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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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Warning: 1. For every changes in powercordˇ¦s usage, please use an approved power cord with condition greater or equal to H05VV-F,3G , 0.75mm 2. Internal part is hazardous moving parts, please keep fingers and other body parts away. 3. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
Chapter 1 Getting Started Congratulations for purchasing Axis 945GM (MS-6417) barebone. Axis 945GM barebone is your best Slim PC choice. W ith the fantastic appearance and ultra-small form factor, it can easily be set anywhere. The fea- ture packed platform also gives you an exciting PC...
- Supports 3 pin CPU Fan Pin-Header with Fan Speed Control - Supports EIST Technology ® - Supports Intel Core™ Microarchitecture (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/slim_pc/slm/pro_slm_cpu_support.php) Supported FSB - 667/533 MHz Chipset - North Bridge: Intel...
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Getting Started Connectors Back Panel - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 2 serial ports (COM ports) - 4 USB 2.0 ports - 2 LAN jacks - 3 audio jacks (1 Line-In, 1 Line-Out, 1 Mic-In) - 1 D-Sub VGA port - 1 DVI port Front Panel...
Rear View 1. PS/2 Keyboard (purple) 2. PS/2 M ouse (green) 3. VGA Port 4. DVI Port 5. Serial Ports 6. USB 2.0 Ports 7. Mic-In (pink) Getting Started 8. Line-Out (green) 9. Line-In (blue) 10. Power Jack 11. Ventilation Hole 12.
M S-6417 Barebone Chassis Design Dimension: 363mm (D) x 300mm (W) x 72mm (H) Minimized screw structure Detachable bay housing Multiple ventilation holes Back 1. System Ventilation Hole 2. Power Supply Ventilation Hole Side Bottom 3. CPU Fan Ventilation Hole 4.
Thermal Solution Thermal Solution To prevent the system from overheating, we have adopted a specially designed CPU cooler and multiple ventilation holes for better cooling effects. The specially designed CPU cooler supports Intel T2000 Sequence) and Merom (Core™2 Duo/ T5000 and T7000 Sequence) Processors.
System Air Flow Direction Ventilation Hole Po w e r Supply Po w e r Supply Fan Ventilation Hole Front Panel After the installation is completed, please keep other objects away from the ventilation hole at least 2.5cm and above. Do not block the ventilation hole.
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware s etup procedures . W hile 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.
M S-6417 Barebone Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard Top : DVI Port Bottom: VGA Port JPW1 Top : COM1 Bottom: COM2 Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB ports Top: LAN Jack Bottom: USB ports ALC658 T:Line-In (Realtek) M:Line-Out B:Mic-In PCI1 JAUD1 MS-7265 (V1.X) Mainboard...
The mainboard uses a CPU socket called mPGA478 for easy CPU installation. W hen you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. (For the latest informa- tion about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/slim_pc/ slm/pro_slm_cpu_support.php) Important...
M S-6417 Barebone Memory The mainboard provides two slots for 240-pins Dual Channel DDRII 533/ 667 DIMM, which supports the memory size up to 4GB. Since DDRII modules are not interchangeable with DDRI and the DDRII standard is not backward compatible, you should always install DDRII memory module in the DDRII slot (DIMM1~DIMM2).
Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to an power supply.
M S-6417 Barebone Front Panel The Front Panel provides the following connectors: Mic-In (pink) Audio Ports These audio ports allow you to connect front audio devices. Mic-In (pink) USB Ports The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse or other USB-compatible devices.
Rear Panel The Rear Panel provides the following connectors: Mouse DVI Port (green) Keyboard VGA Port (purple) M ouse/Keyboard Connector ® The standard PS/2 mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2 keyboard. VGA Connector The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA monitors. DVI Connector The DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector allows you to connect an LCD monitor.
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M S-6417 Barebone LAN (RJ-45) Jacks The standard RJ-45 jacks are for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Activity Indicator Color LED State On (steady state) Left Orange On (brighter & pulsing) Green Right Orange...
Connectors IDE Connector: IDE1 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100 con- troller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100 function. The connectors on the mainboard allows you to connect to the IDE devices: HDD &...
M S-6417 Barebone Fan Power Connectors: SYSFAN1/CPUFAN1 The Fan Power Connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports 3-pins head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take 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.
Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel Guide. AUD_GND AUD_MIC AUD_VCC AUD_FPOUT_R AUD_RET_R JAUD1 AUD_FPOUT_L AUD_RET_L Important If you don’t want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 &...
M S-6417 Barebone Front USB Connectors: F_USB1/F_USB2 The mainboard provides two standard USB 2.0 pinheaders. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, modems and the like.
