Asrock Z690 Pro RS Quick Installation Guide

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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

HD_AUDIO1

PS2

Keybo ard

/Mous e

CMOS

Battery

M2_1

M2_W IFI1

M2_3

HDM I1

AUDIO CODEC

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

SUPER

I/O

USB3_3_ 4

F_USB32 _TC_1

ADDR_LED2

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

D P1

M2_WIFI_CT1

T B1

CPU

DRAM

VGA

BOOT

SATA3_4

SATA3_5

SATA3_2

SATA3_3

SATA3_0

SATA3_1

USB3 _5_6

ADDR_LED3

CPU_FAN1

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 Connectors (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)

I/O Panel

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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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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 case.

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 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.

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 without further notice. If you require technical support related 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 (Optional)

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1 x Stando for M.2 Socket (Optional)

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1 x Graphics Card Holder (Opt iona 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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2oz Copper PCB

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Supports 12

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Digi Power design

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13 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-buffered memory up to

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3+(OC)*

533

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 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 can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)

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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 type

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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 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.

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

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 risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using third-party overclocking tool s. 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 expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

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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, pl ease check if the PnP cap is on the socket, if the CPU sur face is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the socket. Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found. Other wise, the CPU will 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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CPU_FAN

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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 Technology 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 damage 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 make 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 Gen5x16 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, please connect a chassi s fan to the motherboard’s chassis fan connector (CHA_ FAN1~4/WP) when u sing multiple g raphics 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

“Open”.

Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMO S1) (see p.1, 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 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

PLED-

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-pi n PANEL1) (see p.1, 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 activity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on when the hard drive i s reading or writing data.

e front panel design may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power button, reset button, power LED, hard drive 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.

PLED+

PLED-

HDLED-

HDLED+

PWRBTN#

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.1, No. 21)

DUMMY +5V

PLED+

DUMMY

PLED+

Please connect the chassis power LED and the chassis speaker to this header.

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Serial ATA3 Connectors Right Angle: (SATA3_0: see p.1, No. 17) (Upper) (SATA3_1: see p.1, No. 17) (Lower) (SATA3_2: see p.1, No. 16) (Upper) (SATA3_3: see p.1, No. 16) (Lower) (SATA3_4: see p.1, No. 15) (Upper) (SATA3_5: see p.1, No. 15) (Lower) Ver tica l: (SATA3_6: see p.1, No. 22) (SATA3_7: see p.1, No. 23)

USB 2.0 Headers (9-pin USB_3_4) (see p.1, No. 25) (9-pin USB_5_6) (see p.1, No. 24)

SATA3_4

SATA3_2

SATA3_0

SATA3_7

USB_PWR

P-

P+

P-

SATA3_5

SATA3_3

SATA3_1

SATA3_6

GND

DUMMY

GND

ese eight SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices with up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.

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

ere are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB

2.0 header can support two ports.

USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers Ver tica l: (19-pin USB3_3_4) (see p.1, No. 11)

Right Angle: (19-pin USB3_5_6) (see p.1, 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-

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

IntA_PA_D-

IntA_PA_SSTX+

ere are two headers on this motherboard. Each USB

3.2 Gen1 header can support two ports.

Dummy

IntA_PA_D+

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Front Panel Type C USB

3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20-pin F_USB32_TC_1) (see p.1, 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.1, No. 31)

1. High Denition Audio supports Jack Sen sing, but the panel wire on the chassis 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 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”.

GND

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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GND

4 3 2 1

GND

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin CHA_FAN1/WP) (see p.1, No. 32)

(4-pin CHA_FAN2/WP) (see p.1, No. 26)

(4-pin CHA_FAN3/WP) (see p.1, No. 12)

(4-pin CHA_FAN4/WP) (see p.1, No. 9)

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

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_VOLTAGE

CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

1 2 3 4

FAN_VOLTAGE CHA_FAN_SPEED

FAN_SPEED_CONTROL

CPU_FAN_SPEED

+12V

GND

1234

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.

GND

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.

CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin CPU_FAN2/WP) (see p.1, No. 4)

FAN_VOLTAGE

CPU_FAN_SPEED

GND

1 2 3 4

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.

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ATX Power Connector

8 5

(24-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.1, No. 10)

is motherboard provides a 24-pin ATX power connector. To use a 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 13.

ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V1) (see p.1, No. 1)

ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin ATX12V2) (see p.1, No. 2)

is motherboard provides one 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 connector.

*e power supply plug ts into this connector in only one orientation.

*Connecting an ATX 12V 4-pin cable to ATX12V2 is optional.

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*For advanced overclocking we suggest using this connector together with ATX12V1.

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SPI_DQ3

SPI TPM Header (13 -pi n SPI_TPM _J1) (see p.1, No. 19)

underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin TB1) (see p.1, No. 28)

RGB LED Header (4-pin RGB_LED1) (see p.1, No. 30)

SPI_PWR

Dummy

SPI_MISO

SPI_CS0

SPI_DQ2

12V GR B

CLK

SPI_MOSI

GND

RSMRST#

RST#

TPM_PIRQ

SPI_TPM_CS#

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.

Please connect a underbolt™ addin card (AIC) to the underbolt AIC connector via the GPIO cable. *Please install the underbolt™ AIC card to PCIE5 (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 40 for further instructions on this header.

Addressable LED Headers (3-pin A DDR_LED1) (see p.1, No. 29) (3-pin A DDR_LED2) (see p.1, No. 8) (3-pin A DDR_LED3) (see p.1, No. 7)

VOUT

GND

DO_ADDR

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 41 for further instructions on this header.

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2.7 Smart Button

e motherboard has a smart button: BIOS Flashback Button, allowing users to ash the BIOS.

BIOS Flashback Button (BIOS_FB1)

BIOS Flashback Switch allows users to ash the BIOS.

(see p.3, No. 8)

ASRock BIOS Flashback feature allows you to update BIOS without powering on the system, even without CPU.

Before u sing the BIOS Flashback f unction, please su spend BitLocker and any encryption or security relying on the TPM. Make sure that you have already stored and backup -ed the recovery key. If the recovery key is missing while encryption is active, the data w ill stay encrypted and the system will not boot into the operating system. It is recommended to disable fTPM before updating the BIOS. Otherwise an unpredictable failure may occur.

To use the USB BIOS Flashback function, Please follow the steps below.

1. Download the latest BIOS le from ASRock's website : http://www.asrock.com.

2. Copy the BIOS le to your USB ash drive. Please make sure the le system of

your USB ash drive must be FAT32.

3. Extract BIOS  le from the zip le.

4. Rename the le to “creative.rom” and save it to the root director y of X: USB ash drive.

5. Plug the 24 pin power connector to t he motherboard. en turn on the power supply's AC switch. *ere is no need to power on the system.

6. en plug your USB drive to the USB BIOS Flashback port.

7. Press the BIOS Flashback Switch for about three seconds. en the LED starts to blink.

8. Wait until the LED stops blinking, indicating that BIOS ashing has been completed. *If the LED light turns solid green, this means that the BIOS Flashback is not operating properly. Please make sure that you plug the USB drive to the USB BIOS Flashback port. **If the LED does not light up at all then please disconnect power from the system and remove/ disconnect the CMOS battery from the motherboard for several minutes. Reconnect power and battery and try again.

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USB BIOS Flashback port

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