User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration
- 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.8 APM Configuration
- 3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.6.11 USB Configuration
- 3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Appendix

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PRIME X299-A specifications summary
LAN
Gigabit Intel LAN connection- 802.3az Energy Efcient Ethernet (EEE)
appliance
Intel
®
I219-V Gigabit LAN- Dual interconnect between the integrated Media
Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer (PHY)
ASUS LAN Guard
ASUS Turbo LAN Utility
Back Panel I/O
Ports
1 x BIOS Flashback button
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
1 x Intel LAN (RJ45) port
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port (teal blue, Type-A)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port (USB Type-C™)
4 x USB 3.0 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 ports
8-channel Audio I/O ports
ASUS Special
Features
Special Features:
ASUS SafeSlot
- Protect your graphics card Investment
ASUS 5X Protection III
- ASUS SafeSlot Core - Fortied PCIe with solid soldering
- ASUS LANGuard - Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes and
static-electricity discharges!
- ASUS Overvoltage Protection - World-class circuit-protecting power
design
- ASUS DIGI+ VRM - 8+2 Phase digital power design
- ASUS DRAM Overcurrent Protection: Enhanced DRAM overcurrent
protection
- ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater
durability!
- AI Suite 3
- Ai Charger
- MemOK!
ASUS Quiet
Thermal
Solution
Quiet Thermal Design:
- ASUS Fan Xpert 4
- ASUS Fanless M.2 heatsink Design