TS-ALR4 USER`S MANUAL AMD Duron/Athlon
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1. 46 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults pe 46 P aSSWOEG ret aca DOO o dala eue Twp gue Tolosa tapa 47 3 14 Save amp Exit Setup DRE etin risu La Ludi dr op d ies 49 3 tS Exit Without Saving eiie iex ax eu ce o il oo Sade 49 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 50 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 50 4 2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from the Web 50 4 3 How to Update Your Motherboard BIOS 51 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions IMPORTANT Read this page before unpacking your motherboard Power Supply Caution Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply when working on the motherboard and its componenis e Static Electricity Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your motherboard Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body To avoid this risk please observe these simple precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer components 1 If possible wear an anti static wrist strap This fits around your wrist and is connected to a natural earth ground 2 Touch a grounded2. Pink 1 8 MIC IN The onboard MIC in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack connector marked MIC 4 Parallel Port 1 PS 2 Mouse Printer 7 Game MIDI Port e 00000 2 PS 2 Keyboard 8 Line out 10 MIC in External Bear Panel I O Ports 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 16 Using Jumper JP4 to Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data you should turn off your computer s power and short pin2 and pin3 in JP4 co puaJSsuel NORMAL CLEAR CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper 2 17 Internal Audio Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 20 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 rr 5 Internal Audio Connecotrs EI Audio Channel iis Audio Channel D1 Black GND Right Audio Channel CD2 Left Audio Channel Audio Channel Right Audio Channel VIDEO Green Left Channel GND Right Audio Channel AUX White li dene In Voice p em O 2 e Modem MODE m 21 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 18 Internal USB Port Connector 10 Pin USB3 4 You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for add
3. allows caching of the system BIOS This action can increase system performance e AGP Aperture Size Memory mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphic Aperture We suggest you leave this field on the default setting 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 BIOS SETUP 32 e ALI Onchip Audio Select Enable to enable the Onchip Audio Controller which lets you Onboard CODEC If you use an add on Audio Card please set this field to Disable 33 BIOS SETUP 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary IDE Enabled PIO Master Slave PIO Haster Ultra DH Slave Ultra DH On Chip Secondary IDE Master PIO Slave PIO Master Ultra DMA Slave Ultra DMA On Chip USB Controller USB Keyboard Support Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Rey Power ON Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 tle e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F 0ptimized Defaults e On Chip
4. for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST Power On Self Test while the system boots You can also choose Manual to set the specifications by yourself The None setting means there is no device installed on this IDE channel Access Mode Normal LBA Large or Auto Normal Maximum number of cylinders heads and sectors supported are 1024 16 and 63 respectively LBA Logical Block Addressing During drive access the IDE controller transfers the data address described by sector head and cylinder number into a physical block address This will significantly improve data transfer rates for drives with more than 1024 cylinders Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal access mode e Capacity Disk drive capacity Note that this size is slighty greater than the size of formatted disk given by the disk checking program e Cylinder Number of cylinders e Head Number of heads 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 525 5 1 4 inch high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 3
5. To set a password 1 At the prompt type your password Your password can be up to 8 alpha numeric characters When you type the characters they appear as asterisks on the password screen box 2 After typing the password press the Enter key 3 At the next prompt re type your password and press the 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 4 JP4 CMOS CLR Please refer to page 19 To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short the JP4 jumper 3 Turn on your computer 4 Hold down Delete key during the POST process and enter BIOS setup to re configure BIOS 49 BIOS SETUP 3 14 Save amp Exit Setup Save the setting and exit the BIOS utility CHES Setop Copyright 1989 7008 Award Software Standard CHOS Features k Frequency Control BIS bFealares Fail Safe lefanlis Bdvanced Chipset Features Lead Optimized Defaulis Integrated Peripherals Set Passard Fewer Hanagenent ZI Configura baning Henu in BIOS Select Item gt amp Exot Data to C
