TS-ABD4 Family USER`S MANUAL Pentium® 4
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1. nnne nennen nnn nnn 10 2 9 Fan Power Connectors a Gara s fd 11 2 10 Memory Configuration ee ee ce me etate orte state nen 12 Panel Connectors ei dra metet cales atenta 13 2 12 Wake on LAN Connector r 15 2 139 Power Con GIS uu Mt TEE 16 2 14 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 17 2 15 Internal Audio Gone e OS so sca so eked gloat aan alae cr pde 17 2 16 Internal USB Port 18 2 17 External Back Panel I O Ports 3 ne er bito ie oen eee 19 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 20 9 17 BIOS GIL Ne ie ek E LU Aa LM DN 20 3 2 TheMain Men oce ceca ir Rr RERBA MR RR QU ka rar Ge B cr DEM Kanin ken HH RC 20 22 Standard CMOS adesione RR eno Re 22 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features 00 2244 000 kk KK KK KK KK YA 25 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features 28 3 6 Integrated Peripherals ecrit ttov ur oido qase KK KA 30 3 7 Power Management SelUD 0040 34 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup stata tee ee ded 38 329 MRC Healt Status s4 ni siet ll helak e eb o er W B2. 14 RESET 16 GND Soft Power Off 2 pin SOFT_OFF Attach the SOFT_OFF switch of the panel to this connector Use the switch to Power On Off your system 18 SOFT_OFF Pin20 GND Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 12 Wake on LAN Connector 3 pin WOL This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake on LAN output The system can Power Up when a wake up packet or signal is received from the LAN card NOTE This function requires that the Power On by Ring function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in BIOS is set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power WOL 5V Standby GND PME Li Wake on LAN Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 2 13 Power Connectors 20 PWR1 4 pin PWR2 6 pin PWR3 First make sure you have a power supply designed for Pentium 4 This power supply must have three connectors PWR1 PWR2 PWR3 Then make sure you plug the ATX 12V power supply connectors into PWR1 PWR2 and PWR3 properly The pin definition is shown below NOTE Make sure that your ATX power supply can support at least 720mA 5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI functions PWR1 gt gt 55 2259000942 Power Goo 43 9V 5 0V Standb 43 3 GND 5 0V GND 5 0V GND 12 0 PSON Power Supply PWR2 anD Era Power Connecto
3. PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Wake Up Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wake Up Time Wake Up Board voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V VBAT 5VSB CPU overheat alarm CPU fan auto off in suspend mode PCB Dimensions ATX form factor 4 layer PCB 24 5 cm x 30 5 cm 9 6 inch x 12 inch Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Transcend s TS ABD4 Family Motherboard Back panel 1 0 ports Game MIDI port amp Audio Jack Line out Line in MIC in CPU 2 Serial ports amp Parallel printer port 2 x USB ports 1x ABD4 N TS ABD4 NR only 5 2 5 2 Mouse ports POWER CONNECTORS Pentium 4 Socket 478pin CPU PWR1 PWR2 PWR3 3 168 pin SDRAM DIMM Up to 3GB Les 1 d 2 er ji T Xx 1 Intel 845 chipset Intel 845 MCH FSB 400MHz PCI IDE Connector Bus Master PIO Mode 3 4 5 DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 LEN Tcp Expansion Slots 1 x AGP Pro Slot 5 x PCI Slots 1 x CNR Slot AC97 CODEC FDD Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE RAID Connector RAID 0 1 USB3 4 Connector L Z j Ultra DMA 33 66 100 TS ABD4 R TS ABD4 NR only WOL Header Wake on LAN IrDA Header SYS FAN IDE RAID Chip TS ABD4 R TS ABD4 NR only HARDWARE INS
4. 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 System or only when you enter Setup e APIC Mode Options are Enabled or Disabled e MPS Version Control For OS Options are 1 1 or 1 4 e OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with more than 64 MB of RAM on your system Otherwise select Non OS2 e Report No FDD For WIN 95 Select Yes to release IRQ6 when there is no floppy disk drive for compatibility with WIN 95 logo certification Small Logo EPA Show Options are Enabled or Disabled BIOS SETUP 28 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 7001 hig Advanced i set Features ing Selectable i e Emterzselect lt PUSPOiValue FldiS5ave Exit Flageneral Help F Fal Fe Op ton ree E E e DRAM Timing Selectable This controls the SDRAM performance default is By SPD BIOS will auto detect the SPD information of the Memory Module and choose the proper setting By User allows the timing to be set manually e CAS Latency Time This allows the CAS Latency to be set
5. USBP3 USBP4 USBP3 USBP4 GND GND EM NC E Q USB 3 4 Connector Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 17 External Back Panel I O Ports There are 10 kinds of external connectors on the back panel of the motherboard The view in the drawing below is the back panel of the motherboard housing 1 2 1 PS 2 Mouse 4 LAN 2 PS 2 Keyboard 9 O o N m De os PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin MOUSE PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin KB USB Universal Serial Bus Ports USB1 amp USB2 Black two 4 pin USBs See Sec tion 2 16 Internal USB Port Connector for information about USB3 and USB4 LAN Port Black 8 pin LAN TS ABD4 N TS ABD4 NR only Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN Serial Port COMA amp COMB Turquoise 9 pin COMA amp COMB Game Port MIDI Port Gold 15 pin GAME Line OUT Lime Green 1 8 LINE OUT Line IN Light blue 1 8 LINE IN MIC Pink 1 8 MIC 5 Parallel Port Printer 7 Game MIDI Port 3 USB2 6 COMA 6 COMB 9 Line_in 8 Line out 10 MIC in External Back Panel I O Ports Congratulations You have completed Hardware Setup You may now continue with Chapter 3 BIOS Setup and turn on your PC BIOS SETUP 20 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
