MSI MS-9A78H1 User manual

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MS-9A78H1
Industrial
Data Machine

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Copyright Notice
The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but
no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are
under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without
notice.
Trademarks
All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
￭MSI®is a registered trademark of Micro-Star Int’l Co.,Ltd.
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￭AMD®is a registered trademark of AMD Corporation.
￭Intel®is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
￭Windows®is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
￭AMI®is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
￭Award®is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
￭Realtek®is a registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation.
Revision History
Revision Date
V1.1 2016/12
Technical Support
If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from
the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor.
Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance.
Visit the MSI website for technical guide, BIOS
updates, driver updates, and other information:
http://www.msi.com/service/download/
Contact our technical sta󰘯 at:
http://support.msi.com/

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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 at surface before setting it up.
￭The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the
equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.
￭Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V
before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.
￭Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.
￭Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or
module.
￭All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
￭Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical
shock.
￭If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by
service personnel:
◯The power cord or plug is damaged.
◯Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
◯The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
◯The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according
to User’s Manual.
◯The equipment has dropped and damaged.
◯The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
￭DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT
UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60oC (140oF), IT
MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.
￭Operation Temperature 0 ~ 40°C

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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. Please use the
public collection system to return, recycle, or treat them in
compliance with the local regulations.
Taiwan:
For better environmental protection, waste batteries should
be collected separately for recycling or special disposal.
California, USA:
The button cell battery may contain perchlorate material and requires special
handling when recycled or disposed of in California.
For further information please visit:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate/
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

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CE Conformity
Hereby, Micro-Star International CO., LTD declares that this
device is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other relevant
provisions set out in the European Directive.
FCC-A Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Notice 1
The changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and AC 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.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
WEEE Statement
Under the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes e󰀨ect on
August 13, 2005, products of “electrical and electronic equipment”
cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered
electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of
their useful life. MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the
end of life of MSI-branded products that are sold into the EU. You can return
these products to local collection points.

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Japan JIS C 0950 Material
Declaration
A Japanese regulatory requirement, de󰘰ned by speci󰘰cation JIS C 0950,
mandates that manufacturers provide material declarations for certain categories
of electronic products o󰘯ered 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
す。
http://www.msi.com/html/popup/csr/cemm_jp.html
http://tw.msi.com/html/popup/csr_tw/cemm_jp.html
India RoHS
This product complies with the "India E-waste (Management and Handling) Rule
2011" and prohibits use of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated
biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers in concentrations exceeding 0.1
weight % and 0.01 weight % for cadmium, except for the exemptions set in
Schedule 2 of the Rule.
Turkey EEE Regulation
Conforms to the EEE Regulations of the Republic Of Turkey
Türkiye EEE yönetmeliği
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti: EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur
Ukraine Restriction of Hazardous
Substances
The equipment complies with requirements of the Technical Regulation, approved
by the Resolution of Cabinet of Ministry of Ukraine as of December 3, 2008 №
1057, in terms of restrictions for the use of certain dangerous substances in
electrical and electronic equipment.
Україна обмеження на наявність небезпечних речовин
Обладнання відповідає вимогам Технічного регламенту щодо обмеження
використання деяких небезпечних речовин в електричному та електронному
обладнані, затвердженого постановою Кабінету Міністрів України від 3
грудня 2008 № 1057.

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Vietnam RoHS
As from December 1, 2012, all products manufactured by MSI comply with
Circular 30/2011/TT-BCT temporarily regulating the permitted limits for a number
of hazardous substances in electronic and electric products.
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
của một số hóa chất độc hại có trong các sản phẩm điện, điện tử"

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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 .......................................................................................... v
Japan JIS C 0950 Material Declaration........................................................ vi
India RoHS................................................................................................... vi
Turkey EEE Regulation................................................................................ vi
Ukraine Restriction of Hazardous Substances............................................. vi
Vietnam RoHS .............................................................................................vii
1 Overview.......................................................................................1-1
Packing Contents.......................................................................................1-2
System Overview .......................................................................................1-3
System Specications................................................................................1-7
2 Getting Started.............................................................................2-1
Installation Tools.........................................................................................2-2
System Cover.............................................................................................2-3
CPU............................................................................................................2-4
Memory ......................................................................................................2-7
Mini-PCIe Card...........................................................................................2-9
Hard Disk Drive ........................................................................................2-10
3 BIOS Setup...................................................................................3-1
Entering Setup ...........................................................................................3-2
The Menu Bar ............................................................................................3-4
Main ...........................................................................................................3-5
Advanced ...................................................................................................3-6
Boot.......................................................................................................... 3-11
Security ....................................................................................................3-12
Chipset.....................................................................................................3-17
Power .......................................................................................................3-18
Save & Exit...............................................................................................3-20

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4 MSI HIDAC Utility.........................................................................4-1
Activating the Utility....................................................................................4-2
Watchdog ...................................................................................................4-2
System Info. ...............................................................................................4-3
HW Monitor ................................................................................................4-3
Alarm Settings............................................................................................4-4
Alarm Logs.................................................................................................4-4
Appendix WDT & GPIO ................................................................... A-1
WDT Sample Code ................................................................................... A-2
GPIO Sample Code .................................................................................. A-3

1-1-1
Thank you for choosing the MS-9A78H1, an excellent industrial
computer system from MSI. The MS-9A78H1 is durable under extreme
environments and suitable to be applied in every industrial eld,such as
digital signage, kiosk, gaming, industrial control au-tomation and POS.
1Overview

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MS-9A78H1 System
Power Adapter
Power Cord
Mounting Bracket Kit Wireless LAN Antenna
Driver/Utility Disk
Packing Contents
■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 vary
depending on the model you purchased.

