TS-AKT4 Family USER`S MANUAL AMD Duron
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1. 15M 16M enables this feature reserving memory address space between 15 and 16MB to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes between 15 and 16MB of memory unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB The default setting is Disabled PCI Master Pipeline Req If Enabled this option will enhance the system s performance P2C C2P Concurrency When Disabled the CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period Fast R W Turn Around DRAM optimization feature If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory the read is satisfied through the buffer contents and the read is not sent to the DRAM The choices are Enabled and Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS This action can increase system performance Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 31 BIOS SETUP Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS This action can increase system performance AGP Aperture Size Memory mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture This item lets you determine the effective size of the AGP Graphics Aperture which is a memory area used to transfer data to from the AGP card We suggest you leave this field on the default setting AGP Mode This item2. Supports 1 44 2 88 MB FDDs Supports S3 Savage 4 TS AKM4 Only Supports Line Out Line In and MIC In Jacks Supports Game MIDI Port Award BIOS Supports Plug and Play PC99 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 PCB Dimensions ATX Form Factor 4 Layer PCB 21 3cm x 30 5cm 8 4 inch x 12 inch Switching Voltage Regulator VRM 9 0 Compliant Other Features Year 2000 Compliant Anti Virus Boot Up System Voltage Monitoring for CPU Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V and 12V Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Layout of Transcend s TS AKT4 Family SW1 CPU FAN JP4 I Socket 462 a Nouth a i AMR O PWR Connector DIMM1 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM2 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM3 168pin SDRAM Module MIDI Port and Game Pont Audio upe 7 AGP Green LED IDE1 IDE2 PCI Silo PCI1 PCI Slot2 PCI2 CT IrDA USB SES PCI Slot5 PCI5 ISA CASE Panel Connector FAN HARDWARE INSTALLATION 6 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit Installation So far you have familiarized yourself with the handling precautions checked that you have all of the necessary hardware for building your system inspected the motherboard package contents and looked at the layout of the mo
3. If your expansion cards do not support the STR function you must leave this field on S1 POS setting STR Suspend to RAM is an energy saving feature It takes only a few seconds to wake up the system and return to its previous situation NOTE This feature STR requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA and 5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI functions Otherwise the system will fail to return from suspend mode Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 39 BIOS SETUP PM Control by APM When Yes an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock Video Off Option When Enabled this function allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor blanked when the system enters the supend mode All Modes Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode 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 Support The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature MODEM Use IRQ You can select one o
4. TS AKT4 Family 25 BIOS SETUP Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B Select the correct types of diskette drive s installed in the computer None No diskette drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch standard drive 360 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 Floppy Mode 3 Support Supports some particular Japanese floppy drives 3 5 inch drives with 1 2 MB 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 followings are the selections All Errors If
5. HDD 0 options include LS120 a SCSI bootable device CD ROM 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 But this item is useless in OS 2 BIOS SETUP 28 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 1 44MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On and Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled On the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations Gate A20 Option Choose Fast default or Normal Fast allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast Gate A20 line Typematic Rate Setting When this function is disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a r
6. depending on the used amount 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 CMOS Setup Utility Dyr C 1984 Award Software DRAM Timing By SPD Enabled Item Help DRAM Drive Strength Memory Hole z r Pipeline Req oncurrency AL AGP Driving Control OnChip USB ae roseg Enter Select PU PD Value F10 5ave ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimzed Defaults e DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled lets BIOS detect the DRAM Clock automatically Disabled allows you to manually set the DRAM Clock setting the SDRAM CAS Latency setting and Bank Interleave BIOS SETUP 30 DRAM Clock Set the clock frequency of the DRAMs Selections are 100 and 133 SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the SDRAM performance default is 3 clocks If your SDRAM DIMM specification is 2 CAS latency change 3 to 2 for better performance Bank Interleave This function allows you to enhance the DRAM performance Selections are Dis abled 2 Bank and 4 Bank DRAM Drive Strength Selections are Auto and Manual Selecting Manual allows you to set the DRAM Drive Value DRAM Drive Value This item lets you set the DRAM Drive Value 00 FF Memory Hole Selections are Disabled and 15M 16M
