MSI MS-9A59 User Manual

MS-9A59

Industrial Data Machine

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▍ Preface

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.

Revision

Revision Date

V1.1 2017/8

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 technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates,

and other information:

http://www.msi.com/service/download/

￭ Contact our technical sta󰀨 at:

http://support.msi.com/

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Safety Instructions

￭ Always read the safety instructions carefully.
￭ Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
￭ Keep this equipment away from humidity.
￭ Lay this equipment on a reliable at surface before setting it up.
￭ The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the

equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

￭ Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V

before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

￭ Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not

place anything over the power cord.

￭ Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or mod-

ule.

￭ All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
￭ Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause elec-

trical 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 dropped and damaged.
◯ The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

￭ DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCON-

DITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60oC (140oF), IT MAY
DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

警告使用者:
這是甲類資訊產品，在居住的環境中使用時，可能會造成無線電干擾，在這種情

況下，使用者會被要求採取某些適當的對策。

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Chemical Substances Information

In compliance with chemical substances regulations, such as the EU REACH
Regulation (Regulation EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the
Council), MSI provides the information of chemical substances in products at:

http://www.msi.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html

Battery Information

European Union:

Batteries, battery packs, and accumulators should
not be disposed of as unsorted household waste.
Please use the public collection system to return,
recycle, or treat them in compliance with the local
regulations.

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 California.

For further information please visit:

http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/

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

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CE Conformity

Hereby, Micro-Star International CO., LTD declares that this device
is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other
relevant provisions set out in the European Directive.

FCC 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 modi󰘰cations 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.

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

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.

WEEE Statement

Under the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes e󰘯ect on

August 13, 2005, products of “electrical and electronic equipment”
cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered
electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of
their useful life. MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the
end of life of MSI-branded products that are sold into the EU. You can return
these products to local collection points.

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CONTENTS

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

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

Revision ..............................................................................................ii

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

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

Chemical Substances Information .....................................................iv

Battery Information .............................................................................iv

CE Conformity .....................................................................................v

FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement ...................................v

WEEE Statement ................................................................................v

Chapter 1 Overview ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1-1

Packing Contents ............................................................................ 1-2

System Overview ............................................................................ 1-3

System Specications ..................................................................... 1-8

Motherboard Jumper ..................................................................... 1-10

Chapter 2 System Setup ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 2-1

Installation Tools.............................................................................. 2-2

Removing the Cover ....................................................................... 2-3

Installing TPM Module..................................................................... 2-4

Installing the WLAN Card (Optional) ............................................... 2-6

Installing the mSATA Card .............................................................. 2-8

Installing the LVDS Cable (Optional)............................................... 2-9

Installing the 2.5” SSD / HHD ........................................................2-11

Installing the WLAN Antenna (Optional) ....................................... 2-14

Installing the Wall Mount Brackets ................................................ 2-15

Wall Mount the PC - VESA Mound ................................................ 2-17

Wall Mount the PC - Rail Mount .................................................... 2-18

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3-1

Entering Setup ................................................................................ 3-2

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

Main ................................................................................................ 3-5

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Advanced ................................................................................................. 3-6

Boot ........................................................................................................ 3-12

Security ..................................................................................................3-14

Chipset ................................................................................................... 3-18

Power ..................................................................................................... 3-19

Save & Exit ............................................................................................3-21

Appendix WDT & GPIO ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� A-1

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Thank you for choosing the 9A59, an excellent
industrial data machine from MSI.

The MS-9A59 eliminates the noise and the risk of
fan’s failure by wide heatsink as fanless solution. Fur­thermore, it supports VESA wall-mount interface for
various scenarios like digital signage, kiosk, industrial

control, and POS with a󰀨ordable expenditure, which

not only meets the demand of Industrial applications

but also fullls the needs of companies, governments,

and institutes for general applications.

Chapter 1

Overview

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Packing Contents

MS-9A59 Industrial Data Machine

Power Adapter

Power Cord

Wall Mounting Brackets

SATA Power & Signal Cable

Driver/Utility Disc

Phoenix Terminal Plugged

■ Please contact us immediately if any of the item is damaged or miss-

ing.

■ The picture is for your reference only and your packing contents may

slightly vary depending on the model you purchased.

