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SER’S More compatible, more functional and more competitive. Excellent quality and faster response. MANUAL Supporting Intel PENTIUM III FCPGA, Celeron FC-PGA/PPGA Socket ® ® 370 Processors, UDMA33/66/100, PC133 SDRAM, Integrated VGA Graphic Controller. Quality, Performance Mainboards...
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No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of MANUFACTURER.
Two DIMM slots support up to 512MB Memory Capacity. Four USB ports support USB Devices. WAKEUP-LINK Header support Intel Wake-On-LAN. Integrated LSI 80225 LAN PHY supports 10/100M Ethernet (Only for TX-PLE). Integrated AC97 2.1 Compliant Codec with 3D Stereo enhancement (optional). Award 2Mbit BIOS, PC99/ACPI/DMI Compliant.
Fast Start Installation This section will aid you in quickly setting up the Mainboard. Be sure to take caution to avoid personal injury or damage to wiring due to sharp pins on connectors, printed circuit assemblies, rough edges and corners and hot components. Your Location Requirements Are: •...
Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Set the Jumper JBAT1 to [2-3] to clear CMOS Remember: Please set it back to normal [1-2] after clear CMOS LAN Speed Setting(Only for TX-PLE) J2 to [1-2] [2-3] 100M LAN Duplex Setting(Only for TX-PLE) J3 to...
Quick Steps Please follow these steps in order to assure your series Mainboard installation is successful. Please refer to the back chapters for further information regarding boot-up and configurations. An anti-static wrist band is recommended when handling electronic components, be sure your work area is static free before you begin this section Installing the Central Processing Unit (PGA CPU) The mainboard provides a 370 pins, Socket 370.
Installing the memory Memory is installed in DIMM Sockets 1-2 (F in diagram) as follows : After you have set the DIMM firmly into its socket, snap the white chip holders up to lock in the DIMM. Page 12 Mainboard User's Manual...
Attaching the power supply ribbon cable IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connector's are labeled on the motherboard. ATX Power Connector. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR) The single 20-pin connector (B in diagram) incorporates standard +/-5V and +/-12V, with a standby 5V.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin FLOPPY). This is a 34-pin connector that supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the on-board “FLOPPY” connector, (O in diagram) connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the corresponding floppy drives.
Installing the mainboard into your computer chassis Snap black mounting pins onto the mainboard as shown. Carefully install the mainboard into the computer chassis and align the corresponding mounting holes on the mainboard with the holes on you chassis. While chassis design varies you may need to refer to the chassis manual for the mainboard Insert white pins through the chassis and mounting area.
PCI Board Installation Installing LAN Module CARD (Only for TX-PLE Optional) LAN Connector on the Module CARD connects to connector "q" on TXPLE Mainboard,Enter CMOS setup enable onboard LAN.Then install LAN driver in the driver CD.
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Award BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Sets time, date, hard disk type, types of floppy drive, Monitor type, and if keyboard is installed. Advanced BIOS Features Sets Typematic Rate and Delay, Above 1 MB Memory Test, Memory Test Tick Sound, Hit <Del> Message Display, System Boot Up Sequence, and many others.
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Standard CMOS Features Select the BIOS Setup options by choosing Standard CMOS Features from the BIOS. Standard Setup options are described below. Date (mm:dd:yy) - Setting for the system Date Time (hh:mm:ss) - Setting for the system Time. Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave...
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Video The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/;Video Graphics Adapter. For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode MONO...
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Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning You can “Enable” or “Disable” this feature. When enabled, BIOS will activate automatically if anything attempt to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table during system boot-up. The default value is “Disabled”. CPU Internal Cache This category enables or disables the CPU internal cache to speed up memory access.
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First / Second / Third Boot Device This feature allows you to select the system first boot device. The options are Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CD-ROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled. Boot Other Device This feature allows you to system to select other boot device automatically. Swap Floppy Drive This feature allows you to enable the system swap floppy function, the default is “Disabled”.
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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Some the OS/2 application access the memory in different mode. Enable this option to allow the system use another mode to access the main memory for OS/2 applications. Report No Floppy Disk For Windows 95. The system will report floppy disk status to Windows 95 if setting is "Yes"...
