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TS-AVD1

USER’S MANUAL

Intel

Pentium

II / III Series

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Page 1: ...TS AVD1 USER S MANUAL Intel Pentium II III Series ...

Page 2: ...n the information and specifications are subject to change without prior notice Disclaimer Transcend provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Transcend its management employees distributors and agents are in no way liable for any indir...

Page 3: ...erboard 6 2 3 CPU Installation 7 2 4 66 100 133MHz System Configuration 10 2 5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting 10 2 6 Memory Configuration 12 2 7 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors 13 2 8 Keyboard Wake Up 14 2 9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 14 2 10 Fan Power Connectors 15 2 11 Wake on LAN Connector 15 2 12 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 16 2 13 Panel Connectors 16 2 14 Power Connector ...

Page 4: ...Setup 35 3 8 Integrated Peripherals 38 3 9 Supervisor Password 41 3 10 User Password 42 3 11 IDE HDD Auto Detection 42 3 12 Save Exit Setup 43 3 13 Exit Without Saving 43 3 14 Load BIOS Defaults 44 3 15 Load Setup Defaults 44 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 45 4 1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version 45 4 2 How to the Download Correct BIOS File from the Web 45 4 3 How to Update Your Motherboard BIO...

Page 5: ...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 golden fingers gold colored connectors which plug in...

Page 6: ...dware available before you unpack your motherboard from its anti static packaging and start building your system Computer case and chassis with appropriate power supply Monitor Slot 1 Central Processing Unit DIMM memory module PS 2 or USB Keyboard PS 2 or USB Mouse Hard Disk Drive Floppy Disk Drive CD ROM Drive Optional External Peripherals printer speakers plotter MODEM Optional Internal Peripher...

Page 7: ...module sockets on board Up to 768MB memory size 8 16 32 64 128 256 SDRAM DIMM Supports ECC 64 72 data bits structure only PC100 PC133 SDRAM compliant I O BUS Slot 1 x AGP slot 5 x Master Slave PCI slots PCI 2 1 compliant 2 x ISA slots one PCI ISA shared I O Functions Supports PIO Mode 3 4 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA 33 66 Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports Supports SPP EPP ECP LPT port Sup...

Page 8: ...d Wake Up Supports Wake on LAN function Remote Ring Wake Up Time Wake Up PCB Dimensions ATX form factor 4 layer PCB 20 4cm x 30 5cm 8 inch x 12 inch 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 CPU temperature monitor FAN speed monitor ...

Page 9: ...RT Support EPP ECP Printers Support IR transmission Flash EEPROM IrDA Header 2 x COM Ports 1 x Parallel Port 2 x USB Ports PS 2 KB Port PS 2 Mouse Port Memory PCI IDE Ports Bus Master PIO Mode 3 4 DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA 33 66 WOL Header Voltage Temperature Fan Speed Health Monitor Expansion Slots 5 x PCI Slots 2 x ISA Slots one PCI ISA shared Via Apollo Pro 133 Chipset KB Wake up SB Linkc Header Awa...

Page 10: ...ISA Slot1 ISA1 ISA Slot2 ISA2 Li Battery PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard USB T Port 1 B Port 2 COMB COMA Printer Parallel Port A T X P o w e r Connector Chipset VIA 693 693A chipset 2Mbit Flash BIOS Multi I O Keyboard Controller Hardware Monitor KB MOUSE USB POWER FAN CPU FAN CPU Freq Ratio DIP Switch SW1 66 100 133MHz JP1 WOL Wake on LAN SB_Link Panel Connector CASE FAN KB AWK IrDA JP5 Slot 1 FDC IDE2 ID...

Page 11: ...e Universal Retention Module URM should already be attched to your motherboard when you unpack It consists of two separate Ears to support the CPU Before installing the CPU the ears must each be pulled upward 90 degree until they click into place when upright as in Diagram 1 Diagram 1 Universal Retention Module URM ...

Page 12: ...e or SECC and the Intel Pentium III Processor also SECC Please refer to Diagram 2 If your URM is not compatible with your motherboard please contact your motherboard retailer See Diagram 2 3 To install the CPU carefully slide it into the URM If you have a Pentium II CPU you will need to press in the Processor Latches to install it 4 When the URM is installed on the PC Board move the slider to the ...

Page 13: ...o in unless it is properly oriented DO NOT apply excessive force when installing the CPU Step 2 Lock the CPU in the URM Lock the processor into the URM by pushing the top right and top left latches to the outward position as shown in the illustration Removing the Processor Step 1 Unlock the CPU by pushing the top right and top left latches inward Step 2 Push both slides on the URM right and left b...

