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Walk On LAN /443ZX ChipSet AGP Port LI Battery Multi I/O Chip Panel 4 PCI Slots Connector BIOS Freq-Ratio DIP Switch Intel PIIX4 2 ISA Slots ChipSet * T:Top ** B:Bottom *** 3 DIMM Sockets for TS-ABX31, 2 DIMM Sockets for TS-AZX31...
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PCI Slot2 (PC CI2) PCI3 Intel PCI Slot3 (PC CI3) PIIX4 PCI4 ChipSet PCI Slot4 (PC CI4) ISA1 ISA Slot1 1 (ISA1) ISA2 ISA Slot2 2 (ISA2) * ECC is valid for TS-ABX31 only. ** DIMM3 is effective for TS-ABX31 on nly.
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DIMM1 (64/72bi t 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) DIMM2 (64/72bi t 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) (Bottom) DIMM2 (64/72bi t 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) Frequency DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR Notch PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-A AZX31 Socket 370...
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PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-AZX31 66/100MH Hz FSB Configuration Jumper CPU internal frequency = frequency ratio x system bus frequency * NOTE: Because Intel has locked the Socket 370 Celeron CPUs frequency ratio, setting SW1 to adjust the frequency ratio is useless. Howerer, it may be effective if Intel un-...
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DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR 1 2 3 4 : 466/700MHz PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch 1 2 3 4 CPU Freq.-Ratio D DIP Switch : 500/750MHz 1 2 3 4 TS-ABX31/TS-AZX31 CPU Fr Freq.-Ratio DIP Switch Setting...
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: Memory speed setup is required through Auto Configuration in BIOS Chipset Features Setup. *DIMM3 is valid for TS-ABX31 only. **Maximum of 768MB is for TS-ABX31, while 256MB for TS-AZX31. Parallel Port Infrared Port 2Mbit Flash (BIOS) KB-AWK...
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DIMM2 (64/72bit 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) Frequency DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-AZX3 1 Keyboard Wake Up Parallel Port Infrared Port 2Mbit Flash (BIOS) KB-AWK CPU-FAN Fl o ppy Connector PIN1...
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DIMM2 (64/72bit 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) Frequency DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-AZX31 Flo oppy Disk Drive Connector CPU-FAN Parallel Port Infrared Port 2Mbit Flash (BIOS) KB-AWK CPU-FAN Fl o ppy Connector...
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DIMM2 (64/72bi t 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) Frequency DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-AZX31 W Wake-on-LAN Connector Parallel Port Infrared Port 2Mbit Flash (BIOS) KB-AWK CPU-FAN Fl o ppy Connector IrDA...
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION Power LED Lead (3-pin KEYLOCK) Keylock Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER) Suspend Mode LED Lead (2-pin S_LED) Hard disk LED Lead (2-pin HDD_LED) Suspend Switch Lead (2-pin SUS) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET)
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DIMM2 (64/72bi t 168pin SDRAM Module) HDD_LED RESET Frequency DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-AZX3 31 Panel Connector Parallel Port PWR-CONN Infrared Port 2Mbit Flash (BIOS) KB-AWK CPU-FAN Fl o ppy Connector +12.0V +5.0V +5.0V Standby...
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION 1. PS/2 Mouse Parallel Port (Printer) 3. USB1 3. USB2 2. PS/2 Keyboard 5. C COMB 5. COMA TS-ABX31/TS-AZX3 31 External Connectors...
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DIMM1 (64/72bit 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) DEFAULT DIMM2 (64/72bit 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) DIMM2 (64/72bit 168pi n SDRAM Modul e ) Frequency DIP Switch Second IDE Connector CMOS_CLR PANEL CASE-FAN Primary IDE Connector Panel Switch TS-ABX31/TS-AZX3 31 Clear CMOS Jumper...
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BIOS SETUP • Drive A / Drive B • Video • Halt On...
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BIOS SETUP • Virus Warning 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...
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BIOS SETUP • CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking • Quick Power On Self Test • Boot Sequence • Swap Floppy Drive • Boot Up Floppy Seek • Boot Up NumLock Status • Gate A20 Option • Typematic Rate Setting...
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BIOS SETUP • Typematic Rate (Chars / Sec) • Typematic Delay (Msec) • Security Option • PCI/VGA Palette Snoop • OS Select for DRAM > 64MB • HDD S.M.A.R.T capability • REPORT NO FDD FOR WIN95 • Video BIOS Shadow...
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BIOS SETUP • Auto Configuration • EDO DRAM Speed Selection • EDO CASx# MA Wait State / EDO RASx# MA Wait State...
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BIOS SETUP • SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay • SDRAM RAS Precharge Time • SDRAM CAS Latency Time • SDRAM Precharge Control • DRAM Data Integrity Mode • System BIOS Cacheable • Video BIOS Cacheable • Video RAM Cacheable • 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time •...
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BIOS SETUP • Memory Hold At 15M-16M • Passive Release • Delayed Transaction • AGP Aperture Size (MB) www.agpforrum.org • CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) • CPU Warning Temperature • Current CPU FAN Speed • Current Power FAN Speed • Current CASE FAN Speed...
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BIOS SETUP • ACPI function • Power Management...
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BIOS SETUP • PM Control by APM • Video Off Method • Video Off After • MODEM Use IRQ • Doze Mode...
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BIOS SETUP • Standby Mode • Suspend Mode • HDD Power Down • Throttle Duty Cycle • PCI/VGA Active Monitor • Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN • Ring Wake Up • LAN Wake Up NOTE: This feature requires the network interface and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5 V standby power.
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BIOS SETUP • Resource Controlled by • Reset Configuration Data • IRQ-n Assigned to • DMA-n Assigned to • PCI 1,2,3,4 Use IRQ No. • Used MEM Base Addr...
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BIOS SETUP • • • • • IDE HDD Block Mode • IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO • • • • • IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Ultra DMA...
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BIOS SETUP • • • • • On-Chip IDE Primary / Secondary PCI IDE • • • • • USB Keyboard Support • Init Display First • • • • • POWER ON Function • • • • • KBC Input Clock à...
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BIOS SETUP • • • • • Onboard Serial Port 1 • • • • • Onboard Serial Port • • • • • UART Mode Select • • • • • Onboard Parallel Port • • • • • Parallel Port Mode •...
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BIOS SETUP NOTE: This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high performance features.
BIOS UPGRADE CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE TRANSCEND MODULAR BIOS : ABX3A-V10 ABX3A - V10 BIOS Version 1.0 (V 11 for Version 1.1) ( You can upgrade t to newer version if your BIOS version is older than this version.) BIOS File Name...
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BIOS UPGRADE FORMAT A:/S Format 3.5 Menu...
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