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Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. 6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet. 7.
FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement T h is eq uip men t h as been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Thank you for choosing the 945GC Network (MS-96C4 V1.X), an excellent server board from MSI. Based on the innovative Intel® 945GC & ICH7 chipsets for optimal system efficiency, the 945GC Network accommodates the latest Intel® AtomTM processor, singlecore (230) & dual-core (330) (Diamondville) and supports up to two unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 400/533 DIMM slots to provide the maximum of 2GB memory capacity.
M S-96C4 Server Board Mainboard Specifications Proce ssor - I nt el A t om p roc es sor, si ngl e-c ore (230 ) & d ual -c ore (3 30) (Diam ondville) FSB - 533MHz Chipset - Northbridge: Intel 945GC chipset - Southbridge: Intel ICH7 chipset M e mo r y - 2 unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 400/533 DIMM slots (240pin/1.
Getting Started Onboard I/O Front I/O - 1 DB9 serial port - 2 USB 2.0 ports - 4 RJ-45 Gigabit LAN jacks Onboard Connectors - 1 USB 2.0 pinheader (2 ports) - 1 serial port pinheader - 1 DB15 VGA connector - 1 TPM pinheader - 1 SPI Flash ROM pinheader (for debugging) Slot - 1 Mini PCI slot - 1 CompactFlash socket Regulations - FCC, CE Dimension - uATX form factor: 9.6” X 9.3” M ounting - 8 mounting holes 1-3 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board Mainboard Layout C OM2 ATX 1 A UX FA N1 DIMM 1 S YS FA N1 DIMM 2 J VGA 1 MINI PC I1 COM1 J US B1 J LA N1 CF1 Intel 945GC J LA N2 J LA N3 JP W1 Intel Diam ondville CPU J LA N4 J P1 Intel ICH7 JB AT ID E1 JP 2 J SP I1 J3 SATA1 J4 BATT + JTP M1 SATA3 J6 PC I_E 1 C PU FAN1 J0 JFP 1 F_U S B1 945GC Network (MS-96C4 V1.X) Server Board 1-4 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
Getting Started Watch Dog Timer Setting MS-96C4 watchdog timer is using Super I/O Winbond W83627EHG. Setup procedures A. Enter super I/O configuration mode mov dx, 04eh mov al, 087h out dx, al out dx, al B. Set pin 77 to W DTO# function mov mov out inc in and out C.
M S-96C4 Server Board mov mov out inc mov out dx, 04eh al, 030h dx, al dx al, 01h dx, al ;CR 30h: bit 0 fill in 1 ; Setup WDTO# count mode ; Set bit 4 and bit 3 by request ; Set bit 2 to 0 ; Set bit 1 to 1 1-6 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
Getting Started mov dx, 04eh ;CR F7h: bit 4 fill 0 (clear event) mov al, 0f7h out dx, al inc dx in al,dx and al, 0efh out dx, al ;CR F6h: bit0~7 fill in counter time E. Exit configuration mode mov dx, 04eh mov al, 0aah out dx, al 1-7 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
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Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While 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. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer c om ponen ts . S tatic elec tric ity m ay damage the components. 2-1 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.
M S-96C4 Server Board Quick Components Guide JVGA1, p.2-12 Front Panel I/O, p.2-5 AUXFAN1, p.2-11 COM2, p.2-11 DIMM Slots, p.2-3 SYSFAN1, p.2-11 ATX1, p.2-4 MINIPCI1, p.2-17 CF1, p.2-18 JPW1, p.2-4 JPW1 JP1, p.2-15 SATA1, SATA3, p.2-10 JSPI1, p.2-10 JBAT1, p.2-16 JP2, p.2-15 J3, p.2-13 J4, p.2-18 J6, p.2-18 JTPM1, p.2-14 IDE1, p.2-9 JFP1, p.2-13 J0, p.2-14 CPUFAN1, p.2-11 F_USB1, p.2-12 2-2 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
Hardware Setup Memory These DIMM slots are intended for system memory modules. DDR2 240-pin, 1.8V 64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin Installing Memory Modules 1. Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard. Flip open the retaining clip at each side of the DIMM slot. 2. Align the notch on the DIMM with the key on the slot. Insert the DIMM vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the DIMM is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot.
