TS-APM3 TS-APL3 USER`S MANUAL Intel
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1. 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 e Standard CMOS Features Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options e Advanced Chipset Features Available options specific to your system Chipset e Integrated Peripherals I O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system e Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI options e PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options e PC Health Status To display the fan status CPU temperature system temperature etc and to provide the temperature monitoring option e Frequency Voltage Control To control the frequency and voltage of the CPU e Load Fail Safe Defaults To load the most basic BIOS default values required for your system to operate e Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance 26 BIOS SETUP 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 Sa2. consumption according to your own style of computer use CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2698 Award Software ower Management Menu Level F ni ff opt HPH Upt ion F Metho jid RB Of P by FURBTN k Ted Up Events thetiMove EntersSelect FUAFD Value Save SCrEwit FliBene ForPrevious Values FerFail Sate Det a t inized ioni e ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI e Power Management CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Power Management Item Help Power Down e Mode Suspend Mode 1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit FliGeneral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults 7 0ptimized Defaults 42 BIOS SETUP This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 Suspend Mode 2 HDD Power Down 3 Doze Mode There are three selections for Power Management Two of them have fixed mode settings 1 Min Power Saving Minimum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Doze Mode 1 Hour Suspend Mode 1 Hour 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Doze Mode 1 Min Suspend Mode 1 Min 3 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually Select the time out period for each mode shown above e ACPI Suspend Type Select
3. following interrupt resources for modem use N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 e Soft Off by PWRBTN When setto Instant off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system Power Off button When set to Delay 4 seconds you need to press the ATX switch down for more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system 44 BIOS SETUP e Wake Up Events CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software wake Up Events VGA OFF Item Help LPT COM LPT amp COM HOO amp FOO ON Menu Level Rp PCI Master OFF MODEM LAN Wakeup Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled Primary INTR ON IRQS Activity Monitoring Press Enter t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults eVGA If you select On you can set the VGA to awake the system e LPT amp COM Any activity LPT from LPT COM or LPT COM wakes up the system e HDD amp FDD If you select On any activity from one of them wakes up the system e PCI Master If select On any activity on PCI Master wakes up the system e MODEM LAN Wake Up Select Disabled to Power On your system when the external modem receives a call NOTE This function requires an external modem which supports the Ring Wake Up function e RTC Alarm Resume Select Disabled if you want to Power On your system at a certain time on the same day every
4. set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power f FE D m MEST ir EET 1 BN WOL 5 Volt Standby E PME Wake On LAN Connector 2 11 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 see page 44 and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720MA 5V standly power Dua2Sue J 5 Volt Standby GND Wake On Modem Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 15 2 12 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 5 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 PUPISUB J IrDA Connector 2 13 Panel Connectors pua2sue J Panel Connectors 16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION HD LED 2 pin HD LED This 2 pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk The LED lights up when the HDD is active PIN3 45V PIN4 GND Sleep Button Lead 2 pin SLPBTN PINS SLPBTN PIN6 GND Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RST This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turn
5. states are used by the system allowing for greater stability BIOS SETUP 37 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears A Award Software Menu Level gt 23223220000 DDDD Item Help le I e On Chip 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 e IDE Prefetch Mode The On Board IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If your IDE drive has add in IDE interface and doesn t support prefetching please set this field to Disabled e Primary 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 Mode 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device 38 BIOS SETUP e Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA33 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive 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 hard disk drive and your system software can support Ultra DMA33 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support e Init
