Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide

Version 1.1
Published September 2018
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CE Warning

is device complies with directive 2014/53/EU issued by the Commision of the European
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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 type

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)

Motherboard Layout

Z390 Phan to m Ga ming-IT X/ ac

DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )

PCIE1

ATXP WR 1

ATX12V1

CLR
BTN1

M2_WIFI

USB 3. 1 Gen1

T: USB1

B: US B2

PS2

Keyb oard

/Mou se

HDMI1

DP_1

USB 3.1 Gen2

T: USB3
B: USB4

TB_ 1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.1 Gen2

T: USB5
B: USB6

Top:

Cent ral/B ass

Cent er:

REAR S PK

Bott om:

Opti cal

SPDI F

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

RoHS

CHA_FAN1

CPU_FAN1 CPU_OPT/W_PUMP

USB3_7 _8

SATA3_3

1

CI1

HDLED RESE T

PLED PWRBT N

PANEL1

1

USB1_2

1

1

SPEAKER1

HD_AUDIO1

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1

2

4

6

8

12

13

16

1718

15

SATA3_2

AUDIO
CODEC

LAN

1

RGB_LED1

7

1

SATA3_1

SATA3_0

M2_2

1

ADDR_LED1

BAT1

Ult ra M.2

PCIe G en3 x4

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9

10

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SUPER

I/O

Intel

Z390

Top Side View

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Back Side View

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No. Description

1 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP)

5 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

7 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

9 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)

10 USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)

11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)

12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_3)

13 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

14 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)

15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)

16 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)

17 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)

18 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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I/O Panel

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No. Description No. Description

1 Antenna Ports 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port

2 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 10 USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports (USB3_5_6)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 11 Intel® underboltTM 3 (TB_1)

4 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports (USB3_3_4)

5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 DisplayPort 1.2

6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 HDMI Port

7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 15 USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)

8 Microphone (Pink) 16 Clear CMOS Button

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* ere are two LEDs on ea ch LAN port. Please refer 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 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

Channels

Front Speaker

(No. 7)

Rear Speaker

(No. 5)

Central / Bass

(No. 4)

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

Line In
(No. 6)

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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-to­use 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 Energy 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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Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac 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.

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 documentation occur, the updated version w ill be available on
ASRock’s website without further notice. If you require technical support related to
this motherboard, please visit our website for specic infor mation about the model
you are using. You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support li st on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Support CD

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

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

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2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optiona l)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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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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Mini-ITX Form Factor
8 Layer PCB
4 x 2oz copper

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

1151)
Digi Power design
8 Power Phase design
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Intel® Z390

Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 4500+(OC)*/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/
4133(OC)/40 00(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 non­ECC mo de)
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

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Expansion
Slot

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)

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* Supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to two x8 slots
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

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

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802.11ac module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT) (on
the rear I/O)
15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

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Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac

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®

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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

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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: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and

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Intel® underboltTM 3
Supports Triple Monitor

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Supports HDMI 2.0 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K

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(4096x2304) @ 60Hz
Supports Intel® underboltTM 3 with max. resolution up to

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4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and

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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.0 Port

(Compliant HDMI 2.0 monitor is required)

Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.0

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Supports HDCP with HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel®

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underboltTM 3
Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.0,

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DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel® underboltTM 3

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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LAN

Wireless
LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port

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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

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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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Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

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Giga PHY Intel® I219V

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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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Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module

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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

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Supports high speed wireless connections up to 1733Mbps

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

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technology
Supports Bluetooth 5.0 + High speed class II

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Supports MU-MIMO

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2 x Antenna Ports

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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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1 x HDMI Port

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1 x DisplayPort 1.2

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1 x Intel® underboltTM 3 (Compatible with USB 3.1 Gen2

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and USB-C Display)*

* Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 12V@3A (36W) charging

1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

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4 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD

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Protection)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

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1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED

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LE D)
1 x Clear CMOS Button

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

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Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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Storage

Connector

Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac

4 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*
* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will
be disabled.

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2

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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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2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Ex-

press module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Tech nol ogy
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

1 x Chassis Intrusion Header

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1 x RGB LED Header

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* Supports 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.
* CPU_OPT/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is
in use.

