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Page 2 - Intel; 15E Chipset. More details will follow later in this manual.

TS-ASP3 Motherboard Supporting Intel ® Pentium ® III/Celeron™ Series Processor (Coppermine Core) 66/100/133MHz Front Side Bus Intel ® 815EP Chipset Welcome!!Congratulations on your purchase of this great value motherboard, with its range of specialfeatures and innovative onboard functions, built aro...

Page 3 - Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Essential Handling Precautions ......................................................................... 1 1.2 Package Contents ............................................................................................ 2 1.3 Specifications and Feature...

Page 5 - INTRODUCTION; Essential Handling Precautions; IMPORTANT. Read this page before unpacking your motherboard!; Power Supply; Static Electricity

INTRODUCTION 1 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 Elec...

Page 6 - structions and local environmental regulations.; Electric Screwdrivers; Package Contents; CPU; Series; Chipset; - Supports Synchronous DRAM

Please replace your battery only with the same type, or a similar type recommended by the battery manufacturer. If the battery is replaced incorrectly, there is a risk of a short circuit or explosion. Used batteries should be disposed of in accordance with the manufacturer’s in- structions and local...

Page 7 - Award BIOS; - Supports 2 high speed UART 16550 COM ports; Switching Voltage Regulator

• • • • • I/O Bus Slot - 6 X Master/Slave PCI Bus slots (PCI 2.2 compliant) - 1 X CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) slot • Award BIOS - Supports PC99, Plug-and-Play - Supports ACPI, APM, DMI, Green Feature • • • • • I/O Functions - Supports PIO Mode 3, 4, 5 ATAPI devices and Ultra DMA/33/66/1...

Page 8 - PCB Dimensions; - Power failure resume

4 INTRODUCTION • PCB Dimensions - ATX form factor, 4-layer PCB, 21.3 cm x 30.5 cm (8.4 inch x 12 inch) • Other Features - Year 2000 compliant - Power failure resume - FWH (Firmware Hub) supports security manageability - BIOS Virus protection (warning) - PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Wake-Up - Supports Wak...

Page 9 - HARDWARE INSTALLATION; CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Transcend’s TS-ASP3 Motherboard W a k e o n L A N · W O L H e a d e r I r D A H e a d e r U S B 3 / 4 C O N N E C T O R C O M C o n n e c t o r A C 9 7 C O D E C W i n b o n d 8 3 6 2 7 H F - A W · G a m e / M I D I p o r t & A u d i o ...

Page 10 - Layout of Transcend TS-ASP3 Motherboard; C N R; I C H 2

6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.2 Layout of Transcend TS-ASP3 Motherboard T r a n s c e n d P C I S l o t 1 ( P C I 1 ) P C I S l o t 2 ( P C I 2 ) P C I S l o t 3 ( P C I 3 ) P C I S l o t 6 ( P C I 6 ) COMA T : P o r t 1 B : P o r t 2 U S B B a t t e r y DIMM1(64bit 168pin SDRAM Module) DIMM2(64bit 168p...

Page 11 - 6 / 1 0 0 / 1 3 3 M H z F S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n J u m p e r; A U T O

The JP4 Jumper allows you to set the FSB (Front Side Bus) to 66/100/133MHz configuration. When the Jumper is set to “Auto”, the freqency range depends on your CPU type. When you set the FSB to 66MHz, you can select a system bus frequency from 66MHz to 99MHz through “CPU Host/PCI Clock” of “Frequency...

Page 12 - C L E A R; Clear COMS Jumper

8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3.2 Using Jumper JP1 to clear CMOS To clear the CMOS data, you should turn off your computer’s power and short pin1 and pin2 in JP1. C L E A R N O R M A L J P 1 C M O S _ C L R Transcend Clear COMS Jumper

Page 13 - A u d i o S e l e c t i o n J u m p e r; A u d i o

To use an external CNR 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 CNR Audio Card. When you install a CNR card, remember that the onboard audio CODEC uses the primary channel. Therefore, if...

Page 14 - “Integrated Peripherals” in BIOS to choose the setting you prefer.; K e y b o a r d W a k e U p; D i s a b l e

10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3.4 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” in BIOS to choose the setting yo...

Page 15 - V C C 3 A d j u s t; V C C 3

V C C 3 A d j u s t J P 2 8 V C C 3 L o w L o a d M e d i u m L o a d H i g h L o a d Transcend 2.3.5 VCC3 Adjust HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11 Keep this selection fixed unless you are familiar with the system. Default is “Medium”.

Page 16 - Connector Description; won’t be able to reach this speed.; I D E C o n n e c t o r s; I D E

12 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 Connector Description 2.4.1 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 for a total of four devices. Connect you...

Page 17 - F l o p p y D i s k D r i v e C o n n e c t o r

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 13 2.4.2 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 drive(s). Remem...

Page 18 - F a n P o w e r C o n n e c t o r s; G N D

14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4.3 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...

