TS-ASL3 TS-ASP3 USER`S MANUAL Intel
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1. Keyboard Wake Up TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12 2 8 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with PC100 PC133 SDRAM DIMM 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 512MB total memory capacity NOTE This motherboard supports memory modules with 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB puddISUEIJ OO 3 3V Dee 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 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 9 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 pin IDE This motherboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE 1 primary channel and IDE2 secondary channel Each channel supports two IDE devices for a total of four devices Connect your Hard Disk Drive HDD the main HDD if you2. 1 PS 2 Mouse Printer 7 Game MIDI Port Sg MFF 00000000 0000000 5 COMA 6 VGA Port 9 Line in 2 PS 2 Keyboard 8 Line out 10 MIC in Back Panel I O Ports TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 22 2 17 Internal Serial Port Connector COMB You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port COMB for an additional serial device COMB 10 9 NC GND j RI DTR 3 CTS SOUT z RTS SIN DSR DCD 1 O e O Internal Serial Port Connector COMB po Transcend Information Inc 23 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
3. ae Audio Channel CD2 Se Audio Channel eft Audio Channel ND g r DQ ht Audio Channel Ge Audio Channel AUX G r Audio Channel Modem Out Voice from Modem z MODEM GND O Modem In Q Voice to Modem Internal Audio Connectors TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 24 2 19 Internal USB Port Connector 10 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 16 External Back Panel I O Ports NOTE Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on pin1 and pin2 Sq USB USB Power Power k USBP2 USBP3 USBP2 USBP3 S GND GND NC USB 3 4 Connector Congratulations You have comp
4. 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 and 12 5 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 certain time every day Date Time If select On any activity on PCI Master wakes up the system Reload Global Timer Events An event occurring on an Enabled device among the devices listed below restarts the global timer from Standby Mode and Powers On the system The settings in these fields enable or disable the detection of IDE floppy serial and parallel port activities for powering down state transition Actually it detects read write to from I O ports Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 44 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By tl i Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit FliGeneral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e Reset Configuration 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
5. CASE FAN Fan Power Connectors TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 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 Wake Up by PCI amp WOL 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 PME aaron j 5V Standby uel U Wake on LAN Connector Transcend Information Inc 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 13 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 10 pin IrDA The IrDA connector can be configured to support a wireless infrared module With this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection users can tran
6. 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 POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can set the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process The followings are the selections All Errors If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action No Errors POST 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 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 30 All But Diskette If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except the disk drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All But Disk Key If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except keyboard or the disk drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features option allows you to improve your system performance and setup system features according to your preferences Disabled Enabled En abled ows you to choose TRUS warning 5 SCHT z e attempt to Enabled 6 into this On area B will show 0 0 Fast ag GH Rate Setting Disabled screen and alarm beep ER eeh Setup 3 Non 052 No 9 U PD Value F10 Save t Fi General Help Fai
7. Configuration and Power Interface ACPI functions i PWR CONN 3 3V 3 3V 12 0V 3 3V 4 GND GND PSON 5 0V J GND GND gt GND 5 0V 8 GND GND Q 5 0V Power Good 5 0V 5 0V Standby 5 0V 12 0V OFF o O PSON Power Supply on Power Connector Transcend Information Inc 21 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 16 External Back Panel UO Ports There are either 9 or 10 kinds of external connectors on the motherboard The TS ASL3 has a Display VGA Port onboard that is not available on the TS ASP3 The view in the drawing shown below is the back panel of the motherboard housing of a TS ASL3 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin MOUSE PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin KB USB Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USBs Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin Printer Serial Port COMA Turquoise 9 pin COMA Display VGA Port Blue 15 pin VGA None on TS ASP3 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 in Pink 1 8 MIC o O ON OO HO PP 4 Parallel Port
