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Page 1: ...X99 Extreme6 3 1 X99 Extreme6 3 1 X99 Extreme4 3 1 X99 Extreme4 3 1 User Manual...

Page 2: ...lied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or itness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors oicers employees or agents be liable...

Page 3: ...74 380 6 487 535 7 003 467 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol together is a registered trademark DTS Connect DTS Interactive DTS Neo PC are trademarks of...

Page 4: ...9 2 5 Jumpers Setup 21 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 22 2 7 Smart Switches 27 2 8 Dr Debug 28 2 9 SLITM 3 Way SLITM and Quad SLITM Operation Guide 30 2 9 1 Installing Two SLITM Ready Graphics Car...

Page 5: ...nstalling Drivers 45 3 2 A Tuning 46 3 3 ASRock APP Shop 52 3 3 1 UI Overview 52 3 3 2 Apps 53 3 3 3 BIOS Drivers 56 3 3 4 Setting 57 3 4 Start8 58 Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 61 4 1 Introduction 61...

Page 6: ...4 4 5 ACPI Coniguration 81 4 4 6 USB Coniguration 82 4 4 7 Trusted Computing 83 4 5 Tools 84 4 6 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 89 4 7 Security Screen 91 4 8 Boot Screen 92 4 9 Exit Screen 95...

Page 7: ...6 3 1 Quick Installation Guide ASRock X99 Extreme6 3 1 Support CD 1 x I O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock USB 3 1 Card A A 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x ASRock 3 Way SLI 2S1S Bridge Card 4 x Serial ATA SA...

Page 8: ...00 OC 2400 OC 2133 non ECC un bufered memory Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock s website for more information http www asrock com Supports non ECC RDIMM Registered DIMM Supports DDR4 ECC u...

Page 9: ...AN 1 x Intel I218V Gigabit LAN PHY 10 100 1000 Mb s 1 x Qualcomm Atheros AR8171 PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 100 1000 Mb s Supports Qualcomm Atheros Security Wake On Internet Technology on Qualcomm Atheros...

Page 10: ...ector shared with SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 Support to be announced 1 x eSATA Connector supports NCQ AHCI and Hot Plug 1 x Ultra M 2 Socket supports M 2 SATA3 6 0 Gb s module and M 2 PCI Express module up t...

Page 11: ...up events SMBIOS 2 3 1 Support CPU DRAM PCH 1 05V PCH 1 5V VPPM Voltage Multi adjustment Hardware Monitor CPU Chassis temperature sensing CPU Chassis Power Fan Tachometer CPU Chassis Quiet Fan Auto ad...

Page 12: ...r even cause damage to the components and devices of your system It should be done at your own risk and expense We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking Due to limitation the...

Page 13: ...64 bit 288 pin module DDR4_A1 64 bit 288 pin module DDR4_B2 64 bit 288 pin module DDR4_B1 64 bit 288 pin module 2 1 29 36 Purity Sound 2 TM 21 Ultra M 2 PCIe Gen3 x4 BIOS_B_LED 128Mb BIOS BIOS_B 128Mb...

Page 14: ...nector CHA_FAN3 13 SATA3 Connectors SSATA3_0_1 14 SATA3 Connectors SSATA3_2_3 15 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_0_3 16 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_1_4 17 SATA3 Connectors SATA3_2_5 18 SATA Express Connector SATAE_...

Page 15: ...9 English X99 Extreme6 3 1 No Description 34 Front Panel Audio Header HD_AUDIO1 35 PCIe Power Connector PCIE_PWR1 36 Power Fan Connector PWR_FAN1...

Page 16: ...0 Ports USB3_12 Intel I218V ASMedia ASM1074 hub 4 Central Bass Orange 12 eSATA Connector 5 Rear Speaker Black 13 USB 3 1 Type C Port USB31_TC_1 6 Line In Light Blue ASMedia ASM1142 7 Front Speaker Li...

Page 17: ...Front Speaker No 7 Rear Speaker No 5 Central Bass No 4 Line In No 6 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V he eSATA connector supports SATA with cables within 1 meters he SSATA3_3 connector is shared with the eS...

Page 18: ...ysical injuries and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet Also remember t...

Page 19: ...ket for X79 platform 1 Before you insert the 2011 3 Pin CPU into the socket please check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do no...

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Page 21: ...15 English X99 Extreme6 3 1 Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed he cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for ater service 6 A B 8 B 7 A...

