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E12782
First Edition
June 2017
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Содержание
- Motherboard 1
- E12782 first edition june 2017 2
- Chapter 1 product introduction 3
- Chapter 2 basic installation 3
- Contents 3
- Chapter 3 bios setup 4
- Appendix 5
- Chapter 4 raid support 5
- Electrical safety 6
- Operation safety 6
- Safety information 6
- About this guide 7
- How this guide is organized 7
- Where to find more information 7
- Conventions used in this guide 8
- Typography 8
- Prime x299 a specifications summary 9
- Prime x299 a specifications summary 10
- Prime x299 a specifications summary 11
- Prime x299 a specifications summary 12
- Special features 12
- Prime x299 a specifications summary 13
- Prime x299 a specifications summary 14
- Package contents 15
- Installation tools and components 16
- The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package 16
- Before you proceed 17
- Chapter 1 17
- Chapter 1 product introduction 17
- Motherboard overview 17
- Product introduction 17
- Chapter 1 18
- Chapter 1 product introduction 18
- Motherboard layout 18
- Chapter 1 19
- Layout contents 19
- Central processing unit cpu 20
- Chapter 1 20
- Chapter 1 product introduction 20
- Core x seriesprocessors 20
- Themotherboardcomeswithasurfacemountlga2066socketdesignedfortheinte 20
- Chapter 1 21
- Recommended memory configurations 21
- System memory 21
- Chapter 1 22
- Chapter 1 product introduction 22
- Core x series processors 4 core 22
- Memory configurations 22
- Youmayinstall2gb 4gb 8gband16gbunbufferedandnon eccddr4dimmsinto thedimmsockets 22
- Chapter 1 23
- Expansion slots 23
- Chapter 1 24
- Asus prime x299 a series 25
- Chapter 1 25
- Installingdimmsthatarenotcompatiblewiththemotherboardmaycausesystemboot failure ifthesystemfailstobootduringpoststageandthedram_lednearthe memok buttonlightscontinuously pressthememok buttonuntilthedram_led startsblinking systemwillbeginautomaticmemorycompatibilitytuningandrebootfor successfulboot 25
- Memok button 25
- Onboard buttons and switches 25
- Onboardbuttonsandswitchesallowyoutofine tuneperformancewhenworkingonabareor open casesystem thisisidealforoverclockersandgamerswhocontinuallychangesettings toenhancesystemperformance 25
- Chapter 1 26
- Chapter 1 27
- Jumpers and holes 27
- Chapter 1 28
- Chapter 1 29
- Onboard leds 29
- Chapter 1 30
- Chapter 1 31
- Chapter 1 32
- Chapter 1 33
- Internal connectors 33
- Chapter 1 34
- Chapter 1 35
- Chapter 1 36
- Asus prime x299 a series 37
- Chapter 1 37
- Connectthefancablestothefanconnectorsonthemotherboard ensuringthatthe blackwireofeachcablematchesthegroundpinoftheconnector 37
- Cpu cpu optional aio pump water pump extension m and chassis fan connectors 4 pin cpu_fan 4 pin cpu_opt 4 pin aio_pump 4 pin w_pump 4 pin m _fan 5 pin ext_fan 4 pin cha_fan1 2 37
- Atx power connectors 24 pin eatxpwr 8 pin eatx12v_1 4 pin eatx12v_2 38
- Chapter 1 38
- Chapter 1 product introduction 38
- Theseconnectorsareforatxpowersupplyplugs thepowersupplyplugsare designedtofittheseconnectorsinonlyoneorientation findtheproperorientationand pushdownfirmlyuntiltheconnectorscompletelyfit 38
- Chapter 1 39
- Chapter 1 40
- Chapter 1 product introduction 40
- M sockets m _1 socket 3 m _2 socket 3 40
- Thesesocketsallowyoutoinstallm ssdmodules 40
- Chapter 1 41
- Chapter 1 42
- Chapter 1 product introduction 42
- Rgb header 4 pin rgb_header1 2 42
- Thisconnectorisforrgbledstrips 42
- Chapter 1 43
- Chapter 1 44
- Chapter 1 product introduction 44
- Basic installation 45
- Building your pc system 45
- Chapter 2 45
- Chapter 2 basic installation 45
- Motherboard installation 45
- Chapter 2 46
- Asus prime x299 a series 47
- Chapter 2 47
- Cpu installation 47
- Chapter 2 48
- Chapter 2 basic installation 48
- Asus prime x299 a series 49
- Chapter 2 49
- Cpu heatsink and fan assembly installation 49
- To install the cpu heatsink and fan assembly 49
- Chapter 2 50
- Dimm installation 50
- Asus prime x299 a series 51
- Atx power connection 51
- Chapter 2 51
- Or and 51
- Chapter 2 52
- Sata device connection 52
- Chapter 2 53
- Front i o connector 53
- Chapter 2 54
- Expansion card installation 54
- Asus prime x299 a series 55
- Chapter 2 55
- M installation 55
- Bios update utility 56
- Chapter 2 56
- Chapter 2 basic installation 56
- Insert a usb storage device to the usb flashback port 56