8. enter BIOS Setup to reconfigure your BIOS settings e JP1 eee CMOS G R CLEAR NORMAL PuddSUuel l O OO Clear CMOS Jumper 2 5 VCC3 Adjust Keep this selection fixed unless you are familiar with the system Default is Medium E o JP28 eee VCC3 q eee Low Load Deje Medium Load se High Load pusosuell O OO VCC3 Adjust TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2 6 Onboard Audio Setting JP2 ONBOARD AUDIO To use an external CNR card the onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via this jumper Please disable the onboard audio CODEC if you want to use a PCI Sound Card or an CNR Audio Card When you install a CNR
9. 0 20V 0 25V 0 30V 0 35V 2 Tualatin CPU Default 0 025V 0 050V 0 075V 0 100V 0 125V 0 150V 0 175V e Autodetect DIMM PCI Clk Enable can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM PCI slots e Spread Spectrum Enable provides spread Spectrum for better EMI solution e Clock By Slight Adjust This function allows you to set adjust the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the PCI bus to any number between 66MHz and 166MHz When JP4 is set to AUTO See Section 2 3 66 100 133MHz System Configuration the frequency setting depends on your CPU type When JP4 is set to 66MHz you can select the system bus frequency from 66MHz to 99MHz When JP4 is set to 100MHZz you can select the system bus frequency from 100MHz to 132MHz When JP4 is set to 133MHz you can select the system bus frequency from 133MHz to 166MHz When you overclock the CPU too much some devices on the motherboard might not function well like onboard CODEC When this situation happens reduce the frequency TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 48 e 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 are 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 and 8 System bus frequency is set in the previo
10. 3MHz System Configuration The JP4 Jumper allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus to 66 100 133MHz configuration When the Jumper is set to Auto the freqency range depends on your CPU type When you set the FSB to 66MHz you can select a system bus frequency from 66MHz to 99MHz through CPU Host PCI Clock of Frequency Voltage Control in the BIOS Setup menu When you set the FSB to 100MHz you can select a system bus frequency from 100MHz to 132MHz When you set the FSB to 133MHz you can select a system bus frequency from 133MHz to 166MHz JP4 f BUS Freq AUTO 133MHz p 100MHz OE CES G6MHz S pusaosuesl 66 100 133MHz FSB Configuration Jumper Transcend Information Inc 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 Using Jumper JP1 to Clear CMOS JP1 CMOS CLR To clear the CMOS data you should first record all your current BIOS settings Next turn off your computer s power and set JP1 to CLEAR as shown below for about 10 seconds Return JP1 to NORMAL and turn on your computer Hold down the Delete key during the Power On Self Test and
11. AN Connector ee dee 16 2 13 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector rrrrnnrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnrrrrrrnnnnn 17 2 t4 EEGEN 18 2 15 e EE 20 2 16 External Back Panel I O Ports suse 21 2 17 Internal Serial Port Connector murrrnnnnvnnnnnnnnnrnnnnvonnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnenne 22 2 18 Internal e Tele e 23 2 19 Internal USB Port Connector eben enee ge dee eebe rue 24 Table of Contents TS ASL3 TS ASP3 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 25 31 BIOS SGU sanen anaa Oh arenaer 25 32 Te Man EEN 25 3 3 Standard CMOS e 27 3 4 Advanced BIOS E DE 30 3 5 Advanced Chipset EE 33 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Abu 36 3 7 Power Management Gem 40 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup sure EE 44 JA PC Health Status EE 45 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control EE 47 3 11 Load Fail Saf RE EE 49 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults EE 49 3 13 SUpEeNSOr PassWord KEE 50 3 14 User Password EEN 51 SVEEN NN 52 916 PA Without SAVING ee SEENEN 52 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 53 4 1 Howto Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 53 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Gite 53 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIO 54 Transcend Information Inc 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
12. P3 BIOS SETUP 26 Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help on setup navigation keys F5 Load previous values from CMOS F6 Load the Fail Safe Defaults from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F10 Save all CMOS changes and exit The following is a brief summary of each setup category Standard CMOS Features Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options Advanced Chipset Features Available options specific to your system s Chipset Integrated Peripherals UO subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI options PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options PC Health Status To display the fan status CPU temperature etc and to provide the temperature monitoring option Frequency Voltage Control To control the frequency and voltage of the CPU Load Fail Safe Defaults To load the most basic BIOS default values required for your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance Transcend Information Inc 27 BIOS SETUP Set Supervisor User Password To change set or disable a password Save amp Exit Se