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System Overview

h Top View

h Front View

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2 3 4

5

6 7

1

USB 2�0 Port

The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as
keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.

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2

RS232/422/485 Serial Port: COM1~COM2

The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial
devices directly to the connector.

6 9

1 5

Mode Pin Signal

RS422

1 TXD-

2 TXD+

3 RXD-

4 RXD+

RS485

1 TXD-

2 TXD+

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DIO Port 1

This port is provided for the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pe­ripheral module.

6 9

1 5

PIN SIGNAL

1 GPI0

2 GPO0

3 GPI1

4 GPO1

5 GPI2

6 GPO2

7 GPI3

8 GPO3

9 VCC5

Shell GND

DIO Port 2

This port is provided for the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pe­ripheral module.

6 9

1 5

PIN SIGNAL

1 GPI4

2 GPO4

3 GPI5

4 GPO5

5 GPI6

6 GPO6

7 GPI7

8 GPO7

9 VCC5

Shell GND

4

Microphone

This connector is provided for for microphones.

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5

Line-Out Jack

This connector is provided for headphones or speakers.

6

Power Button

Press the power button to turn the system on or o󰘯.

7

WLAN Antenna Connector (Optional)

This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless
LAN.

h Rear View

3 54

6

11

7 8 9

2

1

WLAN Antenna Connector (Optional)

This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN.

2

HDMI Port

The High-De󰘰nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video

interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI supports

all TV format, including standard, enhanced, or high-de󰘰nition video, plus

multi-channel digital audio on a single cable.

3

DisplayPort

DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard. This connector is used to
connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs.

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4

Gigabit LAN Jack

The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network
(LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.

5

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).

6

LVDS (Optional)

The LVDS (Low Voltage Di󰘯erential Signal) connector provides a digital in­terface typically used with 󰘱at panels. After connecting an LVDS interface 󰘱at

panel to the JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the LVDS
jumper to proper power voltage.

DVI (Optional)

Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface developed by the
Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). The digital interface is used to con­nect a video source, such as a video display controller to a display device,
such as a computer monitor.

7

12V Phoenix DC Power Connector

The system is designed with a Phoenix connector that carries 12V DC input
and features reverse wiring protection.

8

Power Jack

The power adapter converts AC power to DC power for this jack.Power sup­plied through this jack supplies power to the system.To prevent damage to
the system, always use the supplied power adapter.

9

Grounding Point

The connector is provided for connecting a grounding wire.

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System Specications

CPU

■ Braswell N3160 QC-1.6GHz (2.24GHz for Burst)

Memory

■ Single-channel DDR3L 1600MHz

■ Onboard 2GB

LAN

■ 1 Gigabit Fast Ethernet by Intel I211-ATcontroller

Storage

■ 1 SATA 6Gb/s port

■ 1 mSATA slot (Supported up to 64GB)

Audio

■ HDA Codec by ALC887-VD2-CG / ALC888S

■ Compliant with Azalia 1.0 specs

Graphics

■ Integrated in CPU

- LVDS 18/24-bit Dual Channel, resolution up to

1920 x 1200

- DisplayPort, resolution up to 2560 x 1600 @

60 Hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz

- HDMI port, resolution up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60

Hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz

Front Panel
Input/Output

■ 2 USB 2.0 ports

■ 2 Serial ports

■ 2 DIO ports

■ 1 Microphone jack

■ 1 Line-Out audio jack

■ 1 Power button

■ 1 Wireless LAN antenna connector (Optional)

Rear Panel
Input/Output

■ 2 Wireless LAN antenna connectors (Optional)

■ 1 HDMI port

■ 1 DisplayPort

■ 1 Gigabit LAN jack

■ 2 USB 3.0 ports

■ 1 LVDS / DVI (Optional)

■ 1 DC power jack

■ 1 12V Phoenix DC Power Connector

■ 1 Gournding point

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Power
Supply

■ 36 watt switching power adapter

■ Input: 100~240Vac, 1.2A, 50~60Hz

■ Output: 12Vdc, 3.0A

■ COM 1 (RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V)

■ COM 2 (RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V)

Important

- Before powering on the system, recheck the adapt-

er to ensure safety

Dimension
& Weight

■ 155mm x 105mm x 55mm

■ 0.95Kg

Regulatory
Compliance

■ Safety: BSMI

■ EMI: FCC Class A, CE, RCM, BSMI, VCCI

■ RoHS Compliant

Environm­ental

■ Operating Temperature:

- 10 ~ 45°C (HDD)

- 10 ~ 55°C (SSD or mSATA)

■ Storage Temperature: -20oC to 80oC

■ Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH, non-condensing

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Motherboard Jumper

Important

Avoid adjusting jumpers when the system is on; it will damage the motherboard.

