If a problem arses wth your system and no soluton can be obtaned from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local dstrbutor. Alternatvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. Visit the MSI website for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com/service/download/ Contact our technical staff at: http://support.msi.com/...
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Safety Instructions ■ Always read the safety nstructons carefully. ■ Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference. ■ Keep ths equpment away from humdty. ■ Lay ths equpment on a relable flat surface before settng t up. ■...
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Chemical Substances Information In complance wth chemcal substances regulatons, such as the EU REACH Regulaton (Regulaton EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parlament and the Councl), MSI provdes the nformaton of chemcal substances n products at: http://www.ms.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html Battery Information European Unon: Batteres, battery packs, and accumulators should not be dsposed of as unsorted household waste.
MSI wll comply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU. You can return these products to local collecton ponts.
Thank you for choosng the MS-9A61, a hgh-performance ndustral touch panel PC from MSI. The MS-9A61 s desgned for panel mountng, VESA mountng or ntegraton as open-frame chasss n machne and plant engneerng. A hghly ntegrated and easy-to-use platform, the MS-9A61 s perfect for...
Overvew Overvew System Overview System I/O & Controls 14 15 Touch Screen The user-friendly touch screen enables effective operation and control of the system on the user’s end. Ventilator The ventilator on the enclosure is used for air convection and to prevent the equipment from overheating.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Antenna Connector (Optional) This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN. Users may find one antenna connector on the bottom I/O panel and two on the left and right sides of the system. Power Supply Switch Press the switch to turn the power supply on or off.
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Overvew Overvew RJ45 LAN Jack The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is provided for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Yellow Green/ Orange Color LED State Condton Left Yellow LAN lnk s not establshed. On (steady state) LAN lnk s establshed.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC RS-232 Serial Port: COM4 The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill printers, credit card machine, etc. RS-232 Serial Port: COM2 The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs.
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Certification ■ CE, FCC Class A, VCCI, C-Tick, CB, TUV, RoHS Power Supply ■ 84 Watt AC/DC Adapter ■ Input: 100-240V~, 1.3A, 50-60Hz ■ Output: 12V 7A MAX ■ Each COM port outputs 0.5A/Maximum OS Support ■...
Getting Started Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton on hardware setup procedures. Whle connectng perpheral devces, be careful n holdng the devces and use a grounded wrst strap to avod statc electrcty. 1-2-1...
Gettng Started Gettng Started Installing Components Installing Memory 1. Locate the memory slot. 2. Algn the notch on the memory wth the key on the slot and nsert the memory nto the slot at a 45-degree angle. 3. Push the memory gently downwards untl the slot clps clck and lock the memory n place.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Installing Hard Disk Drive 1. Locate the HDD tray. The HDD tray s desgned wth yellow rubber grommets to cut down on vbratons. 2. To release the HDD tray, frst dsconnect the montor cable. 3.
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Gettng Started Gettng Started 4. Unscrew the HDD tray to free t up for removal. 5. Gently remove the HDD tray from the system. 6. Ft the HDD nto the tray. Be sure to put the HDD n the correct orentaton.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC 7. Fasten the HDD to the tray wth screws. 8. The SATA cable comes wth a large combned power and data connector for the HDD. Connect the large end of the SATA cable to the HDD. 9.
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Gettng Started Gettng Started 10. After checkng the screw holes for correct algnment, fasten the HDD tray to the system wth screws. 11. Reconnect the montor cable. 12. Reconnect the USB cable.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC 13. To complete the nstallaton, connect the small ends of the SATA cable to the SATA port and SATA power connector on the motherboard.
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Connecting Power Important For safety concerns, we suggest that you connect the AC/DC adapter to the system first and then connect the AC power cord to the electrical outlet. 1. Assemble the AC/DC adapter and the AC power cord. 2.
BIOS Setup Ths chapter provdes nformaton on the BIOS Setup program and allows users to confgure the system for optmal 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.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system wll 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 dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button.
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Control Keys ← → Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Select Change Opton General Help Prevous Values Optmzed Defaults Save & Ext Ext Getting Help After enterng the Setup menu, the frst menu you wll see s the Man Menu. Main Menu The man menu lsts the setup functons you can make changes to.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup The Menu Bar ▶ Main Use ths menu for basc system confguratons, such as tme, date, etc. ▶ Advanced Use ths menu to set up the tems of specal enhanced features. ▶ Boot Use ths menu to specfy the prorty of boot devces. ▶...
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Main ▶ System Date Ths settng allows you to set the system date. The date format s <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>. ▶ System Time Ths settng allows you to set the system tme. The tme format s <Hour> <Mn- ute>...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ Quiet Boot Ths BIOS feature determnes f the BIOS should hde the normal POST messages wth the motherboard or system manufacturer’s full-screen logo. When t s enabled, the BIOS wll dsplay the full-screen logo durng the boot-up sequence, hdng normal POST messages.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC ▶ CPU Configuration ▶ Hyper-Threading The processor uses Hyper-Threadng technology to ncrease transacton rates and reduces end-user response tmes. The technology treats the two cores nsde the processor as two logcal processors that can execute nstruc- tons smultaneously.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Super IO Configuration ▶ Serial Port 1/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 6 Ths settng enables/dsables the specfed seral port. ▶ Change Settings Ths settng s used to change the address & IRQ settngs of the specfed seral port.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC ▶ Hardware Health Configuration These tems dsplay the current status of all montored hardware devces/compo- nents such as voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. ▶ Thermal Shutdown Ths settng controls the thermal shutdown functon to prevent the system from overheatng.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ USB Support Ths settng enables/dsables the onboard USB controller. ▶ Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] f you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 devce n the operatng system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 drver nstalled, such as DOS and SCO Unx.
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Boot ▶ Boot Option Priorities Ths settng allows users to set the sequence of boot devces where BIOS at- tempts to load the dsk operatng system. ▶ Hard Drive BBS Priorities Ths settng allows users to set the prorty of the specfed devces. Frst press <Enter>...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Security ▶ Administrator Password Admnstrator Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utlty. ▶ User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot and to the BIOS Setup utlty. ▶ Serial Port Console Redirection 3-12...
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC ▶ Console Redirection Console Redrecton operates n host systems that do not have a montor and keyboard attached. Ths settng enables/dsables the operaton of console re- drecton. When set to [Enabled], BIOS redrects and sends all contents that should be dsplayed on the screen to the seral COM port for dsplay on the termnal screen.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Chipset ▶ IGFX - Boot Type Use the feld to select the type of devce you want to use as the boot dsplay of the system. ▶ Fixed Graphics Memory Size Ths settng specfes the sze of system memory allocated for vdeo memory. 3-14...
Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Power ▶ ACPI Sleep State Ths tem specfes the power savng modes for ACPI functon. If your operatng system supports ACPI, you can choose to enter the Standby mode n S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashon through the settng of ths feld. ▶...
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Resume On Ring An nput sgnal on the seral Rng Indcator (RI) lne (n other words, an ncomng call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. ▶ Resume On RTC When [Enabled], your can set the date and tme at whch the RTC (real-tme clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode.
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Touch Panel PC Touch Panel PC Save & Exit ▶ Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and ext the Setup Utlty. ▶ Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and ext the Setup Utlty. ▶ Restore Defaults Restore the factory defaults. ▶...
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