13. POST It is 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 selections in these fields will determine the sequence that BIOS will follow in attempting to load the operating system from the system s devices In addition to the traditional drives A Floppy and C HDD 0 options include LS120 a SCSI bootable device CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 a ZIP 100 drive and a LAN drive If your bootable device is not included in the list you can set the Boot Other Device field to Enabled and let the system detect the drive automatically 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 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 32 Boot Up Floppy Seek When you select Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 720KB 1 2MB and up capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this fie
14. TS ASL3 TS ASP3 USER S MANUAL Intel Socket 370 Celeron Pentium Ill FC PGA Series Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS ASL3 TS ASP3 Motherboard Supporting Intel Pentium IIl Celeron Series Processor Coppermine Tualatin Core 66 100 133MHz Front Side Bus Intel 815E 815EP 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 815E 815EP Chipset More details will follow later in this manual Our Website Please come and visit our website at http www transcendusa com You ll find plenty of interesting information about this and many other quality Transcend products Your User s Manual This User s Manual is designed to help end users and system manufacturers to setup and install the motherboard All of the information within has been carefully checked for accuracy However Transcend Information Inc hereinafter referred to as Transcend bears no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies which this manual may contain This includes references to products and software In addition the information and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Disclaimer Transcend provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to condi
15. ace ACPI functions Transcend Information Inc 41 BIOS SETUP e Power Management 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 There are three selections for Power Management Two of them have fixed mode settings 1 Min Saving Minimum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min 2 Max 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 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 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 42 e 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 e Suspend Type Select Suspend Type Stop Grant or PWR ON Suspend e MODEM Use IRQ You can select one of the fo
16. are using more than one to the Master connector at the end of the cable and connect it to IDE1 see important note below If your HDD supports Ultra DMA 66 or Ultra DMA 100 you must use an 80 wire cable otherwise the HDD won t be able to reach these higher speeds 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 HDDs CD ROMs and other IDE devices can have either setting depending on the device s jumper Please refer to the device s manual for more information NOTE The Connectors must be attached to the IDE channels correctly Make sure that the red stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable this may be faint and could be a dotted line is the nearest to PIN1 on the left as the motherboard is shown in the picture below PIN1 IDE I Secondary IDE Connector uuumuuuunuumuunnuunn PE2 mummmummuumuumnuunn DE PINI Primary IDE Connector PUddSUEI IDE Connectors TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 2 10 Flo Disk Drive Connect
17. back to Disabled the next time the system reboots 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 If you select Manual you will get the submenu shown on the next page 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 Disabled Transcend Information Inc 45 BIOS SETUP e Assign IRQ For USB When Enabled BIOS will assign an IRQ channel for the USB controller 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 PCI n Assignment Each PCI Slot can be assigned its own IRQ number When you assign one and find out that the real IRQ is different from your assignment the IRQ you assign must be taken over by another device like Printer USB Controller MIDI etc 3 9 PC Health Status This menu provides two thermo protection functions CPU warning t
18. card remember that the onboard audio CODEC uses the primary channel Therefore if you want the onboard CODEC to work you must set the CNR to be secondary U Po Audio worn e oe Enable pus2euEIl on ebe Disable I wr ege OO Audio Selection Jumper Transcend Information Inc 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 7 Keyboard Wake Up JP6 3 pin KB AWK This function allows the Keyboard to Power Up the system Set this jumper to Enable if you d like your Keyboard to be able to Power Up your computer Then go to fe Power On Function in Integrated Peripherals in BIOS to choose the setting you prefer JP6 es KB AWK j Lee Disable 11 S Ee Enable u
19. ct Non OS 2 for all other operating systems Transcend Information Inc 33 BIOS SETUP e Report No FDD For WIN 95 Select Yes to release IRQ6 when there is no FDD for compatibility with WIN 95 logo certification e Delay For HDD Secs Generally you can set this field as O but for some old HDDs you may need to increase the delay time for BIOS to detect what type it is 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 value if you are unfamiliar with the chipset Enabled Size 64MB EN Menu Level EN Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 100 MHz it Fi General Help Optimized Defaults e SDRAM CAS Latency Time This controls the SDRAM performance default is AUTO BIOS will auto detect the SPD information of the Memory Module and choose the proper setting You may manually set SDRAM CAS Latency Time to either 2 or 3 e SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc Select the number of SDRAM clocks used per access cycle Settings available are Auto 7 9 or 5 7 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 34 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between SDRAM active command and the read write command Leave it on the default setting Options are Auto 3 and 2 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar
