MSI MS-9218 User Manual

MS-9218 1U Rackmount Server

English Version

G52-S9218X1

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Copyright Notice

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no

guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under
continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release October 2005

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 try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates,
and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/

faq/esc_faq_list.php

Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

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Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip­ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V be­fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.

8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card 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 well or you can not get it work according to

User’s Manual.

† The equipment has dropped and damaged.
† The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT leave this mainboard in an unconditioned environment with storage
temperature above 70oC (158oF) or operating temperature above 35oC (95oF); it
may damage the mainboard.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

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FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been
tested and found to comply
with the limits for a class A digi­tal device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.

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 A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International

MS-9218

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement

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CONTENTS

Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................ii

Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii

Revision History..............................................................................................................ii

Technical Support...........................................................................................................ii

Safety Instructions..........................................................................................................iii

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement........................................................iv

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement....................................v

Chapter 1. Getting Started....................................................................................1-1

System Overview...............................................................................................1-2

Top View......................................................................................................1-2

Front View...................................................................................................1-3

Rear View....................................................................................................1-5

LCD Front Panel Control......................................................................................1-6

Installing the LCD Control Service..............................................................................1-7

Un-installing the LCD Control Service........................................................................1-9

LCD Function Menu...................................................................................................1-10

System Specifications......................................................................................1-16

Mainboard Layout..............................................................................................1-18

MSI Special Features........................................................................................1-19

PC Alert™ III................................................................................................1-19

Chapter 2. System Hardware...............................................................................2-1

System Assembly Flowchart.............................................................................2-2

System Assembly................................................................................................2-4

Removing the Chassis Cover.....................................................................2-4

Replacing the Chassis Cover......................................................................2-5

CPU, Heatsink, and Heat Pipe Cooler.........................................................2-6

DDR-II Memory..............................................................................................2-8

PCI Expansion Card.....................................................................................2-9

Hard Disk Drives.........................................................................................2-11

Rack Mounting....................................................................................................2-15

Chassis Ears.............................................................................................2-15

Chassis Rails.............................................................................................2-16

Chassis into the Rack................................................................................2-17

Chassis off the Rack.................................................................................2-18

Chapter 3. Mainboard Hardware.........................................................................3-1

Quick Components Guide....................................................................................3-2

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Central Processing Unit: CPU..............................................................................3-3

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU......................................................................3-3

CPU, Heatsink, and Heat Pipe Cooler.........................................................3-4

Memory.................................................................................................................3-6

Introduction to DDR2 SDRAM......................................................................3-6

Memory Module Population Rules...............................................................3-6

Installing DDR2 Modules..............................................................................3-7

Power Supply......................................................................................................3-8

ATX 20-Pin System Power Connector: ATX1............................................3-8

ATX 4-Pin CPU Power Connector: JPW1...................................................3-8

Back Panel............................................................................................................3-9

Mouse Connector (Green) / Keyboard Connector (Purple)....................3-9

Serial Port...................................................................................................3-10

VGA Port.....................................................................................................3-10

USB Ports....................................................................................................3-11

LAN (RJ-45) Jacks......................................................................................3-11

Parallel Port Connector: LPT1...................................................................3-13

Connectors........................................................................................................3-13

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1..........................................................3-13

Hard Disk Connector: IDE1........................................................................3-13

Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1~SATA4...................................................3-14

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1..............................................3-15

Front Panel Connector: JFP1....................................................................3-15

Power Saving Switch Connector: JGS1.................................................3-16

LAN LED Connectors: JACT1, JACT2......................................................3-16

Fan Power Connectors: CPU_FAN1, SFAN1/2/3/4.................................3-16

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1...................................................................3-17

Serial Port Header: COM2.........................................................................3-17

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2..................................................3-18

Jumpers..............................................................................................................3-19

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1.....................................................................3-19

BIOS Write Protect Jumper: J2.................................................................3-20

LAN Disable/Enable Jumpers: J5, J8........................................................3-20