Page 14: ...ease refer to page 31 NOTE If you are not familar with this feature we recommend you set this jumper to AUTO 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting Switch 1 SW1 is for adjusting the CPU s internal frequency ratio The frequency ratio settings are shown in the table shown overleaf The internal frequency can be calculated by the following formula CPU internal frequency freq...

Page 15: ...100 133MHz 66 100 133MHz 66 100MHz 66 100MHz 4 O O O O O X X X X X 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 1 O X X X X O O O O X 2 X O O X X O O X X O 3 X O X O X O X O X O CPU Freq Ratio DIP Switch Setting SW1 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 x 3 5 1 2 3 4 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 ON DIP Tr...

Page 16: ...s ECC Error Checking and Correcting module You can install memory in any combination as follows 168 pin DIMM SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256MB SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256MB SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256MB 768MB max DIMM Location DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Total Memory NOTE Different types of DRAM modules should not be installed on a motherboard at the same time 168Pin DIMM Sockets Unbuffered Position 3 3V Position 168Pin...

Page 17: ...D won t be able to reach this speed If you intend to operate two IDE devices from the same channel one device must be set to Master mode the other to Slave mode A Hard Disk CD ROM or other IDE device can have either setting depending on device s jumper Please refer to the device s manual for more information NOTE The connectors must be attached to the IDE channels the right way round Make sure tha...

Page 18: ...ON 2 8 Keyboard Wake Up 3 pin KB AWK This function makes the Keyboard Power Up the system Set this jumper to Enable if you would like your Keyboard to Power Up your computer Then go to the Integrated Peripherals in the BIOS SETUP MENU please refer to page 38 and choose the setting you prefer Floppy Disk Drive Connector Transcend PIN1 FDC Floppy Drive Connector Note See last page Keyboard Wake Up 1...

Page 19: ...n 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 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 Fan Power Connectors POWER FAN CA...

Page 20: ...e such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection the user can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDAs and printers 2 13 Panel Connectors Power LED Lead 3 pin POWER LED This 3 pin connector attaches to the power LED Pin1 5V Pin2 NC Pin3 GND IrDA Connector Transcend IrDA 1 5 5V NC IRRX GND IRTX Panel Connectors Transcen d S_LED HDD_LED RESET SOFT_OFF SPEAKER KEY LOCK 1 10 20 11 POWER LED ...

Page 21: ... light when the suspend mode works Pin11 5V Pin12 GND Hard disk LED Lead 2 pin HDD_LED This 2 pin connector connects to LED of harddisk The LED lights when a HDD is active Pin13 5V Pin14 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 Pin17 RESET Pin18 GND Software Power Off Lead 2 pi...

Page 22: ...USB 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin PRN The onboard printer port is a 25 pin D type connector marked PRN 5 Serial Ports Turquoise two 9 pin COMA COMB The onboard serial ports are 9 pin D type connectors on the back panel of motherboard The serial port 1 is marked as COMA and the serial port 2 is marked as COMB 18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 14 Power Connector 20 pin PWR CONN Make sure to plug the ATX ...

Page 23: ... JP4 To clear the CMOS data you should turn off your computer power and short pin1 and pin2 of JP4 Clear CMOS Jumper CMOS_CLR Default 1 JP4 Transcend 1 1 1 PS 2 Mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard 3 USB1 3 USB2 4 Parallel Port Printer 5 COMB 5 COMA Back Panel I O Ports ...

Page 24: ...nd cards If your sound card supports this function attach the SB Link cable to this connector SB Link Connector Transcend DGND PCPCIREQN SEPIRQ DGND PCPCIGNTN Congratulations you have now completed Hardware Setup This means that you can move on to Chapter 3 the BIOS setup section and turn on your PC ...

Page 25: ... 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 to highlight the item and press the Enter key to enter the sub menu The fo...

Page 26: ...setup category STANDARD CMOS SETUP Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP Award enhanced BIOS options CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Available options specific to your system chipset POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Advanced Power Management APM and Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI options PNP PCI CONFIGURATION Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options LOAD...

Page 27: ...light the items and use PageUp PageDown to change the value of Date Time Primary Secondary Master Slave This motherboard can support four IDE devices We recommend that you set both TYPE and MODE to AUTO for all drives The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives When you select AUTO for a hard drive the BIOS detects its specification...