6. 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5in 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 BIOS SETUP 26 Floppy Mode Support Supports some particular Japanese floppy drives 3 5 inch drives with 1 2 MB capacity e Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer The BIOS will detect the correct video type automatically The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem but do not select it in this Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 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 the Power On Self Test POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can set the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process The followings are the 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 27 BIOS SETUP 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features option allows you to improve y
7. 2 9 Fan Power Connectors There are two fan power connectors on the mainboard the CPU FAN and the CASE FAN Each connector provides 12V power Make sure they are in the right orientation or they may cause damage These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA 6W or less CPU FAN Rotation 12V SYS FAN pueosueziJ Fan Power Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 2 10 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 wakeup packet or signal is received from the LAN card NOTE This function requires that the LAN Wake Up function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP is set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power WOL CN13 5 Volt Standby GND PME Wake On LAN Connector 2 11 Wake on Modem Connector 3 pin WOM This connector allows the system to be powered up upon receipt of a call via the modem NOTE This function requires a modem which supports the Ring Wake Up function see page 44 and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720MA 5V standly power WOM CN13 5 Volt Standby GND PME pueosueij Wake On Modem Connector 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 12 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 6 pin IrDA The IrDA connector can be configured to support a wireless infrared module With this module and application software such a
8. 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 3 9 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save 1 Fi General Help F5 Previous Values 6 Fail Safe Default 7 mized Defaults 45 BIOS SETUP 3 10 Frequency Control CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Spread Spectrum CPU HOST SDRAM PCI Clock tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESCzExit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults e Auto Defect DIMM PCI CIK Enable can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM PCI slots e Spread Spectrum Enable provides spread Spectrum for better EMI solution e CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the PCI bus BIOS SETUP 46 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
9. settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features Setup Utility rigbi iE 1904 20080 werd Standard HDS Feateres Frequeacy Central Advanced BIOS Peateres Lead Fail Safe Defaults fdianced Chigtel Fealires Lead Optisized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Passuord Power Hagagerneni Configura Ewe aut F Aen BIDE Select li i Save Exit Setep Load Foul Sate 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 GMs Setup Utility Copyrigt E 1904 20008 Award Safiware Standard CMOS Feateres Frequeacy Caniral Advanced BIOS Featmres Load Farl Safe Defaults Advanced Chigtel Fealures Integrated Peripherals Set Power Hagagerent PoP PEI Configura F Aen BIDE a Save Exit Setep Load Optimized 47 BIOS SETUP 3 13 Set Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS setting of your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Enter Password in BIOS tlre Select Item 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
10. your Hard Disk the main one if you are using more than one to the Master connector at the end of the cable and connect it to the IDE1 see important note below If your HDD supports UltraDMA 66 100 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 CD ROM or other IDE device can have either setting depending on device s jumper Please refer to the device s manual for more information NOTE The connectors must be attached to the IDE channels the right way round 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 the nearest to PIN1 on the left as the motherboard is shown in the picture below Note Orient the red stripe to Pint PIN1 Secondary IDE Connector puadsuel TL muuummummum mumumuumum DE2 11414144 IDE1 BEEBE BEEBE Primary IDE Connector PIN1 IDE Connectors 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 8 FDD Connector 34 pin FDC This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Note Orient the red stripe to Pin oo PIN1 FDD Connector 5 1 FDD Connector
11. 2 2222 aon OO 10 a PSON Power Supply on Power Connectors 2 15 External Rear Panel I O Ports There are 5 kinds of external connectors on the motherboard The view angle of the drawing shown on next page is from the back panel of the housing 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin MOUSE The onboard PS 2 Mouse port is a 6 pin Mini Din connector marked MOUSE 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin KB The onboard PS 2 Keyboard port is a 6 pin Mini Din connector marked KB 3 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USBs You can attach USB devices to the USB port The motherboard contains two USB ports which are marked as USB USB Ports 3 amp 4 are on board connectors with 2x5 Header See page21 for the location and details 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN The onboard printer port is a 25 pin D type connector marked PRN HARDWARE INSTALLATION 18 5 Serial Port Turquoise two 9 pin COMA COMB The external back panel serial port is two 9 pin D type connector marked as 6 Game Port MIDI Port Gold 15 GAME The onboard Game port MIDI Port is a 15 pin D type connector marked GAME 7 Line out Lime Green 1 8 LINE OUT The onboard Line out connector is 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE OUT 8 Line in Light blue 1 8 LINE IN The onboard Line in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE IN 9 MIC
