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Transcend TS-AKT4 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 TS-AKT4 Family USER’S MANUAL AMD Duron/Athlon Motherboard...
  • Page 2 This freedom from liability remains in effect 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 updating easy, and enhance the security and stability of systems built with your Transcend motherboard.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Checklist: Hardware Required for Setup ..............2 Package Contents ......................3 Specifications and Features ..................3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Layout of Transcend TS-AKT4 Family Motherboard ............5 CPU Installation ......................6 2.3 100/133 MHz System Configuration................8 CPU Frequency Ratio Setting..................9 Memory Configuration ....................
  • Page 5 CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPGRADE 4.1 How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version ..........50 4.2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site ........50 4.3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS ............51 Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    TS-AKT4 Family 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.The GREEN LED indicates that the power connector is attached and the system is in Standby status.Stand by-...

  • Page 7: Checklist: Hardware Required For Setup

    PS/2 or USB Keyboard PS/2 or USB Mouse Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) CD-ROM Drive External Peripherals (Optional): Printer, Speakers, Plotter, Modem Internal Peripherals (Optional): Modem, LAN Card 1 x FDD Cable 1 x Ultra DMA/66 cable Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    1.3 Package Contents This motherboard package should contain the following items. Please check them as soon as you unpack the box. If you find any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. TS-AKT4 Family Motherboard 1 x CD-ROM User’s Manual 1 x External USB Connector (optional) 1.4 Specifications and Features...
  • Page 9 ATX Form Factor, 4-Layer PCB, 21.3cm x 30.5cm (8.4 inch x 12 inch) Switching Voltage Regulator VRM 9.0 Compliant Other Features Year 2000 Compliant Anti-Virus Boot-Up System Voltage Monitoring for CPU Vcore, +2.5V, +3.3V, +5V and +12V Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Layout of Transcend’s TS-AKT4 Family S W 1 K B M O U S E C P U - F A N J P 4 Socket 462 U S B 1 / 2...

  • Page 11: Cpu Installation

    1. Remember to always make sure the system power is off before installing or removing any devices. Check the Power Indicator LEDs near the lower edge of the motherboard as shown in Fig. 2.1 Layout of Transcend’s TS-AKT4 Family. 2. Don’t forget the static electricity precautions. (See Section 1.1.) 3.
  • Page 12 TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION fan and the CPU properly oriented, no force is required to insert the CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socket’s lever while holding down the CPU. Step 2: Connect the CPU fan’s power cable to the CPU-FAN connector indicated on the diagram below.

  • Page 13: 100/133 Mhz System Configuration

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3 100/133 MHz System Configuration SW2 allows you to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) for 100 or 133 MHz Configuration (133MHz for AKT4/A). O:ON X:OFF 100/133 MHz FSB Configuration Jumper Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 14: Cpu Frequency Ratio Setting

    TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 CPU Frequency Ratio Setting (JP4,SW1) For Athlon4 CPU, set JP4 tto 1-2 and set SW1 to correct frequency. For Athlon/Duron CPU, set JP4 to 2-3 and set SW1 to correct frequency. J P 4 Default...

  • Page 15: Memory Configuration

    NOTE: Different types of DRAM modules (eg. PC100 and PC133 DIMMs) should not be installed on one motherboard at the same time. 3.3V Position Unbuffered Position 168pin SDRAM Module (DIMM1) 168pin SDRAM Module (DIMM2) 168pin SDRAM Module (DIMM3) 168pin DIMM Sockets Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 16: Primary/Secondary Ide Connectors

    TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.6 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 for a total of four devices.

  • Page 17: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Each connector provides +12V power. Ensure fan power cables are connected in the right orientation, or they may cause damage. These connectors support cooling fans of 500 mA (6W) or less. CPU-FAN Rotation +12V G N D CASE-FAN Fan Power Connectors Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 18: Wake-On-Lan Connector

    TS-AKT4 Family 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 Power-up when a wake-up packet or signal is received from the LAN card. NOTE: This function requires that the “LAN Wake-Up” function in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in BIOS is set to “Enabled”...

  • Page 19: Panel Connectors

    This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Pin13: Pin15: Pin17: Pin19: Hard Disk LED (2-pin HD_LED) This 2-pin connector connects to the LED of the hard disk drive (HDD). This LED lights up when an HDD is active. Pin 6: Pin 8: Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 20: Power Connector

    TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION Sleep Button (2-pin SLP) Pin10: SLEEP Pin12: Reset Switch (2-pin RST) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning off your power switch. Pin14: RESET Pin16: Software Power-Off (2-pin PW_BN) Attach the PW_BN Switch of the panel to this connector.

  • Page 21: External Back Panel I/O Ports

    The onboard Line_out connector is a 1/8” stereo audio jack marked “LINE_OUT”. 8. Line_in (Light blue 1/8” LINE_IN) The onboard Line_in connector is a 1/8” stereo audio jack marked “LINE_IN”. 9. MIC_IN (Pink 1/8” MIC_IN) The onboard MIC_in connector is a 1/8” stereo audio jack connector marked “MIC”. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 22: Using Jumper Jp5 To Clear Cmos

    TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4. Parallel Port 6. Game/MIDI Port (Printer) 1. PS/2 Mouse 3. USB1 3. USB2 5. COMA 5. COMB 8. Line_in 2. PS/2 Keyboard 7. Line_out 9. MIC in External Back Panel I/O Ports 2.14 Using Jumper JP5 to Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and put the JP5 jumper in...

