Intel TS-ASP3 User's Manual
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1. PWR CONN 3 3V 3 3V 12 0V 3 3V 1 GND GND PSON 5 0V z GND GND 3 GND 5 0V 8 GND GND Q 5 0V Power Good 5 0V 5 0V Standby 5 0V 12 0V O 3 O PSON Power Supply on Power Connector 20 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 8 IIDA 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 transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers You must also configure the setting through UART Mode Select in Integrated Peripherals in BIOS to select IrDA Connect the Standard IR SIR device to the onboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions 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 module2. O OO Internal Audio Connectors VIDEO AUX MODEM Left Audio Channel GND Right Audio Channel ight Audio Channel GND Left Audio Channel GO Audio Channel Right Audio Channel eu Audio Channel s Audio Channel Modem Out Voice from Modem GND Modem In Voice to Modem HARDWARE INSTALLATION 23 2 4 11 USB 3 4 Connector 5 USB USB Power Power d USBP2 USBP3 amp USBP2 USBP3 S GND GND g NC S USB 3 4 Connector 24 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 5 External Back Panel I O Ports There are 9 kinds of external connectors on the back panel of the motherboard The view in the drawing below is the back panel of the motherboard housing 1 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 PRN Serial Port COMA Turqu
3. IrDA e SIR CIR 1 2 5V NC NC CIRRX IRRX 5VSB S GND NC a IRTX NC 9 10 Q O IrDA Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 21 2 4 9 Internal Serial Port Connector COMB You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for additional serial devices ued U O O O Internal Serial Port Connector COMB mg EE COMB 10 9 NC GND RI DTR CTS SOUT RTS SIN DSR DCD 2 1 22 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 10 Internal Audio Connector These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card 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 uel
4. Der val fe nn mra pr Sora 4 3 Audio Driver Setup This section helps you to setup the onboard audio device Click Audio Driver Setup and choose the operating system you use A Audio Driver for Windows 95 98 2000 The following figures are captured from Windows 98SE You can setup the Audio CODEC in almost the same way in Windows 95 and Windows 2000 54 SOFTWARE SETUP r Audio Driver Setup im Welcome to the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Driver Setup program This program will install uninstall SigmaT el Si a Tel AC97 Audio Drivers on your computer Windows 95 98 1st Edition Setup It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Windows 988E 2000 Setup Windows NT Setup 1 Click here 9 Ext Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel x 2 Click here Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next the rest of the agreement E Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see Install This will install
5. 168Pin Memory DIMM Sockets 16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 5 Panel Connectors S LED POWER LED 1 HDD_LED Ec em La KEY LOCK 3 NC Cm mw a RESET EM SPEAKER Panel Connector Power LED Lead 3 pin POWER LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED Pint 45V Pin3 NC Pind GND Keylock Lead 2 pin KEYLOCK Use the keylock to enable or disable the Keyboard Pin7 KEYLOCK Ping GND Speaker Lead 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Pin13 45V Pin15 GND Pin17 NC Pin19 SPK HARDWARE INSTALLATION 17 Suspend Mode LED Lead 2 pin S_LED The S_LED will light when the system is in suspend mode Pin2 45V Pin4 GND Hard Disk LED Lead 2 pin HDD_LED This 2 pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk The LED lights up when a HDD is active Pin6 5V Pin8 GND Reset Switch Lead 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 Lead 2 pin SOFT OFF Attach the SOFT OFF
6. 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 e PCB Dimensions ATX form factor 4 layer PCB 21 3 cm x 30 5 cm 8 4 inch x 12 inch HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Transcend s TS ASP3 Motherboard Back panel I O ports CPU Game MIDI port amp Audio Jack Intel FC PGA Pentium III Eine Une MIB Celeron Socket 370 Series Parallel printer port Coppermine Core e 3x168 pin SDRAM DIMM Up to 512MB e 2 x USB ports KB amp PS 2 Mouse ports pu qe AN da 3 oe Intel 815EP chipset TS ASP3 Intel 815EP Chipset gt FDD Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector PCI IDE Connector Bus Master PIO Mode 3 4 5 e DMA Mode 2 e Ultra DMA 33 66 100 AC97 CODEC IrDA Header Expansion Slots 1 x AGP Slot 6x PCI Slots 1 x CNR Slot Shared PCI LPC Super I O D pp Ec SECH System BIOS Winbond 83627 HF AW bo Ane 2M Bits FWH Flash Memory COM Connector e Serial COM port B WOL Header Connector Wake on LAN USB3 4 CONNECTOR 6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS ASP3 Motherboard KB MOUSE STBY LED MEM LED FC PGA DIMM3 64bit 168pin SDRAM Module n CH e E o o lt es Q Ke 2 co o E lt e N a CPU Fan C Game Audio PP PRN CO OG Im BL Po
7. Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS This action can increase system performance e Memory Hole at 15M 16M Enabling this feature reserves memory address space between 15 and 16MB to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes between 15 and 16MB of memory unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB The default setting is Disabled e CPU Latency Timer The option determines the way that 815 uses the deferrable processor cycle e Delayed Transaction PCI access speed is faster than ISA So PCI will release the master bus to the ISA interface for accessing data Then the master bus control will go back to PCI again e 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 e 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 e On Chip Video Window Size You can select the size of mapped memory for the VGA AGP driver to use The choices are 64MB 32MB and Disabled BIOS SETUP 35 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears opyright Integrated On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Pr
