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TS-ABX31A
/
S MANUAL
TM
Intel
USER
®
Socket 370 Celeron
Pentium III FC-PGA Series/
Cyrix III Joshua Series
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Transcend
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TS-ABX31A Motherboard
Supporting Intel ® Socket 370 CeleronTM / Pentium® III FC-PGA Processor Series and
Cyrix III Joshua Series
66/100MHz Front Side Bus
Intel® BX 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
®
440 BX series Chipset. More details to follow later in this manual.
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Manual Version:1.0
Release Date: April, 2000
Copyright © April 2000 Transcend Information, Inc.
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T able of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Package Contents ............................................................................................1
1.2 Specifications and Features ..............................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 HARDW ARE INSTALLA TION 3
2.1 Transcend’s TS-ABX31A Motherboard ........................................................... 3
2.2 Layout of Transcend’s TS-ABX31A Motherboard...............................................4
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................................................ 5
2.4 66/100MHz System Configuration................................................................... 8
2.5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting.............................................................. 8
2.6 Memory Configuration ................................................................................. 10
2.7 Keyboard Wake Up ..................................................................................... 11
2.8 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors.............................................................. 11
2.9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ........................................................................ 12
2.10 Fan Power Connectors ................................................................................ 12
2.11 Wake-on-LAN Connector ............................................................................ 13
2.12 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector .................................................. 13
2.13 Panel Connectors....................................................................................... 14
2.14 Power Connector......................................................................................... 15
2.15 External Connectors........................................................................................16
2.16 Clear CMOS Using Jumper........................................................................... 17
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CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 18
3.1 BIOS Setup ...................................................................................................... 18
3.2 The Main Menu .................................................................................................. 18
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup ...................................................................................... 20
3.4 BIOS Features Setup ......................................................................................... 23
3.5 Chipset Features Setup ...................................................................................... 26
3.6 Power Management Setup ................................................................................ 29
3.7 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup............................................................................... 32
3.8 Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 35
3.9 Supervisor Password ......................................................................................... 38
3.10 User Password ................................................................................................. 39
3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection ....................................................................................39
3.12 Save & Exit Setup ............................................................................................ 40
3.13 Exit Without Saving ............................................................................................ 40
3.14 Load BIOS Defaults ........................................................................................... 41
3.15 Load Setup Defaults .......................................................................................... 41
CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 42
4.1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version ................................................ 42
4.2 Downloading the Correct BIOS File from Transcend’s Web site............................. 42
4.3 How to Update Your Motherboard BIOS ............................................................... 43
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INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Package Contents
This motherboard package contains the following items. If you discover any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer.
1 - TS-ABX31A Motherboard
2 - CD-ROM
3 - One FDD cable, one IDE cable
4 - User’s Manual
1.2 Specifications and Features
• •
• CPU
• •
- Supports Intel ® Socket 370 Celeron
- Supports Intel Pentium® III FC-PGA series
