Safety information
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- 1.1 Motherboard overview
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 4: RAID Support
- 4.1 RAID configurations
- 4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
  - 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support
- 5.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology
Appendix

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Motherboard

WS X299

PRO Series

E13396

First Edition

September 2017

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Contents

Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii

About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii

WS X299 PRO Series specications summary ........................................................ x

Package contents ..................................................................................................... xvi

Installation tools and components ........................................................................ xvii

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1 Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 1-1

1.1.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-1

1.1.2 Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 1-2

1.1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-4

1.1.4 System memory .......................................................................... 1-5

1.1.5 Expansion slots ........................................................................... 1-7

1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches....................................................1-9

1.1.7 Jumpers .................................................................................... 1-12

1.1.8 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................... 1-15

1.1.9 Internal connectors....................................................................1-17

Chapter 2: Basic Installation

2.1 Building your PC system...........................................................................2-1

2.1.1 CPU installation...........................................................................2-1

2.1.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ............................... 2-3

2.1.3 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-4

2.1.4 DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-6

2.1.5 ATX power connection ................................................................ 2-7

2.1.6 SATA device connection ............................................................. 2-8

2.1.7 Front I/O connector ..................................................................... 2-9

2.1.8 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-10

2.1.9 M.2 installation .......................................................................... 2-11

2.1.10 ASUS fan holder installation ..................................................... 2-13

2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-14

2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-15

2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-15

2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-17

2.4 Starting up for the rst time .................................................................... 2-19

2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-19

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1

3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 3-2

3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3

3.2.2 Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 3-4

3.2.3 QFan Control (for WS X299 PRO only) ...................................... 3-7

3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard ....................................................................... 3-9

3.3 My Favorites ............................................................................................. 3-12

3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................ 3-14

3.5 Ai Tweaker menu......................................................................................3-14

3.6 Advanced menu ....................................................................................... 3-16

3.6.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-16

3.6.2 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-16

3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Conguration ............................................. 3-16

3.6.4 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 3-17

3.6.5 PCH Storage Conguration....................................................... 3-17

3.6.6 CPU Storage Conguration....................................................... 3-18

3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-18

3.6.8 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-19

3.6.9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 3-19

3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information ................................................. 3-19

3.6.11 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-19

3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Conguration ................................................. 3-20

3.6.13 PCH-FW Conguration ............................................................. 3-20

3.7 Monitor menu (for WS X299 PRO only) .................................................. 3-20

3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................ 3-21

Contents

3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-23

3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................ 3-23

3.9.2 Secure Erase ............................................................................ 3-24

3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Prole ....................................................... 3-25

3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-25

3.9.5 Graphics Card Information ........................................................ 3-25

3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-26

3.11 Server Mgmt menu (for WS X299 PRO/SE only) ................................... 3-26

3.12 Updating BIOS .......................................................................................... 3-27

3.12.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-27

3.12.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ...................................................................... 3-28

3.12.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 .......................................................... 3-30

Chapter 4: RAID Support

4.1 RAID congurations .................................................................................. 4-1

4.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 4-1

4.1.2 Installing storage devices ............................................................ 4-2

4.1.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS .......................... 4-2

4.1.4 Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in UEFI BIOS .................................... 4-6

4.1.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ................ 4-12

4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk.....................................................................4-16

4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® ................................. 4-16

Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support

5.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology ............................................................... 5-1

5.1.1 Requirements .............................................................................. 5-1

5.1.2 Before you begin ......................................................................... 5-1

5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards ................................ 5-2

5.1.4 Installing the device drivers ......................................................... 5-4

5.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology ............................. 5-4

Contents

Appendix

WS X299 PRO/SE block diagram (44-Lane) .......................................................... A-1

WS X299 PRO/SE block diagram (28-Lane) .......................................................... A-2

WS X299 PRO/SE block diagram (16-Lane) .......................................................... A-3

WS X299 PRO block diagram (44-Lane) ................................................................ A-4

WS X299 PRO block diagram (28-Lane) ................................................................ A-5

WS X299 PRO block diagram (16-Lane) ................................................................ A-6

Q-Code table ............................................................................................................ A-7

Notices .................................................................................................................. A-10

ASUS contact information .................................................................................... A-14

Contents

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Safety information

Electrical safety

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet

before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables

for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible,

disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.

• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all

power cables are unplugged.

• Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices

could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Ensure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not

sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power

company.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied service

technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals

that came with the package.

• Before using the product, ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power

cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors,

slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area

where it may become wet.

• Place the product on a stable surface.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied service

technician or your retailer.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the

motherboard.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it

supports. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the

motherboard.

2. Chapter 2: Basic Installation

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when

installing system components.

3. Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.

Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

4. Chapter 4: RAID Support

This chapter describes the RAID congurations.

5. Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support

This chapter describes how to install and congure multiple AMD® CrossFire™

graphics cards.

Where to nd more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software

updates.

1. ASUS website

The ASUS website (www.asus.com) provides updated information on ASUS hardware

and software products.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty yers,

that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the

standard package.

Conventions used in this guide

To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used

throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to

complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to

complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Typography

Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Italics

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign

means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or

Return key.

<Key1> + <Key2> + <Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key

names are linked with a plus sign (+).

WS X299 PRO Series specications summary

Model Name WS X299 PRO/SE WS X299 PRO

CPU

LGA2066 Socket for Intel® CoreTM X-series Processors

Supports 14nm CPU

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*

* The Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU

types.

** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel® CPU support list.

Chipset Intel® X299 Chipset

Memory

Intel® Socket 2066 Core™ X-series Processors (6 cores and above)

8 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4000(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133*

MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Intel® Socket 2066 Core™ X-series Processors (4-core)

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 4000(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133

MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)

* Memory capacity supported depends on both CPU installed and Memory

installed.

** Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual

CPUs. Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors

Lists).

Expansion slots

44-Lane CPU -

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x16 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x8 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x4 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 4 slot (x4 link)

28-Lane CPU -

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x16 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x8 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 4 slot (x4 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x4 link)

16-Lane CPU -

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x8 link)

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot (x4 link)

1 x PCI Express 3.0 x 4 slot (x4 link)

Multi-GPU support

Supports AMD® 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology*

* Actual numbers of Multi-graphic supported differs per Vendors’ Graphic

cards. Please check with Vendor beforehand.

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WS X299 PRO Series specications summary

Model Name WS X299 PRO/SE WS X299 PRO

Storage

Intel® X299 Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage

Technology 15 support

1 x M.2_2 (Gen 3 x4) socket3, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage

devices support (PCIe mode)*

1 x M.2_1 (Gen 3 x4) socket3, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices

support (both SATA & PCIe mode)

6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports

1 x U.2 connector (supports U.2 NVMe device)*

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

Intel® Virtual RAID (VROC) suuport for CPU RAID**

* Bandwidth is shared between M.2_2 and U.2.

** Intel® VROC is supported via RSTe, Hyper M.2 x 16 card, and Intel® VROC_

HW_key. Hyper M.2 x 16 card and VROC_HW_Key are to be purchased

separately. NVMe RAID type and function will depend on Intel® VROC_HW_

key installed.

LAN 2 x Intel® I210-AT Gigabit LAN Controller

Audio

Realtek® ALC S1220A 8-Channel High Denition Audio CODEC

featuring Crystal sound 3

- Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent

performance

- Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sound deliver

equal quality

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

- Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and

greatly reduced multi-lateral interference

- Internal audio Amplier to enhance the highest quality sound for

headphone and speakers

- Unique de-pop circuit: Reduces start-up popping noise to audio

outputs

- Premium Japanese-made audio capacitors provides warm, natural

and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and delity

- High quality 120dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out@back) &

113dB SNR input (Line-in) support

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback*

- DTS Connect

- DTS Headphone:X

- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-

retasking(MIC)

- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

* Due to limitations in HAD bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for

8-channel audio. 32-Bit/192kHz is only available under Windows® 10.

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WS X299 PRO Series specications summary

Model Name WS X299 PRO/SE WS X299 PRO

USB

Intel® X299 Chipset

- 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4@ rear panel, 2@ front panel)

- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (4@ rear panel, 2@ front panel)

ASMedia® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller

- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports @ rear panel (1 x Type-A; 1 x Type-C™)

- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 @ front panel (optional Type-A or Type-C™)

ASUS Special

Features

OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock

Technology

- Full BCLK range for extreme

overclocking performance.

DIGI+ Power Control

- CPU Power: Digital 8-phase

power design

- DRAM: Digital 2-phase power

design

Turbo LAN

Intel Virtual RAID on CPU

(VROC) ready

ASMedia USB 3.1 Gen 2

Controller supports Multiple-

Ins function

Thunderbolt 3 support

- Blistering-fast40 Gb/s data

transfers upgrades with

ThunderboltEX 3 cards

M.2 and U.2 Onboard (The

Latest Transfer Technology

with up to 32Gb/s Data-transfer

Speeds for M.2 and U.2)

ASUS SafeSlot and SafeSlot

Core:

Fortied PCIe Slot preventing

damages

ASUS Overvoltage Protection:

World-class circuit-protecting

power design

OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock

Technology

- Full BCLK range for extreme

overclocking performance.

5-Way Optimization by Dual

Intelligent Processors 5

- Whole system optimization

with a single click! Perfectly

consolidates better CPU

performance, power saving,

digital power control, system

cooling and app usages.

DIGI+ Power Control

- CPU Power: Digital 8-phase

power design

- DRAM: Digital 2-phase power

design

TPU

- Auto Tuning, TPU

EPU

Fan Xpert 4

Turbo Core App

Turbo LAN

Intel Virtual RAID on CPU

(VROC) ready

ASMedia USB 3.1 Gen 2

Controller supports Multiple-

Ins function

Thunderbolt 3 support

- Blistering-fast40 Gb/s data

transfers upgrades with

ThunderboltEX 3 cards

M.2 and U.2 Onboard (The

Latest Transfer Technology

with up to 32Gb/s Data-transfer

Speeds for M.2 and U.2)

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WS X299 PRO Series specications summary

Model Name WS X299 PRO/SE WS X299 PRO

ASUS Special

Features

ASUS Enhanced DRAM

Overcurrent Protection

- Short circuit damage

prevention

ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O:

3X corrosion-resistance for

greater durability!

ASUS ESD Guards

- Enhanced ESD protection

AURA Sync

- Aura RGB Strip Headers

- Aura Lighting Effects

Synchronization with

compatible ASUS ROG

devices

- Aura Addressable Strip Header

Ai Charger+

Supporting ASUS Control

Center (ACC) Management IT

software

File Transfer

Cloud GO!

File Transfer

ASUS Q-Design :

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Code

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM,

VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

ASUS USB BIOS Flashback

Onboard Button: Power/Reset

UEFI BIOS

- CrashFree BIOS 3

- EZ Flash3

- EZ Tuning Wizard

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

- Multi-language BIOS

ASUS SafeSlot and SafeSlot

Core:

Fortied PCIe Slot preventing

damages

ASUS Overvoltage Protection:

World-class circuit-protecting

power design

ASUS Enhanced DRAM

Overcurrent Protection

- Short circuit damage

prevention

ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O:

3X corrosion-resistance for

greater durability!

ASUS ESD Guards

- Enhanced ESD protection

AURA Sync

- Aura RGB Strip Headers

- Aura Lighting Effects

Synchronization with

compatible ASUS ROG

devices

- Aura Addressable Strip Header

Ai Charger+

Supporting ASUS Control

Center (ACC) Management IT

software

File Transfer

Cloud GO!

File Transfer

ASUS Q-Design:

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Code

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM,

VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

- ASUS Q-Connector

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Model Name WS X299 PRO/SE WS X299 PRO

ASUS Special

Features

MemOK!

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- Stylish M.2 Heat-sink solution

ASUS USB BIOS Flashback

Onboard Button: Power/Reset

UEFI BIOS

- CrashFree BIOS 3

- EZ Flash3

- EZ Tuning Wizard

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

- Multi-language BIOS

AI Suite 3

MemOK!

