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INTRODUCTION

1.3 Package Contents

This motherboard package should contain the following items. Please check them as soon as

you unpack. If you find any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer.

TS-APR3 motherboard

1 x CD-ROM

1 x FDD cable

1 x Ultra DMA/66/100 cable

User’s Manual

2 x External USB connectors (Optional)

1.4 Specifications and Features

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CPU

Supports Intel

Socket 370 Celeron

Series

Supports Intel

Pentium III FC-PGA Series

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Chipset

VIA VT8233

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DRAM Memory

Supports DDR Memory

3 x 184pin DIMM module slots on board

8MB~3GB memory size

8/16/32/64/128/256/512MB DDR DRAM

64 data bits structure only

PC1600/PC2100 DDR DRAM

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I/O BUS Slot

1 x AGP slot

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

1 x ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) slot

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Page 1: ...TS APR3 USER S MANUAL Intel Socket 370 CeleronTM Pentium III FC PGA Series ...

Page 2: ...rmation and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Disclaimer Transcend provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Transcend its management employees distributors and agents are free of liability for any indirect special incidental or conseq...

Page 3: ...id these problems No matter what happens during BIOS updating the user s system can still boot from the floppy drive allowing the updating command to be executed again One Click On Line BIOS Updating For users of Windows 95 98 ezBIOS allows you to use Transcend s innovative on line updating technology Just one click can detect the BIOS version of your system download the latest version and execute...

Page 4: ... 4 66 100 133MHz System Configuration 9 2 5 Memory Configuration 10 2 6 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors 11 2 7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 12 2 8 Fan Power Connectors 12 2 9 Wake on LAN Connector 13 2 10 Wake on Modem Connector 13 2 11 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 14 2 12 Panel Connectors 14 2 13 Power Connector 16 2 14 External Back Panel I O Ports 16 2 15 Clear CMOS Jumper 18 2 16 O...

Page 5: ...CI Configuration Setup 46 3 9 PC Health Status 48 3 10 Frequency Voltage Control 49 3 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults 50 3 12 Load Optimized Defaults 50 3 13 Supervisor Password 51 3 14 User Password 52 3 15 Save Exit Setup 53 3 16 Exit Without Saving 53 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 54 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 54 4 2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site 54 4 3 How to Upgra...

Page 6: ...e integrated circuit chips on your motherboard Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body A static discharge strong enough to damage computer components is not perceptible by a human Observe these precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer components 1 If possible wear an anti static wrist strap...

Page 7: ...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 lower edge of the motherboard Incorrect computer time and or loss of time may indicate a weak motherboard battery Please replace your battery only with the same type or a similar type recommended by the bat...

Page 8: ...er s Manual 2 x External USB connectors Optional 1 4 Specifications and Features CPU Supports Intel Socket 370 CeleronTM Series Supports Intel Pentium III FC PGA Series Chipset VIA VT8633 VT8233 DRAM Memory Supports DDR Memory 3 x 184pin DIMM module slots on board 8MB 3GB memory size 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB DDR DRAM 64 data bits structure only PC1600 PC2100 DDR DRAM I O BUS Slot 1 x AGP slot 5 x ...

Page 9: ...orts Game MIDI port Build in AC97 CODEC AC97 2 1 Compliant Award BIOS Supports Plug and Play PC99 Supports ACPI APM DMI and Green Feature Wakeup Features Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wakeup Time Wakeup Switching Voltage Regulator Intel VRM 8 4 compliant Other Features Year 2000 compliant Anti Virus Boot up System voltage monitors for CPU Vcore VTT 3 3V 5V and 12V 12V 5V VBAT V and 5VS...

Page 10: ...1 x Parallel Port PS 2 KB Port PS 2 Mouse Port GAME MIDI Port Audio Jack Line In Line Out MIC In PCI IDE Connector Bus Master PIO Mode 3 4 DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA 33 66 100 South Bridge AGP 4X 2X AGP Connector AC97 CODEC WOM Header Wake on Modem CPU USB Connector Intel Celeron TM Socket 370 CPU 300A 733 MHz FSB 66 MHz Inte l Pentium III Socket 370 FC PGA CPU 533A 1130 MHz FSB 100 133 MHz 4 x USB Port...