Page 22: ...16 English 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink C P U _ F A N 1 2...

Page 23: ...lease install the other memory modules from let to right from DDR4_A2 DDR4_B2 DDR4_D2 to DDR4_C2 If only two memory modules are installed in the DDR4 DIMM slots then Dual Channel Memory Technology is...

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Page 25: ...x8 lane width graphics cards If M 2 PCI Express module is installed PCIE5 will be disabled mini PCIe slot MINI_PCIE1 mini PCIe slot is used for WiFi module PCIe Slot Conigurations For CPU with 40 PCI...

Page 26: ...ds in CrossFireXTM or SLITM Mode x16 N A x8 N A N A hree Graphics Cards in 3 Way CrossFireXTM Mode x16 N A x8 N A x4 3 Way SLITM Mode is not supported for CPU with 28 PCIe lanes For a better thermal e...

Page 27: ...em parameters to default setup please turn of the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply Ater waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRCMOS1 for 5 seconds...

Page 28: ...fails to perform a normal restart PLED System Power LED Connect to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel he LED is on when the system is operating he LED keeps blinking when the system...

Page 29: ...pported on SATA3_0 SATA3_5 ports only Serial ATA Express Connector SATAE_1 see p 7 No 18 Please connect either SATA or PCIe storage devices to this connector he SATA Express connector is shared with t...

Page 30: ...UMMY DUMMY SPEAKER GND 12V CHA_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL GND FAN_VOLTAGE CHA_FAN_SPEED 1 High Deinition Audio supports Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must sup port HDA to function co...

Page 31: ...9 his motherboard pro vides a 24 pin ATX power connector To use a 20 pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 7 No 3 his motherboard pro v...

Page 32: ...ee p 7 No 31 his COM1 header supports a serial port module TPM Header 17 pin TPMS1 see p 7 No 33 his connector supports Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certiic...

Page 33: ...ows the system to boot from either BIOS A or BIOS B Power Reset his function is workable only when you power of your computer and unplug the power supply A B his motherboard has two BIOS chips a prima...

Page 34: ...memory modules 55 he Memory could not be detected Please re install the memory and CPU If the problem still exists please install only one memory module or try using other memory modules 61 91 Chipset...

Page 35: ...one memory module or try using other memory modules d6 he VGA could not be recognized Please clear CMOS and try re installing the VGA card If the problem still exists please try installing the VGA ca...

Page 36: ...p 1 Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Step 2 If required connect the auxiliary power source t...

Page 37: ...to the goldingers on each graphics card Make sure the ASRock SLI_ Bridge_2S Card is irmly in place Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphi...

Page 38: ...n the slots Step 2 Connect the auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics card Please make sure that both power connectors on the PCI Express graphics card are connected Repeat this step on th...

Page 39: ...or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot Step 4 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connecto...

Page 40: ...ics Processing Unit GPU in the NVIDIA nView system tray utility Please follow the below procedures to enable the multi GPU Step 1 Double click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon in the Windows system tray...

Page 41: ...op of the graphics cards he CrossFire Bridge is provided with the graphics card you purchase not bundled with this motherboard Please refer to your graphics card vendor for details 1 You should only u...

Page 42: ...36 English Step 3 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to the monitor connector or the DVI connec tor of the graphics card that is inserted to PCIE1 slot...

Page 43: ...one CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots and use the other CrossFire Bridge to connect the graphics cards on PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots he CrossFire Bridge is provided w...

Page 44: ...Step 4 Double click the AMD Catalyst Control Center icon in the Windows system tray Step 5 In the let pane click Performance and then AMD CrossFireXTM hen select Enable AMD CrossFireX and click Apply...

Page 45: ...the Ultra M 2 Socket M2 is shared with the SSATA3_2 connector you can only choose either the Ultra M 2 Socket M2 or the SSATA3_2 connector to use If M 2 PCI Express module is installed PCIE5 will be d...

Page 46: ...E A Step 4 Peel of the yellow protective ilm on the nut to be used Hand tighten the standof into the desired nut location on the motherboard B C A A B C D E Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGF...

Page 47: ...website for details http www asrock com PCIe Interface SATA Interface Plextor PX G512M6e ADATA AXNS381E 128GM B Plextor PX G256M6e ADATA AXNS381E 256GM B SanDisk SD6PP4M 128G Crucial CT120M500SSD4 12...