7. Voice p den Me em O GEO a Modem MODE White HARDWARE INSTALLATION 20 2 17 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 12 External Back Panel I O Ports NOTE Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on pin1 and pin2 USB4 vcc USB4 USB4 GND GND Internal USB Port Connector Congratulations You have completed Hardware Setup You may now continue with Chapter 3 BIOS Setup and turn on your PC Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 21 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
8. CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management PnP PCI Configura lenu in BI Ap Abandon all Da BIOS UPGRADE 50 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version Turn on your PG The first screen will display as follows Award Modular BIOS v4 SN An Energy srar RY A copyright c 1224 d softw In TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS AKT4 family ver 1 01 02 01 01 Award Plug and Play B ension Vi D Copyright C 1998 ard carters Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS AKT4 Family Ver 1 01 02 01 01 The BIOS description shows on the third line AKT4 Family Ver 1 01 BIOS Version 1 0 V11 for Version 1 1 You can upgrade to a newer version if your BIOS version is older than this version BIOS File Name Make sure the first 5 charactors are exactly the same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS 4 2 Download 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
9. ON gt 12 5 ON ON OFF OFF FSB 133MHZ 1 2 5 4 000 D I OFF ON ON OFF x8 OFF ON OFF ON x8 5 OFF ON OFF OFF HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2 5 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules The DIMMs must be 3 3 Volt synchronous DRAM modules SDRAM The VIA KT 133 chipset supports PC100 PC133 and Virtual Channel Memory VCM It also supports ECC Error Checking and Correcting modules You can install memory in any combination of capacities as follows DIMM Location 168pin DIMM DIMM1 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MBytes DIMM2 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MBytes DIMM3 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MBytes Total Memory 1 5GBytes max NOTE Different types of DRAM modules eg PC100 and PC133 DIMMs should not be installed on one motherboard at the same time 2 Y 3 Oo o 3 Q a 33v Position Unbuffered Position 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM1 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM2 168pin SDRAM Module DIMM3 168pin DIMM Sockets Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 6 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 pin IDE This mainboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 primary IDE channel and IDE2 secondary IDE channel Each channel supports two IDE devices for a total of four devices Connect your HD
10. To display the fan status CPU temperature system temperature etc and to provide the temperature monitoring option e Frequency Voltage Control To control the frequency and voltage of the CPU e Load Fail Safe Defaults To load the most basic BIOS default values required for your system to operate e Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 23 BIOS SETUP e Set Supervisor User Password To change set or disable a password e Save amp Exit Setup To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup e Exit Without Saving To abandon all changes and exit Setup 3 3 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date nn dd au Jul 31 2000 Time hh mm ss gt 16 47 11 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA UGA Halt On All But Keyboard tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F1 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults e Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Highlight the items and use PageUp PageDown to change the value of Date Time BIOS SETUP 24 e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Press Enter to ente
11. different OS see Chapter 4 BIOS Upgrade for your BIOS updating procedure Linear Overclocking ezBIOS also provides a linear overclocking function Users can fine tune the Front Side Bus FSB by increasing or reducing it by as little as 1 0MHz to find the optimum FSB setting for the system For details see Frequency Voltage Control in Chapter 3 Should the FSB be set too high the system can be returned to the default setting by pressing the INS key Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 Essential Handling Precautions ENEE Checklist Hardware Required for Setup ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeee Package Contents eee ete SpPeciicalions and EE CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 Layout of Transcend TS AKT4 Family Motherboard eernnnvvrnnrrnnrrrrnnnrnnvrennnnnnnrnnnnnnn EN DEE e agers EEE cab abel 100 133 MHz System Configuration cccccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeee CPU Frequency Ratio Seng as tanec eda Nason in saa Memory Configuration assessment ubestemt steen eee Primary Secondary IDE Connectors veer geleed Floppy Disk Drive Connector ssessssessesentnrnestrrnrnnnrresserinnntrssetttttnnseerrnntnnnn nense nenen Fan Power Connectors 2a dentin aner fase
12. 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 2 2 Release Date July 2001 Copyright 2001 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 m
13. you are not sure what version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 51 BIOS UPGRADE 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 Putaclean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon My Computer Click 3 5 Floppy A Select File Format from Command Bar Under Format 3 5 Floppy A Menu Select Format type Full item and Other Options Copy system files Click Start button Step 3 Download the updated BIOS EXE file from the web site to a floppy disk Ref 4 1 and 4 2 Step 4 Execute the downloaded file to decompress it Step 5 Please read the Readme TXT file carefully and follow the instructions step by step Continue upgrading BIOS and reconfigure your system
