Asrock X99 User Manual

X99 WS-E/10G

X99 WS-E/10G

X99 WS-E

X99 WS-E

Version 1.0

Published November 2014

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his device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 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

he Lithium battery 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	Speciications	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

2.9SLITM , 3-Way SLITM , 4-Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation

	Guide	41
2.9.1	Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards	41
2.9.2	Installing Three SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards	43
2.9.3	Installing Four SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards	45
2.9.4	Driver Installation and Setup	47

2.10CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM, 4-Way CrossFireXTM and

Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide

48

2.10.1	Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards	48
2.10.2	Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards	50
2.10.3	Installing Four CrossFireXTM-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 Coniguration	87

4.4.2	Chipset Coniguration	89
4.4.3	Storage Coniguration	92
4.4.4	Super IO Coniguration	93
4.4.5	ACPI Coniguration	94
4.4.6	USB Coniguration	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

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

Chapter 1 Introduction

hank 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 sotware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the coniguration guide of the BIOS setup.

Because the motherboard speciications and the BIOS sotware might be updated, the content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modiications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for speciic information about the model you are using. You may ind the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

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

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1.2 Speciications

Platform	•	EATX Form Factor
	•	8 Layer PCB
	• 4 x 2oz Copper PCB
	• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
CPU	•	Supports Intel® CoreTM 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 Technology
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-bufered
		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-bufered memory/RDIMM with
		Intel® Xeon® processors E5 series in the LGA 2011-3 Socket
	• Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB (see CAUTION)
	• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Proile (XMP) 2.0
	• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Expansion	•	7 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/
Slot		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 SLITM

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel

I/O

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

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

and PCIE7)
• 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 Diferential Ampliier
- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Ampliier (Supports up to
600 Ohms headsets)
- Direct Drive Technology
- EMI Shielding Cover
- PCB Isolate Shielding
• Supports DTS Connect
• 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 Eicient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
• 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	English
LED) (for X99 WS-E)
Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
• 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
	Connector)
	• 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	•	2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI
Feature		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	•	CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
Monitor	•	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	•	Microsot® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8
		32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit / Server 2012 R2 64-bit /
		Server 2012 64-bit / Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Certiica-	•	FCC, CE, WHQL
tions	•	ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

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* For detailed product information, 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 afect 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 expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

X99 WS-E/10G

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

	USB 2.0				Top:
	T: USB1
					RJ-45
	B: USB2
				USB 3.0					LAN
	CLRC			T: USB1
	BTN1
				B: USB2
	USB 3.0				Top:
	T: USB3
					RJ-45
	B: USB4
	ESATA1		B: USB4
			USB 2.0
			T: USB3
									LAN
	RJ-45
							Intel
	RJ-45						X540
46
	SPDIF Optical Bottom:		REARSPK	Center:	Central/Bass	Top:
	MIC Bottom: IN		FRONT	Center:	LINEIN	Top:
45
44
							Super
							I/O
			Purity
			SoundT M 2
							CI1
						1
					HD_AUDIO1
				1

ROHS

ATX12V1

					2011-3 SOCKE T
DDR4 A1(64bit,288-pinmodule)	DDR4 A2(64bit,288-pinmodule)	DDR4 B1(64bit,288-pinmodule)	DDR4 B2(64bit,288-pinmodule)
				PCIE_PWR1	USB9
						CMOS
						Battery
PWR_FAN1
		PCIE7
						PEX
		PCIE6				8747
		PCIE5
						PEX
		PCIE4				8747
		PCIE3
		PCIE2			CT5	CT4
	X99 WS-E/10G

SSATA_SGPIO1

1

PCIE1

DDR4 D2(64bit,288-pinmodule)

DDR4 D1(64bit,288-pinmodule)

DDR4 C2(64bit,288-pinmodule)

DDR4 C1(64bit,288-pinmodule)

