MSI X299 PRO User manual

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Quick Start
Quick Start
Thank you for purchasing the MSI® X299 PRO/ X299 PRO 10G motherboard. This Quick
Start section provides demonstration diagrams about how to install your computer.
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.
Preparing Tools and Components
Intel® LGA 2066 CPU
CPU Fan
DDR4 Memory
Graphics Card
SATA Hard Disk Drive SATA DVD Drive
Phillips Screwdriver
Chassis
Power Supply Unit
A Package of Screws
Thermal Paste

2Safety Information
Safety Information
∙The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful
computer assembly.
∙Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause
the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.
∙Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.
∙It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when
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 motherboard.
∙Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static
pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.
∙Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal
components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.
∙Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause
permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.
∙If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer
technician.
∙Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet
before installing or removing any computer component.
∙Keep this user guide for future reference.
∙Keep this motherboard away from humidity.
∙Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on
the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.
∙Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
∙All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.
∙If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service
personnel:
▪Liquid has penetrated into the computer.
▪The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.
▪The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user
guide.
▪The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.
▪The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.
∙Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60°C (140°F), it may damage
the motherboard.

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Safety Information
Installing a Processor
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https://youtu.be/ecdkLMmkya4
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4Safety Information
Installing DDR4 memory
http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs
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B1 B2 A1 A2 CPU C2 C1 D2 D1
1 DIMM
Intel® Core™ X-series
10000/ 9000/ 78xx (above)
processors
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
8 DIMMs
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Safety Information
HDD LED
RESET SW
Connecting the Front Panel Header
http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI
JFP1
HDD LED HDD LED -
HDD LED +
POWER LED -
POWER LED +
POWER LED
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2 10
9
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+- -- -
+
Power LED
HDD LED Reset Switch
Reserved
Power Switch
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
RESET SW
POWER SW
POWER LED+
POWER LED-
HDD LED
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6Safety Information
Installing the Motherboard
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Safety Information
Connecting the Power Connectors
http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4
ATX_PWR1
CPU_PWR1
CPU_PWR2
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8Safety Information
Installing SATA Drives
http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc
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Safety Information
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Installing a Graphics Card
http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A
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10 Safety Information
Connecting Peripheral Devices

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Safety Information
Power On
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12 Contents
Contents
Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1
Preparing Tools and Components.......................................................................... 1
Safety Information................................................................................................. 2
Installing a Processor ............................................................................................ 3
Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 4
Connecting the Front Panel Header ...................................................................... 5
Installing the Motherboard..................................................................................... 6
Connecting the Power Connectors ........................................................................ 7
Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................ 8
Installing a Graphics Card...................................................................................... 9
Connecting Peripheral Devices............................................................................ 10
Power On .............................................................................................................. 11
Specifications....................................................................................................... 14
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification.................................................................... 19
Package contents ................................................................................................ 19
Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 20
Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 21
LAN Port LED Status Table .................................................................................. 21
Audio Ports Configuration.................................................................................... 21
Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 22
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 24
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 26
DIMM Slots............................................................................................................ 27
PCI_E1~4: PCIe Expansion Slots.......................................................................... 29
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1: Power Connectors................................................... 31
M2_1~2: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 31
Installing M.2 XPANDER-Z GEN 4 (optional)........................................................ 33
SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors....................................................................... 35
VRAID1: Virtual RAID on CPU Connector ............................................................. 35
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors................................................................... 36
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 36
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors.................................. 37
JUSB1, JUSB3: USB 3.2 Gen1 Connectors .......................................................... 38
JUSB4~5: USB 2.0 Connectors............................................................................. 38
JUSB2: USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Connector............................................................. 39
JTBT1: Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector ...................................................... 39
POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 40
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper........................................................... 40