Page 48: ...ion Diagram he diagram shown here is for reference only 1 Connect one end of the HDD Saver Cable to the HDD Saver Connector SATA_ PWR_1 placed near the SATA ports hen connect the SATA power connector...

Page 49: ...0 and 3 0 speciications Supports data rates up to 10 Gbps Compliant with x4 x8 or x16 PCI Express Slots Connector 2 x USB 3 1 Type A Ports Supports ESD Protection ASRock Full Spike Protection Sleep Mo...

Page 50: ...ended to insert the card into the PCIE3 from CPU if the slot is not occupied by graphics card If the PCIE3 is occupied insert the card into PCIE5 from CPU Step 4 Align the ASRock USB 3 1 Card A A with...

Page 51: ...uble click on the ile ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu he drivers compatible to your system will be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please click I...

Page 52: ...g When you install the all in one driver to your system from ASRock s support CD A Tuning will be auto installed as well Ater the installation you will ind the icon A Tuning on your desktop Double cli...

Page 53: ...priority highest Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer s boot time Please note that Ultra Fast mode is only supported by Windows 8 1 8 and the VBIOS must support UEFI GOP if you are using an ex...

Page 54: ...friends HDD Saver A quick and easy way to power up and down the drive on demand Use a customized hotkey Ctrl Alt S by default or simply slide to turn on and of up to two internal SATA HDDs connected...

Page 55: ...49 English X99 Extreme6 3 1 OC Tweaker Conigurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system he System Browser tab may not appear for certain models...

Page 56: ...lish Live Update Check for newer versions of BIOS or drivers Tech Service Contact Tech Service if you have problems with your computer Please leave your contact information along with details of the p...

Page 57: ...51 English X99 Extreme6 3 1 Settings Conigure ASRock A Tuning Click to select Auto run at Windows Startup if you want A Tuning to be launched when you start up the Windows operating system...

Page 58: ...o be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock APP Shop 3 3 1 UI Overview Category Panel he category panel contains several category tabs or buttons that when selected the information...

Page 59: ...ears on the let side of the screen he other various apps are shown on the right Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intall...

Page 60: ...p click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can ind the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on the trash can ico...

Page 61: ...e the apps you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will ind the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see...

Page 62: ...u will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers Please update them all soon Step 1 Please check the item information before update Click on to see more details Step 2 Clic...

Page 63: ...7 English X99 Extreme6 3 1 3 3 4 Setting In the Setting page you can change the language select the server location and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock APP Shop on Windows startu...

Page 64: ...added customizations for greater eiciency 3 4 1 Installing Start8 Install Start8 which is located in the folder at the following path of the Support CD ASRock Utility Start8 3 4 2 Coniguring Start8 S...

Page 65: ...treme6 3 1 Conigure Conigure provides coniguration options including icon sizes which shortcuts you want Start Menu to display quick access to recently used apps the functionality of the power button...

Page 66: ...ess on the Windows key does Desktop Desktop allows you to disable the hot corners when you are working on the desktop It also lets you choose whether or not the system boots directly into desktop mode...

Page 67: ...You may also restart by turning the system of and then back on 4 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar he top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC T...

Page 68: ...each navigation key Navigation Key s Description To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the sc...

Page 69: ...ntry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility Full HD UEFI When Auto is selected the resolution will be set to 1920 x 1080 if the monitor supports Full HD resolution If the monitor...

Page 70: ...ystem s performance by forcing the CPU to perform the highest frequency on all CPU cores simultaneously Disable to reduce power consumption CPU Coniguration CPU Ratio he CPU speed is determined by the...

Page 71: ...nce for passing EMI tests Disable to achieve higher clock speeds when overclocking Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology allows processors to switch between multiple frequen cies and v...

Page 72: ...ation DRAM Tweaker Fine tune the DRAM settings by leaving marks in checkboxes Click OK to conirm and apply your new settings DRAM Timing Coniguration Load XMP Setting Load XMP settings to overclock th...

Page 73: ...n the issuing of the precharge command and opening the next row RAS Active Time tRAS he number of clock cycles required between a bank active command and issuing the precharge command Command Rate CR...

Page 74: ...d to the same rank Four Activate Window tFAW he time window in which four activates are allowed the same rank CAS Write Latency tCWL Conigure CAS Write Latency Third Timing tREFI Conigure refresh cycl...

Page 75: ...iferent rank dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE from diferent rank separation parameter tWWDD Conigure Write to Write diferent DIMM dead cycle Back to back READ to WRITE from diferent DIMM separati...

