Transcend TS-AVE3/B User Manual

TS-AVE3/B

USER’S MANUAL

Intel Socket 370 Celeron/

Pentium III /Tualatin Series

TS-A VE3/B Motherboard

Supporting Intel ® Socket 370 CeleronTM/Pentium IIITM FC-PGA Series Processor

66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus Frequency
AGP 4X

VIA® Apollo Pro 133T Chipset

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TS-AVE3/B

ezBIOS—Motherboard Shield and Upgrade
Utility

ezBIOS—One Click is All it T akes!

Transcend is proud to inform you that your new motherboard comes with ezBIOS from T ranscend.
This BIOS updating program developed by Transcend will make BIOS updating easy, and
enhance the security and stability of systems built with your Transcend motherboard.

ezBIOS Features:

• Anti-Virus BIOS Protection – Transcend’ s motherboards come with a new hardware
monitoring function that can prevent any unauthorized BIOS updating caused by
viruses. Only ezBIOS, the BIOS updating program developed by Transcend, can
update a Transcend motherboard.

• BIOS Updating Confidence – Beyond preventing viruses, ezBIOS allows BIOS
updating with confidence. In the past, any failure or incorrect operation during BIOS
updating could crash the whole system. Normally the user wouldn’t have the capability
to retrieve and reestablish the system, they could only return the computer to the
supplier for costly , time-consuming repairs. With the enhanced security of ezBIOS,
Transcend’s motherboards can completely avoid these problems. No matter what
happens during BIOS updating, the user’s system can still boot from the floppy drive,
allowing the updating command to be executed again.

• One-Click, On-Line BIOS Updating – For users of Windows 9x/NT 4.0/2000/Me/XP
ezBIOS allows you to use Transcend’ s innovative on-line updating technology . Just
one click can detect the BIOS version of your system, download the latest version,
and execute all the updating commands automatically from the Internet. Restarting
the computer completes the BIOS updating. This feature should be very handy for
users who need to update BIOS repeatedly , especially MIS staff. The online 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
procedure.)

• Linear Overclocking – ezBIOS also provides a linear overclocking function. Users
can fine-tune the Front Side Bus (FSB) by increasing or reducing it by as little as

1.0MHz to find the optimum FSB setting for the system. Should the FSB be set too
high, the system can be returned to the default setting by pressing the “INS” key .

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T able of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Essential Handling Precautions ....................................................................................1

1.2 Package Contents........................................................................................................2

1.3 Specifications and Features .........................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2 HARDW ARE INSTALLA TION 5

2.1 Transcend’s TS-A VE3/B Motherboard .........................................................................5

2.2 Layout of Transcend TS-AVE3/B Motherboard ............................................................6

2.3 CPU Installation............................................................................................................7

2.4 66/100/133 MHz System Configuration........................................................................9

2.5 Using Jumper JP5 to Clear CMOS.............................................................................1 0

2.6 Onboard Audio Setting ...............................................................................................10

2.7 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors ..........................................................................1 1

2.8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector......................................................................................12

2.9 Fan Power Connectors ..............................................................................................12

2.10 Memory Configuration................................................................................................13

2.11 Panel Connectors.......................................................................................................14

2.12 Power Connector .......................................................................................................15

2.13 Wake-on-LAN Connector ...........................................................................................16

2.14 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector ...............................................................17

2.15 Internal Audio Connectors ..........................................................................................18

2.16 External Back Panel I/O Ports ...................................................................................19

2.17 Internal USB Port Connector......................................................................................20

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CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 2 1

3.1 BIOS Setup ....................................................................................................... 21

3.2 The Main Menu ..................................................................................................21

3.3 Standard CMOS Features.................................................................................23

3.4 Advanced BIOS Features..................................................................................26

3.5 Advanced Chipset Features .............................................................................. 29

3.6 Integrated Peripherals .......................................................................................33

3.7 Power Management Setup................................................................................36

3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup ............................................................................41

3.9 PC Health Status...............................................................................................43

3.10 Frequency/V oltage Control................................................................................ 44

3.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ....................................................................................45

3.12 Load Optimized Defaults................................................................................... 45

3.13 Supervisor Password........................................................................................46

3.14 User Password ................................................................................................. 47

3.15 Save & Exit Setup .............................................................................................47

3.16 Exit Without Saving ........................................................................................... 48

CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 49

4.1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version ............................................. 49

4.2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site............................ 49

4.3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS......................................................... 50

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1 INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Essential Handling Precautions

IMPORT ANT . Read this page before unpacking your motherboard!

••

• Power Supply

••

Be careful! Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply
when working on the motherboard and its components.

• Static Electricity

Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your
motherboard. Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging,
ensure that there is no static electrical charge in your body. A static discharge
sufficiently strong enough to damage computer components is not perceptible by a
human. To avoid this risk, please observe these simple precautions while handling
the motherboard and other computer components:

1. If possible, wear an anti-static wrist strap connected to a natural earth ground.

2. Touch a grounded or anti-static surface, or a metal fixture such as a pipe or the
chassis of your system, before touching the motherboard.

3. When you have removed the motherboard from its anti-static packaging, try to
hold it only by the edges, without touching any components.

4. Avoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards, and modules
with the gold-colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots.

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.

