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Getting Started  

MS-9A95

mSATA Card (Mini-PCIe 1 Slot)

1.  Locate the Mini-PCIe slot. 

Remove the Mini-PCIe card screw 

preinstalled on the motherboard. 

2.  Insert the mSATA card into the slot 

at a 45-degree angle.

3.  Push the card gently downwards 

and fasten it with a screw. 

Summary of Contents for MS-9A95 WindBOX IV Advanced

Page 1: ...i MS 9A95 WindBOX IV Advanced Slim Fanless Box PC ...

Page 2: ...ss is expressed or implied MSI reserves the right to make changes to this document without prior notice Revision History Revision Date V1 1 2018 11 Technical Support If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please visit the MSI website for technical guide BIOS updates driver ...

Page 3: ...nything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 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 ser vice personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equ...

Page 4: ...ed household waste Please use the public collection system to return recycle or treat them in compliance with the local regulations 廢電池請回收 Taiwan For better environmental protection waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal California USA The button cell battery may contain perchlorate material and requires special handling when recycled or disposed of in Cal...

Page 5: ...nse Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and AC power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may...

Page 6: ...verview 1 1 System Overview 1 2 System Specifications 1 6 Motherboard Jumpers 1 8 2 Getting Started 2 1 System Cover 2 2 Memory 2 3 mSATA Card Mini PCIe 1 Slot 2 5 WiFi Card M 2 E Key Slot 2 6 WiFi Card Mini PCIe 2 Slot 2 7 Hard Disk Drive 2 8 VESA Mount 2 10 DIN Rail Mount 2 11 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 5 Advanced 3 6 Boot 3 11 Security 3 12 Chipset 3 19 Power 3 ...

Page 7: ...k of fan s failure by wide heatsink as fanless solution Furthermore it supports VESA wall mount interface for various scenarios like digital signage thin client and POS with affordable expenditure which not only meets the demand of Industrial applications but also fulfills the needs of companies governments and institutes for general applications 1 Overview ...

Page 8: ...1 2 Overview System Overview h h System I O Controls 13 3 4 6 7 8 10 1 9 2 5 12 11 13 14 1 ...

Page 9: ...It supports barcode scanners barcode printers bill printers credit card machine etc 1 5 6 9 RS232 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NDCD NSIN NSOUT NDTR GND NDSR NRTS NCTS RI Data Carrier Detect Signal In Signal Out Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicator RS422 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 422 TXD 422 RXD 422 TXD 422 RXD GND ...

Page 10: ...es power to the system 8 Power Switch Header This header is provided for power switches 9 Hard Disk Drive LED This indicator shows the activity status of the HDD It flashes when the system is accessing data on the HDD and remains off when no disk activity is detected 10 Power Button Press the button to turn the system on or off 11 RJ45 LAN Jack The standard RJ 45 LAN jack is provided for connectio...

Page 11: ... format including standard enhanced or high definition video plus multi channel digital audio on a single cable DisplayPort Optional DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard This connector is used to connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs 14 USB 3 0 Port The USB 3 0 port is backward compatible with USB 2 0 devices and supports data transfer rate up to 5 Gbit s SuperSpeed ...

Page 12: ...N Audio Realtek ALC887 888S HDA Codec Compliant with Azalia 1 0 specs Graphics Intel HD Graphics Supports 3 independent displays 2 x DP HDMI ports 1 x DVI I port HDMI up to 4096x2160 60Hz DP up to 4096x2304 60Hz DVI I up to 1920x1200 60Hz Storage 1 x SATA 6 Gb s 2 5 HDD SSD 7mm 1 x mSATA slot shared with Mini PCIe Expansion Slot 1 x Full size Mini PCIe slot shared with mSATA 1 x Half size Mini PCI...

Page 13: ...x HDMI ports DisplayPorts optional 4 x USB 3 0 ports 1 x Antenna connector Power Supply 65 watt power adapter with active PFC Input 100 240V 50 60Hz 1 5A Output 19V 3 42A Dimension Weight 196 mm W x 285 mm D x 29 mm H 2 45 Kg OS Support Windows 7 32 64 bit Windows 8 1 64 bit Windows 10 64 bit Fedora 25 Ubutnu 17 04 Regulatory Compliance EMC FCC CE RCM VCCI BSMI Safety BSMI CB Energy Star Environme...