8. please contact your retailer Motherboard 1X CD ROM 1 X FDD cable User s Manual COM port cable x 1 optional Ultra DMA 66 100 cable x 1 USB Cable x 1 optional 1 3 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports Intel Pentium IIl Celeron Series e Chipset TS ASP3 Intel 815EP MCH ICH2 FSB 66 100 133 MHz e DRAM Memory Supports Synchronous DRAM 3 X 168 pin DIMM module sockets on board 8 512MB memory size 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB DIMM 64 data bits structure only INTRODUCTION e UO Bus Slot 6 X Master Slave PCI Bus slots PCI 2 2 compliant 1X CNR Communication and Networking Riser slot e Award BIOS Supports PC99 Plug and Play Supports ACPI APM DMI Green Feature e UO 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 3 mode 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 Line out Line in and MIC in jack Supports Game MIDI port e Switching Voltage Regulator Intel VRM 8 4 compliant 4 INTRODUCTION e Other Features Year 2000 compliant Power failure resume FWH Firmware Hub supports security manageability BIOS Virus protection warning PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Wake Up Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wake Up Time Wake Up
9. Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the 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 full duplex function 38 BIOS SETUP e Use IR Pins This option selects IR transmission routing Two choices are RxD2 TxD2 gt COMB Connector IR Rx2Tx2 gt 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 3BC 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 1 7 or 1 9 e ECP Mode Use DMA Assign DMA channel 1 or 3 to the port for ECP mode operation e PWR ON After PWR Fail 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 J
10. Control CMOS Setup Utility Copy ht C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequen oltage Control DIMM PCI Clk b rum ei Menu Level ght Adjust d Ratio tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FS Previous Values afe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e CPU Vcore Select This option adjusts the CPU voltage Available selections are Default 0 05V 0 1V 0 2V 0 3V 0 4V 0 05V 0 1V e Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clik 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 the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the PCI bus When JP4 is set to Auto the frequency setting depends on your CPU type When JP4 is set to 66MHz you can select the system bus frequency from 66MHz to 99 MHz When JP4 is set to 100MHz 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 46 BIOS SETUP 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 fre
11. Copyright C 1998 Award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ASP3 Ver 1 01 11 22 00 You can see the BIOS description on the third line ASP3 Ver 1 01 11 22 00 EN BIOS Generation Date BIOS Version 1 01 V11 for Version 1 1 You can upgrade to a newer version if your BIOS version is older than this version BIOS File Name Make sure the first 5 charactors are exactly the same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS 5 2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from the Web Please enter the Transcend website on http www transcendusa com On the front page click on the Motherboard icon which is the second one down On the Motherboard page click on the BIOS icon near the top The BIOS page contains important information please take the time to read this page carefully Go to the bottom of the BIOS page click on Slot 1 and choose your motherboard model Your BIOS file name must absolutely match the one shown on our web site Then download the suitable version to your disk BIOS UPGRADE 57 Warning Your system could be damaged if the wrong BIOS version is accidently used If you are not sure what version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw 5 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow the 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS Step 1 Make arecord of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters Press Del during the Powe
12. any components 4 Avoid contacting the components on add on cards motherboards and modules with the gold colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots Itis safest to handle system components only by their mounting brackets Keep components which are not connected to the system in the anti static packaging whenever possible These precautions help to reduce the risk of static build up and ensure any static discharge is harmless to your equipment 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 itis located near the bottom right hand corner Incorrect computer time and or loss of time may indicate a weak motherboard batttery 2 INTRODUCTION Please replace your battery only with the same type or a similar type recommended by the battery manufacturer If the battery is replaced incorrectly there is a risk of a short circuit or explosion Used batteries should be disposed of in accordance with the manufacturer s in structions and local environmental regulations e Electric Screwdrivers To reduce the risk of damage to the motherboard due to excessive torque avoid setting electric screwdrivers above 7 5 kg cm 1 2 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the following items Please check them as soon as you unpack If you find any damaged or missing items
