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Transcend TS-AWE3 User Manual

Intel socket 370 celeron / pentium iii fc-pga series
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  • Page 1 TS-AWE3 TS-AWH3 USER’S MANUAL ® Intel Socket 370 Celeron ® Pentium III FC-PGA Series Transcend Your Supplier, Your Partner, Your Friend.
  • 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: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Essential Handling Precautions...............1 Package Contents..................2 Specifications and Features................2 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Transcend’s TS-AWH3/TS-AWE3 Motherboard...........5 Layout of Transcend’s TS-AWH3/TS-AWE3 Motherboard......6 66/100/133MHz System configuration............7 Memory Configuration..................8 Keyboard Wake Up..................9 Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors............10 Floppy Disk Drive Connector................11 Fan Power Connectors................12...
  • Page 4 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup ....................24 The Main Menu ..................24 Standard CMOS Features................26 Advanced BIOS Features................29 Advanced Chipset Features ................ 32 Integrated Peripherals .................34 Power Management Setup................38 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup............... 41 PC Health Status ..................43 3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control................44 3.11...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Essential Handling Precautions IMPORTANT. Read this page before unpacking your motherboard! Power Supply Be careful! 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 6: Package Contents

    Series Chipset ® - TS-AWH3 : Intel 810-DC100 Chipset (GMCH, ICH); FSB:66/100 MHz ® - TS-AWE3 : Intel 810E Chipset (GMCHE, ICH); FSB: 66/100/133 MHz Display Cache Memory - 4MB Display Cache SDRAM DRAM Memory - Supports Synchronous DRAM - 3 X 168-pin DIMM module sockets on board...
  • Page 7 INTRODUCTION I/O Bus Slot - 5 X Master / Slave PCI Bus slots (PCI 2.2 compliant) - 1 X AMR (Audio/MODEM Riser) slot Award BIOS - Supports PC99, Plug-and-Play - Supports ACPI,APM,DMI, Green Feature I/O Functions - Support 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 - Supports 3 mode/1.44/2.88MB floppy drive...
  • Page 8 INTRODUCTION PCB Dimensions - ATX form factor, 4-layer PCB, 20.4cm x 30.5cm (8 inch x 12 inch)

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Transcend’s TS-AWE3/TS-AWH3 Motherboard Back panel I/O ports Back panel I/O ports Main Memory Main Memory · Game/ MIDI port & Audio Jack · Game/ MIDI port & Audio Jack · · Intel ·...

  • Page 10: Layout Of Transcend's Ts-Awh3/Ts-Awe3 Motherboard

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.2 Layout of Transcend’s TS-AWE3/TS-AWH3 Motherboard KB MOUSE PWR-CONN PS/2 T : M o u s e B:Keyboard FAN1 POWER-FAN U S B T:Port 1 B:Port 2 JP15 C O M A Intel G M C H 8 1 0 E /...

  • Page 11: 66/100/133Mhz System Configuration

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3 66/100/133 MHz System Configuration The JP2 Jumper allows you to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) to either 66/100/133MHz configuration. When you set the FSB to 66MHz, you can select a system bus frequency from 66MHz to 75MHz through “CPU Host/PCI Clock” of “Frequency/Voltage Control” in the BIOS Setup menu (please refer to page 44).

  • Page 12: Memory Configuration

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with PC100 / PC133 SDRAM DIMM. If you install one DIMM, place it in the DIMM1 slot. If you install two DIMMs, place them in slots DIMM1 and DIMM2. If you install three DIMMs, you can only install single sided DIMMs onto the DIMM2 and DIMM3 slots, not double-sided DIMMs.

  • Page 13: Keyboard Wake Up

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.5 Keyboard Wake Up (3-pin KB-AWK This function makes the Keyboard Power Up the system. Set this jumper to “Enable” if you’d like your Keyboard to Power Up your computer. Then, go to the”Power On Function” in the “Integrated Peripherals”...

  • Page 14: Primary / Secondary Ide Connectors

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.6 Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-pin IDE) This motherboard supports two 40-pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 (primary channel) and IDE2 (secondary 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” connector (at the end of the cable) and connect it to IDE1 (see important note below).

  • Page 15: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin FDC) This connector supports the floppy disk drive ribbon cable which is one of the items in your motherboard package. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to the floppy drives.

  • Page 16: Fan Power Connectors

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.8 Fan Power Connectors There are three fan power connectors on the motherboard: CPU-FAN, POWER-FAN, and CASE- FAN. Each connector provides +12V power. The cables can only be attached a certain way: If you try to put them in the wrong way, they won’t fit. These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA (6W) or less.