1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)

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* e Chassis Fan Connector supports the chassis fan of maxi­mum 1A (12W) fan power.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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

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

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1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports

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ESD Protection)

1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

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AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

BIOS
Feature

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ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

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SMBIOS 2.7 Support

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DRAM, VTT DDR, PCH +1.0, VCCIO, VCCPLL_V5, VCC-

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ST_SFR, VCCSA, VCCPLL, VCCPLL_V4, V_PEGRCOMP
Voltage Multi-adjustment

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

Hardware
Monitor

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Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis Fans

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

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ture): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis

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Fans
CASE OPEN detection

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

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PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA, VCCST

Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit

OS

Certica­tions

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

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FCC, CE

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

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

Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac

Chapter 2 Installation

is is a Mini-ITX 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 insert the CPU into the socket if above situation i s found.
Other wise, the CPU will be seriously damaged.

2. Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is 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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FAN

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

is motherboard provides two 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-ty pe) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology with only one memory
module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4
slot; otherwi se, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged .

e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to
the mothe rboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect
orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot)

ere is 1 PCI Express slot slot on the motherboard.

Before installing an expansion card, ple ase make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplug ged. Please read the documentation of the
expan sion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slot:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.

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2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors

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

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System Panel Header
(9-p in PA NEL1)
(see p.1, No. 13)

PWRBTN (Power But ton):

Connec t to the power button on the cha ssis front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power button.

RESET (Reset Button):
Connec t to the reset button on the chassis f ront panel. Press the reset button to
restar t the computer if the computer freezes and fails to per form 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 is 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 activity 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 power button, reset but ton, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc.
When connecting your cha ssis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

GND RESET#

PWRBTN#

PLED-

PLED+

GND

GND

HDLED-

HDLED+

1

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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Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0:
see p.1, No. 15)
(SATA3_1:
see p.1, No. 16)
(SATA3_2:
see p.1, No. 11)
(SATA3_3:
see p.1, No. 12)
(SATA3_4:

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

SATA3_4

ese four SATA3
connectors support SATA
data cables for internal
storage devices with up to

6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA3_5

* If M2_1 is occupied by
a SATA-type M.2 device,
SATA3_1 will be disabled.

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USB 2.0 Header
(9-pin USB1_2)
(see p.1, No. 17)

USB 3.1 Gen1 Header
(19-pin USB3_7_8)
(see p.1, No. 10)

Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 18)

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis
must support HDA to function correctly. Plea se follow the instructions in our
manual and chassis manual to install your system.

2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please in stall it to the front panel audio head er 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”.

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

Vbus

GND

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

OUT_RET

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

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OUT2_L

J_SENSE

1

ere is one header on
this motherboard. Each
USB 2.0 header can
support two ports.

ere is one header on
this motherboard. Each
USB 3.1 Gen1 header can
support two ports.

is header is for

OUT2_R

connecting audio devices

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

to the front audio panel.

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GND

FAN_VOLTAGE_CONTROL

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE_CONTROL

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE_CONTROL

FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

Chassis Speaker Header
(4-pin SPE AKER 1)
(see p.1, No. 9)

Chassis Fan Connector
(4-pin CHA_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 1)

CPU Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 3)

CPU/Water Pump Fan
Connector
(4-pin CPU_OPT/W_
PUM P)
(see p.1, No. 4)

SPEAKER

DUMMY

DUMMY

+5V

1

Please connect the chassis
speaker to this header.

Please connect fan cables
to the fan connector and
match the black wire to
the ground pin.

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
provides a 4-Pin water
cooling CPU fan
connector. If you plan
to connect a 3-Pin CPU
water cooler fan, please
connect it to Pin 1-3.

ATX Power Connector
(24-pin AT XPWR 1)
(see p.1, No. 8)

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is motherboard pro­vides a 24-pin ATX power
connector. To use a 20-pin
ATX power supply, please
plug it along Pin 1 and Pin

1

13

13.

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ATX 12V Power

5

1

8

Connector
(8-pin ATX12V1)
(see p.1, No. 2)

is motherboard pro­vides a 8-pin ATX 12V
power connector. To use a
4-pin ATX power supply,
please plug it along Pin 1
and Pin 5.

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Chassis Intrusion Header
(2-pin CI1)
(see p.1, No. 14)

RGB LED Header
(4-pin RGB _LED1)
(see p.1, No. 7)

Addressable LED Header
(3-pin ADDR _LED1)
(see p.1, No. 5)

1

VOUT

1

Signal

1

DO_ADDR

GND

B

R

G

12V

GND

is motherboard
supports CASE OPEN
detection feature that
detects if the chassis cove
has been removed. is
feature requires a chassis
with chassis intrusion
detection design.

