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MS-9A82 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.
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Preface 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 ..................
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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MS-9A82 System I/O DC Power Jack Power supplied through this jack supplies power to the system. System Power Button Press the system power button to turn the system on or off. RJ11 Connector The RJ11 connector is provided for cash drawers.
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Overview RS232/422/485 Serial Port The serial port supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill printers, credit card machine, etc. Mode Signal TX-B TX-A RS422 RX-A RX-B Pin 5 DATA-B RS485 DATA-A VGA Port The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA-interface devices. USB 3.0 Port The USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices.
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Overview Side View Touch Screen The 15-inch anti-glare touch screen is with an optimal resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. Magnetic Stripe Reader (Optional) 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.
MS-9A82 System Specifications 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 ■...
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Overview 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 ■...
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. 1-2-1...
Getting Started 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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MS-9A82 2. Unscrew the SO-DIMM compartment. 3. Remove the cover and set it aside for later use.
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Getting Started 4. Locate the SO-DIMM slots. 5. To install the second memory, first 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 •...
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MS-9A82 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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Getting Started h Hard Disk Drive 1. To remove the HDD set from the system, first 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.
MS-9A82 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 first. ■ Network cable plugs into the RJ45 LAN jack.
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Getting Started 2. Locate the release points on the I/O cover. release release point point 3. Press the release points and simultaneously slide the I/O cover outwards. 4. The I/O cover should instantly drop when released.
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MS-9A82 5. Turn the system upside down. To avoid damaging the Magnetic Stripe Reader, make sure it is placed against the desk edge. desk edge 6. Unscrew the front cover of the system stand. 7. Unscrew the rear cover of the system stand.
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Getting Started 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. 2-10...
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MS-9A82 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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Getting Started 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.
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MS-9A82 17. Screw the front cover back to the system stand. 18. Screw the rear cover back to the system stand. 2-13...
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 re- quests 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-9A82 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-9A82 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> <Min- ute>...
BIOS Setup 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.
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MS-9A82 ▶ 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. ▶ Thermal Shutdown This setting enables/disables the thermal shutdown function for system ther- mal protection. ▶...
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MS-9A82 ▶ Active Processor Cores This setting specifies the number of active processor cores. ▶ Execute Disable Bit Intel’s Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of mali- cious “buffer overflow” 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.
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BIOS Setup ▶ XHCI Mode This setting disables/enables the USB XHCI controller. The eXtensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI) is a computer interface specification that defines 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 specification is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller specifi- cation.
MS-9A82 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.
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. 3-12...
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MS-9A82 ▶ 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 re- direction. 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 ▶ Terminal Type To operate the system’s console redirection, you need a terminal support- ing ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected be- tween the host system and terminal(s). This setting specifies the type of terminal device for console redirection.
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MS-9A82 ▶ Security Configuration ▶ TXE FW Version The setting shows the firmware information of the Intel Trusted Execution En- gine (TXE). ▶ TXE The setting enables/disables the Intel Trusted Execution Engine (TXE). ▶ TXE HMRFPO The setting enables/disables TXE HMRFPO (Host ME Region Flash Protec- tion Override).
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-9A82 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-9A82 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 specifically for optimal performance of the motherboard.
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Appendix This appendix provides the sample codes of WDT (Watch Dog Timer). 2-A-1...
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