ASRock Z390 phantom Gaming 9 operation manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2018

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is equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between
the radiator & your body.

Operations in the 5.15-5.35GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only.

Radio transmit power per transceiver ty pe

Function Frequency Maximum Output Power (EIRP)

2400-2483.5 MHz 18.5 + / -1.5 dbm

5150-5250 MHz 21.5 + / -1.5 dbm

WiFi

Bluetooth 2400-2483.5 MHz 8.5 + / -1.5 dbm

5250-5350 MHz

5470-5725 MHz

18.5 + / -1.5 dbm (no TPC)

21.5 + / -1.5 dbm (TPC)

25.5 + / -1.5 dbm (no TPC)

28.5 + / -1.5 dbm (TPC)

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

1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna 12

Chapter 2 Installation 13

2.1 Installing the CPU 14

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 18

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 20

2.5 Jumpers Setup 21

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22

2.7 Smart Switches 28

2.8 Dr. Debug 29

2.9 SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 31

2.9.1 Installing Two SLITM-Ready Graphics Cards 31

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 33

2.10 CrossFireXTM , 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
Operation Guide 34

2.10.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 34

2.10.2 Installing Three CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 36

2.10.3 Driver Installation and Setup 37

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1 and M2_2) 38

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 40

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 44

3.1 Installing Drivers 44

3.2 Phantom Gaming Tuning 45

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 48

3.3.1 UI Overview 48

3.3.2 Apps 49

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 52

3.3.4 Setting 53

3.4 Creative SoundBlaster Cinema5 54

3.5 ASRock Polychrome RGB 55

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 58

4.1 Introduction 58

4.2 EZ Mode 59

4.3 Advanced Mode 60

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 60

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 61

4.4 Main Screen 62

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 63

4.6 Advanced Screen 77

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 78

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 80

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 83

4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt 84

4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 86

4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 87

4.6.7 USB Conguration 89

4.6.8 Trusted Computing 90

4.7 Tools 91

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 93

4.9 Security Screen 98

4.10 Boot Screen 99

4.11 Exit Screen 102

Z390 Phantom Gaming 9

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s

commitment to quality and endurance.

In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the

motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation

guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of

the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s peci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 ht tp://www.a srock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

• ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

• ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Quick Installation Guide

• ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Support CD

• 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)

• 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (Optional)

• 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna (Optional)

• 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)

• 1 x I/O Panel Shield

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

• ATX Form Factor

• Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors (Socket

1151)

• IR Digital PWM

• 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

• Intel® Z390

• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

• Supports DDR4 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

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

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

• Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

ECC mode)

• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB

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

• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single

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

(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)

• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM

and CrossFireXTM

• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM and SLI

• Supports NVIDIA® NVLinkTM with dual NVIDIA® GeForce®

RTX series graphics cards

* NVIDIA NVLink Bridge does not come with the package.

Please purchase it from NVIDIA® if necessary.

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Z390 Phantom Gaming 9

• 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-

802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)

• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Graphics

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

can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

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

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

HW Encode1, Intel® InTruTM 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD

Technology, Intel® InsiderTM, Intel® UHD Graphics

• DirectX 12

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

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

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

• Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2

ports by independent display controllers

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

(4096x2160) @ 30Hz

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

(4096x2304) @ 60Hz

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

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

HDMI monitor is required)

• Supports HDCP with HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

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

DisplayPort 1.2 Ports

Audio

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek

ALC1220 Audio Codec)

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support

• Supports Surge Protection

• Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

• 120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier

• NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel Audio

Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)

• Pure Power-In

• Direct Drive Technology

• PCB Isolate Shielding

• Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port

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• Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

• RGB LED

• Gold Audio Jacks

• 15μ Gold Audio Connector

• Supports Creative SoundBlaster Cinema5

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LAN

Wireless
LAN

1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/250 0 Mb/s (Dragon

RTL8125AG):

• Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Soware

- 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

• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel® I219V, 1 x Intel®

I211AT):

• Supports Wake-On-LAN

• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

• Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*

* Teaming is supported on Windows® 10 RS2 and above.

• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

• Supports PXE

• Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module

• Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

• Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

• Supports high speed wireless connections up to 1733Mbps

• 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity

technolog y

• Supports Bluetooth 5.0 + High speed class II

• Supports MU-MIMO

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Z390 Phantom Gaming 9

Rear Panel
I/O

Storage

• 2 x Antenna Ports

• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

• 1 x HDMI Port

• 1 x DisplayPort 1.2

• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• 3 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver)

(Supports ESD Protection)

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

ESD Protection)

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

Protection)

• 3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

LED)

• 1 x Clear CMOS Button

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

Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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

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-

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.

* If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3

will be disabled.

* M2_ 3, 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), support M Key type

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)**

• 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_2 and M2_3), support M Key

type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s mod-

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

** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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Connector

• 1 x TPM Header

• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

• 2 x RGB LED Headers

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

• 1 x Addressable LED Header

* Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)

* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum

1A (12W) fan power.

• 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan

Speed Control)

* e CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of

maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

• 6 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan

Speed Control)

* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of

maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

* CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1~6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin

or 4-pin fan is in use.

• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Con-

nector)

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

tor)

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

tor)

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

tor)

• 1 x underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin)

• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z390)

(Supports ESD Protection)

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

(ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)

• 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (ASMedia

ASM1562 Retimer)

• 1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header

• 1 x Dr. Debug with LED

• 1 x Power Button with LED

• 1 x Reset Button with LED

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BIOS
Feature

Hardware
Monitor

OS

• 2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1

x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)

• Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology

• ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

• SMBIOS 2.7 Support

• CPU Core/Cache, GT Core/Cache, DRAM, VTT DDR, PCH

1.05V, VCCIO, CPU PLL 2, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Cold

Bug Killer, CPU PLL 1, CLK VDD, DMI, CPU Internal PLL,

GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller

PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment

• Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Wa-

ter Pump Fans

• Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water

Pump Fans

• Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-

ture): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans

• Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/

Water Pump Fans

• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM,

PCH 1.05V, VCCIO, DRAM VPP, VCCSA, VCCST, DMI,

CPU Cold Bug Killer

• Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

Certica­tions

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

Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.

• FCC, CE

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

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z390

DDR4 _A2 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR4 _A1 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR4 _B2 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

DDR4 _B1 (64 bit, 288- pin modu le)

ATX12V1

ATXP WR 1

PCI E2

Top:
LAN1

(IntelI 211AT)

Top:

Central/Bass

Center:

REAR S PK

Top:

LINE I N

Center:

FRONT

Bottom:

Optical

SPDIF

Bottom:

MIC IN

PCI E4

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

PANEL1

1

1

SPK_PLED1

1

HD_AUDI O1

PCI E5

PCI E1

USB_1_2

1

CLRBTN1

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Batt ery

TB1

1

CPU_FAN1

1

TPMS1

1

M2_WI FI1

HDMI1

DISPL AYI_1

Dr.

Debu g

BIOS_A1

BIOS_B1

BIOS
ROM

BIOS
ROM

PM_OC

1

CHA_FAN1/ WP

Ultr a M. 2

PCIe Ge n3 x4

RoH S

SATA3_2_3

SATA3_4_5

SATA3_A1_ A2

SATA3_0_1

PCI E3

CLRMOS1

1

1

USB 3.1 Gen1

T:US B3_1

B: USB3_2

USB 3.1 Gen2
T:US B31_TA1
B: USB31_TA 2

USB3_7_ 8

USB31_TC_ 2

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ATX12V2

CHA_FAN4/ WP

CHA_FAN6/ WP

M2_1

M2_2

M2_3

CHA_FAN5 /WP

CPU_FAN2 /WP

ADDR_LED 1

1

RGB_LED11RGB_LED2

1

CHA_FAN2/ WP

USB3

1

CHA_FAN3/ WP

PWRBTN1

RSTBTN1

1

USB3_5_ 6

Top:
LAN2

(Intel I219V)

USB 3.1 Gen2
T:US B31_TA_3
B: USB31_T C_1

Top:

2.5GLAN

(Realtek
RTL8125AG)

USB 3.1 Gen1
T:US B3_3
B: USB3_4

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU Fan / Waterpump 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 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN5/WP)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)