Page 14: ...1 8 Overview Motherboard Jumpers JATX8 JCMOS1 JME1 Clear CMOS Jumper JCMOS1 Normal Default Clear CMOS 1 1 AT ATX Select Jumper JATX8 1 1 ATX Default AT ME Jumper JME1 1 1 Normal ME disable Default ...

Page 15: ...ponents and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components Important Always unplug the power cord before installing any components 2 Getting Started ...

Page 16: ...2 2 Getting Started System Cover 1 Lay the system on a reliable flat surface before setting it up 2 Locate the system cover screw and remove it to uncover the system ...

Page 17: ... Locate the SO DIMM slot 2 Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot and insert the DIMM into the slot at a 45 degree angle 3 Push the DIMM gently downwards until the slot levers click and lock the DIMM in place ...

Page 18: ...4 Install more DIMMs if necessary Important You can barely see the golden finger if the DIMM is properly inserted in the DIMM slot To uninstall the DIMM flip the slot levers outwards and the DIMM will be released instantly ...

Page 19: ...ini PCIe 1 Slot 1 Locate the Mini PCIe slot Remove the Mini PCIe card screw preinstalled on the motherboard 2 Insert the mSATA card into the slot at a 45 degree angle 3 Push the card gently downwards and fasten it with a screw ...

Page 20: ...t 1 Locate the M 2 slot Remove the M 2 card screw preinstalled on the motherboard 2 Insert the WiFi card into the slot at a 45 degree angle 3 Push the card gently downwards and fasten it with a screw 4 Connect the WiFi antennas to the WiFi card ...

Page 21: ...e the Mini PCIe slot Remove the Mini PCIe card screw preinstalled on the motherboard 2 Insert the WiFi card into the slot at a 45 degree angle 3 Push the card gently downwards and fasten it with a screw 4 Connect the WiFi antennas to the WiFi card ...

Page 22: ...e bracket Before assembly please make sure the HDD SSD is compatible with the bracket To install first insert the HDD into the HDD bracket with screw holes aligned Then tighten the screws to fix the HDD to the bracket Important Please make sure the HDD is properly and completely fixed to the bracket 3 Align the SATA data power connectors and connect the HDD to the system ...

Page 23: ...2 9 MS 9A95 4 Fasten the HDD bracket to the system with 2 screws ...

Page 24: ...mount plate 4 Tighten the thumbscrew at the bottom of the VESA mount plate to secure the system 5 Locate the wireless LAN antenna connector and install the antenna 6 Connect the signal cable from the monitor to the system 7 Connect the monitor power cord 8 Assemble the system power adapter and the power cord Connect the power adapter to the system and then connect the power cord to the electrical ...

Page 25: ...s 2 Put the DIN rails on the VESA mount plate with screw holes aligned 3 Insert screws through the VESA mount plate into the DIN rails and tighten until each DIN rail is secure 4 Mount the VESA mount plate onto the system and tighten the thumbscrew at the bottom of the VESA mount plate ...

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Page 27: ...message appears on the screen at system startup and re quests users to run SETUP Users want to change the default settings for customized features Important Please note that BIOS update assumes technician level experience As the system BIOS is under continuous update for better system performance the illustrations in this chapter should be held for reference only 3 BIOS Setup ...

Page 28: ...efore you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and De lete keys Important The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the ...

Page 29: ... a right pointer symbol 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 the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu j...

Page 30: ...specify 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 chipsets Power Use this menu to specify your settings for power management Save Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes ...

Page 31: ...ng allows you to set the system date The date format is Day Month Date Year System Time This setting allows you to set the system time The time format is Hour Minute Second SATA Mode Selection This setting specifies the SATA controller mode ...

Page 32: ...o the booting sequence This delay ensures that the logo is displayed for a sufficient amount of time Therefore it is recommended that you disable this BIOS feature for a faster boot up time Bootup NumLock State This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the...

Page 33: ... buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Hyper Threading 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 that can execute instructions simultaneously In this way the system performance is highly improved If you...

Page 34: ...used to change the address IRQ settings of the specified serial port Mode Select Select an operation mode for the serial port 1 Power Voltage Select the power voltage for the serial port 1 Watch Dog Timer You can enable the system watch dog timer a hardware timer that generates a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it FIFO Mode This s...

