Asus TX97-E CONTENTS, Main Menu, 6. BIOS Setup, Load Defaults, Item Checklist, Jumper Settings, Support Software, PNP and PCI Setup, Installation Steps

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................	7
How this manual is organized ..........................................................	7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................	7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................	8
Features of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ...................................	8
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ...........	9
Parts of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard ........................................	11
III. INSTALLATION ..........................................................................	12
Map of the ASUS TX97-E Motherboard .........................................	12
Installation Steps ..............................................................................	14
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................	14
Jumper Settings ....................................................................	15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification ..................................	17
2. System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) ...........................................	19
SIMM Memory Installation ..................................................	20
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................	21
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................	23
4. Expansion Cards .........................................................................	24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ...............................	24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards...................................	24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................	25
5. External Connectors ....................................................................	26
Power Connection Procedures ...................................................	33
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE .......................................................................	34
Support Software .............................................................................	34
Flash Memory Writer Utility ...........................................................	34
Main Menu ...........................................................................	34
Advanced Features Menu .....................................................	35
Managing & Updating your Motherboard's BIOS .....................	36
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................	37
Load Defaults .......................................................................	38
Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................	38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................	39
BIOS Features Setup ..................................................................	41
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................	41
Chipset Features Setup ...............................................................	43
Details of Chipset Features Setup.........................................	43
Power Management Setup..........................................................	46
Details of Power Management Setup ...................................	46
PNP and PCI Setup ....................................................................	48
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ..............................................	49
Load BIOS Defaults ...................................................................	50
Load Setup Defaults ...................................................................	50
Supervisor Password and User Password ..................................	51
IDE HDD Auto Detection ..........................................................	52
Save and Exit Setup ...................................................................	53
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................	53

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