ASRock Forums : ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:13:05 +0000 Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:43:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3040 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : egeisfb wrote:So I bought this...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=19604&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#19604 Author: wardog
Subject: 3040
Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 12:43am

Originally posted by egeisfb egeisfb wrote:

So I bought this thing. It did nearly everything I wanted Big smile

...except ONE MAJOR THING...

Ever seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJYMCbIbPk
Well you can't do it unless you have room in your tower to fit a nice GPU in PCIE slot 5. Tongue

Why? Because the motherboard hijacks PCIE slot 2 and thus your hypervisor can't pass it through to one of your VMs. I did almost 2 months of research to get this machine together, and now ASRock is telling me how they "suggest" I use the motherboard.Cry

If you want to do fun stuff with virtualization and get more than one person to log into one computer and have their own GPU to run on this motherboard, don't buy it. 

I've got the whole thing built, I start it up, and guess what... I can't assign a default PCIE slot for the BIOS splash screen.Angry

Why would anyone build a X99 VT-enabled motherboard that doesn't allow customization of the PCIE slots? Confused

Anyone want to buy a ViewSonic display with 3 HDMI ports where the first port HAS to be used with a proprietary ViewSonic DVD player? Yeah... didn't think so. Oh and ViewSonic wouldn't make something like that... cause it's utterly stupid.Clap



If you haven't yet already,as you're located in the US contact ASRock Tech Support using one of the below means and inquire.

Too, remember they may be on an extended vacation from yesterday thru Sunday due to Thanksgiving here.

Support Phone: 1-909-590-8308
Support Email: support@asrockamerica.com



What CPU is installed? It might be a matter of available PCIe lanes. Natch that. I just read the manual

EDIT: Too, what components do you have installed in the other MB's PCIe slots and M.2 slot?



And I hear ya on the seemingly ridiculous. I buy a top of the line Samsung PN64F8500 plasma when they're introduced, at a large investment, only to discover the thing was so expensive to build in the first place that after only a TWO year span from release Samsung ceased carrying replacement boards for it. Now ~4yrs into it and all they have for parts to service it is a smattering of screws and a few connector cables. Bad, BAD, Samsung.



Edited by wardog - 26 Nov 2016 at 12:49am]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:43:09 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=19604&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#19604 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : So I bought this thing. It did...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=19600&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#19600 Author: egeisfb
Subject: 3040
Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 12:22am

So I bought this thing. It did nearly everything I wanted Big smile

...except ONE MAJOR THING...

Ever seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJYMCbIbPk
Well you can't do it unless you have room in your tower to fit a nice GPU in PCIE slot 5. Tongue

Why? Because the motherboard hijacks PCIE slot 2 and thus your hypervisor can't pass it through to one of your VMs. I did almost 2 months of research to get this machine together, and now ASRock is telling me how they "suggest" I use the motherboard.Cry

If you want to do fun stuff with virtualization and get more than one person to log into one computer and have their own GPU to run on this motherboard, don't buy it. 

I've got the whole thing built, I start it up, and guess what... I can't assign a default PCIE slot for the BIOS splash screen.Angry

Why would anyone build a X99 VT-enabled motherboard that doesn't allow customization of the PCIE slots? Confused

Anyone want to buy a ViewSonic display with 3 HDMI ports where the first port HAS to be used with a proprietary ViewSonic DVD player? Yeah... didn't think so. Oh and ViewSonic wouldn't make something like that... cause it's utterly stupid.Clap
]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:22:49 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=19600&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#19600 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : Kayron wrote:How about the...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=18494&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#18494 Author: parsec
Subject: 3040
Posted: 04 Nov 2016 at 9:13am

Originally posted by Kayron Kayron wrote:

How about the samsung 850 pro? And what about the Taichi, supports both 850/950 as well?
I ask because most asrock mobos' list of supported storage do not list them... I am inclined to believe they are simply not being kept up to date well, but not risking it.