12. 5D South Bridge Expansion Slots 6 x PCI Slots 1 x AGP Slot WOL Header WOM Header USB3 4 e Wake on LAN Wake on Modem HARDWARE INSTALLATION 6 2 2 Layout of Transcends TS ALR4 Motherboard Socket462 DIMM1 184pin DDR Module DIMM2 184pin DDR Module DIMM3 184pin DDR Module Nouth Bridge ALi1647 o o IDE2 IDE1 FDC PCI Slott PCI1 PCI Slot2 PCI2 PCI Slot3 CD1 South pean CD2 Bridge PCI Slot4 PCI4 ALI1835D c IrDA PCI Slot5 5 om d PCI Slot6 PCI6 WOL WOM Panel Connector 0883 4 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 CPU Installation So far you have familiarized yourself with the handling precautions checked you have all of the necessary hardware for building your system inspected the motherboard package contents and looked at the layout of the motherboard This chapter will take you step by step through the process of installing the different hardware devices onto it Caution 1 Remember to always make sure the system power is off before installing or removing any devices 2 Don t forget the static electricity precautions 3 Be careful Inserting hardware onto your motherboard incorrectly can damage it The motherboard has ZIF Socket A which houses the CPU fan is necessary for the CPU to prevent overheating If there is no fan on it please purchase one before you tu
13. ABS 3 15 Exit Without Saving Abort the current change and exit the BIOS utility CHUS Setup Utility ight 0 1984 2000 Award Software Standard Features t Frequency Contrel Advanced FIDE Features Load Fail Safe Advasced Chipset Features Load Optimized Befaulis lniegrated Peripherals fel Password Hanagerieat PaPAFCI Canfigmra Omit FR Henu om BIOS z Select Item Save amp Exit Setup all Datas BIOS UPGRADE 50 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version Please turn on your PC first the screen will display as follows Award Modular BIOS v4 51PG An Energy Star Ally ight C 1924 92 award sof 4A copyrigh software In TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ALR4 Ver 1 0 12 01 00 Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 04 Copyright C 1998 Award Software Inc TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS ALR4 Ver 1 0 12 01 00 You can see a description shows at the third line ALRA Ver 1 0 E BIOS Version 1 0 V11 for Version 1 1 You can upgrade to a newer version if your BIOS version is older than this version BIOS File Name Make sure the first 5 charactors are exactly the same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS 4 2 Download Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site Please enter Transcend web site http www transcendusa com Choose BIOS upgrade environment The BIOS file name consists of 5 charact
14. B floppy drive Supports PS 2 Mouse and PS 2 Keyboard Supports IrDA port Supports 4 USB ports 2 by Cable Supports Line out Line in and MIC in jack Supports Game MIDI port INTRODUCTION e Award BIOS Supports Plug and Play PC99 Supports ACPI APM DMI and Green Feature Easy BIOS Recovery Supports Transcend ez BIOS e Wake Up Features Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wake Up Time Wake Up e 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 e Other Features Year 2000 compliant Anti Virus Boot up System voltage monitors for CPU Vcore VDDQ 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V VBAT 5VSB 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 Transcend TS ALR4 Motherboard 1 0 Port General MIDI Port amp Audio Jack CPU Line In Line Out MIC In 2x COM Ports amp 1 x Parallel Port AMD Duron Athlon Socket A e 2x USB Ports CPU FSB 200 266MHz PS 2 KB Port amp PS 2 Mouse Port Memory e 3 x 184 pin DDR Module Support up to 3GBytes ALi 1647 North Bridge Supports 1 2 4 an lt 4 T iis p 27 2 AGP Connector gt 4 X hs ae 2 4 Un f PCI IDE Connector oe Master e PIO Mode 3 4 DMA Mode 2 e Ultra DMA 33 66 100 FDD Connector ALi153
15. Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read Writes per sector that the drive can support e Power On Function Password Power On only if you key in 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 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 and Auto The second serial port shares resources address and IRQ with IrDA 35 BIOS SETUP e IR Function Duplex Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the setting for IR Half Full duplex function Onboard FDC Controller You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDD controller e Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 Select an address and the corresponding interrupt for each of the first and second serial ports The Choices are Disabled 3
16. F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQS 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQS e UART 2 Mode Choose the right type of infrared device Standard Normal operation HPSIR IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port e 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 3BC IRQ7 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 EPP mode ECP EPP Allows normal speed operation in two way mode 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 BIOS SETUP 36 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 th
