Version 1.1
Published December 2019
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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)
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Z390 Phantom Gaming X
Motherboard Layout
Intel
Z390
DDR 4_A2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_A1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_B2 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
DDR 4_B1 (6 4 bit, 28 8-pin m odule )
ATX12V1
ATXP WR 1
LAN
PCIE1
Top:
Central/Bass
Center :
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
Optica l
SPDIF
Bottom :
MIC IN
PCIE3
PANEL1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
1
SPK_PLED1
1
HD_AUDIO1
PCIE5
SATA3_2_3
SATA3_4_5
SATA3_A1_ A2
7
10
12
11
14
15
16
17
USB_1_2
1
26
27
33
34
SATA3_0_1
1
6
5
22
PS2
Keybo ard
/Mous e
CMOS
Battery
PCIE2
M2_3
CT2
CT3
M2_1
CT1CT2CT3
CT3
M2_2
CT4
CT4
CT5
T B1
1
28
USB3_5 _6
1
23
9
29
PCIE4
CT1
CHA_FAN1
/WP
CHA_FAN6/WP
CHA_FAN5/WP
CPU_FAN2
/WP
CHA_FAN3/WP
4
USB3_7 _8
1
30
LAN
USB31_TC_2
ATX12V2
2
RGB_
HEADER2
1
ADDR_LED1
1
31
RGB_HEADER1
1
32
BIOS_A1
BIOS_B1
BIOS
BIOS
18
3
CPU_FAN1
CLRMOS1
1
25
20
1
USB_3
RSTBTN1
PWRBTN1
24
AUDIO
CODEC
CLRBTN1
M2_WIFI
Dr.
Debug
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Top:
LAN1
(Intel I211AT)
HDMI 1
DP_1
USB 3.2 Ge n1
T: USB3_1
B: USB3 _2
USB 3.2 Gen2
T: USB31_TA1
B: USB31_TA2
Top:
LAN2
(Intel I219V)
USB 3.2 Gen2
T: USB31_TA_3
B: USB31_TC_1
Top:
2.5GLAN
(Realtek
RTL8125AG)
USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_3
B: USB3_4
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SPI_TPM_J1
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CPU
DRAM
VGA
BOOT
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CHA_FAN2
/WP
CHA_FAN2/WP
CHA_FAN4/
WP
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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 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 RGB LED Header (RGB_HEADER2)
9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_7_8)
10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)
11 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN5/WP)
12 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (USB31_TC_2)
13 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN6/WP)
14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)
15 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)
16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)
17 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_A1_A2)
18 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)
19 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)
20 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
21 Post Status Checker (PSC)
22 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
23 Power Button with LED (PWRBTN1)
24 Reset Button with LED (RSTBTN1)
25 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
26 USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)
27 USB 2.0 Header (USB3)
28 underbolt AIC Header (TB1)
29 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)
30 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)
31 RGB LED Header (RGB_HEADER1)
32 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)
33 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
34 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)
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No. Description No. Description
1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 12 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port
2 DisplayPort 1.2 (USB31_TA_3)
3 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port 13 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port
(Dragon RTL8125AG)* (USB31_TC_1)
4 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I211AT)** 14 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports
5 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)** (USB31_TA_12)
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6 Central / Bass (Orange) 15 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_3_4)
7 Rear Speaker (Black) 16 HDMI Port
8 Line In (Light Blue) 17 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)
9 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 18 Antenna Ports
10 Microphone (Pink) 19 Clear CMOS Button
11 Optical SPDIF Out Port
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* ere are two LEDs on each LA N 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/1Gbps connection
On Link Green 2.5Gbps connection
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** ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the tabl e below for the LAN port LED indication s.
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, plea se connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection detail s in accordance with the type of speake r you use.