20. ction Transcend s motherboards come with a new hardware monitoring function that can prevent any unauthorized BIOS updating caused by viruses Only ezBIOS the BIOS updating program developed by Transcend can 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 instructio
21. emperature and shutdown temperature and a hardware monitoring center These features let you know the health status of your PC Shutdown Taner ature FlO Savg FSOIEx1t FL FF Optimzed e 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 Disabled TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 46 Shutdown Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU shutdown temperature The choices are 60 C 140F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F and 75 C 167 F Current CPU Temperature This field displays the CPU temperature Current CPU Power Case Fan Speed These fields display the fan speeds of the CPU fan Power fan and Case fan VCORE This field displays the CPU working voltage VTT This field displays the GTL bus voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V These fields show the power supply voltages 3 3VSB 5VSB V These fields display the 3 3V 5V standby power supplied to the CMOS battery Transcend Information Inc 47 BIOS SETUP 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control MGS Setup Utility Copright C 1984 2001 Award Sottes Frequency Voltage Control Th ei ECT j Dave EX iEx t FLiGeneral Help F5 Pr viDLs V BG amp Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e CPU Vcore Select This option adjusts the CPU voltage Available selections depend on CPU type 1 PII and Celeron CPU Default 0 05V 0 10V 0 15V
22. following items Please check them as soon as you unpack the box If you find any damaged or missing items please contact your retailer e TS ASL3 TS ASP3 Motherboard e 1x CD ROM e 1x FDD cable e User s Manual e Ultra DMA 66 100 cable x 1 e COM port cable x 1 optional e USB cable x 1 optional 1 4 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports Intel Pentium III Celeron Tualatin Supports Intel FC PGA Pentium III Supports Intel FC PGA Celeron Supports VIA C3 e Chipset TS ASL3 Intel 815E B Step FSB 66 100 133 MHz TS ASP3 Intel 815EP B Step FSB 66 100 133 MHz e Display Cache Memory TS ASL3 Only AIMM AGP Inline Memory Module Card Optional e DRAM Memory Supports Synchronous DRAM 3X 168 pin DIMM module sockets onboard 8 512MB memory size 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB DIMM 64 data bits structure only TS ASL3 TS ASP3 INTRODUCTION 4 I O BUS Slot 6X Master Slave PCI Bus slots PCI 2 2 compliant 1XCNR Communication and Networking Riser slot On Board VGA TS ASL3 only Full 2D 3D Direct X acceleration Texture mapped 3D with point sampled bilinear trilinear and anisotropic filtering Supports 640 by 480 16 256 High True color Supports 800 by 600 256 High True color Supports 1024 by 768 256 High True color Supports 1152 by 864 256 High True color Supports 1280 by 1024 256 High True color Support
23. ge command to SDRAM Leave it on the default setting Options are Auto 3 or 2 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 CPU Latency Timer The option determines the way that the 815 chipset uses the deferrable processor cycle Options are Enabled or 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 Graphics Aperture Size 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 64MB and 32MB AGP Device 4X Support Select Enabled if you use an AGP 4X video card Display Cache Frequency When you have AIMM installed you can set the frequency according to the speed of the SDRAM of your AIMM Options are 100MHz or 133MHz System Memory Frequency Default is Auto When the CPU is 133MHz you can choose 100 133MHz but when the CPU is 100MHz only the 100MHz selection functions Transcend Information Inc 35 BIOS SETUP e On Chip Video Window Size You can select the s
24. il Choose if you want the system to automatically Power On after the power has failed Off Disable this function On Enable this function Former Sts Not only Power On the system but also to return it to its former status 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 Assign IRQ 5 or 10 to the Midi Port TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 40 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 owe Enter Select y PUPD Value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Hel Dr Previous values F r Fail Safe Defaults Fr Drtimzed Defaults e ACPI Function This item allows you to Enable Disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI e ACPI Suspend Type Select the ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS or S3 STR If your expansion cards do not support the STR Suspend to RAM function you must leave this field on S1 POS setting STR 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 5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interf
