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USER’S NOTICE
Product Name:
ASUS TXP4-X
Manual Revision:
Release Date:
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC
Marketing Info
Technical Support
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH
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 TXP4-XMotherboard
Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of Motherboards
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The ASUS TXP4-XMotherboard
ASUS TXP4-XMotherboard Layout
Jumpers
Expansion Slots
Connectors
III. INSTALLATION (Map of Board)
(Map of Board)
Installation Steps
1. Jumpers
Jumper Settings
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification
III.INSTALLATION
4.CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2)
5.CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1, BF2)
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2.System Memory (SIMM & DIMM)
SIMM Memory Installation
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)
5.Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY)
7.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
(Connectors)
8.IDE activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
9.Chassis , CPU , & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pinFANPWR)
do not place jumper caps over these pins
10.IrDA / Fast IR-Compliantinfrared module connector (5-pinIR)
11.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinATXPWR)
12.Message LED Lead (MSG LED)
13.SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI)
14.ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (PWR SW)
15.Reset Switch Lead (RESET)
16.System Power LED (PWR LED)
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Power Connection Procedures
Support Software
Flash Memory Writer Utility
Main Menu
Advanced Features Menu
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS
6. BIOS Setup
Load Defaults
Standard CMOS Setup
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:
Time
Hard Disk Drives
For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can:
•Use theAuto setting for detection during bootup
•Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option
Auto detection of hard disks on bootup
Auto
Drive A / Drive B (None)
Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)
Drive A
BIOS Features Setup
Details of BIOS Features Setup
(BIOS
HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE)
IDE
SCSI
Boot Sequence (C,A)
Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow to DC000 - DFFFF Shadow (Disabled)
expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the
ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory
available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose
Chipset Features Setup
Details of Chipset Features Setup
8-bitI/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK)
Timing for 8-bitISA cards
Video BIOS Cacheable (Enabled)
Memory Hole at Address (None)
14MB-16MB
UART2 Use Infrared (Disabled)
Onboard PCI IDE Enable (Both)
Primary
Secondary
Both
Power Management Setup
Details of Power Management Setup
Video Off Method (DPMS OFF)
PM Timers
HDD Power Down
Doze
Standby
PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled)
AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled)
Automatic Power Up (Disabled)
PNP and PCI Setup
Details of PNP and PCI Setup
DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)
ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU)
SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto)
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Setup Defaults
Supervisor Password and User Password
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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
Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers
Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200& PCI-SC860
Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200
Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices
Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860
Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200
SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices
SCSI ID Priority