ASRock Z390 phantom Gaming 6 operation manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2018

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 8

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 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 17

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 19

2.5 Jumpers Setup 20

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21

2.7 Smart Switches 27

2.8 Dr. Debug 28

2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 30

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 30

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 32

2.10 CrossFireXTM , 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 33

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 33

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 35

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 36

2.11 M.2 WiFi/BT Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
Installation Guide (M2_3) 37

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1
and M2_2) 39

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 43

3.1 Installing Drivers 43

3.2 Phantom Gaming Tuning 44

3.2.1 Installing Phantom Gaming Tuning 44

3.2.2 Using Phantom Gaming Tuning 44

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 47

3.3.1 UI Overview 47

3.3.2 Apps 48

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 51

3.3.4 Setting 52

3.4 Creative SoundBlaster Cinema5 53

3.5 ASRock Polychrome RGB 54

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 57

4.1 Introduction 57

4.2 EZ Mode 58

4.3 Advanced Mode 59

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 59

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 60

4.4 Main Screen 61

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 62

4.6 Advanced Screen 73

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 74

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 76

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 79

4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt 81

4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 83

4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 84

4.6.7 USB Conguration 86

4.6.8 Trusted Computing 87

4.7 Tools 88

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 90

4.9 Security Screen 93

4.10 Boot Screen 94

4.11 Exit Screen 97

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Z390 Phantom Gaming 6

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z390 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cation s and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this doc umentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi­cations of this d ocumentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock ’s
website w ithout further notice . If you require technical support rel ated to this mothe r­board, 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.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z390 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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3 x Screws for M.2 Socket (Opt iona l)

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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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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ATX Form Factor

th

Supports 9

and 8th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors (Socket

1151)

Digi Power design

12 Power Phase design

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II

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Z390

Intel

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

Supports DDR4 4300+(OC)*/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000

(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/

2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered

memory

Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

ECC mo de)

Max. capacity of system memor y: 64GB

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

15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

2

Expansion
Slot

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single

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

(PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

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and CrossFireXTM

Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

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Supports NVIDIA® NVLinkTM with dual NVIDIA® GeForce®

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RTX series graphics cards

* NVIDIA NVLink Bridge does not come with the package.

Please purchase it from NVIDIA® if necessary.

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Graphics

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

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15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

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Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

Supports Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel®

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Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full

HW Encode1, Intel® InTru

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® UHD Graphics

DirectX 12

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HWAEncode/Decode: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8-bit,

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HEVC/H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode

only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1 (Decode only)

ree graphics output options: D-Sub, HDMI and

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DisplayPort 1.2

Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 30Hz

Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2304) @ 60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @

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60Hz

Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant

HDMI monitor is required)

Supports HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI and

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DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

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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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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RGB LED

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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® I219V)

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 Antenna Bracket

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x D-Sub Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.2

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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port

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

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ESD Protection)

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

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ESD Protection)

4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z390) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

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Storage

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

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LED)

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,

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RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology

16), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, sup-

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port NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

* M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of

them is in use, the others will be disabled.

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

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2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2

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

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_ 2), supports M Key type

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2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module

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

** Supports Intel® Optane

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Tech nol ogy

Connector

1 x COM Port Header

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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 maximum

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.

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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 (Hi-Density Power

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Connec tor)

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

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Connec tor)

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

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Connec tor)

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connec-

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tor)

1 x underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin)

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2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z390)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

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

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(ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Intel® Z390)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header

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1 x Dr. Debug with LED

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1 x Power Button with LED

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1 x Reset Button with LED

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BIOS
Feature

2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI

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

Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

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ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.7 Support

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CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST,

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VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL,

System Agent PLL , Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-

adjustment

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Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/

Hardware
Monitor

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Water 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

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temperature): 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, DRAM,

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VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overcl ocking, 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 an d devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense.
We are not responsible for possible damage cause d by overclocking.