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Contents
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector....................................................................... 41
JRGB1: RGB LED connector................................................................................. 42
JRAINBOW1~2: Addressable RGB LED connectors ............................................ 43
JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 44
Onboard LEDs...................................................................................................... 45
EZ Debug LED....................................................................................................... 45
XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 45
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 46
Installing Windows® 10......................................................................................... 46
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 46
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 46
BIOS Setup........................................................................................................... 47
Entering BIOS Setup............................................................................................. 47
Resetting BIOS...................................................................................................... 48
Updating BIOS....................................................................................................... 48
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 49
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 51
SETTINGS.............................................................................................................. 52
Advanced............................................................................................................... 52
Boot....................................................................................................................... 58
Security................................................................................................................. 59
Save & Exit............................................................................................................ 60
OC.......................................................................................................................... 61
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 67
OC PROFILE.......................................................................................................... 68
HARDWARE MONITOR.......................................................................................... 69
RAID Configuration.............................................................................................. 70
Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology .......................................................... 70
Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 71
Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 72
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID............................................................................... 73
Rebuilding RAID Array.......................................................................................... 74
Installing RAID Driver........................................................................................... 75
Installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Software.......................................... 75
Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration.............................................................. 76
System Requirements ......................................................................................... 76
Installing the Intel® Optane™ memory ................................................................ 76
Removing the Intel® Optane™ memory................................................................ 78
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 79

14 Specifications
Specifications
CPU Supports Intel® Core™ X-series 10000/ 9000/ 78xx (above)
processors for socket LGA2066
Chipset Intel® X299 Chipset
Memory
∙8x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 256GB
▪Supports DDR4 4200+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800 (OC)/
3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/
3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133
MHz*
∙Quad channel memory architecture
∙Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
∙Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
∙Supports un-buffered memory
* For the latest information about memory, please visit http://www.msi.com
** Please refer the DIMM Slots section for more details.
Expansion Slot
∙4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
▪Support x16/x8/x16/x8 mode with the 48-lane CPU.*
▪Support x16/x4/x16/x8 mode with the 44-lane CPU.*
▪Support x16/x4/x8/x0 mode with the 28-lane CPU.*
* Please refer to page 34 for PCIe 3.0 bandwidth table.
Multi-GPU ∙Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
∙Supports AMD® CrossFire™ Technology
LAN
∙1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller*
∙1x Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN controller
∙1x Aquantia® AQC107 10-Gigabit LAN card (X299 PRO 10G)
* I219 LAN doesn’t support G3 to S5 Wake
Storage
Intel® X299 Chipset
∙6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
∙2x M.2 slots (Key M)
▪Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/
2280/ 22110 storage devices**
▪Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready***
* The SATA1 connector will be unavailable when a SATA M.2 SSD has been
installed in the M2_1 slot.
** The M2_2 default setting is CPU lane. However, when a PCIe expansion card is
installed in the PCI_E2 slot, the M2_2 will be automatically switched to PCH lane.
** The SATA2 connector will be unavailable when M2_2 uses PCH lanes and a
M.2 SATA SSD is installed in the M2_2 slot.
*** M2_2 supports Intel® Optane™ Memory by switching to PCH lanes.
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Specifications
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RAID
Intel® X299 Chipset
∙Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
∙Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices
USB
∙ASMedia® ASM3242 Chipset
▪1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps) Type-C
port on the back panel
∙ASMedia® ASM3142 Chipset
▪1x USB 3.2 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C
internal connector
∙Intel® X299 Chipset
▪8x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on
the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal
USB connectors)
▪8x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the
back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB
connectors)
Audio
1x Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
∙7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
∙Supports S/PDIF output
Back Panel
Connectors
∙1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
∙1x Clear CMOS button
∙4x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
∙4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports
∙1x 2.5G LAN (RJ45) port
∙1x 1G LAN (RJ45) port
∙1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C port
∙5x OFC audio jacks
∙1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
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Internal Connectors
∙1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
∙2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
∙6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
∙2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0
ports)
∙2x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB
3.2 Gen1 ports)
∙1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port
∙1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
∙1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
∙4x 4-pin system fan connectors
∙1x Front panel audio connector
∙2x System panel connectors
∙1x TPM module connector
∙1x Chassis Intrusion connector
∙1x Virtual RAID on CPU connector
∙1x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector
LED Connectors
∙1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
∙2x 3-pin ARGB LED connectors
∙1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
Internal Buttons ∙1x Power button
∙1x Reset button
Jumper ∙1x Clear CMOS jumper
Debug LED ∙4x EZ Debug LED
I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip
Hardware Monitor
∙CPU/System temperature detection
∙CPU/System fan speed detection
∙CPU/System fan speed control
Form Factor ∙ATX Form Factor
∙12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
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BIOS Features
∙1x 128 Mb flash
∙UEFI AMI BIOS
∙ACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 3.0
∙Multi-language
Software
∙Drivers
∙DRAGON CENTER
∙CPU-Z MSI GAMING
∙Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive
∙Norton™ Internet Security Solution
Dragon Center
Features
∙Mystic Light
∙Hardware Monitor
∙True Color
∙Live Update
∙Speed Up
∙Smart Tool
∙Super Charger
Please refer to http://download.msi.
com/manual/mb/DRAGONCENTER2.
pdf for more details.
Special Features
∙Audio
▪Audio Boost 4
∙Network
▪Dual LAN
▪2.5G LAN
▪LAN Manager
▪10G SUPER LAN (optional add-on card)
∙Storage
▪Twin Turbo M.2
▪M.2 XPANDER-Z GEN4 (optional add-on card)
∙Fan
▪Pump Fan
▪Smart Fan Control
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∙Cooling
▪Extended Heatsink Design
▪Pump Fan
∙LED
▪Mystic Light Extension (RGB)
▪Mystic Light Extension (RAINBOW)
▪Mystic Light Extension (CORSAIR)
▪Mystic Light Sync
▪EZ DEBUG LED
∙Protection
▪M.2 Shield Frozr
▪PCI-E Steel Armor
▪PCI-E Steel Slot
∙Performance
▪Multi GPU – SLI Technology
▪Multi GPU – CrossFire Technology
▪DDR4 Boost
▪Core Boost
▪USB with type A+C
▪Lightning USB
▪Lightning USB 20G
▪Dual CPU Power
∙Gamer / User Experience
▪DRAGON CENTER
▪SPEED UP
▪Total Fan Control
▪Live Update
∙BIOS
▪Click BIOS 5