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14. drives A Floppy and C HDD 0 options include HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 and CD ROM plus a SCSI hard drive a LS ZIP drive and a LAN drive If your boot device is not included in the list you can set the Boot Other Device field to Enabled and let the system detect the drive 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 e Boot Up Floppy Seek When you select Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 720KB 1 2MB and 1 44MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time 32 BIOS SETUP e Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On and Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled On the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations e Gate A20 Option Choose Fast default or Normal Fast allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast Gate A20 line e Typematic Rate Setting When this function is disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller
15. in your system When this function is enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay e Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the Typematic Rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which a character repeats when you hold down a key of 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second e Typematic Delay Msec When the Typematic Delay setting is enabled you can select a typematic delay the delay before key strokes begin to repeat of 250 500 750 or 1000 milliseconds e Security Option If you have set a password you can select whether the password is required while the system boots or only when you enter Setup e OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with more than 64 MB of RAM on your system e Report No FDD For WIN 95 Select Yes to release IRQ6 when there is no floppy disk drive for compatibility with WIN 95 logo certification e Delay For HDD Secs Generally you can set this field as O but for some old Hard Disk Drives you may need to increase the delay time for BIOS to detect what type it is BIOS SETUP 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system settings will alter Do 33 not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Awar
16. pages Exit the current page and return to the Main Menu PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make changes 26 BIOS SETUP Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help on Setup navigation keys F5 Load previous values from CMOS F6 Load the Fail Safe Defaults from the BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F10 Save all the CMOS changes and 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 Power Interface ACPI options e PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options e PC Health Status To display the fan status CPU temperature system temperature etc and 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 setti
17. s power and short pin1 and pin2 in JP1 Clear COMS Jumper JP1 eee CMOS CLR CLEAR NORMAL HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9 2 3 3 Onboard Audio Setting JP2 ON BOARD 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 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 a Kee RE see 1 DH E Audio 1 3 E z Enable S 3 Le S 1 fe 2 Disable O O 3 O Audio Selection Jumper 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 4 Keyboard Wak
18. the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 40 BIOS SETUP 1 Suspend Mode 2 HDD Power Down There are three selections for Power Management Two of them have fixed mode settings 1 Min Power Saving Minimum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min 3 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually Select the time out period for each mode shown above e Video Off Method Defines the Video Off features Blank Screen Only blanks the screen Use this for monitors without power management and green features V H SYNC BLANK Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature 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 following interrupt resources for modem use N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 BIOS SETUP 41 e Suspend Mode After the selected period of system i
19. E Connectors Two 40 pin IDE This motherboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 primary channel and IDE2 secondary channel Each channel supports two IDE devices for a total of four devices Connect your Hard Disk Drive the main hard disk drive HDD 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 Ultra DMA 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 A Hard Disk Drive CD ROM or other IDE device 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 PIN IDE I S
20. SigmaTel ACS Audio Drivers SOFTWARE LICENSE on your computer This Software License is provided by SigmaTel Inc having a place of business at 6101 West Courtyard Drive Building 1 Austin Texas 78730 hereinafter referred to as SigmaT el to Customer C Remove This will uninstall SigmaTel ACS Audio i Drivers from your computer WHEREAS SigmaTel has developed or is having developed SigmaT el Audio Control Application Software and SigmaTel Surround Application Software for interfacing with a SigmaT el Codec hereinafter collectively referred to as Software and WHEREAS SigmaTel desires to license the Software to the Customer for evaluation purposes only x Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers you must accept this agreement lt Back Yes pesce ER Back Cancel 3 Click here 4 Click here Setup has finished copying the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers files to your computer Before you can use the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers you must restart Windows or your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup 5 Click here SOFTWARE SETUP 55 B Audio Driver for Windows NT Audio Driver Setup SigmaTet Windows 95 98 1st Edition Setup W