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INTRODUCTION 2

••

• Battery Replacement

••

The battery which holds the system settings memory (CMOS RAM) on your
motherboard should not require replacement for at least five years, and probably
much longer . In picture 2.2, it is located near the center of the motherboard. Incorrect
computer time and/or loss of time may indicate a weak motherboard battery . Please
replace your battery only with the same type, or a similar type recommended by the
battery manufacturer. If the battery is replaced incorrectly, there is a risk of a short
circuit or explosion. Used batteries should be disposed of in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions and local environmental regulations.

••

• Electric Screwdrivers

••

To reduce the risk of damage to the motherboard due to excessive torque, avoid
setting electric screwdrivers above 7.5 kg/cm.

1.2 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-A VE3/B motherboard

• 1 x CD-ROM

• 1 x FDD cable

• User’s Manual

• Ultra DMA 66/100 cable x 1

• External USB connector (Optional) x 1

1.3 Specifications and Features

••

• CPU

••

−−

− Supports Intel Pentium III/Celeron

−−

− −

− Supports Intel Pentium III/ FC-PGA Celeron

− −

− −

− Supports VIA C3

− −

TM

Tualatin

••

• Chipset

••

−−

− VIA 694T/686B

−−

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• •

• DRAM Memory

• •

−−

− Supports Synchronous DRAM

−−

−−

− Supports Virtual Channel Memory

−−

−−

− 3 x slots for 168-pin DIMM module

−−

−−

− 8MB~1.5GB memory capacity

−−

−−

− 8/16/32/64/128/256/512MB SDRAM DIMM

−−

− −

− Supports ECC

− −

− −

− 64 data bits structure only

− −

− −

− PC100/PC133 SDRAM compliant

− −

••

• I/O Bus Slot

••

− −

− 1 x AGP slot

− −

− −

− 5 x Master/Slave PCI Bus slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)

− −

−−

− 1 x ISA slot

−−

−−

− 1 x AMR slot (Shared with ISA slot)

−−

• Award BIOS

−−

− Supports Plug and Play , PC99

−−

−−

− Supports ACPI, APM, DMI, Green Features

−−

− −

− Easy BIOS Recovery

− −

••

• I/O Functions

••

−−

− Supports PIO Mode 3, 4, 5 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA/33/66/100

−−

−−

− Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports

−−

−−

− Supports SPP/EPP/ECP LPT port

−−

− −

− Supports 1.44/2.88 MB floppy drive

− −

−−

− Supports PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard

−−

−−

− Supports IrDA port

−−

−−

− Supports 4 USB ports

−−

• Wake Up Features

−−

− Supports Wake-on-LAN function

−−

−−

− Remote Ring Wake Up

−−

− −

− Time W ake Up

− −

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• Switching Voltage Regulator

−−

− Intel VRM 8.5 compliant

−−

• Other Features

−−

− Supports Transcend ezBIOS

−−

−−

− Year 2000 compliant

−−

−−

− Anti-Virus Boot up

−−

−−

− System voltage monitoring for CPU Vcore, +2.5V, +3.3V, +5V and +12V

−−

−−

− CPU temperature monitoring

−−

−−

− CPU and CASE F AN speed monitoring

−−

• PCB Dimensions

−−

− ATX form factor, 4-layer PCB, 19cm x 30.5cm (8 in. x 12 in.)

−−

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CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INST ALLATION

2.1 Transcend’s TS-AVE3/B Motherboard

Audio Connectors

I/O

I/O Port

Port

Game Port & Audio Jack

·

(Line-In, Line-Out, MIC-In)

·

2 x COM Ports & 1 x Parallel Port
2 x USB Ports

·

PS/2 KB Port & PS/2 Mouse Port

·

CPU

·

Intel Pentium III/CeleronTM Tualatin

Intel Pentium III/ FC-PGA Celeron

·

·

VIA C3

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

··

··

·

·

Switchin

Switching Reg.

Reg.

Intel® VRM 8.5 Compliant

Memory

3 x 168pin DIMM Sockets
8MB~1.5GB SDRAM

FDD Connector

North Bridge

PCI IDE Connectors

Bus Master
PIO Mode 3/4
DMA Mode 2
Ultra DMA 33/66/100

Expansion

Expansion Slots

Slots

1 x AGP Slot
5 x PCI Slots

1 x AMR Slot
1 x ISA Slot

(Shared with AMR)

AC97 CODEC

AC97 V2.1 Audio CODEC

·

WOL

WOL Header

Header

USB Connector Panel Connectors

TS-AVE3/B

South Bridge

Flash

Flash EEPROM

EEPROM

Award BIOS

·

PnP,DMI

·

ACPI compliant

·

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2.2 Layout of Transcend TS-AVE3/B Motherboard

KB MOUSE

PS/2

T:Mouse

B:Keyboard

USB

USB

T:Port 1
B:Port 2

COMB

PGA 370

Power Connector

COMA

VIDEO

CD1

Parallel Port

Game Port

AUX

CD2

MODEM

AC97

CODEC

CPU-FAN

AGP Slot

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 4

WOL

PCI Slot 5

Nouth

Bridge

IrDA

JP4

Li Battery

South

Brid

DIMM1

DIMM2

JP5

e

FDC

DIMM3

IDE1 IDE2

CASE-FAN

USB 3/4

JP6

AMR Slot

ISA Slot

2M-bit Flash

BIOS(EEPROM)

Panel

Connectors

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2.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) Installation

So far you have familiarized yourself with the handling precautions, checked that you have all of
the necessary hardware for building your system, inspected the motherboard package contents,
and looked at the layout of the motherboard. This chapter will take you step by step through the
process of installing the different hardware devices onto the motherboard.

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. (See Section 1.1.)

