Table Of Contents - MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC Quick Start Manual

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Safety Information ................................................................................................. 3
Specifications ......................................................................................................... 4
Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 11
LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 11
Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 11
Realtek HD Audio Manager .................................................................................. 12
Installing Antennas ............................................................................................... 14
Overview of Components .................................................................................... 15
CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 16
DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 17
PCI_E1~6: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 20
PCIe and M2_3 slots bandwidth table .................................................................. 20
U2_1: U.2 Connector ............................................................................................. 23
M2_1~3: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 24
Installing the M.2 Xpander-Z ............................................................................... 26
SATA1~10: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ..................................................................... 27
JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 28
OC1: GAME BOOST Knob ..................................................................................... 29
OC_RT1: OC Retry Jumper ................................................................................... 30
OC_FS1: OC Force Enter BIOS Jumper ................................................................ 30
JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper .................................................................. 30
CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, JPWR1: Power Connectors ...................................... 31
JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 32
JUSB3~4: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 32
JUSB5: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector ............................................................. 33
CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~4, EXS_FAN1~4: Fan Connectors ............ 34
T_SEN1: Thermal Sensor Connector ................................................................... 34
JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 35
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 35
JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 36
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 36
BIOS_SW1: Multi-BIOS Switch ............................................................................. 37
POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 38
Plus, Minus buttons: BCLK-Ratio buttons ........................................................... 38
VRAID1: Virtual RAID on CPU Connector ............................................................. 39
JLED1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 39
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 40
EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 40
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