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Thank you for choosing the MS-9856 v1.X, an excel-

lent industrial computer board from MSI. 
Based  on  the  innovative  Intel

®

  945GSE  &  ICH7M 

chipsets  for  optimal  system  efficiency,  the  MS-9856 

accommodates the latest Intel

® 

ATOM N270 processor 

and supports up to 1 DDR2 533/400 SO-DIMM slot to 

provide the maximum of 1GB memory capacity.
In the advanced-level and mid-range market segment, 

the MS-9856 provides a high-performance solution for 

applications on digital signage, kiosk, gaming, and thin 

client.

Chapter 1

Overview

Summary of Contents for MS-9856

Page 1: ...MS 9856 Industrial Computer Board ...

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Page 3: ...d Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment has dro...

Page 4: ...the interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approv...

Page 5: ...logiste et afin de protéger l environnement MSI tient à rappeler ceci Au sujet de la directive européenne EU relative aux déchets des équipement élec triques et électroniques directive 2002 96 EC prenant effet le 13 août 2005 que les produits électriques et électroniques ne peuvent être déposés dans les décharges ou tout simplement mis à la poubelle Les fabricants de ces équipements seront obligés...

Page 6: ...cten die de merknaam MSI dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd wor den op lokale inzamelingspunten SRPSKI Da bi zaštitili prirodnu sredinu i kao preduzeće koje vodi računa o okolini i prirodnoj sredini MSI mora da vas podesti da Po Direktivi Evropske unije EU o odbačenoj ekektronskoj i električnoj opremi Di rektiva 2002 96 EC koja stupa na snagu od 13 Avgusta 2005 pro...

Page 7: ...místních sběrnách MAGYAR Annak érdekében hogy környezetünket megvédjük illetve környezetvédőként fel lépve az MSI emlékezteti Önt hogy Az Európai Unió EU 2005 augusztus 13 án hatályba lépő az elektromos és elek tronikus berendezések hulladékairól szóló 2002 96 EK irányelve szerint az elektro mos és elektronikus berendezések többé nem kezelhetőek lakossági hulladékként és az ilyen elektronikus bere...

Page 8: ...atement v Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Mainboard Specifications 1 2 Block Diagram 1 4 Mainboard Layout 1 5 Board Dimension 1 6 Safety Compliance MTBF 1 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 Memory 2 3 Power Supply 2 4 Back Panel I O 2 5 Connectors 2 6 Jumpers 2 13 Slot 2 15 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 5 Advanced 3 7 Boot 3 13 Security 3 14 Chip...

Page 9: ...ix MS 9856 Chapter 4 System Resources 4 1 Watch Dog Timer Setting 4 2 AMI POST Code 4 3 Resource List 4 7 ...

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Page 11: ...ystem efficiency the MS 9856 accommodates the latest Intel ATOM N270 processor and supports up to 1 DDR2 533 400 SO DIMM slot to provide the maximum of 1GB memory capacity In the advanced level and mid range market segment the MS 9856 provides a high performance solution for applications on digital signage kiosk gaming and thin client Chapter 1 Overview ...

Page 12: ...maximum of 1GB LAN Gigabit Fast Ethernet by Intel 82574L GbE controller SATA 2 SATAII ports by Intel ICH7M Storage and data transfers at up to 3Gb s CF Supports 1 CompactFlash slot with eject pin Type III Video Intel GMA950 graphic engine Up to QXGA 2048 x 1536 resolution Audio HDA Codec by Realtek ALC888 Compliant with Azalia 1 0 specs Connectors Back Panel I O 2 USB ports 2 Gigabit LAN jacks 1 D...

Page 13: ... SPI Flash ROM pinheader for debugging 4 serial port pinheaders 4 In 4 Out GPIO pinheaders 1 LVDS connector 1 keyboard mouse pinheader Slot 1 Mini PCI E slot Form Factor 146mm x 102mm Environmental Operating Temperature 0o C to 60o C Storage Temperature 20o C to 80o C Humidity 5 90 non condensing ...

Page 14: ...1 4 OVERVIEW Block Diagram ...

Page 15: ...1 5 MS 9856 MS 9856 v1 X Mainboard Mainboard Layout ...

