MS-98J8 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 flat surface before setting it up. ■ The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.
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: https://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.
MS-98J8 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-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Preface CONTENTS Copyright and Trademarks Notice ..............ii Revision History .................... ii Technical Support ..................ii Safety Instructions ..................iii Chemical Substances Information ............... iv Battery Information ..................iv CE Conformity ....................v FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ......... v WEEE Statement ..................v 1 Overview1-1 Specifications .....................1-2 Layout ......................1-4...
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Overview Thank you for choosing the MS-98J8, an excellent industrial computer board. Based on the innovative Intel Apollo Lake Series Processor, the MS- ® 98J8 is engineered to provide reliable performance for a wide variety of industrial applications. 1-1-1...
■ 1 x Mini-PCIe slot (shared with mSATA ) ■ 1 x M.2 E-Key 2230 slot (with USB2.0 signal) Important MS-98J8 only supports installing ONE WiFi / BT module. Please install your WiFi / BT module to Mini-PCIe slot or M.2 E Key slot. Rear Panel I/O ■...
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MS-98J8 Internal I/O ■ 1 x DC power connector ■ 1 x system fan connector ■ 1 x SATA 6Gb/s port ■ 1 x SATA power connector ■ 1 x USB2.0 connector ■ 1 x front panel connector ■ 1 x front audio connector ■...
Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about 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.
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Hardware Setup Components Reference Guide Memory 2-3 Power Supply 2-4 DC Power Connector: JPWR1 ..............2-4 SATA Power Connector: JPW1 ..............2-4 Rear Panel I/O 2-5 Connector 2-6 Fan Power Connector: SYSFAN1 ..............2-6 GPIO Connector: JGPIO1 ................2-6 USB2.0 Connector: JUSB1 ................2-6 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 ..............2-7 LPC Debug Port Connector: JTPM1 ............2-7 Serial ATA Connector: SATA1 ..............2-7 LVDS Inverter Connector: JINV1 ...............2-8...
MS-98J8 Memory The SO-DIMM slot is intended for memory modules. 1. Locate the SO-DIMM slot. Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot and insert the DIMM into the slot. 2. Push the DIMM gently downwards until the slot levers click and lock the DIMM in place.
Hardware Setup Power Supply DC Power Connector: JPWR1 This connector allows you to connect a 9~36V DC power adapter. SATA Power Connector: JPW1 This connector is used to provide power to SATA devices. Important Make sure all power connectors are connected to the power supply to ensure stable operation of the motherboard.
MS-98J8 Rear Panel I/O USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports DisplayPort HDMI Port GbE RJ45 Port DisplayPort DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard. This connector is used to connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs. HDMI Port The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams.
Hardware Setup Connector Fan Power Connector: SYSFAN1 The fan power connector supports system cooling fans with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
MS-98J8 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 This front panel connector is provided for electrical connection to the front panel switches & LEDs and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. LED(+) Voltage(V) Current(mA) Power 18.51 18.51 LPC Debug Port Connector: JTPM1 This connector works as LPC debug port.
Hardware Setup LVDS Inverter Connector: JINV1 The connector is provided for LCD backlight options. LVDS Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) connector provides a digital interface typically used with flat panels. After connecting an LVDS interface flat panel to the JLVDS1, be sure to check the panel datasheet and set the LVDS jumper to proper power voltage.
MS-98J8 Serial Port Connector: JCOM1 ~ JCOM4 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device to it. JCOM1 supports RS232/422/485. JCOM2~4 support RS232. JCOM1 RS232 SIGNAL DESCRIPTION...
Hardware Setup JCOM2~JCOM4 RS232 SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicator Audio Amplifier Pinheader: JAMP1 The JAMP1 is used to connect audio amplifiers to enhance audio performance. Front Audio Connector: JAUD1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
MS-98J8 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 This connector is provided to connect a keyboard and a mouse. SMBus Connector: JSMB1 This connector is provided for users to connect System Management Bus (SMBus) interface. 2-11...
Hardware Setup Jumper Important Avoid adjusting jumpers when the system is on; it will damage the motherboard. 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 configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on.
MS-98J8 Serial Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1 This jumper specifies the operation voltage of the JCOM1 serial port. +12V TXE Jumper: JTXE1 This jumper is used to enable/disable the flash descriptor override. Normal Disable LVDS Power Jumper: JVDD1 Use this jumper to specify the operation voltage of the LVDS interface flat panel.
Hardware Setup Slot Mini-PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The Mini-PCIe slot is provided for 3G module, wireless LAN card, TV tuner card, Robson NAND Flash card and mSATA devices. M2 Slot (Key E, 2230) Please install the Wi-Fi/ Bluetooch card into the M.2 slot as shown below. Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first.
BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows users to configure 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 requests users to run SETUP.
