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X299 SLI PLUS

 

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SATA Cable x2

SLI Bridge 

Connector

Drivers & Utilities 

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Motherboard User 

Guide

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Motherboard

Summary of Contents for X299 SLI PLUS

Page 1: ...LI PLUS motherboard Check to make sure your motherboard box contains the following items If something is missing contact your dealer as soon as possible SATA Cable x2 SLI Bridge Connector Drivers Util...

Page 2: ...computer before installation is completed This could cause permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user y If you need help during any installation step please consult a certified c...

Page 3: ...DDR4 Memory Graphics Card SATA Hard Disk Drive SATA DVD Drive A Package of Screws Phillips Screwdriver Chassis Power Supply Unit Thermal Paste Quick Start Preparing Tools and Components Intel LGA 206...

Page 4: ...4 Quick Start Installing a Processor 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 https youtu be ecdkLMmkya4 10 11 12 13...

Page 5: ...5 Quick Start Installing DDR4 memory http youtu be T03aDrJPyQs 1 2 2 3 DIMMC1...

Page 6: ...9 JFP1 1 HDD LED 2 Power LED 3 HDD LED 4 Power LED 5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch 7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch 9 Reserved 10 No Pin R E S E T S W P O W E R S W P O W E R L E D P O W E R L E D H D D L...

Page 7: ...7 Quick Start Installing the Motherboard 1 2...

Page 8: ...8 Quick Start Installing SATA Drives http youtu be RZsMpqxythc 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 9: ...9 Quick Start 1 Installing a Graphics Card http youtu be mG0GZpr9w_A 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 10: ...10 Quick Start Connecting Peripheral Devices...

Page 11: ...11 Quick Start Connecting the Power Connectors http youtu be gkDYyR_83I4 ATX_PWR1 CPU_PWR1...

Page 12: ...12 Quick Start Power On 1 4 2 3...

Page 13: ...Audio Ports Configuration 23 Realtek HD Audio Manager 24 Overview of Components 26 CPU Socket 28 DIMM Slots 29 PCI_E1 6 PCIe Expansion Slots 32 PCIe slots bandwidth table 32 U2_1 U 2 Connector 35 M2_...

Page 14: ...ght demonstration power input connector 48 Debug Code LED 49 Hexadecimal Character Table 49 Boot Phases 49 Debug Code LED Table 49 ACPI States Codes 51 CPU Temperature 51 BIOS Setup 52 Entering BIOS S...

Page 15: ...ity 91 CPU Z 92 RAID Configuration 93 Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 93 Degraded RAID Array 96 M 2 PCIe SSD RAID 98 Intel Optane Memory Configuration 101 System Requirements 101 Insta...

Page 16: ...ith the CPU that supports up to 2 channels DDR4 y Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP For the latest information about memory please visit http www msi com Please refer the DIMM Slots section fo...

Page 17: ...s will be supported depend on the CPU RAID Intel X299 Chipset y Supports RAID 0 RAID1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices y Supports RAID 0 and RAID1 for M 2 PCIe storage devices M 2 PCIe RAID...

Page 18: ...ATA 6Gb s connectors y 2x USB 2 0 connectors supports additional 4 USB 2 0 ports y 2x USB 3 1 Gen1 connectors supports additional 4 USB 3 1 Gen1 ports y 1x USB 3 1 Gen2 Type C port y 1x 4 pin CPU fan...

Page 19: ...ontrol Form Factor y ATX Form Factor y 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 3 cm BIOS Features y 2x 128 Mb flash y UEFI AMI BIOS y ACPI 6 0 SM BIOS 3 0 y Multi language Software y Drivers y APP MANAGER y COMMA...

Page 20: ...y Fan Pump Fan Smart Fan Control y LED Mystic Light Mystic Light Extension Mystic light SYNC EZ DEBUG LED y Protection M 2 Shield PCI E Steel Armor U 2 Steel Armor y Performance Multi GPU SLI Technol...

Page 21: ...i cations Continued from previous page Special Features y Stability Military Class 6 7000 Quality Test y VR VR Ready y BIOS Click BIOS 5 BIOS FLASHBACK Dual BIOS y Certification Quadro SLI Ready Quadr...

