MSI MEG X299 CREATION User Manual

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Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities
Please download and update the latest utilities and drivers at www.msi.com
Installing Windows
®
10
1.
Power on the computer.
2.
Insert the Windows
®
10 installation disc/USB into your computer.
3.
Press the Restart button on the computer case.
4.
Press F11 key during the computer POST (Power-On Self Test) to get into Boot
Menu.
5.
Select the Windows
®
10 installation disc/USB from the Boot Menu.
6.
Press any key when screen shows Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...
message.
7.
Follow the instructions on the screen to install Windows
®
10.
Installing Drivers
1.
Start up your computer in Windows
®
10.
2.
Insert MSI
®
Driver Disc into your optical drive.
3.
Click the Select to choose what happens with this disc pop-up notification, then
select Run DVDSetup.exe to open the installer. If you turn off the AutoPlay feature
from the Windows Control Panel, you can still manually execute the DVDSetup.exe
from the root path of the MSI Driver Disc.
4.
The installer will find and list all necessary drivers in the Drivers/Software tab.
5.
Click the Install button in the lower-right corner of the window.
6.
The drivers installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt
you to restart.
7.
Click OK button to finish.
8.
Restart your computer.
Installing Utilities
Before you install utilities, you must complete drivers installation.
1.
Open the installer as described above.
2.
Click the Utilities tab.
3.
Select the utilities you want to install.
4.
Click the Install button in the lower-right corner of the window.
5.
The utilities installation will then be in progress, after it has finished it will prompt
you to restart.
6.
Click OK button to finish.
7.
Restart your computer.

MSI MEG X299 CREATION Specifications

General

Memory channels	Quad-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	4100, 2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3733, 3800, 4000, 4200 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ X-series
Supported processor sockets	LGA 2066
USB 2.0 connectors	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III, U.2
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1220
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X299
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	Extended ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8125-CG, Intel I219-V
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	5.0
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Parallel processing technology support	CrossFire, SLI
Cables included	SATA

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	272 mm
Width	305 mm