MSI X299-A PRO

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Contents
JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 41
JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 42
JRGB1: RGB LED connector ................................................................................. 43
Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 44
EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 44
XMP LED ............................................................................................................... 44
Installing OS, Drivers & Utilities ......................................................................... 45
Installing Windows® 10 ......................................................................................... 45
Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 45
Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 45
BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 46
Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 46
Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 47
Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 47
EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 48
Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 50
SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 51
Advanced ............................................................................................................... 51
Boot ....................................................................................................................... 57
Security ................................................................................................................. 58
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 59
OC .......................................................................................................................... 60
M-FLASH .............................................................................................................. 66
OC PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 67
HARDWARE MONITOR.......................................................................................... 68
RAID Configuration .............................................................................................. 69
Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology .......................................................... 69
Creating RAID Volume ......................................................................................... 70
Removing a RAID Volume .................................................................................... 71
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................... 72
Rebuilding RAID Array .......................................................................................... 73
Installing RAID Driver ........................................................................................... 74
Installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Software .......................................... 74
Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration .............................................................. 75
System Requirements ......................................................................................... 75
Installing the Intel® Optane™ memory ................................................................ 75
Removing the Intel® Optane™ memory................................................................ 77
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 78