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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 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 7
1.4 I/O Panel 10
1.5 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz
Antennas 12
Chapter 2 Installation 14
2.1 Installing the CPU 15
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 18
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 19
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot) 21
2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22
2.6 Smart Switches 27
2.7 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 28
2.8 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 32
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 36
3.1 Installing Drivers 36
3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 37
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 40
3.3.1 UI Overview 40
3.3.2 Apps 41
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 44
3.3.4 Setting 45
3.4 Nahimic Audio 46
3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 47
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 50
4.1 Introduction 50
4.2 EZ Mode 51
4.3 Advanced Mode 52
4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 52
4.3.2 Navigation Keys 53
4.4 Main Screen 54
4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 55
4.6 Advanced Screen 67
4.6.1 CPU Conguration 68
4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 70
4.6.3 Storage Conguration 73
4.6.4 Intel® Thunderbolt 74
4.6.5 ACPI Conguration 75
4.6.6 USB Conguration 76
4.6.7 Trusted Computing 77
4.7 Tools 78
4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 80
4.9 Security Screen 82
4.10 Boot Screen 83
4.11 Exit Screen 86
Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 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 soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of
the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications 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 pecic 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 Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor)
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ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 Support CD
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2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas (Optional)
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2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Optional)
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
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* 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM (i9/i7/i5) support DDR4 up to 3200;
CoreTM (i3), Pentium® and Celeron® support DDR4 up to 2666.
* 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; CoreTM
(i5/i3), Pentium® and Celeron® support DDR4 up to 2666.
* 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
10 Layer PCB
Supports 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors and 11th Gen
Intel® CoreTM Processors (LGA1200)
Digi Power design
10 Power Phase design
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
Intel® Z590
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support DDR4 non-ECC,
un-buered memory up to 4266+(OC)*
10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support DDR4 non-ECC,
un-buered memory up to 4266+(OC)*
Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-
ECC mode)
Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
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Expansion
Slot
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors
1 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 Slot*
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10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot*
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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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802.11ax PCIe WiFi module (on the rear I/O)
15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
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Graphics
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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.
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support Intel® Xe Graphics
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Architecture (Gen 12). 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors
support Gen 9 Graphics
Graphics, Media & Compute: Microso DirectX 12, OpenGL
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4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid /
Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1
Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut),
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Microso PlayReady 3.0, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc
ree graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.4 and
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Intel® underboltTM 4 ports
Supports Triple Monitor
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Supports Intel® underboltTM 4 with max. resolution up to
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5K (5210x2880) @ 60Hz
Supports HDMI 2.0 with ma x. resolution up to 4K x 2K
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(4096x2160) @ 60Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K
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(5210x2880) @ 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 monitor is required)
Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and
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Intel® underboltTM 4 Ports
* 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support HDMI 2.0. 10th Gen
Intel® CoreTM Processors support HDMI 1.4.
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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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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Nahimic Audio
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LAN
Wireless
LAN
2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
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Killer® E3100G
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Supports Killer LAN Soware
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Supports Killer DoubleShotTM Pro
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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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Killer AX1675x 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
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Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
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Supports Dual-Band 2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz
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band* support
* Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) is not currently enabled by default
due to the dierent regulation status of each country. It will be
activated (for supported countries) through Windows Update
and soware update once available. e update is expected to be
in the middle of 2021.
2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity
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technolog y
Supports Bluetooth 5.2 + High speed class II
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Supports MU-MIMO
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Supports Killer LAN Soware
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Supports Killer DoubleShotTM Pro
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Rear Panel
I/O
2 x Antenna Ports
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1 x HDMI Port
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1 x DisplayPort 1.4
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1 x Optica l SPDIF Out Port
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5 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD
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Protection)
1 x USB 4.0 underboltTM 4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0
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protocol; 40Gb/s for underbolt protocol) (Supports ESD
Protection)
* Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W)
charging
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port 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)
Storage
Connector
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3 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
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1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_ 2), supports M Key type 2280
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M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (Only sup-
ported with 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors)*
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)*
* Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
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1 x RGB LED Header
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* Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
1 x Addressable LED Header
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* Support 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 ma ximum
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 maxi-
mum 1A (12W) fan power.