I answered your questions in your thread on this topic.
]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:13:53 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=18494&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#18494 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : sukum wrote:I wish to purchase...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=18491&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#18491 Author: Kayron
Subject: 3040
Posted: 04 Nov 2016 at 8:04am

Originally posted by sukum sukum wrote:

I wish to purchase Fatality x99 Professional Gaming i7 before that I want to make sure that it is supporting NVMe SSD (samsung ssd 950 pro-MZ-VP256BW)


Originally posted by Xaltar Xaltar wrote:

Yes it does. I am sure you will enjoy the board Thumbs Up

How about the samsung 850 pro? And what about the Taichi, supports both 850/950 as well?
I ask because most asrock mobos' list of supported storage do not list them... I am inclined to believe they are simply not being kept up to date well, but not risking it.
]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2016 08:04:58 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=18491&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#18491 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : Jygge wrote:Have Taichi X99...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=16587&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#16587 Author: parsec
Subject: 3040
Posted: 07 Sep 2016 at 10:36pm

Originally posted by Jygge Jygge wrote:

Have Taichi X99 motherboard looking for water block to the motherboard someone who knows where you can buy those? Is increased the lead motherboard that has everything I need 


What do you need the water block for? The CPU? The CPU VRMs or chipset?

Impossible to answer your question without knowing what the water block will be used for.
]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:36:40 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=16587&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#16587 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : Have Taichi X99 motherboard looking...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=16405&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#16405 Author: Jygge
Subject: 3040
Posted: 01 Sep 2016 at 7:48pm

Have Taichi X99 motherboard looking for water block to the motherboard someone who knows where you can buy those? Is increased the lead motherboard that has everything I need 

Edited by Jygge - 01 Sep 2016 at 7:49pm]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2016 19:48:34 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=16405&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#16405 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : craigyp wrote:It would be 2...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=16038&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#16038 Author: parsec
Subject: 3040
Posted: 19 Aug 2016 at 10:31pm

Originally posted by craigyp craigyp wrote:

It would be 2 x Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD SM950


You have two Samsung NVMe M.2 SSDs listed, the second one should be SM951. But it makes no difference.

Intel only provides IRST RAID support for NVMe SSD on their 100 series chipset boards that support RAID, such as any Z170 board.

So, X99 boards do not support IRST RAID for NVMe SSDs, sorry to say.
]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 22:31:10 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=16038&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#16038 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : It would be 2 xSamsung 950 PRO...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=15895&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#15895 Author: craigyp
Subject: 3040
Posted: 15 Aug 2016 at 2:38pm

It would be 2 x Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD SM950]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:38:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=15895&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#15895 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : craigyp wrote:Hi does theFatal1ty...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=15887&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#15887 Author: parsec
Subject: 3040
Posted: 15 Aug 2016 at 10:08am

Originally posted by craigyp craigyp wrote:

Hi does the Fatal1ty x99 support the dual m.2 drives being in raid 0 and bootable?


There are multiple types of M.2 SSDs, PCIe NVMe, PCIe AHCI, and SATA.

There are multiple types of RAID, Intel IRST and Windows. I assume you mean Intel IRST RAID.

Bootable RAID 0 of PCIe NVMe SSDs is only supported in the Intel 100 series chipset Skylake boards, and dual or triple M.2 slots are found on the Z170 board models.

So no, there are no X99 boards that support bootable IRST RAID 0 volumes of PCIe NVMe SSDs.

M.2 SATA SSDs in RAID 0 can be used as the OS drive, just like any SATA SSD, on an X99 board.

If you don't know what type of M.2 SSD you are considering using, do not assume they will work in RAID and as the OS volume on any Intel chipset board. Only the Intel 100 series chipset Skylake boards support RAID 0 for any current type of M.2 SSD.
]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:08:12 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=15887&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#15887 <![CDATA[ASRock Announces 2 New X99 Motherboards : Hi does theFatal1ty x99support...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=15882&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#15882 Author: craigyp
Subject: 3040
Posted: 15 Aug 2016 at 5:47am

Hi does the Fatal1ty x99 support the dual m.2 drives being in raid 0 and bootable?]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:47:03 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3040&PID=15882&title=asrock-announces-2-new-x99-motherboards#15882