Page 76: ...PARK CH C Conigure the memory on die termination resistors PARK for channel C ODT NOM CH C Use this to change ODT CH C Auto Manual settings he default is Auto ODT WR CH D Conigure the memory on die t...

Page 77: ...e when the system is under heavy loading Override he voltage is ixed CPU Cache Voltage Ofset Conigure the voltage for the CPU Cache Setting the voltage higher may increase system stability when overcl...

Page 78: ...oop when the system is under heavy load DRAM Voltage Use this to conigure DRAM Voltage he default value is Auto DRAM Activating Power Supply Conigure the voltage for the DRAM Activating Power Supply P...

Page 79: ...ou may set the conigurations for the following items CPU Con iguration Chipset Coniguration Storage Coniguration Super IO Coniguration ACPI Coniguration USB Coniguration and Trusted Computing Setting...

Page 80: ...Technology may prevent certain classes of malicious bufer overlow attacks Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for better performance Adjacent Cache Line...

Page 81: ...g It is recommended to keep C3 C6 and C7 all enabled for better power saving Package C State Support Enable CPU PCIe Memory Graphics C State Support for power saving CPU C3 State Support Enable C3 sle...

Page 82: ...dditional levels of manageability security isolation and I O performance MCTP Enable disable the PCIe Management Component Transport Protocol Above 4G Decoding Enable disable the 64 bit capable device...

Page 83: ...tream devices PCH DMI ASPM Support his option enables disables the ASPM support for all PCH DMI devices Inte R Ethernet Connection I218 V Enable or disable the onboard network interface controller Int...

Page 84: ...er On is selected the system will start to boot up when the power recovers Good Night LED By enabling Good Night LED the Power HDD LEDs will be switched of when the system is on It will also automatic...

Page 85: ...4 3 Storage Coniguration Hard Disk S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology It is a monitoring system for computer hard disk drives to detect and report on vari...

Page 86: ...English 4 4 4 Super IO Coniguration Serial Port Enable or disable the Serial port Serial Port Address Select the address of the Serial port PS2 Y Cable Enable the PS2 Y Cable or set this option to Au...

Page 87: ...ystem to be waked up by onboard COM port modem Ring In signals RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the real time clock alarm Set it to By OS to let it be handled by your operating sy...

Page 88: ...devices under Windows 7 Set Disabled to disable the USB 3 0 ports Legacy USB Support Enable or disable Legacy OS Support for USB 2 0 devices If you encounter USB compatibility issues it is recommended...

Page 89: ...83 English X99 Extreme6 3 1 4 4 7 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 90: ...ss granted to other users In order to prevent users from bypassing OMG guest accounts without permission to modify the system time are required Dehumidiier Function If Dehumidiier Function is enabled...

Page 91: ...when needed his design allows you to protect your privacy save more energy and prolong your HDDs life spans HDD Saver Technology Set Enabled to switch on the HDD Saver Set Disabled to switch of the HD...

Page 92: ...system in RAID mode Easy Driver Installer For users that don t have an optical disk drive to install the drivers from our support CD Easy Driver Installer is a handy tool in the UEFI that installs the...

Page 93: ...ternet Flash DHCP Auto IP Auto ASRock Internet Flash downloads and updates the latest UEFI irmware version from our servers for you Please setup network coniguration before using Internet Flash For BI...

Page 94: ...rnet Flash Internet Setting Enable or disable sound efects in the setup utility UEFI Download Server Select a server to download the UEFI irmware Save User Default Type a proile name and press enter t...

Page 95: ...eratures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan spee...

Page 96: ...t 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature Chassis Fan 3 Temp Source Select a fan temperature source for Chassis Fan 3 Over Temperature Protection When Over Temperatur...

Page 97: ...inistrator account Only the administrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password...

Page 98: ...n external graphics card Please notice that Ultra Fast mode will boot so fast that the only way to enter this UEFI Setup Utility is to Clear CMOS or run the Restart to UEFI utility in Windows Boot Fro...

Page 99: ...the AddOn ROM messages or conigure the AddOn ROM if you ve enabled Full Screen Logo Disable for faster boot speed Boot Failure Guard If the computer fails to boot for a number of times the system aut...

Page 100: ...icy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only Do not launch Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to ru...

Page 101: ...is option the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the followin...

Page 102: ...or technical questions please submit a support request form at http www asrock com support tsd asp ASRock Incorporation 2F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 112 Taiwan R O C ASRoc...

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