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- Stylish M.2 Heat-sink solution

Rear Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports (Type-C & Type-A)

4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (Blue)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (1 Supports USB BIOS Flashback)

1 x Optical S/PDIF Out Port

2 x Intel LAN (RJ45) Ports

8-channel Audio I/O Ports

Internal I/O

Connectors

1 x Aura Addressable Strip Header

1 x AAFP connector

1 x Aura RGB Strip Header

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1

ports

1 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 front panel connector

1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices

support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage

devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x VROC_HW_Key connector

2 x CPU Fan connectors

1 x FRNT Fan connector

1 x REAR Fan connector

1 x PUMP Fan connector

1 x AIO_PUMP connector

1 x Thunderbolt header

WS X299 PRO Series specications summary

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WS X299 PRO Series specications summary

• Specications are subject to change without notice.

• Visit the ASUS website for the software manual.

Model Name WS X299 PRO/SE WS X299 PRO

Internal I/O

Connectors

1 x 24-pin EATX Power

connector

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power

connectors

1 x 6-pin ATX 12V Power

connector

1 x EZ XMP switch

3 x System panels

1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension

Fan) connector

1 x MemOK! button

1 x Thermal sensor connector

1 x Power-on button

1 x Reset button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x U.2 connector

1 x CPU_OV jumper

1 x COM port header

1 x VGA port header

1 x 24-pin EATX Power

connector

2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power

connectors

1 x 6-pin ATX 12V Power

connector

1 x EZ XMP switch

1 x System panel

1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension

Fan) connector

1 x MemOK! button

1 x Thermal sensor connector

1 x Power-on button

1 x Reset button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x U.2 connector

1 x CPU_OV jumper

1 x COM port header

Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12” x 9.6”

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Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard 1 x WS X299 PRO Series motherboard

Cables

6 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables

1 x VGA bracket cable (for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

1 X USB 2.0 bracket cable

1 X Addressable cable

Accessories

2 x M.2 screws kits

1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI™ bridge

1 x ASUS SLI™ bridge

1 x COM port brackets

1 X I/O shield

1 X ASUS fan holder

1 X 40mm x 40mm fan kit

Application DVD 1 x Motherboard support DVD

Documentation 1 x User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

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Installation tools and components

The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package.

PC chassis

Power supply unit

Intel® LGA2066 compatible CPU Fan Intel® LGA2066 CPU

DIMM

SATA hard disk drive

Graphics card

Phillips (cross) screwdriver

SATA optical disc drive (optional)

1 bag of screws

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ASUS WS X299 PRO Series 1-1

Chapter 1

Product Introduction

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

• Unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchinganycomponent.

• Beforehandlingcomponents,useagroundedwriststraportouchasafelygrounded

objectorametalobject,suchasthepowersupplycase,toavoiddamagingthemdue

tostaticelectricity.

• HoldcomponentsbytheedgestoavoidtouchingtheICsonthem.

• Wheneveryouuninstallanycomponent,placeitonagroundedantistaticpadorinthe

bagthatcamewiththecomponent.

• Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyis

switchedofforthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodoso

maycauseseveredamagetothemotherboard,peripherals,orcomponents.

1.1 Motherboard overview

1.1.1 Before you proceed

Takenoteofthefollowingprecautionsbeforeyouinstallmotherboardcomponentsorchange

anymotherboardsettings.

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Referto1.1.9 Internal connectorsand2.3.1 Rear I/O connectionformoreinformation

aboutrearpanelconnectorsandinternalconnectors.

1.1.2 Motherboard layout

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Layout contents

Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots Page

1. CPU,AIOpump,front,rear,pump,andextensionfanconnectors(4-pin

CPU_FAN1-2;4-pinAIO_PUMP;4-pinFRNT_FAN1;4-pinREAR_FAN1;

4-pinPUMP;5-pinEXT_FAN)

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2. DDR4DIMMslots 1-5

3. AuraAddressableRGBheader(4-pinADD_HEADER) 1-34

4. ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR;8-pinEATX12V1;8-pin

EATX12V2;6-pinEATX12V3)

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5. LGA2066CPUsocket 1-4

6. EZXMPswitch 1-15

7. USB3.1Gen1connector(20-1pinU31G1_12) 1-19

8. MemOK!button 1-10

9. USB3.1Gen2frontpanelconnector(U31G2_E3) 1-18

10. DDR4thermaleventsetting(3-pinDIMMTRIP1) 1-12

11. IPMISWsetting(3-pinIPMI_SW1) 1-13

12. Intel®SerialATA6Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_12;SATA6G_34;

SATA6G_56)

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13. M.2sockets(M.2_1(Socket3);M.2_2(Socket3)) 1-31

14. U.2connector(U.2) 1-30

15. Thermalsensorconnector(2-pinT_SENSOR) 1-32

16. CPUOverVoltagejumper(3-pinCPU_OV) 1-12

17. ClearCMOSbutton(CLR_CMOS) 1-11

18. Systempanelconnector(20-1pinPANEL1) 1-24

19. Auxiliarypanelconnector(20-2pinAUX_PANEL1) 1-26

20. VROC_KEYconnector(4-pinVROC_HW_KEY) 1-22

21. Systempanelconnector(20-3pinPANEL2) 1-25

22. TPMconnector(14-1pinTPM1) 1-21

23. USB2.0connector(10-1pinUSB78) 1-20

24. Thunderboltheader(5-pinTB_HEADER) 1-30

25. Serialportconnector(10-1pinCOM1) 1-28

26. VPP_I2C1connector(10-1pinVPP_I2C1) 1-29

27. PowerSupplySMBusconnector(5-pinPSUSMB1) 1-28

28. AuraRGBheader(4-pinRGB_HEADER) 1-33

29. Q-CodeLEDs 1-16

30. Resetbutton 1-9

31. Power-onbutton 1-9

32. Frontpanelaudioconnector(10-1pinAAFP) 1-18

33. SystemManagementBus(SMBUS)connector(5-1pinSMBUS1) 1-29

34. VGAconnector(16-1pinVGA_HDR1) 1-22

35. BaseboardManagementControllersetting(3-pinBMC_EN1) 1-14

36. VGAcontrollersetting(3-pinVGA_SW1) 1-13

37. MicroSDcardslot(MSD1) 1-35

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1.1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

ThemotherboardcomeswithasurfacemountLGA2066socketdesignedfortheIntel®

CoreTMX-seriesProcessors.

• EnsurethatallpowercablesareunpluggedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.

• Uponpurchaseofthemotherboard,ensurethatthePnPcapisonthesocketand

thesocketcontactsarenotbent.ContactyourretailerimmediatelyifthePnPcap

ismissing,orifyouseeanydamagetothePnPcap/socketcontacts/motherboard

components.ASUSwillshoulderthecostofrepaironlyifthedamageisshipment/

transit-related.

• Keepthecapafterinstallingthemotherboard.ASUSwillprocessReturnMerchandise

Authorization(RMA)requestsonlyifthemotherboardcomeswiththecaponthe

LGA2066socket.

• Theproductwarrantydoesnotcoverdamagetothesocketcontactsresultingfrom

incorrectCPUinstallation/removal,ormisplacement/loss/incorrectremovalofthePnP

cap.

EnsurethatyouinstallthecorrectCPUdesignedforLGA2066socketonly.DONOTinstall

aCPUdesignedforothersocketsontheLGA2066socket.

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1.1.4 System memory

Themotherboardcomeswitheight(8)DDR4(DoubleDataRate4)DualInlineMemory

Modules(DIMM)slots.

ADDR4moduleisnotcheddifferentlyfromaDDR,DDR2orDDR3module.DONOTinstall

aDDR,DDR2orDDR3memorymoduletotheDDR4slot.

Recommended memory congurations

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Memory congurations

Youmayinstall2GB,4GB,8GBand16GBunbufferedandnon-ECCDDR4DIMMsinto

theDIMMsockets.

• ForIntel®Core™X-SeriesProcessors(4-core),youmayinstallvaryingmemorysizes

inChannelCandChannelD.Thesystemmapsthetotalsizeofthelower-sized

channelforthedual-channelconguration.Anyexcessmemoryfromthehigher-sized

channelisthenmappedforsingle-channeloperation.

• ForIntel®Core™X-SeriesProcessors(6-coreorabove),youmayinstallvarying

memorysizesinChannelA,ChannelB,ChannelC,andChannelD.Thesystem

mapsthetotalsizeofthelower-sizedchannelforthequad-channelconguration.

Anyexcessmemoryfromthehigher-sizedchannelisthenmappedforsingle-channel

operation.

• ThedefaultmemoryoperationfrequencyisdependentonitsSerialPresenceDetect

(SPD),whichisthestandardwayofaccessinginformationfromamemorymodule.

Underthedefaultstate,somememorymodulesforoverclockingmayoperateata

lowerfrequencythanthevendor-markedvalue.

• Forsystemstability,useamoreefcientmemorycoolingsystemtosupportafull

memoryload(8DIMMs)oroverclockingcondition.

• AlwaysinstalltheDIMMSwiththesameCASLatency.Foranoptimumcompatibility,

werecommendthatyouinstallmemorymodulesofthesameversionordatacode

(D/C)fromthesamevendor.Checkwiththevendortogetthecorrectmemory

modules.

• VisittheASUSwebsiteforthelatestQVL.

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1.1.5 Expansion slots

Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomay

causeyouphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.

Slot No. Slot Description

1PCIE3.0x16_1slot

2PCIE3.0x16_2slot

3PCIE3.0x4_1slot

4 PCIE3.0x16_3slot

5 PCIE3.0x16_4slot

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• WerecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenrunningCrossFireX™orSLI™

mode.

• ThePCIe3.0/2.0x16_2slotisnotrecommendedforVGAcardsorPCIecards

runningatx8modeorabove.

PCI Express 3.0 operating mode

VGA / PCIe

conguration

Single VGA /

PCIe card

Dual VGA /

PCIe cards

Triple VGA /

PCIe cards

PCIe 3.0 x16_1

x16

(singleVGA

recommended)

x16 x16

PCIe 3.0 x16_2 N/A x16 x16

PCIe 3.0 x16_3 N/A N/A x8

PCIe 3.0 x16_4 N/A N/A N/A

PCI Express 3.0 operating mode

VGA / PCIe

conguration

Single VGA /

PCIe card

Dual VGA /

PCIe cards

PCIe 3.0 x16_1 x16(singleVGA

recommended) x16

PCIe 3.0 x16_2 N/A x8

PCIe 3.0 x16_3 N/A N/A

PCIe 3.0 x16_4 N/A N/A

PCI Express 3.0 operating mode

VGA / PCIe

conguration

Single VGA /

PCIe card

Dual VGA /

PCIe cards

PCIe 3.0 x16_1 x8(singleVGA

recommended) x8

PCIe 3.0 x16_2 N/A N/A

PCIe 3.0 x16_3 N/A x4

PCIe 3.0 x16_4 N/A N/A

44-Lane CPUs

28-Lane CPUs

16-Lane CPUs

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1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches

Onboardbuttonsandswitchesallowyoutone-tuneperformancewhenworkingonabareor

open-casesystem.Thisisidealforoverclockersandgamerswhocontinuallychangesettings

toenhancesystemperformance.

1. Power-on button

Themotherboardcomeswithapower-onbuttonthatallowsyoutopoweruporwake

upthesystem.Thebuttonalsolightsupwhenthesystemispluggedtoapowersource

indicatingthatyoushouldshutdownthesystemandunplugthepowercablebefore

removingorinstallinganymotherboardcomponent.

2. Reset button

Presstheresetbuttontorebootthesystem.

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3. MemOK! button

InstallingDIMMsthatarenotcompatiblewiththemotherboardmaycausesystem

bootfailure.IfthesystemfailstobootduringPOSTstageandtheDRAM_LEDlights

continuously,presstheMemOK!buttonuntiltheDRAM_LEDstartsblinking.System

willbeginautomaticmemorycompatibilitytuningandrebootforsuccessfulboot.

