Asrock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 User Manual

Version 1.0

Published September 2021

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 6

1.4 I/O Panel 8

Chapter 2 Installation 10

2.1 Installing the CPU 11

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 14

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 15

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCIe Slots) 17

2.5 Jumpers Setup 18

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 19

2.7 Smart Button 24

2.8 Post Status Checker 25

2.9 CrossFireTM Operation Guide 26

2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireTM-Ready Graphics Cards 26

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 28

2.10 M.2 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated
WiFi/BT) Installation Guide 29

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 31

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 34

2.13 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 37

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 41

3.1 Installing Drivers 41

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 42

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming
Tuning) 42

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) 42

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 45

3.3.1 UI Overview 45

3.3.2 Apps 46

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 49

3.3.4 Setting 50

3.4 Nahimic Audio 51

3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 52

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 55

4.1 Introduction 55

4.2 EZ Mode 56

4.3 Advanced Mode 57

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 57

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 58

4.4 Main Screen 59

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 60

4.6 Advanced Screen 75

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 76

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 78

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 81

4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt 83

4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 84

4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 85

4.6.7 USB Conguration 86

4.6.8 Trusted Computing 87

4.7 Tools 89

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 91

4.9 Security Screen 95

4.10 Boot Screen 96

4.11 Exit Screen 99

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Z690 Phantom Gaming 4

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock ’s consistently stringent quality control.

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

commitment to quality and endurance.

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

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

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

the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specication s and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this doc umentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this 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, plea se visit our website for spec i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 Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 Support CD

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

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4 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

* Supports DDR4 3200 natively.

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

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

ATX Form Factor

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Solid Capacitor design

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Supports 12

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9 Power Phase design

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Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology

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Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

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Intel® Z690

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Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

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4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

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Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buered memory up to

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5333+(OC)*

Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

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ECC mo de)

Max. capacity of system memor y: 128GB

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

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Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors (LGA1700)

2

Expansion
Slot

Graphics

2 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at Gen5x16 (PCIE1);

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dual at Gen5x16 (PCIE1) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3))*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

3 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slots

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Supports AMD CrossFire

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

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WiFi module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)

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

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can be supported only with processors which are GPU

integrated.

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Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)

Intel® X

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Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution

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up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz

TM

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Audio

LAN

Rear Panel
I/O

Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible Port

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7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)

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Supports Surge Protection

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Nahimic Audio

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Gigabit LAN 10/100/100 0 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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3 x Antenna Mounting Points

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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 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports

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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 (Supports ESD Protection)

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2 x USB 2.0 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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LED)

1 x BIOS Flashback Button

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HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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Storage

4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

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

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2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports ty pe

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2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type

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2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s)

modes*

* Supports Intel® Optane

* Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

TM

Technology (M2 _2 and M2_3 only)

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RAID

Connector

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA

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storage devices

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe

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storage devices

1 x SPI TPM Header

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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

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1 x RGB LED Header

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

3 x Addressable LED Headers

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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 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.

4 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 and CHA_FAN1~4/WP can auto detect if

3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector

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

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Connec tor)

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

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Connec tor)

1 x Front Panel Audio Connector

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1 x underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock

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underbolt 4 AIC Card)

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

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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)

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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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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CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, +1.05V

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PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH , +1.05V PCH Voltage

Multi-adjustment

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

Hardware
Monitor

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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: CPU Vcore, PCH, DRAM, VCCIN AUX,

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+1.05V PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +12V, +5V, +3.3V

Microso® Windows® 11 / 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 overcl ocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untie d 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.

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1.3 Motherboard Layout

Intel

Z690

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 )

ATXP WR 1

PCIE1

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_2
B: USB3_3

PCIE3

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

14

20

1

PCIE2

16

11

1

12

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

1

HDM I1

T B1

2

AUDIO
CODEC

15

4

CHA_FAN1
/WP

CHA_FAN2/WP

CHA_FAN3/WP

5

6

13

CHA_FAN4/WP

1

18

25

1

1

24

27

1

7

8

USB3_6 _7

F_USB3 2_TC_ 1

ADDR_L ED2

1

RoHS

ADDR_LED1

RGB_LED1

USB_2_3

CLRMOS1

SPK_PLED1

ATX12V2

ATX12V1

SPI_TPM_J1

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

23

22

26

17

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

PCIE4

USB3 _4_5

CPU_FAN2/WP

19

21

28

CPU_FAN1

3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

PANEL1

C 7

T

C 8

T

C 9

T

M2_ 3

SUPER

I/O

C 5

C 4

T

T

M2_ 1

C 3

C 2

T

T

PH AN T OM G AM I NG 4

Z6 90

1

ADDR_L ED3

CMOS

Battery

PCIE5

USB 2.0

T: USB_0

B: USB_1

BIOS
_FB1

CT11

DRAM

CPU

VGA

BOOT

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10

M2_ WIFI1

M2_ 2

USB 3.2 Gen1

T: USB3_0

B: USB3_1

Ps2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

USB 3.2 Gen2
T:USB32_TA_1
B: USB32_TC_1

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No. Description

1 8 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 4 pin 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)