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System Overview
hFront Panel
3 41 2
hRear Panel
5 6 7 98 10
11 12
5
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1System Power Button
Press the switch to turn the power supply on or o󰀨.

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2RS-232 Serial Port: COM2/3/4 (0V/5V/12V)
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/re-
ceives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc.
15
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RS-232
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
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4
5
6
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8
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NDCD
NSIN
NSOUT
NDTR
GND
NDSR
NRTS
NCTS
VCC
Data Carrier Detect
Signal In
Signal Out
Data Terminal Ready
Signal Ground
Data Set Ready
Request To Send
Clear To Send
5V or 12V selected by jumper
3USB 2.0 Port
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as key-
board, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. It supports up to 480Mbit/s
(Hi-Speed) data transfer rate.
4Security Lock Port
This security lock port allows users to secure the system in place with a key or
some mechanical PIN device and attached through a rubberised metal cable.
The end of the cable has a small loop which allows the whole cable to be looped
around a permanent object, such as a heavy table or other similar equipment,
thus securing the system in place.
5Antenna Connector
This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN.
6Keyboard / Mouse Combo Port
The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/
keyboard.

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7RS-232/422/485 Serial Port: COM1 (0V/5V/12V)
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/re-
ceives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc.
15
69
RS-232
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NDCD
NSIN
NSOUT
NDTR
GND
NDSR
NRTS
NCTS
VCC
Data Carrier Detect
Signal In
Signal Out
Data Terminal Ready
Signal Ground
Data Set Ready
Request To Send
Clear To Send
5V or 12V selected by jumper
RS-422
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
3
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5
6
7
8
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422 TXD-
422 RXD+
422 TXD+
422 RXD-
GND
NC
NC
NC
NC
Transmit Data, Negative
Receive Data, Positive
Transmit Data, Positive
Receive Data, Negative
Signal Ground
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
RS-485
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
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2
3
4
5
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485 TXD-
NC
485 TXD+
NC
GND
NC
NC
NC
NC
Transmit Data, Negative
No Connection
Transmit Data, Positive
No Connection
Signal Ground
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection
No Connection

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8DisplayPort
DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard. This connector is used to
connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs.
9RJ45 LAN Jack
The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is provided for connection to the Local Area Net-
work (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.
10 Audio Jacks
￭Line-In (Blue) - Line In, is used for external CD player, tapeplayer or other
audio devices.
￭Line-Out (Green) - Line Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones.
￭Mic (Pink) - Mic, is a connector for microphones.
11 VGA Port
The 15-pin-D-sub VGA port allows you to connect an external monitor orother
standard VGA-compatible device (such as a projector) for a greatview of the
computer display.
12 USB 3.0 Port
The USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices. It supports up
to 5Gbit/s (SuperSpeed) data transfer rate.
13 12V DC Power Jack
Power supplied through this jack supplies power to the system.

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System Specications
Processor
■ Intel Haswell Desktop H3 Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, Celeron processor for
LGA 1150 socket.
Chipset
■ Intel Q87 chipset
Memory
■ 2 slots for DDR3/DDR3L SO-DIMM (204-pin, Vertical type)
■Dual channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC DDR3/DDR3L unbu󰘯ered memory
■ Supports Max. 16GB
LAN
■ Intel I210-AT GbE LAN1
■ Intel I217-LM GbE-PHY LAN2 (iAMT 9.0 support)
Audio
■ Realtek ALC887-VD2-CG (Co-lay ALC888)
Storage
■2 * SATA III Ports
■1 * mSATA Slot (share with Full Size mini-PCIe)
Expansion Slot
■1 *mini-PCIe (Half Size)
■1 *mini-PCIe (Full Size)
System I/O & Controls
■1 * PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Combo Port
■2 * Antenna Connectors
■1 * Power Supply Switch
■1 * 12V DC-In Power Jack
■1 * VGA Port
■ 1 * RS-232/422/485 Serial Port
■3 * RS-232 Serial Ports
■ 2 * RJ45 LAN Jacks
■ 4 * USB 2.0 Ports
■ 4 * USB 3.0 Ports
■2 * DisplayPort
■1 * Line-In Jack
■1 * Headphone Jack
■1 * Microphone Jack

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Certication
■Safety: TUV, CB, UL
■EMI: FCC Class A / CE / C-Tick / BSMI / VCCI
■RoHS Compliant
Power Supply
■ 130 Watt AC/DC Adapter
■ Input: 100-240V~, 2A, 50-60Hz
■ Output: 12V / 10.83A MAX
■ RS-232 /422/485 Serial Port outputs 0.5A/Maximum
OS Support
■ Windows 7 32/64 Bit
■ Windows 8 32/64 Bit
■ Windows 10 32/64 Bit
■ Linix Fedora V19 (Haswell Support Kernal 3.8.2)
Environmental
■Operation Temperature:
- 0 ~ 40°C (w/ HDD、DC Adaptor、CPU TDP:45W)
- -10 ~ 50°C (w/ HDD、Industrial DC Adaptor、CPU TDP:35W)
■ Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 80°C
■ Relative Humidity: 0 ~ 90%, non-condensing

1-2-1
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.
2Getting Started

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Installation Tools
A Phillips (crosshead) screwdriver and a 󰘱athead 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 con-
nectors or cables.
Forceps, can be used to pick up tiny screws or set up the
jumpers.
Rubber gloves, can prevent yourself from being incised and
su󰘯ering the static charge.
Important
• Beforeremoving orinstalling anycomponents, makesurethesystemisnot
turnedonorconnectedtothepower.
• Duringdisassembly,makesureallparts/screws/componentsarewellkeptfor
lateruse.

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System Cover
Step 1:
Locate and remove the screws that secure the top cover. Remove the
screws on both sides of the chassis.
Step 2:
Pull the top cover carefully
upwards and set it aside for
later use.