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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
**** ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB31_TA12 ports.
Line In
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Z390 Phantom Gaming X
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X 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 specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation w ill be subject to change w ithout notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout further notice. If you require technical suppor t related to
this motherboard, please visit our website for specic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X Support CD
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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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1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna (Optiona l)
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1 x ASRock Screwdriver (Optional)
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3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)
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3 x Standos for M.2 Sockets (Optional)
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
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ATX Form Factor
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Supports 9
1151)
Digi Power design
14 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-buered memory
Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in nonECC mode)
Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
and 8th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors (Socket
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Expansion
Slot
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5: single
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at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8
(PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE5))*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
2 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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1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-
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802.11ax module (on the rear I/O)
15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
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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)
Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2
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ports by independent display controllers
Supports HDMI 1.4 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 Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP 2.2 with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2
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Ports
Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and
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DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
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 Dierential Amplier
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NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier 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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Gold Audio Jacks
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15μ Gold Audio Connector
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Supports Creative SoundBlaster Cinema5
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LAN
Wireless
LAN
1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Dragon
RTL8125AG):
Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Soware
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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 Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel® I219V, 1 x Intel®
I211AT):
Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
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Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*
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* Teaming is supported on Windows® 10 RS2 and above.
Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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Intel® 802.11ax WiFi Module
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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
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Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
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Supports high speed wireless connections up to 2.4Gbps
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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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Rear Panel
I/O
Storage
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 Optical SPDIF Out Port
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3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver)
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(Supports ESD Protection)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports
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ESD Protection)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z390) (Supports ESD
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Protection)
* Ultra USB Power is supported on USB31_TA12 ports.
* ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB31_TA12
ports.
3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
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LED)
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)
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.
* 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), supports M Key type
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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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2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Ex-
press module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
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1 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_3), 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
1 x SPI 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.
6 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_FAN1~6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin
or 4-pin fan is in use.
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
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Connector)
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
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Connector)
1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
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Connector)
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 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z390)
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(Supports ESD Protection)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
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(ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
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Z390 Phantom Gaming X
BIOS
Feature
Hardware
Monitor
1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (ASMedia
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ASM1562 Retimer)
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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2 x AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1
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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 Core/Cache, DRAM, VTT DDR, PCH
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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-
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ter 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 tempera-
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ture): 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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PCH 1.05V, VCCIO, DRAM VPP, VCCSA, VCCST, DMI,
CPU Cold Bug Killer
Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit
OS
Certications
* For detailed product information, 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 O verclocking Technology, or u sing
third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may aect 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.
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Z390 Phantom Gaming X
1.3 WiFi-802.11ax Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz
Antenna
WiFi-802.11ax + BT Module
is motherboard comes with an exclusive WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ax + BT v5.0
module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/
g/n/ax 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 oers max link rate up to 2.4Gbps.
* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.
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Chapter 2 Installation
is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration 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 cables before installing the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover mu st be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer 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 cong uration, 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 Technol ogy with only one or three
memory 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 Conguration
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 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 Slots)
ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card , please make sure that the power supply i s
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Please rea d the documentation of the
expan sion 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 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIe Slot Congurations
PCIE1 PCIE3 PCIE5
Single Graphics Card x16 N/A N/A
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireX
TM
or SLITM
Mode
ree Graphics Cards in
3-Way CrossFireX
For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard ’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1~6/WP) when using multiple graphics cards.
TM
Mode
x8 x8 N/A
x8 x4 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
“Open”.
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRMO S1)
(see p.1, No. 25)
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 CLRMOS1 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper cap aer
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 Clear 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 jumpe r caps over
these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors
will cause permanent damage to the motherboard.
System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.1, No. 22)
PWRBTN (Power Button):
Connec t to the power button on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the powe r button.
RESET (Reset Butto n):
Connec t to the reset button on the chassis front panel. Press the reset button to
restar t the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restar t.
PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when
the system is operating. e LED kee ps blinking when the system is in S1/S3 sleep
state. e LED is o when the system i s in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).
HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel . e LED is on
when the hard drive is reading or writing data.
e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A f ront panel 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 header, make sure the w ire
assig nments and the pin assignment s are matched correctly.
1
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
Header
(7-pin SPK_PLED1)
(see p.1, No. 20)
Please connect the
chassis power LED and
the chassis speaker to this
header.
