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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. Alterna- tvely, 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/...
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board 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 requre- ments at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU. You can return these products to local collecton ponts.
Overview Thank you for choosng the MS-98F5, an excellent ndustral computer board. Wth low power and low profle desgn, the MS-98F5 accommodates the Intel Celeron Processor D/M Seres and supports up to 2 DDR3L 1333 ® ® MHz SO-DIMM slots to provde the maxmum of 8GB memory capacty.
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Overvew Overvew Mainboard Specifications Processor ■ Intel Celeron Processor D/M Seres Memory ■ Max 2 DDR3L 1333 MHz SO-DIMM slots ■ Supports the maxmum of 8GB ■ Max 2 Realtek 8111G Ggabt Fast Ethernet controllers SATA ■ 1 SATA 3Gb/s port ■...
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Onboard Pin Headers/ Connectors/ Jumpers ■ 1 SATA 3Gb/s port ■ 1 CPU fan connector ■ 1 SATA power connector ■ 1 DC power connector ■ 1 TPM pn header ■ 5 RS-232 seral port connectors ■...
Overvew Mainboard Layout LVDS Power Jumper COM Port LVDS Voltage Connector GPIO Pin Header Jumper Chassis Intrusion COM Port Keyboard/ Pin Header Connector Mouse SO-DIMM Slot Connector Back Panel Parallel Port Connector AT/ATX Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper CPU Fan TPM Pin Connector Header DC Power...
Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstallaton, be careful n holdng the com- ponents and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work prop- erly.
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Components Reference Guide Memory ....................2-3 Power Supply ..................2-4 System Power Connector: JPWR1 ............2-4 SATA Power Connector: JPW1 ..............2-4 Rear Panel I/O ...................2-5 Connector ..................2-7 Fan Power Connector: CPUFAN1 ..............2-7 GPIO Pn Header: JGPIO1 ................2-8 Seral ATA Connector: SATA1 ..............2-8 Front Panel Connector: JFP1 ..............2-9 LVDS Connector: JLVDS1 .................2-9 USB 2.0 Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2 ............2-10...
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Memory The SO-DIMM slot s ntended for memory modules. 1. Locate the SO-DIMM slot. Algn the notch on the DIMM wth the key on the slot and nsert the DIMM nto the slot. 2. Push the DIMM gently down- wards untl the slot levers clck and lock the DIMM n place.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Power Supply System Power Connector: JPWR1 Ths connector allows you to connect a power supply. To connect the power sup- ply, make sure the plug of the power supply s nserted n the proper orentaton and the pns are algned. Then push down the plug frmly nto the connector. SATA Power Connector: JPW1 Ths connector s used to provde power to SATA devces.
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Rear Panel I/O Line-Out Serial Port VGA Port USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Mic-In Port Port Port RS-232 Serial Port The seral port s a 16550A hgh speed communcatons port that sends/ receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral mouse or other seral devces drectly to the connector.
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Hardware Setup Hardware Setup LAN Jack The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connecton to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to t. Yellow Green/ Orange Color LED State Condton Left Yellow LAN lnk s not establshed. On (steady state) LAN lnk s establshed.
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Connector Fan Power Connector: CPUFAN1 The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When con- nectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be connected to the +12V; the black wre s Ground and should be connected to GND.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup GPIO Pin Header: JGPIO1 Ths connector s provded for the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) perph- eral module. Serial ATA Connector: SATA1 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Important Please do not fold the SATA cable into a 90-degree angle.
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Front Panel Connector: JFP1 Ths front panel connector s provded for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches & LEDs and s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. LVDS Connector: JLVDS1 The LVDS (Low Voltage Dfferental Sgnal) connector provdes a dgtal nterface typcally used wth flat panels.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup USB 2.0 Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2 Ths connector, complant wth Intel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude, s deal for con- nectng hgh-speed USB nterface perpherals such as USB HDD, dgtal cameras, MP3 players, prnters, modems and the lke. Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Audio Amplifier Pinheader: JAMP1 The JAMP1 s used to connect audo amplfers to enhance audo performance. Front Audio Connector: JAUD1 Ths connector allows you to connect the front panel audo and s complant wth Intel Front Panel I/O Connectvty Desgn Gude. 2-12...
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Chassis Intrusion Pin Header: JCASE1 Ths connector connects to the chasss ntruson swtch cable. If the computer case s opened, the chasss ntruson mechansm wll be actvated. The system wll record ths ntruson and a warnng message wll flash on screen. To clear the warnng, you must enter the BIOS utlty and clear the record.
