TS-APR3 USER`S MANUAL Intel®Socket 370
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1. IDE HOD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Menu Level Access Mode Auto ect PU PD Value F10 S5ave ESC Exit Fi1 General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 1 Enter Sel 25 BIOS SETUP IDE HDD Auto Detection Detect the HDD on this channel If the detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave We recommend that you select AUTO for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST Power On Self Test while the system boots You can also choose Manual to set the specifications yourself The None setting means there is no device installed on this IDE channel Access Mode LBA Large or Auto CHS Maximum number of cylinders heads and sectors supported are 1024 16 and 63 respectively LBA Logical Block Addressing During drive access the IDE controller transfers the data address described by sector head and cylinder number into a physical block address This will significantly improve data transfer rates for drives with more than 1024 cylinders Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal access mode Capacity Disk drive capacity Note that this size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by the disk chec2. delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the Typematic Rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which characters repeat to 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the Typematic Delay setting is enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before key strokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1000 milliseconds Security Option If you have set a password you can select whether the password is required while the system boots or only when you enter Setup BIOS SETUP 30 e OS Select for DRAM 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running the OS 2 operating system with more than 64 MB of RAM on your system e Video BIOS Shadow Select Enabled to change the video BIOS location form ROM to RAM where the CPU can read data through the 64 bit DRAM bus This can enhance system performance 31 BIOS SETUP 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system settings will alter Do not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled DRAM Clock Drive Control This submenu allows you to adjust DRAM timing for stability or overclocking 2001 ward Software Ero Item Help g CAS Latency Bank Inter ea Enhanced OOF Drive
3. BIOS EXE file from the web site to a floppy disk Ref 4 1 and 4 2 Step 4 Execute the downloaded file to decompress it Step 5 Please read the Readme TXT file carefully and follow the instructions step by step Continue upgrading BIOS and reconfigure your system
4. Bt ME Entar alect 4 PUSPOI Value sciksit FLigeneral Help Pt Previous EE 33 Fe Fail Sate Defaults 7 Oprinnized Defaults BIOS SETUP 32 Current FSB Frequency This field will display the current Front Side Bus FSB frequency e DRAM Clock You can select By SPD and let BIOS detect the DRAM Clock automatically You can also set this field to HCLK 33M HCLK 33M if you aren t very sure that the DRAM can work normally at the frequency you select The Default value is HostCLk DRAM Timing This item allows you configure next two items manually If you aren t familiar with these features just leave this field as By SPD e SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the SDRAM performance default is 3 clocks If your SDRAM DIMM specification is 2 CAS latency change 3 to 2 for better performance You may also try setting this value to 2 5 e Bank Interleave This function allows you to enhance the DRAM performance Selections are Disabled 2 Bank and 4 Bank e Enhanced DDR Drive The onboard clock generator can enhance the DDR clock driving strengh by 25 We suggest user leave this field as Disabled unless you are sure that a system stability problem is being caused by a heavy load on the DDR DRAM 33 BIOS SETUP AGP amp P2P Bridge Control This submenu controls the AGP related register settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Softw
5. DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes DIMM2 DDR DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes DIMM3 DDR DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes Total Memory 3 GBytes max NOTE Different types of DRAM modules suggested not to be installed on one motherboard at the same time t 3 o Q 184Pin DDR DRAM Module DIMM1 184Pin DDR DRAM Module DIMM2 184Pin DDR DRAM Module DIMM3 184Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 6 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 pin IDE This mainboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 primary IDE channel and IDE2 secondary IDE channel Each channel supports two IDE devices for a total of four devices Connect your Hard Disk Drive HDD the main one if you are using more than one to the Master connector at the end of the cable and connect it to IDE1 see important note below If your HDD supports UltraDMA 66 100 you must use an 80 wire cable otherwise the HDD won t be able to reach this speed If you intend to operate two IDE devices from the same channel one device must be set to Master mode the other to Slave mode Hard disk drives CD ROM drives and other IDE devices can be set as either master or slave depending on the device s jumper settings Please refer to the device s user manual for more information The connectors must be attached properly to the IDE channels Ensure tha
6. Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard disk drive HDD can support it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If both your HDD and your system software can support Ultra DMA33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support BIOS SETUP 38 e VIA On Chip PCI Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Vv nchip PCI Device 7 Audio Item Help Modem Chip LAN f1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e VIA AC97 Audio Select Auto to enable the OnChip Audio Controller which lets you use Onboard CODEC or an add on CODEC card in the ACR slot depending on the JP2 setting If you use an add on Audio Card with an Audio Controller built in please set this field to Disabled e VIA MC97 Modem Select Auto to enable the OnChip MODEM Controller which lets you use an add on MODEM card in the ACR slot If you use an add on card with aMODEM Controller built in
7. field on the S1 POS setting STR is an energy saving feature It takes only a few seconds to wakeup the system and return it to its previous situation NOTE This function STR requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA and 5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI functions Otherwise the system will fail to return from suspend mode 43 BIOS SETUP e Power Management Option This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are three selections for Power Management Two of them have fixed mode settings 1 Min Saving Minimum power management mode Inactivity period is defined as 1 hour 2 Max Saving Maximum power management mode Inactivity period is defined as 1 minute 3 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually Select the time out period for HDD Power Down Selections are 1 to 15 minutes or Disabled and Suspend Mode Selections are 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 1 hr or Disabled e Video Off Option This function allows the monitor to remain on or be blanked during a power saving mode Always On Monitor remains on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor is blanked when the system enters the suspend mode e Video Off Method This function defines the Video Off features Blank Screen Blanks the screen Use this setting f
