MSI MS-9A82 User Manual

MS-9A82

Point of Sale System

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Preface MS-9A82

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 History

Revision Date

V1.0 2016/03

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, or contact our technical sta󰘯 via http://www.msi.com/support/

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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

module.

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

shock.

￭ If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by

service 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

UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 80oC, IT MAY
DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

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

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。

Do not connect the phone cable to the cash drawer port
(CD). Doing so might cause a device failure, electric

shock or re.

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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.

廢電池請回收

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-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 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 effect 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 History ............................................................................................ ii

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Overview.......................................................................................1-1

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

System Specications ................................................................................1-7

2. Getting Started .............................................................................2-1

Installing/Replacing Components ............................................................... 2-2

Installing Peripherals ..................................................................................2-7

Connecting Power ......................................................................................2-7

Powering on the System ..........................................................................2-14

3. BIOS Setup ...................................................................................3-1

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

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

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

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

Boot .......................................................................................................... 3-11

Security ....................................................................................................3-12

Chipset .....................................................................................................3-16

Power .......................................................................................................3-17

Save & Exit ...............................................................................................3-19

Appendix WDT ................................................................................. A-1

WDT Sample Code ................................................................................... A-2

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1 Overview

Thank you for choosing the MS-9A82, an excellent POS system from
MSI.

The all-in-one terminal contains everything the customer needs in a POS
environment and is designed to make installation easier. There are many
advantages to MS-9A82 including compact design, an anti-glare touch
screen, more ports for devices and built-in accessories like Magnetic
Stripe Reader and customer display.

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Overview MS-9A82

System Overview

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h System I/O

DC Power Jack

1

Power supplied through this jack supplies power to the system.

System Power Button

2

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

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RJ11 Connector

3

The RJ11 connector is provided for cash drawers.

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

4

This port is provided to connect a PS/2 keyboard or mouse.

RJ45 LAN Jack

5

The standard RJ45 LAN jack is provided for connection to the Local Area

Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.

LED Color State NIC State

Yellow On LAN link is established

Link/
Active

Yellow Blinking LAN activity is occurring

(Left)

Active LED Speed

LED

Off Off LAN link is not established

Orange On 1GbE

Speed

Green On 100M

(Right)

Off Off 10M

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RS232/422/485 Serial Port

6

The serial port supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill printers, credit

card machine, etc.

Mode Pin Signal

1 TX-B

2 TX-A

RS422

3 RX-A

RS485

4 RX-B

1 DATA-B

2 DATA-A

Pin 5 1

VGA Port

7

The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA-interface devices.

USB 3.0 Port

8

The USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices. It supports up
to 5Gbit/s (SuperSpeed) data transfer rate.

USB 2.0 Port

9

The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as

keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. It supports up to 480Mbit/s
(Hi-Speed) data transfer rate.

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RS232 Serial Port (8-pin RJ45)

10

The serial port supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill printers, credit

card machine, etc.

Pin Signal

1 VCC_COM

Pin 1

Line-Out Jack

11

This connector is provided for headphones or speakers.

2 DCD

3 DTR

4 GND

5 RX

6 TX

7 CTS

8 RTS

h Front View

h Rear View

2

1

3

2

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h Side View

3

2

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Touch Screen

1

The 15-inch anti-glare touch screen is with an optimal resolution of 1024 x
768 pixels.

Magnetic Stripe Reader (Optional)

2

The MSR (Magnetic Stripe Reader) allows customers to input information into
the POS system quickly by using a plastic card with a magnetic stripe on the

back.

VFD Customer Display (Optional)

3

The VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) customer display improves the

ordering process by providing real-time information to customers.