- Pressthebiosflashbackbuttonforthreesecondsuntiltheflashbackledblinks three times indicating that the bios flashback function is enabled 56
- Renamethefileas x299a cap then copy it to your usb storage device 56
- Shut down your computer 56
- To use usb bios flashback 56
- Usb bios flashback 56
- 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 56
- Visit https www asus com support and download the latest bios version for this motherboard 56
- Waituntilthelightgoesout indicatingthatthebiosupdatingprocessiscompleted 56
- Chapter 2 57
- Motherboard rear and audio connections 57
- Rear i o connection 57
- Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration 58
- Chapter 2 58
- Lan ports led indications 58
- Audio i o connections 59
- Chapter 2 59
- Chapter 2 60
- Chapter 2 61
- Starting up for the first time 61
- Turning off the computer 61
- Chapter 2 62
- Chapter 2 basic installation 62
- An error message appears on the screen during the system bootup and requests you to run the bios setup 63
- Asus prime x299 a series 63
- Bios basic input and output system stores system hardware settings such as storage device configuration overclocking settings advanced power management and boot device configuration 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 63
- Bios setup 63
- Chapter 3 63
- Chapter 3 bios setup 63
- Knowing bios 63
- You have installed a new system component that requires further bios settings or update 63
- Bios menu screen 64
- Bios setup program 64
- Chapter 3 64
- Chapter 3 bios setup 64
- Entering bios at startup 64
- Entering bios setup after post 64
- Hotkey 64
- Key to enter bios 64
- Post continues with its routines 64
- 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 first two options 64
- Press the reset button on the system chassis 64
- Simultaneously 64
- To enter bios setup after post 64
- Use the bios setup to update the bios or configure its parameters the bios screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the bios setup program 64
- Asus prime x299 a series 65
- Chapter 3 65
- Ez mode 65
- Hotkey for the advanced bios settings 65
- The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system 65
- The default screen for entering the bios setup program can be changed refer to the setup mode item in section boot menu for details 65
- Advanced mode 66
- Chapter 3 66
- Chapter 3 bios setup 66
- Hotkey 66
- The advanced mode provides advanced options for experienced end users to configure the bios settings the figure below shows an example of the advanced mode refer to the following sections for the detailed configurations 66
- Chapter 3 67
- Ez tuning wizard f11 67
- Language 67
- Menu bar 67
- Menu items 67
- My favorites f3 67
- Q fan control f6 67
- Submenu items 67
- Chapter 3 68
- Configuration fields 68
- General help 68
- Hot keys 68
- Last modified button 68
- Scroll bar 68
- Search on faq 68
- Asus prime x299 a series 69
- Chapter 3 69
- Qfan control 69
- The qfan control allows you to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your cpu and chassis fans 69
- Chapter 3 70
- Configuring fans manually 70
- Chapter 3 71
- Ez tuning wizard 71
- Oc tuning 71
- Chapter 3 72
- Creating raid 72
- Chapter 3 73
- Chapter 3 74
- My favorites 74
- Adding items to my favorites 75
- Chapter 3 75
- Ai overclock tuner 76
- Ai tweaker menu 76
- Allows you to select the cpu overclocking options to achieve the desired cpu internal frequency configuration options 76
- Auto loads the optimal settings for the system 76
- Bclk frequency 76
- Chapter 3 76
- Chapter 3 bios setup 76
- Main menu 76
- Manual allows you to individually set overclocking parameters 76
- Security 76
- The extreme tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking related items 76
- 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 76
- The security menu items allow you to change the system security settings 76
- To adjust the value 76
- X m p if you install memory modules supporting the extreme memory profile x m p technology choose this item to set the profiles supported by your memory modules for optimizing the system performance 76
- Asus multicore enhancement 77
- Bclk frequency dram frequency ratio 77
- Chapter 3 77
- Cpu core ratio 77
- Dram frequency 77
- Internal cpu power management 77
- Advanced menu 78
- Chapter 3 78
- Cpu configuration 78
- Cpu power management configuration 78