6. this field to adjust the frequency ratio is usually useless However it is effective for older version CPUs e Auto Detect PCI Clk Enable can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM PCI slots e Spread Spectrum If Enabled you may manually input settings for the fields Linear Spread Model and Linear Spread Range e Linear Spread Model If Spread Spectrum is Enabled you may enter a decimal number from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 7 e Linear Spread Range If Spread Spectrum is Enabled you may enter a decimal number from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 10 e CPU Clock This field allows you to set the CPU Clock Frequency from a minimum of 100 to a maximum of 132 BIOS SETUP 42 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 Standard CMOS Features F Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management PnP PCI Configura F PC Health Status Saving Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to the system
7. 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 Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 4 Essential Handling 1 1 2 Package o Lee dina kanin ata nore acs 3 1 2 Specifications arid Features kK KK KK kK KK 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 2 1 Transcend s TS ABD4 Motherboard 22 112400000004 kk kK KA YA 5 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS ABDA Motherboard 6 2 3 100 133 MHz System Configuration 7 2 4 Using Jumper to Clear CMOS nnns 7 2 5 BATBHEUDOHOD pent dek a u 8 26 LIES BIST eroi TP 8 2 7 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors ioci oo quen droit 9 2 8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
8. Motherboard icon which is the second item down on the far left On the Motherboard page click on the BIOS icon near the top The BIOS page contains important information please take the time to read this page carefully Go to the bottom of the BIOS page click on Slot 1 and choose your motherboard model Your BIOS file name must absolutely match the one shown on our web site Download the suitable version to your disk or other storage device Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 47 BIOS UPGRADE Warning Your system could be damaged if the wrong BIOS version is accidentally used If you are not sure what version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow the 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 value of each parameter in order to re configure your system after BIOS updating Step 2 Make a System Disk Puta clean 3 5 disk in Drive MS DOS Key in Format A S and press Enter Windows O S Select the My Computer icon 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 up
9. assign each System Interrupt to one of the following depending on which type of device is using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port1 compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP devices whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture compliant with the Plug and Play standard Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 39 BIOS SETUP 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 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 C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Heal Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Warning Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU warning temperature You can choose from 50 C 122 F to 70 C 158 F or even Disabled if you like e Current Power CPU System Temperature These three fields display the CPU Power and on board system temperature
10. configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration settings for the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Health Status 9 Menu in BIOS tup Optimized Defaults Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 43 BIOS SETUP 3 13 Supervisor Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings of your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Set Supervisor Password Enter Password Menu in BIOS 1 Select Item 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 Enter key 3 At the next prompt re type your password press Enter key again to confirm the new password After the password entry the screen automatically reverts to the main screen To disable the password press Enter key when
11. 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 area of the keyboard generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 27 BIOS SETUP 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 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 a character repeats when you hold down a key of 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second e 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
12. 26 CPU L1 L2 Cache Select Enabled to start the CPU function for L1 L2 Cache CPU Fast Strings Select Enabled to start the CPU Fast String Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run POST The Quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST It is better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work ATA 100 amp SCSI Boot Order Options are SCSI RAID or RAID SCSI First Second Third Other Boot Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk IBM PC compatible systems therefore search for an operating system first on drive A and then on drive C hard disk However BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in this field In addition to drives A Floppy and C HDD 0 options include LS120 a SCSI bootable drive CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 drive and a LAN drive If your boot device is not in the list set Boot Other Device to Enabled to 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 This item is useless in OS 2 Boot Up Floppy Seek When you select Enabled the BIOS tests