• Refertosection1.1.8 Onboard LEDsfortheexactlocationoftheDRAM_LED.

• TheDRAM_LEDalsolightsupwhentheDIMMisnotproperlyinstalled.Turnoffthe

systemandreinstalltheDIMMbeforeusingtheMemOK!function.

• TheMemOK!buttondoesnotfunctionunderWindows®OSenvironment.

• Duringthetuningprocess,thesystemloadsandtestsfailsafememorysettings.It

takesabout30secondsforthesystemtotestonesetoffailsafesettings.Ifthetest

fails,thesystemrebootsandteststhenextsetoffailsafesettings.Theblinkingspeed

oftheDRAM_LEDincreases,indicatingdifferenttestprocesses.

• Duetomemorytuningrequirement,thesystemautomaticallyrebootswheneach

timingsetistested.IftheinstalledDIMMsstillfailtobootafterthewholetuning

process,theDRAM_LEDlightscontinuously.ReplacetheDIMMswithones

recommendedintheMemoryQVL(QualiedVendorsLists)atwww.asus.com.

• IfyouturnoffthecomputerandreplaceDIMMsduringthetuningprocess,thesystem

continuesmemorytuningafterturningonthecomputer.Tostopmemorytuning,turn

offthecomputerandunplugthepowercordforabout5–10seconds.

• IfyoursystemfailstobootupduetoBIOSoverclocking,presstheMemOK!button

tobootandloadtheBIOSdefaultsettings.AmessagewillappearduringPOST

remindingyouthattheBIOShasbeenrestoredtoitsdefaultsettings.

• WerecommendthatyoudownloadandupdatetothelatestBIOSversionfrom

www.asus.comafterusingtheMemOK!function.

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4. Clear CMOS button (CLR_CMOS)

PressthisbuttontocleartheBIOSsetupinformationonlywhenthesystemshangs

duetooverclocking.

5. EZ XMP switch

EnablethisswitchtooverclocktheinstalledDIMMs,allowingyoutoenhancethe

DIMM’sspeedandperformance.

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2. DDR4 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

ThesejumpersallowyoutoenableordisableDDR4DIMMthermalsensingeventpin.

1.1.7 Jumpers

1. CPU Over Voltage jumper (3-pin CPU_OV)

TheCPUOverVoltagejumperallowsyoutosetahigherCPUvoltageforaexible

overclockingsystem,dependingonthetypeoftheinstalledCPU.TogainmoreCPU

voltagesetting,insertthejumpertopins2-3.TogobacktoitsdefaultCPUvoltage

setting,insertthejumpertopins1-2.

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3. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

ThisjumperallowsyoutoenableordisabletheonboardVGAcontroller.Settopins

1–2toactivatetheVGAfeature.

4. IPMI SW setting (3-pin IPMI_SW1)

ThisjumperallowsyoutoselectwhichprotocolintheGPUsensortofunction.

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5. Baseboard Management Controller setting (3-pin BMC_EN1)

(for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

Thisjumperallowsyoutoenable(default)ordisableon-boardBMC.Ensuretosetthis

BMCjumpertoenabledtoavoidsystemfancontrolandhardwaremonitorerror.

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1.1.8 Onboard LEDs

1. Q LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, BOOT)

QLEDcheckskeycomponents(CPU,DRAM,VGAcard,andbootingdevices)in

sequenceduringmotherboardbootingprocess.Ifanerrorisfound,thecorresponding

LEDremainslituntiltheproblemissolved.Thisuser-friendlydesignprovidesan

intuitivewaytolocatetherootproblemwithinseconds.

2. EZ XMP LED (XLED1)

ThisLEDlightsupwhenyouenabletheEZXMPswitch.

TheQLEDsprovidethemostprobablecauseofanerrorcodeasastartingpointfor

troubleshooting.Theactualcausemayvaryfromcasetocase.

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4. Q-Code LEDs

TheQ-CodeLEDdesignprovidesyouwitha2-digiterrorcodethatdisplaysthesystem

status.

• TheQ-CodeLEDsprovidethemostprobablecauseofanerrorcodeasastarting

pointfortroubleshooting.Theactualcausemayvaryfromcasetocase.

• PleaserefertotheQ-CodetableintheAppendixsectionformoredetails.

3. Location LED (LOCLED2)

ThisonboardLEDlightsupwhentheLocationbuttonontheserverispressedorwhen

triggeredbyasystemmanagementsoftware.TheLocationLEDhelpsvisuallylocate

andquicklyidentifytheserverinerroronaserverrack.

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1.1.9 Internal connectors

1. Intel® Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12; SATA 6G_34;

SATA 6G_56)

TheseconnectorsconnecttoSerialATA6Gb/sharddiskdrivesviaSerialATA6Gb/s

signalcables.

IfyouinstalledSerialATAharddiskdrives,youcancreateaRAID0,1,5,and10

congurationwiththeIntel®RapidStorageTechnologythroughtheonboardIntel®

X299chipset.

Theseconnectorsaresetto[AHCI Mode]bydefault.IfyouintendtocreateaSerialATA

RAIDsetusingtheseconnectors,settheSATAModeitemintheBIOSto[Intel RST

Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration (RAID)].

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2. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/OmodulethatsupportsHD

Audio.ConnectoneendofthefrontpanelaudioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector.

Werecommendthatyouconnectahigh-denitionfrontpanelaudiomoduletothis

connectortoavailofthemotherboard’shigh-denitionaudiocapability.

3. USB 3.1 Gen 2 front panel connector (U31G2_E3)

ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectaUSB3.1Gen2moduleforadditionalUSB3.1

Gen2ports.ThelatestUSB3.1Gen2connectivityprovidesdatatransferspeedsof

upto10Gbps.

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4. USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector (20-1 pin U31G1_12)

TheseconnectorallowsyoutoconnectaUSB3.1Gen1moduleforadditionalUSB

3.1Gen1frontorrearpanelports.WithaninstalledUSB3.1Gen1module,youcan

enjoyallthebenetsofUSB3.1Gen1includingfasterdatatransferspeedsofupto

5Gb/s,fasterchargingtimeforUSB-chargeabledevices,optimizedpowerefciency,

andbackwardcompatibilitywithUSB2.0.

TheUSB3.1Gen1moduleispurchasedseparately.

• EnsuretoinstalltherelateddrivertofullyusetheUSB3.1Gen1portsunder

Windows®7.

• ThepluggedUSB3.1Gen1devicemayrunonxHCIorEHCImodedependingonthe

operatingsystem’ssetting.

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5. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78)

ThisconnectorisforUSB2.0ports.ConnecttheUSBmodulecabletothisconnector,

theninstallthemoduletoaslotopeningatthebackofthesystemchassis.ThisUSB

connectorcomplieswithUSB2.0specicationthatsupportsupto480Mb/sconnection

speed.

DONOTconnecta1394cabletotheUSBconnectors.Doingsowilldamagethe

motherboard!

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6. TPM connector (14-1 pin TPM1)

ThisconnectorsupportsaTrustedPlatformModule(TPM)system,whichsecurely

storekeys,digitalcerticates,passwordsanddata.ATPMsystemalsohelpsenhance

networksecurity,protectdigitalidentities,andensuresplatformintegrity.

TheTPMmoduleispurchasedseparately.

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7. VGA connector (16-1 pin VGA_HDR1)

(for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

ThisconnectorsupportstheVGAHighDynamic-Rangeinterface.

8. VROC_KEY connector (4-pin VROC_HW_KEY)

ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectaKEYmoduletoenableCPURAIDfunctions

withIntel®CPURSTe.

TheKEYmoduleispurchasedseparately.

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9. CPU, AIO pump, front, rear, pump, and extension fan connectors (4-pin CPU_

FAN1-2; 4-pin AIO_PUMP; 4-pin FRNT_FAN1; 4-pin REAR_FAN1; 4-pin PUMP;

5-pin EXT_FAN)

Connectthefancablestothefanconnectorsonthemotherboard,ensuringthatthe

blackwireofeachcablematchesthegroundpinoftheconnector.

• TheCPU_FANconnectorsupportstheCPUfanofmaximum1A(12W)fanpower.

• PUMPfunctionsupportdependsonwatercoolingdevice.

• ConnectthefanofyourwatercoolingkittotheAIO_PUMP/PUMPconnector.

• DONOTforgettoconnectthefancablestothefanconnectors.Insufcientairow

insidethesystemmaydamagethemotherboardcomponents.Thesearenotjumpers!

Donotplacejumpercapsonthefanconnectors!

• EnsurethattheCPUfancableissecurelyinstalledtotheCPUfanconnector.

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1. Message LED (2-pin MLED)

This2-pinconnectorisforthemessageLEDcablethatconnectstothefrontmessage

LED.ThemessageLEDiscontrolledbytheBMCtoindicateanabnormalevent

occurrence.

Thisconnectormaybedisableddependingonthemodel.

10. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

(for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

Thisconnectorsupportsseveralchassis-mountedfunctions.

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1. System power LED (2-pin or 3-1 pin PLED)

The2-pinor3-1pinconnectorisforthesystempowerLED.Connectthechassis

powerLEDcabletothisconnector.ThesystempowerLEDlightsupwhenyouturnon

thesystempower,andblinkswhenthesystemisinsleepmode.

2. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDD_LED)

This2-pinconnectorisfortheHDDActivityLED.ConnecttheHDDActivityLEDcable

tothisconnector.TheHDDLEDlightsuporasheswhendataisreadfromorwritten

totheHDD.

3. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This4-pinconnectorisforthechassis-mountedsystemwarningspeaker.Thespeaker

allowsyoutohearsystembeepsandwarnings.

4. ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)

Thisconnectorisforthesystempowerbutton.Pressingthepowerbuttonturnsthe

systemonorputsthesysteminsleeporsoft-offmodedependingontheoperating

systemsettings.Pressingthepowerswitchformorethanfoursecondswhilethe

systemisONturnsthesystemOFF.

5. Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This2-pinconnectorisforthechassis-mountedresetbuttonforsystemrebootwithout

turningoffthesystempower.

6. Chassis intrusion connector (2-pin CHASSIS)

Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedintrusiondetectionsensororswitch.Connect

oneendofthechassisintrusionsensororswitchcabletothisconnector.Thechassis

intrusionsensororswitchsendsahigh-levelsignaltothisconnectorwhenachassis

componentisremovedorreplaced.Thesignalisthengeneratedasachassisintrusion

event.

11. System panel connector (20-3 pin PANEL2)

Thisconnectorsupportsseveralchassis-mountedfunctions.

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12. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

(for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

ThisconnectorisforadditionalfrontpanelfeaturesincludingfrontpanelSMB,locator

LEDandswitch,chassisintrusion,andLANLEDs.

1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)

ThisconnectorisforthefrontpanelSMBuscable.

2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED)

TheseconnectorsarefortheGigabitLANactivityLEDsonthefrontpanel.

3. Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1, 2-pin LOCATORLED2)

TheseconnectorsareforthelocatorLED1andLED2onthefrontpanel.Connectthe

LocatorLEDcablestothese2-pinconnector.TheLEDswilllightupwhentheLocator

buttonispressed.

4. Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCATORBTN)

Thisconnectorisforthelocatorbuttononthefrontpanel.Thisbuttonqueriesthestate

ofthesystemlocator.

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Ensuretoconnectthe8-pinpowerplug,orconnectboththe8-pinand6-pinpowerplugs.

• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit

(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa

minimumpowerof350W.

• DONOTforgettoconnectthe8-pinEATX12V1/EATX12V2powerplugs.Otherwise,

thesystemwillnotboot.

• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconguringa

systemwithmorepower-consumingdevices.Thesystemmaybecomeunstableor

maynotbootupifthepowerisinadequate.

