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Crystal 945

G52-64221X1

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Page 1: ...Crystal 945 G52 64221X1 ...

Page 2: ...mmunications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception 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 Increas...

Page 3: ...demarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date v1 0 First release August 2006 ...

Page 4: ...d or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work we...

Page 5: ...G 0 75mm2 2 Internal part is hazardous moving parts please keep fingers and other body parts away 3 For pluggable equipment the socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible 4 Do not disable the protective earth pin from the plug the equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket outlet ...

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Page 9: ...e Module 2 10 Installing the Hard Disc Drive HDD Module 2 12 Installing the CPU and Thermal Kit 2 14 Installing the Memory Module 2 17 Installing the Rear Cover Desk Top Type 2 18 Installing the Rear Cover Wall Mount Type 2 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 3 11 Integrated Peripherals 3 1...

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Page 11: ...ns for purchasing Crystal 945 MS 6422 barebone Midas barebone is your best Slim PC choice With the fantastic appearance and small form factor it can easily be set anywhere The feature packed plat form also gives you an exciting PC experience ...

Page 12: ...pset South Bridge Intel ICH7 chipset Memory Support DDRII 533 667 SDRAM 2GB Max 2 DDRII DIMM slots LAN Supports Ethernet LAN 10 100 1000 by Intel 82573L Audio Azalia HD Codec by Realtek ALC262 2 channel audio IDE Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 mode LVDS Support Chrontel CH7308A TF for SDVO to LVDS decoder Card Bus Richo R5C486 Mainboard Specifications ...

Page 13: ... ports 1 LAN jack 3 audio jacks Line in Line out MIC in 1 brightness adjustment knob Bottom I O 1 serial port 1 VGA port D sub 15 1 parallel port Power Supply 220 Watt PSU with Active PFC Speaker 2 internal speaker with 78dB 3dB 1 5W 0 5M Drive Bay 1 Slim ODD 2 5 hidden 1 Slim FDD Card reader Dimension 354 mm H X 410 mm W X 96 mm D without stand Barebone Specifications ...

Page 14: ...MS 6422 1 4 Outlook Introduction Brighteness Adjustment Knob ...

Page 15: ...1 5 Getting Started Line out Line in MIC in USB 2 0 Ports Parallel Port AC Input Connector Serial Port VGA Port ...

Page 16: ...MS 6422 1 6 PCMCIA Card Bus Slot Optical Storage Drive Card Reader Slim Floppy Drive Optional PS 2 Keyboard Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector LAN Jack USB 2 0 Ports Power Switch ...

Page 17: ...1 7 Getting Started ...

Page 18: ...ormation about system assembly procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components Chapter 2 System Assembly ...

Page 19: ...o pick up tiny screws or set up the jumpers Rubber gloves can prevent yourself from being incised and suffering the static charge The built in mainboard is designed for MS 6422 only Except the mainboard the built in components of the barebone include power supply In this chapter we ll show you how to install CPU and thermal kit mini PCI card card reader floppy drive HDD optical drive and memory mo...

Page 20: ...2 3 System Assembly The Position of the Key Parts CPU and Thermal Kit Area Optical Drive Area Floppy Drive Card Reader Mini PCI Card Area Memory Module Area Hard Disc Drive Area 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 21: ...MS 6422 2 4 Take apart all the mental covers and trays in order you will see the layout as the picture below ...

Page 22: ...d 2 Insert the mini PCI Wireless LAN card to the slot with the 45o angle 3 Press down the mini PCI Wireless LAN card The clips at each side of the slot will close and fix the mini PCI Wireless LAN card 4 Arrange the antennas along the mainboard and avoid the antennas crossing the location of the memory module ...

Page 23: ...ine up the hook accordingly Installing the Floppy Drive Card Reader Module Floppy drive Card reader tray Floppy drive 2 Lock three screws M2 5 L3 to fix the floppy drive to the tray 3 Release the floppy drive cable connector on the mainboard Card reader ...

Page 24: ... System Assembly 4 Insert the floppy drive cable into the connector and lock the cable 5 Put the floppy door on the cage 6 Lock the floppy door with a screw M3 L5 7 Put the floppy drive module on the cage ...

Page 25: ... module on the cage with two screws M3 L5 The floppy drive module installation is finished 9 For installing the card reader module please refer to the step 1 8 to assemble and fix the card reader module Route the card reader cable as shown in the picture 10 Remove the audio I O door ...

Page 26: ...9 System Assembly 12 Install the audio I O door Then the card reader module installation is finished 13 Arrange the cable along the mainboard and avoid the cable crossing the location of the memory module ...

Page 27: ... Optical Drive Module Optical drive tray Optical drive 1 Put the optical drive on the tray Line up the two hooks accordingly 2 Lock two screws M2 L3 to fix the optical drive to the tray 3 Put the optical drive module on the cage ...

Page 28: ...2 11 System Assembly 4 Connect the optical drive cable 5 Lock two screws M3 L5 to fix the optical drive module The optical drive module installation is finished ...