TM
- Supports Cyrix III Joshua Series
• •
• Chipset
• •
- Intel 440BX AGPset
• •
• DRAM Memory
• •
- Supports Synchronous DRAM
- 3pcs of 168-pin DIMM module sockets onboard
- 8~768MB memory size
- 8/16/32/64/128/256MB SDRAM DIMM
- 64/72 data bits (ECC) structure
- PC100 SDRAM Compliant
• •
• I/O BUS Slot
• •
- 1 AGP slot
- 5 Master / Slave PCI-BUS slots (PCI 2.1 compliant)
- 1 ISA BUS slot (one PCI/ISA shared)
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• •
• I/O Functions
• •
- Supports PIO Mode 3,4 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA 33
- Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM Ports
- Supports EPP/ECP LPT Port
- Supports 1.44/2.88 MB floppy drive
- Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard
- Supports IrDA port
- Supports 2 USB Ports
•
Award BIOS
- Supports Plug-and-Play , PC98
- Supports ACPI, DMI, Green Feature
•
Wake Up Features
- PS/2 mouse and keyboard Wake Up
- Supports Wake-on-LAN function
- Remote Ring Wake Up
•
PCB Dimensions
- ATX form factor, 4-layer PCB, 19.0cm x 30.5cm (7.5inch x 12inch)
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CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 Transcend’sTS-ABX31A Motherboard
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 2 x Serial Ports & Parallel Print Port
- 2 x USB Ports
- PS/2 KB & PS/2 Mouse Ports
- Intel® Socket 370 Celeron and
Pentium III FC-PGA Series
- Cyrix III Joshua Series
CPU
Main Memory
-3x 168 pin DIMM
-8~768 MB SDRAM
Intel 440BX
- 82443BX Host Bridge Controller
- Support 66/100 MHz FSB
IrDA Header
- SIR ASKIR
AGP Connector
- 1X,2X AGP
FDD Connector
-Floppy Disk Drive Connector
Support I/O
- 16550 Fast Ultra
- Support EPP & ECP Printer
- Support IR transmission
WOL Header
- Wake on LAN
PCI IDE Connector
-Bus Master
-PIO Mode 3/4
-Ultra DMA 33
Intel PIIX4
- 82371AB PCI-TO-ISA/IDE
ACCELERATOR
Expansion Slots
- 5 x PCI Slots
- 1 x ISA Slot
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y
2.2 Layout of Transcend’s TS-ABX31A Motherboard
KB MOUSE
PS/2
T:Mouse
board
B:Ke
USB
USB
T:Port 1
B:Port 2
COMB
Printer
Parallel Port
COMA
IrDA
KB-AWK
JP1
CPU-FAN
PWR-CONN
PGA 370
AGP
POWER-FAN
VIA
693A
Chipset
JP9
VIO
LED2
JP8
JP7
DIMM1 (64/72bit 168pin SDRAM Module)
DIMM3 (64/72bit 168pin SDRAM Module)
DIMM2 (64/72bit 168pin SDRAM Module)
LED1
&
Multi-I/O
Monitor
Hardware
WOL
Controller
Keyboard
(BIOS)
2Mbit Flash
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PCI Slot1 (PCI1)
PCI Slot2 (PCI2)
PCI Slot3 (PCI3)
PCI Slot4 (PCI4)
PCI Slot5 (PCI5)
ISA Slot1 (ISA1)
SW
1
VIA
596B
Chipset
Li Battery
FDC
IDE1
IDE2
CASE-FAN
JP4
CMOS-CLR
Panel Connector
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2.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 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 a ZIF Socket 370 which houses the CPU. A fan is necessary for the CPU
to prevent overheating. If there is no fan on it, please purchase one before you turn on your
system.
WARNING! Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the processor’s
passive heatsink. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage
both the processor and the motherboard. Y ou may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary .
Please follow the steps below to install the CPU:
Step1:
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 as shown below . Y ou should have 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.
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CPU_FAN
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Notch
Notch
(Bottom View)
Socket 370 CPU Installation
Step2:
Socket
370 CPU
(Top View)
Socket
370 CPU
Next, according to the CPU type you install, set JP8 to short pin1 & pin2 for Intel ® Celeron
TM
and
Pentium® III FC-PGA series CPU, or set JP8 to short pin2 & pin3 for CYRIX Joshua series
CPU. Connect the CPU’s fan cable to the CPU-F AN connector indicated on the diagram below.
Ensure that the cable is connected correctly! It will be obvious which way it fits.
1
JP8
Transcend
1
INTEL
1
CYRIX
CPU Type Configuration
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2.4 66/100MHz System Configuration
Jumper 1 (JP7) allows you to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) to either 66 or 100MHz configuration. When you set FSB to 66MHz, you can select a system bus frequency from 66MHz to
83.3MHz through “CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)” of “Chipset Features Setup” in the BIOS Setup
(Please refer to page 25). When you set the FSB to 100MHz, you can select a system bus
frequency from 100MHz to 150MHz through “CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)” of “Chipset Features
Setup” in BIOS Setup (Please refer to page 25).
NOTE: If you are not familar with this feature, we recommend you set this jumper to
“AUTO”
1
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JP7
66/100MHz
AUTO
66MHz
100MHz
66/100MHz FSB Configuration Jumper
2.5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting
Switch 1 (SW1) is designated for adjusting the CPU internal frequency ratio.The frequency ratio
is defined in the table shown below . The internal frequency can be calculated by the following
formula:
CPU internal frequency = frequency ratio x system bus frequency *
* System bus frequency is set in “CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)” of “Chipset Features Setup” in
BIOS Setup (Please refer to page 25).
NOTE: Because Intel has locked the frequency ratio for new CPUs, setting SW1 to
adjust the frequency ratio is useless. Howerer , it is effective for old version CPUs.