13. TALLATION 6 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS ABD4 Motherboard Q 1604 D Q ro to BK o al DIMM1 64bit 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM2 64bit 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM3 64bit 168pin SDRAM Module Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 100 133 MHz System Configuration The JP5 Jumper allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus to 100 133MHz configuration When the Jumper is set to Auto the freqency range depends on your CPU type When you set the FSB to 100MHz you can select a system bus frequency from 100MHz to 133MHz JP5 Auto fe Default e 133MHz 100 133MHz FSB Confiquration Jumper 2 4 Using Jumper JP3 to clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data you should turn off your computer s power and put Jumper JP3 in the position as shown below JP3 NORMAL n n Clear CMOS Clear COMS Jumper HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 2 5 RAID Function JP10 TS ABD4 R and TS ABD4 NR comes with on board Promise IDE RAID controller featuring additional 2 ATA 100 channels or RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks JP10 is for ATA100 or RAID mode selection JP10 100 e RAID Promise Function 2 6 HD LED Jumper JP2 This jumper is for HDD LED mode selection You can limit the LED signal indicates only inte grated ICH2 ATA controller or both ICH2 and on board IDE RAID controller JP2 1 e e 2 np ICH2 IDE only ele Both ICH2 an
14. TS ABD4 Family USER S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS ABD4 TS ABD4 Motherboard Supporting Pentium 4 Socket 478PIN Series Processor 400 MHz Front Side Bus Intel 845 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 Intel 845 Chipset More details will follow later in this manual Our Website Please come 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 setup 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 limited to implied warranties conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Transc
15. Use of a 3 3V AGP card in the AGP slot will damage the motherboard If this motherboard is part of a completely new system it is your system vendor s responsibility to be sure that the AGP card provided with the system is compatible with the Intel 845 chipset If you are performing a DIY system upgrade and don t know the detailed specifications of your AGP card please contact your AGP vendor or Transcend s Motherboard Tech Support http www transcend com tw english index htm 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 towards 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 Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 3 INTRODUCTION 1 2 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the following items Please check th
16. activity 1 minute to 1 hour all devices except the CPU will be shut down HDD Power Down After the selected period of system inactivity 1 to 15 minutes the HDD powers down while all other devices remain active This feature doesn t effect SCSI hard drives Soft Off by PWR Bttn When set to 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 Power Off button down for more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system Wake Up by PCI Card Select Enabled if you want to Power On your system when a PCI event occurs Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 37 BIOS SETUP Power by Ring Select Enabled to Power On your system when the external modem receives a call NOTE This function requires an external modem which supports the Ring Wake 2 Up function USB KB Wake Up From 53 When your system is 53 Suspend to RAM mode you can wake up the system by pressing the wake up key on the USB Keyboard e CPU THRM Throttling Select the CPU Thermal Throttling rate If BIOS detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will slow down the CPU s speed according to this field The choices are 87 59 75 096 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 and 12 5 e Resume by Alarm Select Enabled if you want to power up your system at a certain time on the same day every month or at a cert
17. ain time every day e Date Time Set the Date and Time to Power On the system Activated only when the Resume by Alarm field is enabled e Reload Global Timer Events When Enabled an event occurring on any device listed below restarts the global timer Primary IDE 0 The settings in these fields enable or disable the detection of Primary IDE 1 IDE floppy serial and parallel port activities for powering down Secondary IDE 0 state transition Actually it detects read write to from I O ports Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D BIOS SETUP 38 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup Co D S eset Configuration Data Disabled e Reset Data Normally you leave this field 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 the next time 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 all of the Interrupt Requests IRQs and DMA assignment fields will be activated as the BIOS automatically assigns them The choices are Auto and Manual e IRQ Resources IRQ n Assigned to When the resources are controlled manually
18. by a disk checking program Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder BIOS SETUP 24 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 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity 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 following are the available selections All Errors If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors POST stops and prompts
