Transcend TS-ASP3 i815EP socket 370
Tuesday, July 17, 2001
Introduction
Our i815EP-Board-'A-Thon continues today. This time, it's Transcend's TS-ASP3 that we'll be taking a look at. Traditionally, Transcend has always marketed boards that are feature-rich, and comfortably stable. The TS-ASP3 hopes to continue this tradition, and sports many of the features users have come to know and love - such as PC133 memory, ATA100 drive-support, and an integrated sound-card. With all that in mind, let's say we take a closer look.
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Transcend TS-ASP3 Hardware characteristics
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CPU
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Intel Celeron PPGA 333MHz ~500MHz (FSB 66MHz)
Intel Celeron
FC-PGA 533~800+MHz(FSB 66/100MHz)
Intel Pentium III FC-PGA 500E~1130+ MHz (FSB 100/133 MHz)
Cyrix III 500~733+ MHz
(FSB 100/133MHz)
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Chipset
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Intel(R) 815EP chipset. (544 BGA)+ Intel(R) ICH2 chipset. (241 BGA)
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Form factor
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ATX - 30.5cm X 21.3cm
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Expansion
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6 PCI - 0 ISA - 1 CNR - 1 AGP - 4 USB
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Memory
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3X 168-pins DIMM SDRAM 512Mb PC133
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FSB
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66Mhz to 166Mhz in 1Mhz increment in the BIOS.
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Vcore adj.
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+0.05v, +0.1v, +0.2v, +0.3v, +0.4v, +0.5v, -0.05v, -0.1v
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Vio adj.
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3.34v, 3.5v, 3.6v.
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Audio chipset
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embeded into the chipset
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Configuration
Most of the TS-ASP3's configuration process is accomplished from within the BIOS, as there are only two on-board jumpers that relate to the CPU. The first, labeled JP4, can be used to force the FSB to 66MHz, 100MHz, or 133MHz, while JP28 can be used to alter the Vio voltage.
Within the BIOS, the "Frequency/Voltage Control" menu allows the FSB to be set to a frequency ranging from 66MHz to 166MHz in 1MHz steps.
The clock multiplier can also be set to a value ranging from 3X to 8X - something that's only of practical to those possessing an unlocked CPU, of course.
The Vcore voltage can also be changed, as indicated by the table above.
Finally, within the "Advanced Chipset Features" menu, there lies a feature allowing the memory bus frequency to be set to 100MHz, 133MHz, or to be determined automatically by the system.
A number of memory timing options are also present within the same menu.
Next: Technical details.
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