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MSI Crystal 945 User Manual

Msi crystal 945: user guide
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G52-64221X1

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  • Page 1 Crystal 945 G52-64221X1...
  • Page 2 Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. VOIR LA NOTICE D’INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Crystal 945 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:...

  • Page 3: Revision History

    Trademarks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. ® ® Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ® PS/2 and OS /2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ® W indows 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ®...

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    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 5 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.
  • Page 6 WEEE Statement...
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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started ................. 1-1 Mainboard Specifications ..............1-2 Mainboard Specifications ..............1-3 Outlook Introduction ................1-4 Chapter 2. System Assembly ................2-1 Introduction ................... 2-2 Necessary Tools ................... 2-2 The Position of the Key Parts .............. 2-3 Installing the Mini-PCI WLAN Card(Optional) ........

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Chapter 1 Getting Started Congratulations for purchasing Crystal 945 (MS-6422) barebone. Midas barebone is your best Slim PC choice. W ith the fantastic appearance and small form factor, it can easily be set anywhere. The feature packed plat- form also gives you an exciting PC experience.

  • Page 12: Mainboard Specifications

    M S-6422 Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ® - Intel Pemtium 4, Pentium D(Dual Core), Celeron D @ 1066MHz FSB in the LGA 775 package Chipset ® - North Bridge: Intel 945G chipset ® - South Bridge: Intel ICH7 chipset M emory Support - DDRII 533/667 SDRAM (2GB Max) - 2 DDRII DIMM slots ®...

  • Page 13: Barebone Specifications

    Getting Started Barebone Specifications LCD Panel - 17” TFT LCD panel Expansion Slot - One mini-PCI slot for optional 802.11b/g W LAN card Side I/O - 1 PS/2 mouse port - 1 PS/2 keyboard port - 4 USB 2.0 ports - 1 LAN jack - 3 audio jacks (Line-in / Line-out / MIC-in) - 1 brightness adjustment knob...

  • Page 14: Outlook Introduction

    M S-6422 Outlook Introduction Brighteness Adjustment Knob...
  • Page 15 Getting Started MIC-in Line-in Line-out USB 2.0 Ports Parallel Port AC Input Connector VGA Port Serial Port...
  • Page 16 M S-6422 PCMCIA Card Bus Slot Optical Storage Drive USB 2.0 Ports LAN Jack PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Keyboard Connector Card Reader/ Sli m Fl oppy Dri v e (Optional) Power Switch...
  • Page 17 Getting Started...

  • Page 18: Chapter 2. System Assembly

    System Assembly Chapter 3 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 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 .

  • Page 19: Introduction

    M S-6422 Introduction The built-in mainboard is designed for MS-6422 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 and thermal kit, mini-PCI card, card reader, floppy drive, HDD, optical drive and memory module.

  • Page 20: The Position Of The Key Parts

    System Assembly The Position of the Key Parts Optical Drive Area CPU and Thermal Kit Area Hard Disc Drive Area Memory Module Area Floppy Drive / Card Reader / Mini PCI Card Area...
  • Page 21 M S-6422 Take apart all the mental covers and trays in order, you will see the layout as the picture below.

  • Page 22: Installing The Mini-Pci Wlan Card(Optional)

    System Assembly Installing the Mini-PCI WLAN Card 1. Connect the antennas to the mini-PCI W ireless LAN card. 2. Insert the mini-PCI W ireless LAN card to the slot with the 45 angle. 3. Press down the mini-PCI W ireless LAN card.

  • Page 23: Installing The Floppy Drive / Card Reader Module

    M S-6422 Installing the Floppy Drive / Card Reader Module Floppy drive / Card reader tray Floppy drive Card reader 1. Put the floppy drive on the tray and line up the hook accordingly. 2. Lock three screws (M2.5 * L3) to fix the floppy drive to the tray.
  • Page 24 System Assembly 4. Insert the floppy drive cable into the connector and lock the cable. 5. Put the floppy door on the cage. 6. Lock the floppy door with a screw (M3 * L5). 7. Put the floppy drive module on the cage.
  • Page 25 M S-6422 8. Lock the floppy drive module on the cage with two screws (M3 * L5). The floppy drive module installation is finished. 9. For installing the card reader module, please refer to the step 1 ~ 8 to assemble and fix the card reader module.
  • Page 26 System Assembly 12. Install the audio I/O door. Then the card reader module installation is finished. 13. Arrange the cable along the mainboard and avoid the cable crossing the location of the memory module.

  • Page 27: Installing The Optical Drive Module

    M S-6422 Installing the Optical Drive Module Optical drive tray Optical drive 1. Put the optical drive on the tray. Line up the two hooks accordingly. 2. Lock two screws (M2 * L3) to fix the optical drive to the tray. 3.
  • Page 28 System Assembly 4. Connect the optical drive cable. 5. Lock two screws (M3 * L5) to fix the optical drive module. The optical drive module installation is finished. 2-11...