Page 16: ...1 6 OVERVIEW Board Dimension ...

Page 17: ...itation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply system Immunity EN 55024 1998 A1 20 01 A2 2003 Product family standard BSMI CNS 13438 乙類 1997年版 C Tick AS NZS CISPR 22 2004 FCC FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B 2005 Class B CISPR 22 2005 VCCI VCCI V 3 2004 Class B VCCI V 4 2004 Class B MTBF Reliability Prediction DOFXODWLRQ 0RGHO 2SHUDWLRQ 7HPSHUDWXUH r 2SHUDWLRQ QYLURQPHQW XW FOH...

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Page 19: ...rd hardware configurations Incorrect setting of jumpers and connectors may damage your main board Please pay special attention not to connect these headers in wrong direction DO NOT adjust any jumper while the mainboard is powered on Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ...

Page 20: ...ents Guide J2 p 2 8 JPWR1 p 2 4 SATA1 2 p 2 6 JSPI1 p 2 7 SO DIMM Slot p 2 3 JVDD1 p 2 14 JBAT1 p 2 13 Back Panel I O p 2 5 PWR1 p 2 4 JFP1 p 2 9 JUSB1 p 2 12 JAUD1 p 2 10 CON1 p 2 15 JLVDS1 p 2 11 JCOMP1 p 2 13 JKBMS1 p 2 7 J3 p 2 9 ...

Page 21: ...he slot at 45 degree angle Push the DIMM gently forwards until the slot levers click and lock the DIMM in place Follow the same procedures to install the second DIMM if necessary To uninstall the DIMM flip the slot levers outwards and the DIMM will be released instantly Important You can barely see the golden finger if the DIMM is properly inserted in the DIMM slot 1 2 3 DDR2 SO DIMM Slot 200 pin ...

Page 22: ...ovides power to the hard disk drives 12V System Power Connector PWR1 This connector provides power to the system Important Power supply of 200watts and above is highly recommended for system stability PIN SIGNAL 1 2 3 GND VCC5 12V JPWR1 1 3 PWR1 1 4 PIN SIGNAL 1 2 3 4 12V 12V GND GND ...

Page 23: ...ge Lighting Transition Yellow Blinking Orange Lighting In S3 S4 S5 Standby State Green Lighting OFF DVI I Port The DVI I Digital Visual Interface Integrated connector allows you to connect an LCD monitor It provides a high speed digital interconnection between the computer and its display device To connect an LCD monitor simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI connector and make sure that the ...

Page 24: ...TA1 SATA2 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA II interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA II device SATA2 SATA1 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission ...

Page 25: ... PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5 7 9 VCC3_SB SPI_MISO_F SPI_CS0_F GND SPI_HOLD 2 4 6 8 10 VCC3_SB SPI_MOSI_F SPI_CLK_F GND NC Keyboard Mouse Connector JKBMS1 This connector is used to connect PS 2 keyboard mouse 2 1 10 9 JKBMS1 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5 7 9 VCC5 NC GND MSCLK_PH MSDAT_PH 2 4 6 8 10 VCC5 NC GND KBCLK_PH KBDAT_PH ...

Page 26: ...0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 COM_NDCD2 COM_NRD2 COM_NTD2 COM_NDTR2 GND COM_NDSR2 COM_NRTS2 COM_NCTS2 VCC_COM2 No Connection COM_NDCD3 COM_NRD3 COM_NTD3 COM_NDTR3 GND COM_NDSR3 COM_NRTS3 COM_NCTS3 VCC_COM3 No Connection 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 COM_NDCD4 COM_NRD4 COM_NTD4 COM_NDTR4 GND COM_NDSR4 COM_NRTS4 COM_NCTS4 VCC_COM4 No Connection COM_NDCD5 COM_NRD5 COM_...

Page 27: ... pull up MSG LED pull up Hard disk active LED MSG LED pull up Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND Power Switch high reference pull up Reset Switch high reference pull up Power Switch low reference pull down to GND Reserved Do not use Key 1 2 9 10 JFP1 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch Digital IO Connector J3 This connector is provided for the General Purpose Input Output GPIO pe ...