3. Be careful! Incorrectly inserting hardware onto your motherboard can
permanently damage the motherboard.

The motherboard has a ZIF Socket 370 which houses the CPU. A fan is necessary to cool the
CPU to prevent overheating. If there is no fan installed on the CPU, please purchase one before
you turn on your system.

Warning! CPUs generate tremendous heat while operating. Make sure to install
a CPU fan with enough heat-dissipation grease to cover the CPU die before
powering up the computer. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly
and firmly attached.

PERMANENT DAMAGE COULD RESUL T!

Please follow the steps below to install the CPU:

Step 1:

To install the CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover . Locate the ZIF socket and
open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards at a 90-degree
right angle. Insert the CPU into the socket in the correct orientation. Install the CPU fan if you
haven’t already done so. 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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)

Step 2:

Next, 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.

CPU_FAN

Socket

370 CPU

(Top View)

Notch

Notch

Socket 370 CPU Installation

Socket

370 CPU

Bottom View

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2.4 66/100/133 MHz System Configuration

This jumper (JP4) allows you to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) for Auto, 66, 100 or 133MHz
configuration. When you set the FSB to 66MHz, you can select a system bus frequency from
66MHz to 95MHz through “CPU Host/PCI Clock” in “Frequency/Voltage Control” (Please refer
to page 43). When you set the FSB to 100MHz, you can select a system bus frequency from
100MHz to 124MHz through “CPU Host/PCI Clock”. When you set the FSB to 133MHz, you
can select a system bus frequency from 124MHz to 150MHz through ”CPU Host/PCI Clock”.

NOTE: If you are not familar with this feature, we recommend you set this jumper

to “AUTO”.

1

66/100/133MHz FSB Configuration Jumper

JP4

66/100/133MHz

AUTO

66MHz

100MHz

133MHz

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2.5 Using Jumper JP5 to Clear CMOS

To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and put Jumper JP5 in
the CMOS_CLR position as shown below for at least 10 seconds. Return the jumper to
Default and reboot.

JP5

1

1

Default

1

CMOS_CLR

Clear CMOS Jumper

2.6 Onboard Audio Setting (9-Pin JP6)

The onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via this jumper. Please disable the
onboard audio CODEC if you want to use an external AMR Sound Card.

NOTE: If you want to use a PCI Sound Card with audio controller on it, please

disable the “OnChip Sound” function in “Advanced Chipset Features”
(Please reference Page 32).

JP6

1
2
3

1
2

3

Disable

onboard Audio

Audio Selection Jumper

1
2

3

Enable

onboard Audio

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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 for a total of four
devices. Connect 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 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 the higher speeds.

If you intend to operate two IDE devices from the same channel, one device must be set to
“Master” mode, the other to “Slave” mode. A HDD, 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 in the correct

direction. Make sure that the red stripe on one edge of the ribbon cable
(this may be faint and could also be a dotted line) is nearest to PIN1 (on
the left for IDE1 and IDE 2 as the motherboard is shown in the following
picture).

Note: Orient the red stripe to
Pin1

Secondary IDE Connector

PIN1

PIN1

Primary IDE Connector

IDE1

IDE2

IDE Connectors

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2.8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin FDC)

This connector supports up to two floppy disk drives (FDDs). A FDD ribbon cable is provided
in your motherboard package. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the plug(s)
at the other end to the FDD(s). Remember , the red stripe on the edge of the ribbon cable must
be the nearest to PIN1 or your connection won’t work.

Note: Orient the red
stripe to Pin1

Floppy Drive Connector

PIN1

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

2.9 Fan Power Connectors

There are two fan power connectors on the motherboard: the CPU-F AN and the CASE-F AN.
Each connector provides +12V power . The cables can only be attached the correct way . If you
try to put them in the wrong way , they won’t fit. These connectors support cooling fans of 500
mA (6W) or less.

CPU FAN

CASE FAN

GND
+12V

Rotation

Fan Power Connectors

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2.10 Memory Configuration

This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules). The DIMMs
must be 3.3 Volt synchronous DRAM modules. The VIA Apollo Pro 133T chipset supports
PC100, PC133 and Virtual Channel Memory (VCM). It also supports ECC (Error Checking and
Correcting) modules. Y ou can install memory in any combination as follows:

DIMM Location

DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3

Total Memory

SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB
SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB
SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB

1.5GB (max.)

168pin DIMM

NOTE: Different types of DRAM modules should not be installed on one

motherboard at the same time.

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3.3V Position

Unbuffered Position

168Pin SDRAM Module (DIMM1)
168Pin SDRAM Module (DIMM2)
168Pin SDRAM Module (DIMM3)

168Pin DIMM Sockets

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2.11 Panel Connectors

Panel Connectors

Power LED Lead (3-pin POWER LED)

This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED.

Pin1: +5V
Pin3: N C

Pin5: GND

POWER LED

1

++

++

2

S_LED HD_LED RESET SOFT_OFF

SLEEP

SPEAKER

19

20

Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.

Pin13: +5V
Pin15: GND
Pin17: NC
Pin19: SPK

Suspend Mode LED Lead (2-pin S_LED)

The S_LED will light when the system is in suspend mode.

Pin2: +5V
Pin4: GND

Hard Disk 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.

Pin6: +5V
Pin8: GND

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Sleep Button Lead (2-pin SLEEP)

Pin10: SLEEP
Pin12: 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.

