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BIOS Setup

Security

Administrator Password

Administrator Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. 

User Password

User Password controls access to the system at boot and to the BIOS Setup 

utility.

Chassis Intrusion

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion 

status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To 

clear the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field 

will automatically return to the default value later.

Summary of Contents for MS-98A9

Page 1: ...MS 98A9 v1 x Industrial Computer Board ...

Page 2: ... of their respective owners NVIDIA is registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation ATI is registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc AMD is registered trademarks of AMD Corporation Intel is registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technolo...

Page 3: ...Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri cal 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 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: ...ion which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct 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 ex...

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Page 7: ...tement v Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Mainboard Specifications 1 2 Mainboard Layout 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Components Reference Guide 2 2 CPU 2 3 Memory 2 6 Power Supply 2 7 Back Panel I O 2 8 Connector 2 11 Jumper 2 17 Slot 2 19 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 Chipset 3 16 Power 3 17 Exit 3 19 ...

Page 8: ...ciency MS 98A9 sup ports Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge processor series in socket LGA1155 and supports up to four DDR3 1066 1333 1600 SO DIMM slots to provide the maxi mum of 32GB memory capacity In the advanced level and mid range market segment MS 98A9 provides a high performance solution for today s front end and general purpose workstation as well as in the future ...

Page 9: ...SATA 6Gb s ports by Intel Cougar Point RAID SATA1 5 support Intel Rapid Storage Technology AHCI RAID 0 1 5 10 by Intel Panther Point Audio HDA Codec by Realtek ALC887 Compliant with Azalia 1 0 specs Graphics Support by the installed processor Support 3 independent displays by Ivy Bridge series Support 2 independent displays by Sandy Bridge series Back Panel I O 1 PS 2 mouse keyboard port 1 VGA por...

Page 10: ...s intrusion pinheader 1 Parallel port pinheader 1 TPM module connector optional 1 front panel pinheader Slot 1 PCIe x16 slot 1 PCIe x4 slot 1 Mini PCIe slot 1 mSATA slot 5 PCI slots 1 ISA slot Form Factor ATX 305mm x 244mm Environmental Operating Temperature 0o C to 60o C Storage Temperature 20o C to 80o C Humidity 5 95 RH Non Condensing ...

Page 11: ...LAN Jack Displayport Mouse Keyboard Port USB 3 0 Port USB 2 0 Port Line Out Jack Fan Power Connector GPIO Pinheader SATA Connector Front USB Pinheader PCI E Slot CPU COM Power Jumper COM Power Jumper Front Panel Pinheader Parallel Port Pinheader PCI Slot Serial Port Con nector 4 pin Power Connector COM Power Jumper Mini PCI E Slot mSATA Slot AT ATX Jumper Fan Power Connector Fan Power Con nector I...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...is Intrusion Connector 2 22 JCOM1 Serial Port Connector 2 24 JDLED3 Voice Genie Connector 2 25 JFP1 JFP2 Front Panel Connectors 2 20 JLPT1 Parallel Port Connector 2 24 JTPM1 TPM Module Connector 2 23 JTURBO1 MultiConnect Panel Connector 2 25 JUSB1 2 USB 2 0 Expansion Connectors 2 22 JUSB3 USB 3 0 Expansion Connector 2 21 PCI1 2 PCI Expansion Slots 2 17 PCI_E2 PCI_E4 PCIe x16 Expansion Slots 2 16 P...

Page 14: ...erly to protect the CPU from overheating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU Introduction to LGA 1155 CPU The surface of LGA 1155...

Page 15: ...ever while pressing down lightly onto the load plate 4 Important Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket If not take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a cooler at tached on the top to prevent overheating Meanwhile do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink cooler fan for...

Page 16: ...e cooler Turn over the mainboard to confirm that the clip ends are cor rectly inserted 7 Finally attach the CPU Fan cable to the CPU fan con nector on the mainboard 8 Important Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging Whenever CPU is not installed always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered t...

Page 17: ...ly inserted in the DIMM slot You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Important DDR3 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR2 and the DDR3 standard is not backwards compatible You should always in stall DDR3 memory modules in the DDR3 DIMM slots To enable successfu...