14. CI bus slots instead of using the BIOS Thus interrupts may be re assigned by the OS when Yes is selected When a non PnP OS is installed to prevent re assigning of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field on Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD if you have just installed a new add on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot The setting will automatically be set back to Disabled when the system reboots Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and PnP compatible devices If you select Auto ESCD all of the Interrupt Requests IRQs and DMA assignment fields will be deactived as the BIOS automatically assigns them Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 43 BIOS SETUP e IRQ Resources elect PUSPDiWwalu Fidisarv d t ir Help Values F Fail Safe Defaults Defaults e IRQ n Assigned to When the resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt to one of the following depending on which type of device is using the interrupt PCI ISA PnP devices whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture compliant with the Plug and Play standard Legacy ISA Devices requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port1 compliant with the o
15. D the main one if you are using more than one to the Master connector at the end of the cable and connect it to IDE1 see important note below If your HDD supports UltraDMA 66 you must use an 80 wire cable otherwise the HDD won t be able to reach this speed If you intend to operate two IDE devices from the same channel one device must be set to Master mode the other to Slave mode HDDs CD ROMs or other IDE devices can have either setting depending on the device s jumper setting Please refer to the device s manual for more information NOTE The connectors must be attached to the IDE channels in the correct direction Make sure that the red stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable this may be faint and could also be a dotted line is nearest to PIN1 on the left as the motherboard is shown in the picture below NOTE Orient the red stripe to Pin1 Primary IDE Connector BEEBE Be See DE1 BERBER RRR RRR IDE2 ET Q Ee E E Secondary IDE Connector IDE Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12 2 7 Flo Disk Drive Connector 34 pin FDC This connector supports the provided FDD ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the motherboard connect the two plugs on the other end to the FDD s NOTE Orient the red stripe to Pin1 FDD Connector pu ssuelL FDD Connector 2 8 Fan Power Connectors There are two fan power connectors on the mothe
16. Duplex Inverting En Onboard Parallel P P pel tel Mode tl Move Enter S PD 1 Vi Sav ESC Exit Fi General FS Previous Va 5 il 5 jef F7 Optimized Defaults e OnChip IDE Channel 0 Channel 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface e IDE Prefetch Mode The Onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If your IDE drive has add in IDE interface and doesn t support prefetching please set this field to Disabled BIOS SETUP 34 Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE HDD can support it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If both your HDD and your system software can support Ultra DMA 33 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support Init Display First This item allows you to decide whether to activate either
17. RQ7 and Disabled e Onboard Parallel Mode This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Normal Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Allows DMA and bidirectional operation It is faster than the EPP mode ECP EPP Allows normal speed operation in two way mode e ECP Mode Use DMA Assign DMA channel 1 or 3 to the port for ECP mode operation e Parallel Port EPP Type Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 e Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio related selection If Disabled all of the following selections will be disabled Select Enable if you want to use onboard audio e Sound Blaster Select Enable to use Sound Blaster e SB I O Base Address Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default e SB IRQ Select Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default BIOS SETUP 36 e SB DMA Select Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default e MPU 401 Select Enabled to use an MPU 401 device MIDI synthesizer or keyboard you have installed e MPU 401 I O Address Assign MPU 401 resource e Game Port Select Enabled to assign Game Port resource Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 37 BIOS SETUP 3 7 Power Management Setup The Pow
18. TS AKT4 Family USER S MANUAL AMD Duron Athlon Motherboard Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS AKT4 Family TS AKT4 Family Motherboard Supporting AMD Duron Athlon Socket A CPU 200 266 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency AGP 4X VIA KT133 KT133A Family Chipset Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this great value motherboard with its range of special features and innovative onboard functions built around the advanced architecture of the new VIA KT133 A Family 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 conditions of merchantability or fitness for a
19. at you disable the virus warning first Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 27 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 the data are accurate e Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the Power On Self Test POST The Quick POST skips certain steps therefore we recommend that you normally disable Quick 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