21. TS ASP3 USER S MANUAL Intel Socket 370 Celeron Pentium Ill FC PGA Series Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS ASP3 Motherboard Supporting Intel Pentium IIl Celeron Series Processor Coppermine Core 66 100 133MHz Front Side Bus Intel 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 Chipset More details will follow later in this manual Our Website Please come and visit us at our website on http www transcendusa com You ll find plenty of interesting information about this and many other quality Transcend products Your User s Manual This User s Manual is designed to help end users and system manufacturers to setup and install the motherboard All of the information within has been carefully checked for accuracy However Transcend Information Inc hereafter referred to as Transcend carries no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies which this manual may contain This includes references to products and software In addition the information and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Disclaimer Transcend provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties conditions of me
22. atures Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management PnP PCI Configura PC Load Optimized Defaults 48 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 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 Atthe prompt type your password Your password can be up to 8 alpha numeric characters When you type the characters they appear as asterisks on the password screen box 2 After typing the password press Enter key 3 At the next prompt re type your password and press Enter key again to confirm the new password After the password entry the screen automatically reverts to the main screen To disable the password press Enter key when prompted to enter the password The screen displays a message confirming that the password has been disabled Forget the password If you forget the password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM with the jumper 1 CMOS CLR To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Set the JP1 to CMOS CLR for about 10 seconds and then return to the default setting 3 Turn on your computer 4 Hold down Delete key during the POST process and ent
23. chrome 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 following are the available 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 30 BIOS SETUP All But Diskette If the BIOS detects any non fatal error except floppy disk drive POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action All But Disk Key If the BIOS detects any non fatal error except floppy disk drive or keyboard POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features This Advanced BIOS Features option allows you to improve your system performance and setup system features according to your preferences e Virus Warning When this function is enabled you will receive a warning message if a program specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive You should then execute an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature protects the boot sector only not the entire hard drive NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the vir
24. d Software Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Latency Time SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Tre SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole At 15M 16M CPU Latency Timer Delayed Transaction AGP Graphics Aperture Size Display Cache Frequency System Memory Frequency On Chip Video Window Size CASH Latency Paging Mode Control RAS to CAS Override RAS Timing Auto 779 3 Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled 64MB 100 MHz fiuto 64MB Henu Level t 3 Open by CAS LT Fast PU PD2Value F10 Save F Fail Safe Defaults tl Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values ESC Exit Fi General Help F O0ptimized 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 e SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc Select the number of SDRAM clocks used per access cycle Setting available is 7 9 or 5 7 e SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between SDRAM active command and the read write command Leave it on the default setting e SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM Leave it on the default setting e System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS This action can increase system performance 34 BIOS SETUP e Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting
25. d on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot The setting will automatically be set back to Disabled the next time the system reboots e Resources Controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play PnP compatible devices If you select Auto all of the Interrupt Requests IRQs and DMA assignment fields will be activated as the BIOS automatically assigns them The choices are Auto and Manual BIOS SETUP 43 e IRQ Resources 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 Legacy ISA Devices requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port1 compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP devices whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture compliant with the Plug and Play standard e PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards might not show colors properly Select Enabled to correct this problem If you don t have such problems leave this field at Disabled e PCI n Assignment Each PCI Slot can assign 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 Pr
