Gigabyte X299-WU8 (rev. 1.0) [4/136] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

X299-WU8 Motherboard Layout ...................................................................................... 7

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9

1-2 ProductSpecications .................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 14

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................14

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................16

1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 17

1-4-1 4ChannelMemoryConguration ...........................................................................17

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19

1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire

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/NVIDIA

SLI

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Conguration .............................. 20

1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 22

1-8 Onboard LEDs and Buttons ........................................................................... 24

1-9 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 25

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41

2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 43

2-4 System ........................................................................................................... 55

2-5 BIOS ............................................................................................................... 56

2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 59

2-7 Chipset ........................................................................................................... 62

2-8 Power ............................................................................................................. 63

2-9 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 65

Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ................................................................................ 67

3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ......................................................................... 67

3-2 InstallingtheRAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ................................ 81

3-3 Installing an Intel

Optane

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Memory .............................................................. 84

3-4 ConguringIntel

VirtualRAIDonCPU(Intel

VROC) .................................. 86