6. the closest to PIN1 on the left with the motherboard as oriented in the picture below Note Orient the red stripe to PIN1 puaISUe J Primary IDE Connector HEEEEEEEE mummuumummiDEi HENENEEEEEEEEEEEE EE IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector IDE Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 13 2 8 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 drive Note Orient the red stripe to PIN1 Floppy Drive Connector Ji Lr FDC puao2sueJ Co Flo Disk Drive Connector 2 9 Fan Power Connectors There are two fan power connectors on the mothrboard the CPU FAN and the SYS FAN Each connector provides 12V power Make sure the power cables are connected in the right direc tion damage may occur These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA 6W or less CPU FAN m 5 D D SYS FAN GND 12V Rotation Fan Power Connectors 14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 10 Wake on LAN Connector 3 pin WOL This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake on LAN output The system can be pow ered up when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the LAN card NOTE This function requires that the LAN Wake Up function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP is
7. 3 MHz System Configuration The SW2 allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus for 66 100 or 133 MHz Configuration SW2 FSB Freq 66 100 133 MHz FSB Configuration Jumper 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting The switch 1 SW1 is designated for adjusting the CPU internal frequency ratio The frequency ratio is defined in the table below The internal frequency can be calculated by the following formula CPU internal frequency frequency ratio x FSB frequency System bus frequency is set in CPU Host PCI Clock of Frequency Voltage Control in BIOS SETUP MENU Please refer to page 49 NOTE Because Intel has locked the frequency ratio for new CPUs setting SW1 to adjust the frequency ratio is useless However it is effective for older version CPUs puaosuedll LI SW1 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11 2 6 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules The DIMMs must be 3 3 volt synchronous DRAM modules The VIA P6 ProSavage 133 chipset supports PC100 PC133 and Virtual Channel Memory VCM You can install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM DIMM1 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes DIMM2 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes DIMM3 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes Total Memory 5 GBytes max NOTE Different type
8. 4 INTRODUCTION Supports Line out Line in and MIC in jack Supports Game MIDI port e Build in AC97 CODEC AC97 2 1 Compliant e Award BIOS Support Plug and Play PC98 Support ACPI APM DMI and Green Feature e Wake Up Features Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wake Up Time Wake Up e Switching Voltage Regulator Intel VRM 8 4 compliant e Other Features Year 2000 compliant Anti Virus Boot up System voltage monitors for CPU Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V CPU temperature monitor System temperature monitor FAN speed monitor e PCB Dimensions ATX form factor 4 layer PCB 19 cm x 30 5 cm 7 5 inch x 12 inch HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Transcend TS APM3 TS APL3 Motherboard I O Port CPU e Intel Celeron Socket 370 PPGA GAME MIDI Port amp Audio Jack Line In Line Out MIC In CPU 300A 533 MHz FSB 66 MHz 1 x COM Port amp 1 x Parallel Port Intel Pentium 9 Ill Socket 370 FC PGA CPU 533A 933 MHz FSB 100 133 MHz 2 x USB Ports PS 2 KB Port amp PS 2 Mouse Port Memory 3 x 168 pin DIMM Sockets 8MB 1 5GB SDRAM VIA P6 Pro Savage133 Chipset e Supports 66 100 133 MHz FSB PCI IDE Connector e Bus Master PIO Mode 3 4 e DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA 33 66 I i AGP Connector i AGP PRO 4X 2X VIA 686A 686B Super South Bridge 010 74 IrDA Supports System Health Monitor e Built In
9. 7 Opt imized Defaults e DRAM Timing By SPD The DRAM timing is determined by the SPD of Memory modules which are plugged on the motherboard e DRAM Clock Set the clock frequency of the DRAMs The default value is Host Clock You can select HCLK 33M if your DRAM modules are faster than the CPU a 66 MHz FSB CPU with a PC100 SDRAM or a 100 MHz FSB CPU with PC133 SDRAM or select HCLK 33M for a faster CPU with slower SDRAMs 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 e Bank Interleave This function allows you to enhance the DRAM timing 34 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 e CPU PCI Concurrency When Disabled the CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period e Fast R W Turn Around DRAM optimization feature If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory the read is satisfied through the buffer contents and the read is not sent to the DRAM The choices Enabled and Disabled e System
10. BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS This action can increase system performance e Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video RAM This action can increase system performance e Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to control the internal VGA frame buffer size NA 4M 8M 16M 32M e AGP Aperture Size MB Memory mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphic Aperture We suggest you leave this field on the default setting e AGP 4X Mode Select Enable if you use a AGP 4X VGA card e AGP Driving Control This function allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choosing Manual allows you key in an AGP Driving Value in the next selection We recommend that you set this field to Auto to avoid any error in the system e AGP Driving Value This field allows you to adjust the AGP driving force from OO FF BIOS SETUP 35 e OnChip USB Select Enabled if you have a USB Keyboard or any USB device e USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if you went to use a USB Keyboard e USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if you went to use a USB Mouse e On Chip Sound Select Auto to enable the OnChip Audio Controller which lets you use OnBoard CODEC or Add On CODEC on the AMR card depends on the JP setting If you use an Add On Audio Card with an Audio Controller built in please set this field to Disabled e OnChip MODEM Select Auto to enable the O