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27. e Up 3 pin KB AWK This function makes the Keyboard Power Up the system Set this jumper to Enable if you d like your Keyboard to Power Up your computer Then go to the Power On Function in the Integrated Peripherals in BIOS to choose the setting you prefer I JP6 ess KB AWK i eB Disable Mie Enable pueosuei Keyboard Wake Up HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11 2 3 5 VCC3 Adjust Keep this selection fixed unless you are familiar with the system Default is Medium eri JP28 eee VCC3 eee Low Load Dje Medium Load se High Load puao2suei J VCC3 Adjust 12 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 Connector Description 2 4 1 Primary Secondary ID
28. ec hereinafter collectively referred to as Software and WHEREAS SigmaTel desires to license the Software to the Customer for evaluation purposes only vi Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install SigmaTel ACS Audio Drivers you must accept this agreement lt Back Yes No SN 3 Click here 4 Click here Setup has finished copying the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers files to your computer Before you can use the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers you must restart Windows or your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Click here 56 SOFTWARE SETUP CHAPTER 5 BIOS UPGRADE Caution Only users familiar with the upgrade procedure are recommended to update the BIOS of the motherboard and only when there is a need to do so Please note that you have to download and install the right file for your motherboard Otherwise you might cause some serious system malfunctions 5 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version Please turn on PC first the screen will display as follows For example Award Modular BIOS v4 51PG An Energy Star Ally 4A copyright c 284 d f e Software In TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ASPS Ver 1 01 11 22 00 Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 04
29. econdary IDE Connector mamamamuuuauauauauaa DE aumuumumumumumumunnn DE PIN1 Primary IDE Connector 4 3 3 3 eg O IDE Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 13 2 4 2 Flo Disk Drive Connector 34 pin FDC This connector supports the floppy disk drive 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 floppy drive 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 DIN is on the left as shown below q Floppy Disk Drive Connector a FDC PuddISUEll PIN1 O 3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 3 Fan Power Connectors There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard CPU FAN POWER FAN and CASE FAN Each connector provides 12V power The cables can only be attached a certain way If you try to put them in the wrong way they won t fit These connectors support coolin
30. elcome to the SigmaTel ACS Audio Driver Setup program This program will install uninstall SigmaTel ACS Audio Drivers on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs A before running this Setup program Windows 985E 2000 Setup Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program Windows NT Setup e Ext i 2 1 Click here WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel v 2 Click here Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Install This will install SigmaT el AC97 Audio Drivers SOFTWARE LICENSE on your computer This Software License is provided by SigmaTel Inc having a place of business at 6101 West Courtyard Drive Building 1 Austin Texas 78730 hereinafter referred to as SigmaT el to Customer This will uninstall SigmaTel AC97 Audio WHEREAS SigmaTel has developed or is having developed SigmaT el Audio EE Control Application Software and SigmaTel Surround Application Software for interfacing with a SigmaT el Cod
31. er BIOS setup to re configure BIOS settings BIOS SETUP 49 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 OS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features k Frequency Vo Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail s Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password configurati t Setup ut Saving Select Item 3 15 Save amp Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility 5 Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management word configura SAVE to CMOS and Save Data to CMOS 50 BIOS SETUP 3 16 Exit Without Saving Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility SOFTWARE SETUP 51 CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE SETUP Insert the CD ROM enclosed with your motherboard into the CD ROM drive After the Autorun program has executed please check the model name shown on the screen If the model name doesn t match your motherboard please select the correct one INF Update for 815EP Chipset This section introduces INF files in Windows 95 98 for the followin
32. g fans of 500 mA 6W or less POWER FAN CPU FAN FAN GND 12V Rotation L r EL CASE FAN Fan Power Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 15 2 4 4 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 uel OO 3 3V Position Unbuffered Position liL 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM Module DIMM1 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM Module DIMM2 168 pin Unbuffered SDRAM Module DIMM3