5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)

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

7 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED3)

8 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

9 Post Status Checker (PSC)

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

11 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

12 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_6_7)

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

14 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (F_USB32_TC_1)

15 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_4_5)

16 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2)(Upper), (SATA3_3)(Lower)

17 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0)(Upper), (SATA3_1)(Lower)

18 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)

19 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

20 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

21 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

22 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

23 USB 2.0 Header (USB_2_3)

24 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

25 Addressable LED Header (ADDR _LED1)

26 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

27 5-pin underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

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

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1.4 I/O Panel

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4

2

3

5

12 7

11

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No. Description No. Description

1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 7 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_ 2_3)

USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port

2

(USB32_TA_1)

USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port

8

(USB32_TC_1)

3 LAN RJ-45 Port* 9 BIOS Flashback Button

4 Line In (Light Blue)** 10 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_0_1)

5 Front Speaker (Lime)** 11 HDMI Port

6 Microphone (Pink)** 12 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_0_1)

* ere are two LEDs on ea ch LAN port. Pl ease refer to the table below for the LA N port LED indic ations .

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

LAN Por t

Activity / Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection

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** Function of the Audio Ports in 7.1-channel Conguration:

Port Function

Light Blue (Rear panel) Rear Speaker Out
Lime (Rear panel) Front Speaker Out
Pink (Rear panel) Central /Subwoofer Speaker Out
Lime (Front panel) Side Speaker Out

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Chapter 2 Installation

is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study

the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.

Pre-installation Precautions

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components

or change any motherboard settings.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard

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components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard

components.

In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,

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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded

wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.

Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.

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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or

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in the bag that comes with the components.

When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-

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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

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2.1 Installing the CPU

1. Before you insert the 1700-Pin CPU into the socket, please check if the PnP cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.

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

1

A

B

2 3

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5

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Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed. e cover mus t be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for a er service.

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

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

brand, speed, size and chip-ty pe) DDR4 DIMM pairs.

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memory Technology w ith only one or three

memory module installed.

3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR 3 memory modul e into a DDR4

slot; otherwi se, 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 orientation. It will cause permanent dam age 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 (PCIe Slots)

ere are 5 PCIe slots on the motherboard.

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

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 5.0 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCIe x1 lane width cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCIe x1 lane width cards.

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

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE1 PCIE3

Single Graphics Card Gen5x16 N/A

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFire

TM

Mode

For a better ther mal environment , please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1/W P, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_ FAN3/WP or
CHA_ FAN4/WP) whe n using mu ltiple g raphics cards.

Gen5x16 Gen4x4

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2.5 Jumpers Setup

e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on

the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is

“O pen”.

Clear CMOS Jumper

(CLR MOS1)

(see p.6, No. 22)

CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system

parameters to default setup, please turn o the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power supply. Aer waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper cap to

short the pins on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds. However, please do not clear the

CMOS right aer you update the BIOS. 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. Please be noted that the password,

date, time, and user default prole will be cleared only if the CMOS battery is

removed. Please remember toremove the jumper cap aer clearing the CMOS.

2-pin Jumper

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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors

1

1

+5V

DUMMY

PLED+

PLED+

PLED-

DUMMY

SPEAKER

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.

System Panel Header

(9-p in PA NE L1)

(see p.6, No. 19)

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. Pre ss 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 whe n 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 ac tivity LED on the chassis f ront panel. e LED is on
when the hard drive is reading or writing data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis . A front panel module mainly consists
of power button, reset but ton, power LED, h ard 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.

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.

Power LED and Speaker

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.6, No. 20)

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors

DUMMY

GND

GND

P+

P-

USB_PWR

P+

P-

USB_PWR

1

1

IntA_PB_SSRX+

A_SSRX+

ype-C Cable

Right-A ngle:

(SATA3_0:

see p.6, No. 17)(Upper)

(SATA3_1:

see p.6, No. 17)(Lower)

(SATA3_2:

see p.6, No. 16)(Upper)

(SATA3_3:

see p.6, No. 16)(Lower)

SATA3_2

SATA3_0

ese four SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

SATA3_3

storage devices with up to 6.0

Gb/s data transfer rate.

SATA3_1

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USB 2.0 Header

(9-pin USB_2_3)

(see p.6, No. 23)

USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers

Ver ti cal:

(19-pin USB3_6_7)

(see p.6, No. 12)

Right-A ngle:

(19-pin USB3_4_ 5)

(see p.6, No. 15)

Front Panel Type C USB

3.2 Gen2x2 Header

(20-pin F_USB32_TC_1)

(see p.6, No. 14)

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

Dummy

IntA_PB_D+

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSRX-

GND

GND

VbusV

USB T

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

1

IntA_PA_D+

IntA_PA_D-

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX+

IntA_PA_SSTX-

GND

IntA_P

IntA_PA_SSRX-

VbusV

ere is a USB 2.0 header on

this motherboard. is USB

2.0 header can support two

ports.