JCMOS1

JATX1

JINV1

JVDD1

JCOMP1

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Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1

There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery

to keep the data of system conguration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can

automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system

conguration, set the jumper to clear data.

1 1

Normal Clear CMOS

Important

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is o. Then return to

1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage
the motherboard.

AT/ATX Select Jumper: JATX1

This jumper allows users to select between AT and ATX power.

1 1

ATX AT

Serial Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1

This jumper species the operation voltage of the COM serial port.

1 1

+5V +12V

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LVDS Power Jumper: JVDD1

Use this jumper to specify the operation voltage of the LVDS interface at panel.

3V 5V

11

LVDS Inverter Power Jumper: JINV1

Use this jumper to specify the operation voltage of the interver interface at panel.

5V 12V

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Chapter 2

System Setup

This chapter provides you with the information
on hardware setup procedures. While doing the
installation, be careful in holding the components
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 data
machine components. Static electricity may damage
the components.

Important

• Always unplug the power cord before installing
any components.

• When the operating temperature reaches 45oC
or higher, please replace your HDD with SSD
(Solid-State Drive) or other types of heat-resistant
HDD to protect your HDD from being damaged by
high temperature.

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Installation Tools

A Phillips (crosshead) screwdriver and a athead screw­driver, can be used to do most of the installation. Choose
one with a magnetic head would be better.

Pliers, can be used as an auxiliary tool to connect some
connectors or cables.

Forceps, can be used to pick up tiny screws or set up
the jumpers.

Rubber gloves, can prevent yourself from being incised

and su󰀨ering the static charge.

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Removing the Cover

1. Place the system horizontally on a at and steady surface. Locate and re­move the screws that secure the system cover.

2. Slide the cover carefully sidewards and remove it from the system.

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Installing TPM Module

1. Locate and remove the screws that secure the front cover.

2. Move the front cover aside.

3. Find the TPM module and stick its back with the double-sided tape.

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1.LPC_FRAME #

2.LPC_AD3

3.LPC_AD2

4.LPC_AD1

5.LPC_AD0

6.L_LDRQ0#

7.TPM_CLK

8.SERIRQ_R

9.PLTRST_TPM#

10.VCC5

11.VCC3

12.GND

13.NA

14.GND

4. Connect the TPM module.

5. Fix the TPM module to the inner side of the chassis.

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Installing the WLAN Card (Optional)

1. Remove the wireless LAN antenna rubber plugs from the system.

2. Find the antenna cable modules in the accessory box.

3. Assemble the antenna cables to the system.

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4. Locate the Mini PCIe slot. Remove the Mini PCIe card screw preinstalled on
the motherboard. Insert the wireless LAN card into the slot at a 45-degree
angle.

5. Push the card gently downwards and fasten it with a screw.

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6. Connect the wireless LAN cable. Follow the steps above to nish the other.

Installing the mSATA Card

1. Locate the Mini PCIe slot. Insert the mSATA card into the slot at a 45-degree
angle.

2. Push the card gently downwards and fasten it with a screw.

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Installing the LVDS Cable (Optional)

1. Remove the screw and LVDS brackets with a pliers.

2. Connect the LVDS cable to LVDS connector on the motherboard. Please in­sert the LVDS cable with the right direction. Do not insert the cable with force.