33. g items System and Graphics LPS Interface SM Bus PCI Bridge Bus master IDE USB Host and Controllers Click INF Update Utility for Intel 81X chipset and follow the figures as below de oe This f cz utd cil arabi Pati Eier IMF rupper bor irda be gene irre reque Proc tha PAGE DOS kar om uoa h gt componen ol ik s damd Window 35 ca Wirka 8 Kur s rer seccraneeradesi H d pou sas adi seines pagara belong ung ep Sho perl Dk Level io gait Sean and then ohne ane propia ja Faen running ick Hast bo cond vath Hoa Setup prog HIEL SOFTWARE LICENSE A ERE RIT Paal Single Lue POA TAM FEAD BEFORE COPYING INSTALLIH E OR USIKG Da rai cana ze lined Eat ores ancl SEIN madera jung tha pou gees la fhe bara of Shi Agrawal pou rie rot sm la s2 er ee or ipe Chas olivae ILEMEE You nay any the Sokwe pu e copula Fo po penanal fregner e rn nies s oa H Yeu rum red cop reads nerd rell dabbe ci arces re pas of the Seem ig az piyak in far Agaend anc pou Augen bo pareri urosibhin ec coping ol WALA HIRI Then Sege p peter bad be popengfre ipa nad marami hrs Wien va end erme ard ea pre ad fr Sota omer n nett o F pui may rel presrza engree decompile or dumsanbis the Sols j Dir ucc accapl Esa banne cl ha p acesdre icena agrasmard pou choca 40 Sado ral does Toese lnis PE hilii ii a h sccepi Kap apenan ms Sea Readme txt Eau s i rak di Eezeke re in fa balkong ol
34. imary Master PIO Auto Menu Level Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA futo Controller Enabled Keyboard Support Enabled Init Display First PCI Slot ACS Audio futo AC97 Modem futo POWER ON Function BUTTON OHLY KB Power OM Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select RxD TxD Active IR Transmission Delay UR Duplex Mode Use IR Pins IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port 3787 IRQ Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP EPP Mode Select EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DH 3 PUROH After PWR Fail Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 5 Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESGC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 set a PIO mode 0 5 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 5 provide
35. inter USB Controller MIDI etc 44 BIOS SETUP 3 9 PC Health Status This menu provides two thermo protect functions CPU warning temperature and shutdown temperature and a hardware monitor center These features let you know the health status of your PC CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Menu Level Ls Shutdown Temperature Disabled t i Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults e CPU Warning Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU warning temperature You can choose from 50 C 122 F to 70 C 158 F or even Disabled if you like e Current CPU System Temperature These two fields display the CPU and the on board system temperature e Current CPU Power Case Fan Speed These fields display the fan speeds of the CPU fan Power fan and Case fan e VCORE This field displays the CPU working voltage e VTT This field displays the GTL bus voltage e 5V 12V 12V 5V These fields show the power supply voltages e 3 3VSB 5VSB V This field displays the 3 3V 5V standby power supplied to the CMOS battery BIOS SETUP 45 e Shutdown Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU shutdown temperature The choices are 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F and 75 C 167 F 3 10 Frequency Voltage
36. n Password Power On only if you key in the correct password Hot Key You can use the 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 BIOS SETUP 37 Any Key Press any key to Power On the system Button only Power On only by pushing the button on the case Default Keyboard 98 You can Power On system by pushing the Power On key of Keyboard 98 e KB Power On Password Enter the Power On Passward here Activated only when Password item is selected in the Power On Function Menu NOTE If you want to use this function please make sure that the KB AWK jumper is set to Enabled 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 on 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 2F8 IRQ3 and Auto The second serial port shares the resources address and IRQ with IrDA e UART Mode 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
37. nactivity 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 hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active This feature doesn t effect SCSI hard drives 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 e CPU Thermal Throttling Select the CPU Thermal Throttling rate If BIOS detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will slow down the CPU s speed according to this field The choices are 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 and 12 5 e Resume by Alarm Select Enabled if you want to power up your system at a certain time on the same day every month or at a certain time every day e Date Time Set the Date a
38. nd Time to Power On the system Activated only when the Resume by Alarm field is enabled e Reload Global Timer Events When Enabled an event occurring on any device listed below restarts the global timer from Standby Mode and Powers On the system 42 BIOS SETUP The settings in these fields enable or disable the detection of Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 IDE floppy serial and parallel port activities for powering down state transition Actually it detects read write to from I O ports Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 ward Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By fiutoCESCD Menu Level b Default is Disabled PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to PCI 1 5 Assignment Auto reset Extended System Assignment Auto Configuration Data Assignment Auto ESCD when you exit fissignment Auto Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot tl 1Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESG Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F 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 ad