System Specications

Processor

■ Intel® BayTrail-D J1900, 2.0GHz

Memory

■ 2 x DDR3L 1333MHz SO-DIMM slots

■ Up to 8GB Non-ECC DDR3L memory

Network

■ Realtek® RTL8111E Gigabit Fast Ethernet controller

Storage

■ 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD bay

■ 1 x mSATA socket

Graphics

■ Integrated graphics engine within processor

■ 1 x LVDS 18/24-bit dual channel

■ 1 x VGA

Audio

■ Realtek® ALC887 High De󰘰nition Audio codec

System I/O

■ 1 x DC Power Jack

■ 1 x System Power Button

■ 1 x RJ11 Connector

■ 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

■ 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack

■ 1 x VGA Port

■ 5 x USB 2.0 Ports

■ 1 x USB 3.0 Port

■ 2 x RS232/422/485 Serial Ports

■ 2 x RS232 Serial Ports (8-pin RJ45)

■ 1 x Line-Out Jack

Regulatory Compliance

■ EMC: CE, FCC Class A, BSMI, VCCI, C-Tick

■ Safety: CE, BSMI

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Power Supply

■ 84 Watt AC/DC Adapter

■ Input: 100-240V~, 1.3A, 50-60Hz

■ Output: 12V 7A MAX

OS Support

■ Windows 7 32/64 Bit

■ Windows 8.1 32/64 Bit

■ Windows 10 32/64 Bit

■ Linux Kernel 3.11+

Environmental

■ Operation Temperature: 0 ~ 40°C

■ Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 80°C

■ Relative Humidity: 5 ~ 95%, non-condensing

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2 Getting Started

This chapter provides you with the information on hardware setup
procedures. While connecting peripheral devices, be careful in holding
the devices and use a grounded wrist strap to avoid static electricity.

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Getting Started MS-9A82

Installing/Replacing Components

SO-DIMM x 2

mSATA x 1

2.5” HDD x 1

h Memory

1. Locate the system top cover. Remove the cover and set it aside for later
use.

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2. Unscrew the SO-DIMM compartment.

3. Remove the cover and set it aside
for later use.

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4. Locate the SO-DIMM slots.

5. To install the second memory, rst align the notch on the DIMM with the

key on the slot and insert the DIMM into the slot. Then push the DIMM
gently downwards until the slot levers click and lock the DIMM in place.

Important

• You can barely see the golden nger if the DIMM is properly inserted in

the DIMM slot.

• To uninstall the DIMM, ip the slot levers outwards and the DIMM will be

released instantly.

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h mSATA Card

1. Locate the mSATA slot.

2. Fit the mSATA card into the slot.

3. Locate the spacer support and use it to secure the mSATA card in
place.

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h Hard Disk Drive

1. To remove the HDD set from the system, rst locate the levers and the

retaining lip of the HDD set.

2. And then gently push the tray levers inwards and carefully pull the
retaining lip to release the HDD set out of the bay.

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Installing Peripherals

A POS system will generally have a receipt printer, a touch screen, a magnetic
stripe reader and/or a cash drawer. Before connecting the power, install the

peripherals rst.

■ Network cable plugs into the RJ45 LAN jack.

■ Video cable plugs into the 15 pin VGA connector.

■ Connect the cash drawer to the POS system via the RJ11 port.

■ The receipt printer may be Parallel, Serial, USB or Ethernet.

■ If a receipt printer is installed, connect one end of the network cable to the

jack on the receipt printer and then connect the other end of the network
cable to the cash drawer.

Connecting Power

Important

For safety concerns, we suggest that you connect the AC/DC adapter to the
system 󰘰rst and then connect the AC power cord to the electrical outlet.

1. Place the system horizontally on a at, steady surface and tilt the screen to

a 180-degree angle.

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2. Locate the release points on the I/O cover.

release
point

3. Press the release points and
simultaneously slide the I/O cover
outwards.

4. The I/O cover should instantly drop
when released.

release
point

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5. Turn the system upside down. To
avoid damaging the Magnetic
Stripe Reader, make sure it is
placed against the desk edge.

6. Unscrew the front cover of the
system stand.

desk edge

7. Unscrew the rear cover of the system stand.

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8. Gently rotate the VFD display
outwards.