19. cend Information Inc TS ABD4 BIOS SETUP e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Press Enter to enter the submenu shown below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CJ 1984 2002 Asard Softwar TOE Primary Master PUP value ESCrExit Fligenmeral Help RPE a Get F Oetisired Defautts 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 recommand that you select AUTO for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST while the system boots You can also choose Manual to set the specifications yourself None indicates that there is no device installed on this IDE channel Access Mode Auto CHS LBA or Large 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 transforms 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 slighty greater than the size of a formatted disk given
20. d IDE RAID HD LED Jumper Transcend Information Inc 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 7 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 pin IDE The standard configuration of the TS ABD4 motherboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 primary channel and IDE2 secondary channel Each channel supports two IDE devices for a total of four devices However the TS ABD4 R and TS ABD4 NR is the TS ABDA configured with the optional IDE RAID controller and an additional two IDE connectors IDES primary and IDE4 secondary These two channels support up to four more IDE devices if the RAID function is not selected See Sections 2 5 for details on using the IDE RAID function Connect the main HDD if you are using more than one to the Master connector at the end of the cable and connect itto IDE1 or IDE3 if using RAID function see important note below If your HDD supports Ultra DMA 66 100 the 80 wire cable must be use or 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 A HDD CD ROM or other IDE device can have either setting depending on the device s jumper Refer to the device s manual for more information The connectors must be attached to the IDE channels in the correct di rection Make sure that the red stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable this may be faint and could also be a dotted
21. dated Bios exe file from the web site to a floppy disk or other storage device Ref 5 1 and 5 2 Step 4 Type Bios exe 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 Transcend Information Inc
22. dy 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 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 5 Itis 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 These precautions help to reduce the risk of static build up and ensure any static discharge is harmless to your equipment INTRODUCTION 2 e AGP Card Use If you are using this motherboard as a DIY do it yourself system upgrade and you intend to transfer and use an older AGP card with this motherboard please make sure your AGP card is 1 5V and supports the AGP2 0 standard Intel has designed and manufactured the Intel 845 chipset s north bridge to only support 1 5V AGP cards This chipset does not support older 3 3V AGP cards
23. e Current CPU System Chassis Fan Speed These fields display the fan speeds of the CPU fan System fan and Chassis fan e VCORE This field displays the CPU working voltage 43 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V These fields show the power supply voltages BIOS SETUP 40 VBAT V This field displays the VBAT voltage 5VSB V This field displays the 5V standby power e Shutdown Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU shutdown temperature The choices are 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F and 75 C 167 F 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Co 1 2001 Award Software Frequ 01 CPU Clock Ratio x 8 Item Help A t PCI Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Clock Enter Select PU PD Value FiO0 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help evious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio This function allows you to set the CPU internal frequency ratio It determines the CPU internal frequency according to the following formula CPU internal frequency frequency ratio x system bus frequency The choices for CPU Clock Ratio are 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 8 d 9 20 21 22 Or 23 System bus frequency is set below in the field CPU Clock Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 41 BIOS SETUP NOTE Because Intel has locked the frequency ratio for new CPU settings
24. e o en Skeets 39 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control 22 58 acetate yi bc teet alls 40 3 Load Fall Salte Defaults xe uu d o da d peer Eoo E Waya ead tento qe ya kaka e ke E a 42 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults 4 e Rer pa tte kk kk kk k eco 42 3 13 Supervisor Password kek 43 SAN P ASSWOLd kardan kabe tent T m 44 amp EXIESSOLD liy ua op dee tai uci dent E o ied ena 44 3 16 Exit Without Saving kk teed 45 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 46 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 46 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site 46 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard 47 Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Essential 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 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 electrical charge in your bo