11. Disabled e Onboard Parallel Mode This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Normal Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Allows DMA and bidirectional operation It is faster than EPP mode ECP EPP Allows normal speed operation in two way mode e ECP Mode Use DMA Assign DMA channel 1 or 3 to the port for ECP mode operation e Parallel Port EPP Type Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 e Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio related selection If Disabled all of the following selections will be disabled Select Enable if you want to use onboard audio e Sound Blaster Select Enable to use Sound Blaster e SB I O Base Address Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default e SB IRQ Select Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default e SB DMA Select Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default e MPU 401 Select Enabled to use the MPU 401 device Hardware Wave Table you installed 40 BIOS SETUP e MPU 401 I O Address Assign MPU 401 resource e Game Port 200 207H Select Enabled to assign Game Port resource BIOS SETUP 41 3 7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy
12. Display First This item allows you to decide whether to activate either the PCI or the AGP first e IDE HDD Block Mode Block Mode is also called Block Transfer Multiple Commands or Multiple Sector Read Write If your IDE hard drive 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 Onboard FDD 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 the resources address and IRQ with IrDA e UART 2 Mode Choose the right type of infrared device Standard Normal operation HPSIR IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port e R Function Duplex Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the setting for IR Half Full duplex function e TX RX Inverting Enable Consult your IR peripheral documentation to set this field The item Yes means Low Active and No means High Active BIOS SETUP 39 e 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 3BC IRQ7 and
13. E GND Modem In PHONE puaasue1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 21 2 19 Internal Serial Port Connector 10 pin COM2 You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for additional serial devices Regarding the onboard COM1 please refer to Section 2 15 External Back Panel I O Ports page 18 COM2 E CC co co z NHH Oo orcorz PIN PIN10 PIN1 nd PIN9 Aztk ra 853253 eo Internal Serial Port Connector COM2 22 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 20 Internal USB Port Connector 10 Pin USB3 4 You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for additional serial devices Regarding the onboard USB please refer to Section 2 15 External Back Panel I O Ports page 17 NOTE Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on PIN1 and PIN2 USB3 USB4 3 PIN1 PIN2 VCC VCC USB3 USB4 USB3 USB4 GND GND GND GND PINS PIN10 Internal USB Port Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 23 2 21 VIO Adjust Jumper 3 pin JP5 This function allows you to increase VCC3 Voltage for heavy loading H 1 ile High 1 f le Normal m 3 a o D 3 Q VIO Adjust Jumper Congratulations You have now completed Hardware Setup This means that you can move on to Chapter 3 the BIOS Setup section and turn on your PC 24 BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 3 1 BIO
14. S 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 When the CMOS battery fails it will cause the data to be lost If that happens please set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery Please refer to Section 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions Page 1 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 and you can enter the Award BIOS configuration system The following screen will appear CMOS Setup Uti Standard CMOS Features Adwanced BIOS load Fail Safe e atr be Led Optimzi ted Peripherals wer Management Setup PHP PCI Configurations P Health Status Ege Quit FiO dave amp Exit Setup In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows gt to highlight an item and press the Enter key to enter the sub menu The following keys help you 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 BIOS SETUP 25 Increase the numeric value or make changes
15. Super 1 0 FDD Connector Flash EEPROM Award BIOS PnP DMI e ACPI compliant External USB Connector 2 X USB Ports WOL Header Wake on LAN Slots Pre 5 x PCI Slots AC97 CODEC 1 x AMR Slot 41 X ISA Slot Shared with PCI AC97 V2 1 Audio CODEC HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS APM3 TS APL3 Motherboard 6 ENEEEEEHENEEEEEEHEEEER EE EBEREEEHEEE EHEHEREER O FE 10120uU02 jaueg ENEEHEHEHEEEEEEERERH Or3e1I borg EEREHEEEEE EEEEEERER O TMS Ras Q Soh 2INPOW WOA WVHGS urdggr SWWIG 2INPOW W2A Wvuas u d8g94 zWINIG 2INPOW WOA WVHGS urdggr LAWIG VIA VT8605 VT8604 AGP Pro Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 o r o S A TS APM3 J0 D9UU0D JOMOd X1V Transcend 2 WOM WOL B Keyboard MOd IG IN ewes 3no SUTT UT SUTT DIW m T Mouse HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 2 P ntral Pr in nit 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 2 Don t forget th
16. TS APM3 TS APL3 USER S MANUAL Intel Socket 370 Celeron Pentium Ill FC PGA Series Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS APM3 TS APL3 Motherboard Supporting Intel Socket 370 Celeron Pentium III FC PGA Series Processor 66 100 133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency AGP 4X VIA P6 ProSavage 133 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 P6 ProSavage 133 Chipset More details to follow later in this manual Our Website Please come and visit us at our website on 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 set up and install the motherboard All of the information within has been carefully checked for accuracy However Transcend Information Inc hereafter referred to as Transcend carries 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 li