• Ifyouwanttousetwoormorehigh-endPCIExpressx16cards,useaPSUwith

1000Wpowerorabovetoensurethesystemstability,andrecommendconnectingthe

6-pinEATX12V3powerplug.

13. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V1; 8-pin EATX12V2;

6-pin EATX12V3)

TheseconnectorsareforATXpowersupplyplugs.Thepowersupplyplugsare

designedtottheseconnectorsinonlyoneorientation.Findtheproperorientationand

pushdownrmlyuntiltheconnectorscompletelyt.

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15. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)

Thisconnectorisforaserial(COM)port.Connecttheserialportmodulecabletothis

connector,theninstallthemoduletoaslotopeningatthebackofthesystemchassis.

14. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)

ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectSMBus(SystemManagementBus)tothePSU

(powersupplyunit)toreadPSUinformation.DevicescommunicatewithanSMBus

hostand/orotherSMBusdevicesusingtheSMBusinterface.

TheCOMmoduleispurchasedseparately.

ThisconnectorfunctionsonlywhenyouenabletheASUSASMB9.

PowersupplyisrequiredtomeetPMBusspecicationandcustomizedBMCFWmaybe

needed.PleasecontactASUSifyourneedfurthersupport

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16. VPP_I2C1 connector (10-1 pin VPP_I2C1)

ThisconnectorisusedfortheIntelVMDfunctionandsensorreadings.

17. System Management Bus (SMBUS) connector (5-1 pin SMBUS1)

Thisconnectorcontrolsthesystemandpowermanagement-relatedtasks.This

connectorprocessesthemessagestoandfromdevicesratherthantrippingthe

individualcontrollines.

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18. Thunderbolt header (5-pin TB_HEADER)

Thisconnectorisfortheadd-onThunderboltI/OcardthatsupportsIntel’sThunderbolt

Technology,allowingyoutoconnectuptosixThunderbolt-enableddevicesanda

DisplayPort-enableddisplayinadaisy-chainconguration.

19. U.2 connector (U.2)

ThismotherboardcomeswithaU.2connectorwhichsupportsPCIe3.0x4NVM

Expressstorage.

TheU.2connectorsharesbandwidthwiththeM.2_2socket.AdjusttheBIOSsettingsto

useU.2devices.

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20. M.2 sockets (M.2_1(Socket 3); M.2_2(Socket 3))

ThesesocketsallowyoutoinstallM.2SSDmodules.

• M.2_1socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4andSATAmodeMKeydesignandtype2242/

2260/2280PCIeandSATAstoragedevices.

• M.2_2socketsupportsPCIe3.0x4MKeydesignandtype2242/2260/2280/22110

PCIestoragedevices.

• ThesesocketssupportIRST(Intel®RapidStorageTechnology).

• TheM.2_2socketsharesbandwidthwiththeU.2connector.AdjusttheBIOSsettings

touseU.2devices.

TheM.2SSDmoduleispurchasedseparately.

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21. Thermal sensor connector (2-pin T_SENSOR)

Thisconnectorisforthethermistorcablethatmonitorsthetemperatureofthedevices

andthecriticalcomponentsinsidethemotherboard.Connectthethermistorcable

andplacethesensoronthedeviceorthemotherboard’scomponenttodetectits

temperature.

Thethermalsensorispurchasedseparately.

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22. Aura RGB header (4-pin RGB_HEADER)

ThisconnectorisforRGBLEDstrips.

TheRGBheadersupports5050RGBmulti-colorLEDstrips(12V/G/R/B),withamaximum

powerratingof2A(12V),andnolongerthan2m.

Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitched

offorthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodosomaycausesevere

damagetothemotherboard,peripherals,orcomponents.

• ActuallightingandcolorwillvarywithLEDstrip.

• IfyourLEDstripdoesnotlightup,checkiftheRGBLEDextensioncableandthe

RGBLEDstripisconnectedinthecorrectorientation,andthe12Vconnectoris

alignedwiththe12Vheaderonthemotherboard.

• TheLEDstripwillonlylightupundertheoperatingsystem.

• TheLEDstripispurchasedseparately.

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23. Aura Addressable RGB header (4-pin ADD_HEADER)

ThisconnectorisforindividuallyaddressableRGBWS2812BLEDstripsorWS2812B

basedLEDstrips.

TheaddressableRGBheadersupportsWS2812BaddressableRGBLEDstrips(5V/Data/

Ground),withamaximumpowerratingof3A(5V)andamaximumof60LEDs.

Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitched

offorthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodosomaycausesevere

damagetothemotherboard,peripherals,orcomponents.

• ActuallightingandcolorwillvarywithLEDstrip.

• IfyourLEDstripdoesnotlightup,checkiftheaddressableRGBLEDstripis

connectedinthecorrectorientation,andthe5Vconnectorisalignedwiththe5V

headeronthemotherboard.

• TheaddressableRGBLEDstripwillonlylightupundertheoperatingsystem.

• TheaddressableRGBLEDstripispurchasedseparately.

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24. MicroSD card slot (MSD1)

(for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

YourmotherboardsupportsSDMemoryCardv2.00(SDHC)/v3.00(SDXC).

Somememorycardsmaynotbecompatiblewithyourmotherboard.Ensurethatyouuse

onlycompatiblememorycardstopreventlossofdata,damagetoyourdevice,ormemory

card,orboth.

Disconnectallpower(includingredundantPSUs)fromtheexistingsystembeforeyouadd

orremoveaMemoryCard,thenrebootthesystemtoaccesstheMemoryCard.

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ASUS WS X299 PRO Series 2-1

Chapter 2

Basic Installation

2.1 Building your PC system

The diagrams in this section are for reference only. The motherboard layout may vary with

models, but the installation steps are the same for all models.

Chapter 2: Basic Installation

2.1.1 CPU installation

Please note the order in opening/ closing the double latch. Follow the instructions printed

on the metal sealing hatch or the illustrations shown below in this manual. The plastic cap

will pop up automatically once the CPU is in place and the hatch properly sealed down.

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Triangle mark

Triangle

mark

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2.1.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation

Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the

CPU heatsink and CPU before you install

the heatsink and fan, if necessary.

To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly

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2.1.3 Motherboard installation

1. Install the ASUS Q-Shield to the chassis rear I/O panel.

2. Place the motherboard into the chassis, ensuring that its rear I/O ports are aligned to

the chassis’ rear I/O panel.

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3. Place nine screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

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To remove a DIMM

2.1.4 DIMM installation

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2.1.5 ATX power connection

OR AND

• DONOTconnectthe4-pinpowerplugonly,themotherboardmayoverheatunder

heavy usage.

• Ensuretoconnectthe8-pinpowerplug,orconnectboththe8-pinand4-pinpower

plugs.

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2.1.6 SATA device connection

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2.1.7 Front I/O connector

USB 3.1 Gen 2

To install USB 3.1 Gen 2 connectorTo install ASUS Q-Connector

Thisconnectorwillonlytinone

orientation. Push the connector until it

clicks into place.

USB 2.0

AAFP

To install USB 2.0 connector

To install front panel audio connector

USB 3.1 Gen 1

To install USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector

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2.1.8 Expansion card installation

To install PCIe x16 cards

To install PCIe x1 cards

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2.1.9 M.2 installation

To install M.2 type 22110 storage device to M.2_2 and/or M.2 type 2280

storage device to M.2_1

Supported M.2 type varies per motherboard.

M.2_1

M.2_2

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Supported M.2 type varies per motherboard.

To install M.2 type 2242/2260/2280 storage device to M.2_2 and/or

M.2 type 2242/2260 storage device to M.2_1

M.2_1

M.2_2

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2.1.10 ASUS fan holder installation

To install the ASUS fan holder and fan

When using high performance settings whilst overclocking, ensure to install the fan holder

for additional fan(s).

• Youmayinstall12V(1A,12W),40mmx40mmfansor50mmx50mmfans.

• Ensuretotheusethebundledscrewsthatcamewithyourfans.

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2.2 BIOS update utility

USB BIOS Flashback

USBBIOSFlashbackallowsyoutoeasilyupdatetheBIOSwithoutenteringtheexisting

BIOS or operating system. Simply insert a USB storage device to the USB port (the USB port

hole marked in green on the I/O shield) then press the USB BIOS Flashback button for three

seconds to automatically update the BIOS.

To use USB BIOS Flashback:

1. Insert a USB storage device to the USB Flashback port.

We recommend you to use a USB 2.0 storage device to save the latest BIOS version for

better compatibility and stability.

2. Visithttps://www.asus.com/support/ and download the latest BIOS version for this

motherboard.

3. RenametheleasWSPRO.CAP, then copy it to your USB storage device.

4. Shut down your computer.

5. PresstheBIOSFlashbackbuttonforthreesecondsuntiltheFlashbackLEDblinks

three times, indicating that the BIOS Flashback function is enabled.

• Donotunplugportabledisk,powersystem,orpresstheCLR_CMOSbuttonwhile

BIOS update is ongoing, otherwise update will be interrupted. In case of interruption,

please follow the steps again.

• Ifthelightashesforvesecondsandturnsintoasolidlight,thismeansthat

the BIOS Flashback is not operating properly. This may be caused by improper

installationoftheUSBstoragedeviceandlename/leformaterror.Ifthisscenario

happens, please restart the system to turn off the light.

• UpdatingBIOSmayhaverisks.IftheBIOSprogramisdamagedduringtheprocess

and results to the system’s failure to boot up, please contact your local ASUS Service

Center.

For more BIOS update utilities in BIOS setup, refer to the section 3.12 Updating BIOS in

Chapter 3.

6. Wait until the light goes out, indicating that the BIOS updating process is completed.

USB BIOS Flashback portBIOS Flashback button

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2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections

2.3.1 Rear I/O connection

Rear panel connectors

1. USB BIOS Flashback button 6. USB3.1Gen2Type-C™portEC1

2. USB 2.0 ports 9-12 (bottom port

supports USB BIOS Flashback)

7. USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 56

3. USB3.1Gen2Type-AportE2 8. USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 34

4. Intel® LAN port (LAN2)* 9. Optical S/PDIF Out port

5. Intel® LAN port (LAN1)* 10. Audio I/O ports**

* and ** : Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs and audio port denitions.

• USB3.1Gen1/Gen2devicescanonlybeusedasdatastorageonly.

• Westronglyrecommendthatyouconnectyourdevicestoportswithmatchingdata

transfer rate. Please connect your USB 3.1 Gen 1 devices to USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports and

your USB 3.1 Gen 2 devices to USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports for faster and better performance

for your devices.

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* LAN ports LED indications

ACT/LINK

LED

SPEED

LED

LAN port

Activity Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

Off No link Off 10 Mbps connection

Orange Linked Orange 100 Mbps connection

Orange (Blinking) Data activity Green 1 Gbps connection

Orange (Blinking

then steady)

Ready to wake up

from S5 mode

YoucandisabletheLANcontrollersinBIOS.Duetohardwaredesign,theLAN1port’s

LEDsmaycontinuetoblinkevenwhendisabled.

** Audio 2, 4, 6 or 8-channel conguration

Port Headset

2-channel 4-channel 6-channel 8-channel

Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Side Speaker Out

Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In

Orange – – Center/Sub

woofer

Center/Sub

woofer

Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

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2.3.2 Audio I/O connections

Audio I/O ports

Connect to Headphone and Mic

Connect to Stereo Speakers

Connect to 2 Speakers

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Connect to 4 Speakers

Connect to 6 Speakers

Connect to 8 Speakers

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2.4 Starting up for the rst time

1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.

2. Ensurethatallswitchesareoff.

3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis.

4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.

5. Turn on the devices in the following order:

a. Monitor

b. ExternalSCSIdevices(startingwiththelastdeviceonthechain)

c. System power

6. Afterapplyingpower,thesystempowerLEDonthesystemfrontpanelcaselightsup.

ForsystemswithATXpowersupplies,thesystemLEDlightsupwhenyoupressthe

ATX power button. If your monitor complies with the “green” standards or if it has a

“powerstandby”feature,themonitorLEDmaylightuporchangefromorangetogreen

afterthesystemLEDturnson.