20. ate 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 select a typematic rate the rate at which characters repeat to 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the Typematic Delay setting is enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before key strokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1000 milliseconds Security Option If you have set a password you can select whether the password is required while the System boots or only when you enter Setup 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 Select Non OS 2 for all other operating systems Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 29 BIOS SETUP e Video BIOS Shadow Select Enabled to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM where the CPU can read data through the 64 bit DRAM bus This can enhance system performance e C8000 DFFFF Shadow You can shadow the ROM on other expansion cards by setting these fields If you install other expansion cards with ROMs you need to know which address the ROMs specifically use Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K
21. call or a wakeup packet is received via the LAN NOTE This function requires an external modem which supports the Ring Wake Up function e RTC Alarm Resume Select Enabled if you want to Power On your system at a certain time on the same day every month or at a certain time every day Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 41 BIOS SETUP e Primary INTR If you select On the IRQs Activity Monitoring function will be enabled e IRQs Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Activity Monitoring COM 2 COM 1 LPT 2 Floppy Disk x1 Fi General Help 7 0ptimized Defaults In the screen you can see a list of IRQs Interrupt Requests When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the Operating System it asserts an IRQ signal When the Operating System is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service The IRQs Activity Monitoring function monitors the IRQs you select On Activity from any of them will awaken a system which has been powered down BIOS SETUP 42 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Aas KL 12 PnP PCI Configuratii Il Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save SC Ex1t Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults rack imized Defaults PnP OS Installed This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the P
22. configures the chipset s fastest AGP Mode You can set this field to 2 to force a 4X AGP card to run at 2X speed Selections are 4x 2x and 1x AGP Driving Control This function allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choosing Manual allows you to key in an AGP Driving Value in the next selection We recommend that you set this field to Auto to avoid any errors in the system AGP Driving Value This field allows you to adjust the AGP driving force from 00 FF OnChip USB Select Enabled if you use a USB Keyboard or any other USB device USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if you want to use a USB Keyboard OnChip Sound Select Auto to enable the OnChip Audio Controller which lets you use OnBoard CODEC or Add On CODEC on the AMR card depending on the JP6 setting If you use an Add On Audio Card with an Audio Controller built in please set this field to Disabled OnChip MODEM Select Auto to enable the OnChip MODEM Controller which lets you use Add On Modem CODEC on the AMR card If you use an Add On card with a Modem Controller built in please set this field to Disabled BIOS SETUP 32 CPU to PCI Write Buffer If Enabled is selected writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus If Disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete be
23. er Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy consumption according to your own style of computer use tup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Sat Power Management 5 Menu Level e trol by APM o Off Option Suspend Off Method fH SYNC Blank IRQ 3 by PWRBTN Instant Off Off Press Enter ESC Exit Fi General Help F7 Optimized Defaults e ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI e Power Management CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Power Management HDD Power Down Doze Mode Suspend Mode alue F10 Saw C Exit Fi1 General Help Optimized Defaults BIOS SETUP 38 This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 Suspend Mode 2 HDD Power Down 3 Doze Mode There are three selections for Power Management Two of them have fixed mode settings 1 Min Power Saving Minimum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Doze Mode 1 Hour Suspend Mode 1 Hour 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Doze Mode 1 Min Suspend Mode 1 Min 3 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually Select the time out period for each mode shown above e ACPI Suspend Type Select the ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS or S3 STR
24. f the following interrupt resources for modem use N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 Soft Off by PWRBTN 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 ATX switch down for more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system with this switch State After Power Failure This item determines what power state you wish the system to go into after a power failure event Selections are Auto On and Off BIOS SETUP 40 e Wake Up Events CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events LPT amp COM HOD amp FOD Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Primary INTR me IRQS Activity Monitoring ON Item Help LPT COM ON Menu Level p ON Disabled Disabled ON Press eencen t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults 7 Optimized Defaults e VGA If you select On you can set the VGA to awaken the system e LPT amp COM Any activity from LPT COM or LPT COM wakes up the system e HDD amp FDD If you select On any activity from a FDD or HDD wakes up the system e PCI Master If select On any activity on PCI Master wakes up the system e Ring WOL Resume Select Enabled to Power On your system when the external modem receives a