39. ngs for optimal system performance BIOS SETUP 27 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 e Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Highlight the items and use PageUp PageDown to change the value of Date Time e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Press Enter to enter the sub menu 28 BIOS SETUP e IDE HDD Auto Detection Detect the HDD on this channel If the detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave We recommand that you select AUTO for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST while the system boots You can also choose Manual to set the specifications yourself None indicates that there is no device installed on this IDE channel e Access Mode Normal LBA Large or Auto Normal Maximum number of cylinders heads and sectors supported are 1024 16 and 63 respectively LBA Logical Block Addressing During drive access the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector head and cylinder number into a physical block address This will significantly improve data transfer rates for drives with more than 1024 cylinders Large For drives that do not support LBA and have m
40. o Setting E 9 2 3 4 Keyboard Wake Up 10 Ee EE 11 2 4 Connector DescripllOF iieri acento petentis tre e prn ERO seen Rech Ene sce deeg 12 2 4 1 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors s sssesesseeesnerrnneneserrnnrensserrneneeee 12 2 4 2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector arrnrrrvvnnnnnrvnnnnnrrrrrnnnnrrnnnnnrrrrnnennnennnnnnn 13 2 4 3 Fan Power COMMeCIORS c 45 aicut uet ducente eub ita e 14 2 4 4 Memory Configuration rrnnnnrrvnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrennnnnrnnrrnnnnenennnnnnnnn 15 2 4 5 EUREN ee 16 2 4 6 Wake on LAN Conmnector nnns 18 2 4 7 Power Connector E 19 2 4 8 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connechor 20 2 4 9 Internal Serial Port Connector COMB rrrrnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrrnnnerrrnnnnnnn 21 Table of Contents 2 4 10 Internal Audio Connechor eene rennen nnne 22 24 11 USB E CORNCCUON Larssen 2 5 External Back Panel I O Ports AE CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP Sd BIOS SAP vvs Se LG Man Men ce eiecti ene oae ba E a a 3 3 Standard CMOS Features ENEE 3 4 Advanced BIOS El 3 5 Advanced Chipset DE 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Abu 3 7 Power Management SOtUp ceci eit i a Rene b redeo x eco Erin 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup REENEN 3 9 PC Fasader Aae 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control MER 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults EEN 3 12 Load Optimized Peas Ae ns ita ee ee 3 13 opervisor PassWOL U vaere 14066 PASS WOId Are ee 3 15 Save amp Exit Gen 3 16 Exit Without Saving EE CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE SETUP 4 1 INF Update for 815EP Ch
41. oise 9 pin COMA 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 OM 10 Om P GO Io 4 Parallel Port 1 PS 2 Mouse Printer 7T Game MIDI Port EE O 00000000 NZ 0000000 9 Line in 2 PS 2 Keyboard 8 Line out 10 MIC in Back Panel I O Ports BIOS SETUP 25 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 When the battery for CMOS fails it will cause the data to be lost If that happens please set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery Please refer to Section 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions 3 2 The Main Menu As you turn on or reboot the system the BIOS is immediately activated It will read the system configuration information and check the system through the Power On Self Test POST During the POST process press the Del key and you can enter the Award BIOS configuration system The following screen will appear In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows 1 to highlight an item and then enter its sub menu by pressing the Enter key The following keys help you navigate in Setup Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes into CMOS RAM Other
42. ore 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 a disk checking program e Cylinder Number of cylinders e Head Number of heads BIOS SETUP 29 e Precomp Write precompensation cylinder e Landing Zone Landing zone e 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 5in 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 1 2 inch drive with 1 2 megabyte capacity e Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer The BIOS will detect the correct video type automatically The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem but do not select it in this Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter powers up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter powers up in 80 column mode MONO Mono
43. oystick 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 BIOS SETUP 39 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 MOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Item Help Menu Level p video Off In Suspend Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ Suspend Mode DD Power Down Reload Global Timer Events Prir 1 Disabled Disabled We ESC Exit Fi General Help fe Defaults F7 Optimized 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 function you must leave this field on S1 POS setting The STR Suspend to RAM is an energy saving feature It takes only a few seconds to wake up the system and return to the previous situation NOTE This feature STR requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI functions Otherwise the system will fail to return from suspend mode e Power Management This category allows you to select