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 L_BKLT_CTRL# 13 LCD_VDD C1 +12V
2 LVDS_BLON 14 LCD_VDD C2 LVDS_DETECT#_C
3 LVDSA_DATA0 15 LVDSB_DATA0 C3 +12V
4 LVDSA_DATA#0 16 LVDSB_DATA#0 C4 GND
5 LVDSA_DATA1 17 LVDSB_DATA1 C5 GND
6 LVDSA_DATA#1 18 LVDSB_DATA#1
7 LVDSA_DATA2 19 LVDSB_DATA2
8 LVDSA_DATA#2 20 LVDSB_DATA#2

9 LVDSA_DATA3 21 LVDSB_DATA3
10 LVDSA_DATA#3 22 LVDSB_DATA#3
11 LVDSA_CLK 23 LVDSB_CLK
12 LVDSA_CLK# 24 LVDSB_CLK#

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3. Install the LVDS cable.

4. Fix the LVDS connector with two hexagonal screws attached.

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Installing the 2.5” SSD / HHD

1. Find the SATA cable module in the accessory box. Connect the power cable
to the motherboard.

2. Connect the signal cable to the motherboard.

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3. Turn the cover upside down; and then, remove the sticker lm to uncover
the thermal paste.

4. Loosen and remove the nuts.

5. Put the 2.5” SSD / HDD on the cover with the screw wholes aligned and
right direction.

SATA connectors

Cover Notch

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6. Turn the cover upside down; and then, lock the screws.

7. Connect the SATA cable module to the 2.5” SSD / HDD.

8. Replace the cover and lock the screws.

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Installing the WLAN Antenna (Op­tional)

1. Find the wireless LAN antennas in the accessory box. Turn clockwise to lock
the antennas, anti-clockwise to unlock.

2. Adjust the direction of the antennas to receive better wireless LAN signal.

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Installing the Wall Mount Brackets

1. Place the system horizontally on a at and steady surface. Locate and re­move the screws that secure the system cover.

2. Find the wall mount bracket modules in the accessory box.

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3. Insert the rubber pad in the whole.

4. Insert the screw.

5. Put the wall mount brackets on the system and lock the screws.

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Wall Mount the PC - VESA Mound

1. Align the VESA mount holes on the rear of the monitor and lock the VESA
plate.

2. Put the PC on the VEAS plate with the hooks aligned.

3. Lock the thumb screw to x the PC.

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Wall Mount the PC - Rail Mount

1. Find the DIN rails in the accessory box.

2. Put the DIN rails on the bracket with the hooks aligned.

3. Lock the DIN rails with the screws attached. The PC is ready for rail mount.

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup

program and allows you to congure 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.

Important

• Please note that BIOS update assumes technician­level experience.

• As the system BIOS is under continuous update for
better system performance, the illustrations in this
chapter should be held for reference only.

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

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Entering Setup

Power on the data machine and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)
process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> or <F2>
key to enter Setup.

Press <DEL> or <F2> to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before 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
<Delete> 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 dierent from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

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Control Keys

← → Select Screen

↑ ↓ Select Item

Enter Select

+ - Change Option

F1 General Help

F7 Previous Values

F9 Optimized Defaults

F10 Save & Reset

Esc Exit

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the rst menu you will see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use

the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted

setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you nd a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain elds that means
a sub-menu can be launched from this eld. A sub-menu contains additional op­tions for a eld parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to highlight the eld

and press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to

enter values and move from eld to eld 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 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.

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The Menu Bar

▶ Main

Use this menu for basic system congurations, such as time, date, etc.

▶ Advanced

Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features.

▶ Boot

Use this menu to 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.

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Main

▶ System Date

This setting 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 species the SATA controller mode.

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Advanced

▶ Full Screen Logo Display

This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST messag­es with the motherboard or system manufacturer’s full-screen logo.

When it is enabled, the BIOS will display the full-screen logo during the boot-up
sequence, hiding normal POST messages.

When it is disabled, the BIOS will display the normal POST messages, instead
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 su󰀩­cient 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

[O󰀨] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.

▶ Option ROM Messages

This item is used to determine the display mode when an optional ROM is ini­tialized during POST. When set to [Force BIOS], the display mode used by AMI
BIOS is used. Select [Keep Current] if you want to use the display mode of op­tional ROM.

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▶ Super IO Conguration

▶ Serial Port 1/ 2

This setting enables/disables the specied serial port.

▶ Change Settings

This setting is used to change the address & IRQ settings of the specied

serial port.

▶ Mode Select

Select an operation mode for the specied serial port.

▶ FIFO Mode

This setting controls the FIFO data transfer mode.