Jumper The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the system configuration data.
M S-6417 Barebone Slot PCI Slot: PCI1 (For Riser Card Use Only) The mainboard provides one PCI slot. The PCI1 slot allows you to insert Riser Card. The Riser Card is included in the barebone. The Riser Card allows you to insert one PCI expansion card. You can insert any type of PCI card to meet your needs.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides the information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.
M S-6417 Barebone Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. W hen the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL 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.
Control Keys < > Move to the previous item < > Move to the next item < > Move to the item in the left hand < > Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select the item <Esc>...
M S-6417 Barebone The Main Menu Standard CM OS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of the special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
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Frequency/ Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/ voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
M S-6417 Barebone Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is <day> <month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read only.
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IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/Slave Press <+> or <-> to select the hard disk drive type. The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection. Press <Enter> for the sub-menu of each item: IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter to allow BIOS to auto-detect the type of the HDDs.
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M S-6417 Barebone System Information Press <Enter> to for the sub-menu of each item: BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version of your system (read only). CPU Type/ CPU ID/ uCode ID/ CPU Frequency/ CPU L2 Cache The three items show the CPU related information of your system (read only).
Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press [Enter] to enter a sub menu which shows every current hard drive installed. Use [PageUp] or [PageDown] key to select the first boot hard disk. Virus Warning The item is to set the Virus W arning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
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M S-6417 Barebone First Boot Device/ Second Boot Device/ Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to [Enabled] allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
Advanced Chipset Features On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display (frame). This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer. Larger frame buffer size increases video performance. DVM T M ode Use the field to select the mode of the digital monitor you use.
M S-6417 Barebone Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: On-Chip Serial ATA A This setting is used to specify the SATA controller. The settings are: [Disabled] [Auto] [Legacy Mode] [Native Mode] SATA PORT Speed Settings This setting controls the speed of the SATA port.
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Onboard Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: USB Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB 2.0 controller. USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.
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M S-6417 Barebone SuperIO Device Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) in- stalled on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field.
Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operat- ing system supports ACPI, such as W indows 98SE, W indows ME, W indows 2000 and Windows XP, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field.
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M S-6417 Barebone Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN W hen [Enabled], turning the system off with the on/off button places the sys- tem in a very low-power-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity. Wake-Up By PCI card W hen setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PCI PME (Power Manage-...
PNP/PCI Configurations Init Display First This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Set- ting options are: [PCI Slot] The system initializes the PCI graphic card first. [Onboard] The system initializes the VGA graphic card first. BIOS Setup 3-17...
M S-6417 Barebone PC Health Status Current System/CPU Temperature, System/CPU Fan Speed, Vcore (V), 12(V), 1.5(V), 5(V), DDR2(V), 3VCC(V), VBAT(V), 3VSB(V) These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. Shutdown Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will shut down automatically.
Frequency/ Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk This item is used to auto detect the PCI slots. W hen set to [Enabled], the system will remove (turn off) clocks from empty PCI slots to minimize the electromag- netic interference (EMI). Spread Spectrum W hen the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
M S-6417 Barebone Load Fail-Safe/ Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
BIOS Setup Set Supervisor/ User Password W hen you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears: Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory.
Chapter 4 System Assembly This chapter provides you with the information about system assembly procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer c omp onents . Static elec tri c ity may damage the components.
M S-6417 Barebone Overview The built-in mainboard is designed for Axis 945GM barebone only. Except the mainboard, the built-in components of the barebone include power supply. In this chapter we’ll show you how to install CPU, CPU Cooler, Memory Modules, Riser Card, Card Reader, Hard Disk Drive and Optical Disk Drive.
Checking the Items Before assembling your system, please check the items listed below for basic system operation. The Footstand and the CPU cooler are included in the package, other items are optional. Footstand Mobile CPU (Optional) IDE or SATA HDD (Optional) Card Reader (Optional) System Assembly Riser Card...
M S-6417 Barebone Installation Procedures 1. Removing Top Cover Unlock the two screws on the Back Panel with screwdriver. Follow the steps to remove the Top Cover from the system with hands. Remove the Front Panel from the system with hands to release all the cages.
System Assembly 2. Removing Optical Disk Drive (ODD) Disconnect the cable and the power cord of the ODD (Optional). Pull the Lock Bracket to release the ODD. This direction Remove the ODD from the system.
M S-6417 Barebone 3. Removing Card Reader Disconnect the cable of Card Reader (Optional) Remove the Card Reader tray from the sysetem with fingers pressing the bracket. Unlock the four screws to release the Card Reader. Important This multi-function Card Reader tray is designed to be a 3 in 1 device with three different choices for installtion which includes the Card Reader itself, HDD and FDD.
