Asus TX97-E manual

R TX97-E

Pentium® Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Contents

Page USER'S NOTICE •Intel, LanDesk, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation •Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation •Windows and MS-DOSare registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation •Sound Blaster AWE32 and SB16 are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Marketing Info: Technical Support: ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL ASUS COMPUTER GmbH CONTENTS How this manual is organized Item Checklist Features of the ASUS TX97-EMotherboard Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards CONTENTS ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver How this manual is organized Item Checklist Features of the ASUS TX97-EMotherboard Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards II.FEATURES Voltage Monitoring and Alert CPU Slow Down Auto Fan Off even in sleep mode Parts of the ASUS TX97-EMotherboard Map of the ASUS TX97-EMotherboard Jumpers Expansion Slots Connectors III. INSTALLATION (Map of Board) (Map of Board) Installation Steps 1. Jumpers Jumper Settings III.INSTALLATION 3.Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR) Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR) RTC RAM RTCLR Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification 5.CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2) 6.CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1) 2.System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) SIMM Memory Installation DIMM Memory Installation (This page was intentionally left blank) 3.Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4.Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure: Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 5.External Connectors 3.Parallel Printer Connector (26 Pin Block) NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port 4.Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 10-pinblocks) 5.CPU Cooling Fan Connector (FAN) These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins 6.Chassis Open Alarm Lead (CHASSIS) 7.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-pinBlock) 8.IDE activity LED (IDE LED) 9.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinblock) 10.AT Power Connector (12-pinblock) AT Power Connector with ATX Features 11.Message LED Lead (TB LED) 12.SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI) 13.ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (PWR SW) 14.Reset Switch Lead (RESET) 15.Keyboard Lock Switch Lead & System Power LED (KEYLOCK) 17.PS/2 Mouse, USB, Infrared Connector (18-pinblock) Second Infrared (IrDA) & Fast Power Connection Procedures Support Software Flash Memory Writer Utility Main Menu Advanced Features Menu Managing & Updating your Motherboard's BIOS 6. BIOS Setup Load Defaults Standard CMOS Setup Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Auto detection of hard disks on bootup Auto NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Drive A / Drive B (None) Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled) BIOS Features Setup Details of BIOS Features Setup (BIOS Boot Sequence (C,A) A,CDROM,C CDROM,C,A A,C Chipset Features Setup Details of Chipset Features Setup (Chipset SDRAM CAS# Latency (3T) SDRAM Speculative Read (Disabled) Passive Release (Enabled) Delayed Transaction (Disabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) Settings are and for the onboard serial connector Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) Power Management Setup Details of Power Management Setup Video Off Method (V/H SYNC + Blank) PWR Button < 4 Secs (Soft Off) Soft Off Suspend No Function PNP and PCI Setup Details of PNP and PCI Setup Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Supervisor Password and User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CD LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) V.SUPPORT SOFTWARE •Custom Setup: (For Experienced Users) Choose File | New from the 2.Make the appropriate settings on the right-handside. Note following: -I2C and Network should not be modified Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility System Requirements Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Notes: Save MIFD Load MIFD Load BIOS Defaults SCSI BIOS and Drivers The ASUS PCI-SC200SCSI Interface Card Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 Setting the INT Assignment Terminator Settings SCSI ID Numbers ASUS I-A16CAudio Features Unpacking and Handling Precautions Layout and Connectors Connectors CD-AudioConnector Pin Definitions