Slot......................................................................................................................3-21

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots.......................3-21

PCI Interrupt Request Routing...................................................................3-21

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Chapter 4. BIOS Setup............................................................................................4-1

Entering Setup.....................................................................................................4-2

Getting Help..................................................................................................4-2

General Help <F1>.......................................................................................4-2

The Menu Bar......................................................................................................4-3

Main......................................................................................................................4-4

Advanced............................................................................................................4-7

Security..............................................................................................................4-16

Power.................................................................................................................4-17

Boot....................................................................................................................4-18

Exit......................................................................................................................4-19

Appendix A: Adaptec SATA RAID Utility for Intel ICH7R (Optional).............A-1

Introduction..........................................................................................................A-2

1. Overview.................................................................................................A-2

2. Operating System Compatibility.............................................................A-2

3. Storage Requirements............................................................................A-2

4. Features...................................................................................................A-2

5. Storage Management Software Overview...........................................A-2

Installing the Driver..............................................................................................A-4

1. Installing the Driver in a New Windows System...................................A-4

2. Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System...........................A-5

3. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0...................................................A-5

4. Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.3.......................................................A-6

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition..................................A-7

1. Overview.................................................................................................A-7

2. Supported Browsers..............................................................................A-7

3. Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations..........................................A-7

4. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows...............................A-8

5. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux....................................A-11

Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition......................................A-12

1. Overview...............................................................................................A-12

2. Architecture Overview.........................................................................A-13

3. Logging In...............................................................................................A-13

4. Installing a Security Certificate............................................................A-14

5. Registering Your Software..................................................................A-14

6. The Basics.............................................................................................A-15

Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility...................................................................A-19

1. Using the Array Configuration Utility....................................................A-19

2. Using the Disk Utilities...........................................................................A-22

Glossary............................................................................................................A-23

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

The MS-9218 1U Rackmount Server is a high-performance barebone
system powered by Intel® Pentium® 4 / Pentium® D processors,
Intel® E7230, and Intel® ICH7R chipsets. With high scalability,
reliability, ease of use, and overall value, the MS-9218 makes an ideal
choice for value conscious customers.

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System Overview

This section shows the configuration of the MS-9218 from different angles, and the
connectors and buttons on the front and back panel.

Top View

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Slim CD-ROM Drive
HDD Tray
EPS 1U Power Supply
Heat Pipe Cooler
CPU Cooler
Memory DIMM Slots
PCI Riser Card Bracket

Front View

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LCD Front Panel
Slim CD-ROM Drive
LED Indicators
Power Button
USB Ports
LCD Control Buttons

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Power Bu tt on

This main power button is used to turn on or off the system.

Power Ind icato r

This indicator shows the power status of the system. It glows when the main power
is turned on.

LAN Status In d i c ators

These two LED indicators flash to show the activity status on LAN1 and LAN2.

Hard Dis k Dri ve In-use In d i c ator

This indicator shows the activity status of the hard disk drive. It flashes when the
system is accessing data on the hard disk.

v Front I/O LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Sleep Green On Legacy power on/ACPI S0 state

Blink (~1/sec) Sleep/ACPI S1 state

Off Off Power off/ACPI S4, S5 state

HDD Activity Amber Random blink HDD accesss activity

Off Off No disk activity

LAN1/LAN2 Activity Green On LAN link

Green Blink LAN access activity

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Rear View

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AC Power Connector

PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard
Serial Port
USB Ports

PCI Express Card Bracket
Parallel Port
VGA Port
Gigabit LAN Jackss

v Rear I/O LEDs

LED Color State Description

RJ45 NIC 1 Linkage Green On LAN linked
/RJ45 NIC 2 Linkage Green Blinking LAN accessing

Off Off No LAN linked
RJ45 NIC 1 Access Amber On Gigabit mode access
/RJ45 NIC 2 Access Green On 100M mode access

