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Features of the ASUS TX97-N Motherboard

The ASUS TX97-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user

who wants many features in a small package, namely:

• Mini NLX: Features ASUS’ custom designed mini-NLX form factor.

• Intel Chipset: Features Intel’s 430TX PCIset.

• Onboard VGA: Has ATI 3D Rage VGA onboard with 1MB upgradable to 2MB.

• Onboard Audio: Has Yamaha 16-bit audio onboard.

• LCD Support: Supports a LCD panel as an alternative to a bulky monitor.

• Slim CD-ROM: Supports a notebook-sized slim CD-ROM drive.

• Wake on LAN: Supports wake on LAN activity with special network cards.

• Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium

75–233MHz (P55C-MMX

™

, P54C/

P54CS), IBM

/Cyrix

6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM

/Cyrix

6x86MX

™

(PR166 & faster), AMD-K5

™

(PR75–PR133), AMD-K6

™

(PR166 & faster).

• Versatile Memory Support: Is equipped with two DIMM sockets to support

8-128MB 168-pin 3.3Volt SDRAM/EDO memory modules up to 256MB.

• ISA & PCI Expansion Slots: Provides one 16-bit ISA slot & two 32-bit PCI slots

• Super Multi-I/O: Provides an onboard I/O processor for two high-speed UART-

compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.

• Level 2 Cache: Comes with onboard 512K Pipelined Burst SRAM.

• Onboard IrDA: Has an infrared port on the riser card for wireless interface.

• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which

allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher

level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)

• PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Has onboard Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master

IDE controller with two connectors (one for CD-ROM only). Supports two IDE

devices up to 8.4GB using one channel. Supports Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE,

PIO Modes 3 & 4, and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. Includes integrated key-

board controller. Supports two of either 5.25-inch (360KB, 1.2KB) or 3.5-inch

disk drives (720KB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB). Supports Japanese “Floppy 3 mode”

(3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive:

120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device bootup.

• TV Out: Supports optional onboard TV out funtion using ImpacTV chipset.

• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through

onboard firmware.

• Performance: Provides 528MB/s data transfer rate using SDRAM, 33MB/s IDE

transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE, concurrent PCI allows multiple

PCI transfers

• Compliancy: Is ACPI ready for advanced power management features and PC’97

for greater support.

• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk

drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard disk drives,

expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.

• Riser Card: Provides NLX power, primary IDE, floppy drive, LAN wake up

connector, 2 PCI slots, 1 ISA slot, 2 USB ports, and IrDA.

II. FEATURES

(Features)

II. FEATURES

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