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INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT.
Contents Safety information ...................... vi About this guide ......................vii TUF X299 MARK 1 specifications summary ............ix Package contents ..................... xiv Installation tools and components ................xv Chapter 1: Product Introduction Motherboard overview ................1-1 1.1.1 Before you proceed ..............1-1 1.1.2...
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..............3-19 ..........3-19 ............. 3-20 Monitor menu ................... 3-20 Boot menu ....................3-20 Tool menu ....................3-22 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............3-22 3.9.2 Secure Erase ................3-23 ............3-24 3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information ............. 3-24 3.9.5 Graphics Card Information ............
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Virtual Raid on CPU in UEFI BIOS ........4-6 ® 4.1.5 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ....4-12 Creating a RAID driver disk ..............4-16 ® 4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows ......... 4-16 Appendix Notices ........................A-1 ASUS contact information ..................A-7...
Safety information Electrical safety 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.
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. ASUS website The ASUS website (www.asus.com) provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Optional documentation that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the...
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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.
TUF X299 MARK 1 specifications summary ® Intel Core™ X-Series Processors Family on LGA 2066 Socket* Supports 14nm CPU Supports Intel ® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0** * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel ® CPU support list. ** Support of these features depends on the CPU types.
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TUF X299 MARK 1 specifications summary Intel ® X299 Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 support - 1 x M.2_1 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode) - 1 x M.2_2 Socket 3 with vertical M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110...
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ASUS Turbo LAN Utility - USB BIOS Flashback - TPU - EPU - AURA SYNC - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface - Turbo LAN to experience smooth online gaming with lower pings and less lags - Intel ®...
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1 x Assistant Fan connector (4-pin) 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP) 1 x Thunderbolt header (5-pin) for ASUS ThunderboltEX series support 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector 1 x 4-pin EATX 12V Power connector...
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TUF X299 MARK 1 specifications summary 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 6.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 BIOS Features F12 PrintScreen and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory...
Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 motherboard Cables 4 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x SLI HB BRIDGE(2-WAY-M) 1 x SLI BRIDGE(3-WAY) 1 x Q-Connector 1 x M.2 vertical bracket 1 x M.2 screw package...
Installation tools and components Intel ® LGA 2066 CPU ® Intel LGA 2066 compatible CPU Fan Phillips (cross) screwdriver SATA hard disk drive PC chassis DIMM 1 bag of screws Power supply unit SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card M.2 SSD module (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package.
2.1.1 Motherboard installation Install the ASUS Q-Shield to the chassis rear I/O panel. 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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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. Chapter 2: Basic 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. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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Triangle mark Triangle mark Chapter 2: Basic Installation...
2.1.3 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 ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
USB 3.1 Gen 2 orientation. Push the connector until it clicks into place. To install USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector To install USB 2.0 connector USB 3.1 Gen 1 USB 2.0 To install front panel audio connector AAFP ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
BIOS Flashback is not operating properly. This may be caused by improper happens, please restart the system to turn off the light. and results to the system’s failure to boot up, please contact your local ASUS Service Center. Chapter 2: Basic Installation...
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. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 2-13...
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* LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description ACT/LINK SPEED No link 10 Mbps connection Orange Linked Orange 100 Mbps connection Orange (Blinking) Data activity Green 1 Gbps connection Orange (Blinking LAN port then steady) from S5 mode You can disable the LAN controllers in BIOS.
Turning off the computer 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. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 2-17...
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Knowing BIOS DO NOT change the default BIOS settings We strongly recommend that you change the BIOS settings only with the help of a trained service personnel X299TUF1.CAP ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
BIOS setup program Entering BIOS at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST Load Optimized Defaults Exit <F5> 3.10 Exit Menu 1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches BIOS menu screen EZ Mode Advanced Mode Setup Mode in Boot menu Chapter 3: BIOS Setup...
Displays the CPU Fan’s speed. Click the button to manually tune the fans Click to go to Advanced mode Loads optimized Search on the FAQ default settings Click to display boot devices Selects the boot device priority ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
3.2.2 Advanced Mode Advanced Mode(F7) Configuration fields Pop-up Menu Scroll bar Menu bar Language MyFavorite(F3) Qfan Control(F6) EZ Tuning Wizard(F11) Hot Keys Go back to EZ Mode Last modified settings Menu items General help Search on the FAQ Displays the CPU temperature, CPU, and memory voltage output Chapter 3: BIOS Setup...
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My Favorites Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Menu items Main Submenu items Language My Favorites (F3) 3.3 My Favorites Q-Fan Control (F6) 3.2.3 QFan Control EZ Tuning Wizard (F11) 3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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Search on FAQ Hot keys Scroll bar General help Configuration fields Last Modified button Chapter 3: BIOS Setup...
PWM Mode Select a profile to apply to Click to apply the fan setting your fans Click to undo the Click to go back to main menu changes Select to manually configure your fans ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard OC setup RAID setup OC Tuning Next Daily Computing Gaming/Media Editing, Next ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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BOX cooler, Tower cooler, Water cooler, I’m not sure, Next Next Creating RAID ® PCIE SATA Next Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3-10...
