I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ | 7 |
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ | 7 |
Item Checklist .................................................................................. | 7 |
II. FEATURES ..................................................................................... | 8 |
Features of the ASUS TXP4 Motherboard ...................................... | 8 |
Introduction to ASUS TXP4 Series of Motherboards ................ | 9 |
The ASUS TXP4 Motherboard ........................................................ | 11 |
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... | 12 |
ASUS TXP4 Motherboard Layout .................................................. | 12 |
Installation Steps .............................................................................. | 14 |
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ | 14 |
Jumper Settings .................................................................... | 15 |
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. | 16 |
2. System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) ............................................ | 18 |
SIMM Installation ................................................................ | 19 |
DIMM Installation ................................................................ | 20 |
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... | 21 |
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... | 22 |
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................ | 22 |
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ................................... | 22 |
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. | 23 |
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... | 24 |
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... | 31 |
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... | 32 |
Support Software ............................................................................. | 32 |
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... | 32 |
Main Menu ........................................................................... | 32 |
Advanced Feature Menu ....................................................... | 33 |
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS .................. | 34 |
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. | 35 |
Load Defaults ....................................................................... | 36 |
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... | 36 |
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ | 37 |
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. | 39 |
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ | 39 |
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