25. em as soon as you unpack If you find any damaged or missing items please contact your retailer TS ABD4 Motherboard TS ABD4 TS ABD4 N TS ABD4 R TS ABD4 NR e 1x CD ROM e 1XFDD cable e User s Manual e Ultra DMA 66 100 cable x 1 1 3 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478pin CPU e Chipset Intel 845 MCH FSB 400MHz DRAM Memory Supports 133MHz Synchronous DRAM 168 pin DIMM module sockets onboard 32MB 3GB memory size 64 128 256 512MB 1GB 64 data bits structure only 72 bit with ECC O Bus Slot 5x Master Slave PCI Bus slots PCI 2 2 compliant 1xCNR Communication and Networking Riser slot e Award BIOS Supports PC99 Plug and Play Supports ACPI APM DMI Green Feature e Functions Supports PIO Mode 3 4 5 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports Supports SPP EPP ECP LPT port INTRODUCTION 4 Supports 3 mode 1 44 2 88MB floppy drive Supports PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Supports IrDA port Supports 4 USB 2 by cable ports Supports Line out Line in and MIC in jack Supports Game MIDI port Supports 10 100 Mbps LAN port TS ABD4 N TS ABD4 NR only Supports IDE RAID 0 1 Function TS ABD4 R TS ABD4 NR only Switching Voltage Regulator Intel VRM 9 0 compliant Other Features Supports Transcend ezBIOS Power failure resume FWH Firmware Hub supports security manageability
26. end its management employees distributors and agents are in no way liable 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 lt 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 whatever form or language without the written consent of the manufacturer except for copies retained by the purchaser for personal archiving purposes Manual Version 1 1 Release Date October 2001 Copyright 2000 Transcend Information Inc ezBlOS Motherboard Shield and Upgrade Utility ezBlOS 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 monitoring function that can
27. for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read Write per sector the drive can support BIOS SETUP 32 Power On Function Password Power On only if you key in the correct password HotKey You can use a hot key to Power On the system Mouse Left Power On with the Mouse Left Button Mouse Right Power On with the Mouse Right Button Any Key Press any key to Power On the system Button only Power On only by pushing the button on the case Default Keyboard 98 You can Power On the system by pushing the Power On key on a Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password Enter the Power On Passward here Activated only when Password is selected in the Power On Function Menu See above Hot Key Power On Choose CTRL F1 F12 as a hot key to Power On the system Activated only when Hot Key is selected on the Power On Function Menu See above Onboard FDC Controller You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller 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 SF8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 SE8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQS and Auto The second serial port shares resources address and IRQ with IrDA UART Mode Select Choose the right type of infrared device IrDA IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port Normal Normal operation RxD TxD Act
28. guration This motherboard must be installed with PC100 or PC 133 SDRAM DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules You can install either single sided or double sided memory modules in any combination of memory capacities listed below in any socket but never exceed 3GB total memory capacity NOTE Different types of DRAM modules eg PC100 and PC133 DIMMs should not be installed on one motherboard at the same time This motherboard supports memory modules with capacities of 64 128 256 512MB and 1GB j n 3 3V ME Unbuffered Position 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM Module DIMM1 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM Module DIMM2 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM Module DIMM3 168Pin Memory DIMM Sockets Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 11 Panel Connectors POWER LED SPEAKER Panel Connector Power LED 3 pin POWER LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED 1 5V Pin3 NC Pin5 GND Speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Pini3 45V Pini5 GND Pini7 19 SPK HARDWARE INSTALLATION Hard Disk LED 2 pin HDD_LED 14 This 2 pin connector connects to the LED of the HDD The LED lights when a HDD is active Pin6 5V Pin8 GND Reset Switch 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning on your power switch
29. it 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 s Chipset Integrated Peripherals I O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI options PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options PC Health Status To display the fan status CPU temperature system temperature etc and 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 22 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 ave ESC Exit FlrGeneral Help r Detimmed Defaults Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Highlight the items and use PageUp PageDown to change the value of Date Time Trans
30. ive Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct combination of RxD and TxD Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi or Lo Lo Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 33 BIOS SETUP IR Transmission Delay Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select Enabled or Disabled for the IR Transmission Delay UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex function Use IR Pins This option selects IR transmission routing The two choices are RxD2 TxD2 gt COMB Connector IR Rx2Tx2 gt IR Connector 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 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP Allows bi directional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Allows DMA and bi directional operation It is faster than EPP mode ECP EPP Allows normal speed operation in two way mode Normal Allows normal speed operation of the parallel port 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 PWR ON After PWR Fail Choose if you want the system to automatically Power On after a power failure Off Disables this functi