17. Thus interrupts may be re assigned by the OS when Yes is selected When a 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 deactived as the BIOS automatically assigns them BIOS SETUP 47 ity ab 2000 Award Software original PC AT specificati PnP for de igned E A compliant wi Plug and Play standard whether d for PCI or architecture xit Fi General Help timized Defaults e IRQ n Assigned to When the resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt to one of the following depending on which type of device is using the interrupt PCI ISA PnP devices whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture compliant with the Plug and Play standard Legacy ISA Devices requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port1 comp
18. ata you should turn off your computers power and short pin2 and pin3 of JP4 U82SUE J In T 1m go er Ness l _ Clear CMOS Jumper 2 17 Onboard Audio Setting 3 Pin JP2 For an external AMR card the onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via this jumper Please disable the onboard audio CODEC if you want to use an AMR Sound Card Note If you want to use a PCI Sound Card with audio controller on it please disable the OnChip Sound function in Advanced Chipset Features See Page 35 Onboard Audio Setting ee I puao2suei J Default Onboard Codec k AMR Codec Audio Selection Jumper 20 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 18 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 2 Zu 355 BU c gt a c o amp PNE gt 0O D gt 5 m o 5 T 0 Right Audio Channel GND Left Audio Channel AUX Green Right Audio Channel i GND Left Audio Channel White Right Audio Channel C GND Left Audio Channel CD1 Black Modem Out Internal Audio Connecotrs ml MOUT
19. e static electricity precautions 3 Be careful Inserting hardware onto your motherboard incorrectly can damage it The motherboard has a ZIF Socket 370 which houses the CPU A fan is necessary for the CPU to prevent overheating If no fan has been supplied with the CPU purchase and install one before you turn on your system WARNING Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the processor s passive heatsink Without sufficient circulation the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard You may install an auxiliary fan if necessary 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 you should have a CPU fan to cover the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU fan no force is required to insert the CPU Once completely inserted close the socket s lever while holding down the CPU 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 2 Next Connect the CPU s fan 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 fits CPU FAN puaasue1 Top View Socket 370 CPU Installation HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9 2 4 66 100 13
20. er 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 52 BIOS SETUP Forget the password If you forget the password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM with jumper 4 JP4 CMOS CLR Please refer to page 19 To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short the JP4 jumper 2 3 then return to 1 2 3 Turn on your computer 4 Hold down Delete key during the POST process and enter BIOS setup to re configure BIOS 3 14 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 k Standard CMOS Features t Frequency Voltage Control k Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults k Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults k Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password k Power Management Setup Set User Password k PnPAPCI Configuration it enter Passord k PC Health Status enu in BIOS Change Set Disable Password BIOS SETUP 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility ty Copyright standard CMOS Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management PnP PCI Con
21. ers 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 e CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Select Enabled to make sure the data is accurate e 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 e Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the Power On Self Test 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 e 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 HDD 3 and CD ROM plus a SCSI hard drive a LS ZIP 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 automa
22. es to the USB port The motherboard contains two USB ports which are marked as USB USB Ports 3 amp 4 are on board connectors with 2x5 Header 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN The onboard printer port is a 25 pin D type connector marked PRN 18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 Serial Port Turquoise one 9 pin COM1 The external back panel serial port is a 9 pin D type connector marked as COM1 The second onboard serial port COM is an internal 10 pin header connector See page 21 for the location and details 6 Display VGA Port Blue 15 pin VGA The onboard VGA port is a 15 pin D type connector marked VGA 7 Game Port MIDI Port Gold 15 pin GAME The onboard Game port MIDI Port is a 15 pin D type connector marked GAME 8 Line out Lime Green 1 8 LINE OUT The onboard Line out connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE OUT 9 Line in Light blue 1 8 LINE IN The onboard Line in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE IN 10 MIC IN Pink 1 8 MIC IN The onboard MIC in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack connector marked MIC 4 Parallel Port PS 2 Mouse Printer 7 Game MIDI Port 00000000 Q TH 0000000000000 000000000000 O 09000 5 COM1 6 VGA Port 9 Line in 2 PS 2 Keyboard 8 Line out 10 MIC in External Back Panel I O Ports HARDWARE INSTALLATION 19 2 16 Clear CMOS Jumper 3 pin JP4 To clear the CMOS d