Page 28: ...LINE out_L LINEout_JD Microphone Left channel Ground Microphone Right channel Active low signal signals BIOS that a High Definition Audio dongle is connected to the analog header PRESENCE 0 when a High Definition Audio dongle is connected Analog Port Right channel Jack detection return from front panel microphone JACK1 Jack detection sense line from the High Definition Audio CODEC jack detection r...

Page 29: ...LVDS1 39 40 2 1 SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 12V 12V GND GND LCD_VDD LDDC_DATA LVDS_VDDEM GND LA_DATA0 LA_DATA1 LA_DATA2 LA_CLK LA_DATA3 GND LB_DATA0 LB_DATA1 LB_DATA2 LB_CLK LB_DATA3 GND 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 12V 12V 12V VCC3 VCC5 LCD_VDD LDDC_CLK L_BKLTCTL L_BKLTEM LA_DATA0 LA_DATA1 LA_DATA2 LA_CLK LA_DATA3 GND LB_DATA...

Page 30: ...n necting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5 7 USB_RSTR SBD1 SBD1 GND 2 4 6 8 GND SBD0 SBD0 USB_RSTR 1 2 7 8 JUSB1 ...

Page 31: ... configuration With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data JBAT1 1 1 1 Keep Data Clear Data JCOMP1 1 2 3 4 VCC5 12V 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 VCC5 12V Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS w...

Page 32: ...ided for LCD backlight options while the LVDS power jumper allows users to select the operation voltage of the LVDS inter faced flat panel PIN SIGNAL 1 3 5 7 9 VCC5 L_BKLTCTL INV_ON GND 12V VCC3 VCC5 12V 1 2 9 10 1 2 9 10 1 2 9 10 1 2 9 10 VCC5 1 2 9 10 JVDD1 Backlight Connector LVDS Power Jumper ...

Page 33: ...PCI E connector for wireless LAN TV tuner and Robson NAND Flash Important When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration Mini PCI E Slot ...

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Page 35: ...s you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for customized features Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 36: ...der each BIOS category described in this chapter are under con tinuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format A9856IMS V1 0 073109 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W AWARD...

Page 37: ...item The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol as shown in the right view appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up...

Page 38: ...the priority of boot devices Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and Southbridge Power Use this menu to specify your settings for power management Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default set tings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without chan...

Page 39: ...Type Press PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually LBA Large Mode Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Address ing to b...

Page 40: ... S M A R T This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technol ogy capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline 32 Bit Data Transfer Enables 32 bit communication be...

Page 41: ...3 7 MS 9856 Advanced CPU Configuration ...

Page 42: ...on code can execute and where it cannot When a mali cious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Hyper Threading Technology The processor uses Hyper Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end user response times The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors t...

Page 43: ...control ler USB 2 0 Controller This setting enables disables the onboard USB controller Audio Controller This setting enables disables the onboard audio controller LAN Option ROM The items enable or disable the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot pro cess ...

Page 44: ...s specify the operation mode of the specified serial ports Watch Dog You can enable the system watch dog timer a hardware timer that gener ates either an NMI or a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it Watch Dog Timer Mode This setting specifies the Watch Dog Timer action Watch Dog Timer This setting specifies the Watch Dog Timer time...

Page 45: ...3 11 MS 9856 Hardware Health Configuration These items display the current status of all monitored hardware devices components such as voltages temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 46: ...3 12 BIOS SETUP GPIO Configuration GP 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Data These settings configure special GPIO data ...

Page 47: ...ts to load the disk operating system Try Other Boot Devices Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device Hard Disk Drives CD DVD Drives USB Drives These settings allow you to set the boot sequence of the specified devices ...

Page 48: ...ettings allow you to set or change the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses Flash Write Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthor ized users or computer viruses When enabled the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempting to update the BIOS with a Flash...

Page 49: ...fficiency of the memory allocated to either system or graphics processor It is recommended that you set this BIOS feature to DVMT Mode for maxi mum performance Setting it to DVMT Mode ensures that system memory is dynamically allocated for optimal balance between graphics and system performance DVMT FIXED Memory When set to DVMT FIXED Mode the graphics driver will allocate a fixed amount of memory...

Page 50: ...BIOS SETUP Boot Display Device Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display s of the system Force LVDS Inactive This setting determines whether to force the LVDS inactive or not ...