Serial ATA3 Connectors
(SATA3_0_1:
see p.1, No. 14)
(SATA3_2_3:
see p.1, No. 15)
(SATA3_4_5:
see p.1, No. 16)
(SATA3_A1_A2:
see p.1, No. 17)
SATA3_0SATA3_2
SATA3_A1 SATA3_4
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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USB 2.0 Headers
DUMMY
GND
GND
P+
P-
USB_PWR
P+
P-
USB_PWR
1
1
IntA_PB_SSTX+
IntA_PB_SSRX+
A_SSRX+
A_SSTX+
J_SENSE
OUT2_L
1
MIC_RET
PRESENCE#
GND
OUT2_R
MIC2_R
MIC2_L
OUT_RET
ype-C Cable
(9-pin USB_1_2)
(see p.1, No. 26)
(4-pin USB3)
(see p.1, No. 27)
1
USB_PWR
ere are two USB
2.0 headers on this
motherboard.
GND
P-
P+
USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers
(19-pin USB3_5_6)
(see p.1, No. 10)
(19-pin USB3_7_8)
(see p.1, No. 9)
Front Panel Type C USB
3.2 Gen2 Header
(20-pin USB31_TC_2)
(see p.1, No. 12)
Front Panel Audio Header
(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)
(see p.1, No. 33)
Dummy
IntA_PB_D+
IntA_PB_D-
IntA_PB_SSTX-
IntA_PB_SSRX-
VbusV
IntA_PA_SSRX-
IntA_PA_SSRX+
IntA_PA_SSTX-
IntA_PA_SSTX+
IntA_PA_D-
IntA_PA_D+
USB T
GND
GND
Vbus
GND
GND
IntA_PA_D+
IntA_PA_D-
GND
IntA_P
IntA_PA_SSTX-
GND
IntA_P
IntA_PA_SSRX-
VbusV
VbusVbus
IntA_PB_SSRX-
IntA_PB_SSRX+
GND
IntA_PB_SSTX-
IntA_PB_SSTX+
GND
IntA_PB_D-
IntA_PB_D+
Dummy
1
ere are two headers on
this motherboard. Each
USB 3.2 Gen1 header can
support two ports.
ere is one Front
Panel Type C USB 3.2
Gen2 Header on this
motherboard. is header
is used for connecting a
USB 3.2 Gen2 module for
additional USB 3.2 Gen2
ports.
is header is for
connecting audio devices
to the front audio panel.
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1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassis
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
4
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
4
GND
OL
GND
OL
FAN_SPEED_CONTROL
1 2 3 4
must support HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instructions in our
manual and chassis manual to install your system.
2. If you use an AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header by
the steps below:
A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2_R and Audio_L (LI N) to OUT2_L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_ RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to
connect them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel
and adjust “Recording Volume”.
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Chassis/Water Pump Fan
Connectors
(4-pin CHA_FAN1/WP)
(see p.1, No. 34)
(4-pin CHA_FAN2/WP)
(see p.1, No. 29)
(4-pin CHA_FAN4/WP)
(see p.1, No. 30)
(4-pin CHA_FAN3/WP)
(see p.1, No. 18)
(4-pin CHA_FAN5/WP)
(see p.1, No. 11)
(4-pin CHA_FAN6/WP)
(see p.1, No. 13)
CPU Fan Connector
(4-pin CPU_FAN1)
(see p.1, No. 3)
CHA_FAN_SPEED
FAN_VOLTAGE
FAN_VOLTAGE
FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTR
1 2 3 4
CHA_FAN_SPEED
FAN_VOLTAGE
FAN_VOLTAGE
FAN_SPEED
FAN_SPEED_CONTR
1 2 3 4
CPU_FAN_SPEED
FAN_VOLTAGE
GND
GND
GND
is motherboard
provides six 4-Pin water
cooling
3
2
1
chassis
connectors. If you plan to
connect a 3-Pin
water cooler fan, please
connect it to Pin 1-3.
3
2
1
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.
fan
chassis
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