23. ese precautions help to reduce the risk of static build up and ensure any static discharge is harmless to your equipment e Battery Replacement The battery which holds the system settings memory CMOS RAM on your motherboard should not require replacement for at least five years and probably much longer In picture 2 2 it is located near the center of the motherboard Incorrect computer time and or loss of time may indicate a weak motherboard battery 2 INTRODUCTION 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 e 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 It is 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 DIMM memory module PS 2 or USB Keyboard PS 2 or USB Mouse Hard Disk Drive Floppy Disk Drive CD ROM Drive Optional External Peripherals printer soeakers
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25. figura PC Health Status 3 16 Exit Without Saving tej 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency V Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Abort the current changes and exit the BIOS utility CMOS Setup Uti Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Health Status Abandon all Ls 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defau 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 Award Miceli r BIOS vg 0069 An Energy Sear Lo 1 el PU uTcmare Inc SMGC EHD MODULAR ADOS APFAI AFLI V F 1 0 08200 Ferd Plug and Flay RIGS Extension wL D Copyright C 159559 awed Software INC TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS APM3 APL3 Ver 1 01 The BIOS description occurs on the third line APM3 APL3 Ver 1 01 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 same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS 4 2 Download 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 consi
26. ing off your power switch PIN7 RST PIN8 GND Software Power Off Lead 2 pin PW_BN Attach the PW_BN Switch of the panel to this connector PIN9 PW_BN PIN10 GND Power LED Lead 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 GND PIN19 NC PIN20 SPK HARDWARE INSTALLATION 17 2 14 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 the standby lead PWR CONN puao2suei 3 3V 3 3V GND 5 0V GND 5 0V GND Power Good 5 0V Standby 12 0V gt gt aon aa0a gt gt gt gt QeZ2zZ2aaZ2zZ2zees on O UD 40 Ww raO gp O OO iod a PSON Power Supply on Power Connector 2 15 External Back Panel I O Ports There are 10 kinds of external connectors on the motherboard The view angle of the drawing shown on next page is from the back panel of the 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 devic
27. liant with the original PC AT bus specification e DMA Resources y Copyrig C 1984 2000 Award Software DMA PCI ISA PnP S 1P PnP Menu Level A PnP A PnP Legacy ISA for i igned A PnP compliant with original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture Value F10 x1 Fi General Help Defau 48 BIOS SETUP e DMA n Assigned to Just as the IRQ Resource Assignment you can assign DMA Resources manually 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 3 9 PC Health Status This menu provides two thermo protect functions CPU warning temperature and shutdown temperature and a hardware monitor center These features let you know the health status of your PC CMOS Setup Utility Copar ight IC 1984 2668 Award Software C Health Statu Menu Level k tet Howe ter Selec
28. matic 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 e 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 32 BIOS SETUP e OS Select for DRAM gt 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 e C8000 DFFFF Shadow You can shadow the ROM on other expansion cards by setting these fields If you install other expansion cards with ROMs you need to know which address the ROMs use specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K depending on the used amount BIOS SETUP 33 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system setting will alter Do not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset Utility Lopyright ge Advanoed Chipset Feat AN Timing By SP Disabled ORAM Host CLK Menu Level Ld Sottware Item Help en Menu Level b Enabled Huto Enabled Enabled Enabled ERE Fi e ESC Exit FliGenera bare Oefau 33
29. mited to the implied warranties conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Transcend its management employees distributors and agents are free of liability for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages includ ing 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 2 Release Date May 2001 Copyright O November 2000 Transcend Information Inc Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions ess eee es ie ee ae as 1 1 2 Checklist Hardware Required for Setup ccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeees 2 Tae Package CoS SEE 2 1 4 Specifications and Features rnnnnnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnenn
30. month or at a certain time every day BIOS SETUP 45 e Resume Date Time Set the Date and Time to Power On the system Activated only when the Resume by Alarm field is enabled e Primary INTR If you select On the IRQs Activity Monitor Function will be enabled e IRQs Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility Copy 1t C 1984 2 vity Monitoring COM 2 COM 1 LPT 2 IRQ15 tl Move Enter Sele PU PD Value Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Va 6 0ptimized Defaults 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 IRGs Activity Monitoring function monitors the IRQs you select On any activity from one of them will awaken a system which has been powered down 46 BIOS SETUP 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2 Software PnP PCI Configurat PnP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By Auto CESCD GA Palette Snoop or tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults 7 Optimized Defaults 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