The system then runs the power-on self tests (POST). While the tests are running, the

BIOS beeps (refer to the BIOS beep codes table) or additional messages appear on

the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on

the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and

connections or call your retailer for assistance.

BIOS Beep Description

One short beep VGAdetected

Quick boot set to disabled

No keyboard detected

One continuous beep followed by two

short beeps then a pause (repeated)

No memory detected

One continuous beep followed by three

short beeps

NoVGAdetected

One continuous beep followed by four

short beeps

Hardware component failure

7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the

instructions in Chapter 3.

2.5 Turning off the computer

While the system is ON, press the power button for less than four seconds to put the system

on sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Press the power switch

for more than four seconds to let the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS

setting.

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The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unied Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI

architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-

only BIOS controls to enable a more exible and convenient mouse input. You can easily

navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as your operating system. The

term “BIOS” in this user manual refers to “UEFI BIOS” unless otherwise specied.

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) stores system hardware settings such as storage

device conguration, overclocking settings, advanced power management, and boot

device conguration that are needed for system startup in the motherboard CMOS. In

normal circumstances, the default BIOS settings apply to most conditions to ensure

optimal performance. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in the following

circumstances:

• An error message appears on the screen during the system bootup and requests you

to run the BIOS Setup.

• You have installed a new system component that requires further BIOS settings or

update.

Inappropriate BIOS settings may result to instability or boot failure. We strongly

recommend that you change the BIOS settings only with the help of a trained service

personnel.

• When downloading or updating the BIOS le, rename it as WSPRO.CAP for this

motherboard.

• BIOS settings and options may vary due to different BIOS release versions. Please

refer to the latest BIOS version for settings and options.

BIOS Setup

3.1 Knowing BIOS

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup

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• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and

may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to your motherboard if you want to use the

mouse to control the BIOS setup program.

• If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS setting, load the default

settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Optimized

Defaults item under the Exit menu or press hotkey <F5>. See section 3.10 Exit Menu

for details.

• If the system fails to boot after changing any BIOS setting, try to clear the CMOS and

reset the motherboard to the default value. See section 1.1.6 Onboard buttons and

switches for information on how to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button.

• The BIOS setup program does not support the Bluetooth devices.

Please visit ASUS website for the detailed BIOS content manual.

BIOS menu screen

The BIOS Setup program can be used under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode.

You can change modes from Setup Mode in Boot menu or by pressing the <F7> hotkey.

3.2 BIOS setup program

Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or congure its parameters. The BIOS screen

include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the BIOS Setup

program.

Entering BIOS at startup

To enter BIOS Setup at startup, press <Delete> or <F2> during the Power-On Self Test

(POST). If you do not press <Delete> or <F2>, POST continues with its routines.

Entering BIOS Setup after POST

To enter BIOS Setup after POST:

• Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> simultaneously.

• Press the reset button on the system chassis.

• Press the power button to turn the system off then back on. Do this option only if you

failed to enter BIOS Setup using the rst two options.

After doing either of the three options, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS.

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3.2.1 EZ Mode

By default, the EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program. The EZ

Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to select

the display language, system performance, mode and boot device priority. To access the

Advanced Mode, select Advanced Mode or press the <F7> hotkey for the advanced BIOS

settings.

The default screen for entering the BIOS setup program can be changed. Refer to the

Setup Mode item in section Boot menu for details.

The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system.

Selects the display language

of the BIOS setup program

Displays a quick overview

of the system status

Displays the system properties of the selected mode.

Click < or > to switch EZ System Tuning modes

Loads optimized

default settings

Creates storage RAID and

congures system overclocking

Displays the CPU Fan’s speed. Click

the button to manually tune the fans

(for WS X299 PRO only)

Enables or disables the

SATA RAID mode for Intel

Rapid Storage Technology

Saves the changes

and resets the system

Click to display boot devices

Selects the boot device priority

Click to go to Advanced mode

Search on the FAQ

Displays the fan speed

(for WS X299 PRO only)

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3.2.2 Advanced Mode

The Advanced Mode provides advanced options for experienced end-users to congure

the BIOS settings. The gure below shows an example of the Advanced Mode. Refer to the

following sections for the detailed congurations.

To switch from EZ Mode to Advanced Mode, click Advanced Mode(F7) or press the <F7>

hotkey.

Menu items General help

Menu bar Language Hot Keys

Qfan Control(F6)

MyFavorite(F3) EZ Tuning Wizard(F11)

Scroll barPop-up Menu

Conguration elds

Last modied settings Go back to EZ Mode

Displays a quick overview

of the system status

Search on the FAQ

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Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example,

selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

The other items (My Favorites, Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the

menu bar have their respective menu items.

Submenu items

A greater than sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a

submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>.

Language

This button above the menu bar contains the languages that you can select for your BIOS.

Click this button to select the language that you want to display in your BIOS screen.

My Favorites (F3)

This button above the menu bar shows all BIOS items in a Tree Map setup. Select frequently-

used BIOS settings and save it to MyFavorites menu.

Refer to section 3.3 My Favorites for more information.

Q-Fan Control (F6)

This button above the menu bar displays the current settings of your fans. Use this button to

manually tweak the fans to your desired settings.

Refer to section 3.2.3 QFan Control for more information.

Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

My Favorites For saving the frequently-used system settings and

conguration

Main For changing the basic system conguration

Ai Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Monitor

(for WS X299 PRO only)

For displaying the system temperature, power status, and

changing the fan settings

Boot For changing the system boot conguration

Tool For conguring options for special functions

Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings

Server Mgmt

(for WS X299 PRO/SE only) For changing the server mgmt settings

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EZ Tuning Wizard (F11)

This button above the menu bar allows you to view and tweak the overclocking settings of

your system. It also allows you to change the motherboard’s SATA mode from AHCI to RAID

mode.

Refer to section 3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard for more information.

Search on FAQ

Move your mouse over this button to show a QR code, scan this QR code on your mobile

device to connect to the BIOS FAQ web page of the ASUS support website. You can also

scan the following QR code:

Hot keys

This button above the menu bar contains the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program.

Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings.

Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not t

on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> / <Page Down> keys to display

the other items on the screen.

General help

At the bottom of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. Use <F12> key

to capture the BIOS screen and save it to the removable storage device.

Conguration elds

These elds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-congurable, you can

change the value of the eld opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not

user-congurable.

A congurable eld is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a eld, select it and

press <Enter> to display a list of options.

Last Modied button

This button shows the items that you last modied and saved in BIOS Setup.

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3.2.3 QFan Control (for WS X299 PRO only)

The QFan Control allows you to set a fan prole or manually congure the operating speed of

your CPU and chassis fans.

Click to select a fan to be

congured

Click to undo the

changes

Click to apply the fan setting

Click to go back to main menu

Select a prole to apply to

your fans

Click to activate DC Mode

Select to manually congure

your fans

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Speed points Select to manually

congure your fans

Conguring fans manually

Select Manual from the list of proles to manually congure your fans’ operating speed.

To congure your fans:

1. Select the fan that you want to congure and to view its current status.

2. Click and drag the speed points to adjust the fans’ operating speed.

3. Click Apply to save the changes then click Exit (ESC).

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3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard

EZ Tuning Wizard allows you to easily overclock your CPU and DRAM, computer usage, and

CPU fan to their best settings. You can also set RAID in your system using this feature.

RAID setup

OC Tuning

To start OC Tuning:

1. Press <F11> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open

EZ Tuning Wizard screen.

2. Click OC

then click Next.

3. Select a PC scenario Daily Computing or Gaming/Media Editing, then click Next.

OC setup

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Creating RAID

To create RAID:

1. Press <F11> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open

EZ Tuning Wizard screen.

2. Click Yes

to enable RAID.

• Ensure that your HDDs have no existing RAID volumes.

• Ensure to connect your HDDs to Intel® SATA connectors.

3. Select the port that you want to set to [RAID] mode, CPU, PCIE or SATA, then click

Next.

4. Select a Main Cooling System BOX cooler, Tower cooler, Water cooler, or I’m not

sure, then click Next.

5. After selecting the Main Cooling System, click Next then click Yes to start the OC

Tuning.

• CPU (VROC mode): Supports Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU. This feature requires a KEY

module (purchased separately) and Intel® SSD modules.

• PCH (PCIE mode): Supports U.2, and M.2 PCIE mode RAID.

• SATA (SATA mode): Supports SATA RAID.

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5. After selecting the type of RAID, click Next then click Yes to continue the RAID setup.

6. After the RAID setup is done, click Yes to exit the setup then click OK to reset your

system.

You can only select Easy Backup (RAID 10) if you connect four (4) HDDs.

b. For Super Speed, click Next then select from Super Speed (RAID 0) or Super

Speed (RAID 5).

a. For Easy Backup, click Next then select from Easy Backup (RAID 1) or Easy

Backup (RAID 10).

4. Select the type of storage for your RAID, Easy Backup or Super Speed, then click

Next.

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3.3 My Favorites

My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite

BIOS items. My Favorites comes with several performance, power saving, and fast boot

related items by default. You can personalize this screen by adding or removing items.

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Adding items to My Favorites

To add BIOS items:

1. Press <F3> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open

Setup Tree Map screen.

2. On the Setup Tree Map screen, select the BIOS items that you want to save in My

Favorites screen.

3. Select an item from main menu panel, then click the submenu that you want to save as

favorite from the submenu panel and click or press <Enter> on your keyboard.

You cannot add the following items to My Favorite items:

• Items with submenu options

• User-managed items such as language and boot order

• Conguration items such as Memory SPD Information, system time and date.

4. Click Exit (ESC) or press <Esc> key to close Setup Tree Map screen.

5. Go to My Favorites menu to view the saved BIOS items.

Main menu panel

Submenu panel

Selected shortcut

items

Delete all favorite

items

Recover to default

favorite items

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3.4 Main menu

The Main menu screen appears when you enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS Setup

program. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and

allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.

Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.

• If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC)

RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches

for information on how to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button.

• The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default [Not

Installed]. After you set a password, these items show [Installed].

3.5 Ai Tweaker menu

The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to congure overclocking-related items.

Be cautious when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items. Incorrect eld

values can cause the system to malfunction

The conguration options for this section vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you

installed on the motherboard.

Ai Overclock Tuner

Allows you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal

frequency.

[Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system.

[Manual] Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.

[X.M.P.] If you install memory modules supporting the eXtreme Memory Prole

(X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the proles supported by your

memory modules for optimizing the system performance.

The [X.M.P.] conguration option appears only when you install memory modules

supporting the eXtreme Memory Prole(X.M.P.) Technology.

The following item appears only when you set the Ai Overclocking Tuner to [Manual].

BCLK Frequency

This item allows you to set the BCLK (base clock) frequency to enhance the system

performance. Use the <+> or <-> to adjust the value.

We recommend you to set the value based on the CPU specication, as high BCLK

frequencies may damage the CPU permanently.

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ASUS MultiCore Enhancement

[Auto] This item allows you to maximize the oveclocking performance optimized

by ASUS core ratio settings.

[Disabled] This item allows you to set to default core ratio settings.

CPU Core Ratio

This item allows you to set the CPU core ratios.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [By Core Usage] [By Specic Core]

BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio

[Auto] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to the optimized

setting.

[100:133] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to 100:133.

[100:100] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to 100:100.

DRAM Frequency

This item allows you to set the memory operating frequency. The congurable options vary

with the BCLK (base clock) frequency setting. Select the auto mode to apply the optimized

setting.

Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR4-800MHz] - [DDR4-4400MHz]

TPU

This item allows you to automatically overclock the CPU and DRAM frequencies and voltage

for an enhanced system performance.

[Keep Current Settings] Keep the current settings without changing anything.

[TPU I] Applies air cooling overclocking conditions.

[TPU II] Applies water cooling overclocking conditions.