Off Off 10M mode access

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Mouse/Keyboard Connector

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4

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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 Mouse/Keyboard Data Mouse/Keyboard data
2 NC No connection
3 GND Ground
4 VCC +5V
5 Mouse/Keyboard Clock Mouse/Keyboard clock
6 NC No connection

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3

1

VGA Port

5

15

1

11

USB Port

1 2 3 4

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC

2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND

Serial Port

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD
2 SIN
3 SOUT
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI

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PIN SIGNAL

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 N/C
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 +5V
10 GND
11 N/C
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

Gigabit LAN Jack

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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+
2 D0N Differential Pair 0­3 D1P Differential Pair 1+
4 D2P Differential Pair 2+
5 D2N Differential Pair 2­6 D1N Differential Pair 1­7 D3P Differential Pair 3+
8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

Getting Started

LCD Front Panel Control

Installing the LCD Control Service

Version: V3.0
OS supported: Windows NT 4 with Service Pack 4 or latest version

Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP

Step 1: Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. Browse to the CD-ROM

drive and double-click the executable file “setup.exe” to start the Setup
program.

Step 2: The screen will show the Welcome dialog box as shown below. Click

Next to continue.

Step 3: To install the LCD Control Service, click Next to use the default folder or

Browse to install to another designated folder. Click Cancel to exit the
Setup program.

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Step 4: Setup has finished installing the LCD Control service on your computer.

Click Install service to enable the LCD Control service.

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Un-installing the LCD Control Service

Step 1: Click Start, and then point to Programs. Under Programs/ MSI / LCD

Control Service, Click LCD Control Panel and the following scree

will pop up. Click Remove service to disable the LCD Control service.

Step 2: Click OK to continue.

Step 3: Under Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs. Follow the on-

screen instructions to complete the un-installation process.

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LCD Function Menu

Here shows the LCD Front Panel and its three control buttons.

Up

Up Go to the previous selection
Enter Execute the command
Next Go to the next selection

After you have installed the LCD Control Panel Service, you can simply use the LCD
Front Panel Control buttons to get access to the information under LCD Info, H/W
Monitor and System Conf menus.

Firmware

Mode

LCD Info

Build Date
Baud Rate

Character

H/W Monitor

Enter

CPU (temp.)
SYS (temp.)
LOCAL (temp.)
CPU FAN
SFAN1
SFAN2
DDR2
Vcore
3VSB
VCC5
VCC3
Chassis int

Next

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S.R. GUID

Host name

Getting Started

Seq 1
Seq 2
Seq 3
Seq 4
Seq 5

System Conf

Date
Asset Tag
Time

Memory

Hard Disk
Information

Set Date

Set Time

Size
Usage
Available

Disk C

Disk D

Disk E

Disk Z

Size
Usage
Available

Size
Usage
Available

Size

Usage
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.
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Available

Size

Usage

Available

LAN1

LAN2

Restart

Shutdown

Restart OS

Shutdown OS

IP
Net Mask
Gateway
Set IP
Set Gateway
Set Net Mask

IP
Net Mask
Gateway
Set IP
Set Gateway
Set Net Mask

Yes
No

Yes
No

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Before Boot to OS (Debug Function)

Function Description

LCD Panel v1.1 Show product information and version
Initialize OK

BIOS POST: C1 If the system has memory issues, it will stop at C1.
Msg: Mem Sizing

BIOS POST: C3 If the system has BIOS issues, it will stop at C3.
Msg: BIOS chsum

BIOS POST: 18 If the system has CPU issues, it will stop at 18.
Msg: CPU Init.

BIOS POST: 2B If the system has VGA issues, it will stop at 2B.
Msg: VGA Init.

BIOS POST: 2D It shows information about logo processor brand name.
Msg: Sign-on Msg.

BIOS POST: 52 If the system has memory issues, it will stop at 52.
Msg: Ext. Mem Test

BIOS POST: 75 If the system has IDE issues, it will stop at 75.
Msg: IDE Init.