  • Page 23: Onboard Audio Codec Setting

    Please disable the onboard audio CODEC, if you want to use an AMR Sound Card. NOTE: If you want to use a PCI Sound Card with audio controller on it, please disable the “On Chip Sound” function in “Advanced” Chipset Features” in BIOS Setup. Enable Disable CODEC Selection Jumper Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 24: Internal Audio Connectors

    TS-AKT4 Family HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.16 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 25: Internal Usb Port Connector

    USB3+ G N D G N D G N D G N D Internal USB Port Connector Congratulations! You have completed Hardware Setup! You may now continue with “Chapter 3 BIOS Setup” and turn on your PC. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    TS-AKT4 Family 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.
  • Page 27 To control the frequency and voltage of the CPU Load Fail-Safe Defaults To load the most basic BIOS default values required for your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults To load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system performance Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 28: Standard Cmos Features

    TS-AKT4 Family 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 29 Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal access mode. Capacity: Disk drive capacity. Note that this size is slighty greater than the size of a formatted disk given by the disk-checking program. Cylinder: Number of cylinders Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 30 TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP Head: Number of heads 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.: 5-1/4 inch standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in.: 5-1/4 inch high-density drive;...

  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    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 disable the virus warning first. Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 32 TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP CPU Internal/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 access by the CPU.
  • Page 33 “System” boots, or only when you enter “Setup”. OS Select For DRAM >64MB Select “OS2” only if you are running the OS/2 operating system with more than 64 MB of RAM on your system. Select “Non-OS/2” for all other operating systems. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 34: Advanced Chipset Features

    TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP Video BIOS Shadow Select “Enabled” to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM, where the CPU can read data through the 64-bit DRAM bus. This can enhance system performance. 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 specifically use.
  • Page 35 DRAM. The choices are: “Enabled” and “Disabled”. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the system BIOS. This action can increase system performance. Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 36 TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP Video RAM Cacheable Selecting “Enabled” allows caching of the video BIOS. This action can increase system performance. AGP Aperture Size Memory-mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. This item lets you determine the effective size of the AGP Graphics Aperture, which is a memory area used to transfer data to/from the AGP card.
  • Page 37 AGP Master 1 WS Read This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 38: Integrated Peripherals

    TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP 3.6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display appears: OnChip IDE Channel 0/Channel 1 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.
  • Page 39 “Auto”. The second serial port shares resources (address and IRQ) with IrDA. UART 2 Mode Choose the right type of infrared device: Standard: Normal operation HPSIR: IrDA compliant serial infrared port ASKIR: Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 40 TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP IR Function Duplex Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the setting for IR “Half”/”Full” duplex function. TX, RX inverting Enable Consult your IR peripheral documentation to set this field. The item “Yes” means “Low Active” and “No” means “High Active”.
  • Page 41 Assign Sound Blaster resources. We recommend you leave this field on default. MPU-401 Select “Enabled” to use an MPU-401 device (MIDI synthesizer or keyboard) you have installed. MPU-401 I/O Address Assign MPU-401 resource. Game Port Select “Enabled” to assign Game Port resource. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 42: Power Management Setup

    TS-AKT4 Family 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 NOTE: This feature (STR) requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA and 5V standby power for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) functions. Otherwise, the system will fail to return from suspend mode. Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 44 TS-AKT4 Family 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. Video Off Option When “Enabled”, this function allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.
  • Page 45 NOTE: This function requires an external modem which supports the Ring Wake- Up function. RTC Alarm Resume Select “Enabled” if you want to Power-On your system at a certain time on the same day every month, or at a certain time every day. Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 46 TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP Primary INTR If you select “On”, the IRQs Activity Monitoring function will be enabled. 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: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and PnP compatible devices. If you select “Auto (ESCD)”, all of the Interrupt Requests (IRQs) and DMA assignment fields will be deactived as the BIOS automatically assigns them. Transcend Information, Inc.
  • Page 48 TS-AKT4 Family 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: Pc Health Status

    These features let you know the health status of your PC. 3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Vcore Select (only AKT4/A) This function allows you to vary the CPU voltage. Options are: “Default” and from “+0.025V” to “0.1V” and from “-0.025V” to “-0.1V”. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 50: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP Autodetect DIMM/PCI Clk This function allows you to “Enable” or “Disable” auto detection of the DIMM/PCI Clk. Spread Spectrum Modulated This function allows you to “Enable” or “Disable” Clock By Slight Adjust This function allows you to set the FSB frequency of the CPU time.

  • Page 51: Load Optimized Defaults

    BIOS SETUP 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. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 52: Supervisor Password

    TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP 3.13 Supervisor Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings 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 53: User Password

    4. Hold down [Delete] key during the POST process and enter BIOS Setup to re- configure BIOS. 3.14 User Password This option allows you to set a password to prevent others from changing the BIOS settings of your system. This operation is the same as Supervisor Password. Transcend Information, Inc.

  • Page 54: Save & Exit Setup

    TS-AKT4 Family BIOS SETUP 3.15 Save & Exit Setup Save the settings and exit the BIOS utility. 3.16 Exit Without Saving Abort the current changes and exit the BIOS utility.

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Bios Upgrade

    (Make sure the first 5 charactors are exactly the same as your own version if you want to upgrade your BIOS.) 4.2 Download the Correct BIOS File from Our Web Site Go to the Transcend web site: http://www.transcendusa.com/ Choose “Motherboard”. Choose “BIOS”.

  • Page 56: How To Upgrade Your Motherboard Bios

    TS-AKT4 Family BIOS UPGRADE 4.3 How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS Please follow these 5 steps listed below to upgrade 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 the BIOS Setup Program when you start your system.

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