31. nChip MODEM Controller which lets you use Add On MODEM CODEC on the AMR card If you use an Add On card with a MODEM Controller built in please set this field to Disabled 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 Dynamic Bursting When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions will write to PCI bus immediately 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 transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 e PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Select Enabled to support PCI 2 AGP bus access to PCI 1 PCI bus retry function when a error occurred The default value is Disabled 36 BIOS SETUP 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 e AGP Master 1 WS Read This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait
32. ne 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 2 1 Transcend TS APM3 TS APL3 Motherboard ee 5 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS APM3 TS APL3 Motherboard urrrrrrnnrvrrnnnnnnnrnnvrrrrnnnnrrnnnnnnn 6 23 GPU ASEAN c 7 2 4 66 100 133MHz System Configuration cece cee eee eee eee eee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 9 2 5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting rrrrnrnnrnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennennen 10 2 6 Memory Configuration eroe etos o pois redere pen 11 2 7 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors rrrrnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnennennnene 12 2 8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector oisi gm RES n eo dte satan Ge Bogen rdah 13 2 9 Fan Power Connectors 5241 Once Eis Tus e as daneeeie eee Ipae NNN 13 2 10 Wake on LAN Connector aennrnnnonvvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnuenn 14 2 11 Wake on Modem Connector nrerenanvonnnennnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenennnnenanennanennnnennnuneenene 14 2 12 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector ssseee 15 2 15 Panel Connectors Aes REED oic MINE ERE 15 2 14 Power Connector NUR RR 17 2 15 External Back Panel I O Ports vas dier e our et errato iore n eod orbe oe Eo ent 17 2 16 Clear GMOS JUlITippelo n voco o deor ta ver entr epu eio ve tuta Ux eroe n ei vises gunn godt 19 2 17 Onboard Audio Setting gate ixi ENDE RE EAM 19 2 18 Internal Audio Connectors Luang ded oed gudediktene ends 20 2 19 Internal Serial Port Connector esssss
33. ons All Errors If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action No Errors POST does 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 BIOS SETUP 29 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features option allows you to improve your system performance and sets up system features according to your preference Menu Level Hard Disk b sector protection If ds 3 pod 3 p 10s arning mes Exit ener timized Defa 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 30 BIOS SETUP e CPU Internal Cache External Cache 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 transf
34. ote that this size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by the disk checking program e Cylinder Number of cylinders e Head Number of heads e Precomp Write precompensation cylinder e Landing Zone Landing zone e Sector Number of sectors 28 BIOS SETUP e 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 in 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 e 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 e Halt On During the Power On Self Test 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 selecti
35. plotter modem Optional Internal Peripherals modem LAN cards 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 please contact your retailer TS APM3 TS APL3 motherboard 1 x CD ROM 1 x FDD cable 1 x Ultra DMA 66 cable User s Manual 1 x External USB connector Optional 1 x External COM2 connector Optional INTRODUCTION 3 1 4 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports Intel Socket 370 Celeron Series Supports Intel Pentium III FC PGA Series e Chipset TS APM3 VIA VT8605 686A TS APM3 B VIA VT8605 686B TS APL3 VIA VT8604 686A TS APL3 B VIA VT8604 686B e DRAM Memory Supports Synchronous DRAM Supports Virtual Channel Memory 3 x 168 pin DIMM module slots on board 8MB 1 5GB memory size 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB SDRAM DIMM 64 data bits structure only PC100 PC133 SDRAM compliant e 1 0 BUS Slot 1 x AGP Pro slot TS APMG only 5 x Master Slave PCI slots PCI 2 2 compliant 1 x ISA slot Shared with PCI 1x AMR slot e O Functions Supports PIO Mode 3 4 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 for 686B Only 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 4 Universal Serial Bus USB ports Supports VGA port
36. rmanently stored in the BIOS ROM NOTE These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management PnP PCI Configura Tr IS ES UM FF PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults 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 Set Award Software Standard C Advanced B Advanced Chi Integrated Peripherals FnPAPEI Configura PC Health Status Load Optimized Defaults BIOS SETUP 51 3 13 Supervisor Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS setting of your system CMOS Setup Utility Software in BIOS Select Item Menu Setup 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 alpha numeric characters When you type the characters they appear as asterisks on the password screen box 2 After typing the password press the Enter key 3 At the next prompt re type your password and press the Ent