▶ Shared IRQ Mode

This setting provides the system with the ability to share interrupts among
its serial ports.

▶ 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.

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▶ H/W Monitor

These items 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.

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▶ CPU Conguration

▶ Intel Virtualization Technology

Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a plat­form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent
partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple
“Virtual” systems.

▶ EIST

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to
dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency, which can result
in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat
production.

When disabled, the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input
value of the processor when queried.

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▍ BIOS Setup

▶ PCI/PCIE Device Conguration

▶ 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 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.

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▶ GPIO Group Conguration

▶ GPO0 ~ GPO7

These settings control the operation mode of the specied GPIO.

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▍ BIOS Setup

Boot

▶ CSM Support

This setting enables/disables the support for Compatibility Support Module, a
part of the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI providing the capability to
support legacy BIOS interfaces.

Important

If the Operating System is going to boot in UEFI mode, disable CSM Support to
speed up the boot process.

▶ Video

Allows you to select the OS mode.
[EFI Mode OS] For UEFI mode.
[Legacy Mode OS] For Legacy mode.

▶ OS Selection

This setting allows users to select the Operating System.

▶ 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

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This setting allows users to set the priority of the specied 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>, <PageDown> key to move
it up/down in the priority list.

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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.

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▶ Serial Port Console Redirection

▶ Console Redirection

Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a moni­tor and keyboard attached. 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

▶ Terminal Type

To operate the system’s console redirection, you need a terminal sup­porting ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connect-

ed between the host system and terminal(s). This setting species the

type of terminal device for console redirection.

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▶ Bits per second, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits

This setting species the transfer rate (bits per second, data bits, parity,

stop bits) of Console Redirection.

▶ Flow Control

Flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission

between two nodes. It’s the process of adjusting the ow 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 capable of sending data much faster than the receiving device
can receive it.

▶ VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

This setting enables/disables the VT-UTF8 combination key support for
ANSI/VT100 terminals.

▶ Recorder Mode, Resolution 100x31

These settings enable/disable the recorder mode and the resolution
100x31.

▶ Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

This setting species the redirection resolution of legacy OS.

▶ Putty Keypad

PuTTY is a terminal emulator for Windows. This setting controls the nu­meric keypad for use in PuTTY.

▶ Redirection After BIOS POST

This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals?console redirec­tion running after the BIOS POST has booted.

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▶ Security Conguration

▶ TXE FW Version

The setting shows the rmware information of the Intel Trusted Execution

Engine(TXE).

▶ TXE HMRFPO

The setting enables/disables TXE HMRFPO (Host ME Region Flash Pro­tection Override).

▶ TXE Firmware Update

This setting enables/disables TXE FW update.

▶ TXE EOP Message

This setting determines whether or not to send EOP (Exchange Online Pro­tection) message before entering OS.

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▍ BIOS Setup

Chipset

▶ DVMT Pre-Allocated

This setting denes the DVMT pre-allocated memory. Pre-allocated memory 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 species the memory size for DVMT.

▶ LCD Panel Type

This setting allows you to set the resolution of the LCD display.

▶ LCD Backlight Level

This setting allows you to set the LCD backlight level.

▶ PlayReady 3 (for Windows 10 only)

This setting enables/disables Microsoft’s PlayReady 3 technology. PlayReady
is a content protection technology from Microsoft that includes encryption, out­put protection and Digital Rights Management (DRM). Window’s PlayReady 3.0
DRM can support 4K content but use more restrictive digital rights managemen
technology to curb illegitimate streams at the same time.

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Power

▶ Restore AC Power Loss

This setting species whether your system will reboot after a power failure or

interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

[Power O󰀨] Leaves the computer in the power o󰀨 state.

[Power On] Leaves the computer in the power on state.

[Last State] Restores the system to the previous status before pow-

er failure or interrupt occurred.

▶ Deep Sleep Mode

The setting enables/disables the Deep S5 power saving mode. S5 is almost

the same as G3 Mechanical O󰀨, 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.

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▍ BIOS Setup

** Advanced Resume Events Control **

▶ PCIE PME

This eld species whether the system will be awakened from power saving

modes when activity or input signal of onboard PCIE PME is detected.

▶ USB from S3/S4

The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3/
S4 sleep state.