Pin14: RESET
Pin16: GND

Soft Power-Off Lead (2-pin SOFT_OFF)

Attach the PW_BTTN Switch of the panel to this connector. Use the switch to power On/Off
your system. Set “Soft-Off by PWR-BTN” in “Power Management Setup” in BIOS to either
“Instant-Off” or “Delay 4 Sec.”

Pin18: SOFT-OFF
Pin20: GND

2.12 Power Connector (20-pin PWR-CONN)

Make sure to plug the A TX power supply into the connector properly . The pin definition is shown
below . Make sure that your A TX power supply can support at least 720mA +5V standby power
for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) functions.

Power Connector

GND

+3.3V

+3.3V

+3.3V

-12.0V

PSON# : Power Supply on

+5.0V

GND

PSON#

GND

+5.0V

GND

GND

+5.0V Standby

Power Good

GND

GND

-5.0V

+5.0V

+12.0V

+5.0V

Power Connector

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2.13 Wake-on-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL)

This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake-on-LAN (WOL) output. The system can
Power-up when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the LAN card.

NOTE: This function requires that the “Ring/WOL Resume” function be set “ON” in

“Wake Up Events” in POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP and that your system

has an A TX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

WOL
+5 Volt Standby

GND

PME

Wake-On-LAN Connector

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2.14 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. You must also configure settings
through “UART 2 Mode” in “Integrated Peripherals” in BIOS.

IrDA

+5V

NC
IRRX
GND

IRTX

IrDR Connecotr

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2.15 Internal Audio Connectors

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD­ROM, 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.

Left Audio Channel
GND

ht Audio Channel

Ri

VIDEO (White)

Left Audio Channel

GND

Ri

ht Audio Channel

AUX(Green)

GND

ht Audio Channel

Ri

CD2(White)

Left Audio Channel
Left Audio Channel

GND

Ri

ht Audio Channel

Internal Audio Connecotrs

CD1(Black)

Modem-In

(Voice to Modem)
Modem-Out
(Voice from Modem)

GND

MODEM(White)

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2.16 External Back Panel I/O Ports

There are 9 kinds of external I/O connectors on the motherboard. The drawing shown below
depicts the back panel of the TS-AVE3/B motherboard.

1. PS/2 Mouse Port (Green 6-pin MOUSE)

2. PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple 6-pin KB)

3. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports 1 and 2 (Black two 4-pin USBs) (See “2.17 Inter­nal USB Port Connector” regarding USB Ports 3 and 4.)

4. Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pin Printer)

5. Serial Ports COMA and COMB (T urquoise two 9-pin COMA and COMB)

6. Game Port/MIDI Port (Gold 15-pin GAME)

7. Line_out (Lime Green 1/8” LINE_OUT)

8. Line_in (Light blue 1/8” LINE_IN)

9. MIC_in (Pink 1/8” MIC)

1. PS/2 Mouse

3. USB1

3. USB2

2. PS/2 Keyboard

4. Parallel Port
(Printer)

5. COMB 5.COMA

6. Game/MIDI Port

8. Line-in

7. Line-out

9. MIC-in

External Back Panel I/O Ports

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2.17 Internal USB Port Connector (10-Pin USB3/4)

You can use the optional USB port bracket to add two USB ports for additional USB devices.
Regarding the external USB Ports 1 and 2, please refer to “2.16 External Back Panel I/O
Ports”.

NOTE: Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on Pin1

and Pin2.

USB3

USB3

12

VCC

USB3-

USB3+

GND

910

USB4

VCC

USB4-

USB4+

GND
GND

Internal USB Port Connector

Congratulations! You have completed Hardware Setup!

You may now continue with “Chapter 3 BIOS Setup” and turn on your PC.

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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 the Setup information
when the power is turned off. If the battery for CMOS fails, these data will be lost. If that
happens, please set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery . Please
refer to Section 1.1, Essential Handling Precautions for instructions on replacing the battery .

3.2 The Main Menu

As you turn on or reboot the system, the BIOS is immediately activated. It will read the system
configuration information and check the system through the Power On Self T est (POST). During
the POST process, pressing the [Del] key allows you to enter the Award BIOS configuration
system. The following screen will appear.

In the Award BIOS system you can use the arrows (
enter its submenu by pressing the [Enter] key . The following keys help you navigate in Setup.

[Esc] Main Menu: Quit without saving changes into CMOS RAM

) to highlight an item and then

Other pages: Exit the current page and return to the Main Menu
[PgUp] Increase the numeric value or make changes
[PgDn] Decrease the numeric value or make changes

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[+] Increase the numeric value or make changes
[-] Decrease the numeric value or make changes
[F1] General help on Setup navigation keys
[F5] Load previous values from CMOS
[F6] Load the Fail-Safe Defaults from the BIOS default table
[F7] Load the Optimized Defaults
[F10] Save all the CMOS changes, and exit

The Following is a brief summary of each Setup category:

• Standard CMOS Features

Options in the original PC A T-compatible BIOS

• Advanced BIOS Features

Award enhanced BIOS options

• Advanced Chipset Features

Available options specific to your system’s Chipset

• Integrated Peripherals

I/O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripheral controllers in your system

• Power Management Setup

Advanced Power Management (APM) and Advanced Configuration Power Interface
(ACPI) options

• PnP/PCI Configurations

Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options

• PC Health Status

To display the status of the fans, CPU temperature, and voltage monitoring

• Frequency/V oltage Control

To control the frequency and voltage of the CPU

• Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To load the most basic BIOS default values required for your system to operate

• Load Optimized Defaults

T o load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance

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• Set Supervisor/User Password

To change, set, or disable a password

• Save & Exit Setup

To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup

• Exit Without Saving

T o abandon all changes and exit Setup

3.3 Standard CMOS Features

• Date (mm:dd:yy)/Time (hh:mm:ss)

Highlight the items and use [PageUp]/[PageDown] to change the value of Date/Time.

• IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

Press [Enter] to enter the submenu shown below.

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• IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Detect the HDD on this channel. If the detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.

• IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave: We recommand that you select “AUTO” for
all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST while
the system boots. Y ou can also choose “Manual” to set the specifications yourself.
“None” indicates that there is no device installed on this IDE channel.

• Access Mode : “CHS”, “LBA”, “Large”, or “Auto”.

−−

− CHS: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, and sectors supported are 1024,16,

−−

and 63 respectively .

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− LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive access, the IDE controller transforms

−−

the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical
block address. This will significantly improve data transfer rates for drives with
more than 1024 cylinders.

−−

− Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders.

−−

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− Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal access mode.

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• Capacity: Disk drive capacity. Note that this size is slighty greater than the size of

a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.

• Cylinder: Number of cylinders

• Head: Number of heads

• Precomp: Write precompensation cylinder

• Landing Zone: Landing zone

• Sector: Number of sectors

• Drive A/Drive B

Select the correct types of diskette drive(s) installed in the computer.

−−

− None: No diskette drive installed

−−

−−

− 360K, 5.25 in.: 5-1/4 inch standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity

−−

−−

− 1.2M, 5.25 in.: 5-1/4 inch high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity

−−

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− 720K, 3.5 in.: 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity

−−

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− 1.44M, 3.5 in.: 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity

−−

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− 2.88M, 3.5 in.: 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity

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• Video

Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The BIOS will detect the
correct video type automatically.

−−

− EGA/VGA: Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA,

−−

SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.

−−

− CGA 40: Color Graphics Adapter , powers up in 40-column mode.

−−

−−

− CGA 80: Color Graphics Adapter , powers up in 80-column mode.

−−

−−

− MONO: Monochrome adapter , including high resolution.

−−

• Halt On

During POST , the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error . You can set the
BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. The
following are the available selections.

−−

− All Errors: If the BIOS detects any nonfatal 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 nonfatal errors except keyboard, POST

−−

stops and prompts you to take corrective action.

−−

− All, But Diskette: If the BIOS detects any nonfatal errors except the disk drive,

−−

POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.

−−

− All, But Disk/Key: If the BIOS detects any nonfatal errors except keyboard or the

−−

disk drive, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.

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3.4 Advanced BIOS Features

This “Advanced BIOS Features” option allows you to improve your system performance and
setup system features according to your preferences.

• Virus Warning

When this function is enabled, you will receive a warning message if a program (specifically ,
a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive.
Y ou 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 first.

• 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 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 .

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• CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Select “Enabled” to make sure the data are accurate.

• Processor Number Feature

“Enabled” makes the CPU Serial number function active. (Only for PIII CPUs)

• Quick Power On Self Test

Select “Enabled” to reduce the amount of time required to run POST. The Quick POST
skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST. It is better
to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work.

• First/Second/Third/Other Boot 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 (HDD-0). However, the BIOS attempts to load the
operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these fields. In addition
to “Floppy” and “HDD-0”, options include “LS120”, “HDD-1”, “HDD-2”, “HDD-3”, “CDROM”,
“ZIP100”, a “LAN” drive, plus a “SCSI” hard drive. If your boot device is not included in
the list, you can set the “Boot Other Device” field to “Enabled”, and let the system detect
the drive automatically .

• 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

When you select “Enabled”, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether
they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720KB,

1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have
40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to “Disabled” to save time.

• Boot Up NumLock Status

T oggle between “On” and “Off” to control the state of the NumLock key when the system
boots. When toggled “On”, the numeric keypad area of the keyboard generates numbers
instead of controlling cursor operations.

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• 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” 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.

• T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

When the T ypematic Rate setting is “Enabled”, you can select a typematic rate (the rate
at which a character repeats when you hold down a key) of “6”, “8”, “10”, “12”, “15”,
“20”, “24” or “30” characters per second.

• T ypematic Delay (Msec)

When the T ypematic Delay setting is “Enabled”, you can select a typematic delay (the
delay before key strokes begin to repeat) of “250”, “500”, “750” or “1000” milliseconds.

• Security Option

If you have set a password, you can select whether the password is required while the
system boots (“System”), or only when you enter “Setup”.

• OS Select for DRAM > 64MB

Select “OS2” only if you are running the OS/2 operating system with more than 64 MB
of RAM in your system. Otherwise select “Non-OS2”.

• 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.

• C8000-DFFFF Shadow

Y ou can shadow the ROM on other expansion cards by setting these fields. If you install
other expansion cards with ROMs, you need to know specifically which address the
ROMs use. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and
1024K depending on the used amount.

• Delay For HDD (Secs)

Default is “0”. Y ou may need to increase the delay time for BIOS to detect the right type
of HDD for some older HDDs.

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3.5 Advanced Chipset Features

This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system settings will alter . Do
not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset.

• DRAM Timing By SPD

This controls the SDRAM performance: default is “Enabled”. BIOS will auto detect the
SPD information of the Memory Module and choose the proper setting. “Disabled”
allows the timing to be set manually .