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CPU Internal
Frequency
233/350MHz
266/400MHz
300/450MHz
333/500MHz
366/550MHz
400/600MHz
433/650MHz
466/700MHz
500/750MHz
533/800MHz
O: ON
X: OFF
JP1
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
66/100MHz
Freq.-Ratio
x 3.5
x 4.0
x 4.5
x 5.0
x 5.5
x 6.0
x 6.5
x 7.0
x 7.5
x 8.0
SW1
1
O
O
O
O
O
X
X
X
X
X
2
O
X
X
X
X
O
O
O
O
X
3
X
O
O
X
X
O
O
X
X
O
4
X
O
X
O
X
O
X
O
X
O
SW1
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
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ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
ON DIP
1 2 3 4
CPU Freq.-Ratio DIP Switch Settin
: 233/350
: 266/400
: 300/450
: 333/500
: 366/550
: 400/600
: 433/650
: 466/700
: 500/750
: 533/800
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2.6 Memory Configuration
This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules). The DIMMs
must be 3.3 Volt synchronous DRAM modules. It also supports ECC (Error Checking and
Correcting), which is valid for the TS-ABX31A.
IMPORTANT: Memory speed setup is required through “Auto Configuration“ in BIOS
Chipset Features Setup.
Install memory in any combination as follows:
DIMM Location
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
Total Memory
168-pin DIMM
SDRAM 8,16, 32, 64,128, 256MBytes
SDRAM 8,16, 32, 64,128, 256MBytes
SDRAM 8,16, 32, 64,128, 256MBytes
768MBytes (max.)
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3.3V Position
168Pin SDRAM Module (DIMM1)
168Pin SDRAM Module (DIMM2)
168Pin SDRAM Module (DIMM3)
Unbuffered Position
168Pin DIMM Sockets
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2.7 Keyboard Wake Up (3-pin KB-AWK)
This function or enables you to use the keyboard to power up the system. Set this jumper to
“Enable” if you wish to use your keyboard to power up your computer.
JP1
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1
1
KB-AWK
Disable
1
Enable
Keyboard Wake Up
2.8 Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-pin IDE)
This motherboard supports two 40-pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 (primary IDE channel)
and IDE2 (secondary IDE channel). Each channel supports two IDE devices that make total of
four devices. In order to work together, two devices on each channel must be set dif ferently to
master and slave modes, either one can be hard disk or CD-ROM. The setting as master or
slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE devices. Please refer to their manual accordingly .
Connect your first IDE hard disk to the master mode of the primary channel.
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PIN1
PIN1
IDE Connectors
Note: Orient the red
stripe to Pin1
IDE2
IDE1
Secondary IDE Connector
Primary IDE Connector
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2.9 Floppy Disk Drive 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: Make sure that the faint red stripe on the edge of the cable is close to pin one.
This means the cable is correctly oriented.
Transcend
Floppy Drive Connector
FDC
PIN1
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
2.10 Fan Power Connectors
There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard: CPU-FAN, POWER-FAN, and
CASE-F AN. Each connector provides +12V power. Make sure they are in the right orientation,
or they may cause damage. These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less.
POWER-FAN
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CASE-FAN CPU-FAN
FAN Connectors
FAN
GND
+12V
Rotation
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2.11 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 wakeup packet or signal is received from the LAN card.
NOTE:This function requires that the Wake-on-LAN Power Up Control is set to
“Enabled” and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V
standby power.
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WOL
+5 Volt Standby
Ground
PME
Wake-on-LAN Connector
2.12 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IrDA)
The IrDA connector can be configured to support a wireless infrared module. With this module,
and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, users can transfer
files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDAs and printers.
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IrDA
15
+5V
NC
IRRX
IrDA Connector
IRTX
GND
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2.13 Panel Connectors
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Panel Connector
Power LED Lead (3-pin Power LED)
This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED.
Pin1 : +5V
Pin2 : N C
Pin3 : GN D
Keylock Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK)
KEY LOCK
POWER LED
1
++
+++
11
S_LED
HDD_LED
SUS
SPEAKER
10
20
SOFT_OFF
RESET
Use the keylock to enable or disable the keyboard.
Pin4 : KEYLOCK
Pin5 : GN D
Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER)
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.
