User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Box Contents
- Optional Items
- X299X AORUS MASTER Motherboard Layout
- X299X AORUS MASTER Motherboard Block Diagram
- Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
- Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
- Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
- Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
- Chapter 5 Unique Features
- Chapter 6 Appendix
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Hardware Installation
Multi-Graphics
Technology
Support for NVIDIA
®
Quad-GPU SLI
™
and 2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
technologies
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire
™
and 2-Way AMD CrossFire
™
technologies
Storage Interface CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD
support) (M2M)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2
SSD support) (M2Q)
* The M2M and M2Q connectors become unavailable when an Intel
®
Core
™
X series
28-lane processor is used.
Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and
PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* The M2M and M2Q connectors must work with an Intel
®
VROC Upgrade Key to support
RAID conguration. If you want to use VROC, refer to Chapter 3-4, "Conguring Intel
®
Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel
®
VROC)," for setup instructions.
* Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA
connectors.
Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory Ready
* Only Intel
®
Core
™
X series 48-lane processors support Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory.
Intel
®
VROC Ready
USB Chipset+2 ASMedia
®
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controllers:
- 1 x USB Type-C
™
port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the
internal USB header
- 1 x USB Type-C
™
port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
Chipset+Realtek
®
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hub:
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel
Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
Chipset:
- 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through
the internal USB headers)
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
Internal
Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling CPU fan header
4 x system fan headers
2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
2 x addressable LED strip headers
2 x RGB LED strip headers
3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x Intel
®
VROC Upgrade Key header