• DRAM Clock

Set the clock frequency of the DRAMs. The default value is “Host CLK”. Y ou can select
“HCLK+33M” if your DRAM modules are faster than the CPU (a 66MHz FSB CPU with

a PC100 SDRAM, or a 100MHz FSB CPU with PC133 SDRAM); or select “HCLK-33M”
for a faster CPU with slower SDRAMs.

• SDRAM CAS Latency

This controls the SDRAM performance, default is “3” clocks. If your SDRAM DIMM
specification is 2 CAS latency, change “3” to “2” for better performance.

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• Bank Interleave

Options are: “Disabled”, “2 Bank”, and “4 Bank”.

• DRAM Drive Strength

Selecting “Manual” instead of “Auto” allows you to set the DRAM Drive Value.

• DRAM Drive Value

This field allows you to adjust the DRAM diving force (from 0000~00FF).

• Memory Hole

“15M-16M” 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”.

• CPU/PCI Concurrency

When “Disabled” the CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period.

• Fast R-W Turn Around

This is a DRAM optimization feature: If a memory read is addressed to a location whose
latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory , the read is satisfied
through the buffer contents, and the read is not sent to the DRAM. The choices are:
“Enabled” and “Disabled”.

• System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the system BIOS. This action can increase system
performance.

• Video RAM Cacheable

Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the video RAM. This action can increase system
performance.

• AGP Aperture Size

Memory-mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. We suggest
you leave this field on the default setting.

• AGP-4X Mode

Select “Enabled” if you use a AGP-4X VGA card.

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• AGP Driving Control

This function allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choosing ‘Manual’ allows you
key in an AGP Driving Value. We recommend that you set this field to “Auto” to avoid
errors.

• AGP Driving Value

This field allows you to adjust the AGP driving parameters (from 0000~00FF).

• AGP Fast Write

Options are: “Enabled” or “Disabled”.

• OnChip USB

Select “Enabled” if you intend to use any USB device.

• USB Keyboard Support

Select “Enabled” if you want to use a USB keyboard.

• USB Mouse Support

Select “Enabled” if you want to use a USB mouse.

• OnChip Sound

Select “Auto” to enable the OnChip Audio Controller, which lets you use Onboard CODEC
or Add-On CODEC on an AMR card (depends on the JP6 setting). If you use an Add­On Audio Card with an Audio Controller built-in, please set this field to “Disabled”.

• OnChip MODEM

Select “Auto” to enable the OnChip MODEM Controller, which lets you use Add-On
MODEM CODEC on an AMR card. If you use an Add-On card with a MODEM Controller
built-in, please set this field to “Disabled”.

• CPU to PCI Write Buffer

If “Enabled” is selected, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate
for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus. If “Disabled”, the writes are
not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another
write cycle.

• PCI Dynamic Bursting

When “Enabled”, every write transaction goes to the write buffer. Burstable transactions
then burst on the PCI bus, while nonburstable transactions will write to the PCI bus
immediately.

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• PCI Master 0 WS Write

When “Enabled”, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states.

• PCI Delay Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions
cycles. Select “Enabled” to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.

• PCI Master Read Caching

Options are: “Enabled” and “Disabled”.

• PCI #2 Access #1 Retry

Options are: “Enabled” and “Disabled”.

• AGP Master 1 WS Write

Selecting “Enabled” will implement a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. By
default, two wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability.

• AGP Master 1 WS Read

This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait
states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability.

• Memory Parity/ECC Check

When parity DRAM modules are installed, select “Enabled” to correct 1 bit memory
errors in the memory. Otherwise, select “Disabled”.

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3.6 Integrated Peripherals

Choose this option and the following display appears.

••

• OnChip IDE Channel 0/Channel 1

••

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels. Select
“Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate

this interface if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.

••

• IDE Prefetch Mode

••

The Onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If
your IDE drive has add-in IDE interface and doesn’t support prefetching, please set this

field to “Disabled”.

••

• 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.

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••

• IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

••

Ultra DMA/33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE HDD(s) can support it,
and if the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or higher or
a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both your HDD(s) and your system software can
support Ultra DMA/33/66/100, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.

••

• Init Display First

••

This item allows you to decide which to activate first depending on the location of your
video card: the “PCI Slot” or the “AGP” slot.

••

• IDE HDD Block Mode

••

Block Mode is also called Block Transfer , Multiple Commands, or Multiple Sector Read/
Write. If your IDE hard drive supports Block Mode (most new drives do), select “Enabled”
for automatic detection of the optimal number of Block Read/Writes per sector that the
drive can support.

• Onboard FDD Controller

You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDD controller.

• Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and the corresponding interrupt for each of the first and second serial
ports. The choices are: “Disabled”, “3F8/IRQ4”, “2F8/IRQ3”, “3E8/IRQ4”, “2E8/IRQ3”,

and “Auto”. The second serial port shares resources (address and IRQ) with the IrDA.

• UART 2 Mode

Choose the right type of infrared device:

−−

− Standard: Normal operation

−−

−−

− HPSIR: IrDA compliant serial infrared port

−−

−−

− ASKIR: Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port

−−

If HPSIR or ASKIR are selected, you must make the correct selections for the following
two parameters: “IR Function Duplex” and “TX, RX Inverting Enable”.

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••

• IR Function Duplex

••

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the setting for IR “Half” or ”Full”
duplex function.

••

• TX, RX Inverting Enable

••

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to set this field. The item “Yes” means “Low
Active” and “No” means “High Active”. Options are: “No, No”, “No, Yes”, “Y es, No”, and
“Yes, Yes”.