▶ RTC

When [Enabled], your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time
clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode.

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Save & Exit

▶ Save Changes and Reset

Save changes to CMOS and reset the system.

▶ Discard Changes and Exit

Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility.

▶ Discard Changes

Abandon all changes.

▶ Load Optimal Defaults

Use this menu to load the default values set by the motherboard manufacturer

specically for optimal performance of the motherboard.

▶ Save as User Defaults

Save changes as the user’s default prole.

▶ Restore User Defaults

Restore the user’s default prole.

▶ Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

This setting helps to launch the EFI Shell application from one of the available

le system devices.

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▍ BIOS Setup

This appendix provides the sample codes of WDT
(Watch Dog Timer) and GPIO (General Purpose Input/
Output).

Appendix

WDT & GPIO

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▍ WDT & GPIO

WDT Sample Code

SIO_INDEX_Port equ 04Eh

SIO_DATA_Port equ 04Fh
SIO_UnLock_Value equ 087h
SIO_Lock_Value equ 0AAh
WatchDog_LDN equ 007h
WDT_UNIT equ 60h ;60h=second, 68h=minute, 40h=Disabled Watchdog timer
WDT_Timer equ 30 ;ex. 30 seconds

Sample code:
;Enable config mode
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, SIO_UnLock_Value
out dx, al
jmp short $+2 ;Io_delay
jmp short $+2 ;Io_delay
out dx, al
;Change to WDT
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, 07h
out dx, al
mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port
mov al, WatchDog_LDN
out dx, al
;Acive WDT
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, 30h
out dx, al
mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port
in al, dx
or al, 01h
out dx, al
;set timer
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, 0F6h
out dx, al
mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port
m

ov al, WDT_Timer

out dx, al
;set UINT
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, 0F5h
out dx, al
mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port
m

ov al, WDT_UNIT

out dx, al
;enable reset
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, 0FAh
out dx, al
mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port
in al, dx
or al, 01h
out dx, al
;close config mode
mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, SIO_Lock_Value

out dx, al

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GPIO Sample Code

 GPI 0 ~ GPI 7

GPI 0 GPI 1 GPI 2 GPI 3 GPI 4 GPI 5 GPI 6 GPI 7

IO Address

SIO GPIO Register A2h A2h A2h A2h A2h A2h A2h A2h

Bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sample code #1

 GPO 0 ~ GPO 7

GPO 0 GPO 1 GPO 2 GPO 3 GPO 4 GPO 5 GPO 6 GPO 7

IO Address

SIO GPIO Register 89h 89h 89h 89h 89h 89h 89h 89h

Bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sample code #2

SIO_INDEX_Port equ 04Eh

SIO_DATA_Port equ 04Fh

SIO_UnLock_Value equ 087h

SIO_Lock_Value equ 0AAh

SIO_LDN_GPIO equ 06h

SIO_GPIO_Data equ 089h

SIO_GPIO_Status equ 0A2h

GPI_0 equ 00000001b

GPO_0 equ 00000001b

Sample Code:

#1 : Get GPI 0 status

; Enable config mode

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, SIO_UnLock_Value

out dx, al

jmp short $+2 ;Io_delay

jmp short $+2 ;Io_delay

out dx, al

; Switch GPIO Configuration for SIO LDN 0x06

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, 07h

out dx, al

mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port

mov al, SIO_LDN_GPIO

out dx, al

; Get GPI 0 Pin Status Register

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mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, SIO_GPIO_Status

out dx, al

mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port

in al, dx ;al bit0 = GPI 0 status

; Exit SIO

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, SIO_Lock_Value

out dx, al

#2 : Set GPO 0 to high

; Enable config mode

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, SIO_UnLock_Value

out dx, al

jmp short $+2 ;Io_delay

jmp short $+2 ;Io_delay

out dx, al

; Switch GPIO Configuration for SIO LDN 0x06

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, 07h

out dx, al

mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port

mov al, SIO_LDN_GPIO

out dx, al

; Set GPO 0 Register

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, SIO_GPIO_Data

out dx, al

mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port

in al, dx

and al, not GPO_0

or al, GPO_0

out dx, al

; Exit SIO

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port

mov al, SIO_Lock_Value

out dx, al