Asrock Z690 Pro RS User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2021

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Package Contents 1

1.2 Specications 2

1.3 Motherboard Layout 7

1.4 I/O Panel 9

1.5 Graphics Card Holder 10

Chapter 2 Installation 11

2.1 Installing the CPU 12

2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 15

2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 16

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCIe Slots) 18

2.5 Jumpers Setup 19

2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 20

2.7 Smart Button 26

2.8 Post Status Checker 27

2.9 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 28

2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 28

2.9.2 Driver Installation and Setup 30

2.10 M.2 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated
WiFi/BT) Installation Guide 31

2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 33

2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 36

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

Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 43

3.1 Installing Drivers 43

3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 44

3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 44

3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 44

3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 47

3.3.1 UI Overview 47

3.3.2 Apps 48

3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 51

3.3.4 Setting 52

3.4 Nahimic Audio 53

3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 54

Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 57

4.1 Introduction 57

4.2 EZ Mode 58

4.3 Advanced Mode 59

4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 59

4.3.2 Navigation Keys 60

4.4 Main Screen 61

4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 62

4.6 Advanced Screen 77

4.6.1 CPU Conguration 78

4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 80

4.6.3 Storage Conguration 83

4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt 84

4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 85

4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 86

4.6.7 USB Conguration 87

4.6.8 Trusted Computing 88

4.7 Tools 90

4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 92

4.9 Security Screen 96

4.10 Boot Screen 97

4.11 Exit Screen 100

Chapter 1 Introduction

ank you for purchasing ASRock Z690 Pro RS motherboard, a reliable

motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.

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

commitment to quality and endurance.

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

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

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

the BIOS setup.

Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support relate d to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.

1.1 Package Contents

ASRock Z690 Pro RS Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)

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ASRock Z690 Pro RS Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock Z690 Pro RS 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 (Option al)

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1 x Stando for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1 x Graphics Card Holder (O pt iona l)

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1 x I/O Panel Shield

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Z690 Pro RS

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1.2 Specications

Platform

CPU

Chipset

Memory

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

ATX Form Factor

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Solid Capacitor design

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2oz Copper PCB

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th

Supports 12

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Digi Power design

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13 Power Phase design

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Supports Intel® Hybrid Technolog y

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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-buffered memory up to

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33+(OC)*

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* Supports DDR4 3200 natively.

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

Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-

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ECC mode)

Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB

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

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Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors (LGA1700)

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Expansion
Slot

Graphics

3 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5: single at Gen5x16

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(PCIE2); dual at Gen5x16 (PCIE2) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3); triple at

Gen5x16 (PCIE2) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3) / Gen3x4 (PCIE5))*

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

2 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slots

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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireX

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1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 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 can

be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)

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TM

Audio

LAN

Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4

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ports by independent display controllers

Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution

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

Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed) max.

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resolution up to 8K (8192x4320) @ 60Hz / 5K (5120x3200) @

120Hz

Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible and

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DisplayPort 1.4 Ports

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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2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s

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Dragon RTL8125BG

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Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Soware

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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 Ecient Ethernet 802.3az

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Supports PXE

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Z690 Pro RS

Rear Panel
I/O

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 DisplayPort 1.4

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2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD

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Protection)

2 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

RAID

Connector

8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors*

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* If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_7 will

be disabled.

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

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

1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type

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2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) modes**

1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_ 3, Key M), supports type

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2260/2280/22110 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**

** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technology (M2 _2 and M2_3 only)

** Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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

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storage devices

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and R AID 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 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.

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.

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BIOS
Feature

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 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connec-

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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)

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 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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(Supports ESD Protection)

1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

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(Supports ESD Protection)

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, CPU GT, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, +1.05V

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

Multi-adjustment

Z690 Pro RS

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

Hardware
Monitor

OS

Certica­tions

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

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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, DRAM, VCCIN AUX,

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VCCSA, +1.05V PROC, +1.05V PCH, +0.82V PCH, +12V,

+5 V, +3.3V

Microso® Windows® 11 / 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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Please realize that the re is a certain r isk involved with overclo cking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technol ogy, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your system’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.

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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 )

USB 2.0

T: USB_1

B: USB _2

ATXP WR 1

PCIE2

Top:
RJ-45

USB 3.2 Gen1
T: USB3_1
B: USB3_2

PCIE3

HDLED RESET

PLED PWRBTN

1

1

1

HD_AUDIO1

13

18

21

1

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

32

10

1

M2_1

11

1

M2_W IFI1

M2_3

HDM I1

2

AUDIO
CODEC

24

26

5

4

CHA_FAN3/WP

CHA_FAN1/WP

CHA_FAN2/WP

CHA_FAN4/WP

USB 3.2 Gen2
T:USB31_1
B: USB31_2

CPU_FAN2/WP

6

8

12

19

20

29

1

1

30

1

SUPER

I/O

USB3_3_ 4

F_USB32 _TC_1

ADDR_LED2

1

RoHS

M2_2

ADDR_LED1RGB_LED1

USB_3_4

USB_5_6

SATA3_7

SATA3_6

CLRMOS1

SPK_PLED1

PANEL1

ATX12V2

ATX12V1

SPI_TPM_J1

25

31

D
P1

M2_WIFI_CT1

T B1

1

CPU

DRAM

VGA

BOOT

16

SATA3_4

SATA3_5

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

17

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

15

14

USB3 _5_6

1

ADDR_LED3

7

CPU_FAN1

3

9

22

23

27

28

BIOS_FB1

Top:

LINE I N

Cent er:

FRON T

Bott om:

MIC IN

PCIE5

PCIE4

PCIE1

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No. Description

1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)

