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Chapter 1

1-6

Getting Started

Software

 

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Drivers

 

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MSI 

 - Command Center

 - Live Update 6

 - Smart Utilities

 - Super Charger

 - Fast Boot

 - ECO Center

 

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Norton Internet Security Solution

 

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Intel Extreme Tuning Utility

Form 

Factor

 

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ATX Form Factor

 

■ 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

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Summary of Contents for X99A RAIDER

Page 1: ...X99A RAIDER Motherboard G52 78851XK Preface...

Page 2: ...rademarks of AMD Corporation Intel is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Award...

Page 3: ...within minutes Better yet the power calculator provides accurate estimates of power unit capacity for DIY users Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained f...

Page 4: ...Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into...

Page 5: ...which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving ant...

Page 6: ...ent and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter European Community Compliance Statement The equipment complies with the RF Exposure Require...

Page 7: ...ld not be disposed of as unsorted household waste Please use the public collection system to return recycle or treat them in compliance with the local regulations Battery Information Chemical Substanc...

Page 8: ...ronik Altger te nicht mehr als kommunale Abf lle entsorgt werden MSI hat europaweit verschiedene Sammel und Recyclingunternehmen beauftragt die in die Europ ische Union in Verkehr gebrachten Produkte...

Page 9: ...de producten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd worden op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi za titili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduze e koje vo...

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Page 11: ...mium polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers in concentrations exceeding 0 1 weight and 0 01 weight for cadmium except for the exemptions set in Schedule 2 of the Rule T rkiye EEE y...

Page 12: ...ces Information vii WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement viii JIS C 0950 xi India RoHS xi T rkiye EEE y netmeli i xi xi Vi t Nam RoHS xi Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 1 Packing Conte...

Page 13: ...1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 1 28 JAUD1 Front Panel Audio Connector 1 29 JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 1 29 Jumper 1 30 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper 1 30 JSLOW1 Slow Mode Booting Jumper 1 30 Switch 1 31 BIOS...

Page 14: ...Boot 3 13 Security 3 14 Save Exit 3 15 OC 3 16 M FLASH 3 26 OC PROFILE 3 27 HARDWARE MONITOR 3 28 Appendix A Realtek Audio A 1 Software Configuration A 2 Software panel overview A 2 Auto popup dialog...

Page 15: ...v5 X ATX motherboard The X99A RAIDER Series motherboards are based on Intel X99 chipset for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel LGA2011 3 processor the X99A RAIDER Series mot...

Page 16: ...tents These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice The packing contents may vary according to the model you purchased SATA Cable Drivers Utilities Disc Motherboard User Guide I O...

Page 17: ...n handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage If an ESD wrist strap is not available discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal object before handling the motherbo...

Page 18: ...l X99 Express Chipset 10x SATA 6Gb s ports 2x ports reserved for SATA Express port SATA1 6 support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 SATA7 10 ports only support IDE mode and AHCI mode Supports Intel Sm...

Page 19: ...USB 3 0 ports 2x 4 pin CPU fan connectors 3x 4 pin system fan connectors 1x Front panel audio connector 2x System panel connectors 1x TPM module connector 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 1x Clear CMOS...

Page 20: ...ast Boot ECO Center Norton Internet Security Solution Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm For the latest information about CPU please visit http w...

Page 21: ...PCI Express Bus PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Intel I218 Gigabit LAN DMI 2 0 PCI Express Bus X99 PCH Haswell E Processor LGA2011 3 CPU NV6792 Super I O Realtek ALC892 ASMEDIA ASM1142 x1 x2 x1 x2 x4 x1 Switch 2...

Page 22: ...1 PCI_E1 PCI_E2 PCI_E3 PCI_E4 JPWR1 SATA1_2 SATA3_4 SATA7_8 JPWR2 CPU Socket Back Panel JUSB1 M2_1 JTPM1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 CPUFAN2 SYSFAN3 JSLOW1 SATA9_10 JCI1 JFP1 JFP2 JBAT1 JUSB2 SYSFAN2 SYSF...

Page 23: ...Connector 1 29 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper 1 30 JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector 1 28 JFP1 JFP2 System Panel Connectors 1 26 JPWR1 2 ATX Power Connectors 1 20 JSLOW1 Slow Mode Booting Jumper 1 30 JTPM1 TP...

Page 24: ...or attaching USB 2 0 devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB 2 0 compatible devices USB 3 0 Port USB 3 0 port is backward compatible with USB 2 0 devices It supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbi...