Page 22: ...CIE Bus PCIE Bus PCIE Bus Intel I219 V Gigabit LAN DMI 3 0 PCI Express Bus X299 PCH Processor Intel I211 Gigabit LAN NV6795 Super I O Realtek ALC1220 ASMEDIA ASM1074 Switch Switch 8x SATA 6Gb s 5x USB...

Page 23: ...Audio Ports Channel 2 4 6 8 Center Subwoofer Out Rear Speaker Out Line In Side Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Mic In connected Blank empty y Clear CMOS button Power off your computer Press and...

Page 24: ...ou a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and input device y Main Volume controls the volume or balance the right left side of the speakers that you plugged in front or rear p...

Page 25: ...Rear I O Panel AUDIO INPUT Rear Front Side Center Subwoofer Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram Audio jacks to 7 1 channel speakers diagram AUDIO INP...

Page 26: ...MMB1 CPU_FAN1 POWER1 RESET1 VRAID1 PUMP_FAN1 JUSB5 JUSB4 JUSB3 BIOS_SW1 JPWRLED1 JUSB1 JCI1 JBAT1 JUSB2 JTBT1 JFP1 JLED1 JFP2 SYS_FAN4 SYS_FAN3 SYS_FAN2 SYS_FAN1 JTPM1 JAUD1 SATA 1 2 SATA 3 4 SATA 5 6...

Page 27: ...assis Intrusion Connector 43 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 38 JLED1 RGB LED connector 46 JPWRLED1 LED light demonstration power input connector 48 JTBT1 Thunderbolt Add on Card Connector 42 JTPM1 T...

Page 28: ...k has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting your system y Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and motherboard Always make sure the cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from ove...

Page 29: ...nels architecture CPU S K LED S K LED indicates that the installed CPU supports either 4 channels or 2 channels memory architecture Memory module installation recommendation 4 Channels architecture CP...

Page 30: ...35V is suggested to protect the CPU y Please note that the maximum capacity of addressable memory is 4GB or less for 32 bit Windows OS due to the memory address limitation Therefore we recommended th...

Page 31: ...dation 2 Channels architecture CPU B1 B2 A1 A2 Intel Core X series CPU C2 C1 D2 D1 1 DIMM Supports 2 channels memory architecture 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs DIMMB1 B2 A1 and A2 are un available DIMMD1 DI...

Page 32: ...0 x1 3 0 x1 3 0 x1 PCI_E6 3 0 x8 3 0 x8 3 0 x8 3 0 x8 graphics card slot best combination for 28 lane CPU Graphics Card Single 2 Way 3 Way CF PCI_E1 3 0 x16 3 0 x16 3 0 x16 PCI_E2 3 0 x1 3 0 x1 3 0 x...

Page 33: ...E4 Multiple graphics cards installation recommendation For 44 28 lanes CPUs Important If you install a large and heavy graphics card you need to use a tool such as MSI Gaming Series Graphics Card Bols...

Page 34: ...user guide of your graphics card to make sure you meet all the system requirements To install SLI graphics cards 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord install two graphics cards into...

Page 35: ...r can connect to one PCIe 3 0 x4 NVMe storage device Installing U 2 SSD 1 Connect the U 2 cable to the U 2 connector on the motherboard 2 Connect the U 2 cable to the U 2 SSD 3 Connect the U 2 cable t...

Page 36: ...into the M 2 slot at a 30 degree angle 5 Put the screw in the notch on the trailing edge of your M 2 module and tighten it into the base screw 4 Video Demonstration Watch the video to learn how to Ins...

Page 37: ...entical plugs on either sides of the cable However it is recommended that the flat connector be connected to the motherboard for space saving purposes M 2 SATA U 2 combination table Slot Combination U...

Page 38: ...M 2 SATA SSDs 6xSATA HDDs 1xPCI_E3 device 2xM 2 PCIe SSDs 4xSATA HDDs 1xU 2 SSD 1xM 2 PCIe SSD 1xM 2 SATA SSD 7xSATA HDDs 1xU 2 SSD JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors These connectors connect to the swi...

Page 39: ...1 Ground 5 12V 2 Ground 6 12V 3 Ground 7 12V 4 Ground 8 12V Important Make sure that all the power cables are securely connected to a proper ATX power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherb...

Page 40: ...3_RX_DN 9 USB2 0 19 Power 10 NC 20 No Pin Important Note that the Power and Ground pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage JUSB1 2 USB 2 0 Connectors These connectors allow you to co...