Page 35: ...tems display the current status of all monitored hardware devices components such as voltages temperatures and all fans speeds Thermal Shutdown This setting enables disables the thermal shutdown function for system thermal protection ...

Page 36: ...ystem that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Audio Controller This setting enables disables the onboard audio controller Launch OnBoard LAN OpROM These settings enable disable the initialization of the onboard onchip LAN Boot ROM during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process ...

Page 37: ... speed up the boot process Video This setting controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Boot Option Priorities This setting allows users to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Hard Drive BBS Priorities This setting allows users to set the priority of the specified devices First press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arr...

Page 38: ...access to the BIOS Setup utility User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot and to the BIOS Setup utility Intel Trusted Execution Technology Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides highly scalable platform security in physical and virtual infrastructures ...

Page 39: ...ageability Features State This setting enables disables Manageability Features State AMT BIOS Features This setting enables disables AMT BIOS Feature AMT Configuration Intel Active Management Technology AMT is hardware based technology for remotely managing and securing PCs out of band ...

Page 40: ...enables disables Communications Hub Support JHI Support This setting enables disables support for Intel Dynamic Application Loader Host Interface JHI Core BIOS Done Message This setting enables disables Core BIOS Done Message sent to ME Firmware Update Configuration ME FW Image Re Flash This setting enables disables the ME FW image reflash ...

Page 41: ...3 15 MS 9A95 PTT Configuration This menu offers Intel PTT Platform Trust Technology Configuration settings ME Debug Configuration This menu offers ME Debug settings for testing purposes ...

Page 42: ...ation will appear Set this item to TPM Clear to clear all data secured by TPM or None to discard the selection It is advised that users should routinely back up their TPM secured data Platform Hierarchy Storage Hierarchy Endorsement Hierarchy These settings enable disable the Platform Hierarchy Storage Hierarchy and Endorsement Hierarchy TPM2 0 UEFI Spec Version Physical Presence Spec Version This...

Page 43: ...ached This setting enables disables the operation of console redirection When set to Enabled BIOS redirects and sends all contents that should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the terminal screen Besides all data received from the serial port is interpreted as keystrokes from a local keyboard Console Redirection Settings ...

Page 44: ...f managing the rate of data transmission be tween two nodes It s the process of adjusting the flow of data from one device to another to ensure that the receiving device can handle all of the incoming data This is particularly important where the sending device is ca pable of sending data much faster than the receiving device can receive it VT UTF8 Combo Key Support This setting enables disables t...

Page 45: ... the system BIOS for video Pre allocated memory is also known as locked memory This is because it is locked for video use only and as such is invisible and unable to be used by the operating system DVMT Total Gfx Mem This setting specifies the memory size for DVMT Primary IGFX Boot Display Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display s of the system ...

Page 46: ...Mode The setting specifies the Deep Sleep power saving mode S5 is almost the same as G3 Mechanical Off except that the PSU still supplies power at a minimum to the power button to allow return to S0 A full reboot is required No previous content is retained Other components may remain powered so the computer can wake on input from the keyboard clock modem LAN or USB device Advanced Resume Events Co...

Page 47: ...whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard PCIE PME is detected RTC When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode ...

Page 48: ...mized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the motherboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the motherboard Save as User Defaults Save changes as the user s default profile Restore User Defaults Restore the user s default profile Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This setting helps to launch the EFI Shell application from one of the available file syst...

Page 49: ...2 A 1 This appendix provides the sample codes of WDT Watch Dog Timer Appendix ...

Page 50: ...vided for customer interest Inportb Outportb Inportl and Outportl are basic functions used for access IO ports and defined as following Inportb Read a single 8 bit I O port Outportb Write a single byte to an 8 bit port Inportl Reads a single 32 bit I O port Outportl Write a single long to a 32 bit port ...

Page 51: ...val Inportb WDT_BASE 0x05 Read current WDT setting val val 0x20 Enable WDT by set WD_EN bit 5 to 1 Outportb WDT_BASE 0x05 val Write back WDT setting 1 4 Disable WDT val Inportb WDT_BASE 0x05 Read current WDT setting val val 0xDF Disable WDT by set WD_EN bit 5 to 0 Outportb WDT_BASE 0x05 val Write back WDT setting 1 5 Check WDT Reset Flag If the system has been reset by WDT function this flag will ...

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