17. Primary Secondary 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 if you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface e Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Mode 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device e Primary Secondary Master Slave Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 33 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive can support it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If both your hard disk drive and your system software can support Ultra DMA 33 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support BIOS SETUP 34 e On Chip USB Controller Select Enabled if you have a USB Keyboard or any USB device e USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if you went to use a USB Keyboard Init Display First This item allows you to decide whether to activate either the PCI Slot or the first e IDE HDD Block Mode Block Mode is also called Block Transfer Multiple Commands or Multiple Sector Read Write If your IDE hard drive supports Block Mode most new drives do select
18. TS ALR4 USER S MANUAL AMD Duron Athlon Socket A CPU Transcend Your Supplier Your Partner Your Friend TS ALR4 Motherboard Supporting AMD Duron Athlon Socket A CPU 200 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency AGP 4X ALi 1647 1535D 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 et More details to follow later in this manual Our Website Please come and visit us at our website on http www transcendusa com You ll find plenty of interesting information about this and many other quality Transcend products Your User s Manual This User s Manual is designed to help end users and system manufacturers to set up and install the motherboard All of the information within has been carefully checked for accuracy However Transcend Information Inc hereafter referred to as Transcend carries no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies which this manual may contain This includes references to products and software In addition the information and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Disclaimer Transcend provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Transcend its mana
19. agement User Define Item Help HDD Power Down Do loc Suspend Mode tl Move Enter Select PD Value FiO Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Prewvious Values 2334 Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults 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 39 BIOS SETUP e PM Control by APM When Yes an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock MODEM Use IRQ You can select one of the following interrupt resources for modem use 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 e Video Off Method Defines the Video Off features Blank Screen Only blanks the screen Use this for monitors without power management and green features V H SYNC Blank Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning DPMS Support The DPMS Display Powe
20. aused 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 prob lems 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 com puter completes the BIOS updating This feature should be very handy for users who need to update BIOS repeatedly especially MIS staff The on line updating program is included on the drivers CD ROM included in the box with your motherboard Following the step by step instructions you can easily update or backup your BIOS If you have a different OS see Chapter 4 BIOS Upgrade for your BIOS updating proc
21. 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 Plug and Play PnP compatible devices If you select Auto ESCD all of the Interrupt Requests IRQs and DMA assignment fields will be deactived as the BIOS automatically assigns them 43 BIOS SETUP e IRQ Resources E TUTTII a P Walusa F amp Fasl E afge Defaults 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 original PC AT bus specification e DMA Resources 11 lt sove BIOS SETUP 44 DMA n Assigned to Just as the IRQ Resource Assignment you can assign DMA Resources manually e PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards might not show colors properly Select Enabled to correct this problem If you don t have such problems leave this field at Disabled e Assign IRQ For VGA
22. ctors or ra dee noce po bp Pd 13 2 10 Wake on LAN Connector 14 2 11 Wake on Modem Connector 14 2 12 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 15 2 13 Panel Connectors IET RTT 15 2 14 Power Connector oue eratac tret ceases rect erat sence eet Oo 17 2 15 External Bear Panel I O Ports Ee deben endete bns 17 2 16 Using Jumper JP4 to clear CMOS 19 2 17 Internal Audio Connector ta itte 20 2 18 Internal USB Port Connector e ae Un 21 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 22 BIOS at dee ctae wei 22 32 Toe MaliY Men ny 22 3 4 Standard CMOS Features in ne ae 25 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features e robe 27 3 5 Advanced GhIpSebEealul BS a uto ko bebe deut ter d aig eot 3 1 3 6 Integrated Peripherals fr eL oar 33 3 7 Power Management nnne nnne 37 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup cha 42 3 9 PO Health als en uit textes step e ctu 44 3 10 Brequency Voltage CORIFOLD eh T Lo dS dil reb sive page 45 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults
23. edure 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 Fre quency Voltage Control in Chapter 3 Should the FSB be set too high the sys tem can be returned to the default setting by pressing the INS key Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions so diei races 1 1 2 Checklist Hardware Require for 2 ld Package i odo stats vui qii v tl ELO QUA ned nek da E eR 2 1 4 Specifications and Features CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 2 1 Transcend TS ALR4 Motherboard essen 5 2 2 Layout of Transcend TS ALR4 Motherboard 6 2 3 GPU rcu EE 7 2 4 100 133MHz System 9 2 5 Internal Frequency Ratio Setting 10 2 6 Memory Ds oer too 11 2 7 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors 12 2 8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ue ioo et ora ede Port ur 13 2 9 Fan Power Conne