25. is 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED Pin1 5V Pin3 NC Pin5 GND Speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Pin13 5V Pin15 GND Pin17 NC Pin19 SPK Hard Disk LED 2 pin HDD LED This 2 pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk drive HDD This LED lights up when an HDD is active Pin 6 5V Pin 8 GND Transcend Information Inc 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Keylock Lead 2 pin KEYLOCK Use the keylock to enable or disable the keyboard Pin7 KEYLOCK Pin9 GND Suspend Mode LED 2 pin LED This 2 pin connector connects to the Suspend Mode LED on your case This LED lights up when the system is in Suspend mode Pin2 5V Pin4 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 Pin14 amp Pin16 Soft Power Off 2 pin SOFT OFF Attach the PW BTTN Switch of the panel to this connector Use the switch to power On Off your system Set Soft Off by PWR BTTN in Power Management Setup in BIOS to either Instant Off or Delay 4 Sec Pin18 amp Pin20 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 20 2 15 Power Connector 20 pin PWR CONN Make sure you plug the ATX power supply connector in properly The pin definition is shown below Make sure that your ATX power supply can support at least 720mA 5V standby power for the Advanced
26. its components The GREEN LED indicates that the power connector is attached to the power supply and the system is in Standby status Stand by power is supported when the GREEN LED is lit Static Electricity Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your motherboard Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body A static discharge strong enough to damage computer components is not perceptible by ahuman Observe these precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer components If possible wear an anti static wrist strap connected to a natural earth ground Touch a grounded or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a pipe or the chassis of your system before touching the motherboard When you have removed the motherboard from its anti static packaging try to hold it only by the edges without touching any components Avoid contacting the components on add on cards motherboards and modules with the gold colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots Handle system components only by their mounting brackets Keep components which are not connected to the system in their anti static packaging whenever possible TS ASL3 TS ASP3 INTRODUCTION 2 e Battery Replacement The battery which holds the system settings memory CMOS RAM on your motherboard should not require rep
27. ize of mapped memory for the VGA AGP driver to use e Onboard Display Cache Setting Only for AIMM The following fields are displayed only if there is AIMM installed e CAS Latency Set the CAS Latency of the onboard display memory Options are 2 or 3 e Paging Mode Control Open or Close the paging mode control of the onboard display cache memory e RAS to CAS Override The default value by CAS LT will let this field have the same configuration as the value of the field CAS Latency Alternatively the option Override 2 will set the value of this field to 2 e RAS Timing Set the RAS timing of the onboard display cache memory Options are Fast or Slow e RAS Precharge Timing Set the RAS precharge timing of the onboard display cache memory Options are Fast or Slow TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 36 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CJ 2984 2001 Amard Software ntegrated Peripherals e On Chip 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
28. l Safe Defaults timized Defaults e Virus Warning When this function is enabled you will receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD You should then execute an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature protects the boot sector only not the entire HDD 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 Transcend Information Inc 31 BIOS SETUP e CPU Internal 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 transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory e CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Select Enabled to make sure data are accurate e Processor Number Feature Make the CPU Serial number function active Only for PIII CPUs e Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST The Quick POST skips certain steps therefore we recommend that you normally disable Quick
29. lacement for at least five years and probably much longer In picture 2 2 it is located towards the lower right corner of the motherboard Incorrect computer time and or loss of time may indicate a weak motherboard battery Please replace your battery only with the same type or a similar type recommended by the battery manufacturer If the battery is replaced incorrectly there is a risk of a short circuit or explosion Used batteries should be disposed of in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions and local environmental regulations Electric Screwdrivers To reduce the risk of damage to the motherboard due to excessive torque avoid setting electric screwdrivers above 7 5 kg cm 1 2 Checklist Hardware Required for Setup 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 e Computer Case and Chassis with Appropriate Power Supply 300W Recommended e Monitor e Socket 370 Central Processing Unit CPU e DIMM Memory Module s e PS 2 or USB Keyboard e PS 2 or USB Mouse e Hard Disk Drive HDD e Floppy Disk Drive FDD e CD ROM Drive e External Peripherals Optional Printer Speakers Modem e Internal Peripherals Optional Modem LAN Card e 1x FDD Cable e 1x Ultra DMA 66 100 cable Transcend Information Inc 3 INTRODUCTION 1 3 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the