25. fore starting another write cycle PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions will write to PCI bus immediately PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transaction cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Select Enabled to support PCI 2 AGP bus access to PCI 1 PCI bus retry function when a error occurrs The default value is Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Selecting Enabled will implement a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability AGP Master 1 WS Read This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 33 BIOS SETUP 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C OO Award Software Integrated Perip OnChip IDE Channel Enabled OnChip IDE Channeli Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Leve Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto AGP Enabled ribet ed unction
26. is a 6 pin Mini Din connector marked MOUSE PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin KB The onboard PS 2 Keyboard port is a 6 pin Mini Din connector marked KB Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USBs You can attach USB devices to the USB ports The motherboard contains two 4 pin USB ports which are marked as USB USB Ports 3 amp 4 are onboard connectors with a 2x5 Header Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN The onboard printer port is a 25 pin D type connector marked PRN Serial Ports Turquoise two 9 pin COMA COMB The onboard serial ports are 9 pin D type connectors on the back panel of the motherboard Serial port 1 is marked as COMA Serial port 2 is marked as COMB Game Port MIDI Port Gold 15 pin GAME The onboard Game Port MIDI Port is a 15 pin D type connector marked GAME Line out Lime Green 1 8 LINE OUT The onboard Line out connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE OUT Line in Light blue 1 8 LINE IN The onboard Line in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE IN _ MIC IN Pink 1 8 MIC IN The onboard MIC in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack connector marked MIC Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4 Parallel Port 1 PS 2 Mouse Printer 6 Game MIDI Port 2 PS 2 Keyboard 7 Line out 9 MIC in External Back Panel I O Po
27. ith the added weight of the CPU Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION fan and the CPU properly oriented no force is required to insert the CPU Once completely inserted close the socket s lever while holding down the CPU Step 2 Connect the CPU fan s power cable to the CPU FAN connector indicated on the diagram below Ensure that the cable is connected correctly It will be obvious which way it should fit CPU FAN Q FP CPU Installation HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 2 3 100 133 MHz System Configuration SW2 allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus for 100 or 133 MHz Configuration 133MHz for AKT4 A 100 133 MHz FSB Configuration Jumper Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 CPU Frequency Ratio Setting JP4 SW1 For Athlon4 CPU set JP4 to 1 2 and set SW1 to correct frequency For Athlon Duron CPU set JP4 to 2 3 and set SW1 to correct frequency JP4 E 3 le 1 2 B Default 3 4 Di 3 a o bi 3 Q CPU Frequency Ratio Settin SW1 FSB 100MHZ 1 9 3 600 x6 ON OFF OFF ON x6 5 ON OFF OFF OFF x7 OFF ON ON ON x7 5 OFF ON ON OFF x8 OFF ON OFF ON x8 5 OFF ON OFF OFF x9 OFF OFF ON ON x9 5 OFF OFF ON OFF x10 OFF OFF OFF ON x10 5 OFF OFF OFF OFF x11 ON ON ON ON x11 5 ON ON ON OFF x12 ON ON OFF
28. ly by their mounting brackets Keep components which are not connected to the system in their anti static packaging whenever possible INTRODUCTION 2 e Battery Replacement The battery which holds the system settings memory CMOS RAM on your motherboard should not require 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 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 A 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 Ex
29. nscend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 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 The GREEN LED indicates that the power connector is attached 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 on
30. on allows you to Enable or Disable auto detection of the DIMM PCI Clk e Spread Spectrum Modulated This function allows you to Enable or Disable e Clock By Slight Adjust This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU time 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults E F9 Menu in BIOS e amp Exit Setup BIOS SETUP 46 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to the system configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration settings for the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Load Optimized Defaults 9 Menu in BIOS xit Setup Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 47 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 Enter Password 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
31. onitoring 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 instructions you can easily update or backup your BIOS If you have a
32. r the submenu shown below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 198 IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Value F10 Save ESC Exit FliGeneral Help safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults e IDE HDD Auto Detection Detect the HDD on this channel If the detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this sub menu e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave We recommend that you select AUTO for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST 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 e 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 transfer rates for drives with more than 1024 cylinders Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal access mode e Capacity Disk drive capacity Note that this size is slighty greater than the size of a formatted disk given by the disk checking program e Cylinder Number of cylinders Transcend Information Inc