••

• 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”.

••

• 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.

••

• Parallel Port EPP T ype

••

Select EPP port type “EPP1.7” or “EPP1.9”.

••

• Onboard Legacy Audio

••

This field controls the onboard legacy audio related selection. If “Disabled” all of the
following selections will be disabled. Select “Enabled” if you want to use the onboard
audio.

••

• Sound Blaster

••

Select “Enabled” to use Sound Blaster .

••

• SB I/O Base Address

••

Assign Sound Blaster resources. We recommend you leave this field on default. Options
are: “220H”, “240H”, “260H”, and “280H”.

••

• SB IRQ Select

••

Assign Sound Blaster resources. We recommend you leave this field on default. Options
are: “IRQ5”, “IRQ7”, “IRQ9”, and “IRQ10”.

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••

• SB DMA Select

••

Assign Sound Blaster resources. We recommend you leave this field on default. Options
are: “DMA 0”, “DMA 1”, “DMA 2”, and “DMA 3”.

••

• MPU-401

••

Select “Enabled” to use a MPU-401 device.

••

• MPU-401 I/O Address

••

Assign MPU-401 I/O resource. Options are: “300-303H”, “310-323H”, “320-323H”, and
“330-333H”.

••

• Game Port (200-207H)

••

Select “Enabled” to assign Game Port to “200-207H”.

3.7 Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy consumption,
according to your own style of computer use.

• ACPI Function

This item allows the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) to be “Enabled
or “Disabled”.

• Power Management

Press Enter to access the submenu shown on the next page, which allows you to select
either minimum or maximum power saving, or to manually define the power saving
parameters.

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The Power Management submenu allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving. In addition to allowing you to set the inactivity period resulting in HDD Power

Down, inactivity periods can be set for the Doze and Suspend modes. The HDD can be

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set to Power Down after inactivity periods of from “1 min.” to “15 min.”, or the parameter
can be “Disabled” keeping the HDD powered up at all times. There are three selections
for Power Management. Two of them have fixed mode settings.

1. Min. Power Saving:
Minimum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined below:

Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 1 hr.

2. Max. Power Saving:
Maximum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined below:

Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min.

3. User Define:
Allows you to set each mode individually. Select the time-out period for each
mode shown above.

• ACPI Suspend T ype

Select the ACPI Suspend Type: “S1 (POS)” or “S3 (STR)”. If your expansion cards do
not support the STR (Suspend-to-RAM) function, you must leave this field on “S1 (POS)”
setting. The STR is an energy-saving feature. It takes only a few seconds to wake up
the system and return to the previous situation.

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NOTE: STR requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA and 5V standby

power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
functions. Otherwise, the system will fail to return from suspend mode.

• VIDEO Off Option

This function lets you set the VGA adapter for power saving modes. Options are:

−−

− Always On: Monitor will remain on during all power saving modes.

−−

−−

− Suspend Off: Monitor blanked when the system enters the suspend mode.

−−

−−

− All Modes: Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.

−−

• Video Off Method

Defines the Video Off features.

−−

− Blank Screen: Only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors without power

−−

management and “green” features.

−−

− V/H SYNC+BLANK: Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal

−−

scanning.

−−

− DPMS: The DPMS (Display Power Management System) feature allows the

−−

BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature.

• 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: “N/A”, “3”, “4”,
“5”, “7”, “9”, ”10”, or “11”.

• Soft-Off by PWRBTN

When set to “Instant-off”, the ATX switch can be used as a normal system Power Off
button. When set to “Delay 4 seconds”, you need to press the ATX switch down for
more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system.

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• State After Power Failure

−−

− On: After a power failure, the system will automatically reboot as soon as power is

−−

restored.

−−

− Off: After a power failure, the system will not reboot when power is restored. The

−−

system needs to be turned on again manually .

−−

− Auto: After a power failure, the system will automatically reboot as soon as power

−−

is restored if the PC was turned on when the power failed. If the PC was turned off
when the power failed, the system needs to be turned on again manually .

• Wake Up Events

Press Enter to access the following submenu, which allows you to determine what
events will wake up the system.

• VGA

If you select “ON”, you can set the VGA to wake up the system.

• LPT & COM

Select “LPT”, “COM” or “LPT/COM” to wake up the system when activity occurs associated
with the selected I/O Port(s).

• HDD & FDD

If you select “ON”, any activity from any HDD or FDD wakes up the system.

• PCI Master

If you select “ON”, any activity on the PCI Master wakes up the system.

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• Ring/WOL Resume

Select “Enabled” to Power On your system when the external modem and LAN card
receives a call.

NOTE: This function requires an external modem and LAN card which supports

the Ring Wake Up function.

• RTC Alarm Resume

Select “Enabled” if you want to Power On your system at a certain time on the same day
every month or at a certain time every day.

• Date/Time

Set the Date and Time to Power On the system. These fields are activated only when
the “R TC Alarm Resume” field is “Enabled”.

• Primary INTR/IRQs Activity Monitoring

If you select “ON” for “Primary INTR”, the IRQs Activity Monitoring submenu will be
activated, allowing you to enter the submenu to select IRQs to be monitored by being
“Enabled”. The system will wake up if activity occurs associated with monitored IRQs.

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3.8 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

• PnP OS Installed

This field allows you to use a Plug and Play (PnP) OS to configure the PCI bus slots
instead of using BIOS. Thus, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when “Yes” is
selected. To prevent reassigning of interrupt settings when a non-PnP OS is installed,
select the default setting of “No”.