BIOS POST: 8B If the system has PCI issues, it will stop at 8B.
Msg: PCI ROM Init.

BIOS POST: 94
Msg: disp summary

<Boot to OS> If the system is problem free, it will boot to OS.

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LCD Info

Function Description

Firmware 1/5 Show LCD Firmware version
V1.1

Mode 2/5 Show LCD working mode
Communication

Build date 3/5 Show LCD Firmware build date
2002/03/25

Baud Rate 4/5 Show LCD communication speed with COM port
9600 For PC and LCD link

Character 5/5 Show LCD characters
16X2

H/W Monitor

Function Description

CPU 1/12 Show CPU temperature information
46C

SYS 2/12 Show system temperature information
32C

LOCAL 3/12 Show LOCAL temperature information
30C

CPU FAN 4/12 Show CPU FAN speed information
961 RPM

SFAN1 5/12 Show System FAN 1 speed information
10588 RPM

SFAN2 6/12 Show System FAN 2 speed information
10567 RPM

DDR2 7/12 Show DDR2 voltage information

1.77V
Vcore 8/12 Show Vcore voltage information

1.35V
3VSB 9/12 Show 3VSB voltage information

3.40V
VCC5 10/12 Show +5V voltage information

5.02V
VCC3 11/12 Show +3V voltage information

3.26V
Chassis int 12/12 Show chassis intrusion detect information

OFF

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System Conf

Function Description

S.R. GUID 1/11 Universal Unique ID number
Host name 2/11 Show system’s host name
Date 3/11 Set Date 1/1 Show the date and allow to set the date

2005.8.26
Asset Tag 4/11 Number of a null-terminated string

No Asset Tag
Time 5/11 Set Time 1.1 Show the time and allow to set the time

13:24:50
Memory 6/11 Size 1/3 Show memory’s size

511MB
Usage 2/3 Unable to show used memory size
153MB
Available 3/3 Unable to show available memory size
358MB

Hard Disk 7/11 It can detect disks on this system.
Information

Disk C1/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
3698MB 3698MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size
1485MB
Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size
2213MB

Disk D2/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
15393MB 15393MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size
494MB
Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size
14899MB

Disk E3/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
0MB 0MB

Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size
0MB
Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size
0MB

Disk F4/4 Size 1/3 Show this partition’s size
0MB 0MB

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Usage 2/3 Unable to show the used size
0MB
Available 3/3 Unable to show the available size
0MB

Getting Started

System Conf (continued)

Function Description

LAN1 8/11 IP 1/6 Show the system IP information

100.100.100.101 100.100.100.101
Netmask 2/6 Show the system Net Mask information

255.255.255.0
Gateway 3/6 Show the system gateway information
Set IP4/6 Allow users to set the system’s IP

000.000.000.000
Set Gateway 5/6 Allow users to set system’s gateway
Setmask 6/6 Allow users to set the system’s Net Mask

000.000.000.000

LAN2 9/11 IP 1/6 Show the system IP information

100.100.100.101 100.100.100.101
Netmask 2/6 Show the system Net Mask information

255.255.255.0
Gateway 3/6 Show the system gateway information
Set IP4/6 Allow users to set the system’s IP

000.000.000.000
Set Gateway 5/6 Allow users to set system’s gateway
Setmask 6/6 Allow users to set the system’s Net Mask

000.000.000.000

Restart 10/11 Yes/No Restart your Windows OS
Restart OS
Shutdown 11/11 Yes/No Shut down your Windows OS
Shutdown OS

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System Specifications

Mainboard

† MS-9618 ATX server board

CPU

† Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 / Pentium® D processors in LGA775 package
† Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

(For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.
com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php)

Chipset

† Intel® E7230 Northbridge

- Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 / Pentium® D processors Front Side Bus (FSB) at