Page 19 - below) in any socket, but never exceed 512MB total memory capacity.; U n b u f f e r e d P o s i t i o n; 6 8 P i n M e m o r y D I M M S o c k e t s

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 15 2.4.4 Memory Configuration This motherboard must be installed with PC100/PC133 SDRAM DIMM. You can install either single-sided or double-sided memory modules in any combination of memory capacities (listed below) in any socket, but never exceed 512MB total memory capacity. N...

Page 20 - P a n e l C o n n e c t o r

16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION P a n e l C o n n e c t o r ++ + S _ L E D H D D _ L E D N C R E S E T S O F T _ O F F S P E A K E R ++ K E Y L O C K 1 1 9 2 0 2 P O W E R L E D Transcend 2.4.5 Panel Connectors Power LED Lead (3-pin POWER LED) This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED. Pin1 : +5V Pin3...

Page 21 - The S_LED will light when the system is in suspend mode.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 17 Suspend Mode LED Lead (2-pin S_LED) The S_LED will light when the system is in suspend mode. Pin2 : +5V Pin4 : GND 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. Pin6 : +5V Pin8 : GND Rese...

Page 22 - Up when a wake-up packet or signal is received from the LAN card.; supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.; + 5 V S t a n d b y; W a k e - o n - L A N C o n n e c t o r

18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4.6 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 wake-up packet or signal is received from the LAN card. NOTE: This function requires that the “Wake-Up by PCI & WOL” function in th...

Page 23 - P o w e r C o n n e c t o r

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 19 2.4.7 Power Connector (20-pin PWR-CONN) Make sure you plug the ATX power supply connector in properly. 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 (ACP...

Page 24 - I r D A C o n n e c t o r

2.4.8 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 print...

Page 25 - Internal Serial Port Connector COMB; I n t e r n a l S e r i a l P o r t C o n n e c t o r C O M B

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 21 2.4.9 Internal Serial Port Connector COMB You can use the provided serial port bracket to add a serial port for additional serial devices. I n t e r n a l S e r i a l P o r t C o n n e c t o r C O M B C O M B D C D S I N D T R G N D D S R C T S R T S R I N C 9 1 0 1 2 S O U ...

Page 26 - I n t e r n a l A u d i o C o n n e c t o r s; MODEM

2.4.10 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...

Page 27 - U S B 3 / 4 C o n n e c t o r

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 23 2.4.11 USB 3/4 Connector U S B 3 / 4 C o n n e c t o r Transcend G N D U S B P 2 + G N D U S B P 2 - U S BP o w e r U S BP o w e r U S B P 3 - U S B P 3 + N C

Page 28 - . P a r a l l e l P o r t; B a c k P a n e l I / O P o r t s

1 . P S / 2 M o u s e 2 . P S / 2 K e y b o a r d 4 . P a r a l l e l P o r t ( P r i n t e r ) 3 . U S B 2 5 . C O M A 7 . G a m e / M I D I P o r t 8 . L i n e _ o u t 9 . L i n e _ i n 3 . U S B 1 1 0 . M I C i n B a c k P a n e l I / O P o r t s 24 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3. USB (Universal Serial ...

Page 29 - CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP; ) to highlight an item and then; 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 for CMOS fails, it will cause the data...

Page 31 - Set Supervisor/User Password; To save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup; Exit Without Saving; To abandon all changes and exit Setup; Standard CMOS Features

BIOS SETUP 27 • 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 it...

Page 33 - Floppy Mode 3 Support

BIOS SETUP 29 • 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 ca...

Page 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; setup system features according to your preferences.; Virus Warning; you first disable this virus warning in BIOS.

- 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. 3.4 Ad...

Page 35 - have external cache memory.

BIOS SETUP 31 • 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 da...

Page 36 - “30” characters per second.

32 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 R...

Page 37 - Advanced Chipset Features; not change any values if you are unfamiliar with the chipset.; SDRAM CAS Latency Time; information of the Memory Module and choose the proper setting.; SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc; Leave it on the default setting.; SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

BIOS SETUP 33 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features This option will change the values of the chipset registers and the system settings 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 “AUTO”. BIOS will auto...

Page 39 - Integrated Peripherals; Choose this option and the following display appears.

BIOS SETUP 35 3.6 Integrated Peripherals Choose this option and the following display 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. Select “Disabled” t...

Page 40 - Select “Enabled” if you use a USB Keyboard.; Init Display First; set these fields to “Auto”.; IDE HDD Block Mode; - Password: Power On only if you key in the correct password.

• • • • • IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33/66/100 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 higher or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both your hard disk drive and you...

Page 41 - in the Power On Function Menu.; Choose the right type of infrared device:

BIOS SETUP 37 - 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. Activated onl...

Page 42 - This option selects IR transmission routing. Two choices are:

• • • • • 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. It is faster than...