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Easy Backup Super Speed Next Next Easy Backup (RAID 1) Easy Backup (RAID 10) Next Super Speed (RAID 0) Super Speed (RAID 5) Next ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 3-11...
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Adding items to My Favorites Main menu panel Selected shortcut items Submenu panel Delete all favorite items Recover to default favorite items Exit (ESC) ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 3-13...
Main menu Security 1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches [Not Installed] [Installed] Ai Tweaker menu Ai Overclock Tuner [Manual] BCLK Frequency Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3-14...
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ASUS MultiCore Enhancement CPU Core Ratio BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio DRAM Frequency [TPU II]. Internal CPU Power Management Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Turbo Mode ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 3-15...
Advanced menu 3.6.1 CPU Configuration Hyper-threading CPU Power Management Configuration Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Turbo Mode CPU C-States 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3-16...
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3.6.4 PCH Configuration PCI Express Configuration PCIe Speed 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration Not Present SATA Controller(s) SATA Mode Selection SMART Self Test SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_8 SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_8 Hot Plug AHCI ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration ® ® ® ® 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller PCIEX16_3 & PCIEX4_1 Switch Function PCIEX4_2 & SATA6G_5~8 Switch Function USB Type C Power Switch RGB LED lighting When system is in working state When system is in sleep, hibernate or soft off states Intel LAN Controller Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3-18...
ErP Ready [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration 3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information 3.6.11 USB Configuration The Mass Storage Devices None USB Single Port Control 1.1.2 Motherboard layout 3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration TBT Root port Selector ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 3-19...
3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration Monitor menu Q-fan Configuration Q-fan Tuning AIO PUMP / W_PUMP+ Control Boot menu Fast Boot [Enabled] Next Boot after AC Power Loss Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3-20...
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Boot Configuration Setup Mode CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Launch CSM ® ® [Enabled] Boot Devices Control Boot from Network Devices Boot from Storage Devices Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices Secure Boot ® ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 3-21...
3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Profile Load from Profile Profile Name Save to Profile Load/Save Profile from/to USB Drive 3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information 3.9.5 Graphics Card Information GPU Post Bus Interface Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3-24...
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 and three new drives for this setup. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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 ®...
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When the RAID Level item is selected, press <Enter> to select the RAID level to create, and then press <Enter>. Under Select Disks, press <Enter> and select X for the disks you want to include in the RAID set. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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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...
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<Enter>. The following screen appears: When the Delete item is selected, press <Enter>, then select Yes to delete the RAID ® Rapid Storage Technology menu, or select No to volume and return to the Intel cancel. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
® 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. ® CPU RSTe only supports Intel ® ® SSD modules. 1.1.9 Internal connectors connector. OS drives.
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When the Enable RAID spanned over VMD Controllers item is selected, press <Enter> and select X to enable this function. Under Select Disks, press <Enter> and select X for the disks you want to include in the RAID set. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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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...
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<Enter>. The following screen appears: When the Delete item is selected, press <Enter>, then select Yes to delete the RAID ® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, or select No to cancel. volume and return to the Intel ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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Installing the RAID controller driver during Windows ® 10 OS installation After creating the RAID sets, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent drives or bootable array. This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
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Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next. DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and click Next. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 4-11...
® 4.1.5 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ® To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility: Turn on the system. During POST, press <Ctrl> + <I> to display the utility main menu. RAID Volumes: None defined. Physical Devices: Port Device Model...
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Status ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 to use in creating the volume. ]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 4-13...
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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. 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>.
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(This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to delete “Volume0”? (Y/N): Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press <N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 4-15...
® Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: From the utility main menu, select 6. Exit, then press <Enter>. The following warning message appears: [CONFIRM EXIT] Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): Press <Y>...
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 expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1...
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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.
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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.
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FCC Bluetooth Wireless Compliance The antenna used with this transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter subject to the conditions of the FCC Grant. Bluetooth Industry Canada Statement This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations.
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2014/53/EU. Cijeli di: https://www.asus.com/support/ tekst EU izjave o sukladnosti dostupan je na https://www.asus.com/support/ WiFi yang Beroperasi pada 5150-5350 MHz akan terbatas untuk penggunaan WiFi koji radi na opsegu frekvencija 5150-5350 MHz bit će ograničen na...
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ASUSTek Computer Inc. tukaj izjavlja, da je ta naprava skladna s temeljnimi zahtevami in drugimi relevantnimii določili Direktive 2014/53/EU. Polno besedilo izjave EU o skladnosti je na voljo na https://www.asus.com/support/ WiFi, ki deluje v pasovnem območju 5150–5350 MHz, mora biti v državah, navedenih v spodnjem seznamu, omejen na notranjo uporabo: Declaración de conformidad simpliicada para la UE...
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800 Corporate Way, Fremont Phone/Fax No: (510)739-3777/(510)608-4555 hereby declares that the product Product Name : Motherboard Model Number : TUF X299 MARK 1 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...