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CONTENTS
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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-XMotherboard
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-XMotherboard
Map of the ASUS Motherboard
Jumpers
Expansion Slots
Connectors
Installation Steps
1. Jumpers
Jumper Settings
III.INSTALLATION
3.Onboard Audio Selection (AUDIO) (with optional onboard Audio)
Onboard Audio
AUDIO
Onboard Digital Audio Control (VOLCTL) (with optional onboard Audio)
5.Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR)
Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR)
RTC RAM
RTCLR
Operation
6.CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2)
7.CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1)
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification
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2.System Memory (DIMM)
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:
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 (25-pinFemale)
NOTE
4.Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pinMale)
can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers
allows microphones to be connected for inputing voice
Joystick/Midi Connector
8.Floppy drive connector (34-pinblock )
10.Chassis Open Alarm Lead (CHASSIS)
This lead is for an open chassis monitor. A high level signal to the CHASSIS
lead will indicate to the system that the chassis has been opened
11.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-pinBlock)
12.IDE activity LED (IDE LED)
13.Message LED Lead (PANEL)
14.SMI Suspend Switch Lead (PANEL)
15.ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (PANEL)
16.Reset Switch Lead (PANEL)
17.Keyboard Lock Switch Lead & System Power LED (PANEL)
19.IrDA / Fast IR-Compliantinfrared module connector (IR)
20.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinblock)
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:
For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can:
•Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup
•Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option
CYLS
HEAD
Drive A / Drive B (None)
Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)
Drive A, Drive B, Both, and Disabled
Video (EGA/VGA)
EGA/VGA, Mono (for Hercules or MDA), CGA 40, and CGA
BIOS Features Setup
Details of BIOS Features Setup
Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)
Enabled
HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE)
IDE
SCSI
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled)
Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)
C8000-CBFFFto DC000-DFFFF(Disabled)
Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
Chipset Features Setup
Details of Chipset Features Setup
(Chipset
Delayed Transaction (Disabled)
16-bitI/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK)
Timing for 16-bitISA cards
8-bitI/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK)
Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7)
3BCH / IRQ 7, 378H / IRQ 7, 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled
Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP)
ECP DMA Select (3)
ECP
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
Slot 1/2/3/4 IRQ (Auto)
Auto
NA, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, or
PCI Latency Timer (32 PCI Clock)
"32 PCI Clock" enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard
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