33. rboard the CPU 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 CPU FAN Rotation A i 12V FAN GND ll CASE FAN Fan Power Connectors Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 9 Wake on LAN Connector 3 pin WOL This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake on LAN output The system can Power up when a wake up packet or signal is received from the LAN card NOTE This function requires that the LAN Wake Up 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 CN13 5 Volt Standby PME Wake On LAN Connector 2 10 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 5 pin IrDA The IrDA connector can be configured to support a wireless infrared module With this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection the user can transfer data to from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 2 11 Panel Connectors PWR LED SPEAKER IEF HD LED SLP RST PW DN Panel Connectors Power LED 3 pin PWR LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED Pin1 5V Pin3 NC Pin5 GND Speaker 4 pin SPEAKER Thi
34. riginal PC AT bus specification e DMA Resources Copyright AS POiWalue FlGiSave safe Defaults 3 9 BIOS SETUP 44 DMA n Assigned to Just as with the IRQ Resource Assignment you can assign DMA Resources manually 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 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 Assign IRQ For USB When Enabled BIOS will assign an IRQ channel for the USB controller 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 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control ght Adjust D Value F10 Save E xit Fi General Help Safe Defaults F imized Defaults e CPU Vcore Select only AKT4 A This function allows you to vary the CPU voltage Options are Default and from 0 025V to 0 1V and from 0 025V to 0 1V Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 45 BIOS SETUP e Autodetect DIMM PCI Clk This functi
35. rts 2 14 Using Jumper JP5 to Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data you should turn off your computer s power and put the JP5 jumper in the position as shown below NORMAL CLEAR CMOS Mme Je Iesel e OT Clear CMOS Jumper HARDWARE INSTALLATION 18 2 15 Onboard Audio CODEC Setting 3 Pin JP6 To use an external AMR card the onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via this jumper Please disable the onboard audio CODEC if you want to use an AMR Sound Card NOTE If you want to use a PCI Sound Card with audio controller on it please disable the On Chip Sound function in Advanced Chipset Features in BIOS Setup JP6 hr eee Enable Q D eee Disable CODEC Selection Jumper Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 16 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 Je ANE Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Black AE Channel puagsuedy Right Audio Channel Black a Audio Channel Ge Audio Channel Black GND Ge Audio Channel Internal Audio Connectors CD2 W Zil ER Channel JC In
36. s 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Pin13 5V Pin15 GND Pint7 NC Pin19 SPK Hard Disk LED 2 pin HD 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 TS AKT4 Family 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Sleep Button 2 pin SLP Pin10 SLEEP Pin12 GND Reset Switch 2 pin RST This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning off your power switch Pin14 RESET Pin16 GND Software Power Off 2 pin PW BN Attach the PW DN Switch of the panel to this connector Pin18 PW BN Pin20 GND 2 12 Power Connector 20 pin PWR CONN Make sure to plug into the ATX power supply connector in the right direction The pin definition is shown below Make sure that your ATX power supply can support at least 720mA on standby 3 3V 3 3V GND 5 0V GND 5 0V GND Power Good 5 0V Standby 12 0V gt gt O0x aaoa gt gt gt Dm Cl SS SS E ge aon LO WwW Lo fo 90009 o i0 a PSON Power Supply on Power Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 2 13 External Back Panel UO Ports There are 9 kinds of external connectors on the motherboard The view in the drawing shown on the top of the next page is the back panel of the motherboard housing 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin MOUSE The onboard PS 2 Mouse port
37. s india dette Wake on LAN Connector rrnnnnoonnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnnnennnnennnnnnennnnnnnennnnnenennnneeennnnn IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector annnvvvvnnnnnnnnvrnrrrrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnrrrnnnnnerrrnnnnnn Seeerei Power CONMGCION ee External Back Panel VO Ports iicccceececcedet te necarteansd dtenctedyssecetivomsdedueckietatansdonndeerstedenraeses Using Jumper JP5 to Clear CMOS sangene Onboard Audio CODEC Setting rrrnnnnnrnnnnrrnvnnnnnnrnnnrrrnnnnnnnrrrnrrrnnneneessnnnrrrnnneeesennnnnnn Internal Audio Connectors aaret Internal USB Port Connector eee ccecceecceccceccneeceecueeceececaeccseececaueceecaeeseecuecatecaeeeeeens CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 21 31 BIOS Sel EE 21 32 The Man EE 21 3 3 Standard CMOS e 23 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features xicsccecottccctscestiactioeie a A E E a EL 26 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features uadressert 29 3 6 Integrated Pepohberale Abu 33 3 7 Power Management Gem 37 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup sure ES 42 JA PC Health Status LES senere aAa E aaa aSa A EEE ee 44 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control EE 44 3 11 Load Fal Sal Dells asus 45 3 12 Load Optimized Detaulis cnt arrene 46 3 13 OUMEINIGOR PASSWO UG Lae ENN AE 47 14 USE et Lae eigde 48 SVEEN NE 49 916 PA Without SAVING sausen GE 49 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 50 4 1 Howto Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 50 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Gite 50 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIO 51 Tra