31. line is nearest to PIN1 on the left for IDE1 and IDE 2 and at the top for IDE3 and IDEA as the motherboard is shown in the picture below IDE PIN1 a dc Secondary IDE Connector a u u n u u u u DE2 IDE1 PIN1 Primary IDE Connector EZ r IDE Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 IDE RAID Connectors IDE3 IDE4 IDE Connectors 2 8 Flo Disk Drive Connector 34 pin FDC This connector supports up to two floppy disk drives FDDs FDD ribbon cable is provided in your motherboard package After connecting the single end to the board connect the plug s atthe other end to the FDD s Remember the red stripe on the edge of the ribbon cable must be the nearest to PIN1 or your connection won t work Floppy Disk Drive Connector m mammmuuaaaaaan DC Flo Disk Drive Connector Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 9 Fan Power Connectors There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard CPU FAN POWER FAN and SYSTEM FAN Each connector provides 12V power The cables can only be attached the correct way If you try to put them in the wrong way they won t fit These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA 6W or less SYSTEM FAN CPU FAN POWER FAN FAN GND 12V Rotation Fan Power Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12 2 10 Memory Confi
32. on On Enables this function Former Sts Not only powers on the system but returns it to its former status BIOS SETUP 34 e Game Port Address Set Joystick Game Port Address The choices are Disabled 201 and 209 e Midi Port Address Set Midi Port Address The choices are Disabled 330 300 and 290 e Midi Port IRQ Assigns IRQ 5 or 10 to the Midi Port 3 7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy consumption according to your own style of computer use Utility Copyright 198 Power Management Setup e ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 35 BIOS SETUP ACPI Suspend Select the ACPI Suspend Type 51 5 or 53 STR If your expansion cards not support the STR function you must leave this field 51 POS setting The STR Suspend to RAM is an energy saving feature It takes only a few seconds to wake up the system and return to the 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 Power Management This category allow
33. 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 repeatedly 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 different OS see Chapter 4
34. 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 JP3 To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Set the to Clear CMOS for about 10 seconds and then return to NORMAL 3 Turnon your computer 4 Hold down Delete key during POST Enter BIOS setup to re configure BIOS settings BIOS SETUP 44 3 14 User Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings of your system This operation is the same as Supervisor Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults ed Chipset Fe Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals set Super or Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurati t Setup PC Health Status ut Saving in BIOS Item Change 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award S w Z Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Health Status Menu in BIOS ct Item CMOS Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 45 BIOS SETUP 3 16 Exi
35. rs Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 14 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 users can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers You must also configure the setting through UART Mode Select in Integrated Peripherals in BIOS to select IrDA Connect the Standard IR SIR device to the onboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions IrDA IR 5V NC IRRX GND IRTX IrDA Connector 2 15 Internal Audio Connector These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card GND EN A Channel Right Audio Channel CD2 E Audio Channel GND Black Left Audio Channel AUX Right Audio Channel GND White Left Audio Channel Internal Audio Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 18 2 16 Internal USB Port Connector 9 Pin USB3 4 You can use the optional USB port bracket to add 2 serial ports for additional serial devices Regarding the external onboard USB ports USB1 2 please refer to Section 2 17 External Back Panel I O Ports NOTE Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on pin1 and pin2 at the top as shown below Qa USB USB Power Power
36. s 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 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 Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min 3 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually Select the time out period for each mode shown above BIOS SETUP 36 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 HSYNC BLANK Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature VIDEO Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked Select Yes to blank the monitor when the system enters suspend mode Suspend Type Select Suspend Type Stop Grant or PWR ON Suspend MODEM Use IRQ You can select one of the following interrupt resources for modem use 3 4 b 7 9 10 11 Suspend Mode After the selected period of system in
37. stored in CMOS RAM so itcan retain the Setup information when the power is turned off If the battery for CMOS fails these data will 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 for instructions on replacing the 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 Dur ing the POST process pressing the Del key allows you to enter the Award BIOS configuration system The following screen will appear In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows 1 lt to highlight an item and then enter its sub menu by pressing the Enter key The following keys help you navigate in Setup Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes into CMOS RAM Other pages Exit the current page and return to the Main Menu PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make changes Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 21 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 the BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F10 Save all the CMOS changes and ex