- Hyper threading 78
- Platform misc configuration 78
- System agent sa configuration 78
- Chapter 3 79
- Pch configuration 79
- Pch storage configuration 79
- Pci express configuration 79
- Sata controller s 79
- Sata mode selection 79
- Sata6g_1 sata6g_8 79
- Smart self test 79
- Chapter 3 80
- Cpu storage configuration 80
- Hd audio controller 80
- Onboard devices configuration 80
- Pciex4_1 and pciex16_3 switch function 80
- Pciex4_2 sata6g_5 8 switch function 80
- Rgb led lighting 80
- U31g2_e3 pciex1 switch function 80
- Usb type c power switch 80
- Apm configuration 81
- Chapter 3 81
- Erp ready disabled 81
- Hdd ssd smart information 81
- Network stack configuration 81
- Tbt root port selector 81
- Thunderbolt tm configuration 81
- Usb configuration 81
- Usb single port control 81
- Boot menu 82
- Chapter 3 82
- Fast boot 82
- Monitor menu 82
- Pch fw configuration 82
- Q fan configuration 82
- Boot configuration 83
- Chapter 3 83
- Csm compatibility support module 83
- Secure boot 83
- Asus ez flash 3 utility 84
- Boot option priorities 84
- Boot override 84
- Chapter 3 84
- Setup animator 84
- Tool menu 84
- Asus prime x299 a series 85
- Chapter 3 85
- Secure erase 85
- Secure erase on the advanced mode menu 85
- 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 85
- Asus overclocking profile 86
- Asus spd information 86
- Bus interface 86
- Chapter 3 86
- Gpu post 86
- Graphics card information 86
- Load from profile 86
- Load save profile from to usb drive 86
- Profile name 86
- Save to profile 86
- Chapter 3 87
- Discard changes exit 87
- Exit menu 87
- Launch efi shell from filesystem device 87
- Load optimized defaults 87
- Save changes reset 87
- Chapter 3 88
- Ez update 88
- Updating bios 88
- Asus ez flash 3 89
- Chapter 3 89
- Chapter 3 90
- Chapter 3 bios setup 90
- Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update 90
- Reboot the system when the update process is done 90
- Select by internet 90
- To update the bios by internet 90
- Asus crashfree bios 3 91
- Chapter 3 91
- Recovering the bios 91
- Chapter 3 92
- Chapter 3 bios setup 92
- Chapter 4 93
- Chapter 4 raid support 93
- Raid configurations 93
- Raid definitions 93
- Raid support 93
- Chapter 4 94
- Installing storage devices 94
- Intel rapid storage technology in uefi bios 94
- Rapid storage technology in uefi bios 94
- Chapter 4 95
- Creating a raid set 95
- Chapter 4 96
- Chapter 4 97
- Deleting a raid set 97
- Chapter 4 98
- Intel virtual raid on cpu in uefi bios 98
- Virtual raid on cpu in uefi bios 98
- Chapter 4 99
- Creating a raid set 99
- Chapter 4 100
- Chapter 4 101
- Deleting a raid set 101
- Chapter 4 102
- Installing the raid controller driver during window 102
- Os installation 102
- Chapter 4 103
- Chapter 4 104
- Chapter 4 raid support 104
- Intel rapid storage technology option rom utility 104
- Rapid storage technology option rom utility 104
- The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus the navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options 104
- The raid bios setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 104
- The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for raid configuration 104
- To display the utility main menu 104
- To enter the inte 104
- Turn on the system 104
- Asus prime x299 a series 105
- Chapter 4 105
- Creating a raid set 105
- Select disks 105
- The following screen appears 105
- To create a raid set 105
- To select the hard disk drives you want to include in the raid set the select disks screen appears 105
- Chapter 4 106
- Chapter 4 107
- Deleting a raid set 107
- Chapter 4 108
- Creating a raid driver disk 108
- Creating a raid driver disk in window 108
- Creating a raid driver disk in windows 108
- Exiting the inte 108
- Rapid storage technology option rom utility 108
- Appendix 109
- Federal communications commission statement 109
- Notices 109
- Appendix 110
- Appendix 111
- Asus recycling takeback services 111
- Google license terms 111
- Regional notice for california 111
- Warning 111
- Appendix 112
- Appendix 113
- Asus computer gmbh germany and austria 113
- Asus computer international america 113
- Asus contact information 113
- Asustek computer inc 113
- Technical support 113
- Appendix 114
- Asus computer international 114
- Declaration of conformity 114
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