M S-96C4 Server Board Power Supply System Power Connector: ATX1 This connector allows you to connect a 24-pin power supply. To connect the 24-pin power supply, make sure the power supply connector is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. pin 12 You may use the 20-pin power supply as well. If you’d like to use the 20-pin power supply, please align your power supply connector with pin 1 & pin 13.
Hardware Setup Front Panel I/O Serial Port USB Ports LAN1 GbE LAN (LAN Bypass) LAN2 GbE LAN (LAN Bypass) LAN3 GbE LAN WAN LAN WAN LAN LAN Bypass Enable LAN4 GbE LAN LAN Bypass Disable Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector.
M S-96C4 Server Board LAN Bypass Definition Bypass setting in BIOS Power Status On Off BIOS Bypass Setting Bypass Behavior Disable A Enable B Bypass mode after power off Disable A (All segment or by each segment are controllable) Enable B Bypass mode after power on Pass Through Behavior: A Bypass Behavior: B 2-6 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
Hardware Setup Programming Guide LPC I/O address: 5E Power ON/OFF State Bypass Control Status Register Set/Read bypass mode Default Value: 0xD0 (Base on Customer Demand) Power ON/OFF State Bypass Control Status Register I/O Address: 5E 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 X X X X R/W R/W R/W R/W Segment 4 Segment 3 Segment 2 Segment 1 Not Not Not Not Used Used Used Used Bit Definition Power ON/OFF State Bypass Control Status Register Bit Field Name Value 3：0 Segment Segment control bit.
M S-96C4 Server Board Sample code to access IO Port 5Eh IO Port 5Eh Bit 0/1 Bit 2/3 High POWER ON LAN 1-2 Bypass POWER OFF LAN 1-2 Bypass Low POWER ON LAN 1-2 Pass Through POWER OFF LAN 1-2 Pass Through Set Bit 0 and 1 to High mov dx, 5Eh in al, dx Read 5Eh's value to al and al, 0fch Clear Bit 0 and 1 or al, 03h Set Bit 0 and 1 to high out dx, al Write to 5Eh Set Bit 0 and 1 to Low mov dx, 5Eh in al, dx Read 5Eh's value to al and al, 0fch Clear Bit 0 and 1 out dx, al Write to 5Eh Set Bit 2 and 3 to Hi
Hardware Setup Connector IDE Connector: IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives, optical disk drives and other IDE devices. IDE1 Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable, you must configure the drives separately to master / slave mode by setting jumpers. Refer to IDE device’s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-9 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board SPI Flash ROM Pinheader: JSPI1 This pinheader is used to flash SPI flash ROM. Pin Definition JSPI1 2 1 10 9 Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC3_SB 2 VCC3_SB 3 SPI_MISO_F 4 SPI_MOSI_F 5 SPI_CS0_F# 6 SPI_CLK_F 7 GND 8 GND 9 SPI_HOLD# 10 NC Serial ATA Connector: SATA1, SATA3 This connector is a high-speed Serial ATA interface port. Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device.
Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: COM2 This connector is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial device to it through the optional serial port bracket.
M S-96C4 Server Board VGA Connector: JVGA1 The DB15-pin female connector is provided for monitor. Front USB Pinheader: F_USB1 This pinheader, compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide, is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, M P3 players, printers, modems and the like. Pin Definition F_USB1 9 10 1 2 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0- 4 USB1- 5 USB0+ 6 USB1+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key (no pin) 10 USBOC USB 2.
Hardware Setup I2C Bus Connector: J3 This connector, known as I 2C, is for users to connect System Management Bus (SMBus) interface. Pin Definition J3 1 6 PIN SIGNAL 1 2 GND VCC5V 3 4 SMBus_Clock SMBus_Data 5 6 +12V PowerButton Front Panel Connector: JFP1 This connector is for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
M S-96C4 Server Board Keyboard/Mouse Pinheader: J0 This pinheader is used to connect a mouse/keyboard. Pin Definition J0 9 10 1 2 PIN SIGNAL 1 KBMS_Power 2 3 KBMS_Power KEY 4 5 NC GND 6 7 GND MSCLK 8 9 KBCLK MSDAT 10 KBDAT TPM Pinheader: JTPM1 (Optional) This pinheader connects to an optional TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details.
Hardware Setup CPLD Data Reflash Pinheader: JP1, JP2 JP1 / JP2 8 1 Pin Definition Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 TDO 3 TDI 4 IspEN 5 TRST 6 TMS 7 GND 8 TCK 2-15 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data. 1 1 3 3 1 JBAT1 Keep Data Clear Data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position.