Page 11: ... Bridge KB MOUSE USB T USB 1 B USB 2 COMA COMB CD1 MODEM WOL WOM AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 Lithium Battery IDE1 IDE2 DIMM1 184pin DDR Module DIMM2 184pin DDR Module DIMM3 184pin DDR Module CPU FAN AUX VIDEO IRDA JUSB1 ACR SW3 SYS FAN Transcend JP1 JP4 TS APR3 CD2 JUSB2 JP2 Power Connector F D D SYS FAN2 CNX1 JP3 ...

Page 12: ...CPU die before powering up the computer Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE COULD RESULT Caution 1 Remember to always make sure the system power is off before installing or removing any devices Check the Power Indicator LEDs near the lower edge of the motherboard as shown in Fig 2 1 and 2 2 and described in Section 1 1 2 Don t forget the stati...

Page 13: ...s locks the CPU into the socket Step 2 Connect the CPU fan s cable to the CPU FAN connector indicated on the diagram below Ensure that the cable is connected correctly It will be obvious which way it must fit HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8 Socket 370 CPU Installation Socket 370 CPU BottomView Notch CPU FAN Socket 370 CPU Top View Notch Transcend ...

Page 14: ...onfiguration SW3 allows you to set the FSB Front Side Bus for 66 100 or 133 MHz Configuration 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 66 100 133 MHz FSB Configuration Jumper Transcend SW3 66 100 133 1 2 3 4 o x x o x o o o x x o x O ON X OFF SW3 ...

Page 15: ...any combination as follows 184pin DIMM DDR DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes DDR DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes DDR DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 MBytes 3 GBytes max DIMM Location DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Total Memory Transcend 184Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 184Pin DDR DRAM Module DIMM1 184Pin DDR DRAM Module DIMM2 184Pin DDR DRAM Module DIMM3 NOTE Different types of DRAM modules suggested not to be installe...

Page 16: ...e to reach this speed If you intend to operate two IDE devices from the same channel one device must be set to Master mode the other to Slave mode Hard disk drives CD ROM drives and other IDE devices can be set as either master or slave depending on the device s jumper settings Please refer to the device s user manual for more information IDE Connectors Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connecto...

Page 17: ...Disk Drive Connector FDC Note Orient the red Floppy Drive Connector stripe to PIN1 PIN1 Transcend 2 8 Fan Power Connectors There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard the CPU FAN SYS FAN and SYS FAN2 Each connector provides 12V power Make sure the power cables are connected in the right direction or damage may occur These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA 6W or less Fan Power C...

Page 18: ...ctor W O M 5 Volt Standby GND RI 2 10 Wake on Modem Connector 3 pin WOM This connector allows the system to be powered up upon receipt of a call via the modem NOTE This function requires that the LAN Wake Up function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP is set to Enabled and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power NOTE This function requires a modem which supports th...

Page 19: ...and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection the user can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers IrDA Connector Transcend IrDA 9 10 5V IRRX GND IRTX CIRRX 5VSB 2 12 Panel Connectors Panel Connectors PIN 11 PIN1 HD_LED RST PW_BN SPEAKER PIN 20 PIN 10 PW_ LED SLPBTN Transcend HARDWARE INSTALLATION 14 ...

Page 20: ...r connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning off your power switch PIN7 RST PIN8 GND Software Power Off LED 2 pin PW_BN Attach the PW_BN Switch of the panel to this connector PIN9 PW_BN PIN10 GND Power LED 3 pin PW_ LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED PIN11 5V PIN12 NC PIN13 GND Speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the cas...

Page 21: ...ices to the two USB ports marked USB Two additional USB Ports can be added using an optional 2x5 header to the on board connectors JUSB1 and JUSB2 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN The onboard parallel printer port is a 25 pin D type connector marked PRN HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 2 13 Power Connector 20 pin PWR CONN Make sure to plug the ATX power supply connector in the right direction The pin d...

Page 22: ... as COMA and COMB 6 Game Port MIDI Port Gold 15 pin GAME The onboard Game port MIDI Port is a 15 pin D type connector marked GAME 7 Line_out Lime Green 1 8 LINE_OUT The onboard Line_out connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE_OUT 8 Line_in Light blue 1 8 LINE_IN The onboard Line_in connector is a 1 8 stereo audio jack marked LINE_IN 9 MIC_IN Pink 1 8 MIC_IN The onboard MIC_in connector is...