Pin7 : +5V
Pin8 : GN D
Pin9 : NC
Pin10 : SPK
Suspend Mode LED Lead (2-pin S_LED)
The S_LED will light when the suspend mode works.
Pin1 1 : +5V
Pin12 : GN D
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Hard disk LED Lead (2-pin HDD_LED)
This 2-pin connector connects to the LED of hard disk. The LED lights up when the HDD is
active.
Pin13 : +5V
Pin14 : GND
Suspend Switch Lead (2-pin SUS)
This allows the user to manually place the system into suspend mode or “Green” mode, where
system activities will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain
components when the system is not in use.
Pin15 & Pin16
Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET)
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer
without having to turn off your power switch.
Pin17 & Pin18
Software Power-Off Lead (2-pin SOFT_OFF)
Attach the SOFT_OFF Switch of the panel to this connector.
Pin19 & Pin20
2.14 Power Connector (20-pin PWR-CONN)
Make sure to plug the A TX power supply connector to 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.
PWR-CONN
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+12.0V
+5.0V Standb
Power Good
Ground
+5.0V
Ground
+5.0V
Ground
+3.3V
+3.3V
+5.0V
+5.0V
-5.0V
Ground
Ground
Ground
PSON#
Ground
-12.0V
+3.3V
Power Connector
PSON# : Power Supply on
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2.15 External Connectors
There are 5 kinds of external connectors on the motherboard. The view angle of drawing shown
below is from the back panel of the housing.
1. PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin MOUSE)
The onboard PS/2 mouse connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked “MOUSE”.
2. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin KB)
The onboard PS/2 keyboard connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked “KB”.
3. Universal Serial BUS USB Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin USBs)
You can attach USB devices to the USB connector. The motherboard contains two
USB connectors, which are marked as “USB”.
4. Parallel Port Connector (25-pin PRN)
The onboard printer connector is a 25-pin D-type connector marked “PRN”.
5. Serial Port Connectors (Two 9-pin COMA/COMB)
The onboard serial connectors are 9-pin D-type connectors on the back panel of the
motherboard. The serial port1 connector is marked as ”COMA” and the serial port2
connector is marked as ”COMB”.
1. PS/2 Mouse
3. USB1
3. USB2
4. Parallel Port (Printer)
2. PS/2 Keyboard
5. COMB 5. COMA
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2.16 Clear CMOS Using Jumper (JP4)
To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and short pin1 and pin2
of JP4.
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Clear CMOS Jumper
1
JP4
1
1
CMOS_CLR
Default
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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 setup information when
the power is turned off. When the battery of CMOS fails, it will cause the data to be lost. When
this happens, you should set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery .
3.2 The Main Menu
As you turn on or reboot the system, the BIOS is immediately activated. It will read the system
configuration information, and check the system through 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 (
press the [Enter] key to enter the sub-menu. The following keys help you navigate in Setup.
[ Esc ] Main Menu: Quit and 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
[ + ] Increase the numeric value or make changes
[ - ] Decrease the numeric value or make changes
) to highlight an item, and
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[ F1 ] General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
[ F2 ] Change color from total 16 colors
[ F2 ] to select color forward
[ Shift ] + [ F2 ] to select color backward
[ F3 ] Calendar , only for Status Page Setup Menu
[ F5 ] Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup
Menu
[ F6 ] Load the default CMOS RAM value from BIOS default table, only for Option
Page Setup Menu
[ F7 ] Load the default
[ F10 ] Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
The following is a brief summary of each setup category.
• STANDARD CMOS SETUP
Options in the original PC A T-compatible BIOS
• BIOS FEA TURES SETUP
Award enhanced BIOS options
• CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP
Available options specific to your system Chipset
• POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
Advanced Power Management (APM) options
• PNP/PCI CONFIGURA TION
Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options
• LOAD BIOS DEF AUL T S
BIOS defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operation.
• LOAD SETUP DEF AULTS
Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal-performance system operation.
• INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS
I/O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripherals controller in your system
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• SUPERVISOR / USER P ASSWORD
Change, set, or disable a password.
• IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters.
• SA VE & EXIT SETUP
Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup.
• EXIT WITHOUT SA VING
Abandon all changes and exit Setup.
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup
• Date (mm:dd:yy) / Time (hh:mm:ss)
Highlight the items and use PageUp/PageDown to change the value of Date/Time.
