Asus TX97-X manual CONTENTS

CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................	7
How this manual is organized ..........................................................	7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................	7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................	8
Features of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard ..................................	8
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of motherboards ................	9
Parts of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard ................................	11
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................	12
Map of the ASUS Motherboard .....................................................	12
Installation Steps ............................................................................	14
1. Jumpers ......................................................................................	14
Jumper Settings ..................................................................	15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification ................................	19
2. System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................	21
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ...........................	22
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 ................................................................	42
Details of BIOS Features Setup ..........................................	42
Chipset Features Setup .............................................................	45
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................	45
Power Management Setup ........................................................	48
Details of Power Management Setup .................................	48
PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................	50
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................	50
Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................	52

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