Asus TX97-X User Manual

R TX97-XPentium® ATX MotherboardUSER’S MANUAL

10 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualII. FEATURES(TX97 Series)II. FEATURES• Voltage Monitoring and Alert - System voltage levels are monitored to ensurestabl

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 11Parts of the ASUS TX97-X MotherboardII. FEATURESII. FEATURES(Motherboard Parts)Intel’s 430TXPCIset512KB PipelinedBurst L

12 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONASUS TX97-X Motherboard LayoutFS0FS1FS2BUS FREQNOTE: The items in outline are optional and may not be pre

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 13III. INSTALLATIONJumpers1) RTCLR p. 15 Real Time Clock RAM (Operation/Clear Data)2) AUDIO (optional) p. 15 Onboard Audio (

14 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATIONInstallation StepsBefore using your computer, you must complete the following

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 15III. INSTALLATIONIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)1. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR)The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard but

16 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATION3. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (M/IO)You can selectively disable each onboard

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 17III. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATIONSet the jumpers by the Internal speed of the Intel, AMD, IBM, or Cyrix CPU as

18 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATIONCompatible Cyrix CPU IdentificationThe only Cyrix CPU that is supported on thi

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 19III. INSTALLATION(System Memory)III. INSTALLATION2. System Memory (DIMM)Only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM’s) can be

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual2USER’S NOTICEProduct Name: ASUS TX97-XManual Revision: 3.00Release Date: August 1997No part of this manual, including the pr

20 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(System Memory)III. INSTALLATIONDIMM Memory Installation Procedures:Insert the module(s) as shown. Beca

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22 ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backwards compatiblewith ZIF Sock

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 23III. INSTALLATION(Expansion Cards)III. INSTALLATION4. Expansion CardsExpansion Card Installation Procedure:1. Read your

24 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONTo simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play (PNP)specification which wa

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 25III. INSTALLATION(DMA Channels)III. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION5. External ConnectorsIMPORTANT: Ribbon c

26 ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual(Connectors)III. INSTALLATIONIII. INSTALLATION3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female)You can enable the parallel po

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 27III. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION6. Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” Female) (with optional onboard Audio

28 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE)These connectors su

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 29III. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION11. Chassis , CPU , & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin FANPWR)These c

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 3ASUS CONTACT INFORMATIONASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Marketing InfoAddress: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112, ROCTelephon

30 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION13. IrDA / Fast IR-Compliant infrared module connector (5-pin IR)This conne

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 31III. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION15. Onboard Digital Audio Control (VOLCTL) (with optional onboard Audio)Thi

32 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION17. Message LED Lead (MSG LED)This indicates whether a message has been rec

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 33III. INSTALLATION(Power Connections)III. INSTALLATIONPower Connection Procedures1. After all jumpers and connections are

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual34IV. BIOS SOFTWARESupport SoftwareFILELIST.TXT - View this file to see the files included in the support software.PFLASH.EX

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 35IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Flash Memory Writer)Main Menu1. Save Current BIOS To FileThis option allows you to copy the co

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual36IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Flash Memory Writer)Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOSUpon First Use of the Computer

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 37IV. BIOS SOFTWARE6. BIOS SetupIV. BIOS(BIOS Setup)The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt an

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual38IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)Load DefaultsThe Load BIOS Defaults option loads the minimum settings for trouble

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 39IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)TimeTo set the time, highlight the “Time” field and then press either <Page U

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual4CONTENTSI. INTRODUCTION...7How this Manual is Organ

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual40IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)Auto detection of hard disks on bootupFor each field: Primary Master, Primary Sl

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 41IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(BIOS Features)BIOS Features SetupBIOS Features Setup consists of configuration entries that al

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual42IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(BIOS Features)HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE)When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives, I

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 43IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(BIOS Features)Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)This field allows you to change the video BIOS lo

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual44IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Chipset Features)Chipset Features SetupThis “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the config

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 45IV. BIOS SOFTWARE(BIOS Features)IV. BIOS(Chipset Features)8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK)Timing for 8-bit ISA cards.V

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual46(Chipset Features)IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Chipset Features)UART2 Use Infrared (Disabled)When enabled, this field activa