• Reset Configuration Data

Normally, leave this field on “Disabled”. Select “Enabled” to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have just installed a new add-on card and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS 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)”, the Interrupt Requests
(IRQs) and DMA assignment fields will be deactivated as the BIOS automatically assigns
them. If you select “Manual” you may enter the “IRQ Resources” and “DMA Resources”
submenus to make manual assignments.

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• IRQ Resources

• DMA Resources

• IRQ-n Assigned to/DMA-n Assigned to

Select “Legacy ISA” for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.
Select “PCI/ISA PnP” for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether
designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

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• 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”.

• Assign IRQ For VGA

Select “Enabled” only if your VGA card requires an assigned IRQ. Most ordinary cards
do not, but some high-end cards with video capture function do. Consult your VGA
documentation to set this field. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

• Assign IRQ For USB

When “Enabled”, BIOS will assign an IRQ channel for the USB controller .

3.9 PC Health Status

This menu provides a hardware monitoring center. These features let you know the health
status of your PC. There are no user selectable parameters in this menu.

• Current CPU Temperature

This field displays the current CPU temperature.

• Current CPU F AN Speed/Current CASE FAN Speed

These fields display the speeds of the CPU and Case fans.

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• VCORE

This field displays the CPU working voltage.

• 2.5V/3.3V/5V/12V

These fields show the power supply voltages.

3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control

• CPU Vcore Select

This option adjusts the CPU voltage. Available selections depend on CPU type.

1.PIII and Celeron CPU: Default/+0.05V/+0.10V/+0.15V/+0.20V/+0.25V/+0.30V/+0.35V .

2.Tualatin CPU: Default/+0.025V/+0.050V/+0.075V/+0.100V/+0.125V/+0.150V/+0.175V .

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• Auto Detect PCI Clk

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“Enabled” can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM/PCI slots.

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• Spread Spectrum

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If “Enabled”, you may manually input settings for the fields “Linear Spread Model” and
“Linear Spread Range.”

• CPU Host/PCI Clock

This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the PCI
bus. When JP4 is set to 66MHz, you can select a system bus and PCI bus frequency
from 66/33MHz to 95/31 MHz. When JP4 is set to 100MHz, you can select a system
bus frequency from 100/33MHz to 124/31MHz. When JP4 is set to 133MHz, you can
select a system bus and PCI bus frequency from 133/33MHz to 150/37MHz.

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3.11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the
BIOS ROM.

NOTE: These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high performance

features.

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.

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3.13 Supervisor Password

This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings of
your system.

The password prevents any unauthorized use of your computer. If you set a password, the
system prompts for the correct password before you boot or access “Setup”.

To set a password:

1. 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 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
menu. 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.

Forget the password?

If you forget the password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (R TC) RAM
with jumper JP5. To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Unplug your computer.

2. Set JP5 to “Clear CMOS” for about 10 seconds. Return JP5 to “NORMAL”.

3. Turn on your computer .

4. Hold down the [Delete] key during POST . Enter BIOS setup to re-configure the settings.

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3.14 User Password

This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings of
your system. This operation is the same as Supervisor Password.

3.15 Save & Exit Setup

Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility .

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3.16 Exit Without Saving

Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility .

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CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE

Caution!

Only users familiar with the upgrade procedure are recommended to update the
BIOS of the motherboard and only when there is a need to do so. Please note that
you have to download and install the right file for your motherboard. Otherwise,
you might cause some serious system malfunctions.

4.1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version

Please turn on your PC. The first screen will display as follows (For example):

TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS: A VE3/B-Ver.1.01 1 1/01/01.

You can see the BIOS description on the third line.

AVE3/B - Ver 1.01 11/01/01

BIOS Generation Date

BIOS Version 1.01 (V11 for Version 1.1

You can upgrade to a newer version if

than this version.
BIOS File Name

Make sure these charactors are exactl

version if

ou want to upgrade your BIOS.

our BIOS version is older

the same as your own

4.2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site

Please enter the Transcend website at: http://www.transcendusa.com/ On the front page,
click on the ”Motherboard” icon, which is the third item down on the far left. Then click on the
“BIOS” icon. At the next page click on “Update your BIOS manually”. The BIOS page contains
important information. Please take the time to read this page carefully . Choose your motherboard
model. Y our BIOS file name must absolutely match the one shown on our web site. Download
the suitable version to your disk or other storage device.

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Warning! Your system could be damaged if the wrong BIOS version is accidentally

used. If you are not sure what version you should choose, please
contact us at: [e-mail]

4.3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS

Please follow the 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS.
Step 1: Make a record of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters.

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− Press [Del] during the Power On Self Test to enter the BIOS Setup Program

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when you start your system.

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− Write down the value of each parameter in order to re-configure your system

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after BIOS updating.

Step 2: Make a System Disk

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− Put a clean 3.5" disk in Drive A

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MS-DOS: Key in Format A:/S and press [Enter].
Windows O/S: Select the My Computer icon.

Click [3.5" Floppy (A:)]
Select [File/Format] from Command Bar
Under Format 3.5 Floppy (A:) Menu select
Format type = Full item, and
Other Options = Copy system files
Click [Start] button

Step 3: Download the updated Bios.exe file from the web site to a floppy disk or other

storage device.

(Ref 4.1 and 4.2)
Step 4: T ype Bios.exe to decompress it.
Step 5: Please read the Readme.txt file carefully, and follow the instructions step-by-step.

Continue upgrading BIOS and reconfigure your system

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