30. ld to Disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On and Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled On the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations Gate A20 Option Choose Fast default or Normal Fast allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast Gate A20 line Typematic Rate Setting When this function is disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When this function is Enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the Typematic Rate setting is Enabled you can set the typematic rate the rate at which characters repeat to 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the Typematic Delay setting is Enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before key strokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1000 milliseconds Security Option If you have set a password you can select whether the password is required while the System boots or only when you enter Setup 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 Sele
31. leted Hardware Setup You may now continue with Chapter 3 BIOS Setup and turn on your PC Transcend Information Inc 25 BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 3 1 BIOS Setup Award BIOS has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in CMOS RAM so it can retain the Setup information when the power is turned off If the CMOS battery fails these data will be lost If that happens 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 CMOS battery 3 2 The Main Menu As you turn on or reboot the system the BIOS is immediately activated It will read the system configuration information and check the system through the Power On Self Test POST During the POST process pressing the Del key allows you to enter the Award BIOS configuration system The following screen will appear Standard CMOS Features 9 Menu in BIOS In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows t d lt to highlight an item and press the Enter key to enter its submenu 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 TS ASL3 TS AS
32. llowing interrupt resources for modem use N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 e Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity 1 minute to 1 hour all devices except the CPU will be shut down e 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 HDDs e 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 e Wake Up by PCI amp WOL Select Enabled if you want to Power On your system when a PCI or LAN event occurs e Power On 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 Up function e USB KB Wake Up From S3 When your system is in S3 Suspend to RAM mode you can wake up the system by pressing the wake up key on the USB Keyboard Transcend Information Inc 43 BIOS SETUP e CPU Thermal Throttling Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 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 5 75 0
33. ns you can easily update or backup your BIOS If you have a different OS see Chapter 5 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 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions ENEE 1 1 2 Checklist Hardware Required for Setup AN 2 1 3 Package Contents saa eks rensede 3 1 4 Specifications and Features aa gass Jana 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 6 2 1 Transcend s TS ASL3 TS ASP3 Motherboard rrnnrrrnnnnnannnvrrrnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnnnennrrrnnnnrnnn 6 2 2 Layout of Transcend s TS ASL3 TS ASP3 Motherboard rrrrrnnnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnennrrrnnnnnnnn 7 2 3 66 100 133MHz System Configuration rernnrannnrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnrrrrnnnnnnrnnnnrrrrnnnenernnnnrrnnnnnn 8 2 4 Using Jumper JP1 to Clear CMOS rnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnr 9 25 NOE SAUS sr pda 9 265 Diboard Audio SEN aar een 10 2 7 Keyboard Wakellnp enn 11 2 8 Uer tesen 12 2 9 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors ENEE 13 2 10 Floppy Disk Drive elle 14 2 11 Fan Power Ree Ee 15 2 12 Wake on L
34. nsfer 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 by the disk checking program Cylinder Number of cylinders Transcend Information Inc 29 BIOS SETUP Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors 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 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 e Floppy Mode 3 Support Supports some particular Japanese floppy drives 3 5 inch drives with 1 2 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
35. ode Select Choose the right type of infrared device Normal Normal operation IrDA IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port e RxD TxD Active Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct combination of RxD and TxD e IR Transmission Delay Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select Enabled or Disabled for the IR Transmission Delay e UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR Half or Full duplex function Transcend Information Inc 39 BIOS SETUP e Use IR Pins This option selects IR transmission routing The two choices are RxD2 TxD2 I COMB Connector or IR Rx2Tx2 0 IR Connector 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 83BC IRQ7 and Disabled e 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 e EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type EPP1 7 or EPP1 9 e ECP Mode Use DMA Assign DMA channel 1 or 3 to the port for ECP mode operation e PWR ON After PWR Fa
36. or 34 pin FDC This connector supports the floppy disk drive FDD ribbon cable which is one of the items in your motherboard package After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs at the other end to the FDD s Remember as in the last section the red stripe on the edge of the ribbon cable must be the nearest to PIN1 or your connection won t work PIN1 is on the left as shown below q Floppy Disk Drive Connector Pe ENE FDC pusaosuell PIN1 WW Flo Disk Drive Connector Transcend Information Inc 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 11 Fan Power Connectors There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard the CPU FAN POWER FAN and the CASE FAN Each connector provides 12V power Ensure fan power cables are connected in the right orientation or they may cause damage These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA 6W or less POWER FAN CPU FAN FAN GND 12V Rotation L r E 3