Page 23: ...If you wish to use an external ACR or AMR card the onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via jumper JP2 Please disable the onboard audio CODEC if you want to use an ACR or AMR Sound Card Onboard Audio Setting Audio Selection Jumper 1 JP2 Default 1 1 Onboard Codec AMR Codec Transcend NOTE If you want to use a PCI Sound Card with an audio controller on it please disable the OnChip Sound fun...

Page 24: ...h 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 Internal Audio Connectors Transcend AUX White GND Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel GND Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel CD2 White GND Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel CD1 Black GND Modem In PHONE Modem Out MOUT MODEM White V...

Page 25: ...onal serial devices Regarding the external USB ports USB1 and USB2 please refer to Section 2 14 External Back Panel I O Ports Internal JUSB Port Connector VCC USB2 USB2 GND VCC USB3 USB3 GND GND PIN1 PIN2 JUSB1 VCC USB4 USB4 GND VCC USB5 USB5 GND GND PIN1 PIN2 JUSB2 Transcend NOTE Please make sure that the two red stripes on the cable are seated on PIN1 and PIN2 ...

Page 26: ...short pin 2 and 3 of JP4 Reboot the system and enter BIOS Setup to turn on STR Refer to 3 7 Power Management Setup for details Transcend Suspend To RAM Setting Jumper STR_OFF SOFT_OFF 1 1 CMOS 1 JP4 Congratulations You have completed Hardware Setup You may now continue with Chapter 3 BIOS Setup and turn on your PC ...

Page 27: ...ystem configuration This information is stored in CMOS RAM so it can retain the Setup information when the power is turned off If the CMOS battery fails these data will be lost If that happens you must setup your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery Refer to Section 1 1 Essential Handling Precautions Page 1 for instructions on replacing the CMOS battery 3 2 The Main Menu As y...

Page 28: ...tem 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 and Power Interface ACPI options PnP PCI Configurations Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options PC Health Status To display the fan status CPU temperature system temperature etc a...

Page 29: ...gs in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup Exit Without Saving To 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 ...

Page 30: ...hysical block address This will significantly improve data transfer rates for drives with more than 1024 cylinders Large For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders Auto The BIOS automatically determines the optimal access mode Capacity Disk drive capacity Note that this size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by the disk checking program Cylinder ...

Page 31: ...s if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can set the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process The followings are the selections All Errors If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action No Errors POST does not stop for any error All But Keyboard If the BIOS detects any non fatal errors except keyboard POST stops and...

Page 32: ...gram specifically a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive You should then execute an anti virus program Keep in mind that this feature protects the boot sector only not the entire hard drive 27 BIOS SETUP 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 ...

Page 33: ...The Quick POST skips certain steps We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST It s better to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work First Second Third Boot Device Boot Other Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk Therefore IBM PC compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A and then on...

Page 34: ...se the fast Gate A20 line Typematic Rate Setting When this function is disabled the following two items Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay are irrelevant Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system When this function is enabled you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the Typematic Rate setting is enabled you can select ...

Page 35: ...you are running the OS 2 operating system with more than 64 MB of RAM on your system 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 ...

Page 36: ...ge 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 Clock Drive Control This submenu allows you to adjust DRAM timing for stability or overclocking 31 BIOS SETUP ...

Page 37: ...ren t familiar with these features just leave this field as By SPD 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 You may also try setting this value to 2 5 Bank Interleave This function allows you to enhance the DRAM performance Selections are Disabled 2 Bank and 4 Bank Enhanced DDR D...

Page 38: ...figures the chipset s fastest AGP Mode You can set this field to 2 to force a 4X AGP card to run at 2X speed AGP Driving Control This function allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choosing Manual allows you set the AGP Driving Value in the next field We recommend that you set this field to Auto to avoid any errors in the system settings AGP Driving Value This field allows you to adjust the A...

Page 39: ...f 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 Master 0 WS Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an...

Page 40: ...an only access memory up to 16MB The default setting is 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 BIOS This action can increase system performance Memory Parity ECC Check When parity DRAM modules are installed select Enabled to correct 1 bit memory ...

Page 41: ...BIOS SETUP 36 3 6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears VIA OnChip IDE Device This submenu configures the OnChip IDE controller ...

Page 42: ...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 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA33 66 100 implementa...

Page 43: ...ntroller built in please set this field to Disabled VIA MC97 Modem Select Auto to enable the OnChip MODEM Controller which lets you use an add on MODEM card in the ACR slot If you use an add on card with a MODEM Controller built in please set this field to Disabled VIA OnChip LAN Select Enabled to use the OnChip LAN Controller which lets you use an add on LAN device in the ACR slot If you don t us...

