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Question: After installing two R9 295x2 VGA cards on my X99 platform, the system fails to boot up. How do I fix this?(3/1/2015)

Answer:
Please refer to the following steps to update the BIOS from ASRock's website.

Model	BIOS Version
X99 Extreme3	P1.80
X99 Extreme4	P1.80
X99 Extreme6	P1.80
X99 Extreme6/ac	P1.60
X99 Extreme11	P1.10
X99 OC Formula	P1.80
X99 Professional	P1.60
X99 WS	P1.70
X99 WS-E	P1.20
X99 WS-E/10G	P1.20
X99M Extreme4	P1.70
X99M Killer	P1.80
X99X Killer	P1.80

Step 1. Please remove all unnecessary PCI-E devices including 1 R9 295x2 VGA card, and only install one VGA card onto the system as a display output.
Step 2. Boot up the system and then enter into BIOS setup.
Step 3. Please load the BIOS default settings and then save the settings.
Step 4. Enter into BIOS setup and choose "Instant Flash" to upgrade to the latest BIOS
Step 5. After successfully updating the BIOS, please install the second R9 295x2 VGA card onto your system.

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