8. select On any activity from a HDD or FDD wakes up the system e PCI Master If select On any activity on the PCI Master wakes up the system 45 BIOS SETUP e Ring WOL Resume Select Enabled to Power On your system when the external modem receives a call or when a LAN card receives a wake up frame or signal NOTE This function requires an external modem add on LAN device which supports the Ring Wake Up Wake on LAN WOL function RTC Alarm Resume Select Enabled if you want to Power On your system at a certain time on the same day every month or at a certain time every day Date Resume Time Set the Date and Time to Power On the system System is activated only when the RTC Alarm Resume field is Enabled IRGs Activity Monitoring If you select On the IRQs Activity Monitor Function will be enabled In the screen you can see a list of IRQs Interrupt Requests When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the Operating System it asserts an IRQ signal When the Operating System is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service The IRQs Activity Monitoring function monitors the IRQs you select as On Activity from any of them will awaken a system which has been powered down Item Help f1l Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values Fe6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS SETUP 46 3 8 PnP PCI Configura
9. video BIOS This action can increase system performance Memory Parity ECC Check When parity DRAM modules are installed select Enabled to correct 1 bit memory errors in the memory Otherwise select Disabled BIOS SETUP 36 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears 001 Award Software Item Help E D Init Dis 0 U us IDE HDD PARON A e VIA OnChip IDE Device This submenu configures the OnChip IDE controller CMOS Setup Utility yright 2000 Award software Onchip IDE Device Onchip IDE Channelo Enabled Onchip IDE Channeli Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level i PIO Auto mary Slav PIO Auto Secondar PIO Auto Secondar ve PIO Auto Primary UDMA Auto Primary UDMA Auto Secondar UDMA Auto we UDMA Auto PU PD Value F10 Sav 1 1 1 1 F6 Fail Safe Defaults imized Defaults 37 BIOS SETUP e OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface IDE Prefetch Mode The Onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If your IDE drive has an add in IDE interface and doesn t support prefetching please set this field to Disabled Primary
10. ACR or AMR Sound Card NOTE If you wantto use a PCI Sound Card with an audio controller on it please disable the OnChip Sound function in Advanced Chipset Features Onboard Audio Setting eee 3 Default Onboard Codec x AMR Codec 888 Audio Selection Jumper 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 17 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface a voice modem card with a matched connector It also allows the sharing of mono in such as a phone and mono out such as a speaker between the onboard audio and the voice modem card puao2suel Internal Audio Connectors Right Audio Channel GND Left Audio Channel DEO Green Right Audio Channel Hi GND Left Audio Channel AUX White B Right Audio Channel C GND Left Audio Channel CD2 White Right Audio Channel GND Left Audio Channel CD1 Black Modem Out MOUT Es GND Modem In PHONE MODEM White HARDWARE INSTALLATION 20 2 18 Internal USB Port Connector 10 Pin JUSB1 2 You can use the optional serial port bracket to add two additional serial ports for additional serial devices Regarding the external USB ports USB1 and USB2 please refer to Section 2 14 External Back Panel I O Ports NOTE Please make sure t
11. HDD 3 and CD ROM plus a SCSI hard drive a LS120 drive a ZIP100 drive and a LAN drive If your boot device is not included in the list you can set the Boot Other Device field to Enabled and let the system detect the drive automatically Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A and physical drive A to logical drive B 29 BIOS SETUP Boot Up Floppy Seek When you select Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 720KB 1 2MB and 1 44MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On and Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled On the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations Gate A20 Option Choose Fast default or Normal Fast allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast Gate A20 line Typematic Rate Setting When this function is disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When this function is enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic
12. I Slot 2 susB2 PCI Slot 3 Transcend PCI Slot 4 l TS APR3 PCI Slot 5 C 2 2 IDE1 IDE2 WOM WOL SYS FAN2 Panel Connector 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 CPU Central Processing Unit Installation All this point you should be familiar with the handling precautions checked that you have all of the necessary hardware for building your system inspected the motherboard package contents and looked at the layout of the motherboard This chapter will take you step by step through the process of installing the different hardware devices onto your new Transcend motherboard Caution 1 Remember to always make sure the system power is off before installing or removing any devices Check the Power Indicator LEDs near the lower edge of the motherboard as shown in Fig 2 1 and 2 2 and described in Section 1 1 2 Don t forget the static electricity precautions See Section 1 1 3 Be careful Incorrectly inserting hardware onto your motherboard can permanently damage the motherboard The motherboard has a ZIF Socket 370 to house the CPU A CPU fan is necessary to prevent overheating If no fan has been supplied with the CPU purchase and install one before you turn on your system Warning CPUS generate tremendous heat while operating Make sure to install a CPU fan with enough heat dissipation grease to cover the CPU die before powering up the computer Never run the processor without the heatsink pro