• Primary Master / Primary Slave / Secondary Master / Secondary Slave
This motherboard can support four IDE devices. We recommend that you select type
“AUTO” for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal
operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type “AUTO” for a hard drive,
the BIOS detects its specifications during POST while the system boots. If you do not want
to select drive type “AUTO”, other methods of selecting the drive type are also available.
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1. Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values
for drive type 1 through 45.
2. Select “USER” and enter values into each drive parameter field.
3. Use the “IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION” function in Main Menu.
Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications.
* TYPE : The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each defined drive type
has a specified number of cylinders, number of heads, write precompensation factor,
landing zone, and number of sectors. Drives whose specifications do not accommodate
any pre-defined type are classified as type “USER”.
* SIZE : Disk drive capacity (approximately). Note that this size is usually slightly greater
than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.
* CYLS : Number of cylinders
* HEAD : Number of heads
* PRECOMP : Write precompensation cylinder
* LANDZ : Landing zone
* SECTOR : Number of sectors
* MODE : AUTO, NORMAL, LARGE, or LBA
- AUTO : The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.
- NORMAL : Maximum number of cylinders, heads, and sectors supported are 1024,
16, and 63 respectively.
- LARGE : For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders.
- 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
greater than 1024 cylinders.
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•
Drive A / Drive B
Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer.
- None : No diskette drive installed
- 360K, 5.25 in : 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
- 1.2M, 5.25 in : 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
- 720K, 3.5 in : 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
- 1.44M, 3.5 in : 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity
- 2.88M, 3.5 in : 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity
•
Video
Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer . The BIOS usually detects 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, includes high resolution monochrome adapters
•
Halt On
During the Power On Self T est (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware
error . Y ou can set the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up
process. The followings are the selections.
- No Errors : POST does not stop for any error.
- All Errors : If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and prompts you to
take corrective action.
- All, But Keyboard : If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error except keyboard, POST
stops and prompts you to take corrective action.
- All, But Diskette : If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error except floppy disk drive,
POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.
- All, But Disk / Key : If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error except floppy disk drive or
keyboard, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.
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3.4 BIOS Features Setup
This “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” option allows you to improve your system performance and
set up system features according to your preference.
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Virus Warning
When the 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. Y ou
should then run 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 first disable the virus warning.
• CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system
memory). CPUs from 486-type or up contain internal cache memory. Most, but not all,
modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory . When the CPU requests data, the
system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even
faster access by the CPU. The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not
have external cache memory .
• Processor Number Feature
This option is for the Intel Pentium III CPU; End users can choose to open or close it.
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• CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Select “Enabled” to make sure of data accuracy.
• Quick Power On Self Test
Select “Enabled” to reduce the amount of time required to run the Power On Self Test
(POST). A 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.
• Boot Sequence
The original IBM PCs load 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 , the BIOS now offers 1 1 different boot sequence
options. In addition to the traditional drives A and C, options include IDE hard drives D, E,
and F; plus a SCSI hard drive, a LS/ZIP drive and a CD-ROM drive.
• 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.
• Boot Up Floppy Seek
While enabled, the BIOS will seek drive A once.
• Boot Up NumLock Status
T oggle between On and Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots.
When toggled On, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor
operations.
• Gate A20 Option
Choose “Fast” (default) or “Normal”. “Fast” allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast
gate A20 line.
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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.
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Typematic Rate (Chars / Sec)
When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic rate (the rate at
which character repeats) when you hold down a key of 6, 8, 10,12, 15, 20, 24 or 30
characters per second.
•
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic delay setting is enabled, you can select a typematic delay (the delay
before key strokes begin to repeat) of 250, 500, 750 or 1000 milliseconds.
•
Security Option
If you have set a password, select whether the password is required while the system
boots, or only when you enter “Setup”.
•
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This function is used to prevent conflict when a MPEG card or some capture cards use the
same palette address. Enable this to make the cards work normally.
•
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
Select “OS2” only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM
in your system.
•
HDD S.M.A.R.T capability
S.M.A.R.T. ( Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting )
If your hard disk supports this function, select “Enabled”.
•
Report No FDD For WIN95
Select “Yes” to report when there is no floppy disk drive under win95 operating system.
