ASROCK X299 Designer+ User manual

Version 1.0
Published July 2017
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X299 Designer+
ATXPWR1
X299 Designer+
Ultra M.2
PCIe G en3 x 4
Intel
X299
ATX12V1
LAN
LAN
PCIE1
Top:
Central/Bass
Center:
REAR SPK
Top:
LIN E IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
Optical
SPDIF
Bottom:
MIC I N
PCIE3
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
USB_5_6
11
USB_7_8
1
HD_AUDIO1
PCIE5
SATA3_2_3
SATA3_4_5
PCIE4
CPU_FAN1
CPU_OPT/W_PUMP1
RoHS
8
9
11
12
13
SATA3_6_7
14
2021 18 25 24
CLRC
BTN1
SATA3_0_1
347
DDR4_B2 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
DDR4_B1 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
DDR4_A2 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
DDR4_A1 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
2
1
22 17
1
TPMS1
CLRMOS1
1
CHA_FAN1
CHA_FAN2
26
DDR4_C1 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
DDR4_C2 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
DDR4_D1 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
DDR4_D2 (64 bit, 288 -pin module)
6
5
2066 Socket
Top:
RJ-45
USB 2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
1
SPK_PLED1
M2_1
M2_3
USB 3.1
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1
M2_2
VROC1
10
USB3_5_6
1
1
15
16
T B1
1
23
USB 3.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
USB 3.0
T: USB3
B: USB4
PCIE2
CHA_FAN3/
W_PUMP2
USB 2. 0
T: USB3
B: USB 4
PS2
Keyboard
/Mouse
1
USB_9_10
19
BIOS_A1
BIOS
BIOS_B_LED1
BIOS_B1
BIOS
BIOS_A_LED1
Purity
Sound 4
TM
Motherboard Layout

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No. Description
1 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
2 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)
3 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
4 CPU Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CPU_OPT/W_PUMP1)
5 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_C2, DDR4_D2)
6 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_C1, DDR4_D1)
7 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
8 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
9 Virtual RAID On CPU Header (VROC1)
10 USB 3.0 Header (USB3_5_6)
11 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_0_1)
12 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_2_3)
13 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_4_5)
14 SATA3 Connectors (SATA3_6_7)
15 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
16 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
17 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
18 Chassis Fan / Waterpump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP2)
19 USB 2.0 Header (USB_9_10)
20 USB 2.0 Header (USB_7_8)
21 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
22 TPM Header (TPMS1)
23 underbolt AIC Header (TB1)
24 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
25 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
26 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2)

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X299 Designer+
I/O Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Port (USB_3_4) 9 USB 3.1 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 10 USB 3.1 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)
3 Central / Bass (Orange) 11 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2)
4 Rear Speaker (Black) 12 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_1_2)
5 Line In (Light Blue) 13 USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_3_4)
6 Front Speaker (Lime)** 14 Clear CMOS Switch
7Microphone (Pink) 15 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port (PS2_KB1)
8 Optical SPDIF Out Port
* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link Orange 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Port
1
789
10
15
4
3
6
5
14 1112
2
13

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** If you use a 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use.
Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 6)
Rear Speaker
(No. 4)
Central / Bass
(No. 3)
Line In
(No. 5)
2V -- -- --
4V V -- --
6V V V --
8V V V V
To enable Multi-Streaming, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front
panel audio header. Aer restarting your computer, you will nd the “Mixer” tool on your
system. Please select “Mixer ToolBox” , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and
click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, “6CH”, or “8CH” and then you are allowed to select
“Realtek HDA Primary output” to use the Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker,
or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to use the front panel audio.
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock X299 Designer+ motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock X299 Designer+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock X299 Designer+ Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock X299 Designer+ Support CD
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (Optional)
• 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 3 x Screws for Ultra M.2 Sockets (Optional)
• 1 x ASRock U.2 Kit (Optional)
• 1 x ASRock underbolt 3 AIC (Optional)
• 1 x TBT Header Cable (Optional)
• 1 x DisplayPort Cable (Optional)
• 1 x Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter Cable (Optional)

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X299 Designer+
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock X299 Designer+ motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.
1.1 Package Contents
• ASRock X299 Designer+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
• ASRock X299 Designer+ Quick Installation Guide
• ASRock X299 Designer+ Support CD
• 1 x I/O Panel Shield
• 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card (Optional)
• 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
• 3 x Screws for Ultra M.2 Sockets (Optional)
• 1 x ASRock U.2 Kit (Optional)
• 1 x ASRock underbolt 3 AIC (Optional)
• 1 x TBT Header Cable (Optional)
• 1 x DisplayPort Cable (Optional)
• 1 x Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter Cable (Optional)
Because the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any modi-
cations of this documentation occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock’s
website without further notice. If you require technical support related to this mother-
board, please visit our website for specic information about the model you are using. You
may nd the latest VGA cards and CPU support list on ASRock’s website as well. ASRock
website http://www.asrock.com.

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1.2 Specications
Platform • ATX Form Factor
• 8 Layer PCB
CPU • Supports Intel® CoreTM X-Series Processor Family for the
LGA 2066 Socket
• Digi Power design
• 11 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
* Please note that the 4-Core processors only support Intel®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0.
Chipset • Intel® X299
Memory • Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 4400+(OC)*/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000
(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2
933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buered
memory
* e maximum memory frequency supported may vary by
processor type.
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
• Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)
• Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
• 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Expansion
Slot
• 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots*
* If you install CPU with 44 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5
will run at x16/x4/x16/x8.
* If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5
will run at x16/x4/x8/x0.
* If you install CPU with 16 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5
will run at x16/x4/x0/x0 or x8/x4/x8/x0.
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot**

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X299 Designer+
** If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM
and CrossFireXTM ***
• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLITM, 3-Way SLITM and SLITM***
*** 3-Way CrossFireXTM and 3-Way SLITM are only supported
with CPU with 44 lanes.
• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE3)
Audio • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
ALC1220 Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Supports Surge Protection
• Supports Purity SoundTM 4
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 120dB SNR DAC with Dierential Amplier
- TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplier for Front Panel
Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB Isolate Shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Line Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- 15μ Gold Audio Connector
• Supports DTS Connect
LAN • Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Giga PHY Intel® I219V
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
• Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE
Rear Panel
I/O
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)
(Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142)
(Supports ESD Protection)

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• 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
LED)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
• HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage • 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug*
* If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will
be disabled.
* If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will
be disabled.
* If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_4
and SATA3_5 will be disabled.
* If M2_3 is occupied by a PCIe-type M.2 device, SATA3_4,
SATA3_5, SATA3_6 and SATA3_7 will be disabled.
• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type
2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
• 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_3), support M Key
type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and
M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
** If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).
** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Technolog y
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector • 1 x Virtual RAID On CPU Header
• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum
1A (12W) fan power.