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FCC, CE

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

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Intel

Z390

DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin mo dule)

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin mo dule)

DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin mo dule)

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin mo dule)

ATX12V1

ATXP WR 1

LAN

PCIE2

Top:

Central/Bass

Center :

REAR SPK

Top:

LINE IN

Center :

FRONT

Bottom :

Optica l

SPDIF

Bottom :

MIC IN

PCIE4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

1

SPK_PLED1

COM1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

PCIE6

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_0_1

SATA3_A1_ A2

PCIE1

RoHS

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11

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13

14

15

16

USB_1_2

1

22

USB_3_4

1

21

2330

32

SATA3_4_5

1

6

5

19

PS2

Keybo ard

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CMOS

Battery

PCIE3

M2_1

M2_2

CT2

CT2

CT3

CT3

CT4

CT4CT5

T B1

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USB3_7 _8

1

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CPU_FAN1

10

24

1

TPMS1

PCIE5

CT1

CT1

CHA_FAN1/WP

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

CHA_FAN2/WP

CPU_FAN2/WP

CHA_FAN3/WP

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USB3_5 _6

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27

CLRMOS1

1

LAN

25

Ultra M.2

PCIe Gen3x4

USB31_TC_2

USB 3.1 Ge n1

T: USB1

B: USB2

ATX12V2

2

RGB_LED2

1

ADDR_LED1

1

28

RGB_LED1

1

29

BIOS_A1

BIOS_B1

BIOS

BIOS

BIOS_A_LED1BIOS_B_LED1

31

M2_3

CT1

DIS PLAY1

HDM I1

PM_OC

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Top:
RJ-45

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.1 Gen1
T: USB3
B: USB4

USB 3.1 Gen2
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1

AUDIO
CODEC

Dr.

Debug

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Reset

Power

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

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No. Description

1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 4 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

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

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

7 Power Button (PWRBTN1)

8 Reset Button (RSTBTN1)

9 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

10 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)

11 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)

12 Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB31_TC_2)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4 _5)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

17 Performance Mode / Easy OC Header (PM_OC)

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

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

20 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

22 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_ 2)

23 COM Port Header (COM1)

24 TPM Header (TPMS1)

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

26 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

27 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

28 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

29 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

31 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

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

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1.4 I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 10 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 D-Sub Port 11 Antenna Bracket

3 LAN RJ-45 Port (Dragon RTL8125AG)* 12 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)** 13 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

5 Central / Bass (Orange) 14 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_34)

6 Rear Speaker (Black) 15 HDMI Port

7 Line In (Light Blue) 16 DisplayPort 1.2

8 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 17 USB 3.1 Gen1 Port (USB3_12)

9 Microphone (Pink)

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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 .

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

** ere are two LEDs on ea ch LAN port. Please refe r to the table below for the LA N 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

*** If you use a 2-channel speake r, please connect the speake r’s plug into “Front Speak er Jack”. See the ta ble belo w

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

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 8)

Rear Speaker

(No. 6)

Central / Bass

(No. 5)

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

Line In

(No. 7)

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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

1. Before you insert the 1151-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 in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power c ables before ins talling the CPU.

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2

A

B

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4

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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.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

1. For dual channel conguration, you always need to install identical (the same brand,

speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one or three memor y
module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR 3 memory modul e into a DDR4 slot;
otherwise, this motherboard an d DIMM may be damaged.

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2

1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated Populated Populated

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent dam age 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 6 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an expansion c ard, ple ase 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.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

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

PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.

PCIE6 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE6

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireX

TM

or SLITM

x8 x8 N/A

Mode

ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireX

For a better ther mal environment , please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1/W P, CHA_FAN2/WP or CHA _FAN3/WP) when using
multiple graphics cards.

TM

Mode

x8 x8 x4

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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

“O pen”.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLR CMOS1)

(see p.8, No. 31)

CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. e data in CMOS includes

system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup

parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please

turn o the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to short

the pins on CLRCMOS1 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper

cap aer clearing the CMOS. 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.

2-pin Jumper

Short: Clear CMOS

Open: Default

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

1

Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these
heade rs and connectors. Plac ing jumper caps over the hea ders and connectors will cause
permanent damage to the motherboard.