Hardware Setup Slot Mini PCI Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration. 2-17 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board CompactFlash Card Slot: CF1 (Optional) This CompactFlash slot shares one channel of the IDE controller (CF => Master; IDE => Slave). You can install one CompactFlash typeI / type II device. CF1 CF Mode Jumper: J6 This jumper is used to select Master/Slave mode of the CF device. J6 1 3 3 1 1 Master Slave CF Voltage Jumper: J4 This jumper is used to select the operating voltage of the CF device.
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. ² You want to change the default settings for customized features. 3-1 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board 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 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. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing , , and keys. Important 1.
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 Select the item Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu <+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Save all the CMOS changes and exit Getting Help After entering the S
M S-96C4 Server Board 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. Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords. Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and Southbridge.
BIOS Setup Main System BIOS Information, Processor, System M emory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. System Time This setting allows you to set the system time. The time format is . System Date This setting allows you to set the system date. The date format is , . 3-5 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
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BIOS Setup Hyper-Threading Technology The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions.
M S-96C4 Server Board [LBA/Large Mode] Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors [Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)] Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred per block [PIO Mode] Indicates the type of PIO (Programmed Input/ Output) [DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA [S.M.A.R.T.] This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S. M.A.R.
BIOS Setup Hardware Health Configuration These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds. SYSFAN Mode Setting, CPUFAN Mode Setting, AUXFAN Mode Setting This item enables or disables the Smart Fan feature. Smart Fan is an excellent feature which will adjust the CPU/system fan speed automatically depending on the current CPU temperature to prevent your system from overheating.
M S-96C4 Server Board [Thermal Cruise M ode] SYSFAN TargetTemp Value, CPUFAN TargetTemp Value, AUXFAN TargetTemp Value Select a temperature setting here, and if the temperature of the CPU climbs up to the selected temperature setting, the system will automatically increase the speed of the CPU/system fan to cool down the overheated CPU.
BIOS Setup ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features This item specifies the ACPI version. 3-11 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board Chipset ACPI Configuration APIC ACPI SCI IRQ This setting allows you to enable or disable the internal I/O APIC and Multiprocessor Tables. High Performance Event Timer The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) was developed jointly by Intel and Microsoft to meet the timing requirements of multimedia and other time-sensitive applications. In addition to extending the capabilities and precision of a system, the HPET also improves system performance.
BIOS Setup APM Configuration Resume On LAN This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of onboard LAN is detected. Resume On RTC Alarm W hen [Enabled], your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode. 3-13 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
M S-96C4 Server Board Remote Access Configuration Remote Access The setting enables/disables the remote access function. W hen set to [Enabled], us ers may c onfigure the f ollowing s ettings f or remote ac cess type and parameters. Serial Port Number, Base Address, IRQ, Serial Port M ode Use these settings to configure ports for remote access. Flow Control Flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between two nodes.
BIOS Setup Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information. Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support This setting controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) designed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG).
M S-96C4 Server Board USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 3-16 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
BIOS Setup USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This setting controls the number of seconds the POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command is sent. Emulation Type This setting enables you to set the type of device you want the USB mass storage device to emulate. 3-17 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
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BIOS Setup Quick Boot Enabling this setting will cause the BIOS power-on self test routine to skip some of its tests during bootup for faster system boot. Bootup Num-Lock This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. PS/2 M ouse Support Select [Enabled] if you need to use a PS/2-interfaced mouse in the operating system.
M S-96C4 Server Board Security Supervisor Password / Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password. User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. These settings allow you to set or change the user password. 3-20 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.
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M S-96C4 Server Board DRAM Frequency This setting specifies the DRAM frequency. South Bridge Configuration USB 1.1 Controller, USB 2.0 Controller These settings configure the onboard USB controller and function. PRO-NIC Controller This setting disables/enables the Gigabit Ethernet controller. Restore on AC Power Loss This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are: [Power Off] Leaves the computer in the power off state.
BIOS Setup WDT Function This setting enables/disables the Watch Dog Timer. WDT Function Option This setting specifies the W atch Dog Timer action. The [Reset] option can reset the system when the W atch Dog Timer is timed out. Setting to [Bypass] will enable the LAN bypass function when the W atch Dog Timer is timed out.
M S-96C4 Server Board 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. Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility. Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