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Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Clock / Drive Control This item allows you to modify the SDRAM Cycle Length. Enable / Disable DRAM Timing By SPD, modify the SDRAM Clock. Disable / Enable Bank Interleare. If problem appears after changing these options, please power off the system, and clear the cmos. Then power on the system with loading the "Load Optimied Defaults".
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Memory Hole In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. The choices: 15M-16M, Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting "Enabled" allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.
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Integrated Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device This submenu allows you to modify the onboard IDE Channel 0 & 1 functions. OnChip IDE Channel 1 / 0 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select "Enabled" to activate the secondary IDE interface.
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33/66/100 select "Auto"...
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Power Management Setup Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: HDD Power Down Doze Mode Suspend Mode There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings.
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PM Control by APM When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If Advance Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings. If the Max.
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PnP / PCI Configurations PNP O/S Installed This item allows you to determine PnP OS is installed or not. The choices : Yes, No. Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.
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PC Health Status Current CPU Temp. / Current System Temp. Detect CPU and System temperature automatically. Corrct FAN1 / FAN2 Speed Detect Fan Speed Status automatically. 12V / 5V / Vcore / Internal Vcc Detect System Voltages status automatically. Mainboard User's Manual Page 31...
Load Fail-safe Defaults Fail-safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. Page 32 Mainboard User's Manual...
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Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. Mainboard User's Manual Page 33...
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Set Supervisor / User password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters and press<Enter>. The new password will clear the previously entered password from CMOS Memory, you will be asked to confirm the Password.
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Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and Save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Mainboard User's Manual Page 35...
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Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and Without Saving the User setup Value. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Page 36 Mainboard User's Manual...
Glossary AT Keyboard Connector The Mainboard provides a on-board AT Keyboard Connector. PS/2 Mouse Connector The Mainboard provides a on-board PS/2 Connector for the PS/2 mouse. ATX Power Supply Connector The Mainboard provides a single 20-pin ATX power supply connector, which incorporates standard +5V and +12V, 3.3V and soft-on/off signals.
About the Soft Touch Power Button In an ATX based system, the new soft touch power button replaces the main power switch that turns your system on and off. From an OFF state, you can switch the system ON by simply pressing the power button.
Extended capabilities Port (ECP) mode. EPP Mode requires a driver provided by the peripheral manufacturer in order to operate properly. LAN Speed Header (Only for TX-PLE) Set the Jumper J2 to [1-2] , LAN Speed is 10MHz,to [2-3] is 100MHz.
LITHIUM BATTERY A 3V, CR-2032, Lithium battery is installed on the on-board battery socket. This battery is sued to supply the CMOS RAM backup power during system powered-off. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Therefore, if you have any difficulties, please consult the technical personnel PCI Add-In Board Connector The Mainboard provides 2 PCI Connectors for the PCI cards.
Flash BIOS The Mainboard flash BIOS provides users with more flexibility in upgrading their mainboards. The flash BIOS can be easily reprogrammed via software. Floppy Drive Connector The Mainboard provides a 34-pin connector that supports the included floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the on-board “FLOPPY”...
WAKEUP-LINK Heder The Mainboard provides one WAKEUP-LINK headers (WOL) used to connect an add-in Network Interface Card which has Wakeup capability. LAN Connector (Only for TX-PLE) The Mainborad provides a 17-pin LAN Connector for the Onboard 100Mbps PCI LAN. CPU Socket The Mainboard provides a 370-pin Socket 370 CPU Socket for intel PIII FCPGA, Celeron FC-PGA / PPGA Processor.
CAUTION! Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the processor’s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. Without sufficient circulation. the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the mainboard. You may install an auxiliary fan if necessary.
1. Boot up the Operating System ( Windows 95/98/NT/2000 ) 2. Put the CD Disc into the CD-ROM Drive and wait for Autorun. 3. Select TX-PLE/TX-PLE-SE and click your Operating System Type 4. Follow the instruction and install suitable Drivers...
Norton Anti-Virus OEM Version Setup Guide Step 1 : Load the Driver CD in CDROM and find the "Norton AntiVirus 2001 Install" Option. Step 2 : When CD finishes loading, press " Install Norton AntiVirus" to install the software. Page 46 Mainboard User's Manual...
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Step 3 : Follow the installation procedures on screen. Step 4 : Select "Yes" and press "Finish" button to reboot computer. Mainboard User's Manual Page 47...
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