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▍ Preface 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.
MS-9A45 CE Conformity Hereby, Micro-Star International CO., LTD declares that this de- vice is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other relevant provisions set out in the European Directive. FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
▍ Preface WEEE Statement ENGLISH Under the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes effect on August 13, 2005, products of “electrical and electronic equipment” cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufactur- ers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life.
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MS-9A45 NEDERLANDS De richtlijn van de Europese Unie (EU) met betrekking tot Vervuiling van Electrische en Electronische producten (2002/96/EC), die op 13 Augustus 2005 in zal gaan kunnen niet meer beschouwd worden als vervuiling. Fabrikanten van dit soort producten worden verplicht om producten retour te nemen aan het eind van hun levenscyclus.
▍ Preface Contents Copyright Notice ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ii Trademarks �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ii Revision�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ii Technical Support ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ii Chemical Substances Information������������������������������������������������������ iii Battery Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ iii Safety Instructions ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� iv CE Conformity ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� v FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ������������������������������� v WEEE Statement����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� vi Chapter 1 Overview ����������������������������������������������������������������������������...
Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for choosing the WindBOX, an excellent industrial computer system from MSI. The WindBOX eliminates the noise and the risk of fan’s failure by adopting wide heatsink as fanless solution. It also supports VESA wall-mount interface...
▍ ▍ Overview Overview Packing Contents Power Adapter MS-9A45 System Power Cord Wireless LAN Antenna VESA Mount Plate Driver/Utility Disk User’s Manual ■ Please contact us immediately if any of the item is damaged or missing. ■ The picture is for your reference only and your packing contents may slightly...
MS-9A45 MS-9A45 System Overview Side View-1 Gigabit LAN Jack The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is for connection to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it. Headphone Jack (Green) This connector is provided for headphones or speakers.
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▍ ▍ Overview Overview DVI-I Port The DVI-I (Digital Visual Interface-Integrated) connector allows you to con- nect an LCD monitor. It provides a high-speed digital interconnection be- tween the computer and its display device. To connect an LCD monitor, simply plug your monitor cable into the DVI connector, and make sure that the other end of the cable is properly connected to your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more information.) Antenna Connector...
MS-9A45 MS-9A45 Side View-2 Antenna Connector (Optional) This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN. USB Ports The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.
▍ ▍ Overview Overview System Specifications ■ Intel Cedarview-D processor Chipset ■ North Bridge: integrated with CPU ■ South Bridge: Intel NM10 chipset ■ 1 DDR3 1066MHz Non-ECC SO-DIMM slot Memory ■ Supports the maximum of 4GB ■ 2 Intel 82574L GbE controllers ■...
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MS-9A45 MS-9A45 R e g u l a - ■ FCC Class B, CE, C-Tick, BSMI, VCCI, RoHS com- pliance tory Com- pliance Environ- ■ Operating Temperature: 0 C to 60 ■ Storage Temperature: -20 C to 80 mental ■...
Chapter 2 System Setup This chapter provides you with the information on hardware setup procedures. While doing the installa- tion, 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.
▍ System Setup Installation Tools A Phillips (crosshead) screwdriver and a flathead screw- driver, can be used to do most of the installation. Choose one with a magnetic head would be better. Pliers, can be used as an auxiliary tool to connect some connectors or cables.
MS-9A45 System Setup Step 1: Locate the VESA mount screw holes on the back of the LCD monitor. Step 2: Fasten the VESA mount plate to the monitor with the supplied screws.
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▍ System Setup Step 3: Mount the system onto the VESA mount plate. Step 4: Tighten the thumbscrew at the bottom of the VESA mount plate to secure the system.
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MS-9A45 Step 5: Locate the wireless LAN antenna connector and install the antenna. Step 6: Locate the signal cable of the monitor and connect one end of the cable to the DVI port of the system. You may need to get an adapter if the supplied signal cable isn’t DVI-interfaced.
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▍ System Setup Step 8: Assemble the system power adapter and the power cord. Connect the power adapter to the system and then connect the power cord to the power source. Important We suggest that you connect the power adapter to your system first and then connect the power cord to the socket-outlet for safety concerns.
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: ■ An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you 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> 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.
MS-9A45 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.
▍ 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-9A45 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> <Minute> <Second>.
▍ BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ Quiet Boot This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST messages 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.
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MS-9A45 ▶ Option ROM Messages This item is used to determine the display mode when an optional ROM is initialized during POST. When set to [Force BIOS], the display mode used by AMI BIOS is used. Select [Keep Current] if you want to use the display mode of optional ROM.
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▍ BIOS Setup areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or worm propagation. ▶ Limit CPUID Maximum The Max CPUID Value Limit BIOS feature allows you to circumvent problems with older operating systems that do not support the Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology.
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MS-9A45 ▶ Watch Dog Timer You can enable the system watch-dog timer, a hardware timer that gen- erates a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it. ▶ H/W Monitor These items display the current status of all monitored hardware devices/com- ponents such as voltages, temperatures and all fans’...
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▍ BIOS Setup ▶ PCI/PCIE Device Configuration ▶ PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth.
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MS-9A45 ▶ Serial Port Console Redirection ▶ Console Redirection Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a moni- tor and keyboard attached. This setting enables/disables the opera- tion of console redirection. 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.
▍ BIOS Setup Boot ▶ Boot Option #1 / #2 / #3 This setting allows users to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. ▶ Hard Drive BBS Priorities This setting allows users to set the priority of the specified devices. First press <Enter>...
MS-9A45 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. 3-13...
▍ BIOS Setup Chipset ▶ IGFX - Boot Type Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the boot display of the system. ▶ Fixed Graphics Memory Size This setting specifies the size of system memory allocated for video mem- ory.
MS-9A45 Power ▶ ACPI Sleep State This setting specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your op- erating system supports ACPI, 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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▍ BIOS Setup ▶ Deep S5 The setting enables/disables the Deep S5 power saving mode. S5 is almost the same as G3 Mechanical Off, except that the PSU still supplies power, at a minimum, to the power button to allow return to S0. A full reboot is required.
MS-9A45 Save & Exit ▶ Save Changes and Exit Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility. ▶ Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility. ▶ Restore Defaults Restore the factory defaults. ▶ Save as User Defaults Save all changes as user defaults.