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 47IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Chipset Features)IV. BIOS(Power Management)Power Management SetupThis “Power Management Setup

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual48(Chipset Features)IV. BIOSIV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Power Management)Video Off Method (DPMS OFF)This field defines the v

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 49IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Power Management)PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled)This field allows either settings of Enabled (de

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 5CONTENTSPNP and PCI Setup ...50Details of PNP and PCI Setup

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual50IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(PnP / PCI)PNP and PCI SetupThis “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All P

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 51IV. BIOS SOFTWARE(Power Management)(PnP / PCI)IV. BIOSDMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)These fields indicate whether or not the

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual52IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Load Defaults)Load BIOS DefaultsThis “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the trouble

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 53IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Passwords)Supervisor Password and User PasswordThese two options set the system passwords. “Su

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual54IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Hard Disk Detect)IDE HDD Auto DetectionThis “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the paramet

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 55IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Load Setup Defaults)IV. BIOS(Save & Exit)IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already format

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual56(CD / LDCM)V. SOFTWAREASUS TX97 Motherboard Series Support CDRun INSTALL.EXE in the root directory of this CD for the follo

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 57(LDCM)V. SOFTWARE• Custom Setup: (For Experienced Users)1. Choose File | New from the pull-down menu of the “Untitled” scr

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual58Desktop Management Interface (DMI)Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityThis motherboard supports DMI within the BI

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 59Using the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityEdit DMI (or delete)Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual6FCC & DOC COMPLIANCEFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual60Save MIFDYou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering thedrive and path here. If you wan

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 61Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con-tains the Symbios SCSI BIOS. This Symbios S

62 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualSetting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI-SC200 to s

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 63Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860Many SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI-SC860 use a set of onboard activeresist

64 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualSCSI Device 1SCSI Device 2Termination Required(End Device)Termination Required(JP5 Open)Termination Required(End Device)SC

R16-bit AudioUSER’S MANUALDrivers Installation

66 ASUS Audio User’s ManualUser’s NoticeProduct Name: ASUS 16-bit AudioManual Revision: 1.20Release Date: March 1997No part of this manual, including

ASUS Audio User’s Manual 67Audio Drivers Installation(Manual & CD Info) Audio DriversASUS Installation CDThis CD contains a collection of au

68 ASUS Audio User’s ManualAudio Drivers Installation Procedures:1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. Double click on “My Computer”

ASUS Audio User’s Manual 69Win3.x Audio DriversConfiguration ManagerIn DOS and Windows 3.1x environments a program called the Configuration Man-ager m

ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 7How this Manual is OrganizedThis manual is divided into the following sections:I. Introduction Manual information and check

70 ASUS Audio User’s ManualWin3.x Audio DriversWin3.x Audio Drivers(Config. Manager)You will get the following message after you press <ENTER>:W

ASUS Audio User’s Manual 71Win3.x Audio DriversWin3.x Audio Drivers(Audio Installation)Audio SoftwareRun INSTALL from the \AUDIO\WIN31\ directory for

72 ASUS Audio User’s ManualWin3.x Audio Drivers(Audio Installation)Win3.x Audio DriversYou will be prompted that an addition will be made in your C:\A

ASUS Audio User’s Manual 73Win3.x Audio DriversWin3.x Audio Drivers(Audio Installation)Certain older audio files may already exist in your Windows dir

74 ASUS Audio User’s ManualYou must reboot in order for the newly edited CONFIG.SYS to be initiated. Youmay exit to DOS by pressing <ENTER> and

ASUS Audio User’s Manual 75Win3.x Audio DriversEnvironment VariablesThere are three environment variables used to signify information of our audio har

76 ASUS Audio User’s ManualMIDI Environment VariableThe MIDI environment variable specifies the MIDI file format used and where theMIDI data is sent t

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8 ASUS TX97-X User’s ManualFeatures of the ASUS TX97-X MotherboardThe ASUS TX97-X is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wantsmany featur

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ASUS TX97-X User’s Manual 9II. FEATURESII. FEATURES(TX97 Series)Introduction to ASUS TX97 Series of MotherboardsPerformance• SDRAM Optimized Perform