MSI MS-9A91 User manual

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MS-9A91
Touch Panel PC

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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.
Revision History
Revision Date
V1.0 2015/11
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, or contact our technical sta󰘯 via http://www.msi.com/support/

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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.

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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.
廢電池請回收
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 effect 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
System Overview .......................................................................................1-2
System Specications................................................................................1-5
ME Overview..............................................................................................1-7
2. Getting Started.............................................................................2-1
Installing Components................................................................................2-2
Mounting the System ...............................................................................2-12

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Thank you for choosing the MS-9A91, a high-performance industrial
touch panel PC from MSI.
The MS-9A91 is designed for panel mounting and VESA mounting in
machine and plant engineering. A highly integrated and easy-to-use
platform, the MS-9A91 is perfect for factory automation, kiosk and more
industrial applications like point of sale system, automatic ticket machine,
food processing monitoring system, food ordering machine, automated
teller machine, etc.
1Overview

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System Overview
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1Touch Screen
The user-friendly touch screen enables e󰘯ective operation and control of the
system on the user’s end.
2Antenna Connector (Optional)
This connector allows you to connect an external antenna for wireless LAN.
Users may 󰘰nd one antenna connector on the bottom I/O panel and two on the
left and right sides of the system.
3DC Power Jack
Power supplied through this jack supplies power to the system.
4Power Supply Switch
Press the switch to turn the power supply on or o󰘯.
5AT/ATX Switch
Use this switch to select between AT and ATX power modes.
6RJ45 LAN Jack
The standard RJ-45 LAN jack is provided for connection to the Local Area
Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.
Yellow Green/ Orange
LED Color LED State Condition
Left Yellow Off LAN link is not established.
On (steady state) LAN link is established.
On (blinking) The computer is communicating with another
computer on the LAN.
Right Green Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.
7RS232/422/485 Serial Port: COM1
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc. The power voltage is selectable by BIOS.
8VGA Port
The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA-interface devices.
9USB 3.0 Port
The USB 3.0 port is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices and supports
data transfer rate up to 5 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed).

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10 USB 2.0 Port
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is for attaching USB devices such as
keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices. It supports up to 480Mbit/s
(Hi-Speed) data transfer rate.
11 RS232 Serial Port: COM2 (RJ45 to RS232 adapter cable required)
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc. The power voltage is selectable by BIOS.
12 RS232 Serial Port: COM3 (RJ45 to RS232 adapter cable required)
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc. The power voltage is selectable by BIOS.
13 RS232/422/485 Serial Port: COM4
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/
receives 16 bytes FIFOs. It supports barcode scanners, barcode printers, bill
printers, credit card machine, etc. The power voltage is selectable by BIOS.
14 Line-Out Jack
This connector is provided for headphones or speakers.
15 System Power LED (Green)
The power LED glows when the system is turned on and goes o󰘯 when the
system is shut down.
16 Hard Disk Drive LED (Red)
This indicator shows the activity status of the HDD. It 󰘱ashes when the system
is accessing data on the HDD and remains o󰘯 when no disk activity is detected.
17 System Power Button
Press the system power button to turn the system on or o󰘯.

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System Specications
Processor
■ Intel BayTrail-I E3845 processor
Memory
■ 2 x DDR3L 1333MHz SO-DIMM slots
■ Up to 8 GB
LAN
■ Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Fast Ethernet controller
Audio
■ Realtek ALC887 High De󰘰nition Audio codec
Storage
■ 1 x SATA 3Gb/s, 2.5” HDD/SSD
■ 1 x mSATA slot
Display
■ 15.6” anti-glare LED-backlit LCD display
»1366 x 768 resolution
■ VGA output
System I/O & Controls
■ 3 x Antenna Connectors (right x 1, left x 1, rear x 1)
■ 1 x DC Power Jack
■ 1 x Power Supply Switch
■ 1 x AT/ATX Switch
■ 2 x RJ45 LAN Jacks
■ 2 x RS-232/422/485 Serial Ports
■ 2 x RS-232 Serial Ports
■ 1 x VGA Port
■ 1 x USB 3.0 Port
■ 5 x USB 2.0 Ports (rear x 3, side x 2)
■ 1 x Line-Out Jack
■ 1 x System Power LED
■ 1 x Hard Disk Drive LED
■ 1 x System Power Button

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Dimension
■ 418mm x 271mm x 60mm
Regulatory Compliance
■ EMC: CE, FCC, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI
■ Safety: CB, BSMI
Power Supply
■ 84 Watt AC/DC Adapter
■ Input: 100-240V~, 1.3A, 50-60Hz
■ Output: 12V 7A MAX
■ Each COM port outputs 0.5A/Maximum
OS Support
■ Windows 7 32/64 Bit
■ Windows 8.1 32/64 Bit
■ Windows 10 32/64 Bit
■ Linux Fedora 20, Ubuntu 13.10 (Kernel 3.11)
Environmental
■ Operating Temperature:
»-10 ~ 45°C (w/ HDD, DC Adapter)
»-10 ~ 50°C (w/ SSD, Industrial DC Adapter)
■ Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 60oC
■ Humidity: 0 ~ 90% RH, non-condensing

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ME Overview

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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Installing Components
hInstalling Memory
1. Unscrew the SO-DIMM
compartment.

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2. Remove the cover and set it aside
for later use.
3. Locate the SO-DIMM slots.
4. Align the notch on the DIMM with
the key on the slot and insert the
DIMM into the slot at a 45-degree
angle.

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5. Push the DIMM gently downwards
until the slot levers click and lock
the DIMM in place.
6. Install the second memory if
necessary.
Important
• You can barely see the golden nger
if the DIMM is properly inserted in
the DIMM slot.
• To uninstall the DIMM, ip the slot le-
vers outwards and the DIMM will be
released instantly.