38. ternal Peripherals Optional Printer Speakers Plotter Modem e Internal Peripherals Optional Modem LAN Card e 1x FDD Cable e 1x Ultra DMA 66 cable Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 3 INTRODUCTION 1 3 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the 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 AKT4 Family Motherboard e 1xCD ROM e User s Manual e 1x External USB Connector optional 1 4 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports AMD Duron Athlon 550MHz 1G Hz Socket A CPU e Chipset TS AKT4 VIA KT133 686A TS AKT4 B VIA KT133 686B TS AKT4 A VIA KT133A 686B TS AKM4 VIA KM133 686A TS AKM4 VIA KM133 686A TS AKM4 B VIA KM133 686B e DRAM Memory Supports Synchronous DRAM 3 x 168pin DIMM Module Sockets On Board Up to 1 5GB Memory Capacity 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB SDRAM VCM PC100 PC133 VCM133 SDRAM Compliant e I O BUS Slot 1 x AGP Slot 5 x Master Slave PCI Slots PCI 2 2 Compliant 1 x ISA Slot 1 x AMR Slot Shared with ISA Slot Supports PS 2 or USB Mouse and PS 2 or USB Keyboard INTRODUCTION 4 Supports IrDA Port Supports 4 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports USB V1 1 Standard I O Functions Supports PIO Mode 3 4 ATAPI Devices and Ultra DMA33 66 100 for 686B Only Supports 2 High Speed UART 16550 COM Ports Supports SPP EPP ECP LPT Port
39. the PCI Slot or the AGP first IDE HDD Block Mode Block Mode is also called Block Transfer Multiple Commands or Multiple Sector Read Write If your IDE hard drive supports Block Mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read Writes per sector that the drive can support Onboard FDD Controller You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDD 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 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 8E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The second serial port shares resources address and IRQ with IrDA UART 2 Mode Choose the right type of infrared device Standard Normal operation HPSIR IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 35 BIOS SETUP e IR Function Duplex Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the setting for IR Half Full duplex function e TX RX inverting Enable Consult your IR peripheral documentation to set this field The item Yes means Low Active and No means High Active 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 I
40. the BIOS detects any non fatal errors POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action No Errors POST does not stop for any error All But Keyboard If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except keyboard POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action BIOS SETUP 26 All But Diskette If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except the diskette drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All But Disk Key If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except keyboard or the diskette drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action 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 934 2000 Award Software Item Help ption DRAM gt 64MB nadow t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save xit F1l General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults Fi imized Defaults e Virus Warning When this function is enabled you will receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk 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 th
41. 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 BIOS SETUP 48 Forget the password If you forget the password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM with jumper 5 JP5 CMOS CLR To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short the JP5 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 F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item Exit Setup Transcend Information Inc TS AKT4 Family 49 BIOS SETUP 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Advanced Chipset F Integrated Peripher Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Health Status Save Data to CMOS 3 16 Exit Without Saving Abort the current changes and exit the BIOS utility Standard
42. therboard This chapter will take you step by step through the process of installing the different hardware devices onto it Caution 1 Remember to always make sure the system power is off before installing or removing any devices Check the Power Indicator LEDs near the lower edge of the motherboard as shown in Fig 2 1 Layout of Transcend s TS AKT4 Family Don t forget the static electricity precautions See Section 1 1 Be careful Incorrectly inserting hardware onto your motherboard can permanently damage the motherboard The motherboard has a ZIF Socket A to house the CPU A CPU fan is necessary to prevent overheating of the CPU If there is no fan installed on the CPU you must purchase one and install it before you turn on your system Warning CPUs generate tremendous heat while operating Make sure to install a CPU fan with enough heat dissipation grease to cover the CPU die before powering up the computer Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE COULD RESULT Please follow the steps below to install the CPU Step 1 To install the CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards at a 90 degree right angle Insert the CPU in the correct direction smear the heat dissipation grease over the CPU die then put a CPU fan on to cover the face of the CPU W
43. 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 BIOS SETUP 22 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 e Standard CMOS Features Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options e Advanced Chipset Features Available options specific to your system s Chipset e Integrated Peripherals I O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system e Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI options e PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options e PC Health Status
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