1

CLRMOS1

Intel

X99

CT3				CT2				CT1
	PLED1			SPEAKER1		SATAPWR1
1			1			1

CPU_FAN2

	CPU_FAN1
		TPMS1
		1
		ATXPWR1
USB3_7_8		USB3_5_6
1		1
		CHA_FAN3
	SATA3_M0_M1
	S_SATA3_2_3
SB_FAN1	SATA3_0_1
	S_
1	_0_3
	SATA3
	SATA3_1_4
	SATA3_2_5
		SATAE_1	_EXP0
	M2_1	BIOS_A_LED	SATA
		CHA_FAN2
BIOS_B_LED
BIOS_B		BIOS_A

Dr.	SATA_SGPIO1 SATA_SGPIO2			BIOS_SEL1					128Mb	128Mb
Debug	1	1		A				B	BIOS	BIOS

SATA_PWR1

PCIE_PWR2		CHA_FAN1					SATA_0
COM1	FRONT_LAN_1		USB7_8	USB5_6	PLED PWRBTN
	1					Reset	Power
1	1		1	1	1
	FRONT_LAN_2
					HDLED	RESET

PANEL1

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9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

43

42

41

40

39 38

37

36

35 34

33

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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)

3ATX 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)

8TPM Header (TPMS1)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

11USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

13Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

14SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_M0_M1)

15SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_2_3)

16SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_0_1)

17SB Fan Connector (SB_FAN1)

18SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

19SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_4)

20SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_5)

21SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

22Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

23Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

24SATA DOM Connector (SATA_0)

25SATA DOM Power Jumper (SATAPWR1)

26SATA DOM Power Header (SATA_PWR1)

27BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

28Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

29SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)

30Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

31SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)

32Power LED Header (PLED1)

33System Panel Header (PANEL1)

34SATA SGPIO Connector (SSATA_SGPIO1)

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No. Description

35USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

36USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)

37Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_1)

39Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_2)

40COM Port Header (COM1)

41PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR2)

42Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

43Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

44PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

45Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

46USB DOM Connector (USB9)

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

ROHS

USB 2.0

Top:

T: USB1

RJ-45

CPU_FAN2

B: USB2

ATX12V1

CPU_FAN1

TPMS1

USB 3.0

LAN

CLRC

T: USB1

8

BTN1

B: USB2

1

USB 3.0

Top:

T: USB3

RJ-45

B: USB4

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

module)pin-288

ATXPWR1

ESATA1

2011-3 SOCKE T

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USB 2.0

T: USB3

B: USB4

LAN

(64bit,

(64bit,

(64bit,

(64bit,

(64bit,

(64bit,

(64bit,

(64bit,

10

45

REARSPK

Central/Bass

A1

A2

B1

B2

D2

D1

C2

C1

USB37 8

USB35 6

SPDIF Optical Bottom:

Center:

Top:

DDR4

DDR4

DDR4

DDR4

DDR4

DDR4

DDR4

DDR4

1

1

11

MICIN Bottom:

LINEIN

Top:

PCIE_PWR1

USB9

12

FRONT

Center:

Battery

CLRMOS1

CHA_FAN3

13

CMOS

1

44

M0 M1

14

_

PWR_FAN1

SATA3

PCIE7

2 3

15

SATA3

43

PEX

S

PCIE6

8747

0

1

_

16

SATA3

SB_FAN1

Super

S_

17

I/O

PCIE5

Intel

1

0 3

18

SATA3

X99

PEX

1 4

19

PCIE4

8747

_

SATA3

Purity

Sound

T M

2

5

2_

_

20

SATA3

PCIE3

1

EXP0

SATAE

21

PCIE2

CT5

CT4

CT3

CT2

CT1

M21

BIOS A LED

SATA

22

CHA_FAN2

23

CI1

X99 WS-E

1

PLED1

SPEAKER1

SATAPWR1

BIOS_B_LED

SSATA_SGPIO1

1

1

1

BIOS_B

BIOS_A

1

Dr.