BIOS Setup 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.
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MS-98J8 Control Keys ← → Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Select Change Option General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save & Reset Exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.
BIOS Setup The Menu Bar ▶ Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, 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. ▶...
MS-98J8 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>.
BIOS Setup 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.
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MS-98J8 ▶ Super IO Configuration ▶ Serial Port 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 This setting enables/disables the specified serial port. ▶ Change Settings This setting is used to change the address & IRQ settings of the specified serial port. ▶ Mode Select Select an operation mode for the specified serial port.
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BIOS Setup ▶ H/W Monitor These items display the current status of all monitored hardware devices/ components such as voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. ▶ Smart Fan Configuration ▶ Smart SYSFAN Target This setting enables/disables the Smart Fan function. Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the system fan speed automatically depending on the current system temperature, avoiding the overheating to damage your system.
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MS-98J8 ▶ CPU Configuration ▶ 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...
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BIOS Setup ▶ Network Stack Configuration This menu provides Network Stack settings for users to enable network boot (PXE) from BIOS. ▶ PCI/PCIE Device Configuration ▶ 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.
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MS-98J8 ▶ GPIO Group Configuration ▶ GPO0 ~ GPO3 These settings control the operation mode of the specified GPIO. 3-11...
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. ▶ OS Selection This setting allows users to select the Operating System. ▶...
MS-98J8 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. 3-13...
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BIOS Setup ▶ Trusted Computing ▶ Security Device Support This setting enables/disables BIOS support for security device. When set to [Disable], the OS will not show security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. 3-14...
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MS-98J8 ▶ 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.
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BIOS Setup ▶ 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 connected between the host system and terminal(s). This setting specifies the type of terminal device for console redirection.
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MS-98J8 ▶ Redirection After BIOS POST This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals’ console redirection running after the BIOS POST has booted. ▶ Security Configuration ▶ TXE FW Version The setting shows the firmware information of the Intel Trusted Execution Engine (TXE).
BIOS Setup Chipset ▶ DVMT Pre-Allocated This setting defines 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"...
MS-98J8 Power ▶ Restore AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are: [Power Off] Leaves the computer in the power off state. [Power On] Leaves the computer in the power on state.
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BIOS Setup ▶ 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.
MS-98J8 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 Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the motherboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the motherboard.
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Appendix GPIO WDT BKL Programming This appendix provides WDT (Watch Dog Timer), GPIO (General Purpose Input/ Output) and LVDS Backlight programming guide. 2-A-1...
MS-98J8 Abstract Abstract In this document, code examples based on C programming language are provided for customer interest. Inportb, Outportb, Inportl and Outportl are basic functions used for access IO ports and defined as following. Inportb: Read a single 8‐bit I/O port. Outportb: Write a single byte to an 8‐bit port. Inportl: Reads a single 32‐bit I/O port. ...
GPIO WDT BKL Programming General Purposed IO 1. General Purposed IO – GPIO/DIO The GPIO port configuration addresses are listed in the following table: Name IO Port IO address Name IO Port IO address N_GPI0 0xA02 Bit 0 N_GPO0 0xA02 Bit 4 N_GPI1 0xA02 Bit 1 N_GPO1 0xA02 Bit 5 N_GPI2 0xA02 Bit 2 N_GPO2 0xA02 Bit 6 N_GPI3 0xA02 Bit 3 N_GPO3 0xA02 Bit 7 ...
MS-98J8 Watchdog Timer 2. Watchdog Timer – WDT The base address (WDT_BASE) of WDT configuration registers is 0xA10. Set WDT Time Unit val = Inportb (WDT_BASE + 0x05); // Read current WDT setting val = val | 0x08; // minute mode. val = val & 0xF7 if second mode Outportb (WDT_BASE + 0x05, val); // Write back WDT setting Set WDT Time Outportb (WDT_BASE + 0x06, Time); // Write WDT time, value 1 to 255. Enable WDT val = Inportb (WDT_BASE + 0x0A); // Read current WDT_PME setting val = val | 0x01; // Enable WDT OUT: WDOUT_EN (bit 0) set to 1. ...
GPIO WDT BKL Programming LVDS Backlight Brightness Control 3. LVDS Backlight Brightness Control The LVDS controller support 17 level of backlight brightness value from 0 (30%) to 16 (100%) and it is accessible through SMBus. The associated access method (SMBus_ReadByte, SMBus_WriteByte) are provided in part 4. ...
MS-98J8 SMBus Access 4. SMBus Access The base address of SMBus must be known before access. The relevant bus and device information are as following. #define IO_SC 0xCF8 #define IO_DA 0xCFC #define PCIBASEADDRESS 0x80000000 #define PCI_BUS_NUM 0 #define PCI_DEV_NUM 31 #define PCI_FUN_NUM ...