13. PCI bus When SWS is set to Auto the frequency setting depends on your CPU type When SWS is set to 100MHz you can select the system bus frequency from100MHz to 132MHz When SW3 is set to 133MHz you can select the system bus frequency from 133MHz to 166MHz When you overclock the CPU too much some devices on the motherboard might not function well like onboard CODEC When this situation happens reduce the frequency BIOS SETUP 50 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM NOTE These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software CMOS Features Frequency voltage Control Advanced BIOS Featur Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Health Status Menu in BIOS tup Load Fail s 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to the system configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration settings for the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS F 3 Frequency v Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Integrated Peripherals Menu in BIOS tup Load Optimized Defaults 51 BIOS SETUP 3 13 Supervisor Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent
14. SB Two additional USB Ports can be added using an optional 2x5 header to the on board connectors JUSB1 and JUSB2 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN The onboard parallel printer port is a 25 pin D type connector marked PRN 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 Serial Port Turquoise one 9 pin COMA The external back panel serial ports are 9 pin D type connectors marked as COMA and COMB 6 Game Port MIDI Port Gold 15 pin GAME The onboard Game port MIDI Port is a 15 pin D type connector marked GAME 7 Line out Lime Green 1 8 LINE OUT The onboard Line out connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE OUT 8 Line in Light blue 1 8 LINE IN The onboard Line in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE IN 9 MIC Pink 1 8 MIC IN The onboard in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack connector marked MIC 4 Parallel Port 1 PS 2 Mouse Printer 7 Game MIDI Port 2 PS 2 Keyboard 8 Line out 10 MIC in External Back Panel 1 0 Ports HARDWARE INSTALLATION 18 2 15 Clear CMOS Jumper 3 pin JP1 To clear CMOS data you must turn off system power and short pin2 and pin3 of JP1 puaosSuel 1 je Clear CMOS Jumper 2 16 Onboard Audio Setting 3 Pin JP2 If you wish to use an external ACR or AMR card the onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via jumper JP2 Please disable the onboard audio CODEC if you want to use an
15. TS APR3 USER S MANUAL Intel Socket 370 Celeron Pentium FC PGA Series Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS APR3 Motherboard Supporting Intel Socket 370 Celeron Pentium III FC PGA Series Processor 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency AGP 4X VIA PRO 266 Chipset Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this great value motherboard with its range of special features and innovative onboard functions built around the advanced architecture of the new VIA PRO 266 Chipset More details will follow later in this manual Our Website Please come visit our website at http www transcendusa com You ll find plenty of interesting information about this and many other quality Transcend products Your User s Manual This User s Manual is designed to help end users and system manufacturers to setup and install the motherboard All of the information within has been carefully checked for accuracy However Transcend Information Inc hereinafter referred to as Transcend bears no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies which this manual may contain This includes references to products and software In addition the information and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Disclaimer Transcend provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to conditions of merchantability or fitness for
16. V and 12V 12V 5V VBAT V and 5VSB V CPU temperature monitor System temperature monitor FAN speed monitor PCB Dimensions ATX form factor 4 layer PCB 22 cm x 30 5 cm 8 7 inch x 12 inch 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Transcend TS APR3 Motherboard 1 0 Port CPU eGAME MIDI amp Audio Jack e Intel Celeron Socket 370 Line In Line Out MIC In CPU 300A 733 MHz FSB 66 MHz 2 x COM Port amp 1 x Parallel Port Intel Pentium Ill Socket 370 FC PGA 2 x USB Ports CPU 533A 1130 MHz FSB 100 133 MHz PS 2 KB Port amp PS 2 Mouse Port Memory 3 x 184pin DIMM Sockets 8MB 3GB DDR Nouth Bridge FDD Connector AGP Connector AGP 4X 2X PCI IDE Connecto e Bus Master e PIO Mode 3 4 Mode 2 e Ultra DMA 33 66 100 South Bridge AC97 CODEC AC97 Audio CODEC USB Connector 4x USB Ports Flash EEPROM Award BIOS PnP DMI ACPI compliant seveceesesereee Expansion Slots x 5 x PCI Slots 1 x ACR Slot NA EUNDI peo vie WOM Header WOL Header Power LEDs eWake on Modem Wake on LAN HARDWARE INSTALLATION 6 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS APR3 Motherboard KB MOUSE PS 2 Mouse B Keyboard DIMM1 184pin DDR Module DIMM2 184pin DDR Module DIMM3 184pin DDR Module Power Connector Game MIDI n z w AGP Slot es PCI Slot 1 Ap SS VIDEO PC
17. a particular purpose Transcend its management employees distributors and agents are free of liability for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including loss of profits loss of business etc This freedom from liability remains in effect even if Transcend has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Trademarks All brands product names and trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners or companies and are used solely for identification or explanation It is Transcend policy to respect all product rights Copyright This manual may not in whole or in part be photocopied reproduced transcribed translated or transmitted in any form or language without the prior written consent of the manufacturer except for copies retained by the purchaser for personal archiving purposes Manual Version 1 0 Release Date March 2001 Copyright O 2001 Transcend Information Inc ezBlOS Motherboard Shield and Upgrade Utility ezBIOS One Click is All it Takes Transcend is proud to inform you that your new motherboard comes with ezBIOS from Transcend This BIOS updating program developed by Transcend will make BIOS updating easy and enhance the security and stability of systems built with your Transcend motherboard ezBIOS Features Anti Virus BIOS Protection Transcend s motherboards come with a new hardware moni
18. are AGP amp P2P Bridge Control perture size 64M Item Help ode riving Control Fast write aster 1 WS AGP Master 1 WS Read f1l Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values Fe Fail Safe Defaults 7 Optimized Defaults e AGP Aperture Size Memory mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture This item lets you determine the effective size of the AGP Graphics Aperture which is a memory area used to transfer data to from the AGP card We suggest you leave this field on the default setting e AGP Mode This item configures the chipset s fastest AGP Mode You can set this field to 2 to force a 4X AGP card to run at 2X speed e AGP Driving Control This function allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choosing Manual allows you set the AGP Driving Value in the next field We recommend that you set this field to Auto to avoid any errors in the system settings e AGP Driving Value This field allows you to adjust the AGP driving force from OO FF e AGP Master 1 WS Write Selecting Enabled will implement a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability BIOS SETUP 34 AGP Master 1 WS Read This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability e AGP Fast Write This fiel