24. ers Check the exact BIOS to download Your BIOS file name must absolutely match the one shown on our web site Then download the suitable version to your disk Warning Your system could be damaged if a wrong BIOS version is accidently used If you are not sure what version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw 51 BIOS UPGRADE 4 3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow these 5 steps listed below to update your BIOS Step 1 Make a record of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters Press Del during the power On self Test to enter 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 Put a clean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon of My Compute Click 3 5 Floppy A Select File Format from Command Bar Under Format 3 5 Floppy A Menu Select Format type Full item and Other Options Copy system files Click Start button Step 3 Download the updated BIOS EXE file from the website to a floppy disk Ref 4 1 and 4 2 Step 4 Execute the download file to decompress it Step 5 Please read the file of Readme TXT carefully and follow the instructions step by step Then you can finish the BIOS update
25. et the Date and Time to Power On the system Activated only when the Resume by Alarm field is enabled 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 41 BIOS SETUP IRQs Activity Monitoring 2000 Award Sottware Item Help Exit Fi General Help timized 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 any activity from one of them will awaken a system which has been powered down BIOS SETUP 42 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By PCI UGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For UGA PCI IRQ Actived By tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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
26. gement employees distributors and agents are in no way liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including loss of profits loss of business and the like This is 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 February 2001 Copyright O 2000 Transcend Information Inc ezBlOS Motherboard Shield and Upgrade Utility ezBIOS 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 updat ing 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 hard ware monitoring function that can prevent any unauthorized BIOS updating c
27. is advisable to have all of these items of hardware available before you unpack your motherboard from its anti static packaging and start building your system Computer case and chassis with appropriate power supply 300W recommended Monitor Socket A Central Processing Unit CPU DDR DIMM memory module PS 2 or USB Keyboard PS 2 or USB Mouse Hard Disk Drive Floppy Disk Drive CD ROM Drive Optional External Peripherals printer soeakers plotter modem Optional Internal Peripherals modem LAN cards 1 3 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the following items Please check them as soon as you unpack If you find any damaged or missing items please contact your retailer TS ALR4 motherboard 1x CD ROM 1x FDD cable 1 x Ultra DMA 66 100 cable User s Manual 1 x External USB connector optional 3 INTRODUCTION 1 4 Specifications and Features e CPU Supports AMD Duron Athlon 550MHz 1 2G Hz Socket A CPU e Chipset ALi 1647 1535D e DRAM Memory Supports DDR DRAM 3 x 184 DDR DIMM module sockets on board Up to 3GB memory size 4 16 64 128 256 512 1024 MB DDR Supports ECC e Extenision Slot 1 x AGP 2X AX slot 6 x Master Slave PCI slots PCI 2 2 compliant e Port Supports PIO Mode 3 4 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA33 66 100 Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports Supports SPP EPP ECP LPT port Supports 1 44 2 88 M
28. is field on default SB IRQ Select Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default e SB DMA Select Assign Sound Blaster resources We recommend you leave this field on default MPU 401 Select Enabled to use the MPU 401 device Such as MIDI synthesizer or keyboard you installed e MPU 401 I O Address Assign MPU 401 resource e Game Port Select Enabled to assign Game Port resource 37 BIOS SETUP 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 CHOS Setup Cepperight 1984 2000 Award Seftware Power Management Setup BCFI Fusction Emabled lier Help Suspend Type PH Control by APH MODEM Use DEQ Wideo OFF Im Suspend Video OFF Method iea Suspend Soft Off by SLEEP HUTTIH Wakelp Powerle by PEI Card Wakellp FouerDe by Ring Resume PETS Tite tMowe EmteriSelect FOUSPRIGalue FURSSaee ESOiExit Fiibeneral Help F5 Frewisus Walues E HIPMEGTIMIIFTLE Defauliis 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 51 POS BIOS SETUP 38 Power Management CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Power Man