Page 25: ...ny Philips Digital Interconnect Format connector is provided for digital audio transmission to external speakers through an optical fiber cable Audio Ports These connectors are used for audio devices...

Page 26: ...wer cord to ensure the safety of the CPU Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking Before attempting to overclock please make sure that all other system components can tolerate...

Page 27: ...g installation can damage both the CPU and the motherboard Video Demonstration Watch the video to learn how to install CPU heatsink http youtu be WPhyn2C5mgs 3 Open the load plate by pushing down on t...

Page 28: ...oth uniform motion and latch to the socket 5 Line up the CPU to fit the CPU socket Be sure to hold the CPU by the base with the metal contacts facing downward The alignment keys on the CPU will line u...

Page 29: ...erheating 10 Locate the CPU fan connector on the mainboard 11 Place the heatsink on the mainboard with the fan s wires facing towards the fan connector and the screws matching the holes on the socket...

Page 30: ...ta bus channels simultaneously to enhance system performance Please refer the following tables for more details Defined Channel list Channel DIMM Slot Channel A DIMM1 DIMM2 Channel B DIMM3 DIMM4 Chann...

Page 31: ...les Diagram DIMM1 DIMM5 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM8 DIMM7 DIMM6 DIMM5 Triple Channel mode Installed DIMMs 3 memory modules Diagram DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM5 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM8 DIMM7 DIMM6 DIMM5 Q...

Page 32: ...IMM7 DIMM6 DIMM5 Installed DIMMs 8 memory modules Diagram DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM5 DIMM6 DIMM7 DIMM8 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM8 DIMM7 DIMM6 DIMM5 Important To ensure system stability for Dual...

Page 33: ...cure the motherboard with the screws provided with your computer case The locations of the screw holes on the motherboard are shown below For more information please refer to the manual that came with...

Page 34: ...clip on the power cable should be hooked on the motherboard s power connector 1 3 3 3 V 1 3 3 V 1 4 1 2 V 2 3 3 V 1 5 G r o u n d 3 G r o u n d 1 6 P S O N 4 5 V 1 7 G r o u n d 5 G r o u n d 1 8 G r...

Page 35: ...28 lanes 40 lanes 28 lanes PCI_E1 3 0 x16 3 0 x16 3 0 x16 3 0 x16 3 0 x8 3 0 x8 PCI_E3 3 0 x16 3 0 x8 3 0 x16 3 0 x8 PCI_E5 3 0 x8 3 0 x8 M 2 3 0 x4 3 0 x4 3 0 x4 3 0 x4 3 0 x4 3 0 x4 SATA Express 2 0...

Page 36: ...type of expansion slot s the video card will use Locate the expansion slot s on the motherboard Remove any protective expansion slot covers from the computer case 2 Line up the video card on top of th...

Page 37: ...installing a M 2 SATA interface module in the M 2 port Many SATA devices also need a power cable from the power supply Such devices include disk drives HDD solid state drives SSD and optical drives CD...

Page 38: ...y a SATA Express cable M2_1 M 2 Port The M 2 port supports either M 2 SATA 6Gb s module or M 2 PCIe module Video Demonstration Watch the video to learn how to install M 2 module http youtu be JCTFAByt...

Page 39: ...n connector 1 G r o u n d 2 S p e e d C o n t r o l 3 S e n s e 4 N C 1 G r o u n d 2 1 2 V 3 S e n s e 4 S p e e d C o n t r o l CPUFAN1 CPUFAN2 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN3 Important Please refer to your...

Page 40: ...nstration Watch the video to learn how to Install front panel connectors http youtu be DPELIdVNZUI 1 3 1 0 N o P i n 5 R e s e t S w i t c h H D D L E D P o w e r S w i t c h P o w e r L E D 7 9 R e s...

Page 41: ...nnector will convert data channels to extra power channels to quickly charge your connected device Please note that when the Super Charger application is turned on data transmission and synchronizatio...

Page 42: ...d 6 U S B 1 4 U S B 1 2 V C C Important Note that the VCC and GND pins must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage JCI1 Chassis Intrusion Connector This connector connects to the chassis int...

Page 43: ...L 8 N o P i n 6 M I C D e t e c t i o n 4 N C 2 G r o u n d JTPM1 TPM Module Connector This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for mo...

Page 44: ...s jumper while the system is off Afterwards open the jumper Do not clear the CMOS RAM while the system is on because it will damage the motherboard JSLOW1 Slow Mode Booting Jumper This jumper is used...