19. che Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type and up contain internal cache memory Most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Select Enabled to ensure that the data are accurate Processor Number Feature This function was designed with the internet in mind Select Enable to make the processor serial number serve as a means of identifying your system Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST The Quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST It s better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work First Second Third Boot Device Boot Other Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk Therefore IBM PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and then on drive C hard disk However the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these fields In addition to the traditional drives A Floppy and C HDD 0 options include HDD 1 HDD 2
20. configuration system The following screen will appear EC IULELn NR HN Features e Advanced BIOS Tum s 1 Peripherals Power Fianagemendt Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Ese Quit FiO Save amp Exit Setup In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows to highlight an item Pressing the Enter key enters the item s submenu The following keys help navigate in Setup Esc Main Menu Quit and do not save changes into CMOS RAM Other pages Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make changes 23 BIOS SETUP Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help on setup navigation keys F5 Load previous values from CMOS F6 Load the Fail Safe Defaults from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F10 Save all CMOS changes and exit The following is a brief summary of each setup category Standard CMOS Features Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options Advanced Chipset Features Available options specific to your system Chipset Integrated Peripherals subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI options PnP PCI Configuratio
21. d allows you to enable AGP Fast Write CPU amp PCI Bus Control This submenu controls the CPU and PCI Bus controller register write CPU to PCI write Buffer Enabled Item Help PCI Mas 0 ws write f1l Move Enter Select t PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous values 6 1 Defaults 7 Optimized Defaults e CPU to PCI Write Buffer If Enabled is selected writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus If Disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle e PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states e PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transaction cycles Selecting Enabled supports compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 35 BIOS SETUP e Memory Hole Enabling this feature reserves memory address space between 15 and 16MB to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes between 15 and 16MB of memory unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB The default setting is Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS This action can increase system performance Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the
22. ebooting your computer without turning off your power switch PIN7 RST PIN8 GND Software Power Off LED 2 pin PW_BN Attach the PW_BN Switch of the panel to this connector PIN9 PW BN PIN10 GND Power LED 3 pin PW LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED PIN11 45V PIN12 NC PIN13 GND Speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker PIN17 45V PIN18 NC PIN19 NC PIN20 SPK HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 2 13 Power Connector 20 pin PWR CONN Make sure to plug the ATX power supply connector in the right direction The pin definition is shown below Make sure that your ATX power supply can support at least 720mA on standby PWR 3 3V 3 3V 5 0V Power Good 5 0V Standby 12 0V GND 5 0V GND GND puao2suelJ 3 3V 12 0V a E ae PSON GND GND GND 5 0V 5 0V 5 0V PSON Power Supply on Power Connector 2 14 External Back Panel I O Ports There are 9 kinds of external connectors on the motherboard The view in the drawing on the next page is the back panel of the motherboard housing 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin MOUSE The onboard PS 2 Mouse port is a 6 pin Mini Din connector marked MOUSE 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin KB The onboard PS 2 Keyboard port is a 6 pin Mini Din connector marked KB 3 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USBs You can attach USB devices to the two USB ports marked U
23. eclolS uin en Dto ccn UU I DE enc fut 12 2 9 Wake on LAN Connector sssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee nennen nennen nnne 13 2 10 Wake on Modem Connector 13 2 11 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 14 2 12 Panel Connectors 14 2 13 POWOL GODIOCIOU eau 16 2 14 External Back Panel l O reete eet 16 2 15 Clear CMOS 18 2 16 Onboard Audio Setting Dna ta aia HDD aD ba ad 18 2 17 Internal Audio Connector 19 2 18 Internal USB Port CoOllbclot cae eta bac de 20 2 19 Suspend To RAM Setting 21 Table of Contents CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 22 aW BIOS epo ito redde wm atio uon 22 3 2 Wed Meno Un eoe rere rre 22 3 3 Standard CMOS Features ice tinea a e oO ne toa ene pee Me UN QUU NA Ig reg 24 3 4 Advanced BIOS HE eR UE dE 27 3 5 Advanced GhIDSebEeslutes eoi etat 31 3 6 36 3 7 Power Management nenne nnne 42 3 8 PnP PCI Configuratio
24. ending on which type of device is using the interrupt PCI Device PCI ISA PnP devices whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture compliant with the Plug and Play standard Reserved Legacy ISA Devices requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port1 compliant with the original PC AT bus specification IRQ Resources Item Help gned signed fl Move Enter Select t PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards might not show colors properly Select Enabled to correct this problem If you don t have such problems leave this field at Disabled e Assign IRQ For VGA Select Enabled only if your VGA card requires an assigned IRQ Most ordinary cards do not but some high end cards with video capture function do Consult your VGA documentation to set this field Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system e Assign IRQ For USB When Enabled BIOS will assign an IRQ channel for the USB controller BIOS SETUP 48 3 9 PC Health Status This menu provides two thermo protection functions CPU warning temperature and shutdown temperature and a hardware monitoring center These features let you know the health status of your PC CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Te