37. s 1600 by 1200 256 colors I O 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 Supports 1 44 2 88MB floppy drive Supports PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Supports IrDA port Supports 4 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Supports VGA port TS ASL3 Only Supports Line out Line in and MIC in jack Supports Game MIDI port Award BIOS Supports PC99 Plug and Play Supports ACPI APM DMI and Green Features Easy BIOS Recovery Wake Up Features Supports Wake on LAN Function Remote Ring Wake Up Time Wake Up PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Wake Up Transcend Information Inc INTRODUCTION e PCB Dimensions ATX Form Factor 4 Layer PCB 21 3cm x 30 5cm 8 4 inch x 12 inch e Switching Voltage Regulator VRM 9 0 Compliant e Other Features Year 2000 Compliant Power failure resume FWH Firmware Hub supports security manageability BIOS Virus protection warning Board voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V VTT 3 3VSB 5VSB CPU overheat alarm CPU fan auto off in sleep mode TS ASL3 TS ASP3 INTRODUCTION 6 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Transcend s TS ASL3 TS ASP3 Motherboard Back panel UO ports e Game MIDI port amp Audio Jack Line out Line in MIC in e VGA port Serial port COMA amp Parallel printer port e Intel Pentium IIl Celeron T
38. s 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 Atthe next prompt re type your password and press the Enter key again to confirm the new password After password entry the screen automatically reverts to the main 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 Transcend Information Inc TS ASL3 TS ASP3 51 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 1 JP1 See Section 2 4 Using Jumper JP1 to Clear CMOS To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short the JP1 jumper 3 4 Hold down Delete key during the POST process and enter BIOS Setup to re Turn on your computer configure BIOS 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 NEE Select Item TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 52 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Save the se
39. 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 determines the best one for each device Transcend Information Inc 37 BIOS SETUP e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE HDD 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 and your system software can support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support e USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and USB peripheral s e USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if you use a USB Keyboard e Init Display First This item allows you to decide which to activate first the Onboard AGP or the PCI Slot e AC97 Audio 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 e 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 selec
40. sfer 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 An optional Consumer Infrared CIR set connects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through one external infrared module I IrDA SIR CIR 5 5V NC NC CIRRX IRRX 5VSB S GND NC z IRTX NC 9 10 O Q O IrDA Connector TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 18 2 14 Panel Connectors POWER LED KEY LOCK pusaosuell SPEAKER LO Panel Connector Power LED 3 pin POWER LED Th
41. t Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read Write per sector the drive can support e POWER ON Function Password Power On only if you key in the correct password Hot KEY 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 Power On system by pushing the Power On key on a Keyboard 98 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 38 e KB Power On Password Enter the Power On Password here Activated only when Password is selected in the POWER ON Function Menu NOTE If you want to use this function please make sure that the KB AWK JP6 jumper is set to Enable See Section 2 7 for details e Hot Key Power ON Choose CTRL F1 F12 as a hot key to Power On the system Activated only when Hot KEY is selected in the POWER ON Function Menu e Onboard FDC Controller You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDC 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 IRQ3 and Auto The second serial port shares resources address and IRQ with IrDA e UART M
42. the updated BIOS EXE file from the web site to a floppy disk Ref 5 1 and 5 2 Step 4 Execute the downloaded file to decompress it Step 5 Please read the Readme TXT file carefully and follow the instructions step by step Continue upgrading BIOS and reconfigure your system Transcend Information Inc
43. tions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Transcend 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 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 whatever 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 August 2001 Copyright 2001 Transcend Information Inc TS ASL3 TS ASP3 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 Prote