533/800/1066 MT/s

- Supports DDR-II 533/667 memory interface

† Intel® ICH7R Southbridge

- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec

- 4 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s

- 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller

- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC

- ACPI 2.0 Compliant

- Serial ATA RAID 0, RAID 1

- Integrated AHCI controller

Main Memory

† Supports four unbuffered ECC DIMMs of 1.8 Volt DDR-II SDRAM
† Supports up to 8GB memory size
† Supports Dual-Channel DDR-II 533/667 memory interface

(For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.
com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php)

Slots
† One PCI Express x8 slot (this PCIE_1 slot will accept x8 cards and run at x8

speeds / with an extra PCIE_3 slot for MSI proprietary riser cards / PCI Express

Bus specification v1.0a compliant)

HDD Interface

† Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controller integrated in ICH7R

- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes

- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives

† SATAII controller integrated in ICH7R

- Up to 300MB/sec data transfer rate

- Can connect up to four SATA devices

- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, SATA RAID 1

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Onboard Peripherals

† 1 floppy port supports one FDD with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB
† 1 PS/2 keyboard port
† 1 PS/2 mouse port
† 1 serial port & 1 serial pinheader
† 1 VGA port
† 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
† 2 RJ-45 ports (with LEDs)
† 4 USB ports (2 on the front and 2 on the rear)

Onboard Graphics

† ATI Radeon 7000 Graphics Controller

- Onboard 16MB Video SDRAM

- Uses PCI 32-bit/33MHz interface on ICH7R

Onboard LAN

† Intel 82573V/L Gigabit Ethernet Controller

- Uses PCI Express x1 interface on ICH7R

- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, and 1000Mb/s

Power Management Features

† Wake up on LAN (WOL), wake up on serial ring, wake up on PCI
† RTC alarm and wake up
† Wake up on keyboard/mouse/USB from S1
† Supports ACPI S1, S4, S5 function

System Management

† SMBus (I2C)
† Temperature, voltage, and fan monitors
† Chassis intrusion

BIOS

† The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral

devices and expansion cards of the board automatically

† The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which

records your mainboard specifications

Mounting and Dimension

† ATX Form Factor: 30.5cm (L) x 24.4cm (W)
† 9 mounting holes

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PCIE_1

BATT+BIOS

JUSB1

JBAT1

SFAN3

CPU_FAN1

IDE 1

Mainboard Layout

Top: Mouse
Bottom: Keyboard

Top:
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM A
VGA Port

USB
Ports

JPWR1

J5

PC82573V

LAN Jacks

PC82573V
N217230C1

J7

N217230C1

J6

J8

INTEL
E7230

SFAN4

ATI

RADEON

COM 2

SFAN2

SFAN1

JL CD1

AT X1

JUS B2

JACT1
JACT2

JF P1

SATA4

SATA3

DIMM1

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM4

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JGS1

INTEL
ICH7R

JCI1

FDD 1

J2

E7230 Master Series (MS-9618 v1.X) ATX Server Board

SATA2

SATA1

Getting Started

MSI Special Features

PC Alert™ III

The PC AlertTM III is a utility you can find in the application CD. The utility is just like your
PC doctor that can detect the following PC hard­ware status during real time operation:

ö monitor CPU & system temperatures
ö monitor fan speed(s)
ö monitor system voltage
ö monitor chassis intrusion

If one of the items above is abnormal, the program
main screen will be immediately shown on the
screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red.
This will continue to be shown until user disables
the warning.

MSI Reminds You...

Items shown on PC Alert™ III vary depending on your system status.

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System Hardware

Chapter 2. System
Hardware

System Hardware

This chapter provides instructions on the hardware installation of the
MS-9218 in two sections. System Assembly illustrates how to as­semble each component of the MS-9218. Rack Mounting describes
the procedures for mounting the unit into the rack in details. You can
use the system assembly flowchart and the chart below to determine
the proper sequence of removing or installing components to the
server.

MS-9218

System Assembly

Rack Mounting

Chassis Cover
CPU, Heatsink
Memory
Riser Card
Hard Disk Drives

Chassis Ears and Rails
Rack Rails
Chassis into the Rack
Chassis off the Rack

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