Installing M.2 Xpander-Aero Card - MSI MEG X299 CREATION Quick Start Manual

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Installing M.2 XPANDER-AERO Card

The M.2 XPANDER-AERO card provide four M.2 Key-M slots.
To install the M.2 XPANDER-AERO card:
1. Remove the heatsink by loosening four heatsink screws on the bottom of M.2
XPENDER-AERO.
2. Remove the screw from the base screw.
3. Remove the base screw.
4. Tighten the base screw into the hole of the distance to the M.2 slot as the length
your M.2 device.
5. Insert your M.2 device into the M.2 slot at a 30-degree angle.
6. Put the screw in the notch on the trailing edge of your M.2 device and tighten it
into the base screw.
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7. Remove the protective film from the thermal pad of the heatsink.
8. Reinstall the heatsink by tightening four heatsink screws on the bottom of M.2
XPENDER-AERO.
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