Page 45: ...below Preparation 1 Prepare a bootable USB flash drive 2 Download the latest BIOS file from the MSI official website at www msi com and then decompress the file 3 Copy the AFUDE238 exe and the BIOS fi...

Page 46: ...ity program The bundle also includes a variety of powerful and creative utilities Driver Utilities Installation Please follow the steps below to install drivers and utilities for your new computer 1 I...

Page 47: ...er Some of the installations also provide video demonstrations Please link to the URL to watch it with the web browser on your phone or tablet You may have even link to the URL by scanning the QR code...

Page 48: ...Chapter 2 2 2 Quick Installation CPU Installation 1 2 3 4 5 6 http youtu be WPhyn2C5mgs...

Page 49: ...Chapter 2 2 3 Quick Installation 7 8 9 10 11 12...

Page 50: ...Chapter 2 2 4 Quick Installation 1 2 3 Memory Installation http youtu be T03aDrJPyQs...

Page 51: ...Chapter 2 2 5 Quick Installation Motherboard Installation 1 2...

Page 52: ...Chapter 2 2 6 Quick Installation 3...

Page 53: ...Chapter 2 2 7 Quick Installation Power Connectors Installation E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 1 http youtu be gkDYyR_83I4...

Page 54: ...Chapter 2 2 8 Quick Installation E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 or 2...

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Page 56: ...Chapter 2 2 10 Quick Installation 30 M 2 module Installation 1 2 3 http youtu be JCTFABytrYA...

Page 57: ...MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E6 88 MS I MC 4 E6 88 MS I MC 4 E6 88 MS I MC 4 HD_LED HD_LED RST_SW RST_SW RSVD_DNU HD_LED HD_LED RST_SW RST_SW RSVD_DNU PWR_SW PWR_SW FP PWR SLP FP PWR...

Page 58: ...MSI MC4 USB E6 88 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E6 88 MSI MC4 USB E6 88 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E68 8 MSI MC4 E...

Page 59: ...Chapter 2 2 13 Quick Installation Graphics Card Installation http youtu be mG0GZpr9w_A 1 2...

Page 60: ...Chapter 2 2 14 Quick Installation 3 4 5...

Page 61: ...ault settings if the system becomes unbootable after changing BIOS settings Refer to the Clear CMOS jumper button section to clear the CMOS data select the Restore Defaults and press Enter in BIOS to...

Page 62: ...or failure booting due to inappropriate BIOS configuration Entering BIOS Setup Power on the computer and the system will start the Power On Self Test POST process When the message below appears on th...

Page 63: ...ters for chipset and boot devices OC This menu contains the frequency and voltage adjustments Increasing the frequency can get better performance however high frequency and heat can cause instability...

Page 64: ...he X M P by clicking on this button Menu display This area provides BIOS setting items and information to be configured Boot device priority bar You can move the device icons to change the boot priori...

Page 65: ...the mouse cursor to highlight a BIOS item on the Favorite 1 5 menu 2 Right click or press F2 key and then click Delete to delete the BIOS item Click Delete to delete the BIOS item Changing the order o...

Page 66: ...utton Select Icon Field Esc Click the right button Jump to the Exit menu or return to the previous from a submenu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes...

Page 67: ...2 NTFS format USB flash disk supports updating BIOS by M FLASH Updating BIOS 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the BIOS update file into the computer 2 Restart the system and then press Del ke...

Page 68: ...d by users System Time Sets the system time Use tab key to switch between time elements The time format is hour minute second M 2 SATA PortX Show the information of connected M 2 SATA device Important...

Page 69: ...Sets integrated peripherals parameters such as LAN HDD USB and audio Press Enter to enter the sub menu Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller LAN Option ROM Dis...

Page 70: ...ller HPET Enabled Enables or disables the HPET High Precision Event Timers support USB Configuration Sets the onboard USB controller and device function Press Enter to enter the sub menu USB Controlle...

Page 71: ...or other operating systems Before enabling this item make sure all installed devices utilities hardware software should meet the Windows 8 8 1 requirements Enabled The system will switch to UEFI mode...

Page 72: ...t Setup Sets system wake up behaviors for different sleep modes Press Enter to enter the sub menu Wake Up Event By BIOS Selects the wake up event by BIOS or operating system BIOS Activates the followi...

Page 73: ...state when activity of hot key on PS 2 keyboard is detected Disabled Disables this function Boot Sets the sequence of system boot devices Full Screen Logo Display Enabled Enables or disables to show...