Page 43 - Power Management Setup; consumption, according to your own style of computer use.; ACPI Function; seconds to wake up the system and return to the previous situation.; Otherwise, the system will fail to return from suspend mode.; Power Management; to the following modes:

BIOS SETUP 39 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 44 - Video Off Method; Defines the Video Off features.; Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning.; VIDEO Off In Suspend; monitor when the system enters suspend mode.; Suspend Type; Select Suspend Type: “Stop Grant” or “PWR ON Suspend”.; MODEM Use IRQ

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. 2. Max. Power Saving: Maximum power manageme...

Page 45 - CPU will be shut down.; Alarm” field is enabled.

BIOS SETUP 41 • 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. Th...

Page 47 - PCI n Assignment; IRQ Resources; compliant with the original PC AT bus specification.; PCI/VGA Palette Snoop; leave this field at “Disabled”.

• PCI n Assignment Each PCI Slot can assign its own IRQ number. When you assign one and find out that the real IRQ is different from your assignment, the IRQ you assign must be taken over by another device like Printer, USB Controller, MIDI, etc. BIOS SETUP 43 • IRQ Resources • IRQ-n Assigned to Whe...

Page 48 - PC Health Status; CPU Warning Temperature; 22°F” to “70°C/158°F” or even “Disabled” if you like.; Current CPU/System Temperature; This field displays the CPU working voltage.; VTT; This field displays the GTL bus voltage.

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...

Page 49 - CPU Vcore Select; “Enable” can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM/PCI slots.; Spread Spectrum; this situation happens, reduce the frequency.; “Enable” provides spread Spectrum for better EMI solution.; Shutdown Temperature

BIOS SETUP 45 3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control • CPU Vcore Select This option adjusts the CPU voltage. Available selections are Default /+0.05V/+0.1V/+0.2V/ +0.3V/+0.4V/-0.05V/-0.1V • Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk “Enable” can stop the frequency output for unused DIMM/PCI slots. • Spread Spectrum • Clock B...

Page 50 - CPU Clock Ratio; internal frequency according to the following formula:; CPU internal frequency = frequency ratio x system bus frequency.*

• CPU Clock Ratio This function allows you to set the CPU internal frequency ratio. It determines the CPU internal frequency according to the following formula: CPU internal frequency = frequency ratio x system bus frequency.* * System bus frequency is set in the previous field (“CPU Host/PCI Clock”...

Page 51 - Load Optimized Defaults; values are the optimized configuration settings for the system.

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...

Page 52 - Supervisor Password; prompts for the correct password before you boot or access “Setup”.

48 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 ...

Page 54 - Exit Without Saving; Abort current changes and exit the BIOS utility.

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

Page 55 - CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE SETUP; doesn’t match your motherboard, please select the correct one.; 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 shown on the screen. If the model name doesn’t match your motherboard, please select the correct one. 4.1 INF Update for 815EP Chipset ...

Page 56 - Intel Security Controller Driver; Setup, and then follow the figures as below:

4.2 Intel Security Controller Driver This section helps you to install a security controller for Windows 95/98. Click Security Driver Setup, and then follow the figures as below: C l i c k h e r e 1 C l i c k h e r e 2 52 SOFTWARE SETUP C l i c k h e r e 5 C l i c k h e r e 6

Page 57 - Audio Driver Setup; choose the operating system you use.

SOFTWARE SETUP 53 C l i c k h e r e 3 C l i c k h e r e 4 C l i c k h e r e 5 4.3 Audio Driver Setup This section helps you to setup the onboard audio device. Click Audio Driver Setup, and choose the operating system you use. A. Audio Driver for Windows 95/98/2000 The following figures are captured ...

Page 59 - B. Audio Driver for Windows NT

B. Audio Driver for Windows NT SOFTWARE SETUP 55 C l i c k h e r e 1 C l i c k h e r e 2 C l i c k h e r e 3 C l i c k h e r e 4 C l i c k h e r e 5

Page 60 - CHAPTER 5 BIOS UPGRADE; some serious system malfunctions.; How to Check Your BIOS File Name and Version; click on “Slot 1” and choose your motherboard model.; B I O S F i l e N a m e

CHAPTER 5 BIOS UPGRADE Caution! Only users familiar with the upgrade procedure are recommended to update the BIOS of the motherboard and only when there is a need to do so. Please note that you have to download and install the right file for your motherboard. Otherwise, you might cause some serious ...

Page 61 - BIOS UPGRADE; How to Upgrade Your Motherboard BIOS; Please follow the 5 steps listed below to upgrade your BIOS.

BIOS UPGRADE 57 Y o u r s y s t e m c o u l d b e d a m a g e d i f t h e w r o n g B I O S v e r s i o n i sa c c i d e n t l y u s e d . I f y o u a r e n o t s u r e w h a t v e r s i o n y o u s h o u l dc h o o s e , p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s a t : t e c h s u p p o r t @ t r a n s c e n d ...