38. t Without Saving Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Quit Without Saving Y N SOFTWARE SETUP 46 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE Caution Only users familiar with the upgrade procedure are recommended to update the BIOS of the motherboard and only when there is a need to do so Please note that you have to download and install the right file for your motherboard Otherwise you might cause some serious system malfunctions 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version Please turn on PC first the screen will display as follows For example Award Modular BIOS v4 51PG An Energy Star Ally copyright C 1984 99 Award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ABD4 Ver 1 01 08 01 01 Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension 1 0 Copyright C 1998 Award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ABD4 Ver 1 01 08 01 01 You can see the BIOS description on the third line ABDA4 1 01 08 01 01 E BIOS Generation Date BIOS Version 1 01 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 these charactors are exactly the same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS 4 2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from the Web Please enter the Transcend website at http www transcendusa com On the front page click on the
39. tem Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB The default setting is Disabled Delayed Transaction PCI access speed is faster than ISA If Enabled PCI will release the master bus to the ISA interface for accessing data The master bus control will then go back to PCI again AGP Aperture Size MB The Aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Access to the aperture range is forwarded to AGP without any translation Available options are to 256 Delay Prior to Thermal Options are 4 8 16 or 32 minutes BIOS SETUP 30 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears Item Help PPU PD Values FlO Save Fl Gener al Help THE j 7 IET Def Its ran Opti fazed Cet aul tf Primary Secondary PCI IDE 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 when you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 5 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 5 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically de
40. termines the best one for each device Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 31 BIOS SETUP IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE HDD s can support it and if the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or higher or a third party IDE bus master driver If both your HDD s and your system software can support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and USB peripheral s USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if you use a USB Keyboard Init Display First This item allows you to decide which to activate first depending on the location of your video card the PCI Slot or the slot Onboard Audio Select Enabled or Disable depending on whether you wish to use the Onboard Audio function AC97 Audio AC 97 Modem If you select Auto BIOS will detect whether you are using any Audio Modem devices When an Audio Modem device is detected the onboard Audio Modem controller will be enabled If you want to use your own Audio Modem card set these fields to Disabled If not set these fields to Auto IDE 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
41. to 1 5 2 2 5 or 3 e Active to Precharge Delay This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM Leave it on the default setting Options are 7 6 or 5 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between DRAM active command and the read write command Leave it on the default setting Options are 3 or 2 e DRAM RAS Precharge This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM Leave it on the default setting Options are 3 or 2 e DRAM Data Integrity Mode Options are Non ECC and ECC Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 29 BIOS SETUP Memory Frequency For This be used to manually set DRAM Frequency to PC 100 or PC 133 Use Auto for auto detection of the memory frequency System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS This action can increase system performance Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS This action can increase system performance Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the Video RAM This action can increase system performance Memory Hole at 15M 16M 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 sys
42. 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 All But Diskette If the BIOS detects any non fatal error except floppy disk drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All But Disk Key Ifthe BIOS detects any non fatal error except floppy disk drive or keyboard POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action Transcend Information Inc TS ABD4 25 BIOS SETUP 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features This Advanced BIOS Features option allows you to improve your system performance and setup system features according to your preferences CMOS Setup Utility el 198 at Disabled UG ed Disabled enabled Fact Setup Control For 05 1 41 DRAM 64MB 052 IN 95 No Enabled 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 disable the virus warning first BIOS SETUP
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