10 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)

11 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN6/WP)

12 Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (USB31_TC_2)

13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)

14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)

15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)

17 Reset Button with LED (RSTBTN1)

18 Power Button with LED (PWRBTN1)

19 Performance Mode / Easy OC Header (PM_OC)

20 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)

21 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

22 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB3)

26 TPM Header (TPMS1)

27 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)

28 underbolt AIC Header (TB1)

29 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)

30 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

31 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

32 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

33 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)

34 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)

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1.4 I/O Panel

1

18

17 1619

2

3

15

4

14

5

13

8

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101112

No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 11 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 DisplayPort 1.2 12 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_3)

3 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port (Dragon RTL8125AG)* 13 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)

4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)** 14 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ports (USB31_TA_12)

5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)** 15 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_3_4)

6 Central / Bass (Orange) 16 HDMI Port

7 Rear Speaker (Black) 17 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

8 Line In (Light Blue) 18 Antenna Ports

9 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 19 Clear CMOS Button

10 Microphone (Pink)

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps/1Gbps connection

On Link Green 2.5Gbps connection

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

ACT/LINK L ED

SPEED LE D

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 speaker, please connect the spe aker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.

Audio Output

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 9)

Rear Speaker

(No. 7)

Central / Bass

(No. 6)

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

Line In

(No. 8)

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1.5 WiFi-802.11ac Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

WiFi-802.11ac + BT Module

is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT v5.0

module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/

g/n/ac connectivity standards and Bluetooth v5.0. WiFi + BT module is an easy-to-

use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support WiFi + BT. Bluetooth

v5.0 standard features Smart Ready technology that adds a whole new class of

functionality into the mobile devices. BT 5.0 also includes Low Energ y Technology

and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs. e 2T2R WiFi

solution sets a WiFi high speed standard and oers max link rate up to 1733Mbps.

* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.

ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

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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

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.

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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 c ap
is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if th ere are any b ent pins in the
socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situ ation is found.
Other wise, the CPU wil l be seriously d amaged.

2. Unplug all power ca bles before installing the CPU.

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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 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 Memor y Technology with only one or three
memor y module installed.

3. 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.

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 orie ntation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation .

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e 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 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE4 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM or SLITM

Mode

x8 x8 N/A

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ree Graphics Cards in

3-Way CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1~6/WP) when u sing multiple graphics cards.

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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”.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLRMOS1)

(see p.8, No. 23)

CLRMOS1 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 CLR MOS1 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.

e Clear CMOS Button has the same function as the Cl ear CMOS jumper.

2-pin Jumper

Short: Clear CMOS

Open: Default

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

System Panel Header

(9-pin PANEL1)

(see p.8, No. 21)

PWRBTN (Power Button):

Connec t to the power button on the chassi s front 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 chassi s front panel. Press the reset button to
restar t the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a nor mal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):

Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. 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 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 i s reading or writing data.

e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists
of power button , reset button, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speaker and etc.
When connecting your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.

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PLE D+

PLE D-

HDL ED-

HDL ED+

PWR BTN #

GND

GND

RES ET#

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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SPE AK ER

Power LED and Speaker

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.8, No. 22)

Serial ATA3 Connectors

(SATA3_0_1:

see p.8, No. 13)

(SATA3_2_3:

see p.8, No. 14)

(SATA3_4_5:

see p.8, No. 15)

(SATA3_A1_A2:

see p.8, No. 16)

DUM MY
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PLE D+

SATA3_0SATA3_2

SATA3_A1 SATA3_4

DUM MY

PLE D+

PLE D-

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

ese eight SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA3_1SATA3_3

storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

* M2_1, SATA3_0 and

SATA3_1 share lanes. If

either one of them is in

use, the others will be

SATA3_5SATA3_A2

disabled.

* If M2_2 is occupied by

a SATA-type M.2 device,

SATA3_3 will be disabled.

* M2_ 3, SATA3_4 and

SATA3_5 share lanes. If

either one of them is in

use, the others will be

disabled.

To minimize the boot

time, use Intel® Z390 SATA

ports (SATA3_0) for your

bootable devices.

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