  • Page 17: Wake-On-Lan Connector

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.9 Wake-on-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 “Wake-Up by PCI & WOL” function in the “Power Management Setup”...

  • Page 18: Irda-Compliant Infrared Module Connector

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.10 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (10-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, users can transfer files to or from laptops (notebooks), PDAs and printers. You must also configure the setting through “UART Mode Select”...

  • Page 19: Panel Connectors

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.11 Panel Connectors P O W E R L E D K E Y L O C K S P E A K E R S _ L E D H D D _ L E D R E S E T S O F T _ O F F Panel Connector Power LED Lead (3-pin POWER LED) This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED.
  • Page 20 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Suspend Mode LED Lead (2-pin S_LED) The S_LED will light when the suspend mode works. Pin2 : Pin4 : Hard disk LED Lead (2-pin HDD_LED) This 2-pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk. The LED lights up when a HDD is active.

  • Page 21: Power Connector

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.12 Power Connector (20-pin PWR-CONN) Make sure you 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 +5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) functions. P W R - C O N N +3.3V +3.3V...

  • Page 22: External Back Panel I/O Ports

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.13 External Back Panel I/O Ports There are 10 kinds of external connectors on the back panel of the motherboard. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing. 1. PS/2 Mouse Port (Green 6-pin MOUSE) The onboard PS/2 Mouse port is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked “MOUSE”.

  • Page 23: Using Jumper Jps To Clear Cmos

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4. Parallet Port 7. Game/MIDI Port (Printer) 1. PS/2 Mouse 3. USB1 3. USB2 5. COMA 6. VGA Port 9. Line_in 2. PS/2 Keyboard 8. Line_out 10. MIC in Back Panel I/O Ports 2.14 Using Jumper JPS to clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and short pin1 and pin2 in JP5.

  • Page 24: Fwh Lock Jumper

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.15 FWH Lock Jumper (JP6) This jumper controls the Firmware Hub (FWH) lock-function. When set to “LOCK”, it prevents programming or block erase to the top block of FWH. There are 8 blocks of addressable space controlled by the FWH. The top block (block 7, also called “Boot Block”) stores some critical codes.

  • Page 25: Onboard Audio Setting

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.16 Onboard Audio Setting (JP3 ON-BOARD AUDIO) For the external AMR card, the onboard audio CODEC can be enabled or disabled via this jumper. Please disable the onboard audio CODEC, If you want to use a PCI Sound Card or an AMR Card.

  • Page 26: Internal Audio Connector

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.17 Internal Audio Connector 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 27: Internal Serial Port Connector Comb

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.18 Internal Serial Port Connector COMB You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for additional serial devices. Regarding the onboard COMA, please refer to Section 2.14 “External Back Panel I/O Ports” (page 20). C O M B D C D D S R...

  • Page 28: 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 battery of CMOS fails, it will cause the data to be lost. If that happens, please set up your configuration parameters again after replacing the battery.
  • Page 29 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 the CMOS changes, and exit The Following is a brief summary of each setup category.

  • Page 30: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS SETUP Set Supervisor / User Password To change, set, or disable a password 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 31 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 recommand that you select type “AUTO” for all drives.
  • Page 32 BIOS SETUP Precomp : Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone : Landing zone Sector : Number of sectors Drive A / Drive B Select the correct types of diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. - None : No diskette drive installed - 360K, 5.25 in.

  • Page 33: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS SETUP - All, But Diskette : If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error except floppy disk drive, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action. - All, But Disk / Key : If the BIOS detects any non-fatal error except floppy disk drive or keyboard, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.
  • Page 34 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 higher 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 access by the CPU.
  • Page 35 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” (default) or “Normal”. “Fast” allows RAM access above 1MB to use the fast Gate A20 line.

  • Page 36: Advanced Chipset Features

    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. SDRAM CAS Latency Time This controls the SDRAM performance: default is 3 clocks. If your SDRAM DIMM specification is 2 CAS latency, change “3”...
  • Page 37 BIOS SETUP Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the video BIOS. This action can increase system performance. Memory Hole At 15M-16M Enabling this feature reserves memory address space (between 15 and 16MB) to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes between 15 and 16MB of memory unavailable to the system.