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Con-
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nector)
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connec-
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tor)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connec-
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tor)
1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
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ESD Protection)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
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(Supports ESD Protection)
1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)
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(Supports ESD Protection)
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BIOS
Feature
Hardware
Monitor
OS
Certications
AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
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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, DRAM, VPPM, VTTDDR, CPU PLL ,
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VCC PLL, PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCIO_Memory, VCCSA,
CPU Standby 1, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL , Ring PLL,
System Agent PLL , Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-
adjustment
Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis
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Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-
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ture): CPU_OPT/Water Pump
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump,
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Chassis Fans
CASE OPEN detection
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Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM,
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PCH, VCCSA, VCCIO, VCCIO_Memory
Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit
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FCC, CE
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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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* 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 aect 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.
1.3 Motherboard Layout
Top Side View
Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4
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Back Side View
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No. Description
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)
3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
4 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
5 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP)
6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
7 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
8 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)
9 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_6_7)
11 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)
12 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
13 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (USB31_TC_1)
14 Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header (SPK_CI1)
15 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)
16 USB 2.0 Header (USB1_2)
17 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
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1.4 I/O Panel
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1 DisplayPort 1.4 8 Microphone (Pink)
2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (USB3_1234) 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port
3 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port (Killer® E3100G)* 10 Antenna Ports
4 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 Clear CMOS Button
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB3_5)
6 Line In (Light Blue) 13 USB 4.0 underboltTM 4 Type-C Port (TB_1)
7 Front Speaker (Lime)** 14 HDMI Port
* 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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** If you use a 2- channel speaker, plea se connect the speake r’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
2 V -- -- --
4 V V -- --
6 V V V --
8 V V V V
Front Speaker
(No. 7)
Rear Speaker
(No. 5)
Central / Bass
(No. 4)
Line In
(No. 6)
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1.5 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module and ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E + BT Module
is motherboard comes with an exclusive 802.11 a/b/g/n/ax Wi-Fi 6E + BT v5.2
module (pre-installed on the rear I/O panel) that oers support for 802.11 a/b/g/n/
ax Wi-Fi 6E connectivity standards and Bluetooth v5.2. Wi-Fi 6E + BT module is
an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter to support Wi-Fi 6E
+ BT. Bluetooth v5.2 standard features Smart Ready technolog y that adds a whole
new class of functionality into the mobile devices. BT 5.2 also includes Low Energy
Technology and ensures extraordinary low power consumption for PCs.
* e transmission speed may vary according to the environment.
* Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) is not currently enabled by default due to the dierent
regulation status of each country. It will be activated (for supported countries)
through Windows Update and soware update once available. e update is
expected to be in the middle of 2021.
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WiFi Antennas Installation Guide
Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4
Step 1
Prepare the WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas that
come with the package.
Step 2
Connect the two WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas
to the antenna connectors. Turn the antenna
clockwise until it is securely connected.
Step 3
Set the WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna as shown in
the illustration.
*You may need to adjust the direction of
the antenna for a stronger signal.
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Chapter 2 Installation
is is a Mini-ITX 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. Be fore you in sert the 1200 -Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the P nP cap
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 cabl es before installing th e 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 aer service.
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CPU_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 conguration, 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 w ith only one memor y
module instal led.
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.
e DIMM only ts in one correct orientation. 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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Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slot)
ere is 1 PCI Express slot slot 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:
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors:
PCIE1 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors:
PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
* Supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to two x8 slots
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2.5 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.7, No. 9)
PWRBTN (Power Switch):
Connec t to the power switch on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way to
turn o your system using the power switch.
RESET (Reset Switch):
Connec t to the reset switch on the chassi s front panel. P ress the reset sw itch to restart
the computer if the compute r freezes and fails to perform a normal 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 dier by chassis. A front pane l module mainly consists
of power switch , reset switch, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er 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.
GND
PWR BT N #
PLE D-
PLE D+
GND
RES ET#
GND
HDL ED -
HDL ED +
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Connect the power
switch, reset switch 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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Chassis Intrusion and
Speaker Header
(7-pin SPK_CI1)
(see p.7, No. 14)
Please connect the
chassis intrusion and the
chassis speaker to this
header.
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