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- Page 1 TS-ALR4 USER’S MANUAL AMD Duron/Athlon Socket A CPU...
- Page 2 This is even if Transcend has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product.
- Page 3 Utility ezBIOS—One Click is All it Takes! Transcend is proud to inform you that your new motherboard comes with ezBIOS from Transcend. This BIOS updating program developed by Transcend will make BIOS updat- ing easy, and enhance the security and stability of systems built with your Transcend motherboard.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Package Contents .................... 2 Specifications and Features ................3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Transcend TS-ALR4 Motherboard ..............5 Layout of Transcend TS-ALR4 Motherboard ............ 6 CPU Installation ....................7 100/133MHz System Configuration ..............9 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting ............10 Memory Configuration .................. - Page 5 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 3.1 BIOS Setup ....................... 2 2 3.2 The Main Menu ....................2 2 3.3 Standard CMOS Features ................2 5 3.4 Advanced BIOS Features ................. 2 7 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features ................3 1 3.6 Integrated Peripherals..................3 3 3.7 Power Management Setup ................
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Essential Handling Precautions IMPORTANT:Read this page before unpacking your motherboard! • Power Supply Caution! Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply when working on the motherboard and its components. • Static Electricity Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your motherboard. -
Page 7: Checklist:hardware Require For Setup
This motherboard package should contain the following items. Please check them as soon as you unpack. If you find any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. - TS-ALR4 motherboard - 1 x CD-ROM - 1 x FDD cable - 1 x Ultra DMA/66/100 cable - User’s Manual... -
Page 8: Specifications And Features
INTRODUCTION 1.4 Specifications and Features • • • • • CPU - Supports AMD Duron / Athlon 550MHz~1.2G+Hz Socket A CPU • • • • • Chipset - ALi 1647/1535D+ • • • • • DRAM Memory - Supports DDR DRAM - 3 x 184-pin DDR DIMM module sockets on board - Up to 3GB memory size - 4/16/64/128/256/512/1024 MB DDR... - Page 9 • Award BIOS - Supports Plug-and-Play, PC99 - Supports ACPI, APM, DMI and Green Feature - Easy BIOS Recovery - Supports Transcend ez BIOS • Wake Up Features - Supports Wake-on-LAN function - Remote Ring Wake Up - Time Wake Up •...
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Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Transcend TS-ALR4 Motherboard I/O Port · General MIDI Port & Audio Jack (Line-In, Line-Out, MIC-In) · · AMD Duron / Athlon Socket A 2 x COM Ports & 1 x Parallel Port ·... -
Page 11: Layout Of Transcend Ts-Alr4 Motherboard
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.2 Layout of Transcends TS-ALR4 Motherboard K B M O U S E J P 1 S W 2 Socket462 U S B 1 / 2 C O M A C O M B Nouth Bridge C P U F A N... -
Page 12: Cpu Installation
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3 CPU Installation So far you have familiarized yourself with the handling precautions, checked you have all of the necessary hardware for building your system, inspected the motherboard package contents and looked at the layout of the motherboard. This chapter will take you step by step through the process of installing the different hardware devices onto it. - Page 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 2: Connect the CPU’s fan cable to the CPU-FAN connector indicated on the diagram below. Ensure that the cable is connected correctly! It will be obvious which way it fits. C P U - F A N CPU Installation...
