Quick Start Thank You for Purchasing the MSI® MEG X399 CREATION Motherboard
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Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the MSI® MEG X399 CREATION 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 AMD® Ryzen Threadripper CPU Thermal Paste CPU Fan DDR4 Memory Power Supply Unit Chassis SATA DVD Drive Graphics Card SATA Hard Disk Drive Phillips Screwdriver A Package of Screws Torqkey Screwdriver Quick Start 1 Installing a Processor https://youtu.be/yk4EpVUU03E CPU 6 3 2 5 1 4 7 8 13 10 9 11 12 18 16 14 15 17 19 2 Quick Start Installing DDR4 memory http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs 1 2 2 3 Quick Start 3 Connecting the Front Panel Header http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI POWER LED- POWER POWER LED+ POWER HDD LED HDD POWER SW POWER RESET SW RESET 1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED + 2 10 SW RESET 3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED - HDD LED 1 9 5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch 7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch JFP1 9 Reserved 10 No Pin JFP1 HDD LED - HDD LED HDD LED + POWER LED - POWER LED POWER LED + 4 Quick Start Installing the Motherboard 1 2 T1 BA If you want to use the mounting screw hole, please refer to M.2 SHIELD FROZR1 & M.2 SHIELD FROZR2 section for removing the M.2 SHIELD FROZR 2. Quick Start 5 Installing SATA Drives http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc 1 2 3 5 4 6 Quick Start Installing a Graphics Card http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A 1 3 2 5 4 6 Quick Start 7 Connecting Peripheral Devices 8 Quick Start Connecting the Power Connectors http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 ATX_PWR1 CPU_PWR1~2 PCIE_PWR1 Quick Start 9 Power On 1 2 3 4 10 Quick Start Contents Quick Start ............................................................................................................. 1 Preparing Tools and Components .......................................................................... 1 Installing a Processor ............................................................................................. 2 Installing DDR4 memory ........................................................................................ 3 Connecting the Front Panel Header ....................................................................... 4 Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 5 Installing SATA Drives............................................................................................. 6 Installing a Graphics Card ...................................................................................... 7 Connecting Peripheral Devices .............................................................................. 8 Connecting the Power Connectors ......................................................................... 9 Power On............................................................................................................... 10 Safety Information ............................................................................................... 14 Specifications ....................................................................................................... 15 JCORSAIR1 Connector Specification .................................................................... 20 Package contents ................................................................................................ 20 Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 21 Rear I/O Panel ..................................................................................................... 22 LAN Port LED Status Table................................................................................... 22 Audio Ports Configuration .................................................................................... 22 Installing Antennas ............................................................................................... 23 Realtek Audio Console ......................................................................................... 24 Overview of Components .................................................................................... 26 CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 28 OC1: GAME BOOST Knob ..................................................................................... 31 JOC_RT1: OC Retry Jumper ................................................................................. 32 JOC_FS1: OC Force Enter BIOS Jumper .............................................................. 32 JSLOW1: Slow Mode Booting Jumper .................................................................. 33 DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 33 PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 36 M2_1~3: M.2 Slots (Key M) ................................................................................... 39 Installing M.2 XPANDER-AERO card .................................................................... 41 SATA1~8: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 43 JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 43 CPU_PWR1~2, ATX_PWR1, PCIE_PWR1: Power Connectors .............................. 44 JUSB1~2: USB 2.0 Connectors ............................................................................. 45 JUSB4~5: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors ................................................................... 45 JUSB3: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Connector ............................................................. 46 Contents 11 CPU_FAN1, PUMP_FAN1, SYS_FAN1~5, EXT_FAN1~3: Fan Connectors ............ 47 T_SEN1~3: Thermal Sensor Connectors ............................................................. 47 JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 48 JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 48 JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 49 JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 49 JBLK_U1, JBLK_D1: Base clock Plus, Minus connectors ................................... 50 POWER1, RESET1: Power Button, Reset Button ................................................. 50 JRGB1, JRGB2, JRAINBOW1: RGB LED connectors ............................................ 51 JCORSAIR1: CORSAIR Connector ........................................................................ 52 Onboard LEDs ...................................................................................................... 53 EZ Debug LED ....................................................................................................... 53 DIMM LEDs ........................................................................................................... 53 Fan LEDs ............................................................................................................... 53 JPWRLED1: LED light demonstration power input connector ............................ 54 Debug Code LED ................................................................................................... 54 Hexadecimal Character Table .............................................................................. 54 Boot Phases .......................................................................................................... 54 Debug Code LED Table ......................................................................................... 55 ACPI States Codes ................................................................................................ 57 BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 58 Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 58 Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 59 Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 59 EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 61 Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 63 SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 64 Advanced ............................................................................................................... 64 Boot ....................................................................................................................... 68 Security ................................................................................................................. 69 Save & Exit ............................................................................................................ 70 OC .......................................................................................................................... 71 M-FLASH .............................................................................................................