44. ttings and exit the BIOS utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control anced BIOS Features Defaults anced Chipset Features Integrated Peripheral S Supervisor Power Management word PnP PCI Configura etup PC Health Status Saving Quit Menu in BIOS D 3 16 Exit Without Saving Abort the current changes and exit the BIOS utility DS Setup Uti lity Copyright 0 1984 2001 Award software ro CHOE Features D vanced BIDS Features oad Fail pad Optianze et 5 Power Man agenent amp PPI Configura e PC Health Status Fac Out FID Save amp Exit Se Abandon al Transcend Information Inc 53 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 Modular BIOS v4 51PG An Energy Star anes 4A copyright C 1384 99 Award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ASLS ASPS Ver 1 01 09 06 01 Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension vi O Copyright C 1998 Award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ASL3 TS ASP3 Ver 1 01 08 06 01 The BIOS description shows on the third line ASL3 ASP3 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
45. tup To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup Exit Without Saving To abandon all changes and exit Setup 3 Standard CMOS Features 3 3 Date fomeiddiyy Time hhcemiss Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Highlight the items and use PageUp PageDown to change the value of Date Time IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Press Enter to enter the submenu shown on the following page TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 28 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CC IDE Pri mary PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Detect the HDD on this channel If the detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this submenu IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave We recommend 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 The None setting means there is no device installed on the designated IDE channel Access Mode CHS LBA Large or Auto CHS Maximum number of Cylinders Heads and Sectors supported are 1024 16 and 63 respectively LBA Logical Block Addressing During drive access the IDE controller transfers the data address described by sector head and cylinder number into a physical block address This significantly improves data tra
46. ualatin Main Memory e Intel FC PGA Pentium III Celeron e2 x USB ports e VIA C3 3x168 pin SDRAM DIMM PS 2 KB amp PS 2 Mouse ports Up to 512MB mee Et rata e Intel 815E chipset TS ASL3 Intel 815E B Step e TS ASP3 Intel 815EP B Step FDD Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector PCI IDE Connector Bus Master PIO Mode 3 4 5 DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 AC97 CODEC Expansion Slots 1 x AGP Slot 6x PCI Slots sis CNR Slot Shared PCI System BIOS e AN Bits FWH Flash Memory IrDA Header LPC Super I O Winbond 83627 HF AW COM Connector e Serial COMB port WOL Header Connector e Wake on LAN USB3 4 Connector Transcend Information Inc 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 Layout of Transcend s TS ASL3 TS ASP3 Motherboard KB MOUSE STBY LED MEM LED USB T Port 1 B Port 2 JP6 JP4 JP28 VGA lt Ss 18 JE d FC PGA z S S SMS Ge GMCH SME a alla Ka Oo Oo D F 2 do oi lo gt A a Transcend Game Audio To T CO pp nm ke O L AG Power Fan PCI Slot PCI1 AUX 5 m CH Y N IDE2 IDE1 PCI Slot2 PCl2 CD2 PCI Slot3 PCI3 PCI Slot4 PC14 ICH2 MODEM IrDA PCI Slot5 PCI5 L WOL PCI Slot6 PCI6 JP1 E Battery T COMB CN R Lo Panel USB3 4 TS ASL3 TS ASP3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 2 3 66 100 13
47. us field Clock By Slight Adjust NOTE Because Intel has locked the frequency ratio for new CPU settings this field to adjust the frequency ratio is usually useless However it is effective for older version CPUs Transcend Information Inc 49 BIOS SETUP 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 MOS Setup Utility Standard CHOS Features ed BIOS Features Bed Chipset Features tegrated Peripherals e Power Management e PaP PCI Contigura F Health Status Esc r Qut ER r Menu in BICS FIO Same Exit Setup 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 Standard OMS Feature Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Power Management Pop R LI Corr guia F Health Status pa Quit PS Menu in BIOS D 1 Soave Exit Setup TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS SETUP 50 3 13 Supervisor Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings of your system D E Esc 1 Quit FS 1 Menu in BIO EG E Fly i Save Exit Setup The password prevents any unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system prompt
48. you want to upgrade your BIOS 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site Go to the Transcend web site http www transcendusa com Choose Motherboard Choose BIOS Select the appropriate Transcend motherboard model The BIOS file name consists of 5 characters Check the exact BIOS to download Your BIOS file name must exactly match the one shown on our web site Download the suitable version to your disk or other storage device WARNING Your system could be seriously damaged if a wrong BIOS version is accidently used If you are not sure what version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw TS ASL3 TS ASP3 BIOS UPGRADE 54 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow these 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS Step 1 Make a record of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters Press Del during the Power On Self Test to enter the BIOS Setup Program when you start your system Write down the values of each parameter to enable you to re configure your system after the BIOS upgrade Step 2 Make a system Disk Puta clean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon My Computer Click 3 5 Floppy A Select File Format from Command Bar Under Format 3 5 Floppy A Menu Select Format type Full item and Other Options Copy system files Click Start button Step 3 Download
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