25. eplacement for at least five years and probably much longer In picture 2 2 it is located near the lower edge of the motherboard Incorrect computer time and or loss of time may indicate a weak motherboard battery Please replace your battery only with the same type or a similar type recommended by the battery manufacturer If the battery is replaced incorrectly there is a risk of a short circuit or explosion Used batteries should be disposed of in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions and local environmental regulations Electric Screwdrivers To reduce the risk of damage to the motherboard due to excessive torque avoid setting electric screwdrivers above 7 5 kg cm 1 2 Checklist Hardware Required for Setup Itis advisable to have all of these items of hardware available before you unpack your motherboard from its anti static packaging and start building your system Computer case and chassis with appropriate power supply Monitor Socket 370 Central Processing Unit CPU and CPU fan DIMM memory module s PS 2 or USB Keyboard PS 2 or USB Mouse Hard Disk Drive Floppy Disk Drive CD ROM Drive Optional External Peripherals printer soeakers plotter modem Optional Internal Peripherals modem LAN cards 3 INTRODUCTION 1 3 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the following items Please check them as soon as you unpack If you find any damaged or missing items p
26. es not stop for any error All But Keyboard If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except keyboard POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All But Diskette If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except the diskette drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All But Disk Key If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except keyboard or the diskette drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action 27 BIOS SETUP 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features option allows you to improve your system performance and setup system features according to your preferences CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Virus warni ng CPU suisse Cache c ower First Boot D Second Boot De Third Boot Dev Boot ornen Option t For DRAM gt 64MB IOS Shadow zed Defaults e Virus Warning When this function is enabled you will receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive You should then execute an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature protects the boot sector only not the entire hard drive NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message If you plan to run such a program we recommend that you first disable this virus warning BIOS SETUP 28 CPU Internal Cache External Ca
27. ferent OS see Chapter 4 BIOS Upgrade for your BIOS updating procedure Linear Overclocking ezBIOS also provides a linear overclocking function Users can fine tune the Front Side Bus FSB by increasing or reducing it by as little as 1 0MHz to find the optimum FSB setting for the system For details see Frequency Voltage Control in Chapter 3 Should the FSB be set too high the system can be returned to the default setting by pressing the INS key CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 Essential Handling Precautlons aside riore t rer at mih 1 1 2 Checklist Hardware Required for 2 13 Package Contents uan uere eA ei An al LE M A LAE CD AME ADM 3 1 4 Specifications and reto er c cer on bs Lap 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 2 1 Transcend TS APR3 Motherboard 5 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS APR3 Motherboard 6 2 3 CPU Installalofis nemo 7 2 4 66 100 133MHZz System Configuration sss 9 2 5 Memory ConflguratlODi ctore reete ae bo redet tri te 10 2 6 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors 11 2 7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ecceeecceceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaaeaeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeees 12 2 8 FalvPoWerohh
28. hat the two red stripes on the cable are seated on PIN1 and PIN2 USB2 USB3 GND GND 8 GND JUSB2 PIN1 PIN2 VCC VCC USB4 USB5 USB4 USB5 Internal JUSB Port Connector BB M GND 21 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 19 Suspend To RAM Setting 3 Pin JP4 To use the STR Function turn off system power and short pin 2 and 3 of JP4 Reboot the system and enter BIOS Setup to turn on STR Refer to 3 7 Power Management Setup for details pua3sue4 1 SOFT OFF ie 1 0 STR OFF Suspend To RAM Setting Jumper Congratulations You have completed Hardware Setup You may now continue with Chapter 3 BIOS Setup and turn on your PC BIOS SETUP 22 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 3 1 BIOS Setup Award BIOS has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in CMOS RAM so it can retain the Setup information when the power is turned off If the CMOS battery fails these data will be lost If that happens you must setup your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery Refer to Section 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions Page 1 for instructions on replacing the CMOS battery 3 2 The Main Menu As you turn on or reboot the system the BIOS is immediately activated It will read the system configuration information and check the system through the Power On Self Test POST During the POST process press the Del key to enter the Award BIOS Setup
29. k Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults k Integrated Peripherals Set sor Password k Power Management Setup k PnPAPCI Configurations k PC Health Status enter Password 53 BIOS SETUP 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility Frequency Voltage Control Advanced Chipset Integrated Peripherals Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Health Status 3 16 Exit Without Saving Abort the current changes and exit the BIOS utility Standard CMOS Featur Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defau Integrated Peripherals Supervisor Password Power Management PnP PCI Configura Abandon all Datas 54 BIOS UPGRADE CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version Turn on your PC The first screen will display as follows en Mdul EIOS 55 005 Energy Shar Ally iss 1 Copyrighr c Inc MOGUL 1 7 1 0 010 Plug Flay BIOS Extension I DA Gpyright 1555 award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS APR3 Ver 1 01 The BIOS description occurs on the third line APR3 Ver 1 01 B BIOS Version 1 0 V11 for Version 1 1 You can upgrade to a newer version if your BIOS version is older than this version BIOS File Name Make sure the first 5 charactors are exactly the
30. king program Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B Select the correct types of diskette drive s installed in the computer None No diskette drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch standard drive 360 KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch high density drive 1 2 MB capacity 720K 3 5 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 MB capacity BIOS SETUP 26 Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer The BIOS will detect the correct video type automatically The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem but do not select it in this Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter powers up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter powers up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution Halt On During POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can set the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process The followings are the selections All Errors If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action No Errors POST do