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Jumper Important Avoid adjusting jumpers when the system is on; it will damage the motherboard. Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system confguraton. Wth the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot OS every tme t s turned on.
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Serial Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1 Ths jumper specfes the operaton voltage of the COM1 seral port. +12V Backlight Header & LVDS Power Jumper: JLCD1 The backlght connector s provded for LCD backlght optons whle the LVDS power jumper allows users to select the operaton voltage of the LVDS flat panel.
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.
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board 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. ▶...
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board 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> <Mnute> <Second>. ▶...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ Bootup NumLock State Ths settng s to set the Num Lock status when the system s powered on. Settng to [On] wll turn on the Num Lock key when the system s powered on. Settng to [Off] wll allow users to use the arrow keys on the numerc keypad.
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board ▶ Super IO Configuration ▶ Serial Port 1/ 2/ 3/ 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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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ H/W Monitor These tems dsplay the current status of all montored hardware devces/ components such as voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. ▶ Smart Fan Configuration ▶ Smart FAN1 Function These settngs enable/dsable the Smart Fan functon. Smart Fan s an excel- lent feature whch wll adjust the CPU/system fan speed automatcally de- pendng on the current CPU/system temperature, avodng the overheatng to damage your system.
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board ▶ CPU Configuration ▶ Active Processor Cores Ths settng specfes the number of actve processor cores. ▶ Execute Disable Bit Intel’s Execute Dsable Bt functonalty can prevent certan classes of mal- cous “buffer overflow” attacks when combned wth a supportng operatng system.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ PCI/PCIE Device Configuration ▶ PCI Latency Timer Ths tem controls how long each PCI devce can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to hgher values, every PCI devce can conduct trans- actons for a longer tme and thus mprove the effectve PCI bandwdth. For better PCI performance, you should set the tem to hgher values.
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board ▶ GPIO Group Configuration ▶ GPO0 ~ GPO3 These settngs control the operaton mode of the specfed GPIO. 3-11...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Boot ▶ CSM Support Ths settng enables/dsables the support for Compatblty Support Module, a part of the Intel Platform Innovaton Framework for EFI provdng the capablty to support legacy BIOS nterfaces. Important If the Operating System is going to boot in UEFI mode, disable CSM Support to speed up the boot process.
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board 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. ▶ Chassis Intrusion The feld enables or dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Serial Port Console Redirection ▶ 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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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board ▶ Terminal Type To operate the system’s console redrecton, you need a termnal supportng ANSI termnal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between the host system and termnal(s). Ths settng specfes the type of termnal devce for console redrecton.
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BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Trusted Computing ▶ Security Device Support Ths settng enables/dsables BIOS support for securty devce. When set to [Dsable], the OS wll not show securty devce. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A nterface wll not be avalable. ▶...
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board Chipset ▶ DVMT Pre-Allocated Ths settng defnes the DVMT pre-allocated memory. Pre-allocated memory s the small amount of system memory made avalable at boot tme by the system BIOS for vdeo. Pre-allocated memory s also known as locked memory. Ths s because t s "locked"...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Power ▶ Restore AC Power Loss Ths settng specfes whether your system wll reboot after a power falure or nterrupt occurs. Avalable settngs are: [Power Off] Leaves the computer n the power off state. [Power On] Leaves the computer n the power on state.
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Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board ** Advanced Resume Events Control ** ▶ PCIE PME Ths feld specfes whether the system wll be awakened from power savng modes when actvty or nput sgnal of onboard PCIE PME s detected. ▶ USB from S3/S4 The tem allows the actvty of the USB devce to wake up the system from S3/S4 sleep state.
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BIOS Setup Save & Exit ▶ Save Changes and Reset Save changes to CMOS and reset the system. ▶ Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and ext the Setup Utlty. ▶ Discard Changes Abandon all changes. ▶ Restore Defaults Use ths menu to load the default values set by the motherboard manufacturer specfcally for optmal performance of the motherboard.
Industral Computer Board Industral Computer Board GPIO A GPIO control tool s provded n the drver CD. GPI0 ~ GPI3: dsplay GPI0 to GPI3 status GPO0 ~ GPO3: dsplay GPO0 to GPO3 status and settng (output hgh or low) Apply Settng: Settngs wll be appled after clckng on ths button.
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