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MSI MS-99A1 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MS-99A1 Qseven Carrier Board...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Alterna- tively, 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 staff via http://www.msi.com/support/...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    MS-99A1 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.

  • Page 4: Chemical Substances Information

    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.

  • Page 5: Ce Conformity

    MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the end of life of MSI-branded products that are sold into the EU.
  • Page 6 Declaration A Japanese regulatory requirement, defined by specification JIS C 0950, man- dates that manufacturers provide material declarations for certain categories of electronic products offered for sale after July 1, 2006. http://www.msi.com/html/popup/csr/cemm_jp.html http://tw.msi.com/html/popup/csr_tw/cemm_jp.html 日本JIS C 0950材質宣言 日本工業規格JIS C 0950により、2006年7月1日以降に販売される特定分野の 電気および電子機器について、製造者による含有物質の表示が義務付けられま...
  • Page 7 Việt Nam RoHS Kể từ ngày 01/12/2012, tất cả các sản phẩm do công ty MSI sản xuất tuân thủ Thông tư số 30/2011/TT-BCT quy định tạm thời về giới hạn hàm lượng cho phép...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    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 ..................

  • Page 9: Overview

    Overview Thank you for choosing the MS-99A1, an excellent Qseven Carrier Board. It is a highly advanced, feature-rich carrier that offers PCIe and Mini-PCIe expansion. This carrier board also features USB 3.0/USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, a DisplayPort, LVDS interface, serial port connec- tors, audio connectors, a SATA port, Gigabit LAN jacks, etc.

  • Page 10: Board Specifications

    Overview Board Specifications Storage ■ 1 x SATA 6Gb/s Port ■ 1 x SD Card Slot Network ■ LAN1: Based on CPU Module Board ■ LAN2 ~ LAN6: Intel I211-AT GbE LAN Audio ■ Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec ■ 1 x Front Audio Connector ■...
  • Page 11 MS-99A1 Rear Panel I/O ■ 2 x RS232/422/485 Serial Ports ■ 1 x HDMI Port ■ 1 x DisplayPort ■ 6 x Gigabit LAN Jacks ■ 2 x USB 3.0 Ports ■ 2 x USB 2.0 Ports Expansion Slots ■ 1 x MXM Slot ■...

  • Page 12: Board Layout

    Overview Board Layout CAN Bus BIOS Select Connector Inverter Power Jumper Jumper LVDS Power UART Connector Jumper COM Port Power Jumper LVDS Connector AT/ATX Jumper COM Port Connector Back Panel I/O Inverter COM Port Power Connector Jumper SD Card Slot Chassis Intrusion Header GPIO...

  • Page 13: Hardware Setup

    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.
  • Page 14 Hardware Setup Components Reference Guide Power Supply ..................2-3 DC-In Power Connector: JPWR1 ...............2-3 SATA Power Connector: JSATA_PWR1 .............2-3 Rear Panel I/O ...................2-4 Connector ..................2-7 Fan Power Connector: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 ...........2-7 SMBus/I2C Bus Connector: JSMB1, JI2C2 �����������������������������������������������2-7 CAN Bus Connector: JCANBUS1 ��������������������������������������������������������������2-7 GPIO Pin Header: JGPIO1 ................2-8 Serial ATA Connector: SATA1 ..............2-8 Keyboard/Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 ............2-9...

  • Page 15: Power Supply

    MS-99A1 Power Supply DC-In Power Connector: JPWR1 This connector is used to provide power to the motherboard. SATA Power Connector: JSATA_PWR1 This connector is used to provide power to SATA devices. Important Make sure that all power connectors are connected to the power supply to ensure...

  • Page 16: Rear Panel I/O

    Hardware Setup Rear Panel I/O Serial Port Serial Port RJ45 GbE LAN Port RJ45 GbE LAN Port HDMI Port DisplayPort USB 3.0 USB 2.0 RJ45 GbE LAN Port Port Port Serial Port Serial Port RJ45 GbE LAN Port HDMI Port DisplayPort USB 3.0 USB 2.0...
  • Page 17 MS-99A1 RS422 SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 422 TXD- Transmit Data, Negative 422 RXD+ Receive Data, Positive 422 TXD+ Transmit Data, Positive 422 RXD- Receive Data, Negative Signal Ground No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection RS485 SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 485 TXD- Transmit Data, Negative...
  • Page 18 Hardware Setup RJ45 GbE LAN Port The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Yellow Green/ Orange Color LED State Condition Left Yellow LAN link is not established. On (steady state) LAN link is established.

  • Page 19: Connector

    MS-99A1 Connector Fan Power Connector: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 The fan power connectors support system cooling fan 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.

  • Page 20: Gpio Pin Header: Jgpio1

    Hardware Setup GPIO Pin Header: JGPIO1 This connector is provided for the General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) peripheral module. Serial ATA Connector: SATA1 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA Gen3 interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device. Important Please do not fold the SATA cable into a 90-degree angle�...