Page 18: ... 3 3 V 1 4 1 2 V 2 3 3 V 1 5 G r o u n d 3 G r o u n d 1 6 P S O N 4 5 V 1 7 G r o u n d 5 G r o u n d 1 8 G r o u n d 6 5 V 1 9 G r o u n d 7 G r o u n d 2 2 5 V 1 0 1 2 V 2 0 R e s 8 P W R O K 2 3 5 V 1 1 1 2 V 2 1 5 V 9 5 V S B 2 4 G r o u n d 1 2 3 3 V 4 Pin Power Connector JPWR2 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU 4 1 2 V 2 G r o u n d 3 1 2 V 1 G r o u n d Important ...

Page 19: ...her end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor refer to your monitor manual for more information DisplayPort DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard This connector is used to connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs USB 2 0 Port The USB 2 0 port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices Supports data transfer rate up to 480Mbit s H...

Page 20: ... Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Voltage select setting by J1 RS 232 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 422 TXD 422 RXD 422 TXD 422 RXD GND NC NC NC NC Transmit Data Negative Receive Data Positive Transmit Data Positive Receive Data Negative Signal Ground No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection RS 422 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 485 TXD...

Page 21: ...ssion Orange Lighting OFF Transmission Orange Blinking OFF 100M Cable Plug in No Transmission Orange Lighting Green Lighting Transmission Orange Blinking Green Lighting 1000M Cable Plug in No Transmission Orange Lighting Yellow Lighting Transmission Orange Blinking Yellow Lighting In S3 S4 S5 Standby State Orange Lighting OFF Audio Jack Line In Blue for external CD player or other audio devices Li...

Page 22: ...ill record this status and show a warning message on the screen To clear the warning you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record 1 VBAT 2 INTR_ALERT Serial ATA Connector SATA1 SATA5 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA interface port Each connector can connect one Serial ATA device Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur du...

Page 23: ...r connector supports system cooling fan with 12V When connecting the wire to the connectors always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control 1 G r o u n...

Page 24: ... t 3 N _ G P I 0 1 0 N _ G P O 3 5 N _ G P I 1 7 N _ G P I 2 9 N _ G P I 3 2 5 V o u t p u t Front Panel Pinheader JFP1 This front panel connector is provided for electrical connection to the front panel switches LEDs and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Con nectivity Design Guide 1 H D D 3 H D D 1 0 N o P i n 5 G N D 7 R e s e t 9 N C 8 G N D 6 P W S W 4 S L E D 2 P L E D ...

Page 25: ...r connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like 1 5 V 3 S B D 2 5 S B D 2 7 G N D 9 N o p i n 1 0 N C 8 G N D 6 S B D 3 4 S B D 3 2 5 V USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Important Note that the pins of 5V and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage ...

Page 26: ...onal serial port bracket 1 0 N o p i n 8 N C T S 6 N D S R 4 N D T R 2 N S I N 1 N D C D 3 N S O U T 5 G N D 7 N R T S 9 V C C _ C O M PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NDCD NSIN NSOUT NDTR GND NDSR NRTS NCTS VCC_COM Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send 12V or 5V power output selected by jumper ...

Page 27: ...er JLPT1 The mainboard provides a 26 pin header for connection to an optional paral lel port bracket The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports En hanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode 1 R S T B 3 P R N D 0 5 P R N D 1 7 P R N D 2 9 P R N D 3 1 1 P R N D 4 1 3 P R N D 5 1 5 P R N D 6 1 7 P R N D 7 1 9 A C K 2 1 B U S Y 2 3 P E 2 5 S L C T 1 0 G r...

Page 28: ...time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data Clear CMOS Keep CMOS 1 1 CLR_CMOS1 1 Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 1 2 pin while the system is off Then return to 2 3 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard ME Jumper ME_DIS1 This jumper is used to disable enable the Intel AMT ME technology Di...

Page 29: ...t Jumper JAT1 This jumper allows users to select between AT and ATX power AT Power ATX Power JAT1 1 1 1 COM Port Power Jumper JCOMP1 JCOMP6 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports 5V 12V 1 1 JCOMP1 6 1 ...