System Assembly 4. Removing Riser Card Remove the Riser Card (Support Brac ket) f rom the s ys t em with hands. Lift up 5. Removing Hard Disk Drvie (HDD) Unlock the screw from the chassis with screwdriver. Remove the HDD tray from the sys- tem with hands.
M S-6417 Barebone 6. Installing Hard Disk Drvie (HDD) Insert the HDD (Optional) into the HDD tray and lock the four screws. Insert Install the HDD tray to the system with hands. Put down Lock the screw to the chassis with screwdrive.
System Assembly 8. Installing Card Reader Insert the Card Reader tray into the system with fingers pressing the bracket. *Remember to lock the four screws to fix the Card Reader before inserting. Press Press Connect the cable of Card Reader (Optional) 9.
M S-6417 Barebone Push the Lock Bracket to fix the ODD. This direction Connect the cable and the power cord of the ODD (Optional). 10. Installing Memory Modules Find the location of DIMM slots. 4-10...
System Assembly Insert the Memory Modules vertically Put down into the DIMM slots. 11. Installing CPU Find the location of CPU. Loose the screw on the CPU socket with a screwdriver in anticlockwise direction. Anticlockwise 4-11...
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M S-6417 Barebone Place the CPU on top of the socket. Make sure to align the gold arrow on the CPU with the arrow key on the socket. Push the CPU down until its pins se- curely fit into the socket. *Make sure the CPU pins are com- pletely embedded into the socket.
12. Installing CPU Cooler Remove the sticker before installing. Place the CPU Cooler onto the CPU socket and lock the four screws. Connect the cable of CPU Fan. Important Do not fix any screw until all the four screws are in the position, and lock the four screws with balance, or it may shift the CPU position to cause the system unbootable.
M S-6417 Barebone 13. Restoring Top Cover Restore the Front Panel to the sys- tem with hands. Important Follow the steps to restore the Top Cover to the system with hands. Lock the two screws on the Back Panel with screwdriver. 4-14...
System Assembly 5. Installing Footstand Place the footstand on the table. Lift up the system and put it on the footstand. Move the system until its bottom part fit against the end of the footstand. Horizontal Type Tower Type 4-15...
Appendix A Realtek ALC658 Audio The barebone is equipped with Realtek which provides support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC658 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use the 2-/4-/6-channel audio function on the board.
M S-6417 Barebone Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC658 chip to function properly before you can get access to 2-/4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for dif ferent operating systems.
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3. Click Next to install the AC97 Audio software. 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Realtek ALC658 Audio Click h e r e Select this Click h e r e...
M S-6417 Barebone Software Configuration After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature now. Click the audio icon right corner of the screen to activate the AC97 Audio Configuration. Sound Effect Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list. You may also edit the properties for an environment as you wish by clicking the Edit button, then just scroll the bar in the bottom for each property to adjust.
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Here it provides the Karaoke function which will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song. Note that this function applies only for 2-channel audio operation. Just check the Voice Cancellation box and then click OK to activate the Karaoke function.
M S-6417 Barebone Equalizer Here you regulate each equalizer for current playing digital sound sources. You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically. If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by using the buttons Load and Save.
Speaker Configuration In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers. 1. Select a desired multi-channel operation from Number of Speakers. a. N/CHeadphone for the common headphone b. 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output c. 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output d.
M S-6417 Barebone Speaker Test You can use this tab to test each connected speaker to ensure if 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones.
Important Important 1. 6 speakers appear on the “Speaker Test” tab only when you select “6-Channel M ode” in the “Number of Speakers” col- umn in “Speaker Configuration” tab. If you select “4-Channel Mode”, only 4 speakers appear on the window. 2.
M S-6417 Barebone General In this tab it provides some information about the AC97 Audio Configura- tion utility, including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & AC97 Codec. You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list.
Hardware Setup In addition to a default 2-channel analog audio output function, the audio connectors on the Back Panel also provide 4- or 6-channel analog audio output function if a proper setting is made in the software utility. Read the following steps to have the Multi-Channel Audio Function properly set in the software utility, and have your speakers correctly connected to the Back Panel.
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M S-6417 Barebone 4-Channel M ode for 4-Speaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2-channel analog audio output function, however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4- or 6- channel analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi-channel operation from No.
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n 6-Channel M ode for 6-Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each jack on the back panel when 6-Channel Mode is selected. 1. Line-Out (Center & Subwoofer channel) * 2. Line-Out (Rear channels) * 3.
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