  • Page 21: Keyboard/Mouse Connector: Jkbms1

    MS-99A1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 This connector is provided to connect a keyboard and a mouse. 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...

  • Page 22: Uart Connector: Juart1

    Hardware Setup UART Connector: JUART1 (This function depends on CPU module board) Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART) responsible asynchronous communications on the system and manages the system’s serial communication (COM) ports. Serial Port Connector: JCOM3, JCOM4, JCOM5, JCOM6 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs.

  • Page 23: Lvds Inverter Connector: Jinvdd1

    MS-99A1 LVDS Inverter Connector: JINVDD1 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.

  • Page 24: Audio Amplifier Header: Jamp1

    Hardware Setup Audio Amplifier Header: JAMP1 The connector is used to connect audio amplifiers to enhance audio performance. Front Audio Connector: JAUDIO1 This connector allows you to connect the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 Connector: JUSB1 This connector, compliant with Intel I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital...

  • Page 25: Chassis Intrusion Header: Jcase1

    MS-99A1 Chassis Intrusion Header: JCASE1 This connector connects to the chassis intrusion switch cable. If the computer case is opened, the chassis intrusion mechanism will be activated. The system will record this intrusion and a warning message will flash on screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

  • Page 26: Jumper

    Hardware Setup Jumper Important Avoid adjusting jumpers when the system is on; it will damage the motherboard� NVM LAN Jumper: JNVM1, JNVM2, JNVM3, JNVM4, JNVM5 Use this jumper to specify the operation of LAN. On: Enable Off: Disable security and security and the the INVM lock INVM lock...

  • Page 27: Com Port Power Jumper: Jcomp1, Jcomp2, Jcomp3

    MS-99A1 COM Port Power Jumper: JCOMP1, JCOMP2, JCOMP3 These jumpers specify the operation voltage of the onboard serial ports. 5V (Default) +12V 5V (Default) +12V BIOS Select Jumper: JBIOS1 This jumper is used to enable/disable the BIOS flash. When you intend to update the BIOS code, short connect pin#2-3 first.

  • Page 28: Slot

    Hardware Setup Slot Qseven Connector Slot There are 115 edge fingers on the top and bottom side of the Qseven module ® that mate with the MXM connector. PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot The PCI Express slot supports PCIe interface expansion cards. PCIe x1 slot Mini-PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) Slot...

  • Page 29: Bios Setup

    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.

  • Page 30: Entering 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.
  • Page 31 MS-99A1 Control Keys ← → Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Select Change Option General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save & Exit Exit Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

  • Page 32: The Menu Bar

    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. ▶...

  • Page 33: Main

    MS-99A1 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>...

  • Page 34: Advanced

    BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ Full Screen Logo Display This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST mes- sages 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.
  • Page 35 MS-99A1 ▶ Super IO Configuration ▶ Serial Port 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 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.
  • Page 36 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 CPUFAN/SYSFAN Target These setting enables/disables the Smart Fan function. Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU/system fan speed automatically depending on the current CPU/system temperature, avoiding the overheating to damage your system.
  • Page 37 MS-99A1 ▶ 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. ▶ PCI/PCIE Device Configuration ▶...
  • Page 38 BIOS Setup 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. ▶ 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.

  • Page 39: Boot

    MS-99A1 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.

  • Page 40: Security

    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. ▶ Chassis Intrusion The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.
  • Page 41 MS-99A1 ▶ 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. ▶ Serial Port Console Redirection ▶...
  • Page 42 BIOS Setup 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 ▶ 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).
  • Page 43 MS-99A1 ▶ Putty Keypad PuTTY is a terminal emulator for Windows. This setting controls the numer- ic 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.

  • Page 44: Chipset

    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"...

  • Page 45: Power

    MS-99A1 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.
  • Page 46 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.

  • Page 47: Save & Exit

    MS-99A1 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.

  • Page 49: Appendix Wdt & Gpio

    Appendix WDT & GPIO This appendix provides the sample codes of WDT (Watch Dog Timer) and GPIO (General Purpose Input/ Output). 2-A-1...

  • Page 50: Wdt Sample Code

    WDT & GPIO 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 dx, SIO_INDEX_Port al, SIO_UnLock_Value dx, al...

  • Page 51: Gpio Sample Code

    MS-99A1 GPIO Sample Code  GPI 0 ~ GPI 3 GPI 0 GPI 1 GPI 2 GPI 3 IO Address SIO GPIO Register Sample code  GPO 0 ~ GPO 3 GPO 0 GPO 1 GPO 2 GPO 3 IO Address...
  • Page 52 WDT & GPIO mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port mov al, SIO_LDN_GPIO out dx, al ; Get GPI 0 Pin Status Register mov dx, SIO_INDEX_Port mov al, SIO_GPIO_Status out dx, al mov dx, SIO_DATA_Port in al, dx ;al bit0 = GPI 0 status ;...

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