31. lease contact your retailer TS APRS motherboard 1xCD ROM 1xFDD cable 1x Ultra DMA 66 100 cable User s Manual 2xExternal USB connectors Optional 1 4 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports Intel Socket 370 Celeron Series Supports Intel Pentium FC PGA Series e Chipset VIA VT8633 VT8233 e DRAM Memory Supports DDR Memory 184pin DIMM module slots on board 8MB 3GB memory size 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB DDR DRAM 64 data bits structure only PC1600 PC2100 DDR DRAM I O BUS Slot 1x AGP slot 5x Master Slave PCI slots PCI 2 2 compliant 1xACR Advanced Communication Riser slot INTRODUCTION Functions Supports PIO Mode 3 4 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 EIDE Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports Supports SPP EPP ECP LPT port Supports 1 44 2 88 MB floppy drive Supports PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Supports IrDA port Supports 6 Universal Serial Bus USB ports Supports Line out Line in and MIC in jacks Supports Game MIDI port Build in AC97 CODEC AC97 2 1 Compliant Award BIOS Supports Plug and Play PC99 Supports ACPI APM DMI and Green Feature Wakeup Features Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wakeup Time Wakeup Switching Voltage Regulator Intel VRM 8 4 compliant Other Features Year 2000 compliant Anti Virus Boot up System voltage monitors for CPU Vcore VTT 3 3V 5
32. mperature Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature tl Move Enter Sele PU PD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help F5 Previous values F Fail Safe Defaults 7 Optimized Defaults e CPU Warning Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU warning temperature You can choose from 50 C 122 F to 70 158 or even Disabled if you like e Current System Temperature This field displays the current system temperature e Current CPU1 Temp This field displays the current CPU temperature Current CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 Speed These fields display the fan speeds of the CPU and system cooling fans VCORE VTT 5 V 12 5 V 12 V VBAT V 5VSB V These fields display actual system voltage values e Shutdown Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU shutdown temperature Selections are 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F or 75 167 F 49 BIOS SETUP 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control ght 1984 2001 Award Software Item Help foltage Control f1 7 Move Enter Select Value FlO Save 5 Fi General Help F5 Previous values 5 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Enabled can stop frequency output for unused DIMM PCI slots e Spread Spectrum Enabled provides spread spectrum for better EMI resolution e CPU Clock This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the
33. n Setup 46 3 9 PC eat ota MER EE E 48 3 10 Prequency Voltage s sss cs ec o rette tues cit o RE o 49 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults 50 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults peu eo ag PCR Se ep peus 50 3 13 Supervisor PassWOLd a u tta oc D ER ooa Rer eens 51 3 14 User 52 9 159 Save amp Exit SetuP x Ss ite usd E A Ne rt 53 3 15 JEXIEWITDOULSAVITIO EO 53 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 54 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 54 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site 54 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS 55 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions IMPORTANT Head this section before unpacking your motherboard Power Supply Be careful Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply when working on the motherboard and its components Near the battery on the motherboard are 2 LEDs One is green and indicates that the power connector is attached and the system is in Standby with 5V of power active to the motherboard The other is red and indicates that the system is fully active and powered Seri
34. ns Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options PC Health Status To display the fan status CPU temperature system temperature etc and to provide the temperature monitoring option Frequency Voltage Control To control the frequency and voltage of the CPU Load Fail Safe Defaults To load the most basic BIOS default values required for your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance BIOS SETUP 24 e Set Supervisor User Password To change set or disable a password e Save amp Exit Setup To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup e Exit Without Saving To abandon all changes and exit Setup 3 3 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date 00 1 2000 Time hh m 204 18 IDE IDE Change the day month year and century IDE 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video Halt But Keyboard B anti Enter Select PU PD Value F1l0 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Highlight the items and use PageUp PageDown to change the value of Date Time e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Press Enter to enter the submenu shown below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software IDE Primary
35. or monitors without power management or green features V HSYNC Blank Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Support The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature MODEM Use IRQ You can select one of the following interrupt resources for modem use N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 11 BIOS SETUP 44 e Soft Off by PWRBTN When set to Instant off the ATX power switch can be used as a normal system Power Off button When set to Delay 4 Sec you need to press the ATX power switch for more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system e IRQ Event Activity Detect IRQS Activity Monitoring tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This function allows you awake the system from Power Off S5 or standby mode You can choose Hot key Ctrl F1 F12 or any key to wake up the system USB Resume from 53 54 55 You can power on wake up the system through USB devices if you set this field as Enabled e VGA If you select On you can set the VGA to wakeup the system e LPT amp COM Any activity from LPT or COM ports can wakeup the system Selections are NONE LPT COM or LPT COM e HDD amp FDD If you
