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Object Record / FI-HW-MB-X99-001

MSI X99S XPOWER AC motherboard

recovered from storage / CPU installed / no RAM present / prior failure history / identified / fault isolation pending / do not represent as working

Primary evidence

The object before the record.

FI-HW-MB-X99-001 — MSI X99S XPOWER AC motherboard
FI-HW-MB-X99-001 / MSI X99S XPOWER AC motherboard / source photograph 01
FI-HW-MB-X99-001 — MSI X99S XPOWER AC motherboard / source photograph 1 Photo 1 FI-HW-MB-X99-001 — MSI X99S XPOWER AC motherboard / source photograph 2 Photo 2

Catalog state / motherboard

Metadata supports the object.

Identity
FI-HW-MB-X99-001 / MSI / X99S XPOWER AC
Condition
recovered from storage / CPU installed / no RAM present / prior failure history
Status
identified / fault isolation pending / do not represent as working
Disposition
archive / repair candidate
Build relevance
intake / fault isolation pending / Hardware Recovery Dossier

Narrative record

Evidence, relevance, and unresolved state.

Provenance

Custody record

Logged 2026-07-16 / quantity 1. 2 source asset references registered.

Identification notes

What is known

E-ATX Intel X99 motherboard with LGA2011-v3 socket, eight DDR4 slots, onboard diagnostic display, and an installed processor. The operator recalls that the platform previously failed to operate and may have suffered an electrical fault. The present cause is unknown. Preserve the board as a repair candidate until visual inspection, CMOS reset, minimum bench configuration, and diagnostic-code capture are complete.

Restoration relevance

Why it remains connected

identified / fault isolation pending / do not represent as working. Disposition: archive / repair candidate. The object remains associated with X99 / Impact Recovery Dossier.

Uncertainty notes

What remains unresolved

recovered from storage / CPU installed / no RAM present / prior failure history. identified / fault isolation pending / do not represent as working. Terms marked unknown, provisional, pending, or unverified remain part of the record until evidence resolves them.

Relationships

Keep the object connected.

Related objects

Parent system

X99 / Impact Recovery Dossier

Recovery dossier for two enthusiast-era platforms returned from storage: an MSI X99S XPOWER AC with an installed Intel Core i7-5930K and a known prior failure history, and an ASUS ROG Maximus VII Impact with its modular audio hardware, matching EK monoblock, and an EVGA GTX 660 Ti full-cover water-cooling assembly.

Associated dossier / FI-PROJ-009 / intake / fault isolation pending

Archive routes

Source Assets / 2 references

Raw archive paths are retained for provenance and maintenance. They are not the primary object presentation.

  1. assets/projects/x99-impact-recovery/msi-x99s-xpower-ac-overview.jpg Open local asset
  2. assets/projects/x99-impact-recovery/msi-x99s-xpower-ac-cpu.jpg Open local asset