44. peet AEN 4 2 Intel Security Controller Driver aoc e ideni bes 4 3 Audio Driver Setup sei icio iuter penati care aa scere nexa Perth d aee ak Prasad pe pem rote La bip CHAPTER 5 BIOS UPGRADE 5 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 5 2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from the Web 5 3 How to Update Your Motherboard BIOG INTRODUCTION 1 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 e Static Electricity Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your motherboard Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging ensure that there is no static electrical charge in your body A static discharge sufficiently strong enough to damage computer components is not perceptible by a human To avoid this risk please observe these simple precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer components 1 Ifpossible wear an anti static wrist strap connected to a natural earth ground 2 Touch a grounded or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a pipe or the chassis of your system before touching the motherboard 3 When you have removed the motherboard from its anti static packaging try to hold it only by the edges without touching
45. quency System bus frequency is set in the previous field CPU Host PCI Clock The choices are 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 and 8 or 8 5 9 10 10 5 11 11 5 12 The two different tables depend on your CPU type 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 BIOS SETUP 47 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 Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals s Password Power Management word PnP PCI Configura Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N etup PC Health S 15 Saving pec Select Item Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to the system configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration settings for the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage contro Advanced BIOS Fe
46. r On Self Test to enter the BIOS Setup Program when you start your system Write down the value of each parameter in order to re configure your system after BIOS updating Step 2 Make a System Disk Puta clean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in Format A S and press Enter Windows O S Select the My Computer icon Click 3 5 Floppy A Select File Format from Command Bar Under Format 3 5 Floppy A Menu select Format type Full item and Other Options Copy system files Click Start button Step 3 Download the updated Bios exe file from the web site to a floppy disk Ref 5 1 and 5 2 Step 4 Type Bios exe to decompress it Step 5 Please read the Readme txt file carefully and follow the instructions step by step Then you can finish the BIOS upgrade
47. rchantability 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 written consent of the manufacturer except for copies retained by the purchaser for personal archiving purposes Manual Version 1 1 Release Date January 2001 Copyright 2000 Transcend Information Inc CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions un 1 1 2 Package TEE 2 1 3 Specifications and Features ENEE 2 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 2 1 Transcend TG AGbPZ3Motberboard 5 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS ASP3 Motberboard 6 2 3 JUMPCl OCU creer eee eee 7 2 3 1 66 100 133MHz System Configuration rrrvvnnnnonnrrrrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 7 2 3 2 Using Jumper JP1 to clear CMOG 8 2 3 3 Onboard Audi
48. successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best one for each device 36 BIOS SETUP e IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive 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 hard disk drive 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 Lint Display First PCI AGP e AC97 Audio Modem If you select Enabled 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 hard drive supports Block Mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read Write per sector the drive can support e Power On Functio
49. switch of the panel to this connector Use the switch to Power On Off your system Pin18 amp Pin20 18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 6 Wake on LAN Connector 3 pin WOL This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake on LAN output The system can be Powered Up when a 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 Lese WOL PME Si j 5V Standby 4 u Wake on LAN Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 19 2 4 7 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 Configuration and Power Interface ACPI functions a
50. us warning message If you plan to run such a program we recommend that you first disable this virus warning in BIOS BIOS SETUP 31 e CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type and higher 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 start the ECC function for L2 Cache 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 POST The Quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST It is better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work e First Second Third Other Boot Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk So IBM PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and then on drive C hard disk However BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in this field In addition to the traditional
51. wer Fan AGP PCI Slott PCI1 IDE2 IDE1 PCI Slot2 PCI2 CD1 co2 JP PCI Slot3 PCI3 PCI Slot4 PCI4 ICH2 MODEM Sch x PCI Slot5 PCI5 va one PCI Slot6 PCI6 FWH r COMB CN R L 1 Panel USB3 4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 2 3 Jumper Setup 2 3 1 66 100 133 MHz 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 fregency 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 puaeosuei O 3 66 100 133MHz FSB Configuration Jumper JP4 BUS Freq AUTO 133MHz 100MHz CES 66MHz 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 2 Using Jumper JP1 to clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data you should turn off your computer
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