36. others from changing the BIOS setting of your system The password prevents any unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system prompts for the correct password before you boot or access Setup To set a password 1 At the prompt type your password Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters When you type the characters they appear as asterisks on the password screen box After typing the password press the Enter key Atthe next prompt re type your password and press the Enter key again to confirm the new password After password entry the screen automatically reverts to the main menu screen To disable the password press the Enter key when prompted to enter the password The screen displays a message confirming that the password has been disabled Forget the password If you forget the password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM with jumper 1 JP1 See 2 15 Clear CMOS Jumper To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short JP1 pins 2 and 3 then return to 1 2 BIOS SETUP 52 3 Turnon your computer 4 Hold down Delete key during the POST process and enter BIOS setup to re configure BIOS 3 14 Set User Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS setting of your system This operation is the same as Supervisor Password Award Software k Standard CHOS Features FrequencyWoltage Control
37. ous damage could occur if you remove or install any components when the green LED is lit while additionally you could experience a nasty shock if you touch anything inside the case when the red LED is lit Static Electricity Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your motherboard Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body A static discharge strong enough to damage computer components is not perceptible by a human Observe these precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer components If possible wear an anti static wrist strap connected to a natural earth ground Touch a grounded or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a pipe or the chassis of your system before touching the motherboard When you have removed the motherboard from its anti static packaging try to hold it only by the edges without touching any components Avoid contacting the components on add on cards motherboards and modules with the gold colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots Handle system components only by their mounting brackets Keep components which are not connected to the system in their anti static packaging whenever possible INTRODUCTION 2 e Battery Replacement The battery which holds the system settings memory CMOS RAM on your motherboard should not require r
38. perly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE COULD RESULT Please follow the steps below to install the CPU Step 1 To install the CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards at a 90 degree right angle Insert the CPU in the correct direction smear the heat dissipation grease over the CPU die then put a CPU fan on to cover the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 fan no force is required to insert the CPU into the socket Once completely inserted close the socket s lever while holding down the CPU This locks the CPU into the socket Step 2 Connect the CPU fan s cable to the CPU FAN connector indicated on the diagram below Ensure that the cable is connected correctly It will be obvious which way it must fit CPU FAN Top View Socket 370 CPU Installation 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 66 100 133 MHz System Configuration SW3 allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus for 66 100 or 133 MHz Configuration 66 100 133 MHz FSB Confiquration Jumper HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2 5 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules The DIMMs must be 2 5V DDR DRAM modules The VIA PRO 266 chipset supports PC1600 PC2100 You can install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 184pin DIMM DIMM1 DDR
39. please set this field to Disabled e VIA OnChip LAN Select Enabled to use the OnChip LAN Controller which lets you use an add on LAN device in the ACR slot If you don t use an ACR LAN device please set this field to Disabled 39 BIOS SETUP VIA Super IO Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 954 2001 Award Software SuperiIo Device onboar d Ser ia Port Onboard 5 Onboard Parallel Port Par allel Port Mode ele Midi Port addr ess Midi Port IRQ tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save SC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous values F Fail Safe Defaul 7 Optimized Defaults e Onboard FDC Controller You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDD controller e Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 Select an address and the corresponding interrupt for each of the first and second serial ports The Choices are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQS and Auto The second serial port shares resources address and IRQ with IrDA e UART Mode Select Choose the right type of infrared device Selections are IrDA IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port Normal Standard operation e RxD TxD Active Consult your IR peripheral s documentation to set this field e R Transmission Delay Consult your IR peripheral s documentation to set this field e UR2 Duplex Mode Consult your IR peripheral s documentation to select the
40. proper setting for your IR device BIOS SETUP 40 Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral s documentation to set this field Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel printer port The choices are 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 SBC IRQ7 and Disabled Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Selections are SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Allows DMA and bidirectional operation This is faster than EPP mode EPP Allows normal speed operation in two way mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type EPP1 7 or EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA Assign DMA channel 1 or 3 to the port for ECP mode operation Game Port Address Assign Game Port resources Selections are 201 209 or Disabled Midi Port Address Assign Midi Port resources Selections are 330 300 290 or Disabled Midi Port IRQ Assign Midi Port IRQ Selections are 5 or 10 Init Display First This item allows you to select which to activate first PCI Slot or AGP OnChip USB Controller The VIA 8233 South Bridge has 3 USB Controllers One of them is for the external USB ports The other two USB Controllers are for the internal USB connect headers This field allows you to enable any one of the con
41. quires that the LAN Wake Up function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP is set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power 5 Volt Standby pua2suel4 Wake On LAN Connector 2 10 Wake on Modem Connector 3 pin WOM This connector allows the system to be powered up upon receipt of a call via the modem NOTE This function requires a modem which supports the Ring Wake Up function and that your system has ATX power supply with at least 720MA 5V standby power pueosue1 5 Volt Standby gm RI Wake On Modem Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 2 11 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 10 pin IrDA The IrDA connector can be configured to support a wireless infrared module With this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection the user can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers IrDA IRTX IRRX GND 5V AAA A n n n u n 5VSB IrDA Connector 2 12 Panel Connectors Panel Connectors 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION HD LED 2 pin HD LED This 2 pin connector connects to the LED of the HDD The LED lights up when the HDD is active PIN3 45V PIN4 GND Sleep Button LED 2 pin SLPBTN PIN5 SLPBTN PIN6 GND Reset Switch LED 2 pin RST This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for r