Ensure to use water cooling device before selecting [TPU II].

Internal CPU Power Management

The subitems in this menu allow you to set the CPU ratio and features.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores

frequency to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat

production.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Turbo Mode

Allows you to enable your processor cores to run faster than the base operating

frequency when it is below power, current and specication limit. Conguration options:

[Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to adjust the Link Speed for PEG Port and Multi-Monitor.

3.6.1 CPU Conguration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically

detects.

The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.

Hyper-Threading [ALL]

This item allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors, allowing

the operating system to schedule two threads or processors simultaneously.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Power Management Conguration

This item allows you to manage and congure the CPU’s power.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores

frequency to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat

production.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Turbo Mode

This item allows you to automatically set the CPU cores to run faster than the base

operating frequency when it is below the operating power, current and temperature

specication limit.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Autonomous Core C-State [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Autonomous Core C-State Report.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.6 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system

devices.

Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values

can cause the system to malfunction.

3.6.2 Platform Misc Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to change the ASPM for PCH and SA PCI Express.

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3.6.4 PCH Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to adjust the PCH PCI Express speed.

PCI Express Conguration

This item allows you to congure the PCI Express slots.

PCIe Speed

This item allows your system to automatically select the PCI Express port speed.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Gen1 (2.5 GT/s)] [Gen2 (5 GT/s)] [Gen3 (8 GT/s)]

3.6.5 PCH Storage Conguration

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The

SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA

port.

SATA Controller(s)

This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SATA Mode Selection

This item allows you to set the SATA conguration.

[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to

use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The

AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced

Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on

random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize

the order of commands.

[Intel RST Premium

(RAID)]

Set to [Intel RST Premium (RAID)] when you want to create a

RAID conguration from the SATA hard disk drives.

SMART Status Check

SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that

shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the

hard disks.

Conguration options: [On] [Off]

SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_6

This item allows you to enable or disable the selected SATA port.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hot Plug

These items appears only when the SATA Mode Selection is set to [AHCI] and allows

you to enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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HD Audio Controller

This item allows you to use the Azalia High Denition Audio Controller

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

M2_2 and U.2 Switch Function

[Auto] If a device is detected in M.2_2, M.2_2 will be enabled and U.2 will be

disabled.

[U.2] Enable U.2 and disable M.2_2.

USB Type C Power Switch

[Auto] The system will automatically detect your USB Type C devices and provide

suitable power if needed.

[Enabled] The USB Type C port will always provide power to your devices.

RGB LED lighting

When system is in working state

This item allows you to turn the RGB LED lighting on or off when the system is in the

working state.

Conguration options: [On] [Off]

When system is in sleep, hibernate or soft off states

This item allows you to turn the RGB LED lighting on or off when the system is in the

sleep, hibernate or soft off states.

Conguration options: [On] [Off]

Intel LAN / LAN2 Controller

This item allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN / LAN2 controllers.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to switch between PCIe Lanes and congure onboard

devices.

3.6.6 CPU Storage Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to congure CPU storage congurations.

• This menu will appear only when an Intel® Core™ X-series Processors (6-core or

above) is installed.

• Due to CPU behavior, CPU RAID functions with Intel® CPU RSTe only supports Intel®

Core™ X-series Processors (6-core or above) and Intel® SSD modules.

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3.6.8 APM Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to set system wake and sleep settings.

ErP Ready

This item allows you to switch off some power at S4+S5 or S5 to get the system ready for

ErP requirement. When set to [Enabled], all other PME options are switched off.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enable(S4+S5)] [Enable(S5)]

3.6.9 Network Stack Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to congure Ipv4 / Ipv6 PXE support.

3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information

This menu displays the SMART information of the connected devices.

NVM Express devices do not support SMART information.

3.6.11 USB Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.

The Mass Storage Devices item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is

detected, the item shows None.

USB Single Port Control

This item allows you to enable or disable the individual USB ports.

Refer to section 1.1.2 Motherboard layout for the location of the USB ports.

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3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to congure Thunderbolt settings.

TBT Root port Selector

This item allows you to select the thunder root port.

Conguration options: [Thunderbolt Disabled] [PCIE16_1] [PCIE16_2] [PCIE4_1]

3.6.13 PCH-FW Conguration

This item allows you to congure the rmware TPM.

3.7 Monitor menu (for WS X299 PRO only)

The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change

the fan settings.

Qfan Conguration

Qfan Tuning

Click this item to automatically detect the lowest speed and congure the minimum

duty cycle for each fan.

AIO PUMP/W_PUMP+ Control

[Disabled] Disable the Water Pump control feature.

[Auto] Detects the type of water pump installed and automatically switches

the control modes.

[DC mode] Enable the Water Pump control in DC mode for 3-pin chassis fan.

[PWM mode] Enable the Water Pump control in PWM mode for 4-pin chassis fan.

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3.8 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.

Fast Boot

[Disabled] Allows your system to go back to its normal boot speed.

[Enabled] Allows your system to accelerate the boot speed.

The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot to [Enabled].

Next Boot after AC Power Loss

[Normal Boot] Returns to normal boot on the next boot after an AC power loss.

[Fast Boot] Accelerates the boot speed on the next boot after an AC power loss.

Boot Conguration

Setup Mode

[Advanced Mode] This item allows you to go to Advanced Mode of the BIOS after

POST.

[EZ Mode] This item allows you to go to EZ Mode of the BIOS after POST.

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CSM (Compatibility Support Module)

This item allows you to congure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully

support the various VGA, bootable devices and add-on devices for better compatibility.

Launch CSM

[Auto] The system automatically detects the bootable devices and the add-

on devices.

[Enabled] For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-

UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode.

[Disabled] Disable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices

or the Windows® UEFI mode.

The following items appear only when you set the Launch CSM to [Enabled].

Boot Devices Control

This item allows you to select the type of devices that you want to boot.

Conguration options: [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] [Legacy OPROM only]

[UEFI only]

Boot from Network Devices

This item allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to

launch.

Conguration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver rst]

Boot from Storage Devices

This item allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to

launch.

Conguration options: [Ignore] [Legacy only] [UEFI driver rst]

Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices

This item allows you to select the type of PCI-E/PCI expansion devices that

you want to launch.

Conguration options: [Legacy only] [UEFI driver rst]

Secure Boot

This item allows you to congure the Windows® Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to

protect the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.

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Boot Option Priorities

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The

number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices

installed in the system.

• To access Windows® OS in Safe Mode, press <F8> after POST (Windows® 8 not

supported).

• To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when the ASUS Logo

appears.

Boot Override

These items displays the available devices. The number of device items that appears on

the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start

booting from the selected device.

3.9 Tool menu

The Tool menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then

press <Enter> to display the submenu.

Setup Animator

This item allows you to enable or disable the Setup animator.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility

This item allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 3. When you press <Enter>, a conrmation

message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press

<Enter> to conrm your choice.

For more details, refer to section 3.12.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3.

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3.9.2 Secure Erase

SSD speeds may lower over time as with any storage medium due to data processing.

Secure Erase completely and safely cleans your SSD, restoring it to factory performance

levels.

Secure Erase is only available in AHCI mode. Ensure to set the SATA mode to AHCI. Click

Advanced > PCH Storage Conguration > SATA Mode Selection > AHCI.

To launch Secure Erase, click Tool > Secure Erase on the Advanced mode menu.

Check the ASUS support site for a full list of SSDs tested with Secure Erase. The drive may

become unstable if you run Secure Erase on an incompatible SSD.

• The time to erase the contents of your SSD may take a while depending on its size.

Do not turn off the system during the process.

• Secure Erase is only supported on Intel SATA port. For more information about Intel

SATA ports, refer to section 1.1.2 Motherboard layout of this manual.

Status denition:

• Frozen. The frozen state is the result of a BIOS protective measure. The BIOS

guards drives that do not have password protection by freezing them prior to booting.

If the drive is frozen, a power off or hard reset of your PC must be performed to

proceed with the Secure Erase.

• Locked. SSDs might be locked if the Secure Erase process is either incomplete

or was stopped. This may be due to a third party software that uses a different

password dened by ASUS. You have to unlock the SSD in the software before

proceeding with Secure Erase.

Displays the

available SSDs

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3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Prole

This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.

Load from Prole

This item allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Key in the

prole number that saved your BIOS settings, press <Enter>, and then select Yes.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the

system boot failure!

• We recommend that you update the BIOS le only coming from the same memory/

CPU conguration and BIOS version.

Prole Name

This item allows you to key in a prole name.

Save to Prole

This item allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the BIOS Flash, and create a

prole. Key in a prole number from one to eight, press <Enter>, and then select Yes.

Load/Save Prole from/to USB Drive

This item allows you to load or save prole from your USB drive, load and save prole to your

USB drive.

3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information

This item allows you to view the DRAM SPD information.

3.9.5 Graphics Card Information

This item displays the information about the graphics card installed in your system.

GPU Post

This item displays the information and recommended conguration for the PCIE slots that the

graphics card is installed in your system.

This feature is only supported on selected ASUS graphics cards.

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3.10 Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal default values for the BIOS items, and

save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. You can access the EZ Mode from the Exit

menu.

Load Optimized Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup

menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conrmation window appears.

Select OK to load the default values.

Save Changes & Reset

Once you are nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to

ensure the values you selected are saved. When you select this option or if you press <F10>,

a conrmation window appears. Select OK to save changes and exit.

Discard Changes & Exit

This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes. When you

select this option or if you press <Esc>, a conrmation window appears. Select Yes to

discard changes and exit.

Launch EFI Shell from USB drives

This item allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.e) from one of

the available lesystem devices.

3.11 Server Mgmt menu (for WS X299 PRO/SE only)

The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to

change the settings.

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3.12 Updating BIOS

The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements on system

stability, compatibility,and performance. However, BIOS updating is potentially risky. If

there is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS.

Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to system’s failure to boot. Carefully follow the

instructions in this chapter to update your BIOS when necessary.

Visit http://www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le for this motherboard.

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program.

1. EZ Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.

2. ASUS EZ Flash 3: Updates the BIOS using a USB ash drive.

3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a

USB ash drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.

3.12.1 EZ Update

The EZ Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows®

environment.

• EZ Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an ISP

(Internet Service Provider).

• This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.

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3.12.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3

ASUS EZ Flash 3 allows you to download and update to the latest BIOS through the Internet

without having to use a bootable oppy disk or an OS-based utility.

Updating through the Internet varies per region and Internet conditions. Check your local

Internet connection before updating through the Internet.

To update the BIOS by USB:

1. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select

ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility and press <Enter>.

2. Insert the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS le to the USB port.

3. Select via Storage Device(s).

4. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive eld.

5. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS,

and then press <Enter>.

6. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info eld.

7. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the BIOS le, and then press <Enter> to perform

the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.

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• This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk with FAT 32/16 format and

single partition only.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system

boot failure!

Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select

the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit menu. See section 3.10 Exit Menu for

details.

To update the BIOS by Internet:

1. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select

ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility and press <Enter>.

2. Select by Internet.

3. Press the Left/Right arrow keys to select an Internet connection method, and then

press <Enter>.

Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select

the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit menu. See section 3.10 Exit Menu for

details.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update.

5. Reboot the system when the update process is done.

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3.12.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the

BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can restore a

corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support DVD or a USB ash drive that contains

the BIOS le.

The BIOS le in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS le published

on the ASUS ofcial website. If you want to use the newer BIOS le, download the le at

https://www.asus.com/support/ and save it to a USB ash drive.

Recovering the BIOS

To recover the BIOS:

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive, or the USB ash drive

containing the BIOS le to the USB port.

3. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le. When found, the utility

reads the BIOS le and enters ASUS EZ Flash 3 automatically.

4. The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover the BIOS setting. To ensure

system compatibility and stability, we recommend that you press <F5> to load default

BIOS values.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause

system boot failure!

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RAID Support

Chapter 4: RAID Support

4.1 RAIDcongurations

The motherboard supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5,

and RAID 10 solution.