RGB header is used to connect
RGB LED extension cable which
allows users to choose from
various LED lighting eects.

Caution: Never install the

RGB LED cable in the wrong

orientation; otherwise, the cable

may be damaged.

*Please refer to page 34 for
further instructions on this
header.

is header is used to connect
Addressable

LED extension cable
which allows users to choose
from various LED lighting
eects.

Caution: Never install the

Addressable LED cable in the

wrong orientation; otherwise,

the cable may be damaged.

*Please refer to page 35 for
further instructions on this
header.

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2.6 Smart Button

e motherboard has one smart button: Clear CMOS Button, allowing users to
clear the CMOS values.

Clear CMOS Button
(CLRCBTN)
(see p.4, No. 16)

is function is workable only when you power o your computer and unplug the
power supply.

Clear CMOS Button
allows users to quickly
clear the CMOS values.

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2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1)

e M.2, also known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a small size and
versatile card edge connector that aims to replace mPCIe and mSATA. e Ultra M.2
Sockets (M2_1) support M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s modules and M.2 PCI Express modules up to
Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s).
* Please be noted that if M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be
disabled.

Installing the M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module

Step 1

is motherboard supports M.2_
SSD (NGFF) module type 2280
only. Prepare a proper PCB lenth of
module, the screw and the stando.

Step 2

Gently insert the M.2 (NGFF) SSD
module into the M.2 slot. Please
be aware that the M.2 (NGFF) SSD
module only ts in one orientation.

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Step 3

Tighten the screw with a screwdriver
to secure the module into place.

NUT1NUT2

Please do not overtighten the screw as
this might damage the module.

M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List

Vendor Interface P/N

ADATA SATA3 AXNS381E-128GM-B
ADATA SATA3 A XNS381E -256GM-B
ADATA SATA3 ASU800NS38-256GT-C
ADATA SATA3 ASU800NS38-512GT-C
ADATA PCIe3 x4 ASX7000NP-128GT-C
ADATA PCIe3 x4 ASX8000NP-256GM-C
ADATA PCIe3 x4 ASX7000NP-256GT-C
ADATA PCIe3 x4 ASX8000NP-512GM-C
ADATA PCIe3 x4 ASX7000NP-512GT-C
Apacer PCIe3 x4 AP240GZ280
Corsair PCIe3 x4 CSSD-F240GBMP500
Crucial SATA3 CT120M500SSD4
Crucial SATA3 CT240M500SSD4
Intel SATA3 Intel SSDSCKGW080A401/80G
Intel PCIe3 x4 SSDPEKKF256G7
Intel PCIe3 x4 SSDPEK KF512G7
Kingston SATA3 SM2280S3
Kingston PCIe3 x4 SKC1000/480G
Kingston PCIe2 x4 SH2280S3/480G
OCZ PCIe3 x4 RVD400 -M2280-512G (NVME)
PAT RI OT PCIe3 x4 PH240GPM280SSDR NVME
Plextor PCIe3 x4 PX-128M8PeG
Plextor PCIe3 x4 PX-1TM 8PeG
Plextor PCIe3 x4 PX-256M8PeG
Plextor PCIe3 x4 PX-512M8PeG
Plextor PCIe PX-G256M6e
Plextor PCIe PX-G512M6e
Samsung PCIe3 x4 SM961 MZVPW128HEGM (NVM)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 PM961 MZVLW128HEGR (NVME)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 960 EVO (MZ-V6E250) (NVME)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 960 EVO (MZ-V6E250BW) (NVME)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 SM951 (NVME)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 SM951 (MZHPV256HDGL)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 SM951 (MZHPV512HDGL)
Samsung PCIe3 x4 SM951 (NVME)
Samsung PCIe x4 XP941-512G (MZHPU512HCGL)
Te am SATA3 TM8PS4128GMC105
Te am SATA3 TM8PS4256GMC105
TEAM PCIe3 x4 TM8FP2240 G0C101
TEAM PCIe3 x4 TM8FP2480GC110
Tra nscend SATA3 TS512GMTS800
V- Col or SATA3 VLM100-120G-2280B-RD
V- Col or SATA3 VLM100-240 G-228 0RGB

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