•
Video BIOS Shadow
Software that resides in a read-only memory (ROM) chip on a device is called firmware. The
Award BIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS, video BIOS, and
similar operating instructions that come with some expansion peripherals, such as a SCSI
adapter. Shadowing copies firmware from ROM into system RAM, where the CPU can read
it through the 64-bit DRAM bus. Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system
through the 8-bit or 16-bit X-bus. Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS
and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals, but it also reduces the amount of high
memory (640KB to 1MB) available for loading device drivers, etc. Enable shadowing
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affects each section of memory separately . Many system designers hardwire shadowing of
the system BIOS and eliminate a System BIOS Shadow option. Video BIOS shadows into
memory area C0000-C7FFF. The remaining areas shown on the “BIOS Features Setup”
screen may be occupied by other expansion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in
your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM
occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM.
3.5 Chipset Features Setup
This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system setting will alter.
Do not change any values if you are not familiar with the chipset.
•
Auto Configuration
Auto configuration selects predetermined optimal values of chipset parameters. When this
function is disabled, chipset parameters revert to setup information stored in CMOS. Many
fields in this screen are not available when Auto Configuration is enabled.
•
EDO DRAM Speed Selection
The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed EDO memory
chips (DRAM). Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new
memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs.
•
EDO CASx# MA W ait State / EDO RASx# MA W ait State
Because the normal DRAM access speed is lower, the CPU must wait for DRAM. This
function can set up a DRAM Memory Access wait state.
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SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
This controls the latency between SDRAM active command and the read/write command.
Leave on default setting.
•
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM. Leave on
default setting.
•
SDRAM CAS Latency Time
This controls the SDRAM performance, default is 3 clocks. If your SDRAM DIMM specification
is 2 CAS latency, change 3 to 2 for better performance.
•
SDRAM Precharge Control
This option is to determine the number of clocks required to deassert RAS and the timing for
SDRAM to do precharge before next RAS can be issued.
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System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the system BIOS. This action can increase system
performance.
•
Video BIOS Cacheable
Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the video BIOS. This action can increase system
performance.
•
Video RAM Cacheable
Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the video RAM, which results in better system
performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may
occur .
•
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time
Recovery time is needed for old 8-bit ISA cards. Default setting is 1 ISA clock. If you find any
unstable 8-bit ISA card, you may try to extend the I/O recovery time.
•
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time
Recovery time is needed for 16-bit ISA cards. Default setting is 1 ISA clock. If you find any
unstable 16-bit ISA cards, you may try to extend the I/O recovery time.
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•
Memory Hold At 15M-16M
Enabling this feature reserves memory address space from 15MB to 16MB to ISA expansion
cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up
unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. The
default is “Disabled”.
•
Passive Release
ISA access speed is lower than PCI access speed. While the function is on, the ISA
interface release master bus control. The master bus control goes back ISA when other
device have accessed data.
•
Delayed Transaction
PCI access speed is faster than ISA. So when this function is on PCI would release master
bus to the ISA interface for accessing data. Then the master bus control goes back to PCI
again.
•
AGP Aperture Size (MB)
Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture.The aperture is a portion
of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host
cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. For
more information, please refer to www.agpforum.org for AGP information.
•
CPU Host/PCI Clock (CPU/PCI)
This function allows you to set FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of PCI bus. When
JP2 is set to 66MHz, then default FSB is 66MHz, and there are several options under
100MHz available. When JP2 is set to 100MHz, then default FSB is 100MHz, and there are
also several options above 100MHz available for you to choose.
• CPU Warning Temperature
Enable this item to protect the CPU from overheating.
• Current System T emperature
This item will show the current system temperature.
•
Current CPU Temperature
This item will show the current CPU temperature.
•
Current CPU FAN Speed
This item will show the fan speed of the CPU F AN in RPM.
•
Current Power FAN Speed
This item will show the fan speed of the power in RPM.
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Shutdown Temperature
Enabling this item will shutdown the system in the event of overheating.
3.6 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to save energy most
effectively while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
•
ACPI function
This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management
(ACPI).
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
•
Power Management
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related
to the following modes.
1. Doze Mode
2. Standby Mode
3. Suspend Mode
4. HDD Power Down
There are three selections for Power Management. Three of which have fixed mode settings.
1. Disable (Default) : No power management. Disable all four modes.
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2. Min. Power Saving : Minimum power management mode. Inactivity period is
defined as below.
Doze Mode = 1 hr.
Standby Mode = 1 hr.
Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min.
3. Max. Power Saving : Maximum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined
as below.
