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MS-98A9
MS-98A9
MS-98A9
MS-98A9
MS-98A9
MS-98A9

ATX with 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processor and Intel® Q77 for High-Performance Solution

  • Intel® Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge Series CPU to maximize performance
  • Supports 4 DDR3 1600MHz UDIMM up to 32GB
  • Supports DisplayPort, DVI-D, VGA and dual Intel® GbE LAN
  • 2 SATA 3.0, 3 SATA 2.0, mSATA, 6 COM, 4 USB 3.0, and 8 USB 2.0
  • Supports AMT 8.0
  • Supports ISA slot (optional)
  • Supports ATX power
  • Product Specifications
  • Ordering-Information
  • Packing-List

Product Specifications

  • Part Number
  • MS-98A9

Processor

  • CPU
  • Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron Processor, Max.77W
  • Frequency
  • 2.8GHz~3.9 GHz (Depends on CPU)
  • L2 Cache
  • 3M~8M (Depends on CPU)
  • CPU Type
  • Socket LGA 1155
  • Chipset
  • Intel® Q77 Express
  • BIOS
  • AMI

Memory

  • Technology
  • Dual-channel DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz
  • Max. Capacity
  • Up to 32GB
  • Socket
  • 4 x 240-pin DIMMs

Display

  • Controller
  • Intel® HD Graphics
  • Graphic Memory
  • Shared system memory up to 1.7 GB SDRAM
  • VGA
  • 1
  • DVI
  • 1 (DVI-D)
  • DisplayPort
  • 1
  • Multiple Display
  • 2 independent displays (SNB CPU only)
    3 independent displays (IVB CPU only)
  • Display Interface
  • VGA up to 1920 x 1080
    DVI-D up to 1920 x 1200
    DP up to 2560 x 1600
    HDMI™ up to 1920 x 1200

Ethernet

  • Controller
  • 1 x Intel® 82579LM GbE LAN PHY
    1 x Intel® 82583V GbE LAN

Audio

  • Controller
  • Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec

Super I/O

  • Controller
  • Fintek F81866

H/W Monitor

  • Watchdog Timer
  • 255-level Watchdog Timer
  • Smart Fan
  • Yes

TPM

  • Controller
  • Pin header

I/O Interface

  • PS/2
  • 1
  • USB
  • 4 x USB 3.0 (rear)
    8 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear; 6 x internal)
  • Parallel
  • 1
  • Serial
  • 6 x COM ports (COM1: rear; COM2~6: internal)
    COM1&2: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V
    COM3~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V
  • GPIO
  • 8-bits (4 x GPI; 4 x GPO), 5V

Expansion Slot

  • PCIe x16
  • 1
  • PCIe x4
  • 1
  • PCI
  • 5
  • M.2
  • 1
  • Mini-PCIe
  • 1

Storage

  • SATA
  • 2 x SATA 3.0; 3 x SATA 2.0 (support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10)
  • mSATA
  • 1

Power Supply

  • ATX
  • ATX-Power 24P, 12V-4P

Environment

  • Operating Temperature
  • 0 ~ 60°C
  • Operating Humidity
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • Storage Humidity
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • Storage Temperature
  • -20 ~ 80°C

Form Factor

  • Dimensions
  • 305mm x 244mm (ATX)
  • Weight
  • 0.75 kg

Certification

  • EMC
  • FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI

Software Platform

  • OS Support
  • Windows XP (32/64-bit)
    Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
    Windows 8 (32/64-bit)
    Windows 10 (64-bit)
    * 1 x ISA Slot (optional)

Ordering Information

  • Part Number
  • Description
  • 919-98A9-001
  • MS-98A9 VER 1.1 INTEL IVY BRIDGE+Q77, 4*DDR3, 1*VGA+1*DVI,1*DP, 10*USB 2.0, 4*USB 3.0, 2*GBE LAN, 1*Mini-PCIe, 1*mSATA, 3*SATA2, 2*SATA3, with ISA
  • 919-98A9-002
  • MS-98A9 VER 1.1 INTEL IVY BRIDGE+Q77, 4*DDR3, 1*VGA+1*DVI,1*DP, 10*USB 2.0, 4*USB 3.0, 2*GBE LAN, 1*Mini-PCIe, 1*mSATA, 3*SATA2, 2*SATA3, without ISA

Packing List

  • Part Number
  • Description
  • Quantity
  • K14-1018004-V03
  • Internal COM Port Cable with Bracket,510mm
  • 2
  • K18-1025011-V03
  • Internal LPT Cable with Bracket, 300mm
  • 1
  • K1B-3008012-E06
  • Internal USB2.0, 330mm
  • 1
  • K39-3002004-E06
  • External PS/2 Y-Cable, 190mm
  • 1
  • K1D-1080054-E06
  • SATA Cable
  • 1
  • E21-98A9010-C22
  • I/O Shielding
  • 1
  • G71-SEDC078-J24
  • Driver DVD
  • 1
The MSI MS-98A9 is an ATX industrial motherboard supporting 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors with the Intel® Q77 chipset. It accommodates up to 32GB of DDR3 memory and supports dual independent displays via DisplayPort, DVI-D, and VGA. The motherboard features dual Intel® GbE LAN, 2 SATA 3.0, 3 SATA 2.0, mSATA, 6 COM ports, 4 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0, and an optional ISA slot. It supports AMT 8.0 and requires ATX power.