Page 41: ...the MSI SUPER CHARGER application to turn ON OFF the Charging mode Video Demonstration Watch the video to learn how to charge the smartphone with Super Charger http youtu be FCyvjr5NbOw Important Whe...

Page 42: ...fan connectors control fan speed by changing voltage When you plug a 3 pin Non PWM fan to a fan connector in PWM mode the fan speed will always maintain at 100 which might create a lot of noise You c...

Page 43: ...intrusion detector 1 Connect the JCI1 connector to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis 2 Close the chassis cover 3 Go to BIOS Settings Security Chassis Intrusion Configuration 4 Set Cha...

Page 44: ...ty platform manual for more details and usages JBAT1 Clear CMOS Reset BIOS Jumper There is CMOS memory onboard that is external powered from a battery located on the motherboard to save system configu...

Page 45: ...lash drive 1 Power off the computer 2 Switch to the normal BIOS ROM with Multi BIOS switch 3 Insert the USB flash drive into the computer 4 Power on the computer and press Del key to enter BIOS setup...

Page 46: ...s Important y This connector supports 5050 RGB multi color LED strips 12V G R B with the maximum power rating of 3A 12V Please keeping the LED strip shorter than 2 meters to prevent dimming y Always t...

Page 47: ...us CPU indicates CPU is not detected or fail DRAM indicates DRAM is not detected or fail VGA indicates GPU is not detected or fail BOOT indicates the booting device is not detected or fail LED Color P...

Page 48: ...the fan control mode CPU_FAN1 LED PUMP_FAN1 LED Multi BIOS LEDs Multi BIOS LEDs indicate which BIOS is in operation BIOS A LED Red BIOS B LED White JPWRLED1 LED light demonstration power input connec...

Page 49: ...tialization before microcode loading 03 System Agent initialization before microcode loading 04 PCH initialization before microcode loading 06 Microcode loading 07 AP initialization after microcode lo...

Page 50: ...r possible CPU cache error 59 CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed 5A Internal CPU error 5B Reset PPI is not available 5C 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes DXE Progress Code...

Page 51: ...des S3 Resume Error Codes E8 S3 Resume Failed E9 S3 Resume PPI not Found EA S3 Resume Boot Script Error EB S3 OS Wake Error EC EF Reserved for future AMI error codes Recovery Progress Codes F0 Recover...

Page 52: ...wing methods to enter BIOS setup y Press Delete key when the Press DEL key to enter Setup Menu F11 to enter Boot Menu message appears on the screen during the boot process y Use MSI FAST BOOT applicat...

Page 53: ...e BIOS Setup during POST 2 Insert the USB flash drive that contains the update file into the computer 3 Select the M FLASH tab and click on Yes to reboot the system and enter the flash mode 4 Select a...

Page 54: ...USB flash drive supports updating BIOS by BIOS FLASHBACK 1 Connect power supply to CPU_PWR1 and ATX_PWR1 No other components are necessary but power supply 2 Plug the USB flash drive that contains the...

Page 55: ...cle to select the X M P profile This switch will only be available if the X M P supported memory module is installed y Setup Mode switch press this tab or the F7 key to switch between Advanced mode an...

Page 56: ...ardware Monitor menu that allows you to manually control the fan speed by percentage y Favorites press the Favorites tab or the F3 key to enter Favorites menu It allows you to create personal BIOS men...

Page 57: ...descriptions of EZ Mode Overview section y BIOS menu selection the following options are available SETTINGS allows you to specify the parameters for chipset and boot devices OC allows you to adjust th...

Page 58: ...time elements The time format is hour minute second f SATA PortX M2_X U2_X Shows the information of connected SATA M 2 U 2 devices Important If the connected SATA device is not displayed turn off com...

Page 59: ...ining behaviors of the onboard Power LED Dual Color The power LED turns to another color to indicate the S3 state Blinking The power LED blinks to indicate the S3 state f Integrated Peripherals Sets i...

Page 60: ...lug Disabled Allows user to enable or disable the SATA hot plug support Enabled Enables hot plug support for the SATA ports Disabled Disables hot plug support for the SATA ports fHD Audio Controller E...

Page 61: ...indows equirement Disabled Disables this function fMSI Fast Boot Disabled MSI Fast Boot is the fastest way to boot the system It will disable more devices to speed up system boot time which is faster...