Page 28: ...SIZE Disk drive capacity approximately Note that this size is usually slightly larger than the size of 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...

Page 29: ...apters 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 Test POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can set the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process The followings are...

Page 30: ...tire 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 ...

Page 31: ...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 tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy dr...

Page 32: ...000 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 Some display cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG vido cards might not show color properly Set Enabled to correct this problem or leave this field with Disabled OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running...

Page 33: ...cally Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K depends on the used amount Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 DRAM Timing The DRAM timing of Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 in this field is set by the system board manufacturer depending on whether the board has PC100 or PC133 SDRAM PC100 is for 100MHz 10ns memory and PC133 is for 133MHz 7 5ns or faster memory As to the VCM Virtual Channel Memory the sett...

Page 34: ...ing written to memory the read is satisfied through the buffer contents and the read is not sent to the DRAM The choices Enabled and Disabled Concurrent PCI Host When Disabled CPU bus will be occupied during the entire PCI operation period System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the System BIOS resulting in better system perfor mance However if any program writes to this memory area...

Page 35: ...can choose from 50 C 122 F to 70 C 158 F or Disabled Current CPU Temperature This field shows the current CPU Temperature Current Power FAN Speed This field will show the power fan speed by RPM if a 3 wire speed controllable fan is installed Current CPU FAN Speed This field will show the CPU fan speed by RPM if a 3 wire speed controllable fan is installed Current CASE FAN Speed This field will sho...

Page 36: ...he type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode There are three selections for Power Management Three of which have fixed mode settings 1 Min Power Saving Minimum power management mode Inactivity period is defined below HDD Power Down 15 min Doze Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management mode...

Page 37: ...he video buffer Video Off After Select the power saving modes during which the monitor goes blank Doze Monitor remains on during Doze mode Suspend Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode N A This is default When the system enters power saving mode it does not do the video off action MODEM Use IRQ You can select one of the following interrupt resources for MODEM use N A 3 4 5 7 9 10 and 11 ...

Page 38: ...ins alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On even when the system is in power saving mode VGA When set to On default any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been Power Down LPT COM When set to LPT COM default any event occurring at a COM serial LPT printer port will awaken a system which has been Power Down HDD FDD When set to On default any ev...

Page 39: ...soft off mode Time Wake Up This feature can Power On your computer at a time you have selected Date Time Set the date and time to Power On the system These fields are activated only when the Time Wake Up function is enabled Primary INTR When set to On default any primary interrupt request will awake the system which has been Powered Down Following is a list of IRQs Interrupt Requests You can set e...

Page 40: ...errupt request IRQ and DMA assignment fields disappear as the BIOS automatically assigns them 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 IRQ n Assigned to W...

Page 41: ...more data PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions will write to PCI bus immediately 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 transact...

Page 42: ...interface Select Disabled to deactivate an onboard interface if you install a primary and or secondary add on IDE interface IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also ...

Page 43: ... a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard disk drive and your system software can both support Ultra DMA 33 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support Init Display First This item allows you to decide whether to activate PCI Slot display card or AGP display card first Power On Function Button only Power On only by pushing button on the case Default Keyboard 98 You can Power On system by pushing...

Page 44: ...heral documentation to set this field IR Transmission Delay Consult your IR peripheral documentation to set this field Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel printer port The choice 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BCH IRQ7 or Disabled Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The setting SPP allows norm...

Page 45: ...sword and press Enter key again to confirm the new password After the password entry the screen automatically reverts to the main screen To disable the password Press Enter key when prompted to enter the password The screen displays a message confirming that the password has been disabled EPP Mode Select There are two versions of 1 7 and 1 9 available for EPP Mode While setting the version check i...

Page 46: ...revent others from changing the BIOS setting of your system This operation is the same as Supervisor Password 42 BIOS SETUP 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 ...

Page 47: ...BIOS SETUP 43 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 ...

Page 48: ...ues 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 ...

Page 49: ...Please turn on the PC first The screen will display as follows TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS AVD1A V10 Your system could be damaged if a wrong BIOS version is accidently used If you are not sure which version you should choose please contact us at techsupport transcend com tw Warning BIOS Version 1 0 V11 for Version 1 1 BIOS File Name AVD1A V10 You can upgrade to a newer version if your BIOS version is o...

Page 50: ... Step 2 Make a system Disk Put a clean 3 5 disk in Drive A MS DOS Key in FORMAT A s and press Enter Windows O S Select the icon 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...

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