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 Gen2x2 Header

on this motherboard. is

header is used for connecting

a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 module

for additional USB 3.2

Gen2x2 ports.

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Front Panel Audio Header

J_SENSE

OUT2_L

1

MIC_RET

PRESENCE#

GND

OUT2_R

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

OUT_RET

GND

F

4 3 2 1

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

(9-pin HD_AUDIO1)

(see p.6, No. 26)

1. High Denition Audio supports Ja ck Sensing, but the panel wire on the chassi s

must support HDA to function corre ctly. Plea se follow the instructions in our
manual and chas sis manual to install your system.

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

the steps below:
A. Connect Mic_ IN (MIC) to MIC2_ L.
B. Conne ct Audio_R (RIN) to OUT2 _R and Audio_ L (LIN) to OUT2_ L.
C. Connect Ground (GND) to Ground (GND).
D. MIC_ RET and OUT_RET are for the HD audio panel only. You don’t need to
connec t them for the AC’97 audio panel.
E. To activate the front mic, go to the “FrontMic” Tab in the Realtek Control panel
and adjust “Recording Volume”.

is header is for connecting

audio devices to the front

audio panel.

Chassis/Water Pump Fan

Connectors

(4-pin CHA_FAN1/WP)

(see p.6, No. 13)

(4-pin CHA_FAN2/WP)

(see p.6, No. 28)

(4-pin CHA_FAN3/WP)

(see p.6, No. 10)

(4-pin CHA_FAN4/WP)

(see p.6, No. 18)

CPU Fan Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN1)

(see p.6, No. 3)

AN_SPEED_CONTROL

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

CPU_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

1 2 3 4

is motherboard provides

four 4-Pin water cooling

chassis fan connectors. If

you plan to connect a 3-Pin

chassis water cooler fan,

please connect it to Pin 1-3.

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.

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CPU/Water Pump Fan

4 3 2 1

4

1

8 5

Connector

(4-pin CPU_FAN2/WP)

(see p.6, No. 6)

GND

FAN_VOLTAGE

CPU_F

AN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

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.6, No. 11)

ATX 12V Power

Connector

(8-pin ATX12V1)

(see p.6, No. 1)

ATX 12V Power

Connector

(4-pin ATX12V2)

(see p.6, No. 2)

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is motherboard provides

a 24-pin ATX power con-

nector. To use a 20-pin ATX

power supply, please plug it

along Pin 1 and Pin 13.

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13

is motherboard provides

an 8-pin ATX 12V power

connector. To use a 4-pin

ATX power supply, please

plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 5.

*Warning: Please make

sure that the power cable

connected is for the CPU

and not the graphics card.

Do not plug the PCIe power

cable to this connector.

Please connect an ATX 12V

power supply to this connec-

tor.

*e power supply plug ts

into this connector in only

one orientation.

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*Connecting an ATX 12V

4-pin cable to ATX12V2 is

optional.

*For advanced overclocking

we suggest using this

connector together with

ATX12V1.

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SPI TPM Header

1

SPI_DQ3

#

1

1

1

DO_ADDR

(13 -pi n SPI_TPM _ J1)

(see p.6, No. 21)

SPI_PWR

SPI_CS0

SPI_DQ2

Dummy

CLK

RSMRST#

SPI_MISO

SPI_MOSI

RST#

TPM_PIRQ

SPI_TPM_CS

GND

is connector supports SPI

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

system, which can securely store

keys, digital certicates, passwords,

and data. A TPM system also helps

enhance network security, protects

digital identities, and ensures

platform integrity.

underbolt AIC

Connector

(5-pin TB1)

(see p.6, No. 27)

RGB LED Header

(4-pin RGB _LED1)

(see p.6, No. 24)

Addressable LED

Headers

(3-pin ADDR _LED1)

(see p.6, No. 25)

(3-pin ADDR _LED2)

(see p.6, No. 8)

(3-pin ADDR _LED3)

(see p.6, No. 7)

+12V GRB

GND

DO_ADDR

VOUT

GND

VOUT

1

Please connect a

underbolt™ add-in card

(AIC) to this connector via

the GPIO cable.

*Please install the underbolt™

AIC card to PCIE3 (default slot).

is RGB header is used to connect

RGB LED extension cable which

allow 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 52 for further

instructions on this header.

ese headers are used to connect

Addressable

LED extension cables

which allow users to choose from

various LED lighting

eects.

Caution: Never install the Ad-

dressable LED cable in the wrong

orientation; otherwise, the cable

may be damaged.

*Please refer to page 53 for

further instructions on this header.

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