9. Remove the rear cover of the
system stand.

10. Route the power cord through the

cable routing hole in the system
stand.

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11. Secure the power connector to

the DC power jack.

12. To avoid clutter, tidy up the

power cord with the cable
routing design.

13. Replace the I/O cover. Press the release points and simultaneously slide the

I/O cover inwards. An audible click should be heard if the cover is properly

installed.

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14. On the back of the system stand,
a cable routing clip is provided
to hold and organize cables.

15. Route the power cord through the
cable routing clip.

16. Replace the rear cover of the
system stand.

17. Screw the front cover back to the
system stand.

18. Screw the rear cover back to the system stand.

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Powering on the System

Press the power button to power on the system.

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3 BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows

users to congure the system for optimal use.

Users may need to run the Setup program when:

■ An error message appears on the screen at system startup and re-

quests users to run SETUP.

■ Users want to change the default settings for customized features.

Important

• Please note that BIOS update assumes technician-level experience.

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

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BIOS Setup MS-9A82

Entering Setup

Power on the computer 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 different 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

F7 Previous Values

F9 Optimized Defaults

F10 Save & Reset

Esc Exit

General Help

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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BIOS Setup MS-9A82

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

This setting species the SATA controller mode.

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Advanced

▶Bootup NumLock State

This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting
to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to
[Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.

▶Full 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 suf-

cient amount of time. Therefore, it is recommended that you disable this BIOS

feature for a faster boot-up time.

▶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/ 3/ 4

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.

▶Power Voltage

Select a power voltage for the specied serial 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 does not respond as expected each
time the watch dog polls it.

▶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.

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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.

▶CPU Conguration

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▶Active Processor Cores

This setting species the number of active processor cores.

▶Execute Disable Bit

Intel’s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of mali-

cious “buffer overow” attacks when combined with a supporting operating

system. This functionality allows 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.

▶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.

▶PCI/PCIE Device Conguration

▶PCI Latency Timer

This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another
takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct trans­actions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For
better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values.

▶OS Selection

This setting allows users to select the Operating System.

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▶XHCI Mode

This setting disables/enables the USB XHCI controller. The eXtensible Host

Controller Interface (XHCI) is a computer interface specication that denes a

register-level description of a Host Controller for Universal Serial bus (USB),
which is capable of interfacing to USB 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 compatible devices.
The specication is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller speci­cation.

▶USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support

This setting disables/enables the USB EHCI controller. The Enhanced Host

Controller Interface (EHCI) specication describes the register-level interface

for a Host Controller for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Revision 2.0.

▶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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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.

▶Video

This setting selects the video mode.

▶Boot Option Priorities

This setting allows users to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS at­tempts to load the disk operating system.

▶Hard Drive BBS Priorities

This setting allows users to set the priority of the 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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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

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▶Terminal Type

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

tween the host system and terminal(s). This setting species the type of

terminal device for console redirection.

▶ 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 be-

tween 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

The setting enables/disables 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.

▶Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Conguration

Systems with Intel Anti-Theft Technology provide IT administrators with intelli­gent protection of lost or stolen assets.

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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.

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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 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.

▶Deep S5

The setting enables/disables the Deep S5 power saving mode. S5 is almost
the same as G3 Mechanical Off, except that the PSU still supplies power, at
a minimum, to the power button to allow return to S0. A full reboot is required.
No previous content is retained. Other components may remain powered so the
computer can “wake” on input from the keyboard, clock, modem, LAN, or USB
device.

** Advanced Resume Events 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.

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▶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.

▶Restore Defaults

Use this setting 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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Appendix

WDT

This appendix provides the sample codes of WDT (Watch Dog Timer).

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WDT MS-9A82

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

mov al, WDT_Timer

out dx, al

;set UINT

mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port
mov al, 0F5h
out dx, al
mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port

mov 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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