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Page 14: 100/133Mhz System Configuration
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 100/133 MHz System Configuration The SW1 allows you to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) for 100, or 133 MHz Configuration. S W 1 C P U O : O N X: OFF 100/133 MHz FSB Configuration Jumper... -
Page 15: Cpu Internal Frequency Ratio Setting
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.5 CPU Internal Frequency Ratio Setting The switch 2 (SW2) is designated for adjusting the CPU internal frequency ratio. The frequency ratio is defined in the table below. The internal frequency can be calculated by the following formula: CPU internal frequency = frequency ratio x FSB frequency * * System bus frequency is set in “CPU Host/PCI Clock”... -
Page 16: Memory Configuration
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.6 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with DIMMs (Dual Inline Memory Modules). The DIMMs must be 2.5 Volt DDR DRAM modules. You can install memory in any combination as follows: DIMM Location 184-pin DIMM DIMM1 DDR 4,16, 64,128, 256, 512,1024MBytes DIMM2 DDR 4,16, 64,128, 256, 512,1024MBytes DIMM3... -
Page 17: Primary/Secondary Ide Connectors
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.7 Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-pin IDE) This mainboard supports two 40-pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 (primary IDE channel) and IDE2 (secondary IDE channel). Each channel supports two IDE devices, making a total of four devices. Connect your Hard Disk (the main one if you are using more than one) to the “Master”... -
Page 18: Fdd Connector
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.8 FDD Connector (34-pin FDC) This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. Note: Orient the red stripe to Pin1 P I N 1 FDD Connector... -
Page 19: Wake-On-Lan Connector
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.10 Wake-on-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake-on-LAN output. The system can Power up when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the LAN card. NOTE: This function requires that the “LAN Wake Up” function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP is set to “Enabled”... -
Page 20: Irda-Compliant Infrared Module Connector
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.12 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (6-pin IrDA) The IrDA connector can be configured to support a wireless infrared module. With this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer data to / from laptops(notebooks), PDAs and printers. IrDA CN6 + 5 V I R R X... - Page 21 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Power LED Lead (3-pin POWER LED) This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED. Pin1 : Pin3 : Pin5 : Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Pin13 : Pin15 : GND Pin17 : Pin19 : SPK Harddisk LED Lead (2-pin HD_LED) This 2-pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk.
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Page 22: Power Connector
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.14 Power Connector (20-pin PWR-CONN) Make sure to plug the ATX power supply connector in the right direction. The pin definition is shown below. Make sure that your ATX power supply can support at least 720mA on the standby lead. - Page 23 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5. Serial Port (Turquoise, two 9-pin COMA/COMB) The external back panel serial port is two 9-pin D-type connector marked as “COMA/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.
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Page 24: Using Jumper Jp4 To Clear Cmos
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.16 Using Jumper JP4 to Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and short pin2 and pin3 in JP4. N O R M A L CLEAR CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper... -
Page 25: Internal Audio Connector
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.17 Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD- ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface a voice modem card with a matched connector. It also allows the sharing of mono_in (such as a phone) and mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice modem card. -
Page 26: Internal Usb Port Connector
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.18 Internal USB Port Connector (10-Pin USB3/4) You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for additional serial devices. Regarding the onboard USB, please refer to Section 2.15 “External Rear Panel I/O Ports” (page 17). -
Page 27: Chapter 3 Bios Setup
BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 3.1 BIOS Setup Award BIOS has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM, so it can retain the Setup information when the power is turned off. When the CMOS battery fails, it will cause the data to be lost. If that happens, please set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery. -
Page 28: Standard Cmos Features
BIOS SETUP Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes [F1] General help on setup navigation keys [F5] Load previous values from CMOS [F6] Load the Fail-Safe Defaults from BIOS default table [F7] Load the Optimized Defaults [F10] Save all CMOS changes, and exit The following is a brief summary of each setup category •... -
Page 29: Save & Exit Setup
BIOS SETUP • Save & Exit Setup To save settings 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. •... - Page 30 BIOS SETUP • 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 recommend that you select “AUTO” for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications during POST (Power On Self Test) while the system boots.
- Page 31 BIOS SETUP • Floppy Mode 3 Support Supports some particular Japanese floppy drives ( 3.5 inch drives with 1.2 MB capacity ). • Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The BIOS will detect the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem, but do not select it in this Setup.
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Page 32: Virus Warning
BIOS SETUP 3.4 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” option allows you to improve your system performance and sets up system features according to your preference. • 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 . -
Page 33: Quick Power On Self Test
BIOS SETUP • 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 accessed by the CPU. -
Page 34: Boot Up Numlock Status
BIOS SETUP • Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between “On” and “Off” to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. When toggled “On”, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations. • Gate A20 Option Choose “Fast”... - Page 35 BIOS SETUP • C8000-DFFFF Shadow You can shadow the ROM on other expansion cards by setting these fields. If you install other expansion cards with ROMs, you need to know which address the ROMs use specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K depending on the used amount.