If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID

set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation.

Refer to section 4.2CreatingaRAIDdriverdiskfor details.

4.1.1 RAIDdenitions

RAID0(Datastriping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in

parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a

sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access

and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID1(Datamirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to

a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications

to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

conguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use

two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be

of the same size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 5 strips both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among

the advantages of RAID 5 conguration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and

higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 conguration is best suited for transaction processing,

relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems.

Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having

to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 conguration you get all the benets of both

RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive

and three new drives for this setup.

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4.1.2 Installingstoragedevices

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives and PCIE SSD storage devices. For

optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a

disk array.

Refer to Chapter 2 for details on installing storage devices to your motherboard.

4.1.3 Intel®RapidStorageTechnologyinUEFIBIOS

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Advanced menu > PCHStorageConguration, then press <Enter>.

3. Set the SATA Mode Selection item to [IntelRSTPremiumWithIntelOptaneSystem

Acceleration(RAID)].

If you are using PCIE storage devices, ensure to enable all the PCIEStorageRAID

Support items.

4. Go to the Boot menu > CSM(CompatibilitySupportModule)> LaunchCSM, then

set the item to [Disabled].

5. Save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup, then enter the BIOS Setup again.

6. Go to the Advanced menu > Intel(R)RapidStorageTechnology, then press <Enter>

to display the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu.

Refer to Chapter 3 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at

RAID mode together.

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CreatingaRAIDset

To create a RAID set:

1. From the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu, select CreateRAIDVolume and

press <Enter>. The following screen appears:

2. When the Name item is selected, enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAIDLevel item is selected, press <Enter> to select the RAID level to

create, and then press <Enter>.

4. Under SelectDisks, press <Enter> and select X for the disks you want to include in

the RAID set.

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5. When the StripSize item is selected, press <Enter> to select strip size for the RAID

array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available strip size

values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:

- RAID 0: 128 KB

- RAID 10: 64 KB

- RAID 5: 64 KB

We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for multimedia

computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

6. When the Capacity(MB) item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you

want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

7. When the CreateVolume item is selected, press <Enter> to create the RAID volume

and return to the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu.

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DeletingaRAIDset

Be cautious when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu, select the RAID volume you want to

delete and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:

2. When the Delete item is selected, press <Enter>, then select Yes to delete the RAID

volume and return to the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu, or select No to

cancel.

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4.1.4 Intel®VirtualRaidonCPUinUEFIBIOS

This feature requires a KEY module to enable CPU RAID functions with Intel® CPU RSTe.

• The KEY module is purchased separately.

• The HYPER M.2 X16 Card is purchased separately.

• Due to CPU behavior, CPU RAID functions with Intel® CPU RSTe only supports Intel®

Core™ X-series Processors (6-core or above) and Intel® SSD modules.

• Refer to section 1.1.9Internalconnectors for the location of the VROC_HW_KEY

connector.

Due to hardware design, your motherboard does not support CPU RAID congurations as

OS drives.

To enter the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU in UEFI BIOS:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Boot menu > CSM(CompatibilitySupportModule)> LaunchCSM, then

set the item to [Disabled].

3. Go to the Advanced menu > CPU Storage Conguration, then set the PCIE slot(s) that

you have installed the Hyper M.2 X16 Card(s) or PCIE X4 SSD Card(s) to Hyper M.2

X16 or PCIE X4 SSD Card correspondingly.

4. Save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup, then enter the BIOS Setup again.

5. Go to the Advanced menu > Intel(R)VirtualRaidonCPU> AllIntelVMD

Controllers, then press <Enter> to display the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu.

Refer to Chapter 3 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

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CreatingaRAIDset

To create a RAID set:

1. From the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, select CreateRAIDVolume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears:

2. When the Name item is selected, enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAIDLevel item is selected, press <Enter> to select the RAID level to

create, and then press <Enter>.

4. When the EnableRAIDspannedoverVMDControllers item is selected, press

<Enter> and select X to enable this function.

5. Under Select Disks, press <Enter> and select X for the disks you want to include in the

RAID set.

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6. When the StripSize item is selected, press <Enter> to select strip size for the RAID

array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available strip size

values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:

- RAID 0: 128 KB

- RAID 10: 64 KB

- RAID 5: 64 KB

We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for multimedia

computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. When the Capacity(MB) item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you

want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. When the CreateVolume item is selected, press <Enter> to create the RAID volume

and return to the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology menu.

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DeletingaRAIDset

Be cautious when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, select the RAID volume you want to delete

and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:

2. When the Delete item is selected, press <Enter>, then select Yes to delete the RAID

volume and return to the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, or select No to cancel.

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InstallingtheRAIDcontrollerdriverduringWindows®10OSinstallation

This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS

installation.

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 10 OS:

1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 10 OS installation disc. Follow the screen

instructions to start installing Windows® 10.

2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom:InstallWindowsonly

(advanced).

3. Click LoadDriver.

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4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver

of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system,

eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD

into the optical drive. Click Browse to continue.

5. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD then click OK to

continue.

6. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next.

7. When the system nishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support

DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and

click Next.

8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.

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4.1.5 Intel®RapidStorageTechnologyOptionROMutility

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility:

1. Turn on the system.

2. During POST, press <Ctrl> + <I> to display the utility main menu.

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus

and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not

exactly match the items on your screen.

The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID conguration.

RAID Volumes:

None defined.

Physical Devices:

Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

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CreatingaRAIDset

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1.CreateRAIDVolume and press <Enter>. The

following screen appears:

2. Enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID

level to create, and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives you want

to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears:

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters

and is 16 characters or less.

[HELP]

Name: Volume 0

RAID Level: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Disks: dssdsdsds

Strip Size:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Capacity:aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Sync:aaaaaaaaaa

Create volume

[SELECT DISKS]

Port Device Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

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5. Use the up/down arrow key to select a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A

small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the strip size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10

and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available strip size values range from 4 KB to

128 KB. The following are typical values:

- RAID 0: 128 KB

- RAID 10: 64 KB

- RAID 5: 64 KB

We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for multimedia

computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. When the Capacity item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want

and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. When the CreateVolume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following warning

message appears:

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back

to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N)

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DeletingaRAIDset

Be cautious when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 2.DeleteRAIDVolume and press <Enter>. The

following screen appears:

2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, and then press

<Delete>. The following warning message appears:

3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press <N> to

return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[HELP]

[DELETE VOLUME MENU]

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 RAID0 (Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Are you sure you want to delete “Volume0”? (Y/N):

[DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION]

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ExitingtheIntel®RapidStorageTechnologyOptionROMutility

To exit the utility:

1. From the utility main menu, select 6.Exit, then press <Enter>. The following warning

message appears:

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):

[CONFIRM EXIT]

4.2 CreatingaRAIDdriverdisk

4.2.1 CreatingaRAIDdriverdiskinWindows®

ToinstalltheRAIDdriverforWindows®OS:

1. During the OS installation, click LoadDriver to allow you to select the installation

media containing the RAID driver.

2. Insert the USB ash drive with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into

the optical drive, and then click Browse.

3. Click the name of the device you’ve inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select

the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. ClickOK.

4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

Before loading the RAID driver from a USB ash drive, you have to use another computer

to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB ash drive.

To set up a Windows® UEFI operating system under RAID mode, ensure to load the UEFI

driver for your optical drive.

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Multiple GPU Support

5.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology

The motherboard supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to install

multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in

this section.

5.1.1 Requirements

• In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics

cards or one CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are AMD®certied.

• Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology.

Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com).

• Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power

required by your system. See Chapter 1 for details.

• Werecommendthatyouinstalladditionalchassisfansforbetterthermalenvironment.

• VisittheAMDGamewebsite(http://game.amd.com)forthelatestcertiedgraphics

card and the supported 3D application list.

5.1.2 Before you begin

For AMD® CrossFireX™ to work properly, you have to uninstall all existing graphics card

drivers before installing AMD® CrossFireX™ graphics cards to your system.

To uninstall existing graphics card drivers:

1. Close all current applications.

2. PresstheWindowskeyonyourkeyboardtobringuptheStartmenu.

3. Type Control Panel in the search box, then select Control Panel.

4. Select Programs and Features.

5. Selectyourcurrentgraphicscarddriver/s,thenselectUninstall/Change.

6. Turn off your computer.

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5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards

The following pictures are for reference only. The graphics cards and the motherboard

layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same.

ToinstalltwoCrossFire™graphicscards:

1. Prepare two CrossFireX-ready

graphics cards.

2. Insert the two graphics card into the

PCIEX16 slots. If your motherboard

has more than two PCIEX16 slots,

refer to Chapter 1 in this user manual

for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots

recommended for multi-graphics card

installation.

3. Ensure that the cards are properly

seated on the slots.

4. AlignandrmlyinserttheCrossFireX

bridgeconnectortothegoldngerson

each graphics card. Ensure that the

connectorisrmlyinplace.

Goldngers

CrossFireX bridge

(bundled with

graphics cards)

The CrossFireX™ bridge is only required for selected graphics cards.

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5. Connect two independent auxiliary

power sources from the power supply

to the two graphics cards separately.

6. ConnectaVGAoraDVIcabletothe

graphics card.

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5.1.4 Installing the device drivers

Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device

drivers.

Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™

technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com.

5.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology

After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature

throughtheAMDVisionEngineControlCenterinWindowsenvironment.

Launching the AMD VISION Engine Control Center

TolaunchtheAMDVISIONEngineControl

Center:

Right-clickontheWindows® desktop and

select AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

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Enabling Dual CrossFireX™ technology

ToenableDualCrossFire™technology:

1. IntheAMDVisionEngineControlCenterwindow,clickPerformance > AMD

CrossFireX™.

2. Select Enable CrossFireX™.

3. Select a GPU combination from the drop-down list.

4. Click Apply to save and activate the GPU settings made.

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WS X299 PRO/SE block diagram (44-Lane)

A-2 Appendix

Appendix

WS X299 PRO/SE block diagram (28-Lane)

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WS X299 PRO/SE block diagram (16-Lane)

A-4 Appendix

Appendix

WS X299 PRO block diagram (44-Lane)

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Appendix

WS X299 PRO block diagram (28-Lane)

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WS X299 PRO block diagram (16-Lane)

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Q-Code table

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Code Description

00 Not used

02 microcode

03 CACHE_ENABLED

04 PCH initialization

06 CPU_EARLY_INIT

10 PEI Core is started

11 – 14 Pre-memory CPU initialization is started

15 – 18 Pre-memory System Agent initialization is started

19 – 1C Pre-memory PCH initialization is started

2B – 2F Memory initialization

30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

31 Memory Installed

32 – 36 CPU post-memory initialization

37 – 3A Post-Memory System Agent initialization is started

3B – 3E Post-Memory PCH initialization is started

4F DXE IPL is started

50 – 53 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory

speed

4F DXE IPL is started

54 Unspecied memory initialization error

55 Memory not installed

56 Invalid CPU type or Speed

57 CPU mismatch

58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error

59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed

5A Internal CPU error

5B Reset PPI is not available

5C – 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes

E0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)

E1 S3 Boot Script execution

E2 Video repost

E3 OS S3 wake vector call

E4 – E7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes

E8 S3 Resume Failed

E9 S3 Resume PPI not Found

EA S3 Resume Boot Script Error

EB S3 OS Wake Error

EC – EF Reserved for future AMI error codes

F0 Recovery condition triggered by rmware (Auto recovery)

F1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)

F2 Recovery process started

F3 Recovery rmware image is found

F4 Recovery rmware image is loaded

F5 – F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes

F8 Recovery PPI is not available

F9 Recovery capsule is not found

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Code Description

FA Invalid recovery capsule

FB – FF Reserved for future AMI error codes

60 DXE Core is started

61 NVRAM initialization

62 Installation of the PCH Runtime Services

63 – 67 CPU DXE initialization is started

68 PCI host bridge initialization

69 System Agent DXE initialization is started

6A System Agent DXE SMM initialization is started

6B – 6F System Agent DXE initialization (System Agent module specic)