  • Page 38: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS SETUP 3.6 Integrated Peripherals This option will load the default BIOS values. Choose the option and the following message appears. On-Chip Primary / Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface which supports two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface.
  • Page 39 BIOS SETUP IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33(66) implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive can support it, and if the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both your hard disk drive and your system software can support Ultra DMA/33(66), select “Auto”...
  • Page 40 BIOS SETUP - Any Key : Press any key to Power On the system. - Button only : Power On only by pushing the button on the case (Default). - Keyboard 98 : You can Power On system by pushing the [Power-On] key of Keyboard 98. KB Power On Password Enter the Power On Passward here.
  • Page 41 BIOS SETUP Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. - SPP : Allows normal-speed operation, but in one direction only. - EPP : Allows bi-directional parallel port operation at maximum speed. - ECP : Allows DMA and bi-directional operation.

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    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 BIOS SETUP 1. Suspend Mode 2. HDD Power Down There are three selections for Power Management. Two of them have fixed mode settings. 1. Min. Power Saving : Minimum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined below: Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min.
  • Page 44 BIOS SETUP Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), all devices except the CPU will be shut down. HDD Power Down After the selected period of system inactivity (1 to 15 minutes), the hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active.

  • Page 45: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    BIOS SETUP The settings in these fields enable or disable the detection of Primary IDE 0 IDE, floppy, serial and parallel port activities for powering down Primary IDE 1 state transition. Actually it detects the read/write to/from I/O ports. Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 FDD, COM, LPT Port PCI PIRQ[A-D]#...
  • Page 46 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. - Legacy ISA Devices requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port1), compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.

  • Page 47: Pc Health Status

    BIOS SETUP 3.9 PC Health Status This menu provides two thermo-protect functions (CPU warning temperature and shutdown temperature) and a hardware monitor center. These features let you know the health status of your PC. CPU Warning Temperature This field allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. You can choose from “50°C/ 122°F”...

  • Page 48: Frequency/Voltage Control

    BIOS SETUP 3.10 Frequency / Voltage Control CPU Host / PCI Clock This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU and the speed of PCI bus. When JP3 is set to 66MHz, you can select the system bus frequency from 66MHz to 68 MHz.

  • Page 49: Load Fail-Safe Default

    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.

  • Page 50: Supervisor Password

    BIOS SETUP 3.13 Supervisor 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”.

  • Page 51: User Password

    BIOS SETUP 3.14 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. 3.15 Save & Exit Setup Save the setting and exit the BIOS utility.

  • Page 52: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS SETUP 3.16 Exit Without Saving Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility.

  • Page 53: Chapter 4 Software Setup

    SOFTWARE SETUP CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE SETUP Insert the CD-ROM enclosed with your motherboard into the CD-ROM drive. After the autorun program has executed, please check the model name showed on the screen. If the model name doesn’t fit your motherboard, please re-select the correct one. 4.1 INF Update for 810 Chipset This section introduces INF files in Windows 95/98 for the following items:System and Graphics, LPS Interface, SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus master IDE, USB Host, Controllers.

  • Page 54: Vga Driver Setup

    SOFTWARE SETUP Click here Click here 4.2 VGA Driver Setup This section introduces Intel 810 DC-100 (or 810E) system and graphics controller Driver. Click VGA Driver Setup, and the follow the figures as below: Click here Click here...

  • Page 55: Intel Security Controller Driver

    SOFTWARE SETUP Click here Click here 4.3 Intel Security Controller Driver This section helps you to install a security controller for Windows 95/98. Click Security Driver Setup, and then followthe figures as below: Click here Click here...

  • Page 56: Audio Driver Setup

    SOFTWARE SETUP Click here Click here Click here 4.4 Audio Driver Setup This section helps you to setup the onboard audio device. Click Audio Driver Setup, and choose the opration system you use. A. Audio Driver for Windows 95/98/2000 The figures follow are captured from Windows 98SE, and you can setup the Audio Codec in almost the same way in Windows 95 and Windows 2000.
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  • Page 59: Software Setup

    SOFTWARE SETUP B. Audio Driver for WindowsNT Click here Click here Click here Click here...
  • Page 60 SOFTWARE SETUP Click here Click here Click here Click here...

  • Page 61: Chapter 5 Bios Upgrade

    BIOS.) 5.2 How to Download the Correct BIOS File from the Web Please enter the Transcend website on: http://www.transcendusa.com/ On the front page, click on the”Motherboard” icon, which is the second one down: on the Motherboard page, click on the “BIOS”...

  • Page 62: How To Upgrade Your Motherboard Bios

    Your system could be damaged if the wrong BIOS version is accidently used. If you are not sure what version you should choose, please contact us at: techsupport@transcend.com.tw 5.3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow these 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS.

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