SATA_SGPIO1

SATA_SGPIO2

BIOS_SEL1

128Mb

128Mb

PCIE1

BIOS

BIOS

Debug

1

1

A

B

SATA_PWR1

PCIE_PWR2

FRONT_LAN_1

CHA_FAN1

SATA_0

HD_AUDIO1

COM1

USB7_8

USB5_6

PLED PWRBTN

Reset

Power

1

1

1

1

1

1

HDLED RESET

PANEL1

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

35 34

33

32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25

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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)

3ATX 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)

8TPM Header (TPMS1)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10USB 3.0 Header (USB3_7_8)

11USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)

12Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3)

13Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)

14SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_M0_M1)

15SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_2_3)

16SATA3 Connectors (S_SATA3_0_1)

17SB Fan Connector (SB_FAN1)

18SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_3)

19SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_1_4)

20SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_5)

21SATA Express Connector (SATAE_1)

22Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

23Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

24SATA DOM Connector (SATA_0)

25SATA DOM Power Jumper (SATAPWR1)

26SATA DOM Power Header (SATA_PWR1)

27BIOS Selection Switch (BIOS_SEL1)

28Power Switch (PWRBTN1)

29SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO2)

30Reset Switch (RSTBTN1)

31SATA SGPIO Connector (SATA_SGPIO1)

32Power LED Header (PLED1)

33System Panel Header (PANEL1)

34SATA SGPIO Connector (SSATA_SGPIO1)

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No. Description

35USB 2.0 Header (USB5_6)

36USB 2.0 Header (USB7_8)

37Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

38Front Lan LED Connector (FRONT_LAN_1)

39COM Port Header (COM1)

40PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR2)

41Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

42Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

43PCIe Power Connector (PCIE_PWR1)

44Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1)

45USB DOM Connector (USB9)

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1.4 I/O Panel

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																									5																	7
	1						2								3								4		6																	8

	16	15	14	13		12	11	10	9
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)

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	14	13	12	11		10	9
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)

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

1G (Intel® I210AT):

ACT/LINK LED

		SPEED LED
	LAN Port
Activity / Link LED									Speed LED
Status							Description		Status		Description
Of							No Link		Of		10Mbps connection
Blinking							Data Activity		Orange		100Mbps connection
On							Link		Green		1Gbps connection

10G (Intel® X540):

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

LAN Port

Speed LED			Activity / Link LED
Status		Description	Status		Description
Of		100Mbps connection or	Of		No Link
		no link
Yellow		1Gbps connection	Blinking Green		Data Activity
Green		10Gbps connection	On		Link

Please note that Cat-6 or higher cabling is required for 10G BASE-T. For 10G BASE-TLAN, the maximum cable length is 55 meters.

*Cat-6A can run up to 100 meters.

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** 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 speaker you use.

Audio Output	Front Speaker	Rear Speaker	Central / Bass	Line In
Channels	(No. 8)	(No. 6)	(No.5)	(No. 7)
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. Ater restarting your computer, you will ind 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 Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.

*** he eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters. he S_SATA3_3 connector is shared with the eSATA1 port.

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Chapter 2 Installation

his is an EATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the coniguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard its 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 overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1Installing the CPU

1.Before you insert the 2011-3-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there 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.

CAUTION:

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).

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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_FAN CPU

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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)

his motherboard provides eight 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots, and

supports Quad Channel Memory Technology.

1. For quad channel coniguration, 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 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.

3.he DIMM only its 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.

Quad Channel Memory Coniguration

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 deinition, please install the memory modules on DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1, DDR4_C1 and DDR4_D1 for irst 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 let 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 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.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

here are 7 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched of 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.

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.

		PCIE1	PCIE2	PCIE3	PCIE4	PCIE5	PCIE6	PCIE7
	Single Graphics Card	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	x16
	Two Graphics Cards
	in	N/A	N/A	x16	N/A	N/A	N/A	x16
	CrossFireXTM or SLITM
	Mode
	hree Graphics
	Cards in 3-Way	N/A	N/A	x16	N/A	x16	N/A	x16
	CrossFireXTM Mode
	or 3-Way SLITM Mode
	Four Graphics Cards
	in
	4-Way CrossFireXTM	x16	N/A	x16	N/A	x16	N/A	x16
	Mode
	or 4-Way SLITM Mode

For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using multiple graphics cards.

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