System Panel Header

(9-p in PA NE L1)

(see p.8, No. 19)

PWRBTN (Power But ton):

Connec t to the power button on the chassis f ront panel. You may congure the way to turn
o your system using the powe r button .

RESET (Reset Button):
Connec t to the reset button on the chassis f ront panel. Pre ss the reset button to restar t the
computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassi s front panel. e LED is on when the
system is operating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep state. e
LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powe red o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis f ront panel. e LED is on when the
hard drive is reading or writing data .

e front panel design may dier by chassis . A front panel module mainly consists of powe r
button, reset button, power LED, hard drive a ctivity LED, speaker and etc. When connect­ing your ch assis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assig nments and the
pin assignments are matched correctly.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

RESET#

GND

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

1

+5V

DUMMY

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

SPEAKER

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.8, No. 20)

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_4_5:

see p.8, No. 13)

(SATA3_2_3:

see p.8, No. 14)

(SATA3_0_1:

see p.8, No. 15)

(SATA3_A1_A2:

see p.8, No. 16)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB_1_2)

(see p.8, No. 22)

(9-pin USB_3_4)

(see p.8, No. 21)

SATA3_2SATA3_0

SATA3_A1 SATA3_4

ese eight SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

* M2_1, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_3SATA3_1

SATA3_1 share lanes. If

either one of them is in

use, the others will be

disabled.

* M2_ 2, SATA3_4 and

SATA3_5 share lanes. If

either one of them is in

use, the others will be

SATA3_A2 SATA3_5

disabled.

*To minimize the boot

time, use Intel® Z390

SATA ports (SATA3_0)

for your SSDs.

ere are two headers

on this motherboard.

Each USB 2.0 header can

support two ports.

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USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

(19-pin USB3_5_6)

(see p.8, No. 10)

(19-pin USB3_7_8)

(see p.8, No. 11)

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

ere are two headers on

this motherboard. Each

USB 3.1 Gen1 header can

support two ports.

Front Panel Type C USB

3.1 Gen1 Header

(26-pin USB31_TC_2)

(see p.8, No. 12)

ere is one Front

Panel Type C USB 3.1

Gen1 Header on this

motherboard. is header

is used for connecting a

USB 3.1 Gen1 module for

additional USB 3.1 Gen1

ports.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.8, No. 30)

1. High Denition Audio supports Ja ck Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassi s must sup­port HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassi s
manual to instal l your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel , please install it to the f ront panel audio header b y 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”.

is header is for

connecting audio devices

to the front audio panel.

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Chassis/Water Pump Fan

GN

OL

FA

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

GND

OL

GND

OL

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1/WP)

(see p.8, No. 32)

(4-pin CHA_FAN2/WP)

(see p.8, No. 25)

FAN_VOLTAGE

FAN_SPEED

1 2 3 4

FAN_VOLTAGE

FAN_SPEED

1 2 3 4

FAN_SPEED_CONTR

FAN_SPEED_CONTR

is motherboard

provides three 4-Pin water

cooling

chassis

fan

connectors. If you plan to

connect a 3-Pin

chassis

water cooler fan, please

connect it to Pin 1-3.

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(4-pin CHA_FAN3/WP)

(see p.8, No. 18)

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.8, No. 3)

CPU/Water Pump Fan

Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN2/WP)

(see p.8, No. 4)

ATX Power Connector

(24-pin AT XPWR 1)

(see p.8, No. 9)

D

FAN_VOLTAGE

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTR

1 2 3 4

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

N_SPEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

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GND

is motherboard

provides a 4-Pin CPU fan

(Quiet Fan) connector.

If you plan to connect a

3-Pin CPU fan, please

connect it to Pin 1-3.

is motherboard

4

3

provides a 4-Pin water

2

cooling CPU fan

1

GND

connector. If you plan

to connect a 3-Pin CPU

water cooler fan, please

connect it to Pin 1-3.

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is motherboard pro-

vides a 24-pin ATX power

connector. To use a 20-pin

ATX power supply, please

plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

13

13.