Page 51: ...ion If your operat ing system supports ACPI you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Power Off Leaves the computer in the power off state Power On Leaves the computer in the power on state Last...

Page 52: ... will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard LAN is detected Resume On PME When setting to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME Power Manage ment Event Resume On RTC Alarm When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode ...

Page 53: ...up Utility Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard Load Failsafe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance ...

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Page 55: ...This chapter provides information on the following sys tem resources 1 Watch Dog Timer Setting p 4 2 2 AMI POST Code p 4 3 3 Resource List p 4 7 Chapter 4 System Resources ...

Page 56: ...ov dx SIO_IDX mov al 87h out dx al mov al 01h out dx al mov al 55h out dx al out dx al 2 Set to LDN 07 mov dx SIO_IDX mov al 07h out dx al mov dx SIO_DTA mov al 07h out dx al 3 Set WatchDog Timer mov dx SIO_IDX mov al 073h out dx al mov dx SIO_DTA mov al Timer out dx al 4 Exit configuration mode mov dx SIO_IDX mov al 02h out dx al mov dx SIO_DTA out dx al ...

Page 57: ...pset initialization Re en able CACHE Verify that flat mode is enabled D4 Test base 512KB memory Adjust policies and cache first 8MB Set stack D5 Bootblock code is copied from ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it BIOS now executes out of RAM D6 Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOS recovery is forced Main BIOS checksum is tested If BIOS recovery ...

Page 58: ...A Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system 05 Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware generally PIC and interrupt vector table 06 Do R W test to CH 2 count reg Initialize CH 0 as system timer Install the POSTINT1Ch handler Enable IRQ 0 in PIC for system timer interrupt Traps INT1Ch vector to POSTINT1ChHandlerBl...

Page 59: ...ion 38 Initializes different devices through DIM See DIM Code Checkpoints sec tion of document for more information 39 Initializes DMAC 1 DMAC 2 3A Initialize RTC date time 3B Test for total memory installed in the system Also Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test Display total memory in the system 3C Mid POST initialization of chipset registers 40 Detect different devices Parallel ports ...

Page 60: ...IOS modules Fill the free area in F000h segment with 0FFh Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table Prepares the runtime language module Disables the system configuration display if needed A4 Initialize runtime language module A7 Displays the system configuration screen if enabled Initialize the CPU s before boot which includes the programming of the MTRR s A8 Prepare CPU for OS boot including f...

Page 61: ...T 3VSB SMBALERT F19 GPIO12 I O Unmultiplexed 3VSB SPI_HOLD_GPO E19 GPIO13 I O Unmultiplexed 3VSB SIO_PME R4 GPIO14 I O Unmultiplexed 3VSB VOLUME E22 GPIO15 I O Unmultiplexed 3VSB 3VSB AC22 GPIO16 I O DPRSLPVR VCC3 DPRSLPVR D8 GPIO17 I O GNT5 VCC3 PGNT 5 AC20 GPIO18 I O STPPCI VCC3 PM_STPPCI AH18 GPIO19 I O SATA1GP VCC3 SATA1GP AF21 GPIO20 I O STPCPU VCC3 PM_STPCPU AF19 GPIO21 I O SATA0GP VCC3 SATA...

Page 62: ... VCC3 CLKRUN AC19 GPIO33 I O AZ_DOCK_EN VCC3 PRES2 U2 GPIO34 I O AZ_DOCK_RST VCC3 PRES3 AD21 GPIO35 I O SATACLKREQ VCC3 PRES1 AH19 GPIO36 I O SATA2GP VCC3 SATA2GP AE19 GPIO37 I O SATA3GP VCC3 SATA3GP AD20 GPIO38 I O Unmultiplexed VCC3 NC AE20 GPIO39 I O Unmultiplexed VCC3 NC A14 GPIO48 I O GNT4 VCC3 PGNT 4 AG24 GPIO49 I O CPUPERGD VTT CPU_PWRGD ...

Page 63: ...56 SIO GPIO Pin GPIO Type Function Power Description 60 GP56 O EN485 Default high for RS232 function VCC5 61 GP57 O EN422 Default high for RS232 function VCC5 59 GP55 O EN232 Default high for RS232 function VCC5 ...

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