 28 PCIe lanes)

For a better ther mal environme nt, please connect a chassi s fan to the motherboard’s chas­sis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1, CHA_ FAN2 or CH A_FAN3) when using multipl e graphics
cards.

PCIE1 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N /A N/A N /A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

TM

or SLITM

Mode

x16 N /A N/A x8 N /A

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireX

TM

Mode

or 3-Way SLITM Mode

x8 x8 N/A x8 N/A

*4-Way CrossFireX

TM

and 4-Way SLITM are not supported for CPU with 28 PCIe lanes.

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper

is “Open”. e illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”

when a jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(C LRC MO S1)

(see p.7, No. 41)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear

the CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when

you just nish updating the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut

it down before you do the clear-CMOS action. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is

removed.

Clear CMOS

Default

e Clear CMOS Switch has the same function a s the Clear CMOS jumper.

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

System Panel Header

(9-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.7, No. 33)

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.

Power LED Header

(3-p in P L ED1)

(see p.7, No. 30)

Please connect the chassis

power LED to this header

to

indicate the system’s

power status.

GND

RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

GND

PWRBTN (Power Switch):

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

RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. Press the reset sw itch to restart 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 th e chassis front panel . e LED is on when the
system is operating. e LED k eeps 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 con sists of power
switch, reset switch , power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc. When conne ct­ing your ch assi s front panel module to thi s header, make sure the wire a ssignments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over th ese
heade rs and connectors. Placing jumper caps o ver the headers and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

1

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

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Serial ATA3 Connectors

(S_ SATA3_ 0_1:

see p.7, No. 22)

(S_SATA3_2_3:

see p.7, No. 23)

(SATA3_0_3:

see p.7, No. 24)

(SATA3_1_4:

see p.7, No. 25)

(SATA3_ 2_5:

see p.7, No. 26)

ese ten SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up

to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer

rate. If you install a M.2

SATA module to the

M.2 Socket (M2_1), the

internal S_SATA3_3 will

not function.

*If you install a M.2 PCI

Express module to the

M.2 Socket (M2_1), the

internal S_SATA3_3 will

still function.

* RAID is supported on

SATA3_0 ~ SATA3_5

ports only.

Serial ATA Express

Connector

(SATAE_1:

see p.7, No. 27)

Please connect either

SATA or PCIe storage

devices to this connector.

e SATA Express

connector is shared with

the SATA3_4 and the

SATA3_ 5.

*e SATA Express

interface is a combination

of SATAE_1, SATA3_5,

and SATA3_4.

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB3_4)

(see p.7, No. 38)

(9-pin USB5_6)

(see p.7, No. 39)

Besides two USB 2.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers on this

motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support

two ports.

SATA3_0

SATA3_3

SATA3_2

SATA3_5

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

S_SATA3_0

S_SATA3_1

S_SATA3_2

S_SATA3_3

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

SATA3_5SATAE_1 SATA3_4

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USB 3.0 Headers

(19-pin USB3_7_8)

(see p.7, No. 18)

(19-pin USB3_9_10)

(see p.7, No. 21)

(USB3_11)

(see p.7, No. 19)

Besides si x USB 3.0 ports

on the I/O panel, there

are two headers and one

port on this motherboard.

Each USB 3.0 header can

support two ports.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)

(see p.7, No. 45)

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

Chassis Speaker Header

(4-p in SPEAKER1)

(see p.7, No. 32)

Please connect the chassis

speaker to this header.

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

1

+5V

DUMMY

DUMMY

SPEAKER

1. High Denition Audio support s Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis mu st sup­port HDA to function correctly. Please follow the in struction s in our manual and chassis
manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the front panel audio header by the
steps below:
A. Connect Mic_ IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_ L (LIN) to OUT2_ L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_ RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to connect
them for the AC’97 audio panel .
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel and
adjust “Recording Volume”.

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IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

IntA_PB_D-

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

IntA_PB_SSRX-

VbusVbus

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+