Page 44: ...d Auto The second serial port shares resources address and IRQ with IrDA UART Mode Select Choose the right type of infrared device Selections are IrDA IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port Normal Standard operation RxD TxD Active Consult your IR peripheral s documentation to set this field IR Transmission Delay Consult your IR peripheral s documentation to s...

Page 45: ...rmal speed operation in two way mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type EPP1 7 or EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA Assign DMA channel 1 or 3 to the port for ECP mode operation Game Port Address Assign Game Port resources Selections are 201 209 or Disabled Midi Port Address Assign Midi Port resources Selections are 330 300 290 or Disabled Midi Port IRQ Assign Midi Port IRQ Selections are 5 or 10 Init Disp...

Page 46: ...mmands or Multiple Sector Read Write If your IDE HDD 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 PWRON After PWR Fail This function allows the system to resume power or resume former status after a power failure Selections are Off On or Former Sts ...

Page 47: ...ration and Power Interface ACPI functions Otherwise the system will fail to return from suspend mode ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI ACPI Suspend Type 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 the S1 POS setting STR is an e...

Page 48: ...uspend Mode Selections are 1 2 4 6 8 10 20 30 40 1 hr or Disabled Video Off Option This function allows the monitor to remain on or be blanked during a power saving mode Always On Monitor remains on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor is blanked when the system enters the suspend mode Video Off Method This function defines the Video Off features Blank Screen Blanks the screen Use this se...

Page 49: ...ent Activity Detect Soft Off by PWRBTN When set to Instant off the ATX power switch can be used as a normal system Power Off button When set to Delay 4 Sec you need to press the ATX power switch for more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system PS2KB Wakeup from S3 S4 S5 This function allows you awake the system from Power Off S5 or standby mode You can choose Hot key Ctrl F1 F12 or any ...

Page 50: ...pt Requests When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the Operating System it asserts an IRQ signal When the Operating System is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service The IRQs Activity Monitoring function monitors the IRQs you select as On Activity from any of them will awaken a system which has been powered down NOTE This function requires an extern...

Page 51: ...ave this field on Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD if you have just installed a new add on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot The setting will automatically be set back to Disabled when the system reboots Resources Controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure ...

Page 52: ...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 IRQ Resources IRQ n Assigned to When the resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt to one of the following depending on which type of device is using the interrupt PCI Device PCI ISA PnP devices whether designed for PCI or...

Page 53: ...122 F to 70 C 158 F or even Disabled if you like Current System Temperature This field displays the current system temperature Current CPU1 Temp This field displays the current CPU temperature Current CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 Speed These fields display the fan speeds of the CPU and system cooling fans VCORE VTT 5 V 12 5 V 12 V VBAT V 5VSB V These fields display actual system voltage values Shutdown...

Page 54: ...the CPU and the speed of the PCI bus When SW3 is set to Auto the frequency setting depends on your CPU type When SW3 is set to 100MHz you can select the system bus frequency from100MHz to 132MHz When SW3 is set to 133MHz you can select the system bus frequency from 133MHz to 166MHz When you overclock the CPU too much some devices on the motherboard might not function well like onboard CODEC When t...

Page 55: ...permanently stored in the BIOS ROM 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 NOTE These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features ...

Page 56: ...assword 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 screen To disable the password press the Enter key when prompted to enter the password The screen displays a message confirming that the password has been disabl...

Page 57: ...elete key during the POST process and enter BIOS setup to re configure BIOS 3 14 Set User Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS setting of your system This operation is the same as Supervisor Password ...

Page 58: ...3 16 Exit Without Saving Abort the current changes and exit the BIOS utility 3 15 Save Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility 53 BIOS SETUP ...

Page 59: ...IOS APR3 Ver 1 01 The BIOS description occurs on the third line BIOS Version 1 0 V11 for Version 1 1 BIOS File Name APR3 Ver 1 01 You can upgrade to a newer version if your BIOS version is older than this version Make sure the first 5 charactors are exactly the same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version Turn on ...

Page 60: ...ystem Disk Put a clean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon My Computer Click 3 5 Floppy A Select File Format from Command Bar Under Format 3 5 Floppy A Menu Select Format type Full item and Other Options Copy system files Click Start button Step 3 Download the updated BIOS EXE file from the web site to a floppy disk Ref 4 1 and 4 2 Step 4 Execut...

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