Page 74: ...may also press Esc to abort the selection To clear a set password press Enter when you are prompted to enter a new password A message will confirm the password is being disabled Once the password is...

Page 75: ...all changes and reboot the system Save Changes This item is used to save current changes Discard Changes This item is used to discard current all changes and restore to the previous values Restore De...

Page 76: ...tup Note We use as the symbol for the OC settings of Advanced mode CPU Setting CPU Ratio Apply Mode All Core Sets applied mode for CPU ratio This item only appears when a CPU that support Turbo Boost...

Page 77: ...formance automatically above rated specifications when system request the highest performance state Disabled Disables this function Enhanced Turbo Auto Enables or disables Enhanced Turbo function for...

Page 78: ...pport X M P technology Disabled Disables this function Profile 1 Uses profile1 over clocking settings of installed XMP memory module Profile 2 Uses profile2 over clocking settings of installed XMP mem...

Page 79: ...ase automatically Auto This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS Normal Sets the normal power phase profile for CPU it could provide a stable system proformance and effective power saving...

Page 80: ...automatically Auto This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS Optimized Sets the optimum power phase profile Disabled Disables the PWM power phase switching feature DRAM CH_A B CH_C D Over...

Page 81: ...Auto BIOS will set these voltages automatically or you can set it manually This item appears when CPU Core Ring Voltage Mode sets to Auto Adaptive Mode Override Mode CPU Core Ring Voltage Offset Mode...

Page 82: ...the information of installed CPU You can also access this information menu at any time by pressing F4 Read only CPU Technology Support Press Enter to enter the sub menu The sub menu shows what the ke...

Page 83: ...ions The system can function as multiple systems virtually Disabled Disables this function Intel VT D Tech Enabled Enables or disables Intel VT D Intel Virtualization for Direct I O technology Enabled...

Page 84: ...le This item appears when Intel C State is enabled Auto This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS C0 C6 The power saving level from high to low is C6 C2 then C0 CFG Lock Enabled Lock or un...

Page 85: ...atically by BIOS Enabled Enables the limitation of internal VR for over voltage protection and over current protection Disabled Disables this function for overclocking Internal VR Efficiency Managemen...

Page 86: ...IOS Setup M FLASH Select one file to update BIOS and ME Selects a BIOS file includes the ME management settings in the USB flash disk NTFS FAT 32 format to update the BIOS and ME The system will reboo...

Page 87: ...s the current overclocking profile Load Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Loads the current overclocking profile Clear Overclocking Profile 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clears the current overclocking profile OC Profil...

Page 88: ...erature and to keep it with a specific operating speed When the current CPU temperature is over under the setting temperature the CPU system fan will run at the corresponding speed In this field you c...

Page 89: ...udio The Realtek audio provides 10 channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front Out Left and Front...

Page 90: ...ght of the screen You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly double click the icon It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager from...

Page 91: ...peakers that you plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar Application Enhancement The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect for both output and inpu...

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Page 93: ...Appendix B Intel RAID This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality and accelerating system on platforms...

Page 94: ...t the byte level and also stripe error correction information This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Not one...

Page 95: ...TA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds Imp...

Page 96: ...CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID 1 Mirrors data redundancy Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Sync Volume0 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A XXX X GB N A...

Page 97: ...ailable according to the selected RAID level 5 Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks CREATE VOLUME MENU HE...

Page 98: ...0 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A XXX X GB N A Create Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N DISK VOLUME INFORMATION 4 Recovery Volume Opt...

Page 99: ...RAID volume for deletion Then press Delete key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID Select ESC Pre...

Page 100: ...structures and revert it to a non RAID disk RESET RAID DATA WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Select the disks that should be res...

Page 101: ...bles recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode t...

Page 102: ...destination disk for rebuilding and then press ENTER RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID 1 Mirror N A XXX XGB Degraded Yes Physical Disks Port Device Model Serial Size...

Page 103: ...When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes 7 The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard w...

Page 104: ...tel Rapid Storage Technology Intel Rapid Storage Technology can only work with RAID mode Even though there is only one hard drive you must set the SATA Mode to RAID in BIOS The OS must be installed in...

Page 105: ...nce tab Click here 11 Select the acceleration mode options 12 Click OK and reboot the system The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration View Important You ca...

Page 106: ...ONS HELP Name Press s to synchronize data from the cache device to the Accelerated Disk Volume Press r to remove the Disk Volume Acceleration WARNING IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ERFORM A SYNCHRONIZATIO...

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