Page 29: ...2 2 12 Installing the Hard Disc Drive HDD Module HDD tray HDD 1 Put the HDD on the tray Line up the two hooks accordingly 2 Lock two screws M3 L3 5 to fix the HDD to the tray 3 Put the HDD module on the cage ...

Page 30: ...2 13 System Assembly 4 Connect the HDD cable 5 Lock the screw M3 L5 to fix the HDD module The HDD module instal lation is finished ...

Page 31: ...ket The CPU can only fit in the correct direction 1 Locate the CPU socket Pull the lever away from the socket and raise it up then lift up the cover 2 Locate the gold arrow on the CPU and put the CPU onto the socket 3 Close the cover and the lever to complete the installaton 4 The CPU installation is finished ...

Page 32: ...s on the CPU heatsink fit the corresponding screw holes on the mainboard 6 Lock the screws in order as shown in the picture 7 Place the fan module on its proprietary position Note Do not star to fix any screw until these four screws are in their positions Lock these four screws with balance 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 33: ...MS 6422 2 16 8 Connect the fan module power cable to mainboard 10 Lock the fan module with the retainers 11 Place the CPU door on the cage 12 Lock the CPU door with four screws M3 L5 ...

Page 34: ... module The module will only fit in the right orientation 2 Push it until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted into the slot The plastic clip at each side of the slot will automatically close 4 Lock the memory module door with one screw M3 L5 3 Place the memory module door on the cage ...

Page 35: ...Cover Desk Top Type 1 Place the rear cover on the cage 2 Lock the rear cover with six screws M3 L7 4 Place the hinge cover 3 Place the stand and lock with two screws M6 L18 Using the electric screwdriver to lock the screws is suggested ...

Page 36: ...2 19 System Assembly 5 The desk top type ...

Page 37: ...MS 6422 2 20 Installing the Rear Cover Wall Mount Type 1 Place the rear cover on the cage 2 Lock the rear cover with six screws M3 L7 3 The wall mount type ...

Page 38: ...BIOS Setup program and allows 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 cus tomized features ...

Page 39: ...nder each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only 2 Upon boot up the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version It is usually in the format W7290IMS V1 1 071706 where 1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A AMI W AW...

Page 40: ...field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press Esc to exit the Help screen Move to the previous item Move to the next item Mov...

Page 41: ... to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized D...

Page 42: ...rvisor Password Use this menu to set the supervisor password Set User Password Use this menu to set the user password Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup ...

Page 43: ...ne 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 If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information...

Page 44: ...ation Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in System Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears BIOS Version CPU Type CPU ID uCode ID CPU Frequency CPU L2 Cache The item...

Page 45: ...e Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Advanced BIOS Features ...

Page 46: ...oot Priority Press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arrow keys to select the desired device then press or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in this CD ROM boot priority list Network Boot Priority Press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arrow keys to select the desired device then press or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in this Network boot priority list ...

Page 47: ...ws the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power on self test POST A quick POST skips certain steps We recommend th...

Page 48: ...ield is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer Larger frame buffer size increases video performance DVMT Mode Select This item allows you to set the mode for the graphics core Fixed mode a fixed size fragment of the system memory is allocated to the graphics core It can only be used by the graphics core DVMT mode the driver of the graphics core uses the system memory like any other OS ...

Page 49: ... called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support IDE DMA Transfer Support This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE Hard Drive ...

Page 50: ...hat does not support or have any USB 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix USB Keyboard Mouse Support Set to Enabled if you need to use a USB keyboard mouse in the operating system that does not support or does not have any USB driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Azalia Audio Select Azalia is the codename of High Definition Audio This setting allows users to disable enable the High D...

Page 51: ...ures Parallel Port Mode SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port ECP EPP Extended Capability Port Enhanced Parallel Port To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only choose SPP To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosin...

Page 52: ...3 15 BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the MAC LAN Boot ROM ...

Page 53: ...ld Options are S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hard ware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open appli cations files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The informa...

Page 54: ...te Former sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred Wake Up Event Setup Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Wake Up by PCI card When setting to Enabled the feature allows your system to be awakened by PCI card USB KB Wake Up from S3 This setting allows you to enter Any Key max 8 numbers to wake up the system from S3 state S Resume By Alarm The fiel...

Page 55: ...til it enters the operating system before this function will work HH MM SS The field specifies the time for Resume By RTC Alarm Format is hour minute second POWER ON Function This controls how the PS 2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system This function only supports wakeup from S3 mode ...

Page 56: ...The setting must be set to Enabled if any ISA bus adapter in the system requires VGA palette snooping Maximum Payload Size This setting specifies the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices The unit is byte PNP PCI Configurations VGA Palette Snoop Bit Setting Action Disabled Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette registers Enabled Data read or...

Page 57: ...ing the system will shotdown automatically System CPU Temperature Vcc_DDR Vccp Vcc5 12V Vcc3_SB VBat Vcc3 Fan1 Speed Fan2 Speed PSU FAN These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds PC Health Status ...

Page 58: ...mance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optima...

Page 59: ...are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Set Supervi...

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