42. same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site Go to the Transcend web site http www transcendusa com Choose Motherboard Choose BIOS Select the appropriate Transcend motherboard model The BIOS file name consists of 5 characters Check the exact BIOS to download Your BIOS file name must exactly match the one shown on our web site Download the suitable version to your disk or other storage device WARNING Your system could be seriously damaged if a wrong BIOS version is accidently used If you are not sure what version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw BIOS UPGRADE 55 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow these 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS Step 1 Make a record of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters Press Del during the Power On Self Test to enter the BIOS Setup Program when you start your system Write down the values of each parameter to enable you to re configure your sys tem after the BIOS upgrade Step 2 Make a system Disk Putaclean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon My Computer Click 3 5 Floppy A Select File Format from Command Bar Under Format 3 5 Floppy A Menu Select Format type Full item and Other Options Copy system files Click Start button Step 3 Download the updated
43. t the red stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable this may be faint and could also be a dotted line is the closest to PIN1 on the left with the motherboard as oriented in the picture below Note Orient the red stripe to PIN1 Primary IDE Connector IDE2 mmumumumumum mmummummum DEI Secondary IDE Connector IDE Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12 2 7 Flo Disk Drive Connector 34 pin FDC This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end of this cable to the motherboard connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy disk drive Note Orient the red stripe to PIN1 Floppy Drive Connector FDC LI a Flo Disk Drive Connector 2 8 Fan Power Connectors There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard the CPU FAN SYS FAN and SYS FAN2 Each connector provides 12V power Make sure the power cables are connected in the right direction or damage may occur These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA 6W or less CPU FAN SYS FAN o GND 12V Rotation SYS FAN2 GND 12V Fan Power Connectors Rotation 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 9 Wake on LAN Connector 3 pin WOL This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake on LAN output The system can be powered up when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the LAN card NOTE This function re
44. tions CMOS Setup Utility Copyrig Pn I Configurations PnP OS Installed Item Help et Configuration Data Resources Controlled By gn IRQ For Fi General Help F Fail Safe Defaults ir imized Defaults f1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save CLE FS Previous Values e PnP OS Installed This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS Thus interrupts may be re assigned by the OS when Yes is selected When non PnP OS is installed to prevent re assigning of interrupt settings select the Default setting of No e Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field on Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD if you have just installed a new add on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot The setting will automatically be set back to Disabled when the system reboots e Resources Controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play PnP compatible devices If you select Auto ESCD all of the Interrupt Requests IRQs and DMA assignment fields will be deactivated as the BIOS automatically as signs them 47 BIOS SETUP e IRQ Resources IRQ n Assigned When the resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt to one of the following dep
45. toring function that can prevent any unauthorized BIOS updating caused by viruses Only ezBIOS the BIOS updating program developed by Transcend update a Transcend motherboard BIOS Updating Confidence Beyond preventing viruses ezBIOS allows BIOS updating with confidence In the past any failure or incorrect operation during BIOS updating could crash the whole system Normally the user wouldn t have the capability to retrieve and reestablish the system they could only return the computer to the supplier for costly time consuming repairs With the enhanced security of ezBIOS Transcend s motherboards can completely avoid these problems No matter what happens during BIOS updating the user s system can still boot from the floppy drive allowing the updating command to be executed again One Click On Line BIOS Updating For users of Windows 95 98 ezBIOS allows you to use Transcend s innovative on line updating technology Just one click can detect the BIOS version of your system download the latest version and execute all the updating commands automatically from the Internet Restarting the computer completes the BIOS updating This feature should be very handy for users who need to update BIOS repeatealy especially MIS staff The on line updating program is included on the drivers CD ROM included in the box with your motherboard Following the step by step instructions you can easily update or backup your BIOS If you have a dif
46. trollers any two of them all of them or to disable all of them 41 BIOS SETUP e USB Keyboard Support Select Enable if you went to use a USB Keyboard in DOS e DE HDD Block Mode Block Mode is also called Block Transfer Multiple Commands or Multiple Sector Read Write If your IDE HDD supports Block Mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read Writes per sector that the drive can support e PWRON After PWR Fail This function allows the system to resume power or resume former status after a power failure Selections are Off or Former Sts BIOS SETUP 42 3 7 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy consumption according to your own style of computer use and preferences CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 984 2001 Award Software Power Manage ACPI function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type Management Option Off Option Off Method f1l Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI ACPI Suspend Type Select the ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS or S3 STR If your expansion cards do not support the STR Suspend to RAM function you must leave this
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