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Page 36: System Bios Cacheable
BIOS SETUP 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system setting will alter. Do not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset. • DDR/SDR CAS Select Depend on your DDR Moudle.2.5(DDR)/3(SDR)/,2(DDR)/2(SDR),Auto(By SPD). •... - Page 37 BIOS SETUP • • • • • ALI Onchip Audio Select”Enable” to enable the Onchip Audio Controller,which lets you Onboard CODEC.If you use an add-on Audio Card,please set this field to “Disable”.
- Page 38 BIOS SETUP 3.6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears. • • • • • On-Chip Primary/Secondary IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate this interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
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Page 39: Init Display First
BIOS SETUP • • • • • On-Chip USB Controller Select “Enabled” if you have a USB Keyboard or any USB device. • • • • • USB Keyboard Support Select “Enabled” if you went to use a USB Keyboard. •... -
Page 40: Onboard Fdc Controller
BIOS SETUP • • • • • IR Function Duplex Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the setting for IR “Half” / ”Full” duplex function. • Onboard FDC Controller You can use this function to enable or disable the onboard FDD controller. •... - Page 41 BIOS SETUP • • • • • Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio related selection. If “Disabled” all of the following selections will be disabled. Select “Enable” if you want to use onboard audio. • • • • • Sound Blaster Select “Enable”...
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Page 42: Acpi Function
BIOS SETUP 3.7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy consumption, according to your own style of computer use. • ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). -
Page 43: Power Management
BIOS SETUP • Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes. 1. Suspend Mode 2. HDD Power Down 3. Doze Mode There are three selections for Power Management. Two of them have fixed mode settings. 1. -
Page 44: Pm Control By Apm
BIOS SETUP • 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”, and “11”. -
Page 45: Resume By Alarm
BIOS SETUP • CPU Thermal-Throttling Select the CPU Thermal-Throttling rate. If BIOS detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will slow down the CPU’s speed according to this field. The choices: “87.5%”, “75.0%”, “62.5%”, “50.0%”, “37.5%”, “25.0%” and “12.5%”. •... -
Page 46: Irqs Activity Monitoring
BIOS SETUP • IRQs Activity Monitoring In the screen, you can see a list of IRQs (Interrupt Requests), When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the Operating System, it asserts an IRQ signal. When the Operating System is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. -
Page 47: Reset Configuration Data
BIOS SETUP 3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations • Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field on “Disabled”. Select “Enabled” to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD), if you have just installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot. The setting will automatically be set back to “Disabled”... -
Page 48: Irq Resources
BIOS SETUP • 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/ISA PnP devices, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture, compliant with the Plug and Play standard. - Page 49 BIOS SETUP • DMA-n Assigned to Just as the IRQ Resource Assignment, you can assign DMA Resources manually. • 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”.
- Page 50 BIOS SETUP 3.10 Frequency Control • Auto Defect DIMM/PCI CIK “Enable” can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM / PCI slots. • Spread Spectrum “Enable” provides spread Spectrum for better EMI solution. • CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of the PCI bus.
- Page 51 BIOS SETUP 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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Page 52: Set Password 4
BIOS SETUP 3.13 Set Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS setting of your system. 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. - Page 53 BIOS SETUP Forget the password? If you forget the password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM with jumper 4 (JP4: CMOS_CLR. Please refer to page 19). To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Unplug your computer. 2.
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Page 54: Save & Exit Setup 4
BIOS SETUP 3.14 Save & Exit Setup Save the setting and exit the BIOS utility. 3.15 Exit Without Saving Abort the current change and exit the BIOS utility. -
Page 55: Chapter 4 Bios Upgrade
BIOS.) 4.2 Download Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site Please enter Transcend web site : http://www.transcendusa.com/ Choose BIOS upgrade environment. The BIOS file name consists of 5 characters. Check the exact BIOS to download. Your BIOS file name must absolutely match the one shown on our web site. -
Page 56: How To Upgrade Your Motherboard Bios
BIOS UPGRADE 4.3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow these 5 steps listed below to update your BIOS. Step 1: Make a record of your original or existing BIOS Setup parameters. -Press [Del] during the power On self Test to enter BIOS Setup Program when you start your system.