Page 30: ...orts LAN card SCSI card USB card and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications 32 bit PCI Slot 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 ex pansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration ...

Page 31: ... Architecture Slot The ISA slot supports the ISA interface expansion card Mini PCI E Slot The Mini PCI E slot is provided for wireless LAN card TV tuner card and Robson NAND Flash card mSATA Slot The mSATA slot is provided for mSATA SSD device ...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...e system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Important The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are un der continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only Control Keys...

Page 34: ... 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 just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a Genera...

Page 35: ...e 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 Save 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 c...

Page 36: ...S 98A9 Main System Time This setting allows you to set the system time The time format is Hour Minute Second System Date This setting allows you to set the system date The date format is Day Month Date Year ...

Page 37: ...or Transfer Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred per block PIO Mode Indicates the type of PIO Programmed Input Output DMA Mode Indicates the type of Ultra DMA 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...

Page 38: ... POST messages in stead of the full screen logo Please note that enabling this BIOS feature often adds 2 3 seconds of delay to 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 po...

Page 39: ...el interface for a Host Controller for the USB 2 0 xHCI Mode This setting allows user to determine the operating mode for the xHCI controller in the operation system There are four options Smart Auto This mode is available when the BIOS supports xHCI controller in pre boot environment This mode is similar to Auto mode but it is with capability to route the ports to xHCI or EHCI according to settin...

Page 40: ...0 devices function as High Speed devices regardless of xHCI software support avail ability Legacy USB Support Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system 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 OnChip Lan OpROM Launch OnBoard Lan Op...

Page 41: ...e or worm propagation Intel Virtualization Tech Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a plat form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as mul tiple Virtual systems EIST EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to dy namically adjust processor voltage and co...

Page 42: ...t This setting enables disables the specified Parallel Port Change Settings This setting is used to change the address IRQ settings of the specified Parallel Port Device Mode Select an operation mode for the Parallel Port FIFO Mode Select a mode for the Parallel Port Watch Dog Timer You can enable the system watch dog timer a hardware timer that generates a reset when the software that it monitors...

Page 43: ...ction This setting enables disables the Smart Fan function Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU system fan speed automati cally depending on the current CPU system temperature avoiding the overheating to damage your system GPIO Configuration GPO 0 1 2 3 Data This setting specifies the GPO data ...

Page 44: ...tempts 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 arrow keys to select the desired device then press or PageUp Page Down key to move it up down in the priority list ...

Page 45: ... access to the system at boot and to the BIOS Setup utility Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened To clear the warning message set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to the default value later ...

Page 46: ...PCH FW Configuration MDES BIOS Status Code This setting enables or disables MDES BIOS Status Code Firmware Update Configuration Configure Management Engine Technology parameters Me FW Image Re Flash Enable Disable ME FW Image ReFlash function Note Enable this option if BIOS update requires an update of the Intel Management Engine ME ...

Page 47: ...recovery attempted will be allowed Enter Intel R AT Suspend Mode This item is used to enable or disable the request that platform enters AT suspend mode AMT Configuration Intel AMT This item is used to enable disable Intel Active Management Technol ogy BIOS Extension Note iAMT H W is always enabled This option just controls the BIOS extension execution If enabled this requires additional firmware ...

Page 48: ...age output Un Configure ME Un Configure ME without password Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS Disable ME To flash BIOS ROM the ME has to be disabled first ASF Enable Disable Alert Specification Format Activate Remote Assistence Process Trigger CIRA boot USB Configure Enable Disable USB Configure function PET Progress User can enable disable PET Events progress to...

Page 49: ...3 18 BIOS Setup Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable Disable Console Redirection feature ...

Page 50: ...located memory Pre allocated mem ory is the small amount of system memory made available at boot time by 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 Secondary IGFX Boot Dis...

Page 51: ...r S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Restore 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 State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred ...

Page 52: ...2 device to wake up the system from S3 S4 sleep state Resume On OnChip GbE This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard LAN is detected Resume On PCIE PCI PME This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power sav ing modes when activity or input signal of onboard PCIE PCI PME is de tected This field spec...

Page 53: ...changes and exit the Setup Utility Discard Changes Abandon all changes Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard Save as User Defaults Save all changes as user defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the preset user defaults ...

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