Doze Mode = 1 min.
Standby Mode = 1 min.
Suspend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.
4. User Defined : Allow you to set each mode individually . Select time-out period for each
mode shown above.
•
PM Control by APM
When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the
Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock.
If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to “No”.
•
Video Off Method
Determine the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
-V/H SYNC+BLANK : System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization and ports
and writes blanks to the video buffer.
-DPMS : Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power
Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics
Standards Associatoin (VESA). Use the software supplied for your
video subsystem to select video power management values.
-Blank Screen : System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
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Video Off After
Select the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank.
Doze : Monitor remains “on” during Doze modes.
Suspend : Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode.
N/A : It is default. When system enters power-saving mode, it does not go into video.
•
MODEM Use IRQ
Y ou can select one of the following interrupt resources for modem use: 3.4.5.7.9.10.1 1.There
are three Green PC power saving functions. They are user-configurable only during User
Defined Power Management mode.
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Doze Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the CPU clock runs at a
slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.
• Standby Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the fixed disk drive and
the video shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed.
• Suspend Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), all devices except the
CPU shut off.
• 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.
• Throttle Duty Cycle
When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may
select the percent are of time that the clock runs.
• PCI/VGA Active Monitor
When enabled, any video activity restarts the global timer for Standby Mode.
• 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 hold the A TX switch for more than 4
seconds if you want to power off the system.
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• CPU F AN Off In Suspend
Enable this will turn off the CPU F AN when in suspend mode
• LAN Wake Up
This allows you to remotely power up your system through your network by sending a wake
up frame or signal.
NOTE: This feature requires the network interface and an A TX power supply with at
least 720mA +5 V standby power.
• Ring Wake Up
This allows either setting of “Enabled” or “Disabled” for powering up the computer when the
modem receives a call and the computer is in the soft-off mode.
• Time W ake Up
This item can power on your computer at the time you select.
• Reload Global Timer Events
When enabled, an event occurring on each device listed below restarts the global timer for
Standby mode.
IRQ[3-7, 9-15],
Primary IDE 0
Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE0
Secondary IDE1
Floppy Disk
Serial Port
Parallel port
To enable or disable the detection of IRQ 3-7, IRQ 9-15 or NMI
interrupt events for powering down state transition.
These items enable or disable the detection of IDE, floppy,
serial and parallel port activities for powering down state
transition.Actually it detects read/write to/from I/O ports.
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3.7 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect)
is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed that the CPU itself
uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very
technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users make any changes.
• PNP OS Installed
This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI
bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when
“Yes” is selected. When a non-PnP OS is installed in order to prevent reassigning of
interrupt settings, select the default setting of “No”.
• Resource 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 the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA
assignment fields disappear , as the BIOS automatically assigns them.
The choice: Auto and Manual.
• Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field “Disabled”. Select “Enabled” to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit “Setup”, if you have installed a new add-on and
the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating
system cannot boot.
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• IRQ-n Assigned to
When resources are controlled manually , assign each system interrupt as one of the following
types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
- Legacy ISA Devices, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port1),
compliant with the original PC A T bus specification.
- PCI/ISA PnP devices, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture, compliant
with the Plug and Play standard.
• DMA-n Assigned to
When resources are controlled manually , assign each system DMA channel as one of the
following types, depending on the type of device using the DMA.
- Legacy ISA Devices, requiring a specific DMA channel, compliant with the original PC
A T bus specification.
- PCI/ISA PnP devices, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture, compliant
with the Plug and Play standard.
• PCI 1,2,3,4 Use IRQ No.
These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each
field is “Auto”, which uses auto-routing to determine IRQ used. The other options are
manual settings of NA, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15 for each slot.
• Used MEM Base Addr
This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses
any memory segment within the C800H and DFFFH address range. If you have more than
one legacy ISA card in your system that requires to use this address range, you can
increase the block size to either 8K, 16K, 32K or 64K.
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3.8 Integrated Peripherals
This option will load the default BIOS values. Choose the option and the following message
appears.
• •
• IDE HDD Block Mode
• •
The item means HDD access uses over one cycle method for improving HDD performance.
If the HDD supports this function, choose” Enabled”.
• IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each
of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide
successively increased performance. In “Auto” mode, the system automatically determines
the best mode for each device.
• •
• IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
• •
Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive can support and the
operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus
master driver). If your hard disk drive and your system software can both support Ultra
DMA/33, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.
