Asus VX97 CONTENTS, Main Menu, 6. BIOS Setup, Load Defaults, Item Checklist, Jumper Settings, 2. System Memory, 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 VX97 Motherboard .................................................	8
Parts of the VX97 Motherboard .................................................	9
III. INSTALLATION ..........................................................................	10
Map of the VX97 Motherboard .......................................................	10
Installation Steps ..............................................................................	12
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................	12
Jumper Settings ....................................................................	13
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification ..................................	14
2. System Memory ..........................................................................	17
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................	17
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................	18
4. Expansion Cards .........................................................................	19
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ...............................	19
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards...................................	19
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................	20
5. External Connectors ....................................................................	21
Power Connection Procedures ...................................................	27
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE .......................................................................	28
Support Software .............................................................................	28
Flash Memory Writer Utility ...........................................................	28
Main Menu ...........................................................................	28
Advanced Features Menu .....................................................	29
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ..........................................	30
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................	31
Load Defaults .......................................................................	32
Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................	32
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................	33
BIOS Features Setup ..................................................................	36
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................	36
Chipset Features Setup ...............................................................	39
Details of Chipset Features Setup.........................................	39
Power Management Setup..........................................................	42
Details of Power Management Setup ...................................	42
PNP and PCI Setup ....................................................................	44
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ..............................................	44
Load BIOS Defaults ...................................................................	46

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