  • Page 29: Installing The Hard Disc Drive (Hdd) Module

    M S-6422 Installing the Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Module HDD tray 1. Put the HDD on the tray. Line up the two hooks accordingly. 2. Lock two screws (M3 * L3.5) to fix the HDD to the tray. 3. Put the HDD module on the cage. 2-12...
  • Page 30 System Assembly 4. Connect the HDD cable. 5. Lock the screw (M3 * L5) to fix the HDD module. The HDD module instal- lation is finished. 2-13...

  • Page 31: Installing The Cpu And Thermal Kit

    M S-6422 Installing the CPU and Thermal Kit 1. Locate the CPU socket. Pull the lever away from the socket and raise it up, then lift up the cover. 2. Locate the gold arrow on the CPU and put the CPU onto the socket. Note: M ake sure the pins are completely embedded into the socket.
  • Page 32 System Assembly 5. Place the CPU heatsink onto the CPU socket. Make sure that these four screws on the CPU heatsink fit the corresponding screw holes on the mainboard. 6. Lock the screws in order as shown in the picture. Note: Do not star to fix any screw until these four screws are in their positions.
  • Page 33 M S-6422 8. Connect the fan module power cable to mainboard. 10. Lock the fan module with the retainers. 11. Place the CPU door on the cage. 12. Lock the CPU door with four screws (M3 * L5). 2-16...

  • Page 34: Installing The Memory Module

    System Assembly Installing the Memory Module 1. The memory module has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only fit in the right orientation. 2. Push it until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted into the slot.

  • Page 35: Installing The Rear Cover (Desk Top Type)

    M S-6422 Installing the Rear Cover (Desk Top Type) 1. Place the rear cover on the cage. 2. Lock the rear cover with six screws (M3 * L7). 3. Place the stand and lock with two screws (M6 * L18). Using the electric screwdriver to lock the screws is suggested.
  • Page 36 System Assembly 5. The desk top type. 2-19...

  • Page 37: Installing The Rear Cover (Wall Mount Type)

    M S-6422 Installing the Rear Cover (Wall Mount Type) 1. Place the rear cover on the cage. 2. Lock the rear cover with six screws (M3 * L7). 3. The wall mount type. 2-20...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter provides 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: ² An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

  • Page 39: Entering Setup

    M S-6422 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.

  • Page 40: Control Keys

    BIOS Setup 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>...

  • Page 41: The Main Menu

    M S-6422 The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
  • Page 42 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set the supervisor password. Set User Password Use this menu to set the user password. Save & Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup.

  • Page 43: Standard Cmos Features

    M S-6422 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 44 BIOS Setup provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. [Access Mode] The settings are [CHS], [LBA], [Large], [Auto]. [Capacity] The formatted size of the storage device. [Cylinder] Number of cylinders. [Head] Number of heads. [Precomp] W rite precompensation.

  • Page 45: Advanced Bios Features

    M S-6422 Advanced BIOS Features Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system.
  • Page 46 BIOS Setup Important Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. 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. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press <Enter>...
  • Page 47 M S-6422 Delay Prior to Thermal W hen the CPU temperature reaches a factory preset level, a thermal monitoring mechanism will be enabled following the appropriate timing delay specified in this field. W ith the thermal monitoring enabled, clock modulation controlled by the processor’s internal thermal sensor is also activated to keep the processor within allowable temperature limit.

  • Page 48: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Important Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. It is strongly recommended that users should leave the settings to their default options. 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.

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    M S-6422 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select [Enabled] for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/ writes per sector the drive can support.
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup OnBoard Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: USB Controller This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Selecting [Enabled] enables the system to support both USB 1.1 and 2.0 spec. USB 2.0 Controller Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and...
  • Page 51 M S-6422 SuperIO Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed 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.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the MAC LAN Boot ROM. 3-15...

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    M S-6422 Power Management Setup Important S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME, select [Enabled].
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup choosing [S1&S3[ option. But if there are any devices do not support S3 mode, system will enter S1 mode instead of S3 mode. PWRON After PWR-fail This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs.
  • Page 55 M S-6422 HH:MM:SS The field specifies the time for Resume By RTC Alarm. Format is <hour> <minute><second>. POWER ON Function This controls how the PS/2 mouse or keyboard can power on the system. This function only supports wakeup from S3 mode. Important If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system, before this function will work.

  • Page 56: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations PCI/VGA Palette Snoop W hen set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled).

  • Page 57: Pc Health Status

    M S-6422 PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will shotdown automatically. System/CPU Temperature, Vcc_DDR / Vccp/ Vcc5 / +12V / Vcc3_SB / VBat / Vcc3 / Fan1 Speed / Fan2 Speed / PSU FAN These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltage, temperatures and all fans’...

  • Page 58: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    BIOS Setup 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.

  • Page 59: Set Supervisor/User Password

    M S-6422 Set Supervisor / User Password W hen you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to 8 characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password.

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