29. itional serial devices Regarding the onboard USB please refer to Section 2 15 External Rear Panel I O Ports page 17 NOTE Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on Pin1 and Pin2 USB3 USB4 1 2 VCC VCC USB3 USB4 USB3 USB4 GND GND GND GND 9 10 Internal USB Port Connecotr Congratulations you have now completed Hardware Setup This means that you can move on to Chapter 3 the BIOS Setup section and turn on your PC BIOS SETUP 22 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 CMOS battery fails it will cause the data to be lost If that happens please set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery Please refer to Section 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions Page 1 3 2 The Main Menu As you turn on or reboot the system the BIOS is immediately activated It will read the system configuration information and check the system through 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 CHOS Setup Utility Copyright E 1994 3000 Award Software t Siandard CHOS Features Esc Quit FP Meno BIDS 1 z Select Exit Setu
30. nal external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster accessed by the CPU The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory Quick Power On Self Test Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the Power On Self Test POST The Quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST It s better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work e First Second Third Boot Device Boot Other Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk Therefore IBM PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and then on drive C hard disk However the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these fields In addition to the traditional drives A Floppy and HDD 0 options include HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 and CD ROM a SCSI bootable device a LS ZIP 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 d
31. or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a pipe or the chassis of your system before touching the motherboard 3 When you have removed the motherboard from its anti static packaging try to hold it only by the edges without touching any components 4 Avoid contacting the components on add on cards motherboards and modules with the golden fingers gold colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots 5 It is safest to handle system components only by their mounting brackets 6 Keep components which are not connected to the system in the anti static packaging whenever possible 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 on your motherboard should not require replace ment for at least five years and probably much longer In picture 2 2 it is located near the bottom right hand corner INTRODUCTION 2 Please replace your battery only with the same type or a similar type recommended by the manufacturer If the battery is replaced incorrectly there is a risk of a short circuit or explosion Used batteries should disposed of according to the manufacturer s instructions e Electric Screwdrivers To reduce the risk of damage to the motherboard due to excessive torque avoid setting electric screwdrivers above 7 5 kg cm 1 2 Checklist Hardware Required for Setup It
32. our system performance and sets up system features according to your preference CHOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 ward Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up System Speed Gate 20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Security Option 05 Select For DRAM gt 64HB Report Ho FDD For WIN 95 tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults 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 that you disable the virus warning at first BIOS SETUP 28 CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type and up contain internal cache memory Most but not all modern PCs have additio
33. p In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows d to highlight an item and press the Enter key to enter the sub menu The following keys help you navigate in Setup Esc Main Menu Quit and do not save changes into CMOS RAM Other pages Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make changes 23 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 BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F10 Save all CMOS changes and exit The following is a brief summary of each setup category e Standard CMOS Features Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options e Advanced Chipset Features Available options specific to your system Chipset e Integrated Peripherals subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI options e PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options e Frequency 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
34. r Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature e Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity 1 minute to 1 hour all devices except the CPU will be shut down e HDD Power Down After the selected period of system inactivity 1 to 15 minutes the 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 setto Instant off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system Power Off button When set to Delay 4 seconds you need to press the 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 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 BIOS SETUP 40 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 87 596 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 Date Time S
35. rive A to logical drive B But it s useless in OS 2 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 29 BIOS SETUP Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between and Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled 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 Typematic Rate Setting When this function is disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When this function is enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the Typematic Rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which characters repeat to 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