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Specifications
JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification
Supporting CORSAIR RGB Products Maximum connection
Lighting Node PRO LED Strip 20*
* In the case of 20% brightness
HD120 RGB Fan 6
SP120 RGB Fan 6
LL120 RGB Fan 6
Package contents
Please check the contents of your motherboard package. It should contain:
Motherboard X299 PRO X299 PRO 10G
Documentation
User manual 1 1
Case stand-off notification 1 1
Quick installation guide 1 1
Application Driver DVD 1 1
Cables
SATA 6G cables 2 2
LED JRGB Y cable 1 1
LED JCORSAIR cable 1 1
LED JRAINBOW cable 1 1
Expansion cards M.2 XPANDER-Z GEN4 ─1
10G LAN card ─1
Accessories
Case badge 1 1
SATA cable stickers 1 1
Product registration card 1 1
IO shielding 1 1
M.2 screws 2 2
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Important
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your retailer.

20 Block Diagram
Block Diagram
(Rear + Front)
1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2
4 Channel DDR4 Memory
1x USB 3.2 Gen2
PCIE Bus
PCIE Bus
PCIE Bus
DMI 3.0
PCI Express Bus
PCH
Processor
NV6797
Super I/O
Realtek
ALC1220
ASMEDIA
ASM3242
Switch
6x SATA 6Gb/s
8x USB 3.2 Gen1
8x USB 2.0
ASMEDIA
ASM3142
Audio Jacks
1x M.2
1x M.2
SwitchSwitch
Realtek 8125
Intel I219
Switch