37. s of DRAM modules should not be installed on one motherboard at the same time pua3sue aav Position Unbuffered Position s 168Pin SDRAM VCM Module DIMM1 168Pin SDRAM VCM Module DIMM2 lt 168Pin SDRAM VCM Module DIMM3 168Pin DIMM Sockets 12 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 7 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 the main one if you are using more than one to the Master connector at the end of the cable and connect it to IDE 1 see important note below If your HDD supports UltraDMA 66 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 NOTE The connectors must be attached properly to the IDE channels Ensure that the red stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable this may be faint and could also be a dotted line is
38. ssential Handling Precautions IMPORTANT Read this page before unpacking your motherboard e Power Supply Be careful Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply when working on the motherboard and its components e 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 sufficiently strong enough to damage computer components is not perceptible by a human To avoid this risk please observe these simple precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer components 1 If possible wear an anti static wrist strap This fits around your wrist and is connected to a natural earth ground 2 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 3 When you have removed the motherboard from its anti static packaging try to hold it only by the edges without touching any components 4 Avoid contacting the components on add on cards motherboards and modules with the gold colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots 5 It is safest to handle system components only by their mounting brackets 6 Keep components which are not connected to the system in the anti static packaging whenever possible Th
39. sts 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 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 update 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 value of each parameter in order to re configure your system after BIOS updating Step 2 Make a System Disk Insert an empty 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon of 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 BIOS EXE file from the website to a second disk or other storage device Ref 4 1 and 4 2 Step 4 Execute the downloaded file to decompress it into several files Step 5 Please read the Readme TXT file carefully and follow the instructions step by step Proceed with the BIOS update
40. t 4Pl PD Ualue FigiSave ESC Exit FliGenera FS Prev i Jalues H l 5afe Defaults Fri ptimized Default f Help BIOS SETUP 49 e Current CPU Temperature This field displays the current CPU temperature e Current System Temperature This field displays the current system temperature e Current CPU SYS Fan Speed These fields display the fan speeds of the CPU and SYS cooling fans e System Voltage Monitor These fields display the CPU core voltage Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control CHOS Setup Utility Comum igt IC 198 re cyl Joltage Con scar Menu Level k Tie joue Ent Select Bl PD Ualue FiB iSave ESC Exit Fl Eger Help FE Previouzs Values F Fail Safe Defaults FP Optimized Det au ts e Auto Defect DIMM PCI CIK Enable can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM PCI slots e Spread Spectrum Enable provides spread Spectrum for better EMI solution e CPU Host PCI Clock This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the PCI bus When SW2 is set to 66 MHz you can select a system bus and PCI bus frequency from 66 33 MHz to 95 31 MHz When SW2 is set to 100 MHz you can select a system bus frequency from 100 33 MHz to 124 31 MHz When SW2 is set to 133 MHz you can select a system bus and PCI bus frequency from 133 33 MHz to 150 37 MHz 50 BIOS SETUP 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values pe
41. the ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS or S3 STR If your expansion cards do not support the STR function you must leave this field on S1 POS setting STR Suspend to RAM is an energy saving feature It takes only a few seconds to wake up the system and return H to its previous situation NOTE This feature 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 e PM Control by APM When Yes an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock BIOS SETUP 43 e VIDEO Off Option When Enabled this function allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor blanked when the system enters the supend mode All Modes Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode e Video Off Method Defines the Video Off features Blank Screen Only blanks the screen Use this for monitors without power management and green features V H SYNC Blank Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Support The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature e MODEM Use IRQ You can select one of the
42. tically e 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 BIOS SETUP 31 e 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 e 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 e Gate A20 Option Choose Fast default or Normal Fast allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast Gate A20 line e 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 delay e 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 e Type
43. ving To abandon all changes and exit Setup 3 3 Standard CMOS Features ard Software Menu Level k day month Video Halt On Date eey dd Hv Time hh mm a 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 sub menu BIOS SETUP 27 e IDE HDD Auto Detection Detect the HDD on this channel If the detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu e 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 by yourself The None setting means there is no device installed on this IDE channel e Access Mode Normal LBA Large or Auto Normal 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 e Capacity Disk drive capacity N
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