Page 62: ...e Disabled Disables this function fDate of month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm Sets RTC alarm date Time If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a speci ed...

Page 63: ...ables or disables Secure Erase function Secure Erase is the best way to effectively wipe all data from a SSD Please note that data of SSD will be erased after enabling Secure Erase f Intel R Ethernet...

Page 64: ...ord for system security User has limited rights to change the BIOS items with user password This item will be available when administrator password is set After setting the user password the state of...

Page 65: ...abled Once the chassis is opened the system will record and issue a warning message Reset Clear the warning message After clearing the message please return to Enabled or Disabled Disabled Disables th...

Page 66: ...he advanced OC settings for OC expert to configure in BIOS setup Note We use as the symbol for the OC settings of Expert mode f CPU Ratio Apply Mode All Core Sets applied mode for CPU ratio This item...

Page 67: ...power consumption and average heat production Disabled Disables EIST fIntel Turbo Boost Enabled Enables or disables the Intel Turbo Boost This item appears when the installed CPU supports this functi...

Page 68: ...emory will not be initialed and trained when booting to accelerate the system booting time Disabled The memory will be initialed and trained every booting f DigitALL Power Press Enter to enter the sub...

Page 69: ...f CPU Features Press Enter to enter the sub menu fHyper Threading Enabled Intel Hyper Threading technology treats the multi cores inside the processor as multi logical processors that can execute ins...

Page 70: ...tect the CPU from overheating Enabled Throttles down the CPU core clock speed when the CPU is over the adaptive temperature Disabled Disables this function fIntel C State Auto Enables or disables the...

Page 71: ...duce the core frequency for reducing the current fInternal VR OVP OCP Protection Auto Enables or disables the over voltage protection and over current protection for CPU internal VR Voltage Regulator...

Page 72: ...he update file into the computer 2 Click on M FLASH tab a demand message will be prompted Click on Yes to reboot and enter the flash mode 3 The system will enter the flash mode and a file selection me...

Page 73: ...he current overclocking pro le fLoad Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load the current overclocking pro le fClear Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clear the current overclocking profile f OC Pro le Lo...

Page 74: ...Driver Disc into your optical drive 3 The installer will automatically appear and it will find and list all necessary drivers 4 Click Install button 5 The software installation will then be in progre...

Page 75: ...application had have been installed successfully and is available Double click on desired icon to access the application A refresh icon shows to inform you that the application has a update version Gr...

Page 76: ...ation tabs at the top You can click the tab to switch the control panel y Live Update When you launch LIVE UPDATE 6 you will see the Live update tab at first This tab allows you to select files to dow...

Page 77: ...he bottom 6 When Save Path prompt you can specify a download directory 7 When downloading you will see the screen below It may take several moments to complete the process 8 To install the application...

Page 78: ...trol Panel Previous Feature Next Feature Profile Buttons Option Buttons Page Indicator Resize Corner Profile Buttons y Default load the default values for the current feature y Apply apply your change...

Page 79: ...temperature The white dot will create strip chart in real time y System Fan Button to open the system fan control panel in new window y Fan Tune Button to automatically optimize the smart fan setting...

Page 80: ...ng button The Record Warning and Mobile Control icons will appear y Record allows you to monitor the status of voltage fan speed and temperature in real time To filter record charts select the check b...

Page 81: ...vate Wi Fi on your mobile device and connect to SoftAP with the SSID 6 Run MSI COMMAND CENTER APP on your mobile device 7 Find the IP address on the SoftAP Management Setting area and enter the IP add...

Page 82: ...meet your current system environment or support faster storage access speed for your external storage or memory cards Easy In Easy page you can select one system performance mode to meet the current s...

Page 83: ...y USB SPEED UP supports faster data transfer rates of the USB storage devices y STORAGE BOOST supports faster access speed of storage device y VR BOOST provides the optimized settings to boost the sys...

Page 84: ...es will be controlled by the main screen y Live Preview gives you the full experience of your configuration s look feel while you are editing it y Light Effect Options allow you to customize lighting...

Page 85: ...ct of the motherboard y Motherboard Name shows the name of the motherboard y Live Preview gives you the full experience of your configuration s look feel while you are editing it y Light Effect Option...

Page 86: ...dows installation USB drive Step1 Choose source folder y In the Source folder box type the name and path of your Windows ISO file or click Browse button and select the file from the dialog box This op...