2 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)

3 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)

4 CPU/Water Pump 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 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED3)

8 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)

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

10 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

11 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_3_4)

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

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

14 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_ 5_6)

15 SATA3 Connec tors (SATA3_4)(Upper), (SATA3_5)(Lower)

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

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

18 Post Status Checker (PSC)

19 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)

20 System Panel Header (PANEL1)

21 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)

22 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_6)

23 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_7)

24 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)

25 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)

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

27 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)

28 5-pin underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)

29 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)

30 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)

31 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)

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

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1.4 I/O Panel

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Z690 Pro RS

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2

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11

10

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No. Description No. Description

1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2) 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_1_2)

2 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port 7 USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (USB31_1_2)

(Dragon RTL8125BG)* 8 BIOS Flashback Button

3 Line In (Light Blue)** 9 HDMI Port

4 Front Speaker (Lime)** 10 DisplayPort 1.4

5 Microphone (Pink)** 11 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

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

** 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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1.5 Graphics Card Holder

Installing the Graphics Card Holder

Before installing the Graphic s Card Holder , please make sure th at your motherboard
is prope rly installed into a PC ca se.

Type A Type B

Step 1

Secure the Graphics Card Holder to the chassis

with 2 screws.

*ere are two types of screws in the package.

Please use the appropriate type based on the

standos on the motherboard tray of your PC

case.

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Step 2

Aer installing your graphics card, place the

bracket in the proper position to make sure that

it holds your graphics card in place.

en secure the bracket to the Graphics Card

Holder with 1 screw.

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, pl ease check if the PnP cap
is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if th ere are any bent 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 cables be fore installing the CPU.

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

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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink

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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)

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

and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.

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

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

2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Te chnology 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 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 incor rect
orientation.

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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCIe Slots)

ere are 5 PCIe slots on the motherboard.

Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary hardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCIe x1 lane width cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 5.0 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x16 lane width graphics 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 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIe Slot Congurations

PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE5

Single Graphics Card G en5x16 N/A N/A

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Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

Two Graphics Cards in

CrossFireXTM Mode

For a better ther mal environment, ple ase connect a ch assi s fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1~4/WP) when using multiple graphic s cards.

Gen5x16 Gen4x4 N/A

Gen5x16 N/A Gen3x4

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

(CLRMO S1)

(see p.7, No. 27)

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 CLR MOS1 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

PLED-

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-pi n PANEL1)

(see p.7, No. 20)

PWRBTN (Power Button):

Connec t to the power button on the chassi s front panel. You may congure the way
to turn o your system using the powe r button.

RESET (Reset Button):
Connec t to the reset button on the chassi s front panel. Press the reset button to
restar t the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a nor mal restart.

PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep
state. e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).

HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on
when the hard drive i s reading or writing data.

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

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PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

GND

GND

RESET#

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

Header

(7-pin SPK_PLED1)

(see p.7, No. 21)

DUMMY
+5V

1

PLED+

SPEAKER

DUMMY

PLED+

Please connect the

chassis power LED and

the chassis speaker to this

header.

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Right Angle:

(SATA3_0:

see p.7, No. 17) (Upper)

(SATA3_1:

see p.7, No. 17) (Lower)

(SATA3_ 2:

see p.7, No. 16) (Upper)

(SATA3_ 3:

see p.7, No. 16) (Lower)

(SATA3_4:

see p.7, No. 15) (Upper)

(SATA3_ 5:

see p.7, No. 15) (Lower)

Ver ti c a l:

(SATA3_ 6:

see p.7, No. 22)

(SATA3_7:

see p.7, No. 23)

USB 2.0 Headers

(9-pin USB_3_4)

(see p.7, No. 25)

(9-pin USB_5_6)

(see p.7, No. 24)

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

SATA3_0

SATA3_7

USB_PWR

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P-

P-

SATA3_6

P+

GND

GND

P+

DUMMY

ese eight SATA3

connectors support SATA

data cables for internal

storage devices with up to 6.0

SATA3_5

Gb/s data transfer rate.

* If M2_2 is occupied by

a SATA-type M.2 device,

SATA3_3

SATA3_7 will be disabled.

SATA3_1

ere are two headers on

this motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support two

ports.

USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers

Ver ti c a l:

(19-pin USB3_3_4)

(see p.7, No. 11)

Right Angle:

(19-pin USB3_5_6)

(see p.7, No. 14)

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_D+

IntA_PB_SSRX+

IntA_PB_SSRX-

VbusVbus

Vbus

IntA_PA_SSRX-

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GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PA_SSTX-

IntA_PA_SSRX+

VbusVbus

IntA_PB_SSRX-

IntA_PB_SSRX+

GND

IntA_PB_SSTX-

IntA_PB_SSTX+

GND

IntA_PB_D-

IntA_PB_D+

Dummy

IntA_PB_D+

IntA_PB_D-

GND

GND

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

ere are two headers on

this motherboard. Each USB

3.2 Gen1 header can support

two ports.

Dummy

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Front Panel Type C USB

3.2 Gen2x2 Header

(20-pin F_USB32_TC_1)

(see p.7, No. 13)

USB Type-C Cable

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.

Front Panel Audio Header

(9-pin HD_ AUDIO1)

(see p.7, No. 31)

1. High Denition Au dio supports Jack Sen sing, but the panel wire on the chas sis
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 heade r 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
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”.

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PRESENCE#

MIC2_R

MIC2_L

MIC_RET

J_SENSE

OUT2_R

OUT_RET

OUT2_L

is header is for connecting

audio devices to the front

audio panel.

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