36. rn on your system Caution This kind of CPU will generate tremendous heat while opearting make sure install the CPU fan and enough heat dissipation grease before power up the computer Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL 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 to 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 to cover the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU fan no force is required to insert the CPU Once completely inserted close the socket s lever while holding down the CPU HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 Step 2 Connect the CPU s fan cable to the CPU FAN connector indicated on the diagram below Ensure that the cable is connected correctly It will be obvious which way it fits CPU FAN pueosuei CPU Installation 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 100 133 MHz System Configuration The SW1 allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus for 100 or 133 MHz Configuration 100 133 MHz FSB Configuration Jumper HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2 5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting The switch 2 SW2 is designated for adjusting the CPU internal frequenc
37. s Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection the user can transfer data to from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers IrDA CN6 puaosuel IrDA Connector 2 13 Panel Connectors oo A m a LJ Panel Connectors HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 Power LED Lead 3 pin POWER LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED Pint 45V Pin3 Pind GND Speaker Lead 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Pinl3 5V 5 GND 17 NC 19 SPK Harddisk LED Lead 2 pin HD LED This 2 pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk The LED lights up when the HDD is active Pino 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 off your power switch 14 RESET 16 GND Software Power Off Lead 2 pin SOFT_OFF Attach the SOFT_OFF Switch of the panel to this connector Pinf8 SOFT OFF Pin20 GND 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 14 Power Connector 20 pin PWR CONN Make sure to plug the ATX power supply connector in the right direction The pin definition is shown below Make sure that your ATX power supply can support at least 720mA on the standby lead 3 3V 3 3V GND 5 0V GND 5 0V GND Power Good 5 0V Standby 12 0V El puadsuel gt gt gt gt gt
38. to operate Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance e Set Password To change set or disable a password BIOS SETUP 24 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 CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 ward Software Standard CHOS Features Time Chhimm ss af 25 Menu Level b IDE Primary Haster IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44 3 5 in Drive B Hone Video EGA UGA Halt On All But Keyboard tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults 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 577 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 19 2000 Award Software IDE Primary Mas IDE HDD Auto Detection ary Master Auto Auto xit Fi General Help timized Defaults 25 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 recommend that you select AUTO
39. 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 Video BIOS Shadow Select Enabled to change the video BIOS location form ROM to RAM where the CPU can read data through the 64 bit DRAM bus This can enhance system performance BIOS SETUP 30 e C8000 DFFFF Shadow You can shadow the ROM on other expansion cards by setting these fields If you install other expansion cards with ROMs you need to know which address the ROMs use specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K depending on the used amount 31 BIOS SETUP 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system setting will alter Do not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset 2000 Award Software Item Help iSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults e DDR SDR CAS Select Depend on your DDR Moudle 2 5 DDR 3 SDR 2 DDR 2 SDR Auto By SPD e Dram Performance Depend on your DDR Moudle Failsafe Slow Normal Ultra Ultra2 Auto By SPD e System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled
40. y ratio The frequency ratio is defined in the table below The internal frequency can be calculated by the following formula CPU internal frequency frequency ratio x FSB frequency System bus frequency is set in CPU Clock of Frequency BIOS SETUP MENU Please refer to page 45 NOTE Because AMD has locked the frequency ratio for new CPUs setting SW2 to adjust the frequency ratio is useless However it is effective for older version CPUs oo so ot x res Ix Ix lol x to CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 6 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules The DIMMs must be 2 5 Volt DDR DRAM modules You can install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 184 pin DIMM DIMM1 DDR 4 16 64 128 256 512 1024MBytes DIMM2 DDR 4 16 64 128 256 512 1024MBytes DIMMS DDR 4 16 64 128 256 512 1024MBytes Total Memory 3GBytes max 5 184 Pin DDR Module DIMM1 184 Pin DDR Module DIMM2 184 Pin DDR Module DIMM3 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets HARDWARE INSTALLATION 12 2 7 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 pin IDE This mainboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 primary IDE channel and IDE2 secondary IDE channel Each channel supports two IDE devices making a total of four devices Connect
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