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• •
• On-Chip IDE 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 an interface,
if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
• •
• USB Keyboard Support
• •
Select “Enabled” if you have a USB keyboard.
• Init Display First
This item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or AGP first.
• •
• POWER ON Function
• •
1 - Button only : Power on only by pushing the button on the case (Default).
2 - Keyboard 98 : Y ou can power on the system by pushing the Power-On key of keyboard
98.
3 - Password : Power on only if you key in the correct password.
4 - Hot KEY : You can choose either of followings as hot key to power on the system.
A. [ CTRL ] + [ F1 ] ~ [ CTRL ] + [ F10 ]
B. Mouse [ Left ]
C. Mouse [ Right ]
• •
• KBC Input Clock
• •
1 - 6MHz
2 - 8MHz
3 - 12MHz
4 - 16MHz
Set the frequency for the keyboard controller input clock.
• •
• Onboard FDC Controller
• •
You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller.
• •
• Onboard Serial Port 1
• •
Select an address and the corresponding interrupt for each of the first and second serial
ports.
The Choices: 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.
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• •
• Onboard Serial Port
• •
The second serial port shares resources (address and IRQ) with IrDA.
• •
• UART Mode Select
• •
Normal : Normal operation
IrDA : IrDA compliant serial infrared port
ASKIR : Amplitude shift keyed infrared port
• •
• Onboard Parallel Port
• •
Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel (printer)
port.
The choices: 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BCH/IRQ7, Disabled.
• •
• Parallel Port Mode
• •
This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The setting “Normal”,
allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; “EPP” allows bidirectional parallel
port operation at maximum speed; “ECP” allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional
mode and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate; “ECP+EPP” allows
normal speed operation in a two-way mode.
• •
• ECP Mode Use DMA
• •
This selection is available only if you select “ECP” or “ECP+EPP” in the Parallel Port Mode.
Select either DMA Channel 1, 3, or Disable.
• •
• EPP Mode Select
• •
There are two versions of 1.7 and 1.9 available for EPP Mode. When setting the version,
check if the device connected to the parallel port needs the specified version or not. If not,
it’s recommended to select version 1.9.
• •
• PWR ON After PWR-Fail
• •
If you choose “On”, the system will automatically turn on after power fail.
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3.9 Supervisor Password
This option will set the password to prevent others from making changes to your system.
Passwords prevent unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the system
prompts for the correct password before you boot or access “Setup”.
To set a password:
1. At the prompt, type your password. Your password can be up to 8 alphanumeric
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.
T o disable the password, press [Enter] key when prompted to enter the password. The screen
displays a message confirming that the password has been disabled.
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3.10 User Password
This option will set the password to prevent others from making changes to your system when
accessed by POWER ON. This operation is same as SUPERVISOR PASSWORD.
3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection
Use the BIOS utility to detect the HDD type automatically. Press “Y” to accept, “N” to reject,
and “ESC” to the next detection.
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3.12 Save & Exit Setup
Save the setting and exit the BIOS utility .
3.13 Exit Without Saving
Abort the current change and exit the BIOS utility .
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3.14 Load BIOS Defaults
NOTE: This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently
stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high
performance features.
3.15 Load Setup 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.
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CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE
4.1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version
Please turn on the PC first, the screen will display as follows :
TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS : ABX31A-V er.1.01 03/30/00
You can see a description shows at the third line.
ABX31A - Ver.1.01
BIOS Version 1.01
( You can upgrade to newer version if your BIOS version is older
than this version.)
BIOS File Name
(Make sure the first 5 charactors are the same as your own version
if you want to upgrade your BIOS.)
4.2 Downloading the Correct BIOS File from Transcend’s
Web Site
Please enter Transcend Internet web site : http://www.transcendusa.com.
Choose BIOS upgrade environment.
The BIOS file name consists of 5 characters. 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 dama
accidentl
choose, please contact us at techsupport@transcend.com.tw
used. If you are not sure what version
ed, if a wrong BIOS version is
ou should
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4.3 How to Update 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
Windows O/S : Select the icon of [My Computer]
Step 3: Download the updated BIOS EXE file from the website to a floppy disk.
(Please refer 4.1 and 4.2 of page 42)
Step 4: Execute the downloaded 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.
FORMAT A:/S and press [Enter].
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
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