Page 87: ...ID in Windows system To create a software RAID 1 Use checkboxs to select the disks you want included in your RAID 2 Choose Speed Up or Backup for RAID type y Speed Up RAID0 y Backup RAID1 3 Click Star...

Page 88: ...etter Name Size and Format of the RAM disk y Option select browser temporary files to save load on the RAM disk You can also add software files to improve reading speed y Backup specify backup and res...

Page 89: ...cations by total traf c allows you to monitor network bandwidth usage y Network Test allows you to setup bandwidth control y Advanced Setting allows you to expand RWIN to accelerate download speed You...

Page 90: ...e follow the steps below 1 1 Click the Network Test block in NETWORK MANAGER 2 3 4 2 Click Test Network Speed button The test takes several minutes to test your network speed 3 Enter the testing resul...

Page 91: ...e form Stress Test tests the stability of your system Benchmarking analyzes and compares your system s performance against other system profiles Profiles manages sets of system settings y Tuning Contr...

Page 92: ...manufacturer model name chipset BIOS version and graphic interface y Memory Tab shows memory type memory size channels memory frequency y SPD Tab shows specifications relating to each memory module co...

Page 93: ...ead performance Excellent OK Good OK Write performance Excellent Good OK Good Capacity utilization 100 50 67 1 1 n 50 Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM First you need to set the SATA mod...

Page 94: ...sing the upper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the Enter key to select and advance to the next field The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power...

Page 95: ...e deletion Resetting Disks to Non RAID Select option Reset Disks to Non RAID from the main menu screen and press Enter to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives Use the...

Page 96: ...s Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Master Disk Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On Request after you enable Only Recovery Disk or Only Master Disk Degrade...

Page 97: ...2 XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XGB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a...

Page 98: ...Optane Genie 1 Access the BIOS setup 2 Enable M 2 Optane Genie by clicking the M 2 Optane Genie item 3 Click Ok in the dialog 4 Press F10 to save configuration and exit Creating a M 2 PCIe SSD RAID wi...

Page 99: ...pe Select Disks PCIe XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXGB X PCIe XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXGB X Strip Size XXKB Capacity MB XXXXXX Create Volume 13 Enter in a volume name 14 Select the RAID level 15 Use Space key t...

Page 100: ...2 PCIe SSD RAID Volume with UEFI BIOS 1 Access the BIOS setup 2 Switch to Advanced Mode by pressing F7 key 3 Go to Settings Advanced Intel R Rapid Storage Technology 4 Select a RAID volume and press...

Page 101: ...emory The Intel Optane memory is pre installed on this motherboard just skip to step 4 Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 5 1 Update BIOS refer to the Updating BIOS section 2 Install the In...

Page 102: ...ialog Reboot System WARNING Once you enable Intel Optane memory in order to prevent seriously damage your operating system please follow the cautions listed below y DO NOT set the SATA mode back to AH...

Page 103: ...ntel Optane memory 1 Disable Intel Optane Memory Disable Intel Optane Memory via the Intel Optane memory application Intel Rapid Storage Technology Click Yes in the dialog Reboot System 2 Disable M 2...

Page 104: ...ack to AHCI mode that may cause operating system damage MSI has developed a software assistance for this problem You can disable Intel Optane Memory and switch back to AHCI mode while keep the system...

Page 105: ...then restart the computer y If 1 long 2 short beeps are heard remove and reinstall the graphics card and then restart the computer y Test with another known working graphics card The computer does no...

Page 106: ...pplicable European Harmonized Standards The point of contact for regulatory matters is MSI MSI NL Eindhoven 5706 5692 ER Son B B B VCCI B C Tick Compliance Battery Information European Union Batteries...

Page 107: ...u eraan herinneren dat De richtlijn van de Europese Unie EU met betrekking tot Vervuiling van Electrische en Electronische producten 2002 96 EC die op 13 Augustus 2005 in zal gaan kunnen niet meer bes...

Page 108: ...a che In base alla Direttiva dell Unione Europea EU sullo Smaltimento dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici Direttiva 2002 96 EC in vigore dal 13 Agosto 2005 prodotti appartenenti alla categoria dei...

Page 109: ...m and no solution can be obtained from the user guide please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the following help resources for further guidance y Visit the...

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