70 PCH DXE initialization is started

71 PCH DXE SMM initialization is started

72 PCH devices initialization

73 – 77 PCH DXE Initialization (PCH module specic)

78 ACPI module initialization

79 CSM initialization

7A – 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes

90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started

91 Driver connecting is started

92 PCI Bus initialization is started

93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization

94 PCI Bus Enumeration

95 PCI Bus Request Resources

96 PCI Bus Assign Resources

97 Console Output devices connect

98 Console input devices connect

99 Super IO Initialization

9A USB initialization is started

9B USB Reset

9C USB Detect

9D USB Enable

9E – 9F Reserved for future AMI codes

A0 IDE initialization is started

A1 IDE Reset

A2 IDE Detect

A3 IDE Enable

A4 SCSI initialization is started

A5 SCSI Reset

A6 SCSI Detect

A7 SCSI Enable

A8 Setup Verifying Password

A9 Start of Setup

AA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

AB Setup Input Wait

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Code Description

AC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)

AD Ready To Boot event

AE Legacy Boot event

AF Exit Boot Services event

B0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin

B1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End

B2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization

B3 System Reset

B4 USB hot plug

B5 PCI bus hot plug

B6 Clean-up of NVRAM

B7 Conguration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)

B8– BF Reserved for future AMI codes

D0 CPU initialization error

D1 System Agent initialization error

D2 PCH initialization error

D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available

D4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources

D5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM

D6 No Console Output Devices are found

D7 No Console Input Devices are found

D8 Invalid password

D9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)

DA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)

DB Flash update is failed

DC Reset protocol is not available

ACPI/ASL Checkpoints (under OS)

Code Description

03 System is entering S3 sleep state

04 System is entering S4 sleep state

05 System is entering S5 sleep state

30 System is waking up from the S3 sleep state

40 System is waking up from the S4 sleep state

AC System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in PIC mode.

AA System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in APIC mode.

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Appendix

Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference.

• This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference

to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur

in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user

is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required

to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications to this unit not

expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority

to operate this equipment.

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Compliance Statement of Innovation, Science and Economic

Development Canada (ISED)

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003, RSS-210, and CAN ICES-

3(B)/NMB-3(B).

This device complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is

subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2)

this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired

operation of the device.

Déclaration de conformité de Innovation, Sciences et

Développement économique Canada (ISED)

Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003, RSS-

210 et CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B).

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes CNR exemptes de licence d’Industrie Canada. Le

fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) cet appareil ne doit pas

provoquer d’interférences et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, y compris celles

susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhaité de l’appareil.

VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement

Class B ITE

KC: Korea Warning Statement

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Appendix

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of

Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at

ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to

enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin

indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in

municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. This symbol

of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal

waste.

ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services

ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards

for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to

responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components as well as the packaging

materials. Please go to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm for detailed recycling

information in different regions.

Regional notice for California

WARNING

Cancer and Reproductive Harm -

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

RF exposure warning

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and

the antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of

at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with

any other antenna or transmitter. End-users and installers must be provided with antenna

installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure

compliance.

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Appendix

Português A ASUSTeK Computer Inc. declara que este dispositivo está em

conformidade com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições relevantes

das Diretivas relacionadas. Texto integral da declaração da UE disponível em:

www.asus.com/support

Română ASUSTeK Computer Inc. declară că acest dispozitiv se conformează

cerinţelor esenţiale şi altor prevederi relevante ale directivelor conexe. Textul

complet al declaraţiei de conformitate a Uniunii Europene se găseşte la:

www.asus.com/support

Srpski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ovim izjavljuje da je ovaj uređaj u saglasnosti

sa osnovnim zahtevima i drugim relevantnim odredbama povezanih

Direktiva. Pun tekst EU deklaracije o usaglašenosti je dostupan da adresi:

www.asus.com/support

Slovensky Spoločnosť ASUSTeK Computer Inc. týmto vyhlasuje, že toto

zariadenie vyhovuje základným požiadavkám a ostatým príslušným

ustanoveniam príslušných smerníc. Celý text vyhlásenia o zhode pre štáty EÚ

je dostupný na adrese: www.asus.com/support

Slovenščina ASUSTeK Computer Inc. izjavlja, da je ta naprava skladna z

bistvenimi zahtevami in drugimi ustreznimi določbami povezanih direktiv.

Celotno besedilo EU-izjave o skladnosti je na voljo na spletnem mestu:

www.asus.com/support

Español Por la presente, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. declara que este dispositivo

cumple los requisitos básicos y otras disposiciones pertinentes de las

directivas relacionadas. El texto completo de la declaración de la UE de

conformidad está disponible en: www.asus.com/support

Svenska ASUSTeK Computer Inc. förklarar härmed att denna

enhet överensstämmer med de grundläggande kraven och andra

relevanta föreskrifter i relaterade direktiv. Fulltext av EU-försäkran om

överensstämmelse ﬁnns på: www.asus.com/support

Українська ASUSTeK Computer Inc. заявляє, що цей пристрій відповідає

основним вимогам та іншим відповідним положенням відповідних

Директив. Повний текст декларації відповідності стандартам ЄС

доступний на: www.asus.com/support

Türkçe AsusTek Computer Inc., bu aygıtın temel gereksinimlerle ve ilişkili

Yönergelerin diğer ilgili koşullarıyla uyumlu olduğunu beyan eder. AB

uygunluk bildiriminin tam metni şu adreste bulunabilir:

www.asus.com/support

Bosanski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ovim izjavljuje da je ovaj uređaj usklađen

sa bitnim zahtjevima i ostalim odgovarajućim odredbama vezanih direktiva.

Cijeli tekst EU izjave o usklađenosti dostupan je na: www.asus.com/support

English ASUSTeK Computer Inc. hereby declares that this device is in

compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of

related Directives. Full text of EU declaration of conformity is available at:

www.asus.com/support

Français AsusTek Computer Inc. déclare par la présente que cet appareil est

conforme aux critères essentiels et autres clauses pertinentes des directives

concernées. La déclaration de conformité de l’UE peut être téléchargée à

partir du site Internet suivant : www.asus.com/support

Deutsch ASUSTeK Computer Inc. erklärt hiermit, dass dieses Gerät mit

den wesentlichen Anforderungen und anderen relevanten Bestimmungen

der zugehörigen Richtlinien übereinstimmt. Der gesamte Text der EU-

Konformitätserklärung ist verfügbar unter: www.asus.com/support

Italiano ASUSTeK Computer Inc. con la presente dichiara che questo

dispositivo è conforme ai requisiti essenziali e alle altre disposizioni pertinenti

con le direttive correlate. Il testo completo della dichiarazione di conformità

UE è disponibile all’indirizzo: www.asus.com/support

Русский Компания ASUS заявляет, что это устройство соответствует

основным требованиям и другим соответствующим условиям

соответствующих директив. Подробную информацию, пожалуйста,

смотрите на www.asus.com/support

Български С настоящото ASUSTeK Computer Inc. декларира, че това

устройство е в съответствие със съществените изисквания и другите

приложими постановления на свързаните директиви. Пълният текст на

декларацията за съответствие на ЕС е достъпна на адрес:

www.asus.com/support

Hrvatski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ovim izjavljuje da je ovaj uređaj sukladan

s bitnim zahtjevima i ostalim odgovarajućim odredbama vezanih direktiva.

Cijeli tekst EU izjave o sukladnosti dostupan je na: www.asus.com/support

Čeština Společnost ASUSTeK Computer Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že toto

zařízení splňuje základní požadavky a další příslušná ustanovení souvisejících

směrnic. Plné znění prohlášení o shodě EU je k dispozici na adrese:

www.asus.com/support

Dansk ASUSTeK Computer Inc. erklærer hermed, at denne enhed er i

overensstemmelse med hovedkravene og andre relevante bestemmelser i de

relaterede direktiver. Hele EU-overensstemmelseserklæringen kan ﬁndes på:

www.asus.com/support

Nederlands ASUSTeK Computer Inc. verklaart hierbij dat dit apparaat

voldoet aan de essentiële vereisten en andere relevante bepalingen van

de verwante richtlijnen. De volledige tekst van de EU-verklaring van

conformiteit is beschikbaar op: www.asus.com/support

Eesti Käesolevaga kinnitab ASUSTeK Computer Inc, et see seade vastab

asjakohaste direktiivide oluliste nõuetele ja teistele asjassepuutuvatele

sätetele. EL vastavusdeklaratsiooni täielik tekst on saadaval järgmisel

aadressil: www.asus.com/support

Suomi ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ilmoittaa täten, että tämä laite on

asiaankuuluvien direktiivien olennaisten vaatimusten ja muiden tätä

koskevien säädösten mukainen. EU-yhdenmukaisuusilmoituksen koko teksti

on luettavissa osoitteessa: www.asus.com/support

Ελληνικά Με το παρόν, η AsusTek Computer Inc. δηλώνει ότι αυτή η

συσκευή συμμορφώνεται με τις θεμελιώδεις απαιτήσεις και άλλες σχετικές

διατάξεις των Οδηγιών της ΕΕ. Το πλήρες κείμενο της δήλωσης συμβατότητας

είναι διαθέσιμο στη διεύθυνση: www.asus.com/support

Magyar Az ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ezennel kijelenti, hogy ez az eszköz

megfelel a kapcsolódó Irányelvek lényeges követelményeinek és egyéb

vonatkozó rendelkezéseinek. Az EU megfelelőségi nyilatkozat teljes szövege

innen letölthető: www.asus.com/support

Latviski ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ar šo paziņo, ka šī ierīce atbilst saistīto

Direktīvu būtiskajām prasībām un citiem citiem saistošajiem nosacījumiem.

Pilns ES atbilstības paziņojuma teksts pieejams šeit: www.asus.com/support

Lietuvių „ASUSTeK Computer Inc.“ šiuo tvirtina, kad šis įrenginys atitinka

pagrindinius reikalavimus ir kitas svarbias susijusių direktyvų nuostatas. Visą

ES atitikties deklaracijos tekstą galima rasti: www.asus.com/support

Norsk ASUSTeK Computer Inc. erklærer herved at denne enheten er i

samsvar med hovedsaklige krav og andre relevante forskrifter i relaterte

direktiver. Fullstendig tekst for EU-samsvarserklæringen ﬁnnes på:

www.asus.com/support

Polski Firma ASUSTeK Computer Inc. niniejszym oświadcza, że

urządzenie to jest zgodne z zasadniczymi wymogami i innymi właściwymi

postanowieniami powiązanych dyrektyw. Pełny tekst deklaracji zgodności UE

jest dostępny pod adresem: www.asus.com/support

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Appendix

ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Address 4F, No. 150, Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

Web site www.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +86-21-38429911

Fax +86-21-5866-8722, ext. 9101#

Online support http://qr.asus.com/techserv

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA

Telephone +1-510-739-3777

Fax +1-510-608-4555

Web site http://www.asus.com/us/

Technical Support

Support fax +1-812-284-0883

Telephone +1-812-282-2787

Online support http://qr.asus.com/techserv

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany

Fax +49-2102-959931

Web site http://www.asus.com/de

Online contact http://eu-rma.asus.com/sales

Technical Support

Telephone +49-2102-5789555

Support Fax +49-2102-959911

Online support http://qr.asus.com/techserv

ASUS WS X299 PRO Series A-15

Appendix

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

Responsible Party Name: Asus Computer International

Address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539.

Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555

hereby declares that the product

Product Name : Motherboard

Model Number : WS X299 PRO/SE,

WS X299 PRO,

WS C422 PRO/SE

Conforms to the following